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Incorporated in 2012 under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009. Registration No: INC9897644 4 Sloane Crescent Allambie Heights NSW 2100 Phone: 0431 149 185 Email: artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.

1 Incorporated in 2012 under the Associations Incorporation Act Registration No: INC Sloane Crescent Allambie Heights NSW 2100 Phone: artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.com Newsletter Volume 2, Number 4 June, July 2013 Cherry s Chit Chat I warmly welcome members and friends to a winter Art & Soul Collective Inc newsletter and wish Art & Soul Collective Inc (A&SC) Happy Birthday!!! I can t believe that the first birthday of the official beginning of A&SC has just passed. On 12 th July 2012, A&SC was registered as an association. This makes me reflect on how quickly this year has passed, and the amazing growth and development of A&SC. I put this inaugural year s success down to the enthusiasm of the members to become involved with A&SC and the generous support of our sponsors and supporters within the community. I would like to thank all our members and the following organisations and businesses for their sponsorship and support over the last year: Warringah Council, Manly Council, Glen Street Theatre, Zelek s Flooring, Rotary Club of Dee-Why- Warringah, Rotary Club of Manly Sunrise, Art Focus Gallery and Studio and Kwik Kopy Printing Frenchs Forest. This support and generosity was instrumental in giving A&SC an energetic start and momentum, which along with the continued energy of the members, will help steer A&SC towards a successful future. Evidence of this continued energy is seen in the arrangement for A&SC members to exhibit at Glen Street Theatre until the end of June Other signs of this energy are the offering of inexpensive studio time in the Cromer Art trial, the acceptance of an A&SC group installation into the first Australian Art in Odd Places event and a new take on en plein air meetings - Spontaneous Art! You can read about these opportunities and developments in this newsletter. It hasn t all been easy driving. There have been a few bumps and pot holes in the path of development for Art & Soul Collective. I have learnt a lot, through my involvement with A&SC this past year, about myself, A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

other members and the local art community. Our Annual General Meeting is coming up in September, and all A&SC Committee positions will become vacant.

2 other members and the local art community. Our Annual General Meeting is coming up in September, and all A&SC Committee positions will become vacant. If you want to contribute to A&SC, learn more about yourself and the local art community consider nominating for a position on the A&SC Committee. Your ideas and energy could lead A&SC in a slightly different direction and keep the creative momentum going. Cherry President, Art & Soul Collective Inc. Sculpture news SCULPTURE HOUSE SCHOOL has opened. Australian Bronze - Fine art foundry and Sculpture House has moved to North Head Sanctuary, Manly, from Dee Why. The North Head Sanctuary location has allowed Australian Bronze to expand. In addition to being a fine art foundry there is a Gallery, the Sculpture House School, and Artist Studios. Some of the sculpture class modules being offered include Life Casting, Introduction to Sculpture, Bronze Casting and Unleashing Creativity. For further information: call Clive Calder on or visit Building 19, North Fort Rd, North Head, Manly. Website : australianbronze@bigpond.com Australian Bronze at North Head Art in Odd Places 2013: NUMBER/Australia A group of A&SC members has applied to submit a work for Art in Odd Places 2013: NUMBER /Australia (AiOP2013), a public art event which will run at Dee Why and Manly in September. The application for this competitive event involved providing an illustrated project description, artist s resumes and images of artist s work. The project s theme is NUMBER and successful applicants will attend a series of targeted workshops, called Strange Makings run by visiting New York artist Ed Woodham. The AiOP2013 program includes three workshops that are open and free to A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

everyone. You do not have to be an artist to participate. Any interested groups and individuals are welcome. To register call 9942 2522 or email: elizabeth.marshall@warringah.nsw.gov.au.

Human Cannonballs Countdown: Got Your Number - Rory Golden Breaking News! A&SC has just been informed that their group proposal has been accepted into AiOP2013.

