Mailing Address: PO Box 3061 Sherwood 1Park, AB T8H 2T1 Street Address: 590 Broadmoor Blvd, S. Park artsoc@telus.net www.artstrathcona.com Ph: 780 449 4443

January 2018 NEWSLETTER President’s Message Wow, that was a busy year! The ASSC accomplished many things in 2017 – just have a look at the list later in this newsletter. Thanks to all members who participated and came forth with ideas and suggestions. I do hope you found that participating meant you were being part of the fun and the success this year. Many new members have been involved in different ways this year. Thank you! Every hour of volunteer time is very much appreciated in a Society as busy as this one, but involvement does not just mean volunteering, it also means being together in the Centre as often as possible to meet, share ideas, socialize, and just plain “talk about art” – and other “stuff” over a coffee and snacks. There will be some different options offered this year, one being the Drop In Painting days, however, prior to implementing this a volunteer has to come forward to open the Centre on Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am. See the schedule later in this newsletter. Please come by whenever you can. Welcome to new Board member, Gail Lacey – thanks for coming on board! … and thanks to the other Board members who are returning. To all members, please remember to update your profile on the website so we get to know you and your art! After all, it is 2018, you know! On your next visit to the Centre, please admire the refurbished flooring and the additional railing along the Loft stairs – thanks to Strathcona County. Hopefully by the third week of January, Sue and others will be enjoying the exciting new furniture and flooring in the upstairs office! Be sure to have a look! To all those travelling south and beyond this winter, our thoughts are with you. May you return safely to be with us. I have enjoyed leading the Society throughout 2017 and I do thank you for honoring me with the position again in 2018. I will try to live up to your expectations and do hope that you will help this Society to build a strong arts community and encourage the love of art wherever you can! You might remember in your prayers the many who lost homes, family treasures, and yes ART in southern California A

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and across Florida and the Carribean. We are indeed fortunate to live in Alberta …free to share our passion with friends and the world! May you all enjoy a peaceful, artistic 2018!! Happy New Year! Sonja. Thanks to Laura Bruce, Sophie and Dan for setting up at December potluck/meeting and to all members who stayed to clean up.

EXPLANATION OF VOLUNTEER HOURS AND MEETINGS

If you have accumulated volunteer hours in 2017 and you pay your membership fee before January 31, 2018, those hours can be carried forward to 2018. If your fees are not paid by January 31, 2018 your 2017 accumulations will be lost and you will be required to record 20 hours of volunteer time and attend 3 meetings prior to showing artwork in the Spring Show, Fall Show or the Loft Gallery. If you do not intend to show artwork in the Loft Gallery or the Spring or Fall Show in 2018, then this ruling does not apply - BUT the Society would like to know that you are on board so you can participate in the Christmas Market and any other events that will be organized throughout the year. Also, if you are on the membership list, you will receive the monthly newsletter to keep you up to date on happenings and news!!! Fees can be paid at the January 9th meeting, mailed to the ASSC (PO Box 3061, Sherwood Park, T8H 2T1), dropped off at the Ottewell Centre or phoned in to Sue at the office on any Monday or Wednesday afternoon from 12 to 4 pm.

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Pablo Picasso

MEMBERS’ CORNER Board Meeting: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 @ 6:30 pm @ Ottewell Centre

General Meeting: Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 7 pm – We will hear from artist, Cindy Revell about her route to becoming an illustrator and artist.

Loft Gallery Opening: Saturday, February 3 – 12 to 4 pm - Feature Artist is Joyce Boyer.

General Meeting: Tuesday, February 13, 7pm. Speaker will be from the Alberta Craft Council.

General Meeting: Tuesday, March 13. Speaker will be Sherwood Park Sculpturer, Ryan Kurylo, with a visual presentation about his recent commission for the Kidney Foundation of Dr. William Lakey, transplant doctor.

Drop In Painting begins Wednesday January 24, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Come and paint or just socialize! Will continue on Wednesdays as long as there is interest until February 28. Then, if there is interest, will continue on Mondays and Wednesdays from March 5 until March 28.

