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News from LAA April 2018

Address: PO BOX 852, Louisville, CO 80027

General Meeting: Thursday, April 12th at Louisville Center for the Arts

Times: Social and Networking 6:30 to 7:00PM

Business Meeting 7:00 to 7:30PM

Demonstration 7:30 to 8:30PM Dennis Pendleton

Location: Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Ave, Louisville, CO 80027

Board Planning Meeting: April 26th

Time: 4:00 to 7:00PM

Location: TBD

Members are welcome to attend. Contact Anne O'Rourke at orourkeanne8@gmail.com to let her know in advance

Portrait Saturday, April 14th

All artists interested in drawing/painting/photographing a clothed figure are welcome.

Time/Location: 9:00AM to 12 Noon, Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Ave., Louisville

Contact: Nedra Newson, 303-494-1816 or Email - nedranew@comcast.net

Fee: LAA Members Free + tip; $10 for non-members + tip

Art in Public Places (AIPP)

About: Art in Public Places program supports LAA member artists who choose to show and sell their work. Website Link for list of venues, schedule

and ID tags. Please use LAA ID tags.

Contact: To sign up, contact Cheryl Whitehall - cherylwhitehall42@gmail.com

April Demo

Dennis Pendleton Plein Air Painting Dennis will demonstrate painting the

Louisville grain elevator from a photo

reference. While watercolor painting, he

will share tips on composition, value studies,

color and painting techniques.

www.dennispendletonstudio.com

Upcoming LAA Shows

LAA Spring Members Art Show It's time to start preparing for the LAA Spring Members Show! Registration deadline is April 4th. Please go ro our website for the Prospectus and Inventory Sheet or click here. The show co-chairs are: Patti Harrison and Ann Christopher. We are excited to have Randy Hale for our Judge at the Spring Members Show; so many of us have seen his demos and/or taken his workshops! Visit his website at halegallery.com. Since we are overwhelmed with website changes, you do not have to register online and can mail in your registration for this show. Due to limited space, you are encouraged to register early.

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Mini Show Winners

Mini Show Winners

Cheryl Townson and Sally Bullers This month's winner by Cheryl Townson was inspired by her artistic response to fabric

styles from the forties, with all their dramatic presence and flair.

And Sally Bullers contributed this elegant little potted flower in acrylics which captured our collective hearts, as well.

Congratulations to you both!

From the President

Spring is here! There is an excitement about springtime-new growth, blossoms, the warmth of the sun and a spark that whispers or shouts to us CREATE! All artists go through periods of stuckedness in our art. We need inspiration. So, how do you get your inspiration? One way for me is to play with my art. Let go of the final result and try something new. Experiment with a new technique, a new medium, a subject I have never painted. Paint for the process, not so others will like it, or buy it, but because it makes me feel daring and happy. I was reading an article from the artists network and found some inspiring quotes. "Paint what you see, but feel what you paint." Brian LaSaga. "Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can ever go

LAA Youth Spring Art Show

At the Louisville Library. Runs from March 1st - 31st. This show has been a big success with over 160 youth artists participating, ages from 4-18! The quality of art improves every year. The reception had 435 people attend. Thank you to all the volunteers for assisting with the show. Thank you to the library for the space, LCC for their support so we can purchase art supplies for the drawing, and Dana V music school for providing music. This show opens the season of LAA events. What a great way to start the year! Hope you stop by to see it. For questions contact Ann Christopher, dieblumea@gmail.com, or Jane Evans revansj@comcast.net.

LAA Theme Art Show The LAA Theme Art Show will be in July at the Louisville Public Library. The theme will be Summertime. The Support Team- Barbara McKee and Jean Riordan.

Taste of Louisville Entry Form The Taste of Louisville will be held Sat, June 2nd from 9am to 4pm. Please click here for more information and for the entry form. Registration deadline is May 21st.

Volunteers Needed

We need your help!!! Coordinator for Set Up/Take Down at Member Meetings. Contact Patti Harrison, 303-216-2755, mspharrison@yahoo.com. We need a coordinator. You don't have to lift anything if you're not able. We need someone to let people know how to stack chairs 8 high, how to fit them into closet and leaving 4 tables and a few chairs up when we leave. Arrive at 6pm and leave when all the furnishings are put away - 8:45. Sign up in advance for a few months you can do this. To Volunteer contact Anne O'Rourke, orourkeanne8@gmail.com, 303-818-2995.

