MCS HOLIDAY PARTY

December 1st  noon-2:30 pm  

Mary Warner still hopes to receive emails from more people telling her that they are coming.Let her know what dish you are bringing to share. There are now quite a few desserts.

Mary Warner, 630-833-0125   m.warner5@sbcglobal.net

Everyone is welcome to participate in a gift exchange at the MCS Holiday Party. Bring something you have made, something artistic you have purchased, or art materials that you think  a fellow collage artist would like to use. All gifts should be wrapped, and a note may be included. All participants in the exchange will draw a number, and receive a gift with that number on it.  

Upcoming MCS Sunday Meetings in 2020 Save the Dates!!!

January - NO MEETING!

February 2nd  9am-2:30pm Work Day - Spend time with fellow MCS members creating and sharing ideas.
March 1 - noon-2:30pm "Sculpting with Paper" Carrie Ann Bronkowski, presenter
April 5th - noon-2:30pm "Process and Practice - Collage" Laura Lein-Svencner, presenter
May 3rd - noon-2:30pm "Making Original Notecards with Collage" Tania Blanco, presenter
June 7th -"Altered Canvas for Collage" Joan Lucht, presenter
July - NO MEETING
August 2nd - "Assemblage Necklace or Bracelet from Found Objects" Mary Warner, presenter
September - NO MEETING, MCS RETREAT  September 23-27 Camp Alexander Mac
October 4th - "Parfait Dying Fabric for Use in Collage" Barrie Mason, presenter
November 1st - "Paste Papers" Marge Boyd, presenter
December 6th - MCS Holiday Party

Anyone interested in presenting a demonstration or workshop during our 2021 MCS meetings please call Margi Hafer 815-370-3345 or email: margihafer@yahoo.com

MCS EXHIBITS  

Ex Libris at Indian Prairie Library in Darien in February 

Drop off Saturday, February 1, 10am to 12pm

Pickup Saturday, February 29, 10am to 12pm

PLEASE! - We need a volunteer to help hang the exhibit on February 1.

Don't forget to finish your assemblages from our workshop with Donna Castellanos. Donna will exhibit one of hers to show our inspiration.

In keeping with the theme, create a hanging piece using an old book or books. These could also be in the style of Donna's. Several old Time-Life books will be available at the party for those who wish to have one. If you don't have time to create you may exhibit an altered book from a past exhibit. 

A prospectus will be available at the party on December 1 and in the January Newsflash. These will be due on January 15th.

Future exhibits:

Between the Lines  Downers Grove Library - April

Archeological Imagination   Bloomingdale Park District Museum - June  (Judged)

A Compendium of Curiosities   Vogt Gallery - August (Judged)

Please submit title ideas for Woodridge Library - December 

OTHER EXHIBITS  
Pack the Pantry Art Auction

Please consider donating a creative work of art to help support the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, which serves Kane, Kendall, DuPage, Will and DeKalb counties. Drop off at the gallery (address below) by December 4.

All pieces will start at $25.00. If you wish your piece to start higher please indicate.
($25.00 can purchase approximately 100 lbs. of meat or 100 boxes of cereal.)
A reception and silent auction will be held December 6, 2019
If These Walls Could Talk Custom Framing and Gallery
6PM until 10PM at 32 S. Stolp Ave, Aurora IL 60506

Tall Grass exhibit SYMMETRY

There are still a few days to submit entries.

Andrea Fox is curating this exhibit and would like to see fellow MCS artists participate. Look to see if your work incorporates symmetry within the work suggesting a harmony and balance to the art. This is a juried show.
SYMMETRY – The Concepts Captured in Art
March 14 – April 18, 2020
Deadline for entries is December 14, 2019
https://www.tallgrassarts.org/Call-For-Entries---SYMMETRY.html

Nature’s Best Cafe in Naperville is seeking artists to exhibit on their wall. One month period in 2020. Please text or email Tania Blanco taniablanc@aol.com if interested. 

Lynne Kornecki is publisher of a new website to promote artists and their exhibits. She interviewed Tania Blanco during a tour of Tania’s studio, took photos and wrote a lovely article. She is interested in meeting and promoting other artists in the western suburbs. Please feel free to contact her.

 Check out the website: www.foxvalleyartbeat.com and view the article under Artist Spotlight.

WORKSHOP

Living Creatively GPS Workshop with Denise Laurin-Donatelle, Artist and Educator

DATE: SAT January 4, 2020
TIME: 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Soderworld Wellness Center, 16 W. 501 Nielson Lane, Willowbrook, IL 60527
TO REGISTER CALL: 630-455-5885COST: $85 before December 19; $105 after.
Living Creatively is a one-day retreat presented by artist and educator, Denise Laurin-Donatelle, for anyone desiring to make creativity a priority in their lives. Each participant will create a customized GPS road map and  guidebook to provide direction for living a creative life in 2020 and beyond.
Guided meditation, reflection and writing exercises form the basis of the day's personal insights.