The Irondequoit Art Club April 2017 www.irondequoitartclub.org SAM s Snippets by Sheila ( S.A.M. ) Shrestha What it Takes! A three part series. Part 2. Making of the Newsletter. Recently, one of our members stated that she doubted that our artists realize what goes into producing the club s newsletter, the Palette. I decided to share this info anticipating that you will literally read the newsletter under a new light! It appears to be a convoluted process but it actually works. The current editor, SAM, takes the following steps on the Pathway to the Palette : Requests info as early as the previous Palette. Sends annoying reminders online to membership to submit news items. Connects with the VP/Program Chair, currently John Lenhard, who identifies a monthly guest speaker, interacts to get a bio, title, pictures, and gist of presentation. He forwards this info to the Publicity Chair (SAM) who writes up a press release for inclusion in the Palette. Uses the press release from the previous step to generate publicity which will be the topic of the next Snippets. Composes Snippets for the month, trying to be very observant and detail-conscious about life happenings as well as praying for inspiration. Fleshes out submitted items, looks up incomplete &/or missing info such as addresses, times, dates, titles, show listings. Coordinates with the Refreshment Chair (Marjorie Maeske) to be able to publish names of Tuesday evening goodie-bringers. Coordinates with the Secretary (Judy Travis) for most recent minutes, and President (Sally Steinwachs) for additional items. Connects with Membership Chair and Co-Chair, Gary Knapp and Jan Ferry-Axman, for names & contact info of new members for publication. Seeks info from Sunshine Chair (Linda Hanss) to include notices about ailing members or to report condolences. Extracts info from Weds Program Chairs (David Pell and Jim Dawson) for the month s noon program; also from Coordinators of Irondequoit Town Hall Art Walk (Barb Montione) and Gigi s Art Exhibit (Jeanette Wojtas). Continues to organize, arrange, edit, and add straggler info. Emails Palette draft to Jeanette Musliner who officially serves as Treasurer but also doubles as 2 nd proof reader. It s hard to catch your own missteaks. (A beefy error just to be sure you haven t fallen asleep yet!) 1 Makes final corrections, revisions as needed. Emails Palette to those who are computer savvy. Provides hard copy to Carol Riesenberger, who handles the postal mailings. Often the hard copy is personally driven to Carol s home by Sally or Jeanette or SAM. Carol drives to Staples to reproduce the hard copies, folds, inserts into envelopes, addresses and mails. Tries to remember to send nonformatted, cut & paste issue to those members whose programs are incompatible and won t allow them to open the formatted attachment. At this point, hopefully the Palette is received by the IAC membership, read & enjoyed. Webmaster, Mark Babeck, puts the issue onto IAC s website, so if you misplace your Palette, you can always consult the website which has current & past issues. In conclusion, I hope by now you have an ink -ling of what goes into printing the Palette. A tremendous thank you goes to all members who help or have helped in the past in any way with the process. A special blessing goes to those who submit their news items on time with appropriate & legible details. If you are tempted to immediately delete or use your hard copy to cover the floor of your pet s cage, please
take a moment of silence to consider the Palette Pathway! IAC Notes Spring 2017 Show Dates & Info: 4/26/17 Setup 4/27-5/6 Show 5/7 Take down To those who receive the e- Palette - please feel free to enlarge and distribute the jpeg flyer above. Reminders: Bring your Spring Show entries Wednesday morning April 26 to the library, starting at 10 a.m. The racks will be delivered that morning. We will need to set them up.terry Patti is in charge of hanging the show. She will need help. Pat Tribastone, the judge, will arrive later in the day around 5 p.m. Please remember to sign up for sitting at least twice during the show. Please remember to bring some finger food to share to the opening reception, Thursday, April 27, before 7 p.m. Reception is 7-9 p.m. Please spread the word -- remember to tell family and friends about the show. CreditCard Training for Spring Show Sales For those members who wish to learn how to use the tablet and those that need a refresher, there will be a meeting on Wednesday, April 12th at 6 PM, room 214, on the second floor of the Iron. Library. Members will also be learning how to use the tablet for cash and check transactions. Please let Phyllis Rodi know if you are planning to attend. If you cannot meet on that night, and you are interested in learning, please contact Phyllis at 342-9094 or Judy Travis at 519-1439 and they will try to set up a time to meet with you. Thank you. Spring Show Participant Update: To date we have about 40 members entering the show. Karen Chamberlin will be