Midwest Collage Society: February 2011

Monday, February 7, 2011

March's Meeting and Elections

Sunday March 6th
is our annual business meeting with elections. Plus Nancy Staszak will be presenting a gelatin printing process. Meeting time 1:30-4pm studio fee 5.00 per person This is an important meeting to attend..

February's All day workday.. Midwest Collage Society Members

Deedee

Terry

Mary

Margi

Mary

Debbie

Tania

Members are invited to come to this all day workday in February. This year there was a nice group that showed up. And as always it snowed and the superbowl was on..so some of collager were doing our own version of super bowl collaging.. was a good time and those that come do enjoy it greatly.

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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Monday, February 7, 2011

March's Meeting and Elections

February's All day workday.. Midwest Collage Society Members

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