Vol. 2014 No. 3 Summer 2014 A Publication of the Springfield Art Association

ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE at www.springfieldart.org

PAINT THE STREET

July 26. 2014 Join us for our second year as we literally paint the downtown Springfield streets! Artists, families, businesses and the community at large are invited to paint 6 ft. squares of Washington Street in front of the Old State Capitol Plaza while enjoying live music and fantastic food! Painting begins at 3 PM and the event runs through to 10 PM, making a gallery under the stars.

Squares are $30, with a max of 6 people per square.

Proceeds from the event benefit the new Glass Blowing and Ceramics Lab. What to expect the day of the event:

LIVE MUSIC Devon Williams Robert Sampson

Samba Llamas James Ackerman

Tom Irwin Ukulele Group Mario Jimenez

Sugar and Spice Monica Morris & Josie Lowder

Cara Winchester Jonny Clausing Emily Hough

RADIO TWIST . 6:00-7:50 JAMES ARMSTRONG . 8:10-10:00

FOOD TRUCKS Cooper’s

StrEATside Bistro

BP Fun Foods GNB’s Italian Ice

SAA’s Watermelon

KIDS AREA

Face Painting by Amy Henkse

Kids Craft Woven Mural Arty Games

Coonrod’s Concessions Carpenter Street Hotel All-Pro Floor Care, Inc BJ Grand Salon & Spa Quaker Steak & Lube David & Laurie Farrell

Fritsch Custom Finishes Dellert’s Paint Co. Buckley’s Landscaping County Market Sugar Jar Bakery McGladrey LLP

It’s not too late to sponsor Paint the Street! Imagine your logo highlighting your business as large as

6 feet on the streets of downtown Springfield.

For more information and sponsorship levels go to www.springfieldart.org or call us at 217.523.2631

KIDS AREA SPONSOR

Myers

COMMERICAL REAL ESTATE, INC

Thank You

TO OUR SPONSORS

PREMIERE SPONSOR

Board of Directors 2014-2015 Sarah Albracht, President

Allison Lacher, 1st Vice-President David Rolf, 2nd Vice-President

Jennifer Bettis, Secretary Kate Ward, Treasurer

David Reid, Past President

SAA Staff Betsy Dollar, Executive Director

Erin Svendsen, Education Coordinator Erika Holst, Curator of Collections

Charlotte Kane, Office Manager Jan Arnold, Library Director

Mary Beth Burke, Development Coordinator

The Palette Volume 2014 No. 3

Is published by the Springfield Art Association; subscriptions are obtained through SAA

membership and are distributed by mail.

MISSION The Springfield Art Association (SAA) a

community based, nonprofit organization*, promotes and supports the visual arts, provides

art education opportunities for the greater Springfield area, and preserves and interprets

historic Edwards Place and the collections of the SAA.

* SAA is a nonprofit tax exempt organization organized pursuant to IRS code 501(c)(3).

Steven Arbuthnot, Jr. Kathy Badger

Kate Baima Heather Barnhart

Judith Barringer Tricia Becker Mark Birtch

Frank Butterfield Clay Crocker

Troy Freeman

Shane Harris Jackie Kelly

Kirsten Kienzler Christopher Klaus

Phil Locascio Elly Mackus

Diane McEvoy Rich Owens

Anthony Rubano Marsha Shomidie

REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR It’s summer and the studios are rocking with happy campers and amazing projects in all the Art Camps, inspired adults in the summer sessions that just started, and our new round of Canvas and Cocktails based on famous films. You will see in this issue of the Palette that, as usual, there is a lot going on at the SAA for all interests. June starts a new fiscal year at the SAA and under the leadership of Board

president Sarah Albracht our theme for the year is: Getting Fired Up About the SAA, JOIN! As a member of the SAA, you support the core of our operations. It is the members who keep the lights on and salaries paid. You help us offer the broad array of programs and keep the visual arts vibrant here in Springfield. As a member you undoubtedly know that we are engaged in a capital campaign. Thus far that campaign has remodeled the exhibition gallery and is funding the first floor restoration of Edwards Place. Our focus now is to get EVERYONE FIRED UP about our plans for a new building to house a desperately-needed ceramics lab, a glass blowing studio and another badly-needed multi-purpose studio. We truly need EVERY member to support this effort both financially and as an ambassador in the community talking up the value of this community resource. Please check out Page 6 for all the campaign news and seriously consider how you can help us raise the $1 million necessary to make our studios the best in Central Illinois. No pledge is too small or too grand to help us attain this goal. So, Get Fired Up, and pledge today!