2017 ACCOMPLISHMENTS!! Shows Annual Spring Show – April 21, 22, 23 Student Show combined with County Art Acquisition – May 26 to 28 Hidden Treasure’s Open Studo Tour – June 24/25 – 6 Artists welcoming visitors Into their home studios, and 10 artists set up in the Ottewell Centre Hosting ACACA Alberta Wide Show – July 21 to August 1 Celebrating Culture Days – September 30 National 150 Anniversary “Celebrating Canadian Artists Fall Show - October 13, 14, 15 and 20, 21, 22 MIS Show – Dec 2 to Feb 3 Cross Cancer Show – October 30, 31, Nov 1 Christmas Market – November 18, 19

Workshops January 21,22 – Nancy Corrigan, Acrylic January 24, DVD Paint Along – John Pike February 4, DVD Social, Robert & Kate Burridge Feb 13 to Marh 27 – Willie Wong, watercolors Feb 21, DVD Paint Along Feb 25,26 – Cheryl Peddie, Oils & Acrylic March 10,11,12 – Jean Pederson – Seductive Surfaces March 26, Jerry Heine, Watercolors May 6,7, Frances Alty-Arscott – Watercolor June 9, 10, 11 – Graham Berry – Watercolors Sept 9, 10 – Sharon Bamber – Pastels Sept 11-Oct 23 – Willie Wong – Watercolors Sept 15 – David Langevin – The Art of Business Sept 16, 17 – David Langevin – Acrylics Oct 24, 25 – Gregg Johnson – Watercolors Nov 9, 10, 11 – Brent Laycock - Acrylics ASSC Speaker - January - Powerpoint on the ASSC Speaker – February –Norma Callicott – Art in the Tropics Speaker – March – Barbara Chapman – Strathcona County’s Art Acquisition and Terry Shaw re Art Journalling Speaker – April – Brenda Malkinson of U of A Speaker – May – Dess Plewis on lighting artwork in the home, and Kim Fjordbotton from the Paint Spot Speaker – September – Cynthia Clark – Tour of Scotland & Ireland Speaker – October – Tony Goobie Photography Grants AFA grant applied for and received New Arts Development Grants applied for January to May re workshops - granted Special Events Grant applied for and granted for second Art Studio Tour - granted Special Events Grant applied for and granted for Fall Show – 150th Anniversary “Celebrating Canadian Artists” nationwide Call for Artists., granted Miscellaneous Member Appreciation Evening to thank volunteers, with Speaker, Brenda Robinson Leading Edge booked 3 workshops into the O Centre Special information meetings held for new members before 2 general meetings Outside artwork scheduled and changed periodically for Rosie’s Restaurant and MLA A. McKitrick’s office Outside venue – Sherwood Park Hospital – art set up and arrangements made for payment to artists and donation to the hospital from sales Christmas meeting Potluck, with donations for the Food Bank An Art Challenge program set up, with artwork shown at March, June, September and December meetings

Art Supply Garage Sale set up at June show ASSC advertisement in Galleries West Magazine set up for continuous posting Community Promotional booth and artists’ booth set up at Night of Artists, Enjoy Centre Promotional booth set up at “Heritage Day”, by the ACCSC Ottewell Centre New Contracts for Coordinator for Ottewell Centre through April 30, 2018 County rebate received for utilities Level of rentals maintained with workshops and art related events Fire inspections completed Meetings Held with Strathcona County re Sustainability of County halls, and presenting input New kitchen counter tops installed by Strathcona County and painting done as a result of Sustainability Meetings, New tables purchased, repairs done to library cabinets and mirror table New furniture ordered for Centre office New flooring ordered from the County for the Centre office Additional railing installed by County on stairs to the Loft Gallery

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ART SOCIETY OF STRATHCONA COUNTY If you can volunteer for any of the positions noted in blue, Please email Sonja at minirose@telusplanet.net 2018 Board of Directors

President: Sonja Marinoske. Vice President: Norma Callicott Past President: Lynn Bowditch Secretary: Shellie Patzer Treasurer: Marie Schelske Loft Gallery: Arlene Bowles Workshops: Elaine Tweedy (with help from Sue Borland) Photography Group: Wally Lynds Directors at Large: Sue Borland, Kay McCormack, Arlyn Belden Trish Haugen, Bonnie Halliday, Gail Lacey Standing Committees: Website: Mohamed Hirji, with help from Peter Hahn Membership: Sue Borland, Lorraine Schuld, Ellen Kempers, Lily Duchak Library: Christina Lindsay, Judi Fairweather, Jean Wall, Vern Wall, Linda Morrow, Val Holts, Inger Paulsen, Leslie Degner Loft Gallery Committee:, Arlene Bowles, Kay McCormack, Leslie Degner, Terrie Shaw, Trish Haugen, Val Guterson, Susan Berwald, Muriel Krushelnicki,

