NOVEMBER 2017                             A 501 (c) 3 non-profit arts organization founded in 1953
The Charleston Artist Guild Easel 
Supporting the Fine Arts Community / www.CharlestonArtistGuild.com
The Winter Guest by Suzanne Wolfe
President's Letter
   
Rosie Phillips
November 2017
 
Hello fellow Guild members and happy Fall!
 
I know that we are all happy that the Lowcountry is finally experiencing some fabulous fall weather and artful events! We have many exciting events going on at your guild. The annual Juried Signature Exhibit will be in early November, we've had our 1st Artist Critique session with another fabulous one following and our annual Holiday Party and Silent Auction is just around the corner. Remember, the funds we raise from our Silent Auction go towards our High School Senior Scholarship program.
 
I want to especially thank those of you that contributed to the first Arts Matter Day sponsored by the Charleston Regional Alliance of the Arts. This year, they will be matching funds donated to the Guild at 100%. Whether your donation went to CAG or to another art related non profit, we thank you. I also have more good news of a grant donation. The Guild has received a grant check in the amount of $9616.00 from the South Carolina Arts Commission. CAG thanks them for this generous support of our Outreach programs and we thank Steve Jacobs, our Business Manager for applying, following through and making sure that we stay in compliance as a 501 (c) 3 non profit organization.
 
In lieu of our monthly meeting for November, I invite you to attend the Signature Exhibit reception on Saturday, November 11th. We normally replace our February meeting for the Members Exhibit reception in the spring and thought it was a great idea to do the same for the Signature Exhibit! It's a lot to ask you to attend two events in a week and we would love for you to see our fellow artists that were juried into this very special exhibit of South Carolina artists.
 
All the details are here in your Easel! In the mean time, I know that many of you love this time of year to catch up on plein air painting and will all be gearing up for Thanksgiving with family and friends. I look forward to seeing you all at our Signature Exhibit reception and at the annual  Holiday Party and Silent Auction in December. 


Rosie Phillips
President,  Charleston Artist Guild  

No general meeting this month - members are invited to Signature show reception
Gallery News
 
Heart Bernados, Gallery Director  
The Charleston Artist Guild Gallery is pleased to present  " Color Notes", a collection of new works by  Ginny Versteegen.  This award-winning artist will be the featured artist at the CAG Gallery during the month of November. The exhibit will continue through November 30.  

Taking Flight by Ginny Versteegen
 
Opening Reception 
Friday, Nov 3,  5 - 8:00 pm
Charleston Artist Guild Gallery 
160 East Bay St.
 
As a contemporary Impressionist, Ginny Versteegen has taken her color notes to a new level. The elements of color, soft edges and drama of the landscape all come together in her latest series of paintings. Connect with the artist and nature as you view this new body of work.  From the light filled color notes of "Taking Flight " to the drama of "Spring Palette", Versteegen unveils the majesty found in color and light. Her use of rich, vibrant color gives the viewer a selective impression of a scene. Through the use of oil paint she expresses her feelings about the subject and the time of day. Color notes taken from her plein air paintings and nature are her inspiration. Working outdoors in plein air, allows the artist to gather information for her paintings first hand.     
 

Spring Palette by Ginny Versteegen

Ginny moved to Charleston County in 2006, after traveling the world teaching art and painting. Her work exhibits an international flair for she has lived in Brazil, Holland and Spain. Ginny has been blessed by immediate acceptance into the art community of Charleston with solo exhibits, awards and purchase prizes from the City of Charleston, as well as the North Charleston Arts Council. 

Recently, she was selected to have her painting, Shem Creek Glow, featured in the Mayor's Art Program at City Hall in Mount Pleasant. Her work may also be found in many private and public collections at home and abroad.

In addition to the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery, you may see more of Ginny Versteegen's paintings at the Perspective Gallery, Crickentree Plaza, Mt. Pleasant, SC and her website www. ginnyversteegen.com
Sales made at the gallery support the nonprofit Guild's community outreach work. (See Art for Alzheimer's article.) Please contact the gallery at 843.722.2425 with any inquiries. 

More Gallery News
Please make plans to attend and support our artists. There is always something new to see, so make a point to stop by a reception or during regular gallery hours, 11 am - 6 pm daily. And members, don't forget you receive 10% off your purchases at the gallery and at Artist & Craftsman Art Supply (make sure you have your membership card).

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Artistic Growth Members' Program with Bob Graham

Bob Graham

The Charleston Artist Guild offers critique sessions which are
free and one of the most valuable benefits of your membership in the guild.

Please join us for a relaxing glass of wine and an inspiring painting critique.

Wednesday, November 8, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Charleston Artist Guild Gallery
160 East Bay St.