putting together the program, and any queries should be addressed to her at 820-9027. Meet the Artist Day. Saturday, April 29. There s still room. If you wish to talk about your art, contact Patrick Mc Caffery at pmccaffery@rochester.rr.com.. Wednesday Meeting Info Pinegrove Center - Meetings begin at 12:30. The room is available by12:00 if bringing a lunch. Following is the schedule: April 5 * Critique April 12 **PRESENTATION by Terry Patti about seven Canadian painters April 19 ***WORKSHOP - Still-Life Set-Up - Bring your own materials & work from a well-lit still-life set-up of flowers, fruits, and other objects. It's not necessary to work on the stilllife: you can work on any kind of project you'd like. *CRITIQUE - Bring in completed work, or work in progress, for a gentle group review/critique; limited to two works per artist per session. **PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION - Meetings are talks on various methods/materials. ***WORKSHOPS Members should bring their materials to paint or sketch. Sunshine. Mary Lou Swicklik is under the weather. Cards may be sent to her 2
at Chapel Oaks, 1550 Portland Ave., Apt. 1316, 14621. News from Irondequoit Council of the Arts: Jeanette Musliner reports on the following events: Irond. Chorale, Friday, June 9 at 7:30, Durand Eastman School Irond. Concert Band, Sunday, April 30, 3 p.m. Irond. High School Irond Community Orchestra, June 21, 7 p.m. Library The Farmer s Market opens May 25, each Thursday from 4 to 8 pm, behind the Town Hall. Open all season, except for one Thursday before and one Thursday after the July 4 th celebration. IAC Artist Breakfast Meeting. Every Thursday, artists met at Bill Gray s Seabreeze location at 10:30AM to talk about any or all aspects of art. These informal meetings last about 1 to 1 ½ hr to discuss/critique/admire paintings. Great to have an immediate place to show art and get feedback. No food purchase is necessary. All are welcome. If Qs, contact Terry Patti, 342-2279. Irondequoit Farmers Market -Artist Opportunity. The market is sponsored by the Town of Irondequoit and will run, rain or shine, from May 25 through Oct. 19, 2017. IAC members, Robert and Karen Holtz, exhibit at the market and have offered a tented space next to their unit to interested IAC members. There are still openings for those that want to get in. No need to make an application on your own because the club is sponsoring it. Please send your interest to their email: krholtz@frontiernet.net or phone at 621-6369. State which week you prefer between May 25th and August 10th. Irondequoit Town Hall Art Walk. Call for IAC Artists. Barbara Montione organizes the art display at the Irondequoit Town Hall and changes the exhibit every 3 months. She will be looking for art work in the midst of the Spring Show. So--- please think about it now. To enter work in this or in future exhibits, contact Barb by phone (585-338-1184) or email (bmontione@aol.com) with your painting title, medium, price and size (small, medium or large). Also put this info on the back of the piece. She will prepare the labels. Art at GiGi's Restaurant. Message from Jeanette Ferretti- Wojtas who coordinates the art exhibit at GiGi's Restaurant, 2256 Hudson Avenue, just south of Titus Avenue. Dear Art Club Members: In February, 2016 Art Club Members were invited by the owners of GiGi s to have our Art on display for 3 month periods. (GiGi s has allowed us to advertise our shows.) Our work has been viewed by 100 s of patrons who love and enjoy this special treat. It s not often that a restaurant will invite an art group to display art. Usually the offer is made to only a few. I am inviting all members to seriously consider 3 showing 2 pieces of their work during the 3-month display periods. Please call me to see what dates are available (233-9948). Leave a message with name and contact number and I will get back to you and sign you up. I ask that you provide a small white card - size of a business card no larger please - with all information on the front; bottom right corner of each piece of work. The next Pick-Up / Drop-Off date is May 11, 2017. PLEASE: Avoid the Lunch and Dinner hours as these are very busy times. The Restaurant opens at 10 A.M. (Closed Mondays.) The restaurant staff will hang your work and take it down for you. I will have a sign-up sheet available at the Tuesday evening Business Meetings; however please phone me if you cannot attend. I need 8 artists for each 3-month display period. Reminder: May 11, 2017 begins the next Art Display. Please also pick up work already hanging on that day as well so that the new work can be hung in its place as they are received. Thank you. To enter works, please contact Jeanette by Phone: 233-9948 or by Email: jferrettiwojtas@gmail.com She will confirm and will remind you as time gets closer to either drop off or pick up your work. You must provide a small card (business card size or 1/2 of a 3 x 5" card) with the title of each piece, price and contact information.
