March 2015             A 501 (c) 3 non-profit arts organization founded in 1953

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PRESIDENT'S LETTER
March 2015 
 

Rob Gibb

 

 

Greetings to all fellow Guild Members! 

 

With the first day of spring coming on March 20th, it could not be too soon after all of our cold weather. According to a childhood verse, "Daffy-down-dilly is now come to town with a petticoat green and a bright yellow gown". I have seen a few, how about you?     

     With spring comes a rush of art exhibits.  We just successfully completed the largest Member's Exhibit ever, and on March 2nd, the Extraordinary Arts Exhibit will start a month long run at the Charleston main library on Calhoun Street. You can read more about this later in the Newsletter, but it is part of our Outreach Program, and we are very proud of all the students, teachers and volunteers that put the show on each year.                                                                                                              

     Also in March, the Guild will host the High School Seniors Art Exhibit.  This annual event, also an Outreach Program, will feature over $6,000.00 in scholarships and cash awards. For the first time I am happy to announce that we will be hosting the event on-line, and feature all artwork on our Guild website. This exciting venue makes it easy for students to link their images on Facebook, and other social media, and makes it possible for friends and family all over the world to see their art work! The awards presentation will be held at our monthly Guild Meeting at Roper Hospital on April 14, 2015.                                                                            

     If all of that wasn't enough, we are preparing for the Signature Exhibition April 6-11 at the Charleston Visitors Center, and we are on the hunt for new Officers and Directors to be elected at our April Member's Meeting. We can always use the help, so consider giving a little of your time to help others. The Guild is a wonderful place to meet new friends and do great things for the Community.                                                         

     As always, I will be waiting to hear from you.

 

Ron Gibb

President, Charleston Artist Guild

 


CAG MEMBERS' 
GENERAL MEETING

Hello Charleston Artist Guild members and friends:

The Charleston Artist Guild's first general meeting of this year will take place on

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Irene Dixon Auditorium at Ropers St. Francis Hospital.
Free parking will be available. Don't forget to ask for your free parking pass at the meeting's welcome table.

A social will begin at 6:30pm followed by the official meeting and a presentation from 7:00pm-8:30pm.

 

Susanne Frenzel
"Twilight"
    
     Susanne grew up in Germany, lived and worked there until her move to the US in 1990. Exploring numerous countries, observing people of different cultures and experiencing the spirit of captivating places have always influenced her artwork. She experiments with various media and multiple textures, following her spontaneous perceptions and inspirations, to create her abstract paintings. 

 

Susanne's art has been shown nationally and internationally. She has won numerous awards and been juried into local, state and international shows. Her artwork may be viewed in many collections in Europe and the USA. She is an exhibiting member of the Charleston Artist Guild and also the Mount Pleasant Artist Guild.
 

Her work is displayed in the CAG Gallery on 160 East Bay Street. until May 30, 2015, Susanne is showing work in the "ISMS" Exhibit, a group show,at the Avery Research Center/ College of Charleston, 125 Bull Street in Charleston.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope to see you there!

 

Mercedes daSilva

CAG, Director of Programs


Artistic Growth Members' 
PROGRAM
by Susanne Frenzel and Faye Sullivan
Artistic Growth Directors

More exciting News!

 

Our March artist for critique will be Laurie Meyer. She is an internationally known award-winning artist and has gained recognition for her oil paintings. 

 

   Laurie has lived and painted in Charleston, SC for over twenty-five years. Following careers in education and corporate sales, she devoted her life to her first love - painting. Life in Charleston has provided Laurie with countless subjects and rich inspiration for her award winning paintings. Her frequent travels have also given Laurie varied and interesting ideas for many of her works. She paints with rich color and broad "brushy" strokes and palette knife to express the unique and recognizable softness in her work.

 

 "I am thankful to be blessed with the opportunity to do something I love. Painting has been part of me since I was a child and I still live for the artistic journey. I love rich color and textural strokes painted with gesture and spontaneity. I seek interesting designs with playful shadow structures in my street scenes and rich natural colors in my landscapes. Capturing light is a challenge and a thrill. Painting "en plein air," nature's studio, is a luxury and a great teacher, but weather and time constraints mean I also paint in the indoor studio. Either way, my challenge is to interpret what I see and express it in my unique style."