3 everyone. You do not have to be an artist to participate. Any interested groups and individuals are welcome. To register call or All workshops are held at Eramboo Artist Environment in Terrey Hills. The workshops are: 1. Numb and Number - Ed Woodham 2. One for All / All for One - Terry S. Hardy 3. Human Cannonballs Countdown: Got Your Number - Rory Golden Breaking News! A&SC has just been informed that their group proposal has been accepted into AiOP2013. The work will be installed on the weekends of 14 & 15 September at Dee Why Beach and on 21 & 22 September in Manly (as part of the Manly Arts Festival). The group is creating the installation out of recycled takeaway coffee cups and lids. You can help by collecting, rinsing and drying takeaway coffee cups and lids from home, work, or friends. Drop the cups and lids into the labeled box in the Sculpture studio at TAFE Northern Beaches or call Cherry on to arrange for the cups to be picked up. We will need lots of cups! A&SC Inc Website Cherry working hard for AiOP Our website contains current information about A&SC Inc, membership, events and activities as well as links to useful sites. Visit it regularly at to keep up to date. Facebook For more information on AiOP and the free workshops go tohttp:// s-and-culture/art-odd-places-registration Our page is at: A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

4 Please photos of your artworks to Alenka at so that she can add them to our Facebook page. This keeps our page dynamic and interesting and provides excellent exposure for our artists. Opportunity: if you would like to help manage the A&SC Facebook page, Membership news Membership renewal for the year was due on 1 st July Our membership year is as per the financial year. If you wish to renew your membership, artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.com with Membership in the subject line and details of payment options will be ed to you. Fees are: Renewal: $50; New member: $60. At the end of June 2013 we had 30 members. So far 23 of those have renewed for the year. We also have 7 new members. A warm welcome is extended to the following new Art & Soul Collective Inc members: Janine Allman Elizabeth Clarke Amanda Farquharson Prudence Smith Vivienne Reeve Carolyn Shannon Midori Furze We currently have 30 members. We welcome new members so please recommend A&SC Inc to friends and associates participating in the arts and pass A&SC contact details onto them. artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.com or visit the website for membership information and an application form. Remember to A&SC Inc any changes to your address or contact details. Reminder! membership renewal for 2013/14 year is now due. A&SC news and info Happy Anniversary A&SC! July 2013 marks the first anniversary of Art & Soul Collective Inc. We were registered with the Office of Fair Trading in July We began with just 5 members and finished the year with 30. It has been an interesting, busy and productive year with many achievements. In our first year we have become fully established. We have bank accounts, a Facebook page, a website, an account a dedicated phone, insurance and a logo. A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

5 We successfully applied for 2 local council grants; we joined NAVA; we have a sponsorship agreement with Glen Street Theatre until 30 June 2015 which gives us exclusive exhibition rights in their foyer and restaurant. We have so far held 5 exhibitions at Glen Street Theatre, our Art + 1 to Art + 5 series, which have enabled members to exhibit and sell art works. A&SC has run 10 en plein air art events, 2 social events and produced 6 e-newsletters which are sent out to 65 interested parties. Recently, A&SC developed membership cards and art aprons sporting our logo. Individual members have busied themselves attending courses, workshops & exhibitions, entering art prizes, shows and competitions, participating in exhibitions and producing a wide range of art works, many of which have been sold. The momentum continues into our second year! AGM A&SC Inc will hold its first AGM on Saturday 7 th September 2013 from 2.00 pm at Cromer Community Centre, Fisher Road, Cromer. Information, including a Committee Member Nomination form, will be ed to all members closer to the AGM. We urge members to consider nominating for a position on the Committee. Positions include: President, Deputy President, Secretary, Treasurer and non-specific committee members. It is really important that members attend. All Committee positions will become vacant at this meeting and a new Committee will be elected to steer A&SC for the next year. Also, it will be a great chance to meet with other members and celebrate the achievements of our first year. The AGM will begin with a brief meeting where a new Committee will be chosen. This will be followed by an artist talk then a casual afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share. Put the AGM date in your diary! A&SC Inc has some exciting opportunities to offer to members. Cromer Art Cromer Art is an A&SC Inc initiative for the benefit of members. It is a weekly session in a studio space at Cromer Community Centre on Tuesdays from 10:00 till 2:00 pm starting on 27 August Cost is $52 for an initial trial of 4 weeks. If successful, it will run in line with school terms. Cromer Art is inexpensive and offers a time and space to pursue your art in your own way in the company of other motivated A&SC Inc members. We need 4 participants to start. The maximum group size is 6. artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.com with Cromer Art in the subject line to register your interest and full details, A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

including how to pay, will be emailed to you. Hurry to secure your place!

