Panoply: Art Market 2012 Application On-Line

We are finally up and running with the 2012 Art Marketplace online application!

The link is http://www.artshuntsville.org/our-programs/panoply-arts-festival/art-marketplace/participants/2012-art-marketplace-application.

To access the form from the website visit http://www.artshuntsville.org/ and click on Panoply then the Art Marketplace tab, Participants tab then you will see the link to the form.

There is also a PDF download form for those who wish to mail in their application. Hard Copies can be picked up at The Arts Council office located at 700 Monroe Street, Suite 2, Huntsville, AL.
The deadline for entry is February 3rd and we will notify the artists via email on February 17th.

Thank you,

Vicky
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Vicky Hinton
Art Education & Community Outreach Manager
700 Monroe Street, Suite 2
Huntsville, AL. 35801
(p) 256-519-2787
(F) 256-533-3811
vhinton@artshuntsville.org
http://www.artshuntsville.org/

12 gifts of Christmas at 16 Main Gallery

Beginning Oils with Debbie Russler at 16 Main Gallery

Artist Link Added: Kala Beaver Kachur

It is a delight to add Kala Beaver Kachur to the Artists Links. Please visit her blog at http://www.kalaskreations2.blogspot.com/.

She is the November Featured Artist on the Ascribing Artists blog:
http://ascribingartists.blogspot.com/2011/10/featured-artist-kala-beaver-kachur.html

New Link Added to LOCAL ART ASSOCIATIONS: Alabama Alliance for Arts Education (HAAE)

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It is a pleasure to add Alabama Alliance for Arts Education (HAAE) to the Huntsville Art Blog's Local Art Associations. www.artislearning.com

An affiliate of the Alabama Alliance for Arts Education, the official Americans for the Arts Advocacy Captain for Alabama, a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and a Partnership Program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts

Also, Congratulations to Tracey Sykes Chaplin. She is the Director of Research, Advocacy and Policy for Huntsville's Alabama Alliance for Arts Education.

The Madison /Huntsville Holiday Gallery Tour, scheduled for December 1, 2011, will benefit the new local office of the Alabama Alliance for Arts Education (HAAE). Patrons are invited to donate art supplies during the tour. The art supplies will then be donated to local arts educators through the HAAE supply grant program.

For more information about HAAE, please contact Tracey Sykes Chaplin at 256- 337-5770 or visit the website at www.artislearning.com

Huntsville Museum of Art's 2012 Board of Directors

The Huntsville Museum of Art recently announced its 2012 board of directors, as the Museum's new fiscal year began October 1, 2011.

2012 board officers include Sarah Gessler, chairman; John Wynn, vice chairman; Richard Crunkleton, secretary; and Patsy Haws, treasurer. Also on the board are Middie Thompson, Joyce Griffin, Herman Stubbs, Dr. Oscar Maxwell, newcomer Walter A. "Tod" Dodgen, Virginia Rice, Charlie Bonner, Betsy Lowe, and Dorothy Davidson.

Ex-officio members of the board include Museum Executive Director Christopher J. Madkour, Foundation President Dane Block, Women's Guild President Debbie Washburn, and Art Krewe President Houston Matthews.

The Huntsville Museum of Art also recognized its outgoing board chairman, Middie Thompson, for her service and tremendous contributions. Thompson played an integral role in the Museum's capital campaign and expansion and led the executive director search committee.

After 18 years of dedicated service, board member John Irby stepped off of the Museum board. Irby, a former board chairman himself, was instrumental in not only the recent Museum expansion of 21,000 additional square feet, but was also an integral part of the Huntsville Museum of Art's move from the Von Braun Center into the new facility on Church Street in early 1999.

Huntsville Museum of Art
300 Church St. S
Huntsville, AL 35801
info@hsvmuseum.org
hsvmuseum.org

Huntsville Museum of Art: Art with a Twist

Huntsville Museum of Art

Join us for Art with a Twist, an exciting “paint and sip” class offered by the Huntsville Museum of Art. Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage and your closest friends and enjoy painting your very own masterpiece. Don’t worry if you have never painted before, you will enjoy step-by-step instructions from a fabulous teacher - AND you get to take your painting home at the end of the class!

