 Art Club members are invited to a premier of Neil Harvey's short film Paris-BreathlessWeekend.
The Premier is happening March 20th at the Open Projector Night film festival at the Wealthy Theater in Grand Rapids. This 12 minute film is the result of the club's enthusiastic response to my Pecha Kucha presentation in the fall of 2022. The film was completed in January and in our first weeks of sending it out to film festivals, to our utter amazement, it has been selected to show at Open Projector Night, Grand Rapids and has won two international awards!!
I hope to see you there! Neil Harvey  Gallery space for several of my smaller plein air works: The Frame and Mat Shop, Holland Michigan, starting in March
Solo show at Maumee Branch of Toledo Lucas County Public Library June 6 - July 31 Workshop (probably Beginning Pastel) at Pickle Street Studio, Hopkins MI, Sept. 13-14 Details at teriutzbersee.com  Mayfield Fiber Arts Group (MFA) of Grand Rapids will have a fiber art exhibit at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center, 600 Forest Hill Ave, SE, Grand Rapids MI 49546 from February 14 - March 14, 2024. The exhibit includes textile work by Sue Clarke, Lin Culver, Joan Duggan, Kathy Forzley, Jennifer Gould, Marilyn Greenlee, Elaine Hengen, Linda Ippel, Cyndi Len, Kim McDermott, Eileen Urbanski, and Linda Walburn. Pieces include both 2-D and 3-D forms in felting, quilting, textile figures and dolls, knitting, and embroidered collages. Exhibit gallery hours are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm ONLY. For more information, contact Jennifer Gould at [email protected].
 Fiber Reimagined II
Call Type: Exhibitions Eligibility: International State: Oregon Entry Fee: $30.00 Entry Deadline: 02/29/2024 Call for Entry, February 1-29, 2024. Artists are invited to enter original innovative art created from fiber and recycled and repurposed mixed media. Artwork must include a fiber component or textile technique. Artworks must be of original design completed after January 1, 2020. This juried exhibition will appear in the summer issue of Fiber Art Now to be released early July 2024. Artworks juried into the exhibition will be eligible for an onsite exhibition. Website:https://www.fiberartnow.net/ Contact: [email protected] or 760-687-5425 Important Dates: April 2, 2024 - All Entry forms due! Click on the link below to download a PDF show entry form. May 7-8 (2:00PM-5:00PM) - Artwork drop off May 10,11,12 and 17,18 and 19 - Show Dates! 
 The 38th Annual LowellArts West Michigan Art Competition highlights outstanding artwork by Lower West Michigan artists who reside in a 25-county region. Artwork in any visual art media can be submitted by artists 18 yrs. and older. Artists may submit one piece for consideration by the juror.
Five equal cash awards totaling $3,000 will be presented. Deadline for Entries: February 15, 11:59pm  Register here: https://sc4a.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/sc4a/eventRegistration.jsp?event=857&
Resthaven Care Center in Holland, MI will be hosting a photography competition and exhibit in February 2024. The goal is to capture the beauty of West MI and the lakeshore and bring it inside for our Residents. The competition has no barriers of entry while also providing some reward and recognition to the photographers.
For more information visit: https://resthaven.org/blog/2023/12/14/resthaven-announces-photography-competition-and-exhibit/. Holland Friends of Art would like to announce and invite you, and the public, to our very first Visiting Artist Series program, for the year. We will invite a local, established artist, to speak of and/or demonstrate their process of creating/marketing their art, among many other topics, in a public setting. This is open to everyone, members and nonmembers and is free, so spread the word!
Our first guest speaker will be Paulette Carr. Many of us know Paulette, as she has become a vibrant force in our art community. Paulette wears many hats, as the creative whirlwind, that she is. One of those hats is our very own committee head of Gallery 602, along with Carol Kreher and Christi Dreese, with whom she shares the duties of the Holland Hospital gallery . The tentative subject of her talk will be the importance of getting and staying involved, in our/your communities, by way of the arts. When: Tuesday Feb 13, 2024 ⋅ 6pm – 7pm Location: Holland Area Arts Council, 150 E 8th St Suite 200, Holland, MI 49423  By Hand
March 29 - May 30, 2024 Submission deadline: January 31, 2024 In a time of machine dominance, there is case to be made that right now is the perfect moment to celebrate making-by-hand. Read more here. 2024 Artist's Residencies Submission deadline: January 31, 2024 Glen Arbor provides a perfect backdrop to experiment, explore and create. Our artist-in-residence program offer artists a unique opportunity to work. Read more here.
