Please join us at 7:00 p.m. for the September meeting. Our special guest speaker will be artist, college professor and illustrator John Knight. He will discuss various forms of art over the forty years he has practiced art. There may be an art demonstration.
We will have an Artists' Choice Award for members and bring completed Artists Trading Cards to trade!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
MEETING, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009
REB ROBERTS will be the special guest at this month's meeting at the Arts Council. Reb has inspired the Grand Rapids Art community with his 'folk art' and 'outsider art' as an artist and owner of Sanctuary Art Gallery. Find out what he is working on for the upcoming Grand Rapids art celebrations. Bring some portable supplies and create a piece of art in the style of 'folk art.'
Learn about our new exhibit opportunities.
Members, bring a piece of your finished artwork for ARTISTS' CHOICE AWARDS.
Come spend a couple of hours with other artists and get inspired! Guests are welcome.
See you at 7:00 p.m. at the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids!
Learn about our new exhibit opportunities.
Members, bring a piece of your finished artwork for ARTISTS' CHOICE AWARDS.
Come spend a couple of hours with other artists and get inspired! Guests are welcome.
See you at 7:00 p.m. at the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids!
Monday, March 9, 2009
March Meeting
Thursday, March 19, 2009. Meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the *Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids. Executive Board Meeting begins at 6:00 p.m.
'Still Life Creations' Bring a friend and your favorite art supplies and learn to create a still-life in a unique way! Bring a finished painting for Artists' Choice Awards. Do you have a painting/drawing you are stuck on? Email me, Wendy wgg@comcast.net and request an AHA (Artists Helping Artists) session at the beginning of the meeting. Come to be with other artists, and sketch/paint. We look forward to seeing you!
*Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids
532 Ottawa Avenue, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
'Still Life Creations' Bring a friend and your favorite art supplies and learn to create a still-life in a unique way! Bring a finished painting for Artists' Choice Awards. Do you have a painting/drawing you are stuck on? Email me, Wendy wgg@comcast.net and request an AHA (Artists Helping Artists) session at the beginning of the meeting. Come to be with other artists, and sketch/paint. We look forward to seeing you!
*Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids
532 Ottawa Avenue, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tomorrow, Thurs, Nov 20
RIVERTOWN ARTISTS' GUILD Meeting Tomorrow Night!
Hello Rivertown Artists!
Don't forget the meeting tomorrow night! Board Members and Committee Chairmen please come EARLY so that we can start at 6:00 p.m. We have some important things to cover befor the regular meeting.
NAMETAGS - Decorate one and wear it to this meeting. Artists' Choice Awards will be based upon the best ones!
WEBSITE DEMO - Sara Pearson will be bringing the semi-final prototype of our website. We will have a couple of computers running and hooked up to the Internet to show everyone some ways in and out.
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT to the meeting this month is as follows:
WORKING WITH BLACK & WHITE MEDIA
For our mini-event, Lynn O’Rourke will set up a still-life arrangement and Vickie Reynolds will demonstrate a few techniques with graphite and charcoal. Please bring your own black & white media supplies, whatever you prefer (which can certainly include wet media such as sumi ink, pen or collage.) The following list is a suggestion only.
Papers:
· Newsprint, charcoal paper, Mi-Teintes or other toned paper (just whatever you’ve got)
Media:
· Graphite pencils or sticks, 2B, 4B & 6B
· Charcoals (vine, compressed and pencils of various hardness)
· White "charcoal" pencil
Other:
· Kneaded eraser & pink eraser
· Cotton cloth scraps or chamois
· Drawing board & clips or tape
· Pencil sharpener
Vickie will bring extra supplies to share for those who don’t own this type of media.
BRING AN ARTIST TO THE MEETING.
7:00 P.M.
Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids, 161 Ottawa Avenue, N.W., Grand Rapids
If you have questions, please email or call.
Wendy G. Gretzinger
wgg@comcast.net
Hello Rivertown Artists!
Don't forget the meeting tomorrow night! Board Members and Committee Chairmen please come EARLY so that we can start at 6:00 p.m. We have some important things to cover befor the regular meeting.
NAMETAGS - Decorate one and wear it to this meeting. Artists' Choice Awards will be based upon the best ones!
WEBSITE DEMO - Sara Pearson will be bringing the semi-final prototype of our website. We will have a couple of computers running and hooked up to the Internet to show everyone some ways in and out.
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT to the meeting this month is as follows:
WORKING WITH BLACK & WHITE MEDIA
For our mini-event, Lynn O’Rourke will set up a still-life arrangement and Vickie Reynolds will demonstrate a few techniques with graphite and charcoal. Please bring your own black & white media supplies, whatever you prefer (which can certainly include wet media such as sumi ink, pen or collage.) The following list is a suggestion only.
Papers:
· Newsprint, charcoal paper, Mi-Teintes or other toned paper (just whatever you’ve got)
Media:
· Graphite pencils or sticks, 2B, 4B & 6B
· Charcoals (vine, compressed and pencils of various hardness)
· White "charcoal" pencil
Other:
· Kneaded eraser & pink eraser
· Cotton cloth scraps or chamois
· Drawing board & clips or tape
· Pencil sharpener
Vickie will bring extra supplies to share for those who don’t own this type of media.
BRING AN ARTIST TO THE MEETING.
7:00 P.M.
Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids, 161 Ottawa Avenue, N.W., Grand Rapids
If you have questions, please email or call.
Wendy G. Gretzinger
wgg@comcast.net
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Loretta Sailors show
VARIATIONS VII
paintings by Loretta Sailors
September 1-30, 2008
Terryberry Gallery
St Ceciclia Music Society
28 Ransom NE
GR 459-2224
Artist's reception
Friday, September 5, 2008
5-7 pm
paintings by Loretta Sailors
September 1-30, 2008
Terryberry Gallery
St Ceciclia Music Society
28 Ransom NE
GR 459-2224
Artist's reception
Friday, September 5, 2008
5-7 pm
Monday, July 14, 2008
Thursday July 17, 7pm
- LEARN TO MAKE BOOKS OUT OF TREASURES SAVED FROM SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND TRAVELS. JAN UPP SHOWS YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR COLLECTIONS MEANINGFUL BY PUTTING THEM TOGETHER IN CREATIVE WAYS
- MARKETING 101 - PART 1: SETTING MARKETING GOALS. This is a continuing series from the MARKETING 101 WORKSHOP put on by the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids, for organizations and individual artists.
- BRING YOUR WORK FOR ARTISTS' CHOICE AWARDS. WINNERS WILL COLLECT POINTS TOWARDS THE ARTISTS OF THE YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME AMAZING PIECES THIS SUMMER!
- OUR NEW PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN IS GENE SAMPSON. IF YOU HAVE NEWS FOR THE PRESS, PLEASE CONTACT HER AT genesampson@sbcglobal.net
- CHAIRMENSHIPS FOR EXHIBITS AND OFFICERS ARE NEEDED FOR 2009. VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT OUR OCTOBER MEETING. PLEASE THINK ABOUT RUNNING FOR ONE OF THE OPEN POSITIONS, OR CO-CHAIR WITH ANOTHER PERSON. WE NEED HELP TO KEEP OUR EXHIBITS.
- COMING UP: AUGUST MEETING WE WILL AUCTION VIDEOS AND CDS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE RIVERTOWN COLLECTION.
PLEASE COME TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES EXHIBITING AND CREATING ART!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THURSDAY AT 7:00!
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