President’s Message

Happy New Year !
Here we are at the 10th year of the 1st decade of the 21st century. January is the time our dues of $25 are “due”. Please bring your check to the January meeting or mail them to Dare Boles.

Speaking of money, Mary Melton, our Treasurer for the past year must pass the books back in as of this month. So we need a new treasurer. Anyone willing to volunteer can offer at any time.

Thank you, Mary, for your expertise and diligence you brought to the position. We are fortunate for all the cold weather of late - if it keeps us inside in the studio more, working on our art.

Hope to see you at the next meeting on January 18th at 1:30.
Becky

January Program

Santa De Haven will be our speaker for the January meeting. She curated our show at 1212 Gallery and will talk to us about her work. She also has agreed to critique some of our collages.

Each member may bring one or two collages but only one might be critiqued, due to time. You do not have to participate but we all learn from others critiques.

Our next meeting is January 18th at Crossroads Art Center. We will meet at 1:30 for the Business Meeting and follow with an exciting program.

Dues for the 2010 year are now payable. Make check of $25 payable to VCS and can be sent to Mary Melton, Bill Kinsey, or Dare Boles.

Exhibits

VCS 2010 Exhibits

• We are scheduled to exhibit at Uptown Gallery (ELM) Loft June 2nd to July 31st. The show will be called "All to Pieces"

• The Caboose Gallery at the Crossroads Art Center in September.

• The Richmond Public Library, Gellman Room November 4th. to December 1st.

Kudos & Etc.

Dare Boles and Gene Toutsi will be having a show together at the Montpelier Center the month of February. Details at website below: Montpelier Center Show.

Marti Fann won an Honorary Mention for her painting “Simple Black Dress” in the January show at the Petersburg Regional Art Center.

March 1st - April 20th
Feel Good Giving: Juried All-Media Exhibition by Virginia Women
Reception Friday, March 12th from 6:00-9:00pm

The Montpelier Center for Arts & Education will hold a juried ALL-MEDIA art exhibition by Virginia women March 1 – April 20, 2010, in partnership with “Feel Good Giving”, a public art project designed to explore and examine thoughts and feelings about giving of oneself, as well as one’s acknowledged and unrecognized expectations. What DOES giving mean, and what DOES it evoke? The “Feel Good Giving” project invokes a woman’s nurturing instinct and the experience of giving.

Deadline for entries is February 1, 2010. Entry fee is $20 for up to 2 pieces ($15 for members of The Montpelier Center). Maximum entry: 4 pieces (total $40/$30). All media is accepted, but must be able and ready to hang. We are honored to have Richmond artist, Mim Golub Scalin (mim4art.blogspot.com) as the juror.

Click below for a prospectus:
All-Media Exhibition by Virginia Women Prospectus.

CALL FOR ENTRIES, JUDGED EXHIBIT:
“EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY”
"Paintings, Drawings, Three-Dimensional Works and Photography”
Uptown Gallery Loft
February 3 – March 28, 2010

Click for information on this show:
Eat, Drink & Be Merry Info.

It's not too soon for NCS Members to start work on their Postcards for the "Wish Your Were Here" show.

Newsletter Editor

Information for the newsletter may be sent to Marti Fann at fannart@comcast.net or call 804-590-9583.

Office

Name

Email

President

Becky White

beckywhite@cavtel.net

Vice President

Dare Boles

calvinboles@comcast.net

2nd Vice President

Bill Kinsey

billkinseyart@verizon.net

Secretary

Gene Toutsi

gtoutsi@comcast.net

Treasurer

Mary Melton

jnmelton@comcast.net