Monday, March 10, 2008

FLAG Area VI News

FLAG Area VI News letter: Jean Troemel,a suvivor of breast cancer was included in an exhibition and fund raiser for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in September.Ten survivor artists each donated an original art work to the cause which created much attention healthwise and artwise and was considered a financial success for northeast Florida.



Gretchen Ebersol has 8 works on exhibit at the 5th Annual Invitational Exhibit at the Women's Center of Jacksonville. Gretchen



Linda Blondheim is participating in several upcoming events: “Country Roads” exhibit at the Leesburg Art Center Nov.1-Dec.15,

“Art in the House" (an open house featuring her work)
see article: http://www.ocala.com/article/20071020/BIGSUNHOMES/210200301/1170/HOUSING ,

her “Annual Chili Bash” at her studio, and 3 paint-outs: Wekiva River in March, Epcot Center and “Heart of Florida” in April

Beau Redmond had a successful exhibit at “Arts on Douglas” in New Smyrna, with many sales

Sydney McKenna was recently commissioned by Mayo Clinic to paint two large oil paintings for their new Hospice Chapels.

She will be having an exhibit at Butterfield Garage Gallery in St. Augustine opening Nov.2, running through the month, and is scheduled for an exhibit at the Jacksonville International Airport’s Haskell Gallery for April, May and June of 2008.



Wendy Tatter and Jo Sinclair have elected to discontinue their membership. We will miss them

Notes from the Board Meeting-February 2008

FLAG report from February 23rd board meeting in Maitland



New Members:

We juried 18 applicants, and had 13 accepted.

In our area, Barbara Wagner of New Smyrna is a new member. Welcome Barbara!



Our other new members statewide are Nadine Meyers Saitlin, Howard L. Cowdrick, Pamela Miles, Cheryl Bogdanowitsch, Lynne Hughes, Barbara Leto, Fred Samuelson, Rose Ann Samuelson, Henry Sinn, Janet Mach Dutton, Bettina Edwards, Idith Levy.

Barbara



Exhibition Schedule:

Our president, Ahlin is in contact with the Maitland Art Center about the potential for an October 2008 symposium, but does not have an answer yet.



Upcoming venues confirmed: 2009 Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs. Also in 2009 Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, in 2011 Cornell Museum of Art and American Culture.

Unconfirmed, with no regrets, yet, Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, requested 2010 and 2011. Maitland Art Center, 2008.

Joyce Novak wrote a fine letter to the Appleton Museum in Ocala. They will let us know in a week if we may exhibit there in the years 09,10 or 11.

Joyce also offered to send inquiries to the Ringling Museum of Art. She said that FLAG had exhibited there in our past.

It was suggested that another venue might be the De Land Museum of Art in Volusia County for 2012.



Other news:

New member applicants will, in 2008/2009, be requested to send jpeg/CD images.”



Maribel Angel submitted 2 designs for FLAG brochures. Both are beautiful and our plans are to merge qualities of each, for a tri-fold brochure.



For other news on what is happening statewide, please visit our website www.floridaartistgroup.org and click on “News and Reviews”, then our blogspot link.

All members: if you have news to report, please don’t forget to submit this to Linda Blondheim for posting.