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February 2010 Allied Artists Newsletter
OUR FISCAL YEAR begins in September so the dues for 2009/10 are due. PLEASE SEND DUES OF $30.00 to AAWV PO Box 2361, Charleston, WV 25328.or contact Emily Roles at
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**Tuesday, February 9th at 6:00 at the Clay Center**
Bruce Haley, well known photographer and workshop instructor, will present a slide show followed
by a lecture with his top 10 tips for marketing your art. Our regular meeting will follow at 7:00pm.
AAWV Digital Workshop, Sunday, Feb 28, 1 to 6 pm at The Paintbrush Studio, 303 Pennsylvania (next to the BP station across street from Young's floral). Directions or contact #, Linda Conner, 304-542-5245. Get your 2 dimensional (flat) artworks photographed by Chuck Wyrostok and then recorded as a digital image on a disk, edited and prepared by Damienne Dibble, ready for entry in a juried exhibit, 2 artworks per person allowed. Reservations required. Cost is $25. Artists are welcome to watch this process and learn for future use. Artworks should be NOT framed. (No glass or plexiglass ) For a reservation, call Jerre Watkins at 304-776-5488 or
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It is that time again! AAWV 2010 Juried Show, our 67th Juried Exhibition, will be held at the Clay Center. The exhibit dates are May 1 – June 27th. The submission deadline is March 10. Submissions will ONLY be accepted as a digital image on a CD. Images should be formatted for a screen of 1280 pixels across by 1024 pixels high. The image can be “framed” by adding a black box around the artwork in the image, but the artwork itself cannot be altered from the digital photo. The file should either be an 8 bit TIFF (approximately 3.5 MB) or a high quality JPEG file (at least 150 KB file size). NO OTHER FILE TYPE IS ACCEPTABLE. (pict, pcx, tga, etc.) File names for the artwork should simply be the artist’s last name plus a number. Example: “smith1.jpeg”. CD’s must be user friendly and will not be returned. Mail your submissions (with entry form and payment) to: Linda Stonestreet, PO Box 536, Hurricane, WV 25526. All West Virginia residents over the age of 18 are eligible. The entry fee is $20.00 for members of AAWV and $30.00 for non-members. The complete prospectus with other requirements and entry form has been mailed to all members. A pdf file of the prospectus is available here: aawvonline
New Member Jury Session – Saturday, April 24th at Art Emporium. Additional information is on the website.
ArtWalk- No Art Walk in January or February but it will return with the spring in March.
WEBSITE: Join the AAWV gallery and members directory. Send a bio, your picture plus jpg files of your art.
Artistic Opportunities:
FESTIVALL - Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 FestivALL Capitol Street Art Fair. The Fifth Annual Fair will be held on June 26-27, 2010. This Fair is dedicated to fine art and fine craft across West Virginia and outside of the state. It is an integral part of Charleston FestivALL, where a city becomes a work of art. The final deadline is March 1, 2010. A 2010 application packet is posted at www.festivallcharleston.com or you can download it here: festivall_2010_applicationpacket For further information or to request a packet by mail contact Betty Rivard at 304-364-8972 or bettyrivard@yahoo.
Tamarack Foundation Artisan Resource Center on the Road, Pre-screening Session, Tuesday, February 23, 2010, Chief Logan Lodge, Hotel & Conference Center, Logan, West Virginia to review the work of artisans interested in selling their products to Tamarack. Artisans interested in having their work pre-screened must first schedule an appointment by contacting Robin Watson at 304-256-6843 Ext. 107.
Saint Marks Episcopal Church in Saint Albans will be having a Mardi Gras on Saturday February 13 from 11-3. Artists may rent boths to sell their art. Cost is $25. Phone Saint Marks. Ask for Donna Taylor.
Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam County is having the second Sustainability Fair at the ReStore on May 22, 2010. Last year’s was a huge success, over 2,000 people attended. Currently, They are accepting applications for exhibitors. It is free to exhibit. Call Amy McLaughlin (304) 720-0141 www.hfhkp.org/restore
The Department of Natural Resources wants paintings of WV Wildlife for the 2011 Calendar. For more info call Curtis Taylor 304-558-2771
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Deadline is February 15.
Art classes resume with the new year at The Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington the week of January 4, 2010. Both adult and junior classes will be held in the exhibition hall. For more information on any class, contact the gallery during gallery or studio hours or the teachers directly. Gallery hours are Friday & Saturday 12-4 pm, Sunday 1-4 pm. Studio hours are Monday & Saturday 10-noon and Wednesday 12-7:30 pm. 900 8th Street, Suite #20, Huntington, WV 25701. Gallery (304) 525-3235.
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www.orgsites.com/wv/renaissance
Oil Painting with Knives – instructor Kathleen Hollett. Contact
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or (304) 634-2576. Hobby Lobby Classroom, Four-week sessions for $40.00, 1:30 to 4pm Tuesday session. Walk-ins $12 each session. February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2010
Richard W. Cohen - Open Studio (figure drawing) -Wednesdays 6:00PM to 9:00PM, 1033 Quarrier Street, #403 (4th Floor) $12.50
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Art Classes available at The Paintbrush Studio, 303 Pennsylvania Avenue, Charleston, WV 25302. Contact Linda Conner (304-542-5245 or
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). Classes in acrylic painting, drawing, pastels, portraiture, oil painting, kids art, sewing and Bridge classes also available.
Metal Clay classes are available from Tammy Garner in St. Albans. Contact her at 304-543-0109 or
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. Metal Clay is worked like clay and when it is fired in the kiln, it turns silver.
Awards and Exhibitions - If you have news, send an email to Linda Stonestreet
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to get it on the website.
Chase Henderson was featured in Manna Meal's All Star Charity Art Auction at the "All Vinyl Dance Party 2010" on Jan 30 at St. John's Episcopal Church.
Tonie Garrett was juried into Tamarack (Fine Art) in November.
Inge Klein has her own art displayed at her gallery "Atelier Inge" at 2710 Main St, Hurricane, WV. The hours are every day from 10am to 4pm. Her cell phone is 304-542-1212.
Directory - PLEASE CHECK the AAWV Directory to see if your phone number and email address is correct. If any of your contact information has changed, please notify Linda Stonestreet at
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or phone 304-757-3326.
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