 Open Studio—December 13th at St. Peters Church
Rev. Evelio Ramirez of St. Peters Catholic Church in Douglas invites the community to paint nativity scenes from different cultures on Wednesday, December 13th from 3-7 p.m. The exhibit featuring backgrounds painted by Rev. Ramirez will be on display at St. Peters from December 9th-18th. Visit the church website for more information. Please bring your paints and easels (and a tarp if necessary to protect the carpet) for an afternoon of inspiration and creativity. Chairs provided. Cookies and coffee will be served. Please email Barri, [email protected], by Monday, Dec. 11th if you can attend on the 13th.  Come meet the artists Sunday, Dec. 3rd from 4 to 6pm. Come for the art, stay for the wine.
 Looking to improve your artistic skills? We are excited to offer a beginners' watercolor painting class for adults at the Library next month! The class will run from 5.30 - 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, November 2 at the Library. Instructor Veronica Morgan is an experienced artist and teacher whose artworks have been featured and won prizes in many local venues, including Tulip Time, Windmill Island Gardens and the Grand Rapids Children's Museum. Veronica will guide participants in the essential elements of watercolor painting and each of them will create a watercolor landscape painting to take home. This class is free, and all materials will be provided, but in order to offer the best instructional experience, space is strictly limited. We will be creating a waitlist and may add a second program date if there is sufficient interest. Please call the Library at 857-8241 during business hours, or email [email protected] to reserve your spot. Please include your full name, email address and phone number in your request.   September 8 - September 29
Opening Exhibition: Thursday, September 7, 4 - 6pm We invite you to join us, September 7, for the opening reception of our September pocket gallery showcasing various acrylic paintings by Carolyn Jeffers. South Haven Center for the Arts, 600 Phoenix Street, South Haven, MI 49090 About the artist: Carolyn Jeffers started painting and taking many art classes in middle and high school. In the mid nineties, after taking some time away from art, getting married, and starting a family, she attended a decorative painting class that her friend was teaching and fell in love with the art process all over again. After this she joined the Michigan Grapevine Decorative Painters chapter, and went to state and national painting conventions. Dabbling in watercolor before ultimately deciding that she was more suited and comfortable with acrylic. Carolyn Jeffers says "I will continue painting as long as I am able and/or creating with my hands as that is one of my joys in this life."  From a September 7, 2023 John Leben press release:
This apocalyptic painting is a sobering vision of what our world may look like in 50 years if we don’t get a grip on Global Warming. Conceived and created in 2023, "It's Come to This" has hit the art world by storm. Right out of the gates it has been accepted at three major art exhibitions this Fall. The biggest version of this piece, a massive seven foot tall by 10 foot wide triptych is destined for the Fountain Street Church for Grand Rapids ArtPrize running September 14 - October 1. The same digital painting, in a smaller 36x36 inch size, has coincidentally been chosen for exhibit at two other area shows; the 94th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition at the Muskegon Museum of Art, September 28 - November 8 and the 2023 Holly Palmer Memorial Art Exhibition of Michigan Artists at the Holland Area Arts Council October 6 - November 11. For the first time ever, I am offering Limited Edition prints of this new work before the original piece starts its exhibition tour this Fall. Square Format Limited Edition Prints are now available online in various sizes, media types and framing options. To own the first print in the edition before ArtPrize even begins is a highly coveted collectors item. After all, true collectors love when the art on their wall tells a unique story. Edition numbers will be assigned in the order the purchases are made. Shop “It’s Come to This” Please note: The large scale triptych will be available for purchase after ArtPrize at the beginning of October. Please contact me directly at [email protected] to discuss pricing and installation options for your space.  Carrie Andrews is the Featured Artist at J. Petter Gallery this Saturday, September 2.
Join her and explore the gallery from 4 till 6 pm. Refreshments! Wine! Cheese! Art! J. Petter Galleries, Saugatuck Annex, 403 Water Street, Saugatuck Michigan. https://jpettergalleries.com/events |
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For art fair questions call Michaele at 269-251-0267
For all other questions call Ann at 314-753-2203
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