Exhibiting - Midwest Collage Society Member- Mary Yezek's

Mary Yezek - Multi Media Artist

Solo Show

Month of May

Woodridge Public Library

3 Plaza Drive, Woodridge IL 

www.woodridgelibrary.org. 

Receptions May 8th, 6-8pm

 Group Show 

Mary Yezek, Tania Blanco, and Gabrielle Tufano 

June and July

National University of Health Sciences 

200 E. Roosevelt Rd. Lombard, IL 

www.nuhs.edu

Repection June 7th 1-3pm

Mary Yezek 

Tania Blanco

Gabriella Tufano

Midwest Collage Society-Members Exhibit-Nancy Staszak

April 17th - June 5th 

Opening Receptions April 17th, 7-10 pm

"Recognizing the Artistic Talents of the IAEA's Northeast Council Illinois Art Educators" 

Bridgeport Art Center

4th Floor Gallery, 

1200 W. 35th Street Chicago IL

www.bridgeportart.com 

Kavanagh Gallery

Impressions Printmaking Invitational

April 24th- May 23rd

Opening Reception Friday April 24th 5:30-8pm. 

Talk by Dorothea Bilder at 7pm 

Our Member Nancy Staszak is in both of these Exhibit, Hope you get to one of these Receptions 

Layering and Framing Today-Laura Lein-Svencner

Laura Lein-Svencner will demonstrate the process of creating rich layers with collage and mixed media along with the many different ways to mount and frame collage artwork. Members can bring in a piece of artwork that they have questions on the best way to mount and frame. Laura will share what will work best. 

more information the pdf links and websites. 

Layering process, Mixed Media Collage 

Art supplies

Glues

Logan Graphic Inc-Framing video's 

Information on how to get the most from the 32 x 40 Matboard. 

For more information on framing the side bar to your right if you scroll down you will see a segment of framing sites. 

UPDATE April 12th Monthly Meeting

Members, upcoming April meeting is a very important meeting we hope you all attend. 

UPDATE - Program change for this month... Veronica Fremont - Cold Connections for Mixed Media cancelled - new program in place.

Here is the new program for our April Meeting:

• Laura Lein-Svencner will demonstrate the process of creating rich layers with collage and mixed media along with the many different ways to mount and frame collage artwork. Members can bring in a piece of artwork that they have questions on the best way to mount and frame. Laura will share what will work best. 

• Bring a Project. You can also use this meeting to work on a project of your choice.

Meeting Date:  April 12^th, 2015
 

Meeting Location:  1710 Plainfield Road, Darien IL (Darien Police Department Meeting Room)

Early Start Time:  12:00pm – 3:00pm (Please note - We will vote officers at the start of the meeting 12:00pm)

We will be doing the following:

1. Presenting the 2015-2016 Board Member nominations  (this will happen in the first part of the meeting) – we need 25% of the membership to confirm nominations

2. Accepting Renewal of Memberships $20.00  (bring your forms and check or cash to the meeting) You can download the form here. 

http://midwestcollagesociety.blogspot.com/p/2010-2011-membership-form.html

Awards from the Best of Best Alliance of Fine Art Exhibit

This exhibit will be up for viewing till April 25th 2015 

BoB 2015 Judging

Honorable Mentions:

1. Joe Eddy Brown- Charlie’s Angel

2. Mijeong Field- Himalaya Field

3. Neil Pradzinski- Lie Among the Susans

4. Kevin Lustrup- Sara’s Flowers

Third Place: Richard Miller- Koi Pond

Mastery of craft, great presentation, work shows many different shades of green with intricate forms.

Second Place: Carole Wilson- Big Wheels Keep on Turnin

The painting has great entwining ellipsis, strong textures and a sophisticated handle on tonal values.

First Place: Paul Callahan- Bridges

Fantastic perspective, believable reflection, a strong sense of scale and the ability to compose on a large canvas.

Best in Show: Charles Heinrich- Rambunctious Randy

Intricate, dissonant rhythms, dynamic scale and an ambitious amount of information.

April

Attention All Members
This months Meeting will be held on April 12th 

Early Start time: 12:00 - 3:00 

The April meeting will begin at NOON in order to renew memberships and elect new board members. 

Followed by the program, Veronica Fremont, a sculptor, jewelry artist and owner of Cicada Pi Studios in Oak Park will give a presentation on cold connections for mixed media, with the demonstrating on  how to use rivets and other means to attach objects in 3D projects.

Member's Work on Exhibit at Newberry Library

Member, Marjorie Boyd has Work on Exhibit at Newberry Library Calligraphy Exhibit

EXPLORATION  2015 at the 

Newberry Library, 60 W Walton, Chicago, IL

March 16 - June 12, 2015

Times:

Mon, Fri Sat : 8:15 - 5:30pm

tues, Wed, Thurs: 8:15 - 7:30pm

Reception:  Sat, March 28, 11:00-3:00pm

                   Calligraphy demonstrations from 11:30-1:00

Program at 1:00 with a presentation by Susan O'Leary on the Zen Art of Kazuaki Tanahashi

More information, contact exhibits@chicagocalligraphy.org