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT Last month at the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce small business recognition awards, Chris Richmond, a Springfield Fire Marshal, began telling me about his SAA experience in 1975. Chris was the first youngster to sit atop our beloved Buffalo sculpture. Chris remembers this fondly and counts it as one of his favorite childhood memories. Sadly, Chris’s “buffalo high” was diminished the next

morning when he saw a photo in the newspaper of a smiling young girl perched atop the Buffalo! All he could think was, “I was the first one to ride the Buffalo, and I should be in that photo!” But, he still makes an extra trip around the block to take a look at the Buffalo when he is in the neighborhood and remembers that day when he was the first to sit on it. In that spirit, our Buffalo Fest was a success and a grand example of community outreach. We welcomed the community to our campus and artfully celebrated our beloved Buffalo sculpture created by John Kearney.

As the 2014/15 Springfield Art Association Board of Directors President, I have set some goals to help us stay strong and ready for the excitement ahead. These goals include: increase membership while maintaining satisfied and engaged existing members; create a volunteer/member coordinator position to facilitate more complete member involvement and enhance our overall membership experience; and engage all Board and general members in the Capital Campaign by encouraging them to fully endorse all phases of the project in their circles of influence. This year holds a full calendar with so much for so many in our community. Please check the website often and engage in all we are offering. Encourage your friends and neighbors to join in some of our innovative offerings! We love new faces!

Founded 1913

700 N. Fourth Street . Springfield, IL 62702 217-523-2631 | office@springifeldart.org

www.springfieldart.org Mon—Fri 9 to 5PM . Sat 10 to 3PM

-Betsy Dollar, Executive Director

Grateful for you – Sarah Albracht, Board President

ASSOCIATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Thank you to those leaving the SAA

Board of Directors this year. We

appreciate your time and service!

Ingrid Alexander Marci Petropoulos

Mary Trask

MEET OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS Kate Baima is a licensed MSW social worker and is on the Board of

Directors of the Old State Capitol Art Fair

Heather Barnhart studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology

and is a Project Director for Christie’s Auctions

Frank Butterfield is the Director of Landmark Illinois Springfield

Field Office and holds a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation

Rich Owens was an employee of the Department of Human Services

for 34 years and a long-time SAA volunteer

Springfield Art

Have you noticed our new white benches in the M.G. Nelson Family Gallery? Maybe you have seen the sleek moveable display walls in the Gallery, as well? Perhaps you bid on the perfectly crafted wine rack at the Beaux Arts Ball? Did you notice the expert craftsmanship of the table created for the Beaux Arts Ball auction painted by Charlie Houska? These gems (and so much more at the SAA that you will never see) were designed and built by board member Clay Crocker.

In addition to building, fixing, and innovating, Clay recently chaired the Buffalo Fest event with Shawn Andrews. He serves on both Facilities and Grounds and Edwards Place committees. He’s hosted Gallery opening nights and assisted with Personalities Paint. Clay regularly gets things done for the staff and other committees.

It is hard to find something this humble Fredricksburg, Virginia native can’t do well. He’s been a member of the SAA since 2008 and on the board just two years, but he’s worked harder and accomplished more than most of us might in 5 years. Clay doesn’t consider himself an artist, but his woodworking craft began to develop in 1997. He’s sharpened those skills over the years and built fine chairs, tables, and his favorite commissioned piece: a display cabinet that he designed and built for an archeologist friend’s wife. It was an anniversary gift and displays a collection of really neat stuff.

