May's Newsletter

May 11th is International Collage Day...How are you celebrating?

REMINDER

Membership Renewals were due April 1st. 

Send form (attached) and $20 to:  See Here for the forms
Cherie Denton
1789 35th Street, Apt 6313
Oak Brook, IL 60523

MEETINGS

May 5th   noon - 2:30 pm   

Demonstration/Workshop: Gold Leaf for Collage by Denise Laurin Donatelle
Description of Program/Workshop:
This demonstration teaches participants the technique of applying gold leaf to works of art.
Topics include best practices, products and suppliers, and dos and don'ts. Participants will have the opportunity to try the medium for themselves with gold leaf and size provided by the presenter.
List of supplies for participants to bring: Participants should prepare a small collage (up to 11" x 14") on which they want to apply gold leaf, or any other surface they prefer: i.e. canvas, watercolor paper, illustration board.

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 Gasek
November 3rd  noon-2:30 pm  

“The Core Book”    workshop with Adrienne Austin
December 1st  noon-2:30 pm  

MCS HOLIDAY PARTY
 

MCS EXHIBITS  

For artists who entered work for the Downers Grove Library exhibit,

Pick-up of artwork is Saturday, May 4th 10:00 - 11:00.  

Ribbon winners for the exhibit were:
#1—Carol Kazwick— HOMAGE TO KURT II
#2—Kathleen Schonauer—TREE OF LIFE
#3—Cheryl Gnadt—TELLING THE BEES

Reception for the Tall Grass exhibit opening

Saturday, June 15th, 3:00 - 5:00pm

Tall Grass Arts Association is located in Downtown Park Forest

367 Artists Walk
Park Forest, IL 60466
708 748 3377

www.tallgrassarts.org

The Gallery is open to the public, free of charge
Gallery Hours
11am to 4pm
Tuesday through Saturday
Closed Sunday and Monday

MCS RETREAT  

Mark Your Calendars:  Wednesday, Sept 25 through Sunday, Sept 29, 2019

Camp Alexander Mack-Milford, Indiana

Let your imagination run wild at the artist retreat. View spectacular sunrises/sunsets. Creativity abounds! Inspiration is everywhere.  Take advantage of the early bird special. Fill out the registration form (attached) and send it to Margi Hafer.  Save your place now!

Print your forms HERE 

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 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.

THE SISTERS PROJECT UPDATE by Margi 

The Sisters Project Book is 147 pages of full color photos of artwork: some finished by my sister, Donna, and the rest by 57 collaborating artists that completed Donna's art to honor her memory and raise money for charitable causes and arts organizations.
I ordered 10 hard copy and 20 soft copy books from Blurb to be able to give a discounted price (30% off retail + tax and shipping) to Sisters Project Collaborating Artists, my extended Family, My Students, and Midwest Collage Society artists who would like a copy of the book. 

If you haven't already requested a book but would like to order one you can email me and I will bring the books to our May meeting.  You can pay me for your copy of the book at the meeting.

Hard Copy Book (Retail:  $90.79 + tax and shipping)
Your cost:
$73.55 + 5.12  sales tax and shipping
$78.67
Soft Copy Book (Retail: $74.79 + tax and shipping)
Your Cost:
$52.35 +  5,12   sales tax and shipping
$57.47
E Book only available through www.Blurb.com remains $5.99

The Sisters Project Exhibit will take place July 1-27 at The Vogt Arts Center, 17420 67th Court, Tinley Park, IL

Reception July 12th 7-9 pm  
There will be wine, punch and refreshments in the gallery and a Jazz Band concert in the Gazebo adjacent to the historic building that houses the art gallery. It should be a lovely evening to honor my sister, Donna, and the work of all the collaborating artists, I truly hope that all of you will be able to join me at the reception. Plan to make it a special evening, there are several restaurants in the area and it will be a nice opportunity to meet the collaborating artists. I will also be doing a book signing during the reception.  Please be sure to tell your friends and invite them to the exhibit. I have attached a flyer that you can attach to your personal email to your friends.

The Sisters Project Ebook The Sisters Project Print book

MEMBERS 

Laura Lein -Svencner will present a selection of her work "Composition Study" at Lemont Center for theArts 1243 State St., Suite 101, Lemont, Illinois 60439. Exhibit May 3rd to June 30th.  Demonstration will be June 8th from 1-3pm.

Laura Lein-Svencner was invited to be part of this amazing group of Collage Artists at the David Adler Music andArt Center, "Collage & Effect" Opening Reception
May 3rd 6-8pm, Gallery Night May 15th 6-8pm 1700 N. Milwaukee Ave Libertyville IL. Please see the attached information for more details. 

Laura will be offering 4 week Basic Design Collage Sketchbook classes at LaGrange Art League this Summer

MCS BOARD

President--Nancy Castner  designsbynanc@gmail.com

Vice President--Tania Blanco   taniablanc@aol.com

Treasurer--Andrea Fox  artfox48@yahoo.com

Communications--Joan Lucht  joan.of.art33@gmail.com  

Membership--Cherie Denton  cherayden@yahoo.com

Exhibits--Jocelyne Roy  Jocelyne.roy@comcast.net

Education--Margi Hafer  margihafer@yahoo.com 

Blog, NCS Delegate-lonecrow4@gmail.com 

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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