Advertising: Sonja Marinoske Assistant: Susan Richardson Casino Chair: Brian Litwin Newsletter: Dianne Dixon Spring Show: (require a Chairperson and more members) Sabina Banu, Lily Duchak, Margaret Klappstein, Carol-May Coty, Arlyn Belden, Marjike Lindner Fall Show: require a Chairperson and more members) Suzan Berwald, Lynda McAmmond, Lynn Sinfield Student Show: Kay McCormack, Trish Haugen, Brian Litwin, Lynn Sinfield, Lynda McAmmond, Judy Fairweather, Inger Paulsen, Lily Duchak, Muriel Krushelnicki Christmas Market: Joyce Boyer, Norma Callicott, Marie Schelske, Lynda McAmmond Culture Day set up (Sept 29): Antoinette Alleyne Meeting Coordinator: Norma Callicott Kitchen for General Meetings: Sirkka Kadatz, Elaine Harden, Linda Morrow, Lorraine Nagel, Muriel Krushelnicki, Marijke Lindner, (require more members to take turns in the kitchen) Art Gallery Tour 2016 – Norma Callicott, , Elaine Tweedy, (Antoinette Alleyne for OC) Margaret Klappstein, Sylvia Godina, Suzan Berwald Cross Cancer Show: Joyce Boyer, Arlene Bowles DOW Centre Show set up, March –Linda Morrow, Wally Lynds MIS show: Val Burke, Sue Scott SP Hospital Show, Rosies’, McKitricks: Sonja M. Photography Group: Blaine Kaiser, Wally Lynds, Roger KirChen, Russell Maxwell. (Outing Committee: Tim Goos (chair), Diane McKinnon, Bob Mulholland, Michelle Goring) ASSC Support Team: Terrie Shaw, Trish Haugen, Bonnie Halliday Volunteer Hour Recorder: Sabina Banu Chamber of Commerce Representative: Patricia Laing Drop In Painting Assistants: Mondays: Doreen Koladich, Drop In Painting Assistants: Wednesdays: (need volunteers to open the Centre and make coffee.) Facebook: Willie Wong, Norma Callicott, Lorraine Nagle

‘Frozen’ Poured Acrylic by Norma Callicott

Hidden Treasures Open Art Studio Tour Watch for Registration

Registration for the 2018 Studio Tour opens February 1st!!! Don't miss joining this exciting event that allows you to open up your home art studio to the public for one weekend, June 23 & 24th. No hauling art to a venue, no limit on how much you can show, and you collect all the sales!! A small number of artists

without suitable studio space will be allowed to set up in the A.J Ottewell Center. This year, home studios are open to any Strathcona County resident,

not just ASSC members. Registration for both home studio and the barn opens February 1st, payment due upon registration. A detailed information sheet will be

on the website.

DROP IN PAINTING TIME AT THE CENTRE!!! Need Incentive? No room at home? Want to socialize with other artists?

Want to just chat and learn about the Art Society? Here’s an opportunity……on a trial basis!

The ASSC will open the Ottewell Centre on the following dates for

DROP IN PAINTING TIME: January 24, 31, Feburary 7, 14, 21, 28 …from 9:30 to 12:30.

Free to members. $5.00 charge for non-members (envelope in entry way for payments).

Set up your own table (unless already set up), clean up and put it away after if

need be. (Sue will advise) If you are messy, there are floor carpets that can be laid under your area.

Bring your own refreshment and snack/lunch, or if someone is so inclined, coffee can be made in the kitchen using the ASSC cupboard (far upper right), and you

can sneak a cookie! Enjoy your time at the Centre painting OR JUST DROP BY and chat with the artists

and make a friend who can teach you about the Art Society!!

HAVE FUN! LEARN FROM OTHER ARTISTS! HAVE FUN! *******************

Loft Gallery and Gift Shop

Loft Gallery News Did you make a New Year’s resolution to show more of your art? The Loft Gallery has a place for you! Please consider entering one of our rotations this year. We are pleased to announce the return of the Feature Artist opportunity. From the applications we received, we were able to accommodate 3 artist and one group of artists for all rotations in 2018. Applications for 2019 close at the end of August. At the end of January, we will set up the Gift Gallery for January to July 12, an extended run to accommodate a County Tour July 11 and 12. The month of February is devoted to a Solo Show by our very own Joyce Boyer. Be sure to come out and see her wonderful collection of pastels and paintings. Dates to note: January 21- Submit inventory for January-June Gift Gallery January 28 (2:00)- intake for Gift Gallery February 1- deadline to submit name for March-April rotation February 3 - 25- Feature Artist Joyce Boyer February 15- deadline to submit inventory for March-April rotation February 25- last day for February Feature artist February 26 4:00 Drop off artwork for March April rotation ($30 charge for this show, or $15 if you are in the Spring Show)

