Midwest Collage Society: July 2009

Monday, July 20, 2009

Award winners of Layers III

Midwest Collage Society
Layers 3
Bloomingdale Park District Museum
Judged by Ann Blass

First Place: Dianne Martia "Still"
Second Place: Sarah Ettinger "Free to Dream"
Second Place: Pat Pope "Touch of White"
Third Place: Eve Ozer "Equisites Corpse 2 Torso"
Third Place: Tania Blanco "Babel"
Third Place: Mary Yezek "New City"
Honorable Mention: Cynthia Lee "City Scape"
Honorable Mention: Dennis Salaty "The Prize"
Honorable Mention: Jerri Reimann "Earth Scape 1-Day"
Honorable Mention: Ann Hupke "Heart Beat"

Judges Comments: I'm impressed with the variety and dedication the artist's have displayed. I enjoy the use of mixed media both 2-D and 3-D, I think the title Layers is very appropriate many nuances and care(thought). The exquisite Corpse(s) are whimsical and Funky. Good Job All.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Midwest Collage Society Layers III Bloomindale Park District Exhibit 2009

August 2nd, MCS Workday is planned.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.All day workday! Come when you can and leave when you have to. This is a great opportunity to spread out and work on something for an extended period. So bring your materials and work in progress as well as a sack lunch or snack.A gallery walk is being planned for our September meeting. More details will be given closer to that date.

We will be meeting at 1710 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL 60561

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Members News

Two of our MCS members have artist receptions this Friday evening, July 10, in Chicago. Why not make a night of it? Nancy Staszak is in the two-woman show "MESSAGES" with her friend Pat Lagger. The opening reception is this Friday evening, July 10, at the Chicago Cultural Center. Wine & cheese and other refreshments will be served from 5:00 to 7:30 PM. The Renaissance Court Gallery is on the first floor at 77 E. Randolph Street, right across the street from the north end of Millennium Park.
Cynthia Lee is part of a group exhibit at a gallery in the Pilsen Arts District of Chicago. The reception is on Friday, July 10, from 6 to 10 PM at 4Art Inc. Gallery, 1932 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60608 - (312) 850.1816 - www.4ArtInc.com All the galleries in the area---two blocks of Halsted, just south of UIC's University Village---are open Friday evening as part of "Second Fridays."

Members

The MCS has over fifty members from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Most members reside in the Chicago area. All members are professional artists who exhibit regularly in urban and suburban galleries. Many exhibit in other states, and a few exhibit internationally. The backgrounds of our members are varied, and range from those with graduate training in the fine arts to the self-taught. Many work in fields outside of the art-related professions. The diverse experience of our members is one of the Midwest Collage Society's greatest assets, and has contributed to our growth.

Ode to Collage Artists

We walk around always looking down,
Searching for things to pick up off the ground.
Leaves and paper or bits of string,
We can use just about anything.
While others may watch us and shake their head,
We just cram the stuff in our pockets and forge on ahead.
Home we go can't wait to start, what would we do if we didn't love Art?
We empty our pockets to peruse all our treasures, amazed this junk gives us great pleasures.
We crumple and tear, we sand and we paint, And we can't forget the glues and paste.
Amazed with the things we can create from someone else waste.
When were done some will say we just made it look old, But when we look upon it, All we see is Gold!

by Debbie Wojnarowski

Meetings and Dues

MCS generally meets on the first Sunday of each month (excluding January and July), from 12:30 to 3:00 PM in Darien, IL. Since many members live well beyond this area, the MCS uses its newsletter, group website, and regular e-mail communication to provide all members with timely information about planned exhibits and program content. Annual dues are twenty dollars ($20.00). Members also pay nominal fees for meeting workshops and exhibit entries. Membership dues are payable in April of each year.

Meetings are held at the Darien Municipal Center, 1710 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL.

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