Newsletter - Brazos Valley Art League

Newsletter
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October 2012
Art Center of Brazos Valley 979-696-2787
www.bvartleague.org
“It took me 40 years to find out that painting is not sculpture.”
French post impressionist artist Paul Cezanne
President’s
Palette
By Coleen
Bradfield
How many of us spend years working in a single medium only to discover that other
forms of art work hold much for us to discover, accomplish and share. A decision
was recently made by the BVAL Board to limit our use of a theme in our member
show to one of two shows each year. The vote was made by the membership to select
“The Journey” for the November, 2013, theme while leaving the April, 2013, member show open. (Our
2012 November member show theme is still “The Game”)
While the lack of a theme opens the door to encourage all members to participate let us not forget what talented sculptor, Larry Schueckler recently said, “Themes are provided to our members as an opportunity to
examine what we do and challenge ourselves to offer our strongest contribution to this community.” It
is important that a member show truly be representative of our membership and all members feel that they
have art work which they can submit for the show. It is equally important that when the show becomes
more open to all that we still challenge ourselves to make sure that we show the Brazos Valley Community
quality art work be it paint on canvas, clay, bronze, jewelry, or other creative forms of art. I have no doubt
we will.
This November will be an opportunity for many of us to challenge ourselves with the theme of “The
Game.” I hope many take this challenge and fill the Arts Center Gallery with quality works of inspired art.
With hope for a creative year,
Coleen
Born Paul Cézanne - 19th of January, 1839 / Died - France on the
22nd of October, 1906
October, 2012
Editor: Miriam Rieck [email protected]
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2012-2013 BVAL OFFICERS
President - Coleen Bradfield
[email protected] 979-690-6415
Cooresponding Secretary - Miriam Rieck
[email protected] 979-220-1695
1st Vice-pres. - Gary Robbins
[email protected] 979-324-2861
Web Master - Daniel Xiao
[email protected] 979-690-7831
2nd Vice-pres. - Nancy Elliott
[email protected] 979-485-0470
Membership Chair
Wimberly Sharkey [email protected] 979-680-8610
Recording Secretary - Anita Cannon
[email protected] 979-776-0194
Exibits Chair - Barbara German
[email protected] 832-368-6388
Treasurer - Monika Pate
[email protected] 979-690-7429
TRUSTEES:
Cynthie Hanks [email protected] 979-8285231
Greta Watkins [email protected] 979-822-0496
Larry Schueckler [email protected] 979-690-8540
Publicity - Shawn Corbett
[email protected] 979-739-3918
The Brazos Valley Art League meets on the
First Monday of the month at noon at
The Arts Council Building
2275 Dartmouth
College Station, Texas
979-696-2787
Www.bvartleague.org
To join the Brazos Valley Art League, you can
download the membership form from the website or you
can contact:
Wimberly Sharkey
[email protected]
Join the conversation
Brazos Valley Art League
On Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/
pages/Brazos-Valley-ArtLeague/151391644927609
Coming Soon:
On Yahoo as a group
979-680-8610
If you would like to be an exhibitor/demonstrator at upcoming 1st Fridays please let
Barbara German, [email protected]; or Coleen at [email protected] know.
We will attempt to have one of our BVAL artists exhibit each 1st Friday which will allow
exposure for the artist as well as advertise the art league.
October, 2012
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Brazos Valley Art League Current
Meeting Demonstration
Dmitri Koustov ‘s Art:
Summer Atelier above and Virtuozo to the right
After graduating from Ivanovo Art Institute, Dmitri worked in Moscow
and St. Petersburg, Russia. Since 2000, Dmitri lives and works in College Station, Texas, USA. The artist characterizes his art as a search for
the beauty of possible worlds. Dmitri’s paintings combine clear and intensive colors, forming the splendid harmony. The artist presented his works
in a number of personal and group exhibitions in Russia, Germany,
France, and USA. His paintings are included to the multimedia catalog
“Artists of St. Petersburg, the end of the XX century”. The works of
Dmitri Koustov are in collections of the Ivanovo Art Museum, as well as
in private collections in Russia, Germany, France, Austria, Singapore,
England, Finland, and the United States.
“Creating an abstract composition that has a luminous mixture of forms and colors brings me happiness, inner
strength and freedom. I hope that viewers will feel the same when they see my works and that my paintings
will envelope you in a delightful galaxy of new feelings. The freedom of playing with colors and compositions help me to explore worlds not yet discovered. Different techniques and patterns that I use give my paintings dynamism and power. I think that the task of the artist is to show the things that one can feel but not see.
And that’s what I am awaiting form my public--imagination and fantasy.”
Dmitri Koustov’s works are currently represented by the Anya Tish Gallery, 4411 Montrose Boulevard,
Houston, Texas 77006.
