"Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to"
~Robert Henri
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From the President
It was a
rainy afternoon, but last Sunday the Superchief Trio brought the sunshine
inside. For two hours the group - Pam on the trombone, Keith at the
keyboard and John on drums - sang and played their hearts out for a
small, but wonderfully enthusiastic and appreciative audience inside
St. Paul's church to inaugurate our performing arts series. As Linda
Remington, senior warden of the church (and Arts Guild board member)
said, "This church hasn't heard music quite like this before."
Here's a photo of Pam, John, and Keith having fun.
Next in the
series, on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 3pm, is storyteller Katie Latimer relating
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-tale Heart." Tickets are just $10
and Katie warns us not to bring young children; it might be a tad scary
for them. Tape the Patriots and come hear Katie Latimer live.
In November,
thanks to the work done over the past year by the Portsmouth Town Arts
and Culture Committee (chaired by yours truly), every household in Portsmouth
will receive a mailed survey. The survey is intended to assess the level
of support and interest in establishing a permanent center for the arts
in town to serve the region-a center that offers good space for all
kinds of art classes, exhibitions, musical and theatrical performances,
lectures and demonstrations, space for other non-profits to rent ...
a true arts center, with the Portsmouth Arts Guild at its heart.
The Portsmouth
Town Council is interested in an honest assessment on whether such an
arts center would be viable and good for the Town. To find out, the
Arts Guild applied for and received funding from the Rhode Island Foundation
and the RI State Council on the Arts to hire an outside arts consultant
to conduct a series of focus groups and the survey, Craig Dreeszen &
Associates of Florence, MA. If you live in Portsmouth, watch your mailbox
in mid-November. There are exciting things happening in the arts in
Portsmouth, and your Arts Guild is making them happen. Stay involved,
and let me know if you have questions.
Congratulations
and kudos to all members who had work accepted in the Members' Juried
Show, and especially to the following prize winners: 1st
Prize, Joan DeRugeris for her acrylic, "The Conversation"; 2nd
Prize, Wanda Perkowska Coderre for her watercolor, "Last Light of
Day"; 3rd Prize, Karen Nash for her styrofoam sculpture,
"Monte Alban: Transfer of Power"; and Honorable Mention winners
Anne Winthrop Cordin for her oil, "Dawn"; Tina Thuel for her photograph,
"Return to Freedom"; Bonnie Jaffe for her photograph, "Memories
of Marilyn"; and Lenny Rumpler for his photograph, "Untitled #3."
Finally,
artist Valorie Sheehan, who currently has an exhibit of her remarkable
sculptures at the DeBlois Gallery, will speak about her artwork involving
children from an orphanage in Kenya at our October 20 members' meeting.
Come at 6:30 to meet your fellow Arts Guild members. Meeting starts
promptly at 7.
See you at the gallery!
~Eric Broudy
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PAG Exhibition Schedule 2009
INTAKE (art delivery dates) are Mondays and Tuesdays. (Mondays 3-6pm; Tuesday 6:30-8:30pm.)
NEXT SHOW INTAKE OPENING
OCT 1-NOV 15 9/28, 9/29 10/2 6-8pm
"Members' Juried Show"
NOV 19-DEC 20 11/16, 11/17 11/22 2-4pm
"3rd Annual Holiday Show"
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 PAG FALL CLASSES 2009
There's still time to sign up for October classes! Below is a list of classes and teachers. For a detailed descripton, go to www.PortsmouthArtsGuild.org
- Fun with Art with John Paul Fernandes (for 3-6 year olds)
- Japanese Calligraphy (Shodo) with Lois Erhartic
- Oil Painting for Beginners & Intermediate Artists with Carol Lynn Hall
- Basic Drawing for Beginners with Carol Lynn Hall
- Colored Pencil and Watercolor Pencil with Kendra Ferreira
- Gargoyle Ceramics with Ellen Blomgren
- Provincetown White Line Woodblock with Suzanne Lewis
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Call for Artists
PAC's "10x10x10" Exhibit is now in its' 3rd year. Submit 1-3 pieces to this special exhibit, and your name will be added to the call for entries as an artist who has committed to be part of this exhibit. Any medium, but all entries must be: EXACTLY 10x10" (if 2 -D), that means the OUTSIDE of the frame, if framed; EXACTLY 10x10x10" (if 3 dimensional); EXACTLY 10" (in diameter, if round!). EXACTLY means not under, or over, 10x10x10"! Limit: 3 pieces! Everything will be for sale for $150 each
with the usual 30% commission to PAC. For more info, contact mimogr@cox.net and just say, "I want my name added to the list of 10 x 10 x 10 artists". We'll add your name to the list as it grows. Please let us know how you would like to be listed. All participants must be members with dues current. You may become a member once you have submitted your name. Drop-offs: October 23, 24, 11-1pm. Opening reception: November 12, 5:30-7pm
Gallery X. "Lizzie Borden: A Tale of Two Cities". Open to all artists. All submissions
must pertain to Lizzie, the Borden tragedy, and/or the New Bedford
trial. Artists can submit up to 3 pieces, entry fee $10.00 per piece.
