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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE:

Please join us at the next general meeting on January 10th at the Coop Gallery at Coconut Point.  Social starts are 9:30am, meeting starts at 10:00am.  Our guest speaker will be Jamie Kuser from Happenings Magazine.

Please plan on attending or sending a representative from your league to the meeting.  At the January meeting we will be voting in an interim President to fill my position through April. 

In April new officers will be installed during the general meeting.  Officers to be elected include- President, 1st Vice President, and Secretary.  Remaining in office will be the Treasurer and 2nd Vice President (Gallery Director).  The slate of officers should be presented at the March general council meeting, please send nominations in to Don Long at [email protected].  

 
WEBSITE UPDATES- The website has been updated with as much information as available.  Additional information is needed and we are asking for each organizational leader to please send us the information. Please send either a PDF or a website link for the following information:
Fundraising events, outdoor shows, exhibition opportunities, classes and workshops. 

Additionally, the website has been updated with council meeting location and dates, receiving dates and reception dates.  
Coop Gallery
6074 Mediterranean Way, Estero, FL 

Gallery telephone #: 239-949-3073
Reminder: Next Receiving will be held Monday, Feb 6, 2017
10:00am-1:00pm.

Reception- Thursday, Feb 9, 2017 from 4pm- 6 pm.

December Sales:        $7,512.65  YTD Sales: $37,780.15
Artist Commissions:   $Not Available on report
 
 


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2017 Winners Circle

The 2017 Winners Circle will be on view at the Naples Art Association from February 4 through March 4, 2017.  

LEAGUE PRESIDENTS- Please mark your calendars - voting will be on Thursday and Friday, January 26, & 27, 2017 from 10am- 4pm.  
Receiving will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 from 10am-2pm at the Naples Art Association.  Judging will take place on Thursday.  

Awards to be given include 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Judge's choice in both 2D & 3D. A President's Choice Award will also be given.
 
Opening reception will be Friday, February 3, 2017 from 5:30p-7:30p.  All exhibiting artists and one guest may attend for free, all other guest will be $10.00 (this is an NAA policy not an ACSWF policy).

2017 CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, OUTDOOR SHOWS, SPECIAL EVENTS, EXHIBITS AND MORE. 
2017 Art Council General Meeting Schedule:
The general council meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month December to April.   

Social time will start at 9:30am with the meeting starting at 10:00am.  Each month we will have a demonstrating artist and a key note speaker. More details are available on the website. 

 
Jan 10, 2017- Arts of the Inland- Meeting held at the Coop Gallery at Coconut Point. Guest speaker will be Jamie Kuser from Happenings Magazine discussing the media and how to get attention.

Feb 14, 2017- Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda- Guest Speaker will be Margaret Wuerstle, Executive Director of the SW Florida Regional Planning Council discussing regional public art and other projects in art within the 5 county area.

Mar 14, 2017- Cape Coral Art League- Anne Dalton, P.A. discussing copyright and fair use.
Apr 11, 2017- Naples Art Association (this will include the election of officers)
NEWSLETTERS OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS  

- ECHO Newsletter of the Arts of the Inland online                           artsoftheinland.com
- ART CENTER NEWS, Centers for Arts Bonita Springs                       artcenterbonita.org
- ArtENews Newsletter of the Naples Art Association online            naplesart.org  
- NEWS- E-MAIL Lee County Alliance for the Arts online                   artinlee.org .
- SWFFCG NEWSLETTER Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild             swflfinecraftguild.org .
- VISUAL ARTS CENTER OF PUNTA GORDA NEWSLETTER                    VisualArtCenter.org .
- ISLAND PAINTER Newsletter of Sanibel-Captiva Art Association     sancapart.com . 

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