General Meeting Demonstrations for 2018

Month Artist/Topic

Apr Dennis Pendleton - Plein Air Painting

May Victoria Kwasinski - Expressive Abstract Painting

Jun Joan Wolbier - Creativity Gone Wild: Altered Books

Jul No Meeting in July

Aug Jeanne Hougen - Power of Composition

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wrong." Ella Fitzgerald. To give you more creative stimulation, read the article. Click here. Another way to jumpstart our artistic process is to take one of the workshops that you have access to, at the discounted member prices. We heard that some of you want to sign up as soon as you hear about a great workshop, so we have decided to open up all workshops for 2018 so you and non-members can sign up right away! Check out all the workshops/ Dabblers coming up for the rest of the year. New Developments: it was requested that we make our website calendar mobile friendly, so we are now installed with a program called Tockify, which not only enables you to get a better view on your mobile device, but also looks very "classy" on our website. Check it out! We are proud to say that LAA is now a sponsor of LAD (Louisville Arts District). This will put our logo on banners around the city, and on various media sites. We will be able to advertise our workshops and shows through the LAD website, plus more benefits. The board is excitedly working to give LAA and its many benefits and offerings more publicity in our community. Again, sign up NOW for any of the Workshops (click here) or Dabblers (click here) that tickle your fancy. No waiting to sign up! Happy Spring! -Anne

About Our Members

Welcome to Our New Members: Angela Riddle Carmen Ardalan David Olson Mary Jones Linda Willkomm Amy Hazelwood Beverly Platts Chris Kirkpatrick

Member Interview Sally Bullers What starts off an artist's career? One wonders particularly about Sally Bullers, whose engineer Dad gave her a giant crayon set which even had the new sparkling gold and silver colors. Other kids had normal packages. ( When she gestures its size, it appears to have been a couple of feet long, but this is possibly the stored memory of little arms.) And Sally still creates art, as always, pretty much all the time. Classes and workshops have always attracted her. An English major who went on to a library sciences degree with an appropriate career, she never stopped doing artwork. She oversaw the LAA art library for two years, as well as volunteering for shows. Now, her

Sep Kelli Folsom - Painting Still Lifes the Alla Prima Way

Oct Edward Aldrich - Painting Animals & Wildlife

Nov TBD

Dec Holiday Party

2018 Dabblers Schedule

Workshop Time: 9:00am to noon. Location: Louisville Art Center unless otherwise noted. Contact: Steve Markham at smarkman@me.com Cost for Members: $15 Cost for Non-Members: $25

Date(s) Artist/Topic

May 19 Elena Hoffrichter - Painting with Words: Speaking with Brushes

Aug 18 Patty Jones - Drawing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Sep 15 Colleen Tucker - Writing an Artist Statement and Bio

For more information click here

Dabbler Details

May 19 - Elena Hoffrichter, Speaking with Brushes This program will explore combining art and poetry. For more details and for the supply list, click here. Aug 18 - Patty Jones, Drawing Tips, Tricks and Techniques Are you secretly insecure about drawing, or just want to practice and perfect your techniques? This workshop will introduce you to some tips and tricks to help make drawing easier, and techniques to incorporate your drawing skills into your own artwork. Drawing is a skill anyone can learn, so come and find some great ways to improve your own drawing and make it fun again. For more details and for the supply list, click here.

Call for Entry and Other Opportunities

Arts Longmont Gallery Call for Artists:

Lay of the Land May 11- June 30, 2018

Lay of the Land is a juried exhibition created by Arts Longmont as a showcase for Colorado artists presenting traditional, conceptual or abstract views of landscape or land imagery, environmental themes and world issues. We welcome submissions from artists working in

all media. Application Deadline: April 13, 2018. Apply on CAFE.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Brighton Arts and Culture: Art in the Park

Brighton Arts and Culture will host its third annual Art in the Park festival, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. June 23

at Carmichael Park, 650 Southern St.

