P O BOX 1656, FARGO, ND 58107-1656 www.redriverws.org December 2014 CALENDAR Dec. September: 9 6pm Potluck Party, original card 10 Member exchange, meeting*7pm** installation of officers, Silver Brush award. Anne Kaese will speak on St.John s Bible. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Lunch: Sherbanoo Aziz and Emily Dec.31 Pick Hilgers. up paintings at the Atrium, 9-11am. 18 THE 3rd WEDS of the month 6-8pm, Art HAPPY Jam-downtown NEW YEAR! Fargo at Uncorked, #12 Broadway. 2015 Jan 20-22 Art 13 Member at the meeting, Lake. 7pm. More Due on to activities page 3. downstairs at the church, the meeting October: will be upstairs. We will be watching a video. Lunch: Robin Wichman and Connie Riedman 5-6 FMVA, Studio Crawl. See page 8 Member meeting*7pm** Feb Ron 10 Member Boehm, Art meeting, teacher 7pm. in W Fargo Lunch: Jackie will be Anderson the program. and Sue Torson. Lunch: Janet Flom and Michelle 2015 Roise National Show-Jun 21-Jul 31 April 1 postmark deadline for entries. Reception-June Nov 12 Member 23 meeting* 7pm** Workshop-June Ellen Diederich 22-26 will be on the program. Red River Art Show-Jun 24-25, 2015 2014 Election of officers. Moorhead Center Mall. Lunch: Donna Chalimonczyk and Darline Sween. *Member meetings are held Dec on 10 Member the 2nd Tuesday meeting-note of the month time: 6pm Potluck Sept through May Party. at the First Congregation United Church of Christ, 406 8th St. S., Moorhead, MN Member meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! Sept through May at the First Congregational Church, 406 8th St. S., Moorhead, MN Items for the newsletter: East door parking lot downstairs. Send your news by the 25 th of the month. **5:00-*7:00pm Anyone 701-232-4667 that would like to johnson4236@gmail.com come to the meeting early to paint, etc., is welcome bring OR a BROWN You BAG can lunch mail information and stay through to: the meeting. RRWS, GUESTS ARE PO ALWAYS Box 1656 WELCOME! Fargo, ND, 58107-1656. DIANE JOHNSON, EDITOR RRWS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER President s letter Hello Everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know I ate too much and then felt guilty about it (well, a little). Hopefully, between these 2 large holidays, there will be time to paint. Motivation can be a problem for us artists at times. But as Roger Ebert said, "if your muse doesn't show up, start without her." I like this quote, because it reminds me to create, even though I may be too tired, cranky, or overwhelmed (fill in the blank). If I just sit down and start painting, using my left brain, eventually the path will lead to that sacred area, the right brain, and the satisfaction will be there from creating. At our last general membership meeting, we elected four new officers. They are: Dave Olson, president, and as directors: Emily Hilgers, Paula McGuinty and Barbara Deraas. We are thrilled to have you as part of our new leadership team. We are also happy that our secretary, Darline Sween, and our treasurer, Phyllis Lincoln, are staying on the board. Deep gratitude to the outgoing directors, Donna Chalimonczyk and Diane Johnson. It will be an exciting year! Happy painting, Cathi Koenig RRWS, Interim President HOLIDAY PARTY December 9th at 6pm note time. First Congregational UC of C 406-8th St S, Moorhead Bring a potluck dish to share and a card to exchange [optional]. The SILVER BRUSH will be awarded. New officers will be installed. ART IN THE ATRIUM This year 20 RRWS members took part in the show. They are: Sandra Miles, Judi Koehmstedt, Barbara Benda Nagle, Sabra Low, Karen Bakke, Donna Chalimonczyk, Scott Seiler, Diane Johnson, Anne Kaese, Judy Wegenast, Marilyn Geske, Sue Torson, Gary Hoagland, Sharon Benzel, Michelle Roise, Cynthia Schatzke, Robin Wichman, Cathi Koenig, Janet Flom, and KayDell Breyer. If you haven t seen the show yet, it will be on display through the month of December...it s worth the trip! Please remember to pick up your paintings on December 31st, between 9-11am.