  























Susanne Frenzel and Faye Sullivan, Artistic Growth Directors
We are very pleased to have Bob Graham, the "Saltwater Cowboy", as our November artist for the critique session.
  Bob has had an art career spanning more than 25 years. As a Charlestonian, he finds inspiration from its people and captures in graphite and watercolor their most tender and beautiful moments. "I don't like to do subject matter that has been done a thousand times before. I like to focus on individuals, what they were feeling or thinking..." Bob tries to capture the moment right before or after an event. It is in this moment of contemplation and reflection that he finds his subject matter...whether it is a person he passes on the street or a lone cowboy with his horse on the range, it is in these moments that he tries to capture and show to the rest of the world.
 
He exhibits locally at Studio 151 Fine Art Gallery in Charleston. Please visit Bob's website to get more information about his work: http://bobgrahamfineart.com 

Faye Sullivan /  fayeart1942art@gmail.com  /  843.597.4091
Susanne Frenzel /  susafrenzel@aol.com / 843.408.9626

 

Upcoming Workshop -  "How to Get A Head"  with Robert Maniscalco


Saturday, Nov 4- 5, 10:30am - 4:30pm
5440 Ansley Trail, North Charleston
$225 for CAG members, $250 for non-members - lunch included both days
All levels are encouraged to participate


Mercedes da Silva
 In these sessions artists will explore value-based "light on form" painting methods to create expressive, professional level portraits. Using live models, the focus will be on gaining a deeper understanding of observable values to achieve form, character and likeness. We will paint one finished portrait in our two days together. Robert will also present a few salient drawing and painting exercises in the morning sessions. Robert will teach you to think like a painter, presenting a short demo, paint-along. Honest observation and careful analysis of forms will be the key. Concrete, practical application, rather than meaningless theory, will be the order of the day. The instruction will be tailored to allow for a deepening of the individual's unique approach and response to the subject at hand. Expect lots of individual attention and nothing less than a major epiphany regarding how the subtle manipulation of light on form actually works in depicting realistic subjects. See class and workshop description for more of what we'll be discovering together. . Expect lots of individual attention here. (843) 486-3161. This will fill up quickly, so register today.

There will be a minimum of 5 people to for the workshop and a maximum of 10 people.  workshop details and registration here.

 

All are invited to the Juried Signature Exhibition - a November CAG tradition


The Signature Exhibition is up for a week and culminates with a special reception and awards ceremony on Saturday, November 11th. This is a great opportunity for members to meet fellow artists.

November 6 - 11, 2017
Charleston Visitors Center
375 Meeting Street, Charleston
Normal business hours at Visitor Center 
(8:30 am - 5:15 pm daily)
Reception: Saturday, November 11, 2017, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
 

Jan Kelley, Hospitality Director
The Charleston Artist Guild is pleased to host the reception for the Juried Signature Exhibition and I'd like to invite you to join in the fun of making this year's reception amazing. We need set up and clean up help in addition to snack item or hors d' oeuvres. It's always an impressive spread and a team effort. 
Jan Kelley / artist.jankelley@gmail 843.425.8122



Charleston Artist Guild Community Outreach - Art for Alzheimer's 

Front- Angela SMith, Sherri Bardsley, Sue Fassett 
Back - Bill Bardsley, Tootie Holman, Barbara Budan
Art for Alzheimer's is one of the outreach programs of the Charleston Artist Guild. 

Each month, several members from the guild visit nursing hom es or Alzheimer's units to paint for an hour with the patients.

Photos are from the October visit to The Bridges of Charleston. 

The  finished artwork is placed in a mat for them to keep and show off. The guild volunteers find these visits to be rewarding and enjoy sharing their love of art making.  Upcoming visits include  The Villages (the old Presbyterian Home) in Summerville,  November 9th and  Bishop Gadsden on James Island, December 7th For more information contact- Sue Fassett /  sushi.fassett@gmail.com


Charleston Artist Guild is connected on social media

Debbie Daniels, Director of Publicity & Marketing
Social Media Reminder - The Guild has 3 Facebook pages for CAG. The old one is hard to delete because it could reach 5000 people when we announce our shows, however, this page has been deleted, so we need people to access the group page.
 
1. Here is the link to our CAG & Gallery Facebook group page. (Icon below) Please click on it and "like" the page so you'll get the up-to-date CAG news through that page. https://www.facebook.com/CharlestonArtistGuild/
 
2. Also, please request to be part of this group that is strictly for CAG Members only.
 
3. One more, if you're interested in an art materials swap, there is another private page for CAG members to swap art materials.
 