All work must be display-ready. Sales will be subject to regular
gallery commission fees (35%). Deadline for entries is
Sunday, Oct. 11. Drop-offs during Gallery hours on Oct 7, 8, 9 and 11 (not Sat. the 10th!). Gallery X hours are Wednesday
through Friday 11-5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-3pm. Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA (508 992-2675)
 South County Art Association. "All Media Open Juried II Exhibit 2009". Artwork finished in the last 2 years and not shown at SCAA previously. Drop-offs: October 18-24 from 1-5pm each day. More info:www.southcountyart.org
 "Mums, Mummies & All Things Fall", First Open Juried Show,
October 28-November 21. Drop-offs: Thursday, October 22, 1-6pm and Friday, October 23, 1-6pm. Opening reception: Friday, October 30, 6-8pm. Festive attire welcome. For requirements and more info www.isherwoodgallery.com
38 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI.
 The Rhode Island
Watercolor Society. RIWS seeks artists in waterbased work for "Paint RI!" juried show. Juror: watercolorist Judy Metcalfe
of Rockport, MA. Drop off: August
25 - September 6. Runs September 13-October 2 at the J. C. Potter Casino (Boat House) in Slater Memorial
Park, Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket, RI. Opening: September 13, 1-4pm. More info: www.riws.org or Mary Lou Moore, Gallery
Director, (401) 726-1876, info@riws.org.
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Openings and Exhibits
New
 Portsmouth Arts Guild. "Members' Juried Show" runs October 1-November 15. Opening reception: Friday, October 2, 6-8pm. 401-293-5ART portsmouthartsguild.org
 Features photographer Lenny Rumpler with guest artist John Irwin, painter. Runs October 1-November 7. Opening reception: October 2. 16 Cutler Street, Warren, RI. (401)245 3348 imago@16cutlerstreet.com
 Wickford Art Association and Gallery. "Realism",
Open Juried Show of representational artwork. Opening reception: Friday, October 2, 5-7pm. 16 Beach Street, N. Kingstown, RI. (401)294-6480
 Deblois Gallery.
"Dreaming of Africa" features two artists, Kathy Morton & Valorie Sheehan, whose works were inspired by their emotional connection to the Dark Continent. All profits from this exhibit will be donated directly to the orphaned
children at the Flying Kites Children's Center in Kinangop, Kenya. Runs October 3-October 27. Opening reception: Saturday, October 3, 5-7pm. 138 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 12-5pm. More info: www.debloisgallery.com or 847-9977.
 Gallery X. Gallery X. "3DX", a three dimensional artwork exhibit
runs through October 9. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Friday11am-5pm and Sat-Sun 11am-3pm. Gallery X is
located at 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA 508-992-2675
Isherwood
Gallery. "New Works by Mikel Wintermantel" includes paintings of local
scenes. Runs through October 12.
Also exhibiting are works by regular gallery artists. 38 Bellevue
Avenue, Newport, RI. 401-699-2276 www.isherwoodgallery.com
PAC's
Annual Open Juried Exhibit runs August 24-October 24. PAC, 260 Main
Street, Pawtucket Rhode Island www.pawtucketartscollaborative.org
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Artist Opportunities
Plein Air Day. On Saturday October 10th, the Green
Grocer in Middletown is having a plein air day where all are invited to
paint outdoors from 10am- 2pm. With the works that are created that
day, you will have the option to exhibit them in the store. Prize awarded for Best of Show. All levels are welcome!
Bristol Art Museum. BAM presents its fall lecture series.
Barnaby Evans, Colgate Searle and Tayo Heuser are presented as part of the Bristol Art Museum's Art
Talks at Rogers Free Library, 525 Hope Street, Bristol, at 7pm in
the Community Room. Free and open to the public. An invitation to attend a
pre-reception at 5pm at $25 before each lecture to meet the speaker in a
private home requires reservations.
The
first guest speaker in September, was
Barnaby Evans, best known for his WaterFire, a
sculpture that he installed on three rivers of downtown Providence in
1994.
