BI-ANNUAL STUDIO SCHOOL NEWS AND EVENTS JUNE 1, 2019

Easel Society NEWSLETTERGuest Instructors at The Studio School!

Just for the summer, the Studio School will be hosting a few guest instructors to offer techniques to add to what you know, or to check them out for the first time.

ALSO NEW! PAINT NIGHTS!Instructors at the Studio School will

be offering Paint Nights’. Each month there will

be something new and fun. No pressure, it’s all about creating art in good company! Supplies included with a glass of wine!

In April, Vera’s Poppy Night sold out!

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Try Something New!Details about these classes and workshops can be found on our website.

http://www.thestudioschool.biz/summer-classes/

June-Acrylic Paint Night with Tracy!

July -Acrylic Paint Night with Patti!

August -Watercolor Notecards with Robin!

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NEW RIVER ART KUDOS- CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL..... AND TO THE STUDIO SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS!

Jesi Pace-BerkeleyJoni Pienkowski Phil RamseySamantha Riggin Kirsten SadlerDonald ShelarWalter Shroyer Mei Shu William SnowLois StephensJoanna SunshineDonald SunshineKnic Umstead Laura VahlbergFelta Virginia Dawn Waters Nancy White Henry Whitehurst Shaun Whiteside Lisa Wood Geraldine Young

Matt Gentry Tamara GhoshPaula GoldenCharity HallMina Hatami Andrew HerseyAmy Herzel Teri HooverDora JanovJames Jones Abby KetchamWilliam LenardTaliaferro Logan Gina Louthian-StanleyJennifer Lovejoy Alexa LunaDarcy Meeker Pippi MillerRuth (Starroot) NeumannNancy Norton Martha Olson

Lisa Acciai Judy Bates Loretta Bedia Patricia BevanJulia BollingerJeanette Bowker Charlie Brouwer Anna Bryant Jennifer Carpenter Claire Chablis Riley Chan Bradley Chriss Leah CoffmanMarie CollierLinda CorrellEric CowanJudith CrowgeyCarole Davis Megan Elder-Taylor

newriverart.net for more info2019 New River Art Juried Biennial will be hosted by the Blacksburg Regional Art Association at The Moss Art Center in Blacksburg June 13 thru August 3, 2019. This will be the most incredible location we have ever had! The juror, Emily Smith of the 1708 Gallery in Richmond, has completed her task and invited nearly 70 artists to the exhibition with one artwork apiece.

‘One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, 'What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?' Rachel Carson

MORE Kudos!

Gina’s encaustic works, “Earth” and “Rising Fog” were accepted into the Academy Center for the Art’s 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition.

Vera Dickerson- Academy national Juried show- First Generation

Gina will also be a featured artist in the June 2019 Encaustic Arts Magazine. The article is about her first experience in encaustic and the steps along the way. Her house series is highlighted.

Judy Bates will be included in the New River Biennial.

Robin Poteet’s painting titled “Remembering Carol” won an award at the 40th Annual Virginia Watercolor Society exhibition.

FUN ART FACT: At one time, the most expensive pigment was ultra-marine. It was made from a lapis lazuli, which

you might find in an ancient illuminated manuscript, which were created using paints made from a mixture of crushed precious stones and a binding agent.

Vera Dickerson-Southern Watercolor Society - On The Edge

Exhibition Opportunities

• 2019 Athenaeum Invitational

The Athenaeum Gallery 201 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314September 12-November 10, 2019 Entry deadline: August 1, 2019

This is a theme-based event featuring the works of both specially-invited artists who have exhibited in the Athenaeum Gallery in the past, as well as works selected through a call for submissions open to anyone living or working in VA/DC/MD/ WV. A $1500 prize for the best work will be awarded to an invited artist, a $1000 prize will be awarded to an artist from the open call, a $500 prize will be awarded based on core concept and game design, and a viewers' choice award of $500 will be determined by popular vote. Theme Board: out of our minds!

Artists and 'artists of the mind' from DC, MD, VA and WV are invited to explore the broad concept of board games. Entries might be based on a real or imagined game, an environment where games are played, or people's relationships to board games. Entries that demonstrate creative brilliance through the core concept and game design are encouraged as well as purely aesthetic works.

Consider games as a means of dealing with social issues or escaping reality; games as a resection of a labyrinth or as path to justice. A game might be way to explore the world or experience other cultures. Entries might be inspired by favorite childhood games or today’s issues such as climate change or political rancor.

