Tuesday, July 28, 2020

August Meeting and More~


MEETINGS
August 2 Due to the virus travel restrictions and concerns, Barrie Mason will not be able to come to the Chicago area to give her "No touch Parfait Dying" Workshop. Hopefully she will be able to come in August 2021 to give her workshop.
Instead we will have an open-air work-day. Each participant should bring whatever she wants to work on while we are together for a work day. 
In addition Mary Warner has offered to teach some simple book-making techniques in the morning. It is a workshop of various fairly simple bookmaking ideas in which she will supply all of the paper and cover material. For those who want to make books bring scissors, a cutting mat or tray-like surface, a couple of glue sticks, some wax paper to keep the surface clean as one works, perhaps a ruler and pencil. (Make 1 of them, 2, or all 3... during the morning. Bring embellishments if you want to decorate them in the afternoon)  Participants who want to make these small books can pay Mary Warner $5 for book-making supplies. See the photo below for a sampling of the types of non-stitch books that you can make.
We will have our MCS Meeting at Noon while we have lunch.
Advance registration will be necessary: Due to the need for social distancing we can only have 24 participants at our meeting (2 people per picnic table) 
Register for the Meeting/Workshop by emailing Cherie Denton at cherayden@yahoo.com with the SUBJECT: MCS August Meeting  
All participants must be paid members of the MCS. 
If you haven't paid your dues yet, use the attached membership form and mail it to Cherie Denton with your payment.  
Meeting will be held in the pavilion in Seager Park, 1163 Plank Rd, Naperville, IL 60563





     
Participants should bring:
· Plastic tablecloth for your work area.  A large trash bag cut open would work
· Folding chair & TV tray table or use the picnic tables in the pavilion.(Two people to a table)
· Lunch and beverage of your choice
· Paper towels and disinfectant to wipe your work surface
· note paper to take note during our meeting
· Bone folder if you have one
· Face mask
· OPTIONAL: Those who want to drop off artwork for the Vogt Gallery Exhibit may bring their art and Prospectus form to the meeting. Margi Hafer and Andrea Fox have volunteered to take artwork to the Vogt Art Center 
September 13th   In place of this year's retreat the Darien Police Station is reserved for a MCS meeting Noon-2:30 p.m. Please save the date. 
Program Title: "Process and Practice-Collage Art" Our Presenter will be Laura Lein-Svencner, who has been working in the medium of collage for 25 years. She has established a process and a practice around her art. Laura will share how artists can break rules, connect authentically and if you’ve become distant from your art how you can fall back in love with it. The demonstration of her “Tack Down Tuesday’s” will be shared for all to see from beginning to end.
October 4th   "Assemblage Necklace or Bracelet from Found Objects" Mary Warner, presenter 
November 1st  "Paste Papers" Marge Boyd, presenter
December 6th  MCS Holiday Party 

MCS EXHIBITS
Erin Cortilet from the Tinley Park Park District is planning for us to have a REAL exhibit in the gallery in August. (since we are in stage 4 of recovery)  She is also willing to put together a virtual exhibit of our art so people who are unable to come to the gallery can view it.
In addition to submitting a prospectus (attached) all MCS members are invited to submit 2-3 pieces via email with any size jpeg image for the virtual exhibit.
This exhibit will be juried for Awards
For each image Include:    Artist's name
                                           Title
                                           Medium (2D and 3D accepted)
                                           Price or NFS
Save jpeg with Last Name_Title.jpg SAMPLE: (Hafer_Flowers.jpeg)
Submit images to:  margihafer@yahoo.com   by July 31

NOTE:
DROP-OFF  You may deliver your original collages to the gallery anytime during gallery hours throughout the month of July, or bring your artwork with you to the August 2nd MCS Meeting and give it to Margi Hafer or Andrea Fox. They will deliver your artwork to the Vogt Gallery for you. Julie Dekker, the Vogt Gallery Director will hang the exhibit and make tags for all of the artwork. Please put your Name, Title, Media and Price/or NFS on the back of your artwork. 
OPENING on August 4th and the reception will be on Friday, August 7th, 7-9p.m.  No refreshments will be available, but you may bring your own. There will be a band performing in the gazebo during the reception. Anyone who wants to sit in the lawn area to listen to the band must register through the Park District website. However you will be able to hear the music in the Gallery as well (no registration required. Masks will be required in the gallery. The exhibit will close August 29. 
PICK-UP of artwork will be during gallery hours September 1-4 ( or by appointment) 
You may also arrange for your artwork to be picked-up at the September 13 MCS Meeting at the Darien Police Station. Please call Margi Hafer if you want her to bring your work to the meeting.  815-370-3345
Vogt Visual Art Center, 17420 67th Ct, Tinley Park, IL 60477
Gallery Hours
Tuesday 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday 4-7 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m.- 2p.m. / 7-9 p.m.
Friday 11 a.m.-3p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m.-4p.m.


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