 


 


See more of Laurie's work on her website lauriemeyer.com

 

DATE:  Thursday, March 12th, from 6:30pm to about 8:00pm

PLACE:   Charleston Artist Guild Gallery, 160 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29412

CONTACT: Faye Sullivan  [email protected]/ cell 843.597.4091 

or 

Susanne Frenzel [email protected] / cell 843.408.9626

 

There is room for 8 participants and 2 observers. Participants should bring one painting to be critiqued.

Sign up today! Spaces will be filled quickly.

 

 

 

 

Schedule
March 24th - Registration Deadline
March 31st - Acceptance eMails
April 5th - 12pm - 2pm - Deliver work to Charleston Visitor Center
April 6th - 8:30am - 5:30pm - Show Opens
April 11th - 6pm - 8pm - Awards Reception
April 12th - 12pm - 1pm - Pick-up Artwork

Click here for the registration form.


CAG Workshop
with William Jameson
March 9 - 13, 2015
        

    I'm very happy to announce that William Jameson will be teaching a five day landscape workshop for the Charleston Artist Guild this coming year. Bill was born in Honea Path, South Carolina. He studied with Frank Rampola at the Ringling School of Art in Florida, and taught landscape painting and life drawing as a guaduate assistant at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. He lived and worked in Charleston for many years.  Bill and his wife, Anne, who is an artist also, now live in Saluda, North Carolina. To read about Bill and see more of his work go to www.williamjameson.com

     I attended one of Bill's workshops in Saluda this past October and found it to be a lot of fun as well as a great learning experience. I anticipate that this workshop will fill up quickly, so if you are interested, please email me at [email protected] to get your name on the list.


Mary Sayas

Director of Workshops
Charleston Artist Guild

GALLERY NEWS

Featured Artist for the Month of March

  

Karyn Healey

 

  

   The Charleston Artist Guild announces Karyn Healey, as featured artist for the month of March 2015.

 

     Her show, 'Diverging Lines and Intersecting Lives', is the title of her show at the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery. An opening reception coincides with the French Quarter Art Walk in Charleston on Friday, March 6th, 5:00-8:00pm. The reception is free and opened to the public.


 

Seeking new ways of looking at the world, Healey creates representational oil paintings that display two distinct styles. The "Diverging Lines" paintings of the show's title are graphic and structured, a nod to Healey's design background, where shapes are simplified and strong lines create strength and foundation. The works within "Intersecting Lives" represent thought provoking people. These paintings are figurative and rendered in a more painterly way. And lastly, Healey has a place on the wall for portraits of a very different kind, specifically the self-portraits of others and her interpretation of their selfies captured on social media.

 

Karyn Healey has lived in the Charleston area for seven years and in the south for close to twenty. She graduated Iowa State University in 1983 with a BA in graphic design and practiced in the DC area, southern Virginia and southern Illinois. Shifting her focus towards education, she taught graphic design at Pennsylvania College of Technology for a number of years and later expanded an organization devoted to teaching art appreciation at the primary level, which meshed art with the classroom curriculum for math, language arts and social studies. She now devotes her time to oil painting, working en plein air or in the studio.


Come visit the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery during business hours, Mondays through Sundays 11am - 6pm.

 


JURYING IN
AT THE
Charleston Artist Guild

  

by Cathy Peterson Fuller

Vice President of the Charleston Artist Guild 

 

  

   To become an exhibiting member, please pre-register by filling out the Jurying In Process form here now, or one week prior to the scheduled Jurying In date. Send the completed form to our Vice President of CAG, Catherine Peterson Fuller, also our jurying in chairman, to the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery, 160 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401 by 6:00pm on Saturday, March 14, 2015. She will email or snail mail the signed pre-registered forms back to you for the next jurying in date which will be on March 21, 2015. Painters will drop off their work at 9:00am, Photographers at 10:00am on the Jurying In day. 

The Jurying In Process form will list the particulars of what format and number of entries to which the art or photographs must adhere to. One must be a member of the Guild in good standing, and must have attended one general members' meetings.


 

 

 


Your Guild 
NEEDS YOU!
by Debbie Daniels
Director of Publicity & Marketing 


    

Advertising, marketing, public relations, brochure design, poster design, show promotions, e-blasts, etc., are all very important aspects of the Charleston Artist Guild.  Our message needs to be clear and concise and graphics should be consistent for brand recognition.  As a graphic designer, I have learned a lot about marketing during the years I have volunteered at the Guild.  I'm currently doing some work for another non-profit and learning even more about corporate sponsorships which I'm hoping to encourage at the Charleston Artist Guild.