The second guest
speaker on Thursday, October 15 will be Colgate Searle,
Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Rhode School of Design for over
thirty years and the former head of the department. The title of his
talk and slide presentation is "A New Life for the Nightingale -Brown House and
Garden". For
reservations to the reception before, contact 401 253-7412 merisea@aol.com
The third guest
speaker is Tayo Heuser on Thursday, December 2, an
artist and adjunct Professor in the Visual Arts Department of Roger Williams
University. For reservation to the reception, contact 401 253-2095 ppwoods51@verizon.net
Also at BAM: "Decorata Project: A Dialogue With
Nature", October 31-November 22. The "Decorata
Project" is an opportunity to see three artists - Joan Backs, Wendy Wahl and
Paulette Carr- with
their interpretation of life and nature. The museum hours are:
Tuesday-Sunday, 1-4 pm. The Gallery Talk is on Sunday, November 1st at 2
pm.The Museum is located on the grounds of Linden Place Mansion, 500 Hope
Street, Bristol. More info: www.bristolartmuseum.org
Create Rhode Island. CRI is a new place to "hang" your work. Did
you know you can post all your great art on a relatively new website
called "Create Rhode Island?" Come on PAG, "show
your stuff" to the RI art community, join and post now! To join, go to www.createrhodeisland.com
The Island Photography Group. This is an informal association and is open to
photographers of all skill levels. There are currently more than
fifteen active participants. We meet every Thursday morning for
breakfast. We share our pictures, exchange tips and advice, and have a
good time. We frequently select a location for an hour or two of
picture taking. Most of the participants are also members of the Portsmouth Arts Guild, and we presented our third annual exhibit in September. For more information, contact Don Heywood at donheywood@cox.net or 683-1046.
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News
Wanda Perkowska Coderre. Wanda's painting was accepted into the "Mystic Arts Center's 53rd Regional
Show". At right is her watercolor
"The Last Light of Day". Tiago Finato. The Greater Fall River Arts Association presents "Tiago Finato & Friends" through October 11. Tiago's work spans oil painting in the tradition of the Old Masters to contemporary portraits in pencil. See examples of his work currently showing at GFRAA, 80 Belmont Street, Fall River, MA at right. Carol Lynn Hall. First prize was awarded to Carol Lynn Hall for "Mellow Yellow" at the Albert
Bierstadt Society this past month. She also recieved an Honorable Mention for her collage "Tsunumi Comenth" at the same association. Bristol Independent Galleries. BIG's "Gallery Walk" was chosen "Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editor's Pick" by the Rhode Island Monthly magazine
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Sales Tax Info for Artists
From Mary Ann Martin:
It is not too early to start thinking about the December Holiday Table
Sale at the Gallery.
If you think you may be participating, you will
need your own Retail Sales Permit issued by the State of Rhode Island/Division of Taxation. The permit costs $10 for one year. You may apply
at www.ri.gov/taxation/ (401-574-8732
or 401-574-8901).
Once you have your permit, you will be required to
submit a very simple form quarterly along with the sales tax you have
collected on your sales during that quarter. These would be sales you
make privately or at arts/crafts shows. Galleries and shops are
responsible for collecting and submitting sales tax (if required) on
any sales they make on your behalf.
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Guild Ink
Issue no. 19
October 0l 2009
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CALL FOR ARTISTS (5)
OPENINGS & EXHIBITS (7)
ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES (4)
NEWS (4)
NEW MEMBERS (1)
MEMBERS CLASSIFIED (1)
*Please send JPEGS with your news & announcements*
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Members' Meeting
Tuesday, October 20,
6:30pm
with
Valorie Sheehan
will speak about her artwork involving
children from an orphanage in Kenya
(See a sample of her work below now showing at Deblois Gallery)
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Scenes from September's performance by
Superchief Trio
at St. Paul's church
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"Members' Juried Show"
Joan DeRugeris
1st Prize winner for her acrylic
"The Conversation"
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Scenes from October 2 opening of
"Members' Juried Show"
2nd Prize winner
Wanda Perkowska Coderre
watercolor "Last Light of Day"
Karen Nash, 3rd Prize winner, with her styrofoam sculpture
"Monte Alban: Transfer of Power"
"Return to Freedom"
photograph by Tina Thuel Honorable Mention
Tiffany Adams stands behind her
clay sculpture
Ellen Blomgren's
ceramic sculpture
Jay Egge and grandaughter stand in front of his pastel
Jillian Barber beneath her clay sculpture
An onlooker admires "Dawn", an Honorable Mention receiver, by Anne Winthrop Cordin
Friends talk about the show
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Deblois Gallery features 2 artists in the
"Dreaming of Africa" show
Kathleen Morton's
"Greenman"
Clay Vessel
"Monicah as St. Osanna of Mantua"
by
Valorie Sheehan
Wanda Perkowska Coderre's watercolor
"The Last Light of Day"
at Mystic Arts Center's
"53rd Regional Show"
Oil painting by Tiago Finato at Greater Fall River Art Association's show
"Tiago Finato & Friends"
Pencil portrait by
Tiago Finato
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