JUNE EVENTS AT THE MONROE ART GUILD
Jeff E. Lott (Main Gallery)
Jeff Lott and his floral designs will be featured in the Main Gallery from June 3 - 30, 2010 in his show entitled "Art In Bloom". The Opening Reception will be held this coming Thursday, June 3 from 7:00-9:00pm. The show is sponsored by The Card Station which is located at 204 North Broad Street, Monroe, Georgia, and can be reached at 770-267-6216.
Susan T. Pelham (Members' Gallery)
The featured artist in the Members' Gallery is Susan T. Pelham. Art work on display will include collage art like the one featured in the Winter Art Show shown below. She has one of her collages in our Gift Shop.
Raychelle Rousseau (Special Events Gallery)
During the month of June the Special Events Gallery will host the artistic work by artist Raychelle Rousseau. She is known to some as the "Mirror Lady". Her work will include painted mirrors in the show titled "The Love of Summer".
Susan T. Pelham (Art Talk)
The Monroe Art Guild will host local artist Susan T. Pelham for the second Art Talk of the 2010 series. "The Art of Collage" is the topic presented on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 6:30pm at the Monroe Art Guild. Mrs. Pelham's talk is sponsored by Larry & Judie Farmer.
First Friday Fundraisers
During the months of May through September, the Monroe Art Guild is raising not only funds but an awareness about us being a resource open to the community. So on the same nights as the Friday night concerts which take place in front of the historic courthouse in downtown Monroe, we will be open until 7pm selling donated art from Members artists. In addition we will have three raffles offered serving as the fund-raising part. The first raffle will be a painting done by Susan Pelham, the second will be a painting by Bobbie Austin, and the third will be a portrait painting service by artist Nita Bakay.
(Susan Pelham's art to be raffled)
Tickets will be sold starting the day of the concert (this Friday June 4), and the winner will be announced at the following concert. We are hoping to promote the Monroe Art Guild as a place to visit along with putting work by artists in the public viewing outside of the gallery space. Ticket prices will be generously priced at 1 ticket for $5 and 5 tickets for $20. Each raffle has a value of approximately $500. So don't miss out on this chance to win an original piece of art!
(Bobbie Austin's art to be raffled.)
Member artists are encouraged to donate a piece or pieces to be used for First Friday Fundraisers, and pieces not sold will be used in the Silent Auction planned for December during the Tour of Homes.
(Bobbie Austin's art to be raffled.)June Workshops
Member Judy Norman is hosting two workshops in late June. She will also be our guest Art Talk speaker in July talking about decorative finishes. Mrs. Norman has been offering workshops since March with positive feedback. Some students were local, but others came from Atlanta and as far away as Asheville, North Carolina. She is offering workshops in Faux Finishing, Gilding, and Cabinet/Furniture Distressing and Antiquing. An e-mail was sent out with all of the details prior to the newsletter, if you need that e-mail resent contact the Guild at: monroeartguild@hotmail.com
Cabinet/Furniture Distressing and Antiquing-June 24 at 12:30pm
-June 29 at 10:00am
Summer Art Camp
Summer is right around the corner! If you are interested in our Summer Art Camp, contact the Monroe Art Guild. Camp class size for each week is limited to 12 students and the cost per student $85 (including supplies). The two instructors are listed below. If you are interested in attending, please contact the MAG at monroeartguild@hotmail.com- June 14 - 18 is for ages 5-8 and class is from 9am-12pm (Pam McGarity & Joy Boskoff)
- June 21 - 25 is for ages 9-12 and class is from 1-4pm (Rita Knight & Jane Pannell)
- July 12 - 16 is for ages 13-15 and class is from 1-4pm (Rita Knight & Bobbie Austin)
Summer Members' Show
Any artists interested in participating in the Summer Members' Show are more than welcomed! Of course this does mean you join as a Member. If you are an artist, membership is $25 for 12 months and this means you would be getting the reduced rate for the Winter Art Show in December for preregistration. For the Summer Members' Show you can submit 3 pieces of original art for $25 prior to the June 18 preregistration deadline; after June 18 the registration is $30. There are award prizes in 2-D, 3-D, Mixed Media, Photography, and then Youth Merit Awards. The show runs from July 6- August 25. "Call for Entries" have been mailed out; if you do not receive one contact the Monroe Art Guild. The Opening Reception is on July 16 from 6-8pm with awards announced at 7pm.The judge for the Summer Members' Show will be Mr. Jim Bell. Mr. Bell has earned a Master of Fine Art degree from The University of Georgia. He pursued his undergraduate in Fine Arts at Georgia State University and then studied ceramic studio in Cortona, Italy. Mr. Bell has been an instructor affiliated with the Gwinnett Council for the Arts, Dekalb College, Reid School of Art, and now serves as an instructor at Wild Child Arts located in Downtown Monroe.
The Summer Members' Show is sponsored by: BB&T Insurance Services, Gerald G. Hale, C.P.A., Penske Automotive Group (home to United BMW of Roswell, United BMW of Gwinnett and Honda Mall of Georgia ), and Yellowbook. Flowers will be provided by The Garden Gate Florist.