 

Haydee Verdia, another graphic designer, is the CAG Newsletter editor and the CAG webmaster. Haydee helps me with a lot of these tasks, but we are in need of some help.  We have around 600 members in the guild and it's difficult to find volunteers. If you have a computer and an internet connection, please consider helping with the CAG publicity and marketing. 

 

We will meet with anyone that is interested and describe the tasks needed to help us out. You can listen to what we need and decide for yourself if you'd like to be part of our "team." Most everything can be done from the comfort of your own sofa with a laptop computer. It really is a lot of fun.  You don't know what you're missing!  Call Debbie Daniels at 843-814-5585 or email  [email protected]

 

                                                                                                                           
"Research has shown that people who volunteer often live longer
                                                                      ~Allen Klein

 
OUTREACH SPOTLIGHT...
Extraordinary Arts Show
by Muriel Lanciault
Director of Community Outreach 

    

 

 

On Monday, March 2nd, dozens of colorful, unique, and proudly-wrought works of art will be hung at the Charleston main library on Calhoun Street. These are the products of students with disabilities throughout the three-county Charleston area.

 

The Extraordinary Arts Program is one of several outreach programs sponsored by the Charleston Artist Guild, funded by grants and donations from gallery artists. It is ably led by Susan Trott.

 

This year's reception and awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 7th at the main library's Meeting Room B at 10:30 a.m. All guild members are invited and encouraged to attend.  You'll be touched by the shining faces as they receive their prizes and goody bags, all gifts from the Guild.

 

Any member who is willing to help hang the show on March 2nd is asked to contact Susan Trott at [email protected]. This year the library will show the work for a full month; take-down day is scheduled for March 31st.  Again, help will be needed, so put it on your calendar if you are available for an hour or two. 

Extraordinary Art Exhibition


 

 AWARDS RECEPTION

Sat., March 7, 2015 - 10:30 - noon

 

Awards announced at 11:00 a.m.

Meeting Room B

Main Library   88 Calhoun St.

Downtown Charleston

 



ART HISTORY SERIES
Frederick Remington
(1861 - 1909)
by Cisco Lindsey

Frederick Remington

 

   When one thinks of Frederick Remington, one usually thinks of bronze statues of cowboys riding bucking broncos with lots of leather gear thrashing about. In fact, for most of my life, I was of the opinion that that was all that Frederick Remington did.  Everywhere you go you see these bronzes, reproduced so many times that the quality sometimes seems quite marginal.

 

   Back in the days when I worked for a living, I found it necessary to travel all over the country.  Sometimes, to relieve the tedium, I would sneak away to an art museum. Imagine my surprise when in the early eighties I took a break and wandered into the Houston Museum of Fine Arts and saw the paintings of Frederick Remington for the first time.

The Bronco Buster

It is no exaggeration to say they blew my socks off.  Remington's command of chiaroscuro, and his expert use of warm and cool colors was something I had never seen before, and I realized immediately that these paintings had to be seen in person; reproductions could not capture his genius. It turns out that Remington's sculptures were a minor part of his career as an artist.

 

     Having abandoned the corporate life, I no longer enjoy the ability to travel to many cities on the company dollar.  I don't miss it, least of all Houston.  But I do miss the art museums, and got to see little more of Remington until 2003 when the National Gallery of Art curated a show of Remington's work entitled "Frederick Remington: The Color of Night".  Since I have need to frequently visit my aged mother-in-law in Richmond, VA, just an hour south of DC, plans for a trip were quickly made.

 

Cowboy in a Hurry

    Remington's nocturnes, painted in the last few years of his life, represent the peak of his artistic achievements. For the largest part of his career, Remington worked in black and white as an illustrator, producing hundreds of illustrations for various magazines and journals of his day.  In the process he grew quite well known and financially well off.  But all the while he yearned to be a painter, working in color. Always a workaholic, he threw himself into painting for the last ten years of his life.  Carrying the stigma of "illustrator" made if difficult for him to ever be fully accepted, but the art world now recognizes some of his last works as quite remarkable and among the best ever night paintings.

 

Remington grew up and painted in upstate New York, where his father was a revered Civil War hero.  His visits to the American west were limited. But he believed emphatically that art should tell a story, and not be simply an exercise in technical expertise. 

The Smoke Signal

He chose western scenes of horses, cowboys, and Indians framed by barren prairies and mountains as his theme, and while this sort of painting does not generally turn me on, Remington's draftsmanship and masterful use of color and texture make the subject matter almost irrelevant.