Clay’s favorite thing about the SAA is the dedication of the staff. He recognizes that the future of the SAA will be very bright with the community support and increasing membership. The SAA’s favorite thing about Clay is his dedication to serving the needs of the SAA! Thank you Clay.

Board Member Spotlight

EDWARDS PLACE Restoration is Underway in Historic Edwards Place Full-scale interior restoration of the first floor of Edwards Place is in

progress, bringing a few surprise discoveries along the way. Work

began the last week of April, when all the small furniture was brought

upstairs and all the larger items were moved to the already-restored

dining room and sealed off from the dust of construction.

Next, the carpets were removed, exposing the hardwood floors

installed by the Art Association in 1914, when they transformed

Edwards Place from an old-fashioned domestic residence to a modern

art gallery. Large segments of the parlor carpeting were given to

Woodville Farm in Jacksonville, an antebellum historic site which

interprets the history of the underground railroad. The trim in the four

adjoining parlors to the west was stripped of its thick, dark varnish,

revealing beautiful walnut grain underneath. This walnut wood was

likely harvested from local trees and predates the 1857 expansion of

the house. After 1857, pine was used for interior trim within Edwards

Place. This trim will be faux painted to resemble walnut to blend with

the original trim.

Removal of 1960s sheetrock from the library led to an exciting

discovery: 1860s wallpaper on the walls, preserved under a layer of

1910s green paper put up by the Art Association. This is the largest

chunk of original wallpaper yet to be uncovered in Edwards Place. Its

discovery prompted us to investigate the possibility of having this

pattern reproduced. Our goal is to leave the original segment of

wallpaper intact on the wall where it was discovered and cover the rest

of the wall in an exact reproduction of this historic pattern.

Prompted by our Project Manager, Chuck Pell of CJP Architects, we cut

an exploratory hole into the wall of the children’s parlor, only to

discover that what we thought was the wall was actually a build-out of

tongue-and-groove pine boards that concealed the actual walls and

original trim behind it. We believe this build-out happened in the

1910s or 1920s, when this room became the DeWolf Memorial Gallery.

The walls were likely built out to facilitate the hanging of heavy pieces

of art.

The false walls were removed during the last week of June, revealing

the room’s original dimensions and trim, which had not been seen for

nearly a century. Work is slated to continue in Edwards Place

throughout 2014. The house will reopen to the public in early 2015. Follow the restoration’s progress at http://restoreedwardsplace.blogspot.com/

Top to bottom: Edwards Place, stripped of its carpet and wallpaper; original walnut trim comes to light as the varnish is removed; a large chunk of Civil War-era wallpaper was discovered in the library; the walls in the children’s parlor were built out in the 1910s, concealing the room’s original dimensions and trim for almost a century.

EDWARDS PLACE SAA to Host Antiques Appraisal Event on July 12 Do you have any treasures in the attic you’re curious about? Now is the time to learn all about them—including what they’re worth! Bring your antiques to the Springfield Art Association’s Antiques Appraisal Event on Saturday, July 12 from 11 am to 2 pm for a verbal appraisal from Andrew Richmond, a nationally-recognized antiques expert. Mr. Richmond is Vice President of Garth’s Auctions, Ohio’s oldest and most distinguished auction house, as well as a certified appraiser and auctioneer. His work has appeared in American Furniture, The Magazine Antiques, The Journal of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, and the Maine Antiques Digest. Appraisals will cost $8 each or 3 for $20. For further information visit www.edwardsplace.org, email collections@springfieldart.org, or call 217-523-2631.

Richmond to Speak on Disbursing Lifetime Collections Whether it is a collection you’ve spent a lifetime building or simply an accumulation of belongings, Andrew Richmond will offer you valuable tips and information on selling your most prized possessions. On Friday, July 11 at 7 pm, Richmond will present “Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow: How to Survive (and Even Have Fun) Disbursing Your Lifetime Collection” in the SAA’s M.G. Nelson Family Gallery. This event is free and open to the public. Historically, the auction industry has relied upon the Three Ds for consignment: death, divorce, and disaster (or debt). These days, the Fourth D has been added: downsizing. As the Baby Boom generation heads full-tilt into their retirement years, many collectors are looking to simplify their lives and downsize to smaller quarters. This, of course, requires the dispersal of most, if not all, of a lifetime collection. To do so is no easy feat. Based upon his decade of experience, Andrew will offer not only practical tips on how to sell your collection at auction, but also, and perhaps more importantly, how to mentally and emotionally prepare yourself to say goodbye to many old friends.