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basement is given over to painting, mostly acrylics and oils. She has taught painting, and was a signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society. Her work (see it on sallybullersartist.com) is often abstract and lushly colored. " Abstract " doesn't mean wild abandon here; she thinks a lot about the evolving work, producing value sketches and often observing a work in progress from the corner of an eye while doing other things. Turning the piece every which way often suggests a new direction that draws the eye. Locally, Janet Russell's Creative Framing Gallery has featured her work, and she currently has pieces in the Walnut Gallery, both of which have provided sales. She enjoys traveling to enticing workshops, one of which, a seaside resort in North Carolina, several times provided a week-long experience of 20 different instructors, rooms, all meals, and random walks on the beach. This wonderful experience has since ceased to exist, which should make us all unhappy. Sally's photo can be found above in the mini show section, holding her winning piece.. Just above, where artists' interview photos normally appear, is her brightly-colored abstract called "Crescendo" which was chosen as a poster to advertise a choral group, and uses purloined pieces of her mother's piano music. -mckee

Bob Maynard's Photo Exhibit Bob Maynard's 42-piece exhibit, Ancient Skies Through Ancient Eyes, will be opening at the Price, Utah, Prehistoric Museum on March 16 and will be there through October. Opening Reception is Friday, the 16th, 5-7 PM. www.coloradoplateauphototours.com

Open Studio Mondays LAA will host open studio time for artists who would like to bring their own current projects to work on, from 9 to 12 noon at the Center, 801 Grant St. The next meetings are April 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23th. No fee for members. Contact Melanie Zwicker at MelanieZwicker1@comcast.net and Phyllis Postlewait at pm_postlewait@yahoo.com. Click for Open Studio Dates

Members Needing Your Help!!!

Help for Dona Laurita's Daughter, Jules Dona Laurita is seeking help for her daughter, Jules, who is fighting brain cancer. She and her family are struggling. There are a few ways to help. Please go to: www.gofundme.com/JulesLauritaSmith or follow her progress on: www.caringbridge.org/visit/JulesLaurita or see Facebook TeamJules. Thank you!

LAA Homeless Art Program For the last 2 years, we've supported our member Susan Stephans in her work with the homeless. She provides a weekly free art workshop and helps homeless attendees show or sell their art. Art supplies are needed. Donations of tempura paint, acrylic, and watercolors are needed as well as canvases and watercolor paper. Please contact Susan Stephans <susan@operant.com> if you can donate new or used supplies. Thank you.

Applications due April 30 This one-day festival will give attendees the opportunity to visit the artist market, meet and talk with artists, enjoy music performances,

artist demonstrations and children's interactive art activities. Click here to apply and for more information

WONDERS OF THE SWELL PHOTO CONTEST

Emery county, Utah, is sponsoring a one-time-only photo competition with entry deadline of May 31. The Grand Prize is being featured in a multi-page article in the fall, 2018, issue of National Geographic Traveler! Emery County is huge, and includes nearly everything north of Canyonlands. No entry fees! Bob Maynard is the judge. The awards ceremonies will take place June 23 at the John Wesely Powell Museum in Green River. More information here: http://www.wondersoftheswell.com

2018 Call for Artist Instructors The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department (OSMP) is seeking artist instructors for the 2018 OSMP and the Arts Program, a non-residential program that includes outdoor based hike workshops on OSMP lands. OSMP is looking for artists who are outgoing and comfortable presenting and teaching groups of approximately 30 people, and are able to share their connection to OSMP lands and how these landscapes have inspired their creative process. Instructors will need to be able to lead a 3 hour interactive hike that offers a combination and balance of contemplation, interpretation, inspiration and technique. Painters, dancers, writers, poets, musicians, photographers, illustrators, performers, artisans are encouraged to participate. To apply please visit: https://bouldercolorado.gov/osmp/artists-application

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS AT THE LOUISVILLE CHAMBER CONCERTS Sundays, September 23, October 14, and November 18, LAA artists will have the opportunity to show their work at the Louisville Chamber Concerts from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. The artists will be introduced to the audience at the event and will hang 5 pieces. One artist can show both 2D and 3D, or 2 artists can show 2D and 3D separately. LCC will provide a table for 3D art. Artists can enter the building after 1:00pm for the set-up. Artists are responsible for their own sales tax and safe storage of LAA's hanging cables. Sign-up for this venue will be at 6:30pm to 7:00pm at the February LAA meeting. Cheryl Whitehall will have sign-up sheets in the front entry.