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call or email me! danielsdesigns@gmail.com


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Issue: 63

 

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In this Issue:
President's Letter
Gallery News
Artistic Growth Program
Juried Signature Exhibition
Community Outreach
Membership Directory
Calendar of Events
Guild Board of Directors
Membership Update
Holiday Party and Silent Auction
Member Acheivements
Member Perks

Calendar of events

OCTOBER
Oct 24 - Artist Growth Critique-
Helen Beacham
Charleston Artist Guild Gallery

Oct 30 - Signature Show notification
via email

NOVEMBER
Nov 4 - 5 - Rob Maniscalco 
Portrait Workshop

Nov 5 - Signature Show
art drop off Charleston Visitor Center

Nov 9 - Art for Alzheimer's
The Villages, Summerville

Nov 6-11 - Signature Show 
Charleston Visitor Center

Nov 11 - Signature Show Awards Reception, 6-8pm, Charleston Visitor Center

DECEMBER
Dec 7 - Art for Alzheimer's
Bishop Gadsden, James Island

Dec 11 - CAG Holiday party and silent auction

   

Guild Officers
 
PRESIDENT:
Rosie Phillips 843.813.4518
 
VICE PRESIDENT:
Cathy P. Fuller 843.452.0444
 
SECRETARY:
Elliott B. West 843.906.1954
 
TREASURER:
Linda Weber 843.817.0805

Guild Directors
 
PAST PRESIDENT:
Ron Gibb  716.998.6307
 
EXHIBITIONS:
Lee Garrard 843.906.8404
 
PROGRAMS:
Amelia Spade 843.991.8845
 
GALLERY:  
Heart Bernados 803.673.4293
 
WORKSHOPS and TRAINING:
Mercedes da Silva 843.442.7149
 
NEWSLETTER:
Karyn Healey 843.609.7404

MEMBERSHIP:
Flo Ulrich 512.663.2292
 
ARTISTIC GROWTH:
Faye Sullivan 843.849.1833
Susanne Frenzel 843.408.9626
 
DEVELOPMENT:
Carmen Osborn 803.606.1590

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
VACANT

PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Debbie Daniels 843.814.5585
 
WEBSITE:
Lori Jill DiBiase 843.642.3703

HOSPITALITY:  
Jan Kelley  8 43.425.8122

BUSINESS MANAGER: 
Steve Jacobs 843.722.2454
 
OFFICE:  843. 722.2454
GALLERY: 843.722.2425
  

Membership News

Steve Jacobs, Business Manager
Thank you to all our renewing CAG members.  Renewing your membership  ensures that our Outreach  Programs, such as the  Extraordinary Arts, Pattison's  Academy, Art  of Alzheimer's, and  High  School programs,  will  continue with your support, in addition to the support of our Ellis Foundation and  SC Arts  Commission grants.
 
Members receive our informative Easel newsletter in addition to Eblasts via email.

RENEWING ARTIST FRIENDS
Kathy Perry
Shirley Kratz


RENEWING ART LOVER
Patsy Tidwell-Painton
Pam Dittloff

And So We Grow
Please welcome our newest members to the Charleston Artist Guild.

NEW ART LOVER MEMBER 
Nicole Robinson

NEW MEMBERS
Archie Andrews
Jeff Clark
KC Garver
Colette Madray-McCracken
Judy Prestidge
Pamela J Watts


Holiday Party & Silent Auction

Debbie Daniels,  Silent Auction
 The new date for the party is Monday, December 11th.  It's time to start collecting items for the CAG Holiday party's silent auction! If you have some items you'd like to donate, please drop them off at the gallery and I'll pick them up. I also need smaller items to make up gift baskets like candles, chocolate, soaps, books, notecards, etc.
if you know of any businesses I should contact about a donation to our auction, please email me.  

 
The Winter Guest by Suzanne Wolfe
Guild members in watermedia juried show SCWS

Three guild members have had work accepted into the South Carolina Watermedia Society's 40th Annual Exhibition to be held at the Charleston International Airport, October 7th-November 25th. Following the show, the top ten paintings selected by Juror Linda Baker will participate in the SC State Museum Traveling Exhibit which will travel the state for a year. Suzanne Wolfe, Carolyn Epperly and Lynne Hardwick each placed in the top ten. 

M embership Perk

Guidelines for Drayton
Hall, Middleton Gardens and Magnolia Plantations
You are welcome to enjoy the gardens as often as you like during business hours, to walk, paint or photograph. This is a gift extended to CAG members only. 

When visiting the plantations, we must show a current CAG membership card, for the free admission which is only for the CAG members.  You will receive an admission sticker which must be worn visibly. This procedure will assist the plantation representatives.
 
Magnolia Gardens offers free admission for the gardens and the Audubon Swamp Garden. Drayton Hall and Middleton Plantation allow free admission to the gardens and  grounds. If you would like to visit the homes, enjoy a carriage ride or other tour items, they are available to  purchase. 


How to Share News
 
If you have any exciting news that you would like to share (your artistic accomplishments and/or upcoming  events), please email the Newsletter Director,  Karyn Healey



 
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 - No businesses, companies,
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 - NO workshops, classes or individual instructions allowed in listing.
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