June 4 through August 27. 12 pm to 1 pm. Free Admission! Join us every Wednesday for "Lemonade with Mr. Lincoln," part of Springfield's popular History Comes Alive series of events. Mr. Lincoln will come calling to talk politics, catch up on the local gossip, and sample refreshments. This is a favorite event for kids! Outside on the lawn in nice weather; inside the SAA's M.G. Nelson Family Gallery in bad weather.

Andrew Richmond Appraiser and Auctioneer

at Garth’s Auctions in Delaware, Ohio.

THE LINCOLN COURTING COUCH FEATURED ON HOUZZ.COM, ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAT (AND FLIRTED) HERE by MARY JO BOWLING

Lemonade with Lincoln Every Wednesday

EMBRACE THE FUTURE

Fire It Up! $679,548*

Pledged to

Studio

$1,000,000 Needed

to Goal

Get Fired Up to help create a new studio to

make the SAA the premier Community Visual Arts Center of Central Illinois!

Our School of Art is outgrowing the current studio space. Our most popular classes in ceramics and metals are constrained by tight spaces, poor ventilation, and inefficient lighting. Due to the limited space, we turn students away in these media on a regular basis. The lack of storage space is making it hard for the classes in different media to share the workspaces and offer quality experiences. We have designed a new building to house the ceramics lab, a glass blowing studio, and a multipurpose studio. The current ceramics lab will be removed to make way for this new 6,840 square foot structure.

This comes with a sizeable price tag of $1,679,000, but it is worth the investment in the future of the arts in our community. Art education is at the heart and soul of our organization and is the core of our mission. This new studio will enable us to add a glass blowing studio, a new medium to explore and will be unique to central Illinois. Having a state-of-the-art studio will offer quality resources with public access for the full community not currently available anywhere between Chicago and Saint Louis. It will double our capacity and service twice the number of students than we can currently address.

We have raised 40% of this goal and need your help to reach the final $1,000,000 to make our vision a reality! Get Fired Up and donate today, please consider of gift of $1,913 in honor of our 100th anniversary in 1913. Your gift can be made in a one-time payment or over a three-year period. The goal is to break ground in 2017, and our call to action is today! Thank you!!

$ 1,679,548 Goal for New Studio

Kathy Adams, SAA Ceramics Instructor, selling $20 ceramic tiles at Buffalo Fest for people to glaze. These tiles will be framed as a collaborative project to be hung in the new studio. Proceeds

go towards the new ceramics and glass blowing studio. Watch for further opportunities to glaze your own tile to be a

part of the future at Paint the Street Fest, Roasted: Hot Pots and Pork, and other events.

*This includes $273,500 in TIF funding granted by the City of Springfield in June 2014.

CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN

EMBRACE THE FUTURE

Do you own a business that would be willing to invest in the

Springfield Art Association to develop our premier community

visual arts center?

Are you a part of a business organization or society that would welcome an SAA presentation on

our vision and the positive influence the arts have in the

community?

We are reaching out to local businesses and the city for

community support to Embrace the Future.

Please contact Mary Beth Burke, Development Coordinator,

to set up a meeting or request further information,

mbburke4@gmail.com

More Information about the Embrace the Future Campaign is

located at www.springfieldart.org

Meet Vachel Lindsay

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was born in Springfield in 1879. Although he had art and poetry in his blood, his parents pressured him to become a doctor, and he enrolled in Hiram College to study medicine. After three years, however, Lindsay could no longer deny the call deep within him to do what he was born to do. He left Hiram to study art, first at the Art Institute of Chicago, then at the New York School of Art. When well-meaning friends told him he’d starve as a poet and artist, Lindsay hit the road as a troubadour poet with nothing but the

clothes on his back, trading poetry for food and lodgings along the way. He traveled from Florida to Kentucky, from New York to Ohio, and from Illinois to New Mexico. The poetry inspired by these journeys made him one of the most famous writers in America.