April Speaker Etching in Time Alice Chen Dr. Alice Chen Asian brush artist, Dr. Alice Chen, will give an art demonstration on her art entitled Oriental Brush Painting at the April 25 meeting of the Irondequoit Art Club to be held 7:30 PM at Chapel Oaks, St. Ann s Community, 1550 Portland Ave., Rochester, NY 14621, after the club s 7PM business meeting. Dr.Chen was born in China, and educated at the National University, Taiwan, the University of Kansas at Lawrence, Sydney University, Australia, and the Imperial College of London University. Before becoming a full-time professional artist almost two decades ago, Dr. Chen went through the rigorous training system for all artists in traditional Chinese painting. In her own work, she captures the essence of a subject with vital energy and flow. She goes beyond realism in expressing her emotion and sensitivity, always absorbing new ideas as well as techniques from both East and West. The Ying-Yang sign is her guiding post. Chen uses free brush strokes expressing energy flow on rice paper to capture the sensitivity of her emotion in creating visual poetry with a contemporary Oriental flair. Her spontaneous creation of flowers, birds, motifs from nature, vistas of landscapes often reflect the vitality, spirit, and symbolic meaning of the subjects. Dr. Chen s paintings have been exhibited at national shows and such institutions as Allegheny College in Pennsylvania and the University of Rochester, and in galleries including the Oxford Gallery and Ock Hee s in Honeoye Falls. Dr. Chen is on the faculty of Creative Workshop, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester. She has received many awards including best in show and most popular art. In addition to being a popular speaker and demonstrator in art, Dr. Chen is an expert on mushrooms and presents programs on that subject to many groups. Dr. Chen can be reached at 585-381-0804or by email at DrAliceWChen@gmail.com Everyone is welcome. There is no charge for this event. The site is handicapped accessible. Attendees may request a supply list handout to further pursue classes in this art form. April Refreshments Maggie Brown & Mary Ellen Davis Facebook Progress. IAC member, Mark Babeck, has organized the Facebook Group Page for IAC. It is now live. If you haven t already joined please take an opportunity to do so. To ask Qs, contact Mark at Cell - 585-512-6524; Emailmbabeck@outlook.com; Follow us on Facebook 4 https://www.facebook.com/group s/1857192441165375/ New Members. Pamela Perkins 40 Knollbrook Rd., Apt.1 14610 233-5619 pip@frontiernet.net smalltown girl.yolasite.com Wayne Thompson 27 DaVinci Dr 14624 465-7837 Artist Opportunities - Calling All Artists. The Artists Cave. The Artists Cave invites artists who would like to create to live music to join us 3 PM, Sunday April 30th at the Artists Cave for a live keyboard recital and artists only creativity session. Space is limited so you must RSVP by emailing or calling John or Lori Lenhard, The Artists Cave. Phone 467-2333 or email theartistscave@frontier.com. Also visit The Artists Cave on Facebook. The Artists Cave will provide easels, tables and drawing boards. Artists are to provide their own media. Again, space is limited and the event is free so RSVP in advance. 6 th Annual Irondequoit Art Trail seeking artists who live, work or have a studio in Irondequoit, $35 entry fee per artist. Event runs
Jul 21 & 22, 2017. Informational meetings, 6:30 PM, Weds, Apr. 19, & May 24, Irondequoit Public Library, Rm. 113,1290 Titus Ave., 14517. Application deadline extended to Apr. 20. Shows/Classes/Demos Kathryn Bevier Encaustic PaintingWorkshops The Anderson Arts Building, 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 305 kbevier@mac.com kathrynbevier.com kathrynbevier.blogspot.com 585-230-7232 (1) Pastels Meet Wax - Sat, Apr 8 (2) Image & Line Transfer onto Wax Sat, Apr 22 (3) Collage with Encaustic Sun, Apr 23 (4) Contemporary Portraiture in Encaustic with Guest Artist Lora Murphy- A Special 3-day Workshop Weds, June 7 thru Fri, June 9 Pax Kaffraria Meleko Mokgosi makes figurative paintings that fit together to form chapters in large installations that suggest stories or narratives. MAG: 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607 Dates: at MAG: Now through May 7 MAG: (585) 276-8900 Dr. Alice Chen - Asian Brush Painting Classes MAG: Creative Workshop Class 8 classes, April 5 to May 31 Weds 6:30 to 9:30PM MAG: (585) 276-8900 Irondequoit Art Club President Sally Steinwachs Co-Vice-President Programs John Lenhard Secretary Judy Travis Treasurers Jeanette Musliner Walter Musliner