AUGUST 2018 ANA MEMBERS NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ORGANIZATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS WORKSHOP AND CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS ART SHOW / CALL FOR ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGES 1-3 PAGE 4-5 PAGES 5-8 PAGES 9-12 Artists of Northwest Arkansas August 2018 NEWSLETTER Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artistsnwarkansas/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artistsofnorthwestarkansas/ Twitter https://twitter.com/artistsofnwa Internet https://www.artistsnwarkansas.com ANA MEMBERS NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Do you have some art related news or an announcement about yourself (or another ANA member) to share? If so, please feel free to submit it to the Communications Chair, Missy Milton (leflarlawyer@aol.com). Pat Stringer and Joe Stewart Welcome New Members!1
Congratulations ANA Member Diana Scott Diana is having an art show August 2-30 at Nomads Lounge in Fayetteville. Her pieces are collectively titled The Avian Series.!2
CONGRATULATIONS ANA Member Shabana Kauser Shabana was featured, along with her art, on the Northwest Arkansas Alive TV Series on August 5.!3
ORGANIZATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS THE ANA IS PLEASED TO OFFER A NEW SERVICE FOR ITS MEMBERS: AN ONLINE CALENDAR! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND IN YOUR CLASS SCHEDULES, EVENTS, AND SHOWS FOR THE ANA ONLINE CALENDAR: We welcome ANA members workshops, class schedules, events and shows so that we can have it listed online in one comprehensive calendar. Please forward your detailed information to Don Lowe (donlowe@cox.net) as soon as you have it so he can get it uploaded into the calendar. Be sure and include relevant times, dates, locations,!4
PLEASE JOIN US for the Thursday, August 16th, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ANA Art Education meeting. Admission is free. This month s Featured NWA artist is Lee Ann Dodson. Lee Ann will give a tour of her studio space at Art Ventures Gallery, will discuss her works currently in process, and then will give an interactive demonstration of how she approaches mixing a palette of oil paints. Art Ventures Gallery is located at 16 W. Center Street in Fayetteville (on the Fayetteville Square). Note: If you would like to participate in this process, please bring a few basic oil paints, (i.e. umber, ultramarine blue, cadmium red, medium yellow, white, alizarin crimson, sap green), a palette knife for mixing, a portable palette with cover, and some linseed oil as well as a good photograph of something you wish to paint with the colors you are going to mix. (It is not at all necessary for you to practice mixing. Watching and listening can be just as effective and fun.) A word from Lee Ann: I apologize to the acrylic painters out there. I have never worked in acrylics and since they dry so quickly, I don t know if this exercise would be possible to do in advance. Lee Ann Dodson grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas and after receiving her BS in Housing and Interior Design at U of A, she spent a semester in Japan on an exchange scholarship, then spent three years working on a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida. At the end of her course work due to some issues regarding her thesis, Lee Ann took some basic Fine Arts classes at U of F to pursue her lifelong dream of being an artist. Lee Ann had her first gallery exhibit in 1983 and continued to exhibit in several galleries in FLorida with periodic exhibits over the next eight years. Her style went through many transformations- from detailed graphite and primascolor still life drawings to mixed media on paper of Koi and Dreams. She prefers to work in series, developing a body of work with similar style and subject before moving onto the next group. In the early nineties, Lee Ann played an integral role in developing the Arts in Medicine Program at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Her periods of being an artist in residence, culminated in the creation of The Healing Wall, a two-part permanent installation in the main hospital and the Cancer Center comprised of more than 1000 tiles painted in glazes by patients, their families and friends, staff, and volunteers. Throughout this time, Lee Ann continued to do landscapes of her beloved Ozarks in oils and gouache- the two media that have remained her favorite. Recently, she has moved back to the Fayetteville area and is focusing on detailed landscapes and still lifes done in oils on canvas. Currently she has a studio at Art Ventures Gallery NWA in downtown Fayetteville.!5