October, 2012
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Brazos Valley Art League News
KAMU-TV Feature Artist
KAMU-TV will feature one painting each month by a selected BVAL artist. At the end of each month a
painting will be taken to the KAMU-TV studio where it will be hung on the set of the Brazos Valley Magazine for the following month. The painting will be visible during interview time on the show which shows
three times per week. The artist’s name and painting name will be acknowledged on the credits for each
show. The shows are scheduled for Thursdays 8:00 p.m., Saturdays 6:00 p.m. and Sundays 5:00 p.m. There
can be no glass covering the art work and no or very little white should be viewable.
If you are interested in being a KAMU-TV feature artist please send a short resume and picture of the painting
you would like shown to either Shawn Corbett at [email protected] or Coleen Bradfield at [email protected] as they will be selecting new artists each month and transporting the paintings to the studio.
The feature artist for October is:
An important update....Becky Eddy Phillips will be the KAMU-TV feature artist for October.
The November artist must be selected and information obtained no later than October 22nd.
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The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2013 and
2014 positions of Texas State Musician, State Poet Laureate, and State Visual Artists 2-D & 3-D. We invite
you to nominate some great Texas artists for this process.
We also hope you can help us get the word out about this opportunity. Please let the many talented artists in
your circles know about this opportunity.
There is no money associated with the title, but it does secure your place in Texas history and provides a great
marketing tool.
Self-nominations are encouraged. There is no fee to apply. The deadline is October 15, 2012. This opportunity only comes up every other year. Complete details and the nomination form are available online at:
http://www.arts.texas.gov/nominate
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BVAL FOOD FOR THE MEETING:
We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to the Board members who brought refreshments for the
September meeting and THANK the following members who have volunteered to provide refreshments for
the October meeting?
They are:
Miriam Rieck, Dawn Burdine, Kathy Stracener, Robyn Glass, Sherry Killingsworth, Chris Wilson and Viola
de la Garza.
At each meeting a volunteer sign up sheet is passed along to help with food for the next meeting, so that we
do not have a ton of food left over we ask that you pre-sign up for bringing food to the next meeting….Thank
you for understanding and volunteering.
October, 2012
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Brazos Valley Art League News
Megan McMullen is pleased to announce: I have some exciting news, I recently became one of
the newest members of The Bridal Association of the Brazos Valley! While I have had my
photography business for 2 years now, this year I have decided to specialize in bridal boudoir/
boudoir photography. There are very few photographers in town that do boudoir and I am excited to be able to serve the brides of the Brazos Valley! I will have my very first table at the
bridal show on September 9th.
You can reach Meagan at:[email protected], websites are www.meganmcmullen.com &
www.boudoir.meganmcmullen.com
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The A&M Consolidated High School Art Club is looking for artists who would be willing to do a demonstration for the students at some of their meetings. The meetings take place on Tuesdays from 3:45 until about
4:30 pm. If you are interested please contact Monika Pate:[email protected], or (979)-690-7429. Your
help will be greatly appreciated.
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Request from a Local Group at A&M :
Howdy! My name is Lauren Friend and I am leading an event through the Farmer's Fight campaign which is
an agriculture advocacy group at Texas A&M. The purpose of this event is to encourage a different type of
perception about the agriculture industry through the utilization of art and design. We will be hosting this idea
at a First Friday, hopefully in November and I would absolutely love it if you could put me into contact with
some local artists and creative minds that might want to use their talents, sell their artwork and promote agriculture. I have attached a link for one of the Farmer's Fight videos which I think might give you a better idea
at our aim. Furthermore, if you happen to know of anyone else who seems like a benefit to our cause please
have them contact me at this e-mail. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks so much!
Email: [email protected]
Video: http://youtu.be/yFoGib8AfZo
Sincerely,
Lauren Friend
Cezanne– The
Bathers (on the
left.
CezanneChateau (on the
right)
October, 2012
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Brazos Valley Art League News
This is an interesting factoid: Greta's mother was the first president of BVAL.
Becca saw the new membership guide & wondered if the "Gate"is "Gates" - her grandmother. She is!
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Figurative Artist Ron Cheek-has a show in the MSC Stark Gallery through Oct. 21.
There will be a talk and reception on September 27th. The Frame Ggallery is working on putting together a
figure drawing workshop with him on Oct. 6th.
Thought some of you would be interested.
http://uart.tamu.edu/roncheek
http://www.tafastudio.org/TAFAstudio/Director.html
-Greta
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From Margrit Ilika:
I am helping with the Vietnam memorial proposed for the area in front of the Bryan Public Library, and to be
used for teaching purposes with the Childrens Museum. My help consists of sketches and maquettes …..oh,
and I am doing assemblage boxes, is it possible to request donations for them?!!! old doll house items, small
or minerature toys and figures. thanks …Margrit
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Dear Members… Don’t Forget
There is a tab on the BVAL web site where viewers can click on the tab and view a list of BVAL members'
web sites. By clicking on the web site address you can view that artist's web page. I have just sent a list to
Daniel of members still listed there who have not been members in at least two years and as he gets those deleted he will be able to add additional members' sites.
