Midwest Collage Society: March 2014

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Call to Artists

Call for Entries:

Minute Musings Regional Juried Exhibit

Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL

Artists from the Midwest are invited to submit small works of art, 12 inches or smaller.

All media considered.

Jurors: Jessica Segal, Madeline Henry

Exhibit dates: April 16-May 10, 2014 Entry deadline: March 12, 2014

www.unionstreetgallery.org/MinuteMusings2014.htm

Call to Artists deadline March 15th 2014

Exhibit in the Area-Collage members

Collage members, Cynthia J. Lee and Laura Lein-Svencner

are exhibiting their works in Encaustic Nature in Art,

at The Art Center,

1957 Sheridan Road,

Highland Park IL 60035

Reception March 7th 6:30-9:00pm

Exhibit March 7th - April 1st

Nancy Staszak will be exhibiting her work

with Geri Greenman at Dr. Scholl Exhibit Mezzanie

Artists Maureen Gasek and Laura Lein-Svencner

are exhibiting together in

Women 2014

Mayslake Peabody Estate Faculty Art Exhibit

March 5 – May 2

Viewing hours: Monday — Friday, 9:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, 9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.

Enjoy the diverse talents of the art instructors who teach at

Mayslake Peabody Estate. This show will feature paintings,

collage, illustrations, and three-dimensional pieces.

FREE admission.

Laura Lein-Svencner's work will be on Exhibit.

Reception will be March 5th from 6-8pm,

Collage Artists Laura Lein-Svencner, The Artist Magazine April 2014

At your Newsstand today... April 2014

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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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Call to Artists

Call to Artists deadline March 15th 2014

Exhibit in the Area-Collage members

Collage Artists Laura Lein-Svencner, The Artist Magazine April 2014

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