MEETINGS
February 3rd 9 am - 2:30 pm Work
Day
Bring
a sack llunch and your supplies for whatever you want to do that day.
March 3rd noon - 2:30 pm
Colbert Custom Framing
& Art Printing
1283 S. Naper Blvd. Naperville, IL 60540
1283 S. Naper Blvd. Naperville, IL 60540
Tour of facilities for
framing and Giclee printing process
The owner, Stephanie Colbert, will be there to talk about all of the wonderful services they offer for artists, including special framing ideas for collage, Giclee printing, in-house frame stock for quick orders, and more. Refreshments will be served. Margi has had several things framed by them and she is very impressed with their knowledgeable service.
April 7th noon - 2:30 pm
The owner, Stephanie Colbert, will be there to talk about all of the wonderful services they offer for artists, including special framing ideas for collage, Giclee printing, in-house frame stock for quick orders, and more. Refreshments will be served. Margi has had several things framed by them and she is very impressed with their knowledgeable service.
April 7th noon - 2:30 pm
“Oil and Cold
Wax” Demonstration by Charlotte Cziperle
May 5th noon - 2:30 pm
May 5th noon - 2:30 pm
“Gold Leaf for
Collage” Demonstration by Denise Lauin Donatelle
June 2nd noon - 2:30 pm “Pouring Watercolors for synthetic texture” Demonstration by Sandy Newell
July - NO MEETING
August 4th 9 am - 2:30 pm
June 2nd noon - 2:30 pm “Pouring Watercolors for synthetic texture” Demonstration by Sandy Newell
July - NO MEETING
August 4th 9 am - 2:30 pm
“Things Once Loved” Assemblage and Collage all
day workshop with Donna Castellanos
September- NO MEETING
September- NO MEETING
October 6th noon-2:30 pm
Creating with “Golden”
acrylic mediums and grounds (Golden Samples) Demonstration by Maureen
Gazek
November 3rd noon-2:30 pm
November 3rd noon-2:30 pm
“The Core
Book” workshop with Adrienne Austin
December 1st noon-2:30 pm
December 1st noon-2:30 pm
MCS HOLIDAY
PARTY
MCS RETREAT
Mark Your Calendars:
Wednesday, Sept 25 through Sunday, Sept 30 2019
Camp Alexander
Mack-Milford, Indiana
Move in to Sarah Major
Lodge on Wednesday September 25th.
Pick your bedroom and
pick your work space.
The MCS Fall Retreat
committee met in January to plant the 2019 Fall Retreat.
EARLY BIRD FEE: $ 265.00 must be received by August 1,
2019. Space is limited.
Margi Hafer will
be handling the registrations this year.
Registration Forms
will be available at the February Meeting or from Margi Hafer after April 15
2019.
Other members of the
committee are:
Adrienne Austin
(Marketing, Recruiting and PR) rbrbtrfly@aol.com
Nancy Castner
(Marketing, Program ideas) designsbynanc@gmail.com
Joan Lucht (Promotions
through Facebook , etc) joan.of.art33@gmail.com
We hope all our
members will be helping to promote this excellent opportunity to create art in
a beautiful setting.
MCS EXHIBITS
Pickup Lemont Center for the Arts - Sunday, February 24, 2-4pm.
Pickup Lemont Center for the Arts - Sunday, February 24, 2-4pm.
Next Exhibit - April, Downers Grove Library
Theme - Outside the Ordinary
Theme - Outside the Ordinary
AFA BEST OF THE BEST SHOW
Margaret Swedzikowski
contacted via email all eligible artists for this exhibit.
If you haven't respond
yet, please do so asap since this year it is in March.
Exhibition will be
held March 13 through April 29 at the
Mayslake Peabody
Estate
1717 31st St., Oak
Brook, IL 60523
Gallery hours are M-F
9:00am-3:00pm and Sat 9:00am-1:00pm
Reception and awards
presentation
Thursday, April 4,
from 6:00pm through 8:00pm
Judge’s presentation
and critique will begin at 7:15pm.
Call for Entry National Collage Society, Small Format, if you signed up last year in membership dues for both MCS/NCS you don't have to pay the $35.00 dues, you have already.
Call for Entry National Collage Society, Small Format, if you signed up last year in membership dues for both MCS/NCS you don't have to pay the $35.00 dues, you have already.
THE SISTERS PROJECT UPDATE
by Margi
If you click on the
links below the photo you can preview a part of The Sisters Project book. It is
available in Hard Cover ($89.39), Soft Cover ($73.39), and Ebook ($5.99)
editions. The Ebook edition is not printable but can be on Kindle, iPad and
computer. Hope you like it!
Thank you to all of my MCS friends that that helped make this possible. I'm looking forward to the exhibit in July!
I am now working on updating my Sisters Project information on my website and Facebook. I will also be contacting some charities and working on promotional ideas for the exhibit and the fund-raising sale of artwork.
I also still have some of Donna's pieces to finish...I brought some with me to Florida.
Please promote The Sisters Project and the exhibit to your families and friends
Thank you to all of my MCS friends that that helped make this possible. I'm looking forward to the exhibit in July!
I am now working on updating my Sisters Project information on my website and Facebook. I will also be contacting some charities and working on promotional ideas for the exhibit and the fund-raising sale of artwork.
I also still have some of Donna's pieces to finish...I brought some with me to Florida.
Please promote The Sisters Project and the exhibit to your families and friends
Exhibit in July at
Vogt Fine Arts Center, Tinley Park
Reception July 12th 7-9 pm
Reception July 12th 7-9 pm
MEMBERS
Tania Blanco will have a solo exhibit at the Addison
Center for the Arts From February 13 through March 15, 2019.
TRACES OF THE SACRED
Reception: Saturday
March 2, 2019 4-7pm
Addison Center for the Arts - Attached to the the Addison High School
213 N Lombard Road
Addison, IL 60101
AddisonCenterfortheArts.com
Addison Center for the Arts - Attached to the the Addison High School
213 N Lombard Road
Addison, IL 60101
AddisonCenterfortheArts.com
Cherylyn Gnadt will have her first solo show of relief
and monoprints at Expressions Graphics Printing Cooperative. The show
entitled "Maiden", will be at 29 W. Harrison Street, Oak
Park from March 1 - 31. The reception will coincide with 3rd Fridays, March
15th. She will have other artist talks and workshops scheduled throughout the
month.
Laura Lein Svencner will have a selection of Abstract
Mixed Media Collage works on exhibit at Downers Grove
Public Library, March 1st - March 27th, 1050 Curtiss Street, Downers
Grove, IL.
Laura will also be presenting Floating
Collage Workshop Three Days - March 15th-17th, LaGrange Art League,
Register HERE
OF INTEREST
Dillman's Winter
Festival
Friday March 8th,
4-7pm
LaGrange Art League, 122 Calendar Street,
LaGrange IL
Presenting Artists:
David R. Becker, Sarah E. Rehmer, Sharon Reilly, Anna Winette Repke, and Laura Lein-Svencner
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All members may submit
news up to one week before each meeting. Send to Joan Lucht, joan.of.art33@gmail.com