6 including how to pay, will be ed to you. Hurry to secure your place! Glen Street Theatre Project Art + 5 Glen Street Theatre approached A&SC prior to the expiry of our initial 6 month agreement, to offer an exclusive contract to exhibit art in the theatre for a further 2 years. A&SC happily accepted this offer and re-signed. Our new contract expires on 30 June The Glen Street Theatre Project has been a wonderful opportunity and a great success and will continue to provide exposure for A&SC Inc artists. Art works have sold from each of the first 5 exhibitions. The A&SC Glen Street team has begun planning for the next series of exhibitions, the Art Scene series. Art Scene 1 to Art Scene 4 will take us from July to December The Glen Street Theatre foyer will be unavailable from December 2013 until about May 2014 due to renovations. Our exhibitions will resume after the renovations are completed. A&SC now has a dedicated address for all Glen Street Project communication. It is: artandsoulglenstreet@gmail.com It will be managed by A&SC s Glen Street Project team, currently, Maria Romeo, Liz Pasqualini and Sosi Stevenson. Art Scene 1 is the next exhibition of works to be hung at Glen Street Theatre. Monday 12 th August is change-over day from Art + 5 to Art Scene 1. For participants, arrive at am to collect your works from Art + 5. Arrive at am to bring your Art Scene 1 art works and help hang them. A&SC Inc en plein air art the spontaneous version! A&SC s en plein air art mornings will continue but with different scheduling. Dates will not appear in the newsletter Events Calendar. Instead, an will be sent out a few days before the event, advertising time and place. The committee will organise some, but if you want to arrange an en plein air art session, artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.com to let us know the details and we ll advertise to other members. Don t be shy! For en plein air art, bring whatever art materials you prefer. Be prepared to work outside. Note: Cancelled if wet weather. A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

Recent en plein air locations En plein air at Freshwater View Reserve in May Show your card to receive: $10 discount on tickets (member

20% discount on all framing at Art Smart at Seaforth. 10% discount on all paint at Art Smart at Seaforth.

Art Aprons En plein air at North Harbour Reserve in June Membership Cards A&SC aprons modelled by Sosi and Liz beautiful!

It contains A&SC contact information for easy reference as well as member name, number and expiry date.

7 Recent en plein air locations En plein air at Freshwater View Reserve in May Show your card to receive: $10 discount on tickets (member only) to Glen Street Theatre main stage shows. 10% discount on art supply purchases from Art Link at Brookvale. 20% discount on all framing at Art Smart at Seaforth. 10% discount on all paint at Art Smart at Seaforth. Exhibition opportunities for members (group or solo) downstairs at Art Smart. 25% commission charged & tax held from all sales. Art Aprons En plein air at North Harbour Reserve in June Membership Cards A&SC aprons modelled by Sosi and Liz beautiful! A&SC membership cards A&SC will be issuing members with a membership card. It contains A&SC contact information for easy reference as well as member name, number and expiry date. A&SC art aprons are available for sale for $25. The aprons are black, 100% cotton, with a large front pocket and A&SC logo. 2 versions are available: chest logo or pocket logo (see above). To order an apron, artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.com with Apron in the subject line. A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