Broomfield Art Guild - Wonderful World of Mini Art Show 7th Annual Wonderful World of Mini Art - Statewide Small Works Show and Sale in Thornton, CO Dates: May 1 -31, 2018 Media: 2D artwork and photography Entry Due Date: April 20, 2018 Click for here for the Prospectus and Entry Form

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2018 1 and 3 Day Workshop Schedule

Workshop Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm. Location: Louisville Art Center unless otherwise noted. To Register: Go to our website, https://www.louisvilleart.org/workshops--classes.html. Contact: Cynthia Grossman at cyng06@yahoo.com for more information. One day workshop Fees: Members will pay $50 and non-members will pay $70. Three day workshop Fees: Members will pay $200 for the 3 days and non-members will pay $250.00 for the 3 days.

Date(s) Artist/Topic

May 23 Alexander Soukas - 1 Day, Figure Painting in Oil

Jun 21-23 Dennis Pendleton - 3 Day, Plein Air Painting

Aug 14 Victoria Kwasinski - 1 Day, Expressive Abstract Painting

Sep 20-22 Cliff Austin - 3 Day, Studio Landscape Painting

Oct 2 Jeanne Hougen - 1 Day, The Power of Composition

Nov 17 Steve O'Bryan - 1 Day, Photographing Your Art to Sell

For more information click here

Workshop Details

May 23 - Alexander Soukas, Figure Painting in Oil. Students will learn about the gesture, rhythm, shape and proportion of the human figure. Through a series of rapid exercises progressing to longer poses, students will learn a direct, sculptural approach to painting that that focuses on an integrated method to capture the entire figure holistically rather than in disparate pieces.

Jun 21-23 - Dennis Pendleton, Plein Air Painting. Join Dennis Pendleton in historic Louisville, Colorado for a picturesque plein air painting 3-day workshop. The focus of this workshop is how to simplify a subject using light and shadow and by not including everything you see. Dennis demonstrates lessons on painting windows and doorways; masonry; trees and foliage; and flower gardens with picket fences. Watercolor emphasis, some experience necessary, all media welcome. Aug 14 - Victoria Kwasinski, Expressive Abstract Painting. This exciting one day workshop will encourage you to creatively express yourself. By combining drawing and painting techniques and responding to intuitive mark-making and color interaction, you will explore creating unique and expressive abstract work. Sep 20-22 - Cliff Austin, Studio Landscape Painting. Through demonstrations, exercises and activities, and plenty of painting time, students will learn to make choices that will improve their skills, all

This is a small works show and sale is to be displayed at the OZ Gallery in Thornton. The show is open to all artists 18 and older living in Colorado. There will be over $1000 in cash and certificate awards. Further information can be found online at Broomfieldeartguild.org.

National Greeley Art Exhibit and Sale 2018 Exhibit Dates: April 26, 27, 28 and 29, 2018 Deadline to Apply: March 19, 2018 Please click here for details and entry form.

Park Hill Art Club Spring Show Exhibit Dates: April 20-22, 2018 Reception April 20th, 4:30 -8:00pm Please click here for details.

Town of Superior Request for Proposal (RFP) for sculptors and other artists for art installation Sculptors and other artists, may may be interested in submitting a proposal for an art installation to be placed in the McCaslin Boulevard round-about near the new Superior town center. The budget for this significant piece of art is $200k. Click for the link to the RFP: Art RFP Link

Classes/Workshops and Other Groups Given by Members

Drawing Study Group Tuesdays 9am to noon at the Louisville Center for the Arts Center. April 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th. Contact Helen Harrison, hhelenhh@mac.com. No registration is needed.

Elena's poetry group needs a few good women! Meets once a

month on the first Monday of the month, 4:00 to 600pm. Call Elena at 303-444-6378 or e-mail hoffrichter@comcast.net to find out more.

MARQUETRY (Wood Inlay) FREE! Come by and see how this is done. Next workshop, Saturday, April 7th from 8:30am-12pm. For more information email Ellen Kisker eekisker@gmail.com

LAA Website

LAA Website is a treasure of information that tells you what is happening in LAA

We work hard to keep the website up to date. Some features that you will find valuable are following: 1) Our calendar has when we have Open Studio, Plein Air, Portrait, Marquetry and events; 2) You can do your membership renew online; 3) The member gallery page is a free promotion for your website or your art Facebook page (not your personal page); 4) Wonder what LAA offers? Check out the program page. There is a short description of the programs we offer; 5) Have a question? On the directory page, there are different contacts for the area you might want to know more about; 6) You can go directly to our volunteer online sign up by clicking the volunteer button; 7) Art in Public Places guidelines and calendar. Website link: louisvilleart.org