WORKSHOPS: The Edina Art Center presents WOW! Watercolor Workshop at Tween Waters Inn, Captiva, Florida, February 2-5, 2015. Instructor Georgia Kandiko will guide participants in a warm sunny workshop focusing on composition. We will have a gathering session Sunday afternoon Feb. 1. Workshop Cost: $400 non-member/360 member; Workshop #7470 Register on line: www.edinaartcenter.com ; phone: 952-903-5780 Lodging costs not included in fee. For lodging on line: www.tween-waters.com ; phone: 800-223-5865. Catherine Hearding RRWS, WHS, MOWS, Lake Elmo, MN, will be conducting a 5-day watercolor workshop at the Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN. The Colors Of Winter Jan 26-30, 2015. The focus will be on winter landscape and the colors and shapes that define it. For more information: www.grandmaraisartcolony.org. Jennifer Stone, RRWS, Watertown, SD, is hosting 2- Mark Mehaffey workshops in Watertown, SD. They are both 3 day workshops. Dates are: June 24-26 and June 28-30. The first letter will go out in February to artists currently signed up for these classes. There will be a deadline for payment in order to hold your place. If you would like to add your name, please email me @ jstone@wat.midco.net +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Friends of RRWS, Thank you for sharing an interest in watercolor. Many of us in the Midwest are looking forward to spending time painting in our studios this winter. We would really enjoy seeing what you are creating and share it with our national viewers. Please plan on entering our 2015 exhibition. This year the committee has gone to extra effort to make are exhibit available for entry through Café, a website that notifies artists of and accepts entries of upcoming juried exhibitions from participating organizations. Once you set up an account it makes it very easy to enter any show offered on their online platform. You can easily add available digital images of your work to your portfolio, then select your best entry available for a particular contest, make payment and keeps a record of your entries. You will be able to enter the RRWS 2015 exhibition on cafe from January 5th- April 1st, 2015. You are welcome to open an account on cafe anytime by clicking on www.callforentry.com. Café has a phone-line for assistance with your digital entries. In addition, RRWS will have a program (specifics to be announced in the January newsletter)-- to introduce members to using Café. If you do not want to enter this way, please preview the prospectus for directions to create a disc and mail in your entry. The prospectus will be sent in a separate email. We recommend that you check out Café and open your account with any images you may consider entering at this time. You can add to this selection as you complete your entries and then select the best entry from them. Café make it easy to enter and you most likely will be very happy you tried this out. There is no charge to set up your account and put in any paintings you are considering entering. You will only pay the actual show fees. We look forward to seeing your entries. Sincerely, Ellen Jean Diederich 2015 National Show Director Michelle Roise 2015 National Show Assistant director +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Fellow Artists and Watercolor Organizations, My name is John James and I am a member of RRWS and also the exhibition director for the Society of Watercolor Artists in Fort Worth, TX. We have a couple of exhibition opportunities that RRWS members may be interested in participating. Members can enter these shows without being a member of the society. You can go onto our website http://www.swawatercolor.com/ to review the information. Thanks and best regards, John James [john-drew@prodigy.net] 2
EXHIBITIONS & MEMBER NEWS: Scott Seiler, Fargo: Canvas and prints from Scott Seiler Photography will be on display at McCulley Optix Gallery through December 2014. "Original Photographs-A Collection of the Rural Midwest" will be on display at 2553 Kirsten Lane South, Suite 202 in Fargo. On display and for sale. Cathi Koenig, Moorhead, MN, won a Juror's Choice award in the Bismarck Arts and Galleries Fall Art Show for her pastel landscape titled "Passage". Sherbanoo Aziz, Moorhead, MN, won a North Dakota First Lady Award in the Bismarck Arts and Galleries Fall Art Show. She will also have a solo exhibition at One Oak Place in Fargo during the months of December and January. Reception to be announced later. Sherbanoo will be one of the vendors in the Edgewood Vista Annual Christmas Shopping