Lindsay had a deep belief in the artistic potential of Springfield. When the Amateur Art Study Club was organized in 1909, Vachel Lindsay was present at the very first meeting, and delivered an address on “The Value of Art History to the Artist .” He served as chair of the fledgling Club’s Art History Department.

Even after his rise to national prominence, Lindsay continued to be involved with the Springfield Art Association. In 1916 he partnered with the SAA to sponsor a contest for the design of the city’s flag. In 1917 he publicly praised the SAA for elevating the quality of art in Springfield. In 1921 he recited a poem at the memorial service of Alice Edwards Ferguson. In 1929, he had a one-man show at the SAA. So many people came that they had to be turned away at the door.

Lindsay was passionate in his belief that Springfield should become a major cultural center. As the home of Lincoln, he saw Springfield’s “natural genius,” declaring ““Instead of distinguished visitors we should have distinguished residents. There are creative ideas stimulated by the uniqueness of Lincoln scattered the world over, but we should have half of those creative ideas returning to this spot.”

To that end, Lindsay urged membership in the Springfield Art Association. “Talent should not be compelled to go to New York or Chicago before the name signed to the work has a vital place,” he wrote. “The Springfield Art Association, by the common consent of able and successful talent, already in this city, could become a center of intense electrical force.” Vachel Lindsay believed in himself, and in the potential of his city and the Springfield Art Association. Is that belief within you?

To continue to honor the founders who have made a difference, we are profiling founding members who have contributed to the longevity of our organization, those

that had a love, spark, vision, and passion for the arts in hopes that it will inspire the same in you.

Breakdown of

PLEDGES from

$1,364,207

Edwards Place RESTORATION

GALLERY

+ STUDIO

CENTENNIAL

CAMPAIGN THERMOMETER

EDUCATION FACULTY SPOTLIGHT Meet Robert S. Ritz

Bob Ritz has been teaching in the Metals and Jewelry Lab since the 80’s, posting the second longest teaching stint at the SAA behind painting instructor, Jean Kirchner. Bob is a fixture in the lab with hundreds of happy, loyal students. He has an insatiable curiosity for techniques and materials that are reflected in his own work and the variety of techniques and processes he taught over the years.

Our Jewelry Lab is one of the only community accessible metal casting labs in Illinois. Bob is the reason we have this unique opportunity. Currently, he teaches Metal Casting, which includes cuddle bone, lost-wax, and broom casts, as well as his Intermediate and Advanced students on Thursday nights. If you have been in his class, you have seen the variety of his talents from etching without acids (using a car battery), bone carving, precious metal clay, plaster mask casts, and more!

When he takes on a new hobby, he submerses himself into knowing and understanding it completely. Not only does he enjoy jewelry-making, he is also in the International Brotherhood of Magicians, a self-taught guitarist and instructor, and constructs model airplanes.

Check out his facebook page, Bob Ritz, to view his work.

2014 Summer Art Camp We have had an amazing summer thus far, with some really talented children! The School of Art has had a record-breaking year with over 400 campers. The camp staff has had fun creating Giacometti wire sculptures with the 4 and 5 year olds. The K-2nd graders have constructed “as-large-as-you-are” exotic birds and stuffed soft sculpture guitars. The 3rd –5th graders made their very own clay-mation movie, while the 6th-8th graders built a 22” kinetic dragon sculpture. The computer lab hosted its first high school camp for drawing digital comics. We have even more planned and can’t wait until next summer when the campers return. To view campers and their projects check out our facebook photo album!