8 Member s news A&SC Inc members continue to pursue their interests in art by participating in exhibitions, entering art prizes and attending workshops to further develop skills and knowledge. Warringah Art Prize 2013 Congratulations to 5 A&SC members who were selected as finalists in the Warringah Art Prize 2013, namely Liz Clarke, Peta Minnici, Maria Romeo, Mary-Anne Armstrong and Leonie Niven. They exhibited in the General and Waste to Art categories. Congratulations also to member Pru Smith s son, Luke, who had work exhibited. Keeping Company with the collection Five A&SC members have been selected to create and exhibit art works for this exhibition held at Manly Art Gallery & Museum from 8 th November to 1 st December. Each artist will create work based on a work from the gallery s collection. Selection was competitive and involved submitting concept works. Congratulations on being selected to Cindy Good Milman, Liz Pasqualini, Richard McGee, Michelle Wilkinson and Mary- Anne Armstrong. Sosi Stevenson and Melissa Craughwell sold art works from Art + 4 at Glen Street Theatre. Ann Twells sold art work from Art + 5. Richard Magee sold 2 paintings in his recent exhibition at the Addison Road Community Centre Gallery, Marrickville. He is preparing for an exhibition at Fix-8 Gallery, Freshwater, in August. Liz Pasqualini attended a painting workshop by Chris Langlois; Karen Steele attended Portrait classes with Stephanie Brown; Karen Steele, Liz Clarke and Pam Henry- May attended Denis Clarke s Drawing classes at Bayview; Cherry Corr and Penny Polkinghorne attended a Quilting workshop at COFA; Penny Polkinghorne and Pru Smith attended workshops and contributed fish sculptures to the colourful Weaving Bridges installation on Queenscliff Bridge for the Guringai Festival. Art 59 Exhibition & Sale at Manly Selective Campus: In May Maria Romeo helped coordinate the Art 59 Exhibition and Auction as a fundraising event fort Manly Selective Campus. It was a huge success largely due to the generosity of the many artists who contributed, the volunteers, art buyers and school families. Local artist and art educator Vivianne Hazenveld facilitated the creation of a beautiful community artwork on the night of the closing show cocktail party. $15,000 was raised through the event and will be shared between the the P&C, program for school building works and the school bands program. Congratulations to prize winners: A&SC Inc member, Liz Pasqualini s painting Toowoon Bay ($750 People s Choice award); Hanli Jonker s painting Walk With Me (The Packers' Prize of $500 from Vitesse Painting); and Gabi Picard s Henri (Students' Choice Award of $200 framing from Art A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

Smart Picture Framing and Art Supplies).

Above: Two images from the St Ives Show Communal artwork created at the Art 59 Cocktail Party.

It was a busy week or two in the lead up to the show with registering entries and collating data but it all came together in the end.

and Maria Romeo with her steel and wood sculpture Spiralling, which sold during the show.

9 Smart Picture Framing and Art Supplies). Many thanks to the local, professional and secret artists in the community who created and donated works for the exhibition. Above: Two images from the St Ives Show Communal artwork created at the Art 59 Cocktail Party. St Ives Show Maria Romeo assisted in setting up the St Ives Show, held on the third weekend in May. It was a busy week or two in the lead up to the show with registering entries and collating data but it all came together in the end. The judges enjoyed the collection of works in the Art Competition, and there were some very worthy winners, including Leonie Niven with her Water Dragon etching, and Maria Romeo with her steel and wood sculpture Spiralling, which sold during the show. Spiralling, by Maria Romeo Maria Romeo Solo Art Exhibition: I have had my first solo exhibition of photographs and sculptures. Opening night was fabulous at the home gallery of artist Jacki Fewtrell and her husband, councillor Wayne Gobert. It is a very intimate gallery, and perfect for an opening night crowd of around 30 guests. Thanks to all of you who could make it to see the exhibition making it a joyful experience for me, and thanks also to the wonderful buyers that made it a financial success. A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

Pure Bohemia & Gypsy Jazz at Lizotte's, Dee Why 7 th August: Lizotte's hosts this event sporadically, and it is coming around again on Wednesday 7 th August.

Of course drinks and food are extra. You need to pay for yourself by calling Lizotte s directly on 9984 9933.