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while having lots of fun! Value, composition, color, contrast and more will be covered in this 3-day workshop.Recommended for pastel, oil, and acrylic. Oct 2 - Jeanne Hougen, The Power of Composition. In this workshop, you will dive deeper into the vast ocean of composition. Learn to stop mindlessly copying other artists work, or to being a slave to your reference materical, and begin the journey of creating your own unique compositions. You will engage in painting exercises created to develop the design sense inherent within each one of us. You will learn terms like variety, balance, emphasis, and rhythm, and how these concepts have been used by master artists throughout the ages.

Nov 17 - Steve O'Bryan, Photographing Your Art to Sell. In this workshop, we will: 1) Focus on essential guidelines and techniques to create your own "best images" of your art, without a lot of expensive equipment; 2) Review how to best prepare your images for submission to juried shows and/or for use on social media or printing; 3) Provide some hands-on set-up and shooting of art pieces.

Facebook Power!!!

Our Facebook page is getting a lot of attention- YAHOO! If you have an event that you

would like us to highlight, please let us know. Please go to our Facebook page, like it, and then share it with your friends. This way we can reach more people. Click here for a link to our webpage. Help us get over 500 likes!!!!!!

Member Artwork Needed for LAA Website

Please submit your artwork for our new website

You may have noticed the mini gallery of member art in the footer on our website. Now that the site has been updated, we are asking you to submit your work for inclusion in the footer gallery. We will swap out artwork in this gallery quarterly, so every member has an opportunity to show their work on the site. The footer appears on every web page so your work will get site wide exposure. We'll need your name, a jpg of your work, the name of the piece, and the medium used. Be sure your piece can be cropped to fit a square. Submit your image with the information requested to Helen Harrison at hhelenhh@mac.com. There are 10-12 spots available each quarter. Be sure to sign up! We'd love to place your work on your member site.

Reminders

Someone Needs A Ride-Can you Help?

Anyone who would be willing to pick up a member for a meeting, please call

Celeste at 303-466-5802.

NOTE FROM OUR TREASURERS: FOR ALL FINANCIAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH

LAA, PLEASE SEND TO LAA, PO Box 852, Louisville, CO 80027

Members' New Artwork

Red - Oil Backscratcher - Acrylic

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Constance Frank cfranklcsw@me.com

Ruth Mills ruthpaintedponyart@gmail.com

Thundering Sky - Oil Celeste Fowler

celestefowler825@gmail.com

Two Sisters - Alabaster Sculpture

Jeff Tomboulian jtomboul@gmail.com

If you'd like your work to be featured in this section, please send your new artwork photo and information, including website or email, to Maureen Riesco at maureen.riesco@gmail.com. Thank you for your participation!

Meeting Minutes

Louisville Art Association General Members Meeting, March 8, 2018

Meeting call to order: Anne O'Rourke, President Attendance 47 people

Type of meeting: Members General Meeting

Co-Secretaries: Ann Christopher; Donna Wright

Times: 6:30 - 6:50 pm greet, 6:50 to 7:30 announcements, 7:30 to 8:30 demo.

Meeting was held at the Louisville Center for the Arts

Call to Order

Welcome Members and Guests: We welcomed new members, Bill Meuser, as well as Celeste and Ken.

Approve Minutes from previous meeting. Jeanie Reid moved and Cheryl Townson seconded the approval of the minutes.

Treasurers Report by Lynn Berggren: No report. Lynn Berggren was out of town..

SCFD Final Report and New Grant Proposal: Anne O'Rourke

Grant Team: Lynn Berggren; Anne O'Rourke; Brenda Weissmann. The grant to SCFD will be submitted within the week.

Last year, LAA received $2,900 in grant money from SCFD.

New Membership Report by Brenda Weissman: reported we have 163 members to date.

Celebrations ---- We heard from several members of their sales. Congratulations to all!

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Shows and Upcoming Events

Youth Art Show: Mar 1- 31. Ann Christopher reported there were over 300 in attendance to the Spring Youth Art Show reception. The show

looked great and a lovely reception was held, as well as music performers from Dana V. It was not as large a show or as well attended as last year,

because we didn't have the participation from the high schools. Thanks to all who sponsored the show and all of the LAA members who helped out

in many ways! Pick up from the show will be on Mar 31st.