ASSC Facebook Pages Art Society of Strathcona County contact Norma Callicott, normacallicott59@gmail.com or Lorraine Nagle, naglelorraine@gmail.com The Loft Gallery contact Arlene Bowles, asscgallery@gmail.com

WORKSHOPS

2018 JANUARY 6 WEEK SESSION – with Willie Wong 6 Mondays Jan 22 to Feb. 26, 9:30am – 12:30pm

Cost $150 FEBRUARY COLOURED PENCIL WORKSHOP with Dee Poisson. Saturday Feb. 10. 10:30am – 3:30pm Cost: Member $45

ART JOURNAL WORKSHOP with Terrie Shaw. Feb. 24/25 10am - 4pm Cost: Member $100

MARCH "EMPTYNESS OF DETAIL" WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP with Graham Flatt. Fri March 9, 7-9:30pm Sat. March 10, 9-5. Sun. March 11, 9-4pm. Cost: Member $130 “LUMINOUS OIL FLORALS” with Sharon Lynn Williams. Oils preferred but Acrylic acceptable March 24/25 2018 10am - 4pm Cost: Member $100 APRIL WORKSHOP with Cindy Revell. April 21/22 10am - 4pm Cost: Member $100 JUNE CAROL NELSON – JUNE 4, 5, 6

The workshop was activated right at noon MST and 10 members registered and paid within minutes. For those that tried but were late, it will be activated again to members and non-members at noon January 2. There are 8 spaces left.

All workshops are posted on the website with a supply list and information. You must pay at time of registration.

“Every artist was first an amateur.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Library Corner Greetings, Happy New Year Everyone!! We’re starting the New Year with a re-organized and re-labelled library. The cabinets are reinforced now to hold the weight of all the fantastic books that we have, and we’ve labelled each section with tags in big print for easy viewing. One entire cabinet is full of watercolour books – and that’s after our give-away of older watercolour resources at the December meeting. We hope that everyone who went away with the free magazines we gave away enjoys them and learns from them – but please don’t bring them back! Pass them forward to someone else who is interested in art, even just as eye-candy. Perhaps one of your New Year’s resolutions is to learn to paint in a medium outside your comfort zone. We have some new videos that can help with that. Here’s a review by our own Vern Wall on a DVD we acquired at the end of 2017. Painting Workshops By Richard Robinson, New Zealand First a caution: this DVD does not play in a regular DVD or Blue Ray player. I was only able to view it by playing it on my computer. Richard is widely recognized as a plein air painter. He hold many workshops around the world, mostly plein air. Two of the paintings on this DVD are from the B.C. West coast. There are four separate paintings on this DVD. There are two each of acrylic and water-missable oil. Each picture is well described as to the choice of location, the particular selection of the view, the type of canvas or board, brushes, and paints. Each of the presentations are about 30 minutes long. There is lots of instruction as the painting progresses, including how he mixes his colours. I found this a very satisfying instructional DVD by a very professional artist. This is worth a watch or two. Stop by the Library Corner at the January meeting and browse through all the resources – they’re really easy to find now! Kind regards, Your Library Committee

Sherwood Park Photography Group of the ASSC 2018 The dates for 2018 are as follows Jan 16, Feb 20, Mar 20, Apr 17, May 15, June 19, Sep 18, Oct 16 and Nov 20 The photography subject for January is Christmas or the holiday season (open to interpretation). Sherwood Park Photography Group Committee of the Art Society of Strathcona County “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Ansel Adams

First Northern lights for me this season. At my quarter south of Hilliard. And Highway 16 Range Road 175. Bob Mulholland _______________________________________________________________

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Editor’s Message It would be very much appreciated if all submissions for the Newsletter could be sent by the 22nd of each month. And if you possibly can, please use ‘Arial’ font for your submissions, (it just makes life easier for the editor.) Members If you are having a show or an art event, please send your information to Dianne Dixon, Newsletter Editor, at dcdixon@shaw.ca for inclusion in the Newsletter! Also If you have any photos of art that you would like to send me so I can build of file of artworks to use in the newsletter, when there is space, it would be great.

Member News Solo Show Common Ground Community Coffee Cafe will host a solo show "Explorations" by ASSC member, Norma Callicott. Norma will be showcasing her unique paper collage artworks from January 12 - February 12th. Common Ground Cafe is located in Sherwood Park at 50 Brentwood Boulevard.

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