Watch your ANA emails, the ANA Facebook page, the ANA Website, the ANA Instagram page, and the ANA s Twitter account for upcoming announcements WORKSHOP & CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS: Gary Johnson Watercolor Workshop If you ve always wanted to give experimental abstract painting in watercolor a try, but didn t know where or how to start, then this is the class for you. Gary will guide you from beginning to end to achieve a wonderful abstract painting you ll be proud of in a step by step approach for everyone. BRIEF INSTRUCTOR S BIO: Watercolor and acrylic painter with memberships in the ANA, MSW, NWS, AWS, and Signature Member status in the SCWS who recently was juried into the Watercolor USA Exhibition in Springfield, MO with one of his abstract paintings. CLASS ADDRESS: 2925 Old Missouri Road, Fayetteville, AR 72701 CLASS DATES: September 26 through the 28th. CLASS COSTS: $175 check mailed to: Gary Johnson, 3184 E. Crestline Place, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Class size limited, so sign up early to ensure your spot. Materials list to be supplied upon receipt of full payment. CLASS TIMES: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM daily except Friday when class starts at 10:30AM Instructor s website: www.garyjohnsonfineart.com!6
International Fine Artist Lori Putnam April 2019 Workshop There will be an opportunity in April, 2019 to study with International fine artist, Lori Putnam. You may view her art work at www.loriputnam.com Signups will occur in a few months via the ANA website. There will be a Maximum of 18 students. This workshop will be a first come, first served sign up only. Workshop Signups and payments will need to be made online through the ANA website only.!7
In the meantime, here are a few details: Who: Artist Lori Putnam What: Lori Putnam oil workshop Take it inside for advanced beginner, Intermediate and advanced painters only. No beginners. When: April 4-6th 2019 workshop 9:00-4:00 April 7th, 2019 afternoon there will be a live demo and talk by Lori open to the public (will be free for workshop attendees.) Also, Friday evening on April 5th, there will be an evening outing to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art for dinner and museum visit with Lori. Cost is separate from workshop, payable by those attending. Where: Holiday Inn and Suites Conference room, Rogers, AR. October Watercolor Workshop with Dwight Rose Sign up deadline for the Dwight Rose Watercolor Workshop in October (24-27) is September 15, 2018. Also, if you are eligible, sign up for 1 of 4 scholarships to this workshop worth $300 each for a watercolor artist over age 60 to be able to attend. These scholarships are provided by the ANA through a grant from the Schmieding Foundation earned by Gary Johnson s watercolor classes at the Foundation. Dwight Rose is a professional artist, specializing in painting and teaching watercolor. After graduating with a BFA in painting from the Ringling College of Art and Design, he began his career in Sarasota, Florida. Exhibiting in local galleries, his paintings were recognizable with images of tropical landscapes and historic homes. Teaching for Ringling College, he later expanded his courses to community and museum programs!8
AUGUST 2018 ART SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS Springdale Public Library has issued a Call to Artists for their monthly program Art in the Park The Springdale Public Library is looking for local artists to display their works for our monthly program Art in the Park. If you know someone or would like to participate in this program, please email tevans@springdalelibrary.org.!9
The Southwest Artist Group Call for Artists The Southwest Artists group, based in Mena, AR, has issued a Call for Artists for its 2018 Art of the Heartland National juried painting competition. The show dates are September 26 - October 27. Click here to register for the Show: http://www.smarterentry.com/callsforentry/swa!10
The Arkansas Delta Arts Partnership is sponsoring a 2018 Painting Competition as well as a separate 2018 Photography Competition. The deadline for them to receive your mailed in paintings and/or photographs (with enclosed paper entry form) is September 10. For more details please see the following link: http://arkansasdeltaartspartnership.org/new/!11
Paint a small 5x5 canvas for the Arts Center of the Ozarks annual 5x5 Soiree fundraiser. Professional and non-professional artists are all welcome to participate. Blank canvases can be picked up now through the beginning of September at the Arts Center of the Ozarks. All canvases will need to be completed and returned by September 21st. Canvases will be on display in the gallery from October 2nd through 26th and will be auctioned off at the annual 2018 5x5 Soiree on October 26th.Please contact the ACO for details. Peel Mansion Museum and Heritage Gardens is sponsoring an art exhibition with the theme of death and renaissance. The deadline for entering this juried show is October 15th.!12