Midwest Collage Society: November 2014

Saturday, November 29, 2014

December 7th Meeting

Midwest Collage Society Newsflash & Holiday Party Announcement: December 2014

End of Year Event: General December Meeting & Holiday Party

When: December 7th
Where: 1710 Plainfield Road, Darien IL
Time: 12:30 to 3:00
There will be food, music and games and an optional gift exchange.

Things You Should Know:

- Everyone please bring food to share - We need to get an idea what everyone is bringing. Also, indicate if you are bringing a hot dish. Please let Barb Arntzen at jarntz@wideopenwest.com what you are bringing.

- Optional Activity - Bring a wrapped handmade gift to exchange - please put a note in the gift before you wrap it so that the person receiving it knows who made it.

Note! There will not be a swap table for this meeting to make room for goodies.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

30th National Juried Exhibit- National Collage Society

Laura Lein-Svencner just received this information and would like to share...She's now a Signature member along with Margi Hefer they both received their membership and a pin this year. Laura received a Steven Specht book award and Monetary Award. see more at the National Collage Society website. Information will be posted soon.

Friday, November 14, 2014

Marmion Scholl Mezzanine Gallery..Midwest Collage Society Exhibit

Marmion Scholl Mezzanine Gallery – MCS Members Show

When: November 2^nd , 2014

What: Reception is 3:00 to 5:00

Who: Barb Boland, Tania Blanco, Marjorie Boyd, Sandy Finch, Maureen Gasek, Joan Lucht and Jerri Reimann

Where: The Marmion Scholl Mezzanine Gallery is located in Aurora at 1000 Butterfield Road.

The gallery is through the main drive; follow the first curve to the right and around back. There will be signs.

What a wonderful Exhibit...

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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