10 Pure Bohemia & Gypsy Jazz at Lizotte's, Dee Why 7 th August: Lizotte's hosts this event sporadically, and it is coming around again on Wednesday 7 th August. A life model poses on a table while Gadjo Guitars play wonderful Gypsy Jazz music. These are great evenings. The cost for access to a life model and the wonderful music of Gadjo Guitars is $25. Of course drinks and food are extra. You need to pay for yourself by calling Lizotte s directly on Maria Romeo has a table booked with a couple of others & you can request to join in on that table if you d like. Studio Warming Party: Maria Romeo and Midori Furze are joining forces in a studio space in Brookvale. We are going to have a Studio Warming Party on Saturday August 17 from 4pm-6pm. Please RSVP by Wednesday 14 th August for catering purposes. We intend to host workshops on a weekly basis and welcome anyone who would like to use our space to run a workshop to contact us to talk about it. Please call Maria on or Midori on Manly Arts Festival: Maria Romeo and Midori Furze are holding an Exhibition and Open Studio as part of the Manly Arts Festival program this year. They will have their studio open to visitors from Saturday 20 th September through to Tuesday 24 th September. We will have more information available closer to the day, but all are welcome to drop in. Maria Romeo s first freelance photoshoot to earn an income: Maria Romeo recently carried out a photoshoot for Mayne Publications to accompany a story on U C Us Mechanics in Mitchell Rd, Brookvale. Maria s images were published in this month s issue of Australian Car Magazine. Maria Romeo s photos in Australian Car Magazine s July 2013 TAFE News Tony Mortimer retired from his position of Sculpture teacher in Fine Arts at Northern Beaches TAFE after a long career. Many A&SC members have been taught by Tony and benefitted from his vast knowledge, skill and guidance. The 2013 Open Studio Sculpture class had a Thankyou Breakfast with him early in June. A&SC wish Tony all the best for his future. A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

facebook.com/artsoulcollective A&SC email address: artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.com A&SC Glen Street address: artandsoulglenstreet@gmail.com A&SC Website (under construction): http://www.

11 Newsletters Share your experiences with members it is interesting and inspiring. If you wish to let us know of workshops or classes you ve attended, or contribute information or anything of interest to members via the newsletter, please it to with Newsletter item in the subject line. Opportunity: If you would like to be involved in producing the A&SC newsletter Useful links For more information contact any of the following committee members: Cherry Corr President Maria Romeo Leonie Niven Treasurer Cindy Goode- Milman A&SC Inc phone Images from Glen Street: Art + 5 A&SC Facebook page: A&SC address: artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.com A&SC Glen Street address: artandsoulglenstreet@gmail.com A&SC Website (under construction): Payment details All payments to A&SC can be made to our bank account: Bank Account Details at Westpac Name: Art & Soul Collective Inc BSB: Acct: Ref: YourSurname A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

Events Calendar Event queries phone A&SC: 0431 149 185 Wednesday 7.8.13 Monday 12.8.13 10.00 am Saturday 17.8.13 Tuesday 27.8.13 10.00-2.00 Saturday 7.9.13 2.00 2-5.9.13 6 9 pm Pure Bohemia & Gypsy Jazz at Lizotte's, Dee Why Art Scene 1 at Glen Street Theatre.

AGM Cromer Community Centre All members urged to attend. Please bring a plate to share. Strange Markings workshops at Eramboo, Terrey Hills 14&15.9.

Clubs of Dee Why Warringah and Manly, Manly Council, Glen Street Theatre, Art Smart at Seaforth and Art Link at Brookvale, for their generous support.

12 Events Calendar Event queries phone A&SC: Wednesday Monday am Saturday Tuesday Saturday pm Pure Bohemia & Gypsy Jazz at Lizotte's, Dee Why Art Scene 1 at Glen Street Theatre. Exhibition change over. Take down Art + 5; hang Art Scene 1 Studio Warming Party Maria Romeo & Midori Furze Cromer Art begins Cromer Community Centre. Tuesdays, 10 2, for 4 weeks. AGM Cromer Community Centre All members urged to attend. Please bring a plate to share. Strange Markings workshops at Eramboo, Terrey Hills 14& AiOP installations at Dee Why 21& AiOP installations at Manly Saturday to Deadline for newsletter items from members. with Newsletter item subject line to: artandsoulcollectiveinc@gmail.com Keeping Company with the collection exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum Thank you to our sponsors Thank you to our sponsors and supporters, Warringah Council, the Rotary Clubs of Dee Why Warringah and Manly, Manly Council, Glen Street Theatre, Art Smart at Seaforth and Art Link at Brookvale, for their generous support. Disclaimer The material provided in this newsletter is made available in good faith. However, it is the user's responsibility to make his or her assessment of its accuracy and completeness and to verify all information obtained before any reliance is placed on it. A&SC Newsletter Vol 2.4 June, July

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