Membership- Gary Knapp Jan Ferry-Axman Committee Chairs: Newsletter (Palette) S.A.M. Shrestha Carol Riesenberger mailing Publicity S.A.M. Shrestha Refreshments Marjorie Maeske Website-Mark Babeck Facebook Mark Babeck Library- Betty Papaleo Sunshine- Linda Hanss History- Jeanette Wojtas Weds Program Jim Dawson David Pell Town Hall Exhibits Barb Montione 342-8292 370-3234 519-1439 342-2626 342-2626 342-6595 544-9783 787-4086 342-6287 787-4086 323-2336 512-6524 512-6524 266-4357 671-1605 233-9948 872-6311 342-1051 338-1184 Gigi s Art Exhibit Jeanette Wojtas 233-9948 Please submit material for the March Palette by May 5, 2017 to S.A.M. Shrestha, 787-4086, bshrestha@rochester.rr.com IRONDEQUOIT ART CLUB MINUTES March 27, 2017 Chapel Oaks Community Room Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President, Sally Steinwachs at 7 PM. Sally welcomed guests and new members. Minutes: A correction was made to the minutes to correct the name & address of the presenter to: The Finishing Touch, 1406 E. Ridge Rd. A member (name unknown) made a motion to approve the February 28th minutes and was seconded by Chris Chilas. Carried Unanimously. Treasurer s Report: Money Market Acct $3,111.62 Checking Account 3,459.11 TOTAL $6,570.73 Full report on file with Secretary Marjorie Maeske made a motion to accept the report as read, Michelle Barnard seconded the motion. There were no questions and all were in favor. Announcements: Palette News - Sally reminded members that the deadline for news to be submitted for inclusion into the Palette is April 5 th. She then explained that the 5
Palette is distributed via traditional snail mail and also through email. Spring Show: To participate in the show, members will have had to attend at least four club meetings (any). Sally encouraged all members to submit entries. Sally and Jeanette Musliner will be calling members who have not submitted an entry to encourage them to do so. Also, all members have to volunteer to do two jobs for the show; sign-up sheets for the various jobs were provided on tables at the back of the meeting room. Sally stated that if there are 2 people who don t have the credit card training, but wish to sit together, they can. In this case, an additional sitter will be added who does have the training. Nikki LoRe has the sign-up sheet for refreshments. Refreshments need to be delivered to the Library on April 27 th (opening night) around 6-6:30 p.m. so all can be set out on tables for service from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Refreshments should be in the form of finger food. Posters & Fliers were made available for members to take for posting. Sally stated that home grown stores usually will allow posters up, but the larger stores like Wegmans & Rite-Aid usually won t. Patrick McCaffery is in charge of Artist Day. This is a day at the show giving artists an opportunity to talk about their art. This is voluntary. If anyone would like to participate in this activity, please send an email to: pmccaffery@rochester.rr.com. Phyllis Rodi stated that credit card training will take place around April 15 th. She will be sending out an email to members to elicit those interested. Karen Pesch shared her experience of having Bill at the Finishing Touch put backing on her art and highly recommended using his services for this purpose. Facebook Mark Babeck thanked SAM for her assistance in sending the instructional email to members. He also stated that this document will be kept under the tab named files on the facebook page & kept updated for user s use. He also stated that only one person should be responsible for events posted on the page and that he would do this. He also explained that comments to postings make those postings more prominent in all postings on facebook, so please add comments to the postings. Irondequoit Farmer s Market Karen & Robert Holtz reminded members that the application deadline is April 3 rd. Sally made a motion that the Irondequoit Art Club pay for the space for the ½ season. The motion was approved by Robert Holtz and seconded by Karen Chamberlin. Carried Unanimously. Karen Pesch will be ordering a club banner to hang. Jeannette Musliner reminded members to collect sales tax at the venue and get these funds to her. If the sales are made by a member with a sales tax #, then you can submit your own tax collections. Refreshments Refreshments were provided by Ginny Sullivan and Dale Imes. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM Program: A presentation was done by Kathryn Bevier entitled Understanding Encaustics Respectfully Submitted, Judy Travis, Secretary 6