You must be 21+ to participate. All classes take place from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the Museum. The cost of each class is $35 for Museum members and $45 for nonmembers, and all materials are included. Light refreshments will be served. Reserve your spot TODAY by registering online at http://www.hsvmuseum.org/programs/art-with-a-twist/ or contacting Lisa Roth, Museum Academy Assistant, lroth@hsvmuseum.org or 256-535-4350, ext. 215.

Thursday, November 17
5:30-8 pm
Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Inspired by Andy Warhol – Moonwalk

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Laura E. Smith
Museum Academy Director
Huntsville Museum of Art
300 Church Street South
Huntsville, AL 35801 USA
256.535.4350 ext. 222
lsmith@hsvmuseum.org
http://www.hsvmuseum.org/

Saturday at 16 Main Gallery

Studio space for rent - 16 Main Gallery

Artist Link Added: Joan Funk

"Here's Looking at You" by Joan Funk, copyright

It is a delight to add artist Joan Funk to the artists links. She has a new website at http://www.joanfunk.com. Please visit and see all her beautiful artwork and join her e-mail list on her site to get updates about what she is doing with her artwork and she will also include other things of interest.

TODAY! The Invisible Exhibit, Reception and Fundraiser to benefit Downtown Rescue Mission

TODAY!

You are invited to The Invisible Exhibit, Reception and Fundraiser to benefit Downtown Rescue Mission for the homeless. It will be at the 2nd Floor Connector Gallery at Lowe Mill TODAY Saturday from 4-7 pm. http://www.lowemill.net/ Huntsville, AL.


There will be a donation box set up by Downtown Rescue Mission to accept food for the homeless.

For more information please contact:
Amanda Lyle Dunn

HIS daughter studio
Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment
Huntsville, Alabama
alyle@live.com
256-714-4944

Huntsville Art League Classes: COLOR THEORY and DRAWING FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS

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LAST CHANCE!! LOWER FEE!! LESS TIME!!

• COLOR THEORY Dr. Fran Church

Ever wondered why some colors seem to ‘work’ together while other combinations don’t? Learn how to use basic color theory to strengthen the impact of your paintings, websites, wardrobe, and interior designs. All supplies provided. Bring lunch or visit one of the nearby restaurants during lunch break!

FA-8 October 22 10AM-1PM

1 Saturday

$30MBR/$35 non-MBR

ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!

• DRAWING FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS Dr. Fran Church

If you want to improve your drawing skills, this class is for YOU! While especially formatted for people who ‘can’t draw a straight line’, this friendly class is a great refresher for the intermediate artist, too. All materials are provided, but a sketchbook to keep your drawings organized for future reference is strongly suggested!

FA-35 Nov 5, 12, 19 10AM-12PM

3 Saturdays

$50 MBR/$60 non-MBR

Registration may be made by phone (256-534-3860), mail, or visit Huntsville Art League at 3005 L&N Drive Hsv, AL 35801.

"Fantasy Art" Class at the Huntsville Art League

Nov 5, 11, 18, and Dec 2


Fantasy Art: for intermediate and advanced art students (working knowledge of anatomy required)

Come join us for "Fantasy Art", an ongoing class beginning Nov 4 at 5:30. Each session will last 3 hours and cover various aspects of this exciting art form!! Whether you prefer Manga, traditional cartooning, mythical, science fiction, or any other form of fantasy art, this series will aid you as you develop your characters, costumes, backgrounds, and more!

Students may sign up for one class, or a series. Each quarter we will offer additional classes in additional aspects and techniques of Fantasy Art. The first class will be an overview focusing on mythical creatures, such as unicorns, pegasus, and Dragons (medieval and Chinese forms)!!!

$95 MBR/ $115 NON-MBRS for the first series. (Or $30/$40 per session!)

Supplies are available for your use, but if you have a 'favored' material- please bring it!

