October Newsletter Info

Sunday, October 4, 12:30-3:00

"Mystery Build" Collage/Assemblage Challenge

Details are HERE

  

Sunday, October 25 (November meeting - one week early)

Field trip to Pilsen Mexican American Museum

Our November meeting will take place a week early.  The program will be a field trip to the Mexican Fine Arts Museum in the Pilsen neighborhood, followed by lunch at a local Mexican Restaurant.
We have scheduled a guided tour of the museum and their “Day of the Dead” exhibit at11:00 am, led by a member of the museum’s Education Department. (Tours are not available on our regular meeting date of Nov 1^st, the actual Day of the Dead, due to large attendance expected that day).  Please email Maureen McDonald at mcsox@aol.com if you plan on attending.  Members can coordinate for carpooling and rides will be available.

MCS EXHIBITS

Pickup from the Kavanagh Gallery at the Fine Line

Monday, October 12th   10:00 to Noon

Also pick up your ribbons if you won one!  

Please arrange for a friend to pick up your work if you cannot pick it up yourself. A list of participants is attached. You can find their emails and phone numbers on our membership list you received from Cherie Denton.

Next Exhibit

December 2015 at the Woodridge Library

There is no theme you have to follow, but work has to be 2D to hang on their carpet panels.
More information and the prospectus  will be available at the October meeting.

Exhibit Opportunity

"Getting There" at Tall Grass Arts Association See more Information Here

January 22 - February 2016

ARTWORK, AWARDS, EXHIBITS, ETC.

Laura Lein-Svencner would like to invite you to a sole exhibit of her works,

          "Collage Composed" at the Addison Center for the Arts, September 30th - November 7th Artist reception is Friday October 2nd from 7-9 pm

 Refreshments will be served. Addison Center for the Arts Gallery is located on 213 N. Lombard Road, Addison IL Door #4

Laura's work will also be part of the next Incite 3, The Art of Storytelling The best of Mixed Media.

Nancy Staszak and Jerri Reimann, Members Exhibit

Reception at The Kavanagh Gallery at The Fine Line in St.Charles IL

 A few arrive....

 And then more...

 A few chatting

 Three Generations observing the art.

 Jeanne has outdone herself what a wonderful presentation in the Reception/drawing room

 Before the awards...love cute look Margaret

 Awards being announced and Nancy S Honorable Mention

 Maureen M. Honorable Mention.

 Joan Lucht, Honorable Mention and Nancy S. Third Place

 Mary Y Honorable Mention

 Sally T. Third Place and Sandy B. won Third Place

 Carol K. won Second place

 Eileen Hinkle Received a Second place.

Laura received First Place

What a wonderful section of work to see.

Join us tomorrow, Exhibit and Celebration of Awards

The Fine Line Judges List and Awards

MCS Kavanagh Gallery, The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles IL

Barbara Arntzen
July 21 1939-August 27th 2015

A newspaper article with photo 

September MCS Newsflash

SEPTEMBER RETREAT (There will be no regularly scheduled meeting in September.)

For those attending the retreat - If you would like to participate in the collage exchange please make 25 - 4" square works of art using your favorite quote.

OCTOBER MEETING

Attached are the particulars for our “Mystery Build” Assemblage Challenge scheduled for the October meeting. This handout will also be available at the retreat. Click here for printable sheet 

PLEASE NOTE: DATE CHANGE FOR NOVEMBER MEETING

Our November meeting will take place a week early  Sunday October 25^th.  The program will be a field trip to the Mexican Fine Arts Museum in the Pilsen neighborhood, followed by lunch at a local Mexican Restaurant.
We have scheduled a guided tour of the museum and their “Day of the Dead” exhibit at 11:00 am, led by a member of the museum’s Education Department. (Tours are not available on our regular meeting date of Nov 1^st, the actual Day of the Dead, due to large attendance expected that day).  Please email Maureen McDonald at mcsox@aol.com if you plan on attending.  Members can coordinate for carpooling and rides will be available

FUTURE MEETINGS

Can anyone suggest an artist interested in doing a workshop next year? Please contact Maureen McDonald  mcsox@yahoo.com

ARTWORK, AWARDS, EXHIBITS, ETC.

Barrie Mason is participating in the following shows in the coming months:

• VAB Gallery, St Joseph, MO. - The Horse: Shaping our Lives, Our Community, and our View of the World - oil and cold wax, June 4 to Sept 25
• Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO - Cattail Morning - textile, June to Aug
• Missouri Fiber Artist Pairings show - St. Louis Art Guild, St. Louis, MO - Cattail Morning and Conspiracy of Two (a joint work with Jan Rowan Miller) - textiles, Sept. 11 - Oct. 24
• Missouri Fiber Artist Pairings show - Mildred M. Cox Gallery, William Woods College, Fulton , MO - the two textile works from the St. Louis Art Guild move to this space -Nov. 5 to Dec. 12
• Speaking of Fibers! 2015, Morton J. May Foundation Gallery, Maryville University, St. Louis, MO.  Mutability, Blending into a Changing World - paper sculpture, Nov 12 - Dec. 16.

Laura Lein-Svencner - Classes, demos and exhibits

Creative Art Journaling

Mayslake Peabody Estate
Monday  September 14th, 21st,  No Class Sept 28th

 9:00-11:30
October 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
http://www.mayslakepeabody.com/
Rescuing and recycling a hard cover book, students will utilize its structure; gluing pages together forming a sturdy substrate for self-expression with imagery and written words. This class promises to open doors to creative adventure by manipulating art materials with layering techniques in acrylics, pastels, watercolors, drawing, image transfers and collage. Students will learn how to carve their own stamps to use in their creative art journals ending with a rich platform to journal on.
Materials fee $5.00 collected in first class for extra supplies instructor will bring.

Collage Composed

September 30th-November 7th
Opening Reception October 2nd 7-9pm
Addison Center for the Arts, 213 N. Lombard Road, Addison IL

Demo - The Fine Art of Collage Practice and Process

September 10
Program starts at 7:30-9:00pm

Addison Art Guild, Addison Village Hall, One Friendship Plaza, Addison. Room 1301 A&B
Laura Lein-Svencner's collage work is Crystal Neubauer's New book, The Art of Expression Collage. 

Midwest Collage Society - Reflections Within and Beyond- Kavanagh Gallery