The Federal Courthouse in Charleston has asked AAWV to do an exhibit there for Feb, Mar, and maybe April.  Delivery date will be Wed, Feb 1st, 10am to 12 noon.  Due to short notice, we are sending this message via email and asking that you pass along the info to other members you know that do not get email.  The space can handle about 50 works.  We need to know who wants to participate by Friday, Jan 27.  Please e-mail Jerre Watkins This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or call at 304-776-5488.  When we know how many artists are participating, she will send a message with more information on location and how many works we can each bring.  Artists will have to hang their own works or ask someone to deliver and hang for them or help them if needed.  Hangers are not necessary.  They have a hanging system of some kind.

We need to provide information tags under each artwork.  These will be attached to the wall with sticky gum.  Can anyone volunteer to make these tags?  I can provide the information later.  We will also have a list there for viewers.  We cannot put prices on the art, but the director there will have a price list for anyone who inquires.

Remember, reply by Friday, Jan 27. 

Arts Day at the State Capitol to be held on Feb 27, 2012.  Individual artists and organizations are invited to host information booths in the upper and lower rotundas of the State Capitol.  Sapce is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.  Deadline to register is Jan 16th.  Entry forms can be accessed at the WV Division of Cuture and History website:  www.wvculture.org/arts.

West Side Elementary school is looking for artists to participate in an after school program to involve children in the arts.  All they are asking is an hour a week, from 4:30 to 5:30.  They will furnish the necessary materials.
For those who are interested, contact Ralph D Miller at wseafterschool@gmail or call (304) 720-6480.  They can contact me, Newman Jackson at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , for some info.  This would be a great opportunity for Allied Artists to fulfill its community involvement commitment.

January 2012 Allied Artists Newsletter
No Meeting In January – Next meeting in February

No meeting in January.

Happy New Year to All.  The AAWV Christmas Dinner was great!  Delicious food, wonderful company, and lots of fun.  The gift exchange was so much fun – several gifts made the rounds as other people wanted to steal them.  Lots of laughs!  There are so many people that I only see a few times a year.  Hope I see even more next year!

If you have not paid your dues, please do so.  When you send in your $30.00 dues, please list out your current address, phone number, and email address so we can keep the directory updated. Send to AAWV, PO Box 2361, Charleston, WV 25328.

ART WALK  - No Art Walk in January.  If you are interested in participating at the next one, please contact Steven Holsclaw at 304-552-8254 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Jerre Watkins at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 304-776-5488.

We have been presented with the possibility of renting a space in Charleston. The details have not yet been worked out but we wanted to know how many people might be interested in participating in a co-op setting - sharing the rent, etc.  We need to know if there is enough interest to pursue it.  If you are interested, contact Sandra King at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

AAWV is now on twitter and Facebook- Check it out at twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/Alliedartistswv)  and at Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=130937227053) Thanks to Rebecca Burch!!

WEBSITE: 
Join the AAWV gallery and members directory. Send a bio, your picture, plus jpg files of your art to Linda Stonestreet at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Artistic Opportunities:

The prospectus for the AAWV 2012 Juried Show has been mailed and is also available here:  prospectus_2012_aawv_juried_show . The application deadline is March 1st so don’t delay.

Application deadline for Festivall - early deadline (reduced fees) Feb 1, - final deadline March 1.  Application: 2012_festivall_application_3

Gallery Eleven invitational show "Crazy Eights" . Reception is Saturday Jan. 14, 2012 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. 1025 Quarrier Street Charleston, W.V.  For more information call(304)342-0083

Saint Marks' Episcopal church 's Mardi Gras will be held Saturday Feb. 18th in St. Albans. Booths are $25. Contact Brenda Beatty 304 727-3015. There are limited vacancies. The event will be held Saturday midday with set up on Friday late afternoon and evening.. Lunch will be served ,and there will be New Orleans style music--live. This event is well established and is well attended by the greater community. If you don't want a booth, plan to attend for lunch. The authentic News Orleans fare is delicious!

FIFTH ANNUAL ART EXPO and SALE 2012 - APRIL 29, 2012  11:00 AM ~ 4:00 PM (Two Sundays before Mother’s Day) Presented by the Ladies’ Auxiliary  B'NAI JACOB SYNAGOGUE 1599 Virginia St. Charleston , WV 25311 www.ArtExpo2011.com  contact This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

AAWV members interested in exhibiting at The Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton, WV should contact Rita Montrosse at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 304-425-6140. They have an opening for Dec. 2012 and then will start the 2013 year. Exhibits run for six weeks.

'Little India" has expressed an interest in showing the works of local artists. For more information see their website www.littleindiawv.com.

Phillips Group in Charleston, West Virginia is working on a great project with the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to broadband Internet. They are circulating a questionnaire so artists can tell them how broadband has positively impacted their marketing of their artwork. To get the questionnaire or if you have questions, contact Maria Armada at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 304-345-6046 or 926 Quarrier St., Charleston, WV 25314.

AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS: Send news to Linda Stonestreet This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to get it on the website.

Nancy-Louise Mottesheard had 4 paintings installed in the permanent art collection of the University of Charleston

Jane Ann Long was juried into the Ohio+5 bi-annual exhibition sponsored by the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio. The show will feature contemporary artist from OH, IN, MI, PA, WV, & KY and runs Jan 13th thru March 10th .

"Reflections: Homage to Dunkard Creek" is at the Frankenberger Gallery at the University of Charleston. The exhibit will remain at the University until January 25.  Morgantown artist Ann Payne created and organized the exhibit, which is sponsored by The Mountain Institute's Appalachia Program. The show presents the work of 90 artists, depicting 90 species that died in the Creek's fish kill in 2009.

Newman Jackson has two pieces accepted in the first annual AUGUST WILSON CENTER JURIED INVITATIONAL in Pittsburgh which runs until March 2012.  He also had a piece accepted in the West Virginia juried show that is being exhibited at Wheeling West Virginia's Stifle Center.

Rita Montrosse won 'Best in Show' in the West Virginia Watercolor Society Signature Member Exhibition for her watercolor entitled "Whimsical Connection." The exhibition was held at The Ice House Gallery in Berkley Springs, West Virginia. She also won the 'Dr. and Mrs. Maynard Stetten Purchase Award' in the Kentucky Watercolor Society Aqueous USA 2011 for "Mystic Intersection." The Exhibition was held at The Gallery at Actors Theatre in Louisville. Kentucky.

Karen Wolfe has a new website:  www.artbykarenwolfe.com. Karen Wolfe's painting “All In a Day’s Work” was selected for the West Virginia Wildlife Juried Exhibit at the Culture Center that runs until Jan 2012.

Kathy Gallagher’s photos will grace the covers of all four West Virginia Rural Water Association Quarterly magazines for 2011.  The photos each feature a body of water in West Virginia.

Homaira Ahmed's new website is www.artsandthoughts.com.  Her studio at 3818 Teays Valley Rd is now open for pottery classes. Contact 304-760-8714 or 304-784-6390 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Tandi Stephens has a new website:  www.tandistephens.com. Also, she was accepted into the West Virginia Juried Exhibition for 2011.

Linda Stonestreet (yours truly) sold a painting through our show at 405 Capitol St.  When it comes to art, exposure is a good thing.

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