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e- News August 16, 2010
In this issue: 
Third Thursday Talk, Sidewalk Sales, Art on the Riverfront and more, Artists work on display,
Community Art News
 
Six "August" Expressions
Don't miss this eclectic and very interesting show featuring the artwork of Lee Brown (wood sculpture), Marlan Cotner (oils), Linda Foley (watercolors), Kevin and Dorota Rubley (cement sculpture), and Susie Brooks Wallace (watercolors). The show runs through August 31st .
 Don't miss the "Third Thursday Talk", August 19 at 7:00 pm.
Lee Brown will discuss his creative process from ideation and sketches to the materials and methods of making his art. Lee has worked in West Michigan in illustration, graphic design, and product design. His fine art has been exhibited in the MMA regional show and the DeVos Place during the Art Prize competition.
Linda Foley will be discussing her watercolor work, methods, inspiration, and paintings in the August show. Linda brings many talents to bear in each of her art works. She is an accomplished instrument maker and player of hammered dulcimers, quilter, wood carver and painter. Linda has been busy this year with a one woman show at the Art’s Place, Newago Arts Council in February and a show in Muskegon at the Bettye Clark Cannon Gallery in April. Linda’s most recent paintings convey the energy and movement of water reflections, cloud formations and shifting dunes within the landscape.

"Swordfish"  oil painting
by Marlan Cotner
 
"Looking North" 
watercolor
by Linda Foley
"Blue Leaves"  
cement sculpture
by Kevin and
Dorota Rubley
"Reliquary III" 
wood sculpture
by Lee Brown
"Butterfly Ginger" 
watercolor
by Susie Wallace

Shows and exhibits in the area featuring artists from the Gallery Uptown:

"Torrent" by
Art on the Riverfront
Grand Haven City Marina    Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 10:00am to 5:00pm
The Art on the Riverfront is a one-day juried art fair showcasing the works of Brad Patterson and John Riepma along with 38 other local & regional artists.

Sidewalk Sales at the Gallery Uptown at the same time as the Downtown Grand Haven Annual Sidewalk Sales Friday, August 20 - 9:00am to  8:00pm and Saturday, August 21 -  9:00am to 5:00pm on Washington Street/between Harbor and Third
The Gallery Uptown will have a large selection of original art and prints for SALE!  Now's the time to buy beautiful artwork at phenomenal prices!
 At the Studio of Bette DelVecchio
Bette's Studio Sale - "All Kinds of Artwork from Many Different Artists"  Saturday, August 21, from 10 till 2
Her studio is located just south of the Kowalski Design Center on Taylor Avenue, Grand Haven.

 At the Nuveen Community Center for the Arts
Pure Color - A Pastel Exhibit  August 6-26


"Tuscany Alley Cafe"
by Carol Brauer-Schmidt
"Morgan's Beach"
by Howard Garet
"US 31N 1"
by Carol Cousineau

The natural pigments in soft pastels and oil pastels will light up the exhibit space during the Nuveen Community Center for the Arts August exhibit “Pure Color – A Pastel Exhibit.” Four artists – Carol Cousineau of Spring Lake, Vianna Szabo of Romeo, MI, Howard Garet of Grand Haven, and Carol Brauer-Schmidt of Grand Haven, will display their pastel works at the center August 6-26. Howard and other artists are be offering pastel workshops to complement the exhibit. See below for the workshop information.
  
At the Design Gallery at Design Quest
CONTINUUM: ADVANCING FORM OVER TIME
"Large Henge Fragment with Portal"  by Lee S. Brown

Muskegon artist, Lee Brown, exhibits freestanding and wall sculpture created from wood, metal, stone, glass, paint, and found objects. Pieces are inspired by the purely shaped masks, geometric patterns and totemic objects of African art as well as earth forms and sacred relic containers. This exhibit is FREE and open to the public. Hours: 10 am-8 pm Mon, Thu, Fri; 10 am-6 pm Tue, Wed, Sat; 1-5 pm Sun.
At the Design Gallery at Design Quest September 16 - November 14, 2010 (opening reception September 30, 6-8 pm).  For more information click here.

 

Gallery Uptown Artists' Creations at the Spring Lake Library
123 E. Exchange Street, Spring Lake
Suzanne Moynihan's jewelry and sculpture, John Riepma's glass vases and sculptures and G.G. Haven's glass and mixed media sculptures will be on display and for sale at the Warner Baird Library (Spring Lake Library) during the months of July and August.  Library hours are:  Monday - Thursday 9:30am-8:30pm, Friday and Saturday - 9:30am-5:00pm, closed on Sunday. 
 Central Park Fountain Art Show
Through August 8, 2010 at the Grand Haven Community Center, 421 Columbus Avenue
Open Monday - Saturday 9 - 9, closed on Sunday
The Bookman in Grand Haven - Paintings by Patricia Dee and Skye Gentle
The Women's Center in the Hackley at the Lakes Medical Center - Paintings by Darlene Dewald Johnson
 For more about these and other gallery artists please click here.
 

Community Art News and Information

Pastel Workshops
Nuveen is offering three pastel classes to complement the exhibit. Sharon Smithem
will be teaching a youth (ages 7+) chalk pastel workshop August 9-12 form 10-11:30 a.
m. The cost is $10. Adults are welcome to join the Pure Color workshop with Vianna
Szabo on Saturday, August 7 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Szabo will cover identifying,
mixing, and controlling color to create art filled with light and harmony. The
workshop applies to all mediums, and is $95. Finally, Howard Garet will teach a
workshop titled “Painting Landscapes in Pastel” on Tuesdays, August 17-31 from 6-9
p.m. The workshop is open to artists of all levels, and will focus on how to start your
artwork, capture light, and convey the natural colors found in landscapes. Howard’s
workshop is $70. 

August 15-22 White Lake Chamber Music Festival
www.artscouncilofwhitelake.org/MPAevents.html

The Nuveen Community Center for the Arts is looking for artists to participate in two upcoming exhibitions – September’s Crossing Threads – A Weaving Show, and October’s Nature through Artist’s Eyes.
Crossing Threads is open to weavers producing original woven art in any medium. Weavings using traditional patterns and techniques are welcome as long as the artist incorporates to their design. The exhibit is open to any media, from traditional to alternative including but not limited to cotton, wool plastic, metal, paper, etc. Any submissions deemed inappropriate or created from “kits” will not be displayed. Artwork is due by August 26, and the exhibit runs September 9-30.
Nature through Artist’s Eyes will highlight artists who find inspiration in nature, and translate that inspiration in any medium. The exhibit is open to any artist whose work conveys or interprets any aspect of the natural world, be it flora, fauna, or any other aspect of the great outdoors. Artwork is due by September 30, and the show will be on display October 7-28.
Interested artists are encouraged to contact the center at (231) 894-2787 or nuveen@artscouncilofwhitelake.org.  The Nuveen Center is a branch of the Arts Council of White Lake working side-by-side with White River Gallery and the Music & Performing Arts Branch.

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