Spring Member Show - April 19th - 22nd by Patti Harrison: Patti Harrison passed posters to be put up and postcards to take. The prospectus was

available at the meeting and may be pulled up on our website. (You must have renewed or joined LAA by Feb. 15 to participate in the Spring

Show.)

National Fine Arts Show: Helen Harrison - a co-chair is needed for this show!

Other News

Taste of Louisville: Rick Newell: the date for the Taste of Louisville is Sat., June 2nd. A 10 x 10 space is allotted each person or 2 persons may go

together. Cost is $35.00 for an LAA member, $55.00 for non-member. You need a city tax permit if sales are over $1,000; tax permit is $25.00.

Our website has a blog (put in blogpost).

Sponsorships: Rick Newell: Looking for sponsors for LAA. Contact Rick Newell if you are interested or know someone who is interested in

becoming a sponsor.

Website: Helen Harrison announced that We would like to display 10 to 12 art pieces every quarter on the footer gallery at the bottom of the

website pages. The jpg. must be in a square format. Contact Helen Harrison and check on the website for directions to enter a picture.

Sally Buller: Announced the Broomfield Art Guild's Mini-Art Show in May, 2018, and had prospectus 's available to take home. The deadline for

registration is April 20th.

Programs and Workshops - One-Day, Two-Day, Three-Day and Dabblers

Dabblers:

Steve Markman reported that the Dabbler sessions are from 9-12 noon; $20.00 for members, $25.00 non-members.

May 19: Elena Hoffrichter - "Painting with Words: Speaking with Brushes" to be presented by Elena Hoffrichter. This program will explore

combining art and poetry. Contact is Steve Markman, smarkman@me.com. Registration is now open.

Aug. 18:Patty Jones - Making drawing fun!

Sept. 15: Colleen Tucker - Abstract painting and writing your bio

One-Day-Workshops:

May 23: Alexander Soukas- " Figure Painting in Oil". Registration is now open online for members. Louisvilleart.org.

"Mixed Media Collage" Workshop cancelled due to low registration numbers. Be sure to sign up early when interested in a workshop to avoid

cancellation.

For members only: Use your discount coupon code: LAA2018 for registration for workshops!!!

Workshop descriptions and registration: Louisvilleart.org.

Questions- contact: Cynthia Grossman at cyng06@yahoo.com

Portrait Painting will be on Saturday morning, Mar.10, Apr. 14. All are welcomed. Nedra Newson, nedranew@comcast.net , 303-494-

1816 Location: Louisville Art Center.

Marquetry: Mar 3. Apr. 7, 9am to noon at the Art Center. Members are free and non-members pay $7.00. Dave and Ellen Kisker.

eekisker@gmail.comNo registration is needed for this. Location: Louisville Art Center.

Open Studio: Mar 5,17,19,26. Apr. 2,9,16,23. Mondays 9am to noon.Bring your supplies and come paint beside your fellow LAA members .

Contact Melanie Zwicker mzwicker1@comcast.net to get on the reminder list. Location: Louisville Art Center.

Drawing Group: Mar.6, 13, 20, 27, Apr. 3,10,17,24. Tuesdays 9am to noon. Contact Helen Harrison for details and location. hhelenhh@mac.com

AIPP: Art in Public Places is our outreach program that offers local businesses the opportunity to have current art in their establishment and

offers our artists an opportunity to show their art in a public place. To participate you must be a registered member. Members who participate

are asked to volunteer 5 hours a year with the LAA. Check the Members Art In Public Places on the website for what is available and check with

Cheryl Whitehall, cherylwhitehall42@gmail.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Our volunteers are the engine that drive LAA! We highly value all of you who contribute to our association! It is an expectation that members

will volunteer for something to keep our organization thriving and assist with the great art opportunities we have in LAA.

Let's celebrate our new volunteers!

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Carmen Ardalan: Hospitality Coordinator for the Spring Member Show and the Fall Member Show.

Constance Frank: Hospitality Coordinator for the National Fine Arts Show.

Thank you for your service!

Volunteers Needed for:

• National Fine Arts Show Co-Chair: An exciting opportunity to see how a Nationally Juried Show is organized and brought to fruition.