Friday evenings: from 5:30-8:30PM

Registration may be made by phone, by mail, or in person. Call Huntsville Art League at 256-534-3860 or visit us at 3005 L&N Drive Hsv, AL 35801. http://www.huntsvilleartleague.org/

Church of the Nativity Feature Artist: Johanna Littleton

My exhibit at Church of the Nativity will be displayed until October 31st. Johanna Littleton.

The Arts Council's "Boost Your Buzz" Media Workshop Oct. 19- RSVP

Art News from Joanna Broad White, The Arts Council:

Our most popular annual workshop is back! Don't miss the Boost Your Buzz Media Workshop Wednesday, October 19 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the Von Braun Center Ballet Room. Featuring fantastic panelists from across all realms of media, this workshop will focus on four areas of publicity. Here's the schedule for the day:


SESSION 1: Secrets Behind PSA’s, Interviews, and other FREE Media
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
Brett Tannehill, WLRH
Kevin Younkin, Director of Marketing for Clear Channel Radio

SESSION 2: The Other Side of the Times
1:50 pm – 2:40 pm
Representatives from The Huntsville Times Business, Life, Education and Religion sections.
BREAK & NETWORKING:
2:40 pm – 3:10 pm

SESSION 3: Paid Advertising: What does is REALLY cost?
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm
Hear from other non-profits and industry professionals on what has worked and NOT worked for them.

SESSION 4: How to Maximize your Marketing Dollars.
4:00 pm –4:50 pm
Shannon Siegel, Innovative PR Solutions
Sonia Robinson, Appleton Learning
Ashley Dinges, Merrimack Hall
Leslie Bofill, Theatre Huntsville

Sign up online here and starting boosting your buzz TODAY!

Registration Link: http://www.artshuntsville.org/our-programs/arts-asssembly-description-a-member-benefits/boost-your-buzz-media-workshop-registration
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Joanna Broad White
Planning & Production Manager
700 Monroe Street, Suite 2
Huntsville, AL. 35801
(P) 256-519-2787
(F) 256-533-3811
jwhite@artshuntsville.org
http://www.artshuntsville.org/

Huntsville Public Library Main Exhibit: Gary Anderson

"Feeding the Fish" by Gary Anderson, copyright

An exhibit of paintings by Gary Anderson is on display at the Huntsville Public Library Main in the Atrium through November. This painting, "Feeding the Fish", is among them. Gary paints portraits and landscapes in oil and watercolor. His artwork represents everyday scenes painted in a realistic, illustrative style.


Gary Anderson
(256) 683-8742
http://www.garyandersonart.com/

Huntsville Times Art Exhibit: Artist, Caroline Wang

Final Mission of Space Shuttle by Caroline Wang, copyright     

     Huntsville Times Art Exhibit       
Artist: Caroline Wang

       Theme: “2011 inspiration”        

 October, 2011

Featuring Huntsville artist Caroline Wang, This exhibit displays original paintings inspired by Caroline’s life in 2011. Caroline says that writers use writing to express their feelings, but Artists use paintings to express their feelings. Caroline composes her paintings from her inspirations. Caroline shares her experiences and her feelings in her paintings. There were many things happened during the year of 2011. Caroline has traveled several exciting places which included Taipei, Hong Kong, and Limerick Ireland. She also experienced the winter blizzard days, Tornado power outage days in Huntsville AL. But the most memorial experience was watching the “Final Mission of Space Shuttle” launch on July 8th. Caroline Wang works for NASA and she had the privilege to work on the first Shuttle program STS-1 on Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller software and simulation software and also worked on the last Shuttle program STS-135 on SSME Software Assurance. Although she spent many years on other projects, but she felt that she has been intimately involved in Space Shuttle program. STS-135 launch was scheduled for July 8th but the weather forecast showed heavy rain and T-storm and it was 70% no go. One million people traveled to Cape Canaveral and traffic on the Bee-line high way from Orlando to Cape Canaveral was bumper to bumper. Caroline’s daughter Emily and her boy friend Andy also traveled from San Francisco for the event. The sky was gray for the whole time, but 10 minutes before launch target time, the sky opened a beautiful blue tunnel, just enough time for the Shuttle to go through. Many people cried and thank God’s blessing. It was a very emotional moment. Caroline captured that moment of inspiration, and created a painting name “Final Mission of Space Shuttle” in memory of the mission.