If you would like to have your name and web site listed on the BVAL web page please send your name and
web address to Daniel Xiao at [email protected] so he can updated that section of our web site.
Thank you, Coleen
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ATTN: ALL ARTISTS!
Searching for artist participation for Myra's Garden Fall Artist Harvest Showcase on
November 10, 2012! Please see ATTACHMENT for more information, and please
feel free to call or email or add us on facebook/twitter @ Myra's Garden with any
questions!
Please feel free to circulate or post this email/attachment, any support would be greatly
appreciated!
Siera Bentley
979-429-0159
Myra's Garden
3207 County Road 106
Bay City, Tx.
www.myrasgarden.com
October, 2012
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Brazos Valley Art Exhibit Schedule
ATTENTION: ALL ARTISTS! WE STILL HAVE OPENINGS FOR THE BVAL EXHIBIT CALENDAR. PLEASE
CONTACT BARBARA GERMAN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP…….
Downtown
Uncorked
2 Walls
2 Artists
5-7 Paintings
each
2012
Cynthie Hanks
JulyAug
NovDec
JanFeb
MayJune
Student Work
Kathy Stracener
979.279.6148
Wayne Smith
979.324.9918
Robyn Glass
Lois Harris
Daniel Xiao
July - Gary Robbins
Sept - Kathy Stracener
Oct -
Shawn Corbett
903.413.2586
Coleen Bradfield
Jeanne Price
JoAnn Bianchi
Cecelia Heinrich
First Friday
1 Artist
Aug -
Rodeo-end Sept
31/
Gary Robbins
979.778.2852
Mar-Apr
Nancy Elliott
979.485.0470
Art Center Studio
2 Artists
6 Paintings each
Barbara German
Barbara German
SeptOct
Brazos Center
One Showcase
1 Artist
6-10 Paintings
Gary Robbins
979.778.2852
Charlotte Standard
David Cullen
Sylvia Colwell
Nov Dec - Valerie Purcell
(backup - Micky Wertz)
Jan Feb -Hailey Herrera
Valerie Purcell
Anita Cannon
Mar Apr - Monica Pate
Hailey Herrera
979.209.0075
Valerie Purcell
October, 2012
Hailey Herrera
979.209.0075
Anita Cannon
Jerry Horton
Lois Harris
Editor: Miriam Rieck [email protected]
May –Crystal Wolfe
June -
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Brazos Valley Art League Member Show
Call for Entries: The Game
Call For Entries:
“The Game” competition, strategy, training, performance, knowledge, skill, teaming, power, frustration, spirit, attitude, trust, nostalgia, winning, losing, and more. . . .
This November for the BVAL Member’s Show will be exploring the theme of “The Game”. You have the opportunity to
submit up to 3 pieces in any medium interpreting this theme. Your interpretations can be literal or implied. You may write a statement of 100 words or less for each piece but it is not a requirement for entry into the show. However, pieces need to be centered on
the theme in order to be eligible for this exhibit. We encourage new pieces but older pieces fitting the theme will be accepted.
Our theme of “The Game” is very timely given A&M’s entrance into the SEC and The Olympics being held this year. We look forward to a great “tailgate” reception to which we hope you will invite family and friends. Postcards and evites will be sent out for
you to pass along to others. We may even have a few athletes to make
appearances at the reception.
Intake for the exhibit will be: November 6th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Reception will be held: November 8th from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Show extended through the first weekend of December (Christmas on the Creek Weekend)
Takedown: December 3rd from 10:00 am –2 pm
Ready, set, go. . . .
Exhibit is now extended through December 2
Ad Designed by Nancy Elliott
October, 2012
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Brazos Valley Art Calendar
Wednesday Paint Days at the Arts Center Bring your own supplies and paint with your art league friends
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. No instructor and no fee
Wednesday Classes at the Frame Gallery 216 N. Bryan Ave., Downtown Bryan .
Contact Ceci Luepnitz (979-693-7248 or Greta Watkins (979-777-3230) with questions.
The National Society of Artists is honored to present their 28th Juried National Show to be held at the Butler
Longhorn Museum in League City, TX. Entries must be in by September 20 2012. The show will run November 20th through December 29, 2012.
More information is located on the Brazos Valley Art League Website. (www.bval.org)
Cezanne-Mont
Sainte-Victoire
with Large Pine
If you have an event, workshop, class or any form of art activity you would like published in the BVAL Newsletter, please
contact Miriam Rieck at 979-220-1695 or email:[email protected]
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