Midwest Collage Society: November 2009

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009

Our next meeting will be Dec 6th, from 1-4pm at the Darien Municipal Center, 1710 Plainfield Road. We will be having our annual Pot Luck holiday lunch with treats, You may like to bring a Gift exchange or a small handmade art piece wrapped. Discussion about exhibiting and selling our work and brainstorming for the 2010 year. Postcards will be passed out at this meeting for the Memory Exhibit at Mayslake Peabody Estates so be sure to be there to pick up you postcards.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

MCS President Tania Blanco is exhibiting in ArtFest Holiday Open House

ARTFEST HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
an art show among friends

When: Friday, November 13th 5pm to 9pm, Saturday, November 14th 10am to 4pm

Where: 745 Chesterfield Dr. in Naperville. (off Naper Blvd. between Chicago Av. and 75th Street. Turn west on Chesterfield one block south of Greentrails Drive

Who: Eight talented local artists showcasing artwork in all medias

Meg Bandyk: Fused glass and silver clay jewelry/ceramics
Tania Blanco: Mixed media/collage/ small works
Susan Borghesi: Clay sculpture/ornaments/ cement crosses
Kris Cromwell: Oil and acrylic on canvas/mixed media surfaces
Debbie Egizio: Whimsical mixed media mini art/ornaments
Nancy Gelband: Acrylic on canvas/hand painted garden pots
Debra Morse: Shimmerbling/cool accessories
Michael Taylor: Mixed media collage

One of a kind unique artwork in all price ranges for holiday gift giving!

Refreshments served!

Cash or check only please!

Your support of local art and artists is appreciated!!

For further info. contact: Nancy Gelband 630-416-7670

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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.

Pages

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Camp Mack Photos

Monday, November 9, 2009

Last Meeting of 2009 Dec 6th

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

MCS President Tania Blanco is exhibiting in ArtFest Holiday Open House

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