Fair on Dec 5th from 1:30 to 4:00p.m. She will have her notecards and paintings for sale. Cynthia Schatzke, Casselton, ND, will have her paintings and note cards on display and for sale at Prairie Petals, the flower shop @ 210 North Broadway,Suite 104 (behind Pinch and Pour) through the holidays. Kelli Lien, RRWS, Rapid City, SD, This past August, she received the Bronze Medal Award in the Northern Plains Watercolor Society's Members 19th Annual Exhibition. Judy Bell, Minot, ND, was the featured artist from North Dakota in the Fall/ Winter issue of the Twin Cities TOSCA publication on theater, opera Shakespeare, culture and art. Kathy Braud, RRWS, Little Falls, MN, received an Honorable Mention in Northern Showcase 2014 Nov 1-29, 2014 Blaine, MN. Judith Hallbeck Meyeraan, Big Lake, MN, won Best of Show at the Artists del Norte Fall 2015 show at the Blaine Town Hall in Blaine, MN, Nov 15. Her transparent watercolor is entitled: "Refugees", shown at right. Sheyenne Crossing, is looking for artists to display at their facility. Displays are for 2 months. Contact Kelly Brekke, Social Coordinator at Eventide at Sheyenne Crossings, 701-478-6007. The Gallery at Edgewood Vista, 4420 37th Ave S, Fargo, is looking for artist to display in 2015. Contact Serena Jiskra at 701-365-4751 or email serenajedgewoodvista.com. 3
WHO S WHO IN RRWS 2014 BOARD MEMBERS INTERIM PRESIDENT CATHI KOENIG 218-287-4398 SECRETARY DARLINE SWEEN 218-233-3528 TREASURER PHYLLIS LINCOLN 701-967-8958 DIRECTOR DIANE JOHNSON 701-232-4667 DIRECTOR DONNA CHALIMONCZYK 218-287-2065 INTERIM DIRECTOR CYNTHIA SCHATZKE 701-346-0200 COMMITTEES MEMBERSHIP DIANE JOHNSON 701-232-4667 GRANT WRITING BARBARA DERAAS 701-235-3587 PUBLICATIONS- COMMUNICATIONS DONNA CHALIMONCZYK 218-287-2065 PROGRAMS ROBIN WICHMAN 701-306-0284 ART IN THE ATRIUM KAREN HARTKE 701-318-1873 ART AT THE LAKE ANNE KAESE 701-232-4139 WEBMASTER JANET FLOM 701-361-7283 NEWSLETTER DIANE JOHNSON 701-232-4667 HOSPITALITY JUDI KOEHMSTEDT 701-799-9684 RED RIVER ART SHOW Applications & Site Managers ADVERTISING NATIONAL SHOW [Formerly 8th Street Show] JUDY & JERRY WEGENAST 218-847-3519 DIRECTOR 2015 ELLEN DIEDERICH 701-235-4241 ASST DIRECTOR MICHELLE ROISE 218-493-4520 WORKSHOP DIRECTOR ELIZABETH SCHWANKL 701-235-4356 AWARDS SIGNATURE STATUS DEB ANDERSON 701-412-4334 FUND RAISING SHERBANOO AZIZ 218-287-2171 ADVERTISING-LOCAL ADVERTISING-NAT'L JUDI KOEHMSTEDT 701-799-9684 RECEPTION SHIPPING BARBARA NAGLE 218-443-1126 GALLERY PREP JACKIE ANDERSON 218-233-6937 EXHIBITION PROGRAMS EXHIBIT PHOTOGRAPHY JUROR CONTACT ELLEN DIEDERICH 701-235-4241 A note for our new members: WELCOME! Our newsletter comes out once a month. You can send news of awards you have received, workshops you are going to teach, short articles, etc. The more information we put into each issue, the more interesting our newsletter becomes. I reserve the right to edit the items sent and ask if you have a lengthy article, please condense it to pertinent information. I do recognize many of your email addresses but appreciate it if the subject line says RRWS News or is sent as a Reply to my email [which most of you do]. When I email to you, I always try to put RRWS on the subject line so you don t have to wonder who is sending the message. When you send information for the newsletter, if you have Signature Status in RRWS, I will add that behind your name, but because I don t know the other societies that you may have signature status in, you must put them in your information to me each time. This is the only way they will be added. Those who have signature status in many societies, please list only 3-4 of your favorites! Thanks. Diane Johnson, Editor, RRWS Newsletter NOW- IS THE TIME TO PAY 2015 DUES...STILL $20.00! Send your check to: RRWS, Box 1656, Fargo, ND 58104 Or better yet, come to the potluck party on December 9, 6pm., and bring it along. REMEMBER if you are over 80 years young and have been a member for 10 years or more, you are an HONORARY MEMBER. You no longer have to pay yearly dues. Please update your address, etc. with us. At this time we have 186 members of which there are 10 honorary members. 4
RRWS MEMBER APPLICATION Please type or print clearly. [Dues for calendar year 2015] DO NOT PAY IF: you are 80+ & a 10-year member Please fill out this form and return for Date Renewal New Member HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP Name Business Address City State Zip Phone # Cell# E-mail Website Mail form & check for dues of $20.00 to: RRWS, PO BOX 1656, Fargo, ND 58107-1656 P O BOX 1656, FARGO, ND 58107-1656