February Meeting...All Day Work Day and More....

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    

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 

“Oil and Cold Wax”   Demonstration by  Charlotte Cziperle
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

 “Things Once Loved” Assemblage and Collage all day workshop with Donna Castellanos
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  

“The Core Book”    workshop with Adrienne Austin
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.

Next Exhibit - April, Downers Grove Library
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. 

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

Exhibit in July at Vogt Fine Arts Center, Tinley Park
Reception July 12th 7-9 pm  

The Sisters Project Ebook The Sisters Project Print book

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

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