Caroline is a diverse artists. She incorporates Asian cultural into Western art and paints what ever subject inspires her. She experiments with different types of materials for her artwork.. Her original paintings have been on exhibition throughout many of cities within Southeastern United States. Since 2004, she has selected a theme for her annual art exhibits. This allows her to focus on specific subjects. Her themes throughout the years have included “East meets West”, “A new look for Asian Art’, “Expressions,”, “Tour around the World”, “Species around Us”, “Dramatic Gardens” and “2011 inspiration”.

http://www.cwanggallery.com/ Contact: cwang.art@knology.net

"Boost Your Buzz" The Arts Council's Annual PR Workshop Oct. 19

"Boost Your Buzz" The Arts Council's Annual PR Workshop

What: Learn everything you need to know about maximizing visibility for your organization! The Arts Council's (TAC's) popular Annual Publicity Workshop includes four panels of experts speaking on "Secrets Behind PSAs and Interviews & Other FREE Media", "The OTHER side of the Times", "Paid Advertising: What does it REALLY cost?", and "How to Maximize Your Marketing Dollars." Participants receive the 2011-2012 Media Guide, a ready listing of area publicity outlets with their paid registration.

When: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011
1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (ATTENDANCE SIGN-IN BEGINS AT 12:30 P.M.)

Where: Von Braun Center - Ballet Room
700 Monroe Street, Huntsville, AL 35801

Who: This informative workshop is designed for organization who would like pointers on marketing and public relations.

Fee: $20/per person for TAC members; $35/per person for non-members
Advance reservations are REQUIRED BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011

Reservation Link:  http://www.artshuntsville.org/our-programs/arts-asssembly-description-a-member-benefits/boost-your-buzz-media-workshop-registration

For more information or registration form, call The Arts Council, Inc. at (256) 519-ARTS (2787) or e-mail jwhite@artshuntsville.org.

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The Arts Council, Inc.
700 Monroe Street, Suite 2
Huntsville, AL 35801
http://www.artshuntsville/

October Classes at 16 Main Gallery

October paint classes with Rickie Higgins at The Magnolia Room

The September paint classes have been packed, and there have been so many wonderful pieces of art created! If you missed out on last month's classes, sign up early for October! Classes are $55 per person, which includes all supplies.


Invite a friend and plan on having a fun night at The Magnolia Room!

October 11: 16x20 Cow

October 26: 20x16 Barn

You can sign up through email: (Rickie: higginsart@me.com or Trish: trish@trishland.com) OR you can go by Trish Land on Moulton Street.

Classes have been filling up, so sign up soon! Keep up with announcements with HigginsArt on Facebook as well.

Have a great week,

Rickie

Rickie Higgins
http://www.higginsart.com/

The Sparkman High School Photo Department Presents Our 4th Annual Dinner and a Movie Fundraiser

The Sparkman High School Photo Department Presents Our 4th Annual Dinner and a Movie Fundraiser

Friday November 4th 5:30 – 9:30 pm

Dinner: Catered by PF CHANGS
Menu Selections include: Chicken and Lettuce Wrap Appetizer, Beef and Vegetable Fried Rice, Light and Dark Brown Steamed Rice, Almond and Cashew Chicken, Chang’s Spicy Chicken
Complimentary Sodas, Ice Tea and Bottled Water will be served

Dinner begins promptly at 5:30 pm in the Sparkman 9th Grade Cafeteria. Located at 2680 Jeff Road Harvest, AL 35749

Movie Feature: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1
Showtime begins at 7:00 pm. Movie ticket includes one complimentary bag of popcorn and one can of soda

Event Cost $20. All proceeds go to benefit our photography program!

Contact Mr. Mittman at emittman@madison.k12.al.us or a photo student to purchase tickets.