Prospecting for Cattle Range

His night scenes, illuminated by just a campfire or moonlight, painted in silver and gray with hints of green and mere touches of color, are truly awesome.

 

In 1898, Remington spent time in Cuba as a war correspondent during the Spanish American War at the same time as Stephen Crane ("The Red Badge of Courage"). The brutality and carnage he witnessed and the fear he experienced had a profound effect on him, and seemed to have deeply influenced his subsequent work.

The Scream of Schrapnel at San Juan Hill

There is a foreboding quality to his night scenes, always with mystery and danger seemingly lurking just out of sight, that was not so evident before his Cuban adventure.

 

     In 1909 at the young age of 48, Remington died of peritonitis as a complication of appendicitis, and yet another artistic genius who might have   had many more productive years was taken away from us for want of modern medicine.  It is a long way to go, but a trip to the Frederick Remington Museum in Ogdensburg, NY, is definitely in my future.


 

 



Issue: 40

 

  Supporting the 

Fine Arts Community

 

In this Issue:
President's Letter
CAG General Meeting
Workshops
Gallery News
Advertising
Art History
Hospitality
Calendar of Events
Guild Board of Directors
Member News
Place Ad Here
Classified

 

CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
2015 

 

 
March
 
March 2 - 31 Extraordinary Arts Show at the Charleston Main Library on Calhoun Street.
 
March 6 - Featured Artist for the month, Karyn Healey. Reception at the CAG Gallery 5pm - 8pm

March 9 thru 13 - CAG Workshop with William Jameson

March 10 - CAG Members' Meeting, Irene Dixon Auditorium, Roper St. Francis Hospital. 6:30pm - 8:30pm

March 14 - JURYING IN Registration Forms due at CAG Gallery by 6:00pm
 
March 21 - JURYING IN Day at the CAG Gallery, drop-off times: Painters at 9:00am and Photographers at 10:00am

March 24 - Registration Deadline for the Signature Show

April

 

April 3 - Featured Artist for the month, Ellen Bass. Reception at CAG Gallery, 5pm - 8pm

 

April 6 - 11 - Signature Exhibition at the Charleston Visitors Center

 

April 11 - Awards Reception at the Signature Exhibition

 

April 14 - CAG Members' Meeting, Irene Dixon Auditorium, Roper St. Francis Hospital. 6:30pm - 8:30pm

 

 

To get a map with directions to Irene Dixon Auditorium at Roper Hospital
  

 
Guild Officers
 
PRESIDENT:
Ron Gibb 716.998.6307
 
VICE PRESIDENT:
Cathy P. Fuller 843.452.0444
 
SECRETARY:
Linda Williams 843.557.0210
 
TREASURER:
Linda Weber 843.817.0805

Guild Directors
 
PAST PRESIDENT:
David Scheffler 614.395.9574
 
EXHIBITIONS:
VACANT
 
PROGRAMS:
Mercedes daSilva 843.442.7149
 
GALLERY DIRECTOR: 
Deborah Sisco 843.870.4564
 
WORKSHOPS:
Mary Sayas 843.762.0945
 
NEWSLETTER EDITOR/
WEBSITE DEVELOPER:
Haydee Verdia 843.743.1364

MEMBERSHIP:
Diane Musgrove 843.972.8930
 
ARTISTIC GROWTH:
Faye Sullivan 843.849.1833
Susanne Frenzel 843.408.9626
 
DEVELOPMENT:
VACANT

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
Muriel Lanciault 843.486.6328
 
PUBLICITY/MARKETING:
Debbie Daniels 843.763.0608
 
HOSPITALITY:  
Karen Gaag 843.207.1222
Mila Garro 843.225.6838


BUSINESS MANAGER: 
Steve Jacobs 843.722.2454
 
OFFICE: 843.722.2454
GALLERY: 843.722.2425

  


"AND SO 
WE 
GROW!"
by Steve Jacobs
Business Manager

 

 Please welcome our newest members to the 

Charleston Artist Guild! 

 

     Jill Alberson
   Susan Atwood
Cara Davis
Chrissy English
Chris Morrow
Jody Muldrow
Nancy Noble
Roy Noble
Angela Peterson
Jessica Webster
Keith Wright
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Thank you to all our renewing 

CAG members!

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 Please remember to renew your membership to the Charleston Artist Guild.

 

Also consider upgrading your membership status with the regular $50 member fee to one of our Patron status memberships.

 

 

 



PLEASE BRING YOUR
FAVORITE FINGER-FOOD
TO THE MEETINGS.






