February 2012 News
Thursday, February 16 Board Meeting 6:00 pm
Regular Meeting 7:00 pm - program Guy Raymond, artist
Rufty Holmes Senior Center
Bill Ward is asking for volunteers to help with the Carolina Artists Photo Expo March 21-23.
Ladies and Gentlemen of The Carolina Artists,
I am currently waiting to get a quote from a caterer to prepare and supply finger food for the Photo Expo 2012. I have asked the caterer (L.A. Murph on West Innes) to provide the food as a sponsor. However, this doesn’t mean necessarily totally free. It may, as I asked, be done at their cost. I am also getting sponsors for the food table to help defray those costs, as well.
To keep our cost down, I agreed that The CA would provide the paper goods, such as plates, napkins and plastic flatware. We also need three to five members to (1) help the caterer set up, and (2) one or two members to take turns circulating around the food table.
Needless to say, we’ll need help on the Wednesday morning that we set up and hang the exhibit. Please, as many of you as possible, try to arrange your schedules to rotate through on watching the exhibit and greeting visitors at the door.
I have been, and still am, working on contacts, particularly media, for about a 50 mile radius around Salisbury (excluding Mecklenburg County). If that sounds like a lot, the folks in the Arts society in Cumberland County (Fayetteville) are covering an 11-county area with their show.
At any rate, I will appreciate any and all help that any of you can provide. We still have about eight weeks to plan a schedule.
Best regards to all,
Bill Ward
Photo Expo 2012, Chairman
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CAROLINA ARTISTS JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER
Reminder:
Our regular monthly meeting is the 3rd Thursday, January 19, 7:00 pm
at Rufty Holmes Senior Center.
Board Meeting 6:00 pm
Program:
Bring your art work for "Show and Tell."
If you have not submitted photographs of your work for the web site, you may want to do that.
Wayne Wrights will put them on The Carolina Artists web site for you. Contact him at photoman28147@yahoo.com or carolinaartists@gmail.com
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Treasurer Celeste Ward is still collecting dues for 2012. Many members paid in December. If you did not pay then, please try to pay your $25 by this week. (I am in that group!)
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By Laws with suggestions for additions and changes are available for discussion. Since we now have the 501c (3) designation, it is important to bring the By-Laws into compliance with the law. Celeste has asked that we print out this document, sent with the January newsletter, and bring it to the meeting. Please read it carefully.
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Ingrid Erickson’s show, "Petals and Wings, Works in Cut Paper" is at Rail Walk Studios, Thursdays through Saturdays 11:00 – 4:00 or whenever the green flag is flying, through January 28.
Ingrid teaches Art Stop classes for young people ages 5-18 at Waterworks.
She also offers private lessons.
Her talents are not limited to art for children. If you are interested in classes with her,
contact Ingrid at Rail Walk or by phone, Cell:413-884-4499.
She is multi-talented and may have something that appeals to you.
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Our First Photography EXPO is scheduled for March 21-23. Registration & entry fee deadline is March 7. Please help with publicity, the show and the reception.
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Officially, my two-year term as corresponding secretary/newsletter editor ended in December.
This will be my last correspondence.
The job is open, and a volunteer would be appreciated.
Carolyn Blackman, editor/corresponding secretary
We have new membership brochures. You may obtain these from President Yvonne Alligood at yalligood@carolina.rr.com or Treasurer Celeste Ward at cgward33@carolina.rr.com
If you have information for the newsletter, please send it to Carolyn Blackman at carolynblackman@fibrant.com
All artist résumés should contain:Your Name and Contact Information -- Your name should be somewhere at the top of the page and should be larger than the rest of the information presented in the résumé. Other information included here is your mailing address, home and studio phone numbers, fax number, email address, and website address if appropriate.
Education -- Education is usually the first heading listed. List all the academic degrees earned, noting honors. Also include periods of study at schools or universities attended without completing a degree. If you do not have an art related degree, you can list workshops or classes attended and notable artists /teachers you have studied with.
Honors and Awards/Grants -- This category is usually a list of honors and awards. Some artists make a separate category for grants. Under this category you want to list all recognitions of merit, prizes won in competitions, grants, fellowships, scholarships and other special recognitions. You may also want to include artist-in residences or special workshops attended.
Bibliography -- The bibliography is a record of material about you. Articles, reviews, catalogues, radio and television interviews, etc. are placed under this heading. For visual artists, the bibliography category not only includes material written about you but also lists the inclusion of your artwork in books, magazines, newspapers, and catalogues. This category should not be confused with the publications category. The publications category describes material (articles, reviews, etc.) you have written not material written about you.
Professional Affiliations -- List the professional organizations, national, regional, and local, to which you belong. If you held a position within the organization or served as a volunteer, note this as well.
Related Experience/Related Work Experience/Professional Experience -- This category is worded differently on various résumés. Many artists include on their résumé experience they feel is relevant to their professional art making career such as: teaching art; jobs held in their field; technical experience related to their artistic discipline; or lectures, workshops and presentations given as an artist. Some artists also include information under this heading that does not neatly fall into other categories on their résumé.
Visual artist categories can include:
Exhibitions -- List the title of the exhibition, the exhibition space, and the city and state where the exhibition was presented. If your exhibition experience is extensive you may want to divide your exhibitions into separate categories of exhibitions - solo shows, group shows, juried exhibitions, invitational exhibitions, touring exhibitions, museum shows, etc. As well, if notable, the curator or juror of the exhibition is often listed.
Collections -- This category can be divided into private collections, corporate collections, permanent public collections, etc. It is considered proper etiquette to ask permission to list a private purchaser/owner of your work if you intend to list them on your résumé.
Other categories -- Visual artists may also include categories such as: commissions, residencies, and installations on their résumés. e-mail: carolinaartists@gmail.com
Rowan Arts Council invites each of us to join.
Dues are nominal, and membership supports all the arts in Rowan County.
Carolina Artists Guild is eligible for grants from RAC.
We should support RAC.
RAC provides opportunities for Rowan County organizations, individuals and activities that advocate arts and culture.
Your membership helps provide Arts-In-Education grants for school age children in Rowan County.
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