Featured Artist: Lisa Fulton

 "Houston I-10 & I-610" by Lisa Fulton, copyright

 "NJ Turnpike & I-78" by Lisa Fulton, copyright

 "Oakland 80 & 880 & 580" by Lisa Fulton, copyright

"The F-16 Fighting Falcon" by Lisa Fulton, copyright

 

Featured Artist: Lisa Fulton

 
As an artist, I am a beginner learning about visual balance. Some of my paintings look abstract; but while I admire abstract paintings, my work is representational. I enjoy translating the things I see in the physical world, putting them down on the restricted, flat space of a canvas. It's a challenge to produce anything that is as pleasing as the original experience of seeing the world.


I use acrylics and look forward to trying other types of paint. I have been painting for less than two years, but I spent years thinking about what I want to paint. Now, thanks to God, I have the space and time to begin experimenting. Subjects that are compelling to me not only have nice lines, they are icons commonly used or commonly recognized in American culture. I like to create interesting contrasts between linear, industrial-type subject matter and soft, flowing media (paints, fabric).

http://paintingsbylisajfulton.blogspot.com/
lisajfulton@gmail.com

Featured Artist: Eva Ziegler

Eva Ziegler, Jewelry Maker

In 2004, I graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Art Education, Museums and Cultural Institutions. In 2005, I began working at Caleb Meyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where I became the in-house pearl and bead stringer. There, I was given the opportunity to learn about precious gems, pearls and skilled craftsmanship. In 2006, I received my Pearl Stringing certificate from the reputable Gemological Institute of America. I found the centuries-old craft of pearl stringing so appealing that I went on to receive a GIA Pearls Course certificate in 2008. Since then, I decided to begin selling my own creations. I am excited to offer designs consisting of naturally colored precious beads and pearls. My work is currently for sale at Caleb Meyer, in Philadelphia, Grogan Jewelers, in Huntsville, the Huntsville Art Museum, and my website, http://www.evaziegler.com/

Eva Ziegler
814-574-4447
http://www.evaziegler.com/
facebook page: Eva Ziegler Jewelry

Featured Artist: Kathryn Jill Johnson

"Sweet Pea" by Kathryn Jill Johnson, copyright

"Leave It" by Kathryn Jill Johnson, copyright

"Imperishable Bless" by Kathryn Jill Johnson, copyright

Featured Artist: Kathryn Jill Johnson
If I had to describe a quality that applies to the art that I like best, I’d use the word poetic. What do I mean by poetic? The dictionary defines it as “having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression” and that’s a fine beginning. However I also see it as a juxtaposition of economy and extravagance. Information, both visual and metaphorical, is reduced to only what is needed in order to open the work for interpretation. Along with this economy, however, the artist must imbue the work with richness and intensity. This can be performed with an explosion of ornamentation, form, marks, materials or even emptiness. The key is both revelation and mystery, an authenticity not burdened with elucidation. The desire to create this quality of expression imbues all of my studio production and serves my conceptual concerns. I am interested in exploring people’s wounds and desires and how those things shape individual personalities and relationships with others and the world. I am interested in the perverse and the redemptive, the forlorn and the transcendent; the way that each person’s life is at once a comedy and a tragedy. I explore these issues through ideas about the body, language and narrative.

My visual sources have expanded and evolved as I explore these ideas throughout various bodies of work. Initially, the illustrations from medical and nursing texts were my primary sources. The most recent addition to my stockpile of visual references are photos and sketches of various “antiquities” collected from in both the British museum, the Louvre, Musee National des Arts et Métiers and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These objects hold a beauty intrinsic to the things themselves—outside of use or historical value. They are emblematic of desire and often suggest archetypal characters and forms. Further more, my study of these objects contained an overarching sense that “a person made these” and that there was something about this making that was also about being in the world.

My time in the studio is a time for me to consider questions about what it is to be human. How do forces of denial, interruption, indulgence or transcendence shape us? Our psyches are in turn vulnerable, resilient, and transcendent. The uncompromising temporality of our existence is terrible and grand; we struggle to invent ourselves. When we pause for breath or reel with the blows there are moments of something like clarity in that bright and painful moment beauty emerges.

Kathryn Jill Johnson
www.gravitypi.com