MEMBER NEWS

"Seasons End" - Catherine E. Case

Catherine E. Case has been selected as a Finalist in the 'Richeson75 Small Works 2015 competition'. Catherine's pencil drawing, "Seasons End", will be published as a single page in a limited edition, collectible exhibit book. The book is hardcover and in full color, on sale for $50. The exhibition is being held at the Richeson Art Gallery in Kimberly, WI, and runs from February 23 to April 4, 2015. 


 

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Susan Trott, Jane Hart, Anna Cox

"Close to Home"

 

An exhibit of oil and pastel paintings featuring unique views of the Low Country by James Island artists Jane Hart, Susan Trott and Anna Cox will be at
The Real Estate Studio beginning Feb.12th and running through March 24, 2015. 
 Please join them for the opening reception of "Close to Home," Friday, Feb. 13th, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. The Real Estate Studio is located at 214 King St., just south of Market St. in downtown Charleston.

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CLAIRE HUDSON was invited to participate in ARTFIELDS 2015 with her drawing "Come on In".
Her work was selected from entries from six southern states. $100,000 prize money will be awarded. The 2015 competition is in Lake City, SC from April 24 - May 2, 2015

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ISMS will be running from 

Feb. 12 - May 30, 2015, featuring visual statements on the oppressive and alienating forces that negative "isms" wreak 

on society.

 

ARTISTS:

KTC/Karole Turner Campbell , Arianne King Comer, Natalie Daise, Susanne Frenzel, Laura Gadson, Gwyleene Gallimard/Jean-Marie Mauclet, Alvin B. Glen, Winston Kennedy, Jacqueline Johnson, Addelle Sanders

 

GUEST ARTIST--  Dr. Leo Twiggs


 

 

GRANT NEWS

We have received a grant from the Ellis Foundation for the amount of $10,000.

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As a result of the South Carolina Arts Commission application generated by our Business Manager, Steve Jacobs, we have received another installment in the amount of $7,209. The total including this check will amount to $19,188. over the past 3 year period.
      Please see the attached sample letter and thank your State Senators and House of Representatives for this Grant and for the continued funding we receive from the SC Arts Commission.

Download sample letter here 

 

 

 

 

WE NEED YOUR
HELP
 if we want to continue the fine tradition of refreshments at our meetings and special events.
 

PLEASE CALL 

Karen Gaag at 

843-207-1222
or eMail at

or
Mila Garro at
843-225-6838
or eMail at
and 
VOLUNTEER 
TO HELP AT AN EVENT
or a
MEETING 

 

THANK YOU!

 

 



THANK YOU 
Charleston Artist Guild 
renewing members 
and
member patrons.

 

 Renewing your membership  insures that our Outreach  Programs, such as our  Extraordinary Arts, Pattison's  Academy, Art of Alzheimer's, and  High  School programs will  continue with your support, as well with the support of our Ellis Foundation and SC Arts  Commission grants.
 
 It also assures that our informative Easel newsletter, as well as our opportunity filled eblasts will continue to come your way, via email.
 

 
 
 
NEWS
If you have exciting news you would like to share with all our Guild members of your artistic accomplishments, and or upcoming events please email the Newsletter Editor, 
Haydee Verdia
 
 



PLEASE BRING YOUR
FAVORITE FINGER-FOOD
TO THE MEETINGS.








 
 
 


 
 
CLASSIFIED

If you have a closet full of unused canvases, paints, tables, lights, cabinets, brushes or tools, you can try and sell or donate them by listing them in our classified section in the EASEL. This will be your opportunity to either sell or donate your unwanted items.

 

 
~ FREE Listing will be for individual use and members only. 
No businesses, companies, or galleries. 
 
~ NO workshops, classes, individual instructions allowed in listing.
 
~ ONLY ART MATERIALS and SUPPLIES from member to member
 
~ Limit 30 words or less
 
~ All listings will be at the discretion of CAG approval.
 
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SAMPLE 1:
 
FOR SALE: Large drawing artist table. 36" x 48" (top drawing area). Wood, in good condition, almost new. Asking price $250.(negotiable). Contact: Name, email address or phone #.

SAMPLE 2:

TO DONATE: 3 Flat File cabinets, solid oak. 36" x 40" used, and in fair condition. Pick-up at location. No deliveries. Contact: Name, email address or phone #.

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Disclaimer: The Charleston Artist Guild is NOT responsible for any transaction between seller and buyer.



 
 
 
 
 
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