Artists Guild News

Following is the March/April 2019 Artists Guild Newsletter.    Older issues (1971-2010) are available digitally from Jody Abssy --  jodyabssy@gmail.com

President's Message

We have wonderful news:  We received a substantial gift from an "angel," who wants to remain anonymous, that put us over the top and we can now print the Artists Guild Centennial Book.   So, we are in the production stage and working closely with the printer and SDMA.  More on this as we progress.

If any of you were thinking of donating, there is always the possibility that we might need more than our $40,000 budget, especially since the printer is about to send us an updated estimate!  So, we are still accepting donations.  If you wish, you can donate on our website: www.sdmaag.org

Current Exhibitions:

Lyceum Theater Membership Exhibition -- during the play "Beethoven"
February 19 - March 25, 2019
Please come to the reception Friday, March 1, 2019, 7 - 8 pm
Address:  Lyceum Theater, 79 Horton Plaza
Juror: Sonya Sparks, Owner/Curator of Sparks Gallery

Gallery 21, Spanish Village, Balboa Park
Open Exhibition - all media
March 12 - 25, 2019
Please come to the reception Sunday, March 17, 2019, 4 - 6 pm
Juror:  Sculptor and Painter Richard Becker

Upcoming exhibitions (details to come):
Mission Trails Regional Park -- August 3-September 13, 2019

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Following is the November/December 2018 Artists Guild Newsletter.    Older issues (1971-2010) are available digitally from Jody Abssy --  jodyabssy@gmail.com

President's Message

Members Exhibition at Gallery 21, Spanish Village, Balboa Park is on display now through November 5, 2018. To see this exhibition online go to www.sdmaag.org, click on “Exhibitions” and then “2018 Membership Exhibition."

Art Center on the Square --Clairemont Square Exhibition.  Members who entered the Gallery 21 exhibition are eligible to show one piece of work at Art Center on the Square, 4809 Clairemont Drive.  The Artists Guild has one wall at this exhibition -- November 5 through January 4, 2019.  Work will be on the wall for one of four two-week periods.  First artists' reception Friday, November 9, 2018  6 pm-8 pm.  Contact John Oleinik for more information about this opportunity: oleinikarchitect@gmail.com

A big thank you to the Exhibitions Committee, John Oleinik, Angelika Villagrana, Janet Lee, Susan Ashley, and Ray Brownfield for their wonderful work in putting together these exhibitions, and for scheduling the upcoming 2019 exhibitions. 

Thank you, too, to Susan Mae Hull for setting up and running the Art Center on the Square and for asking the Artists Guild to participate.

Members Christmas Party:  Gallery 21, Spanish Village, Balboa Park, Saturday, December 15, 2018, 2pm-4pm.  Bring an appetizer to share.  We will have a raffle of art supplies & items of interest to artists.  For more information contact Angelika Villagrana  gelikavillagrana@gmail.comor 619-222-1034.  Thank you, Angelika for planning this party.

Upcoming exhibitions (details to come): 
Lyceum Theatre -- February 19-March 25, 2019 --
    Juror: Sonya Sparks, Owner/Curator of Sparks Gallery
Gallery 21 -- March 5-18, 2019 -- Juror:  Sculptor and Painter Richard Becker
Mission Trails Regional Park -- August 3-September 13, 2019 -- Juror to be announced

Online store, for members only, is a work in progress.  Because of the effort involved, right now we are limiting members to two works for sale in the online store.

Please email me at: president@sdmaag.org and let me know which of your works should be shown in the store.  If an image of the work is in your album, I can get it from there.   Or, you can email me the image.  Make sure you send me the price.  Prices need to include sales tax and shipping.  You have the option of giving members a discount.  So, tell me the public price and the members price. 

Please update your profile and images on the Artists Guild website.
Log on (upper right-hand corner) at the Artists Guild website www.sdmaag.org   Click on your name in the upper right hand corner.  See list