Get more information for this 5th Annual exhibit go to: https://www.nvfaa.org/

• Sketchbook Project Brooklyn Art Library Brooklyn NY

Leave your legacy at a global art library. Volume 15 deadlines:

Order sketchbook by Nov 15, 2019 Postmark sketchbook by Feb 1,

2020 For complete information. https://

www.brooklynartlibrary.com/ sketchbookproject

• BowerCenter7thAnnual National Juried Exhibition

BowerCenterfortheArts 305NBridgeSt,BedfordVA24523 October8-November9,2019

Entrydeadline:August7Artistnotifications:Sep14Juror/Judge:LindaAtkinson Cashawards,plussoloexhibittoBestinShowwinner

CallforArtistsisdownloadable:www.bowercenter.org

• CoinedintheSouthThe Young Affiliates, in collaboration with The Mint

Museum, will host their fourth annual art show, "Coined in the South", at the museum's uptown location, October 11,

2019 - February 16, 2020 in Charlotte, NC. $15,000 in awards ($10,000 Jurors' Award; $5,000 YAM Member

Favorite). Jurors: Marilyn Zapf, Adam N. Justice, & Jonell Logan. Open to both emerging and established artists

who are either from, or currently working in, the Southeast. Each artist may submit up to five (5) works as part of their application. Works must have been produced

within the last three years and ready to install by September 21. Incomplete submissions will not be

considered, and The Mint Museum is not responsible for difficulties related to the online submission process. Open to all creative mediums which are non-perishable, do not produce excessive noise pollution, and do not result in physical and/or psychological harm to any living beings.

Installation, video, and performance artists are encouraged to apply but must provide instructions for

installation and space requirements, as well as recordings and/or documentation of past performances when

available. See prospectus for additional requirements. $40 entry fee. Deadline: June 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM.

http://www.youngaffiliates.org/artshow

• American Landscapes: Scenes from the AmericasMFA (Maryland Federation of Art) invites all artists

residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico to enter its 19th annual American Landscapes

competition. $1,000 in awards. Juror: Jack Rasmussen. Following entry guidelines, any original 2-D or 3-D work depicting a landscape from one of the Americas* will be considered (*North America, Hawaii, Central America,

Caribbean & South America). The selected works will be on exhibit at MFA's Circle Gallery in Annapolis from

August 22 through September 21, 2019. $40 for one or two entries and $5 each for up to four additional entries.

Deadline: June 13, 2019. . Contact:info@mdfedart.org or call

410-268-4566.

Things To Remember When Applying For An Exhibition:

1. An Art Resume’/Vite’ -Your education/experience

2. Artist Statement- What about this body of work? Why?

3. Contact Info: Keep the contact info handy, dates and times, etc. Who will do what job?

4. Preview the Space/Location- How much space? How many pieces? How will they hang? etc.

5. Choosing the Work- Consider your audience, medium, subject matter, etc.

6. Finishing Touches-framing, hanging, hanging documents like title, artist info.

7. Photographs- document the works/

show. If sending images, make sure the required specs are met. Catalog the pieces with an inventory list.

8. The Hanging- How will they hang? Do you need fixtures, flats, etc. Who hangs?

9. Prepare YourSelf- Put your best outfit on and be ready to talk about your work. Be confident.

Composition Considerations-

• There should be a center of interest or focus in the work, to prevent it becoming a pattern in itself• The direction followed by the viewer's eye should lead the viewer's gaze around all elements in the

work before leading out of the picture• The subject should not be facing out of the image• Exact bisections of the picture space should be avoided• Small, high contrast, elements have as much impact as larger, duller elements• The prominent subject should be off-centre, unless a symmetrical or formal composition is desired, and

can be balanced by smaller satellite elements• The horizon line should not divide the art work in two equal parts but be positioned to emphasize

either the sky or ground; showing more sky if painting is of clouds, sun rise/set, and more ground if a landscape

• Use of detailed areas and 'rest' areas can help to aid the eye in where to look. Creating a contrast between detail and lack of detail is important

• These principles can be means of a good composition yet they cannot be applied separately but should act together to form a good composition.

Coming this Fall! Save the Date!

Nov 9th from 12 to 4 PM

_______________ Also stay tuned for photos from our upcoming

SOLD OUT Ron Thurston Workshop.

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Think about becoming an Art Angel! Contact Judy Bates.

______________________________ "One of the loveliest words in the English language is the word

'inspiration'. It signifies the creative breath. It also has to do with spontaneity, with the arrival of the unexpected image or idea in the

mind. Inspiration is the flash of connecting light that suddenly comes from elsewhere and illuminates." - John O'Donohue