A few of Bob’s

Maori- inspired

Bone Carving

Pendants

SAA EVents

Jeff Thompson entertaining the kids with his balloon animal skills

Sandra Yeh + Greg Kane Volunteer Alex Rothschild

Alice and Carrie Rolf Help With Arty Carny Games

I scream, You scream… We all scream for Ice Cream!! Jayden Braner runs the ‘Dart Art’ Game

Nancy Durbin and Virginia O’Shea Durbin chat with Abe

Allison Lacher, Kathy Badger, and Jane Locascio Sing Happy Birthday to the SAA Fun in the Fiesta Room

Hundredth Gala and Buffalo Fest

In the community

The Springfield Art Association has forged a new partnership with the Memorial Hospital Stroke, Spinal Cord

Injury, and Head Injury Rehabilitation Team. With the assistance of the M.G. Nelson Family Foundation, the

SAA has made some adjustments to the Condell Studio to be wheelchair friendly and our faculty has met with

the rehabilitation team for training. Our first goal is to work with the rehab patients in their own classes to

build their confidence and for our faculty to have a better grasp of their abilities and comfort levels. We have

three teachers, Rhiannon Gurley, Cookie Kienzler, and Kathy Adams, who have designed our first three classes.

Rhiannon has held her first two sessions to create an outdoor, large scale checkers game - with painted rocks -

that will be installed at the Henson-Robinson Zoo. We plan to create two more checkers games with our new

friends from Memorial, one for the SAA and one for the Memorial Hospital grounds. Cookie will be offering a

bead making class with polymer clay and Kathy will be offering a clay coil pot class. Both of these classes will

be held in August. More classes are being designed for the fall semester. The long term goal of this program is

to integrate the Memorial participants into some of our regular classes, where our teachers will be able to

meet their needs and they will be confident to explore their creative interests. Thanks again to Bubba and

Donna Nelson and Tricia Becker of the M.G. Nelson Family Foundation; Teresa Reiser; Lisa Cline and the entire

rehabilitation staff of Memorial and all the SAA faculty who have shown an interest in this program. We hope

that it grows and prospers for all involved.

Memorial Hospital Partnership

Royal court reception Michael victor ii library Ceramics of Tatsuzo Shimaoka: Living National Treasure of Japan

This book covers the life and work of Tatsuzo Shimaoka, a Japanese mingei potter who studied under Shoji Hamada and later became the second Living National Treasure of Mashiko, Japan. He was best known for his unique Jōmon zogan style of pottery, and was a master of many slip decorating and firing techniques for pottery. Tatsuzo's Jomon zogan pottery was inspired by two ancient processes. The Jomon rope-like process and the Korean Yi Dynasty process of adding white slip to decorative indentations. After supervising the loading of what would become his last noborigama firing in late 2007, Shimaoka collapsed, and died several weeks later in late 2007 from acute liver failure at Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture.

In anticipation of our upcoming Shapes of Influence | Contemporary Ceramics show, we are featuring a

ceramics book from our Amazon.com Wish List. To purchase this book , or any others on our Wish List, visit the Library, then Wish List page on our

website.

Whether you need to clear or fill some shelf space in your home, we can help! We’ll be holding our annual book sale in conjunction with the Fine Art Fair in September. Please bring in your books (art, fiction, non-fiction, children’s, etc.) as well as DVD’s, CD’s, books on tape, and framed and unframed prints any time the office is open. All proceeds help us sustain the collection of the Michael Victor II Art Library. Remember to join us for the sale in September and pick up some new reads!

Used Book Sale Many Thanks to the following people for their generous book

donations:

From the Satchivi family: Art From Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine

Hunter, Henri’s Scissors, The Color Kitten, The Noisy Paint Box, Van Gogh and the Sunflowers, Leonardo and the Flying Boy, Picasso and the

Girl with a Ponytail

From Judy Everson: Battles & Weapons:

Exploring History Through Art

From Alana Reynolds and family: A Blue So Blue

From Janis Lasky: Rustic Wrappings

Art

McKenney and Hall Indian Lithographs From the collection of Richard and Ann Hart Wednesday July 2 through Saturday, July 12 Closing Reception: Saturday, July 12, 5:30 to 7:30 Gallery talk at 6 pm by Dr. Michael Wiant, Director, Dickson Mounds Museum

Between 1821 and 1837, the US Office of Indian Affairs commissioned Charles Bird King to create portraits of American Indians. These portraits were reproduced as lithographs and published in a three-volume work known as the History of the Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas McKenney and James Hall.