You will be working with Helen Harrison and there are many volunteers to assist you with this show. Dates: Aug 29-Sept 9.

Contact:Anne O'Rourke; orourkeanne8@gmail.com.

• Coordinator/s for Member Meetings Set-Up: THIS IS GREATLY NEEDED! 2 people could share this responsibility. Show members the

layout for the chairs, tables for the set up and coordinate the take down. See Patti Harrison if you can help us out. Contact: Patti

Harrison; mspharrison@yahoo.com

• Co-Chairs for the Fall Member Show: 2 co-chairs needed for this show. There will be previous co-chairs that will be happy to mentor

you with the timeline and duties. And as always, there are many people who volunteer to help out with the show. Contact: Anne

O'Rourke; orourkeanne8@gmail.com

Announcements

Join or Renew! Volunteer Sign Up! We have an easy and exciting new way to sign up to be a member. Go to louisvilleart.org; select members;

and follow the directions! Sign up by March 31 to stay in our database for emails, newsletters, participation in workshops.

Collection for Dona Laurita's Family: Carol Corsell reported that Dona's daughter, Jules Laurita, is a vibrant and talented young woman in our

community who, at 17, has an aggressive brain tumor. Jules continues to amaze family and friends with her strength, determination and spirit as

she faces this incredible obstacle. With the help of an amazing team of doctors, Jules now has a "game plan" to fight the cancer. How you can

help: Help Fund Treatment for

Jules: www.gofundme.com/juleslauritasmith. Follow Jules's Progress & Send Note of Encouragement: www.caringbridge.org/visit/juleslaurita.

Join the "TEAMJULES" Community: www.facebook.com/TeamJulesLaurita.

Construction around the Arts Center:

There will be a week or so when the front door to the Arts Center will be closed off. Entrance will be through the back door at that time.

Hopefully, it will not be when the Spring Member Art Show is going on.

7:20pm Mini-Show winner: Sally Bullers - an acrylic painting of a Rotary flower pot done at LAA'S Monday Open Studio; Cheryl Townson - an

acrylic "Violet Vogue". They each won $100.00 toward framing of a painting.

7:25pm Motion to Adjourn Business Meeting: Motion from Carol Corsell and seconded by Chuck Donnell.

7:25-735pm Break

7:35 Guest Artist Demo: Demo Artist: Alexander Soukas: "Figure Painting in Oil." Introduced by Jill Riggin.

Mission Statement

The Louisville art Association was formed in 1980 to promote the visual arts and local artists in our area. We are a non-profit corporation with a board of directors and a strong membership participation. We sponsor national shows, annual arts and crafts festivals, and educational meetings and workshops Membership benefits include a monthly newsletter, monthly meetings featuring professional artists' demonstrations, exhibition opportunities, lower fees at workshops, and a chance to meet and collaborate with other artists and arts supporters. The Louisville Art Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporations, funded locally by a grant from SCFD, LAA members, local businesses, and other generous benefactors.

Officers Anne O'Rourke, President, Flipcause roll out, Grant Team-SCFD Maureen Riesco, Vice President, Communications Team Liaison Lynn Berggren, Treasurer, Grant Team-SCFD Brenda Weissman, Ex-Officio Board Member; Administrative Assistant; Secretary at Board Meetings; Membership Chair; Show Treasurer; Grant Team-SCFD

For the full list of Board Members and Volunteer Coordinators, see our website at:

Directors Emilie Parker, Show Support Team Liaison (NFAS), Mini-grant coordinator Tammy Pelnik, Members Programs Team Liaison for Workshops/Demos/Dabblers;Liaison for LCC Patti Harrison, Show Support Team Liaison-Spring Member Show; Members Programs Team Liaison for featured programs: Marquetry, AIPP, Open Studio, Drawing study Group, Portrait Painting, Plein Janes. Rick Newell, Fundraising Team Liaison; Taste of Louisville; Liaison for

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https://www.louisvilleart.org/board-of-directors.html

Youth Art Show Kim Roller, Fundraising Team Liaison; Louisville Fall Festival; Liaison for Members' Theme Show Malene Mortenson, Show Support Team Liaison- Fall Member Show; Sign-Up.com Carol Corsell, Community Liaison; Member Meetings Team Liaison; Pop-Up Galleries; Coordinate monthly member meeting set up and take down

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