Shapes of Influence Contemporary Ceramics

Opening Reception on Friday, July 18, 5:30 to 7:30 pm Awards and Juror Comments by Harris Deller at 6:00 pm July 18 through September 6

This exhibition is a comprehensive overview of contemporary ceramics with 94 pieces by 71 different artists from 27 states and Taiwan. The juror for the exhibition was Harris Deller. Mr. Deller is an award winning ceramicist and professor Emertis from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Cash and merchandise awards will be presented by Mr. Deller at the opening reception, plus the Best of Show winner will be awarded with a solo exhibition is 2015. Teapot by Harris Deller

Jason Hess

Jim Gottuso

C. J. Niehaus

Fong Choo

Byul Go

C. Fleck

M.G. Nelson Family Gallery

Exhibitions On the Prairie Bronzes by Marshall Mitchell From private and public collections September 12 through October 4 Opening Reception: Friday, September 12, 5:30 to 7:30 We will be celebrating the bronze works by local artist Marshall Mitchell, (1917—2001). Mitchell was a local artist who worked as printer and graphic designer by day and sculptor by choice. His tabletop bronze sculptures of horses, cowboys and Native Americans celebrate the culture of the West. We will be showing pieces from collections throughout Springfield including Memorial Hospital, Brandt Consolidated, Inc. and his family members.

We know that it is July and the winter holidays are half a year off, but it isn’t too early to start recruiting high quality arts and crafts for Holiday Hall. After a year off due to the gallery remodel, we plan to restyle the show and recruit some new artists and holiday décor items to compliment your local favorites. If you wish to apply or would like to encourage some of your favorite artists, go to our website to review the application guidelines or give us a call and we can send an application out in the mail.

Holiday Hall Call for Entries

Coming up in the Demo Project

ALTERNATIVE EXHIBITION SPACE NOW Maggie Crowley : http://margaret-crowley.com/home.html Maggie Crowley, an emerging artist, received her undergraduate degree at Illinois State University and went on to receive her MA in Painting from Eastern Illinois University. She recently completed her MFA at the University of Chicago and works for the Acadia Summer Art Program in Maine.

JUL Stephen Linksvayer, The Romance of Sorcery

AUG Lauren Turk, http://laurenturk.com/home.html

SEPT Alexandria Eregbu, http://www.alexandriaeregbu.com/

September also marks the one year anniversary for the Demo Project at the SAA!

M.G. Nelson Family Gallery

MEMBERSHIP

Jim and Dawn Abraham Laurie Abner Michael and Stephanie Ambrose Sarah Anderson Scott and Nikki Arends Sarah Adams Betsy Briney Brian and Stacey Barnes Nivedita Baliga Bunn-O-Matic Corporation Andre and K. Elizabeth Bouravnev Samantha Brown Jennifer Brennan Bob and Tina Biderman Catherine Brown Brytton Bjorngaard Deborah Broughton Tom and Judith Bartels Shelly Conner Joseph and Michelle Check Catherine Costa Chartruse Gael Carnes Carol Dyson and Andrew Asher

Julie Dirksen Megan DeFrain Sandra Daniels Megan DeFrain Amanda Eichholz Julia East Lori Fleming Shannon Ferholz Mary Fairchild Mary Farnsworth Kathryn Garrett Erin Greer Eileen Grace Robyn Gilman-Opalsky Melissa Gwinn Janice Gvazdinskas Chelsea Holland Janay Hammons Derek Hurt Jessica Hoppe D.R. Heiniger Deanna Holt Cindy Jones Fariba Javadi Tim and Tara Kaeding Janice Keller Danise Keltner

Bill and Mandy Kaegy Linda Kelly Rob and Jill Knudson Edward King Brad and Alicia Lakner Laura Liska Leslie Ann Lesko Chris and Sarah Maender Grazina Macius Lori Milkint John and Lori Miedwig Chris McGuire Megan Moore Russ and Jennifer Niebrugge Angela Nelson Adam Nicholson Kristi Noggle Ford Devin and Margie Nichols Mason and Rhonda Oller William Piper Jennifer Pollack Pat and Tara Perry Leslie Poppenhouse Colleen Quinn Susan Rose Sharon Richardson Brian Rhodes

Diamond Ross Penelope Smith Brian and Nicole Selinger Steven Sylvia Michele Seelbach Elizabeth Sharp Luke Scroggins Brett Stallone Randy Soland Mary Schaefer Star Tucker Margaret Tobias Diane Urbanckas Christina Vassileva Kathy Vala Heidi Voegele Sean Whitley Andy and Tiffany Wilber Teresa Wilson Stephen Wagner Katherine Wooldridge Shawn and Sara Wilcockson David Wallman Amanda Winters

Welcome Our New 2014 Members

The Benefits of Membership Being a member of the Art Association carries several different levels of benefits:

The first level of benefits includes discounts on classes, Canvas and Cocktails and special events. You are kept informed through The Palette; bi-weekly E-Blasts; and monthly postcards and invitations to events. We really want you to be involved and to take advantage of all the things that we have to offer; from exhibits to lectures, to classes and films, you have a lot to choose from.

In addition to all the services and events that we offer you, your membership gives value to the community. The Springfield Art Association is the Community Visual Arts Center of Springfield. Even before we achieve our expansion goals, the SAA is the go-to destination for art education, open studios, and educational exhibitions. These services bring value to the entire community through educational support, increased property values, and enlightened citizens. Your membership dollars pay the costs of daily operations so that we can keep our prices reasonable while offering high quality programming.

We want to expand our membership this year. Our current membership levels reflect approximately .75% of

the area’s population. We would love to reach a full 1%. As a point of reference, extremely arts-supportive

communities come in around 3%, so we are OK, but we are sure that we could do better. We have so much to

offer, we need more of the community to take advantage of those offerings.

CALENDAR

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

18 Library Meeting. Noon

20 Lemonade with Lincoln. Noon

21 Edwards Place Meeting. Noon

21 Long-Range Planning Meeting. Noon

25 Education Meeting. Noon

26 Finance Meeting. Noon

27 Board Meeting. Noon

27 Lemonade with Lincoln. Noon

10 Marketing Meeting. Noon

11 Facility + Grounds Meeting. Noon

11 “Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow” Lecture. 7 PM

12 Antiques Appraisal. 11 AM-2 PM

12 McKenney-Hall Indian Lithograph Closing Reception and Gallery Talk. 5:30-7:30 PM

16 Lemonade with Lincoln. Noon

17 Edwards Place Meeting. Noon

17 Long-Range Planning Meeting. Noon

18 Shapes of Influence Opening. 5:30-7:30 PM

21 Education Meeting. Noon

21 Library Meeting. Noon

23 Lemonade with Lincoln. Noon

26 Paint the Street Fest. 3-10 PM

27 Finance Meeting. Noon

28 Board Meeting. Noon

30 Lemonade with Lincoln. Noon.

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6 Lemonade with Lincoln. Noon 8 Facility + Grounds Meeting. Noon

8-10 SAA at Illinois State Fair, Artisan Building

13 Lemonade with Lincoln. Noon

14 Marketing Meeting. Noon

11 Marketing Meeting. Noon

12 Facility + Ground Meeting. Noon

12 Studio Hop | Japanese Art . 6 PM

12 On the Prairie Opening. 5:30-730 PM

15 Library Meeting. Noon 18 Edwards Place Meeting. Noon

18 Long-Range Planning Meeting. Noon 20-21 Edwards Place Fine Art Fair

22 Education Meeting. Noon

23 Finance Meeting. Noon

24 Board Meeting. Noon

AUGUST CONT.

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Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage

PAID Springfield, IL

Permit No. 185

700 N. Fourth Street Springfield, IL 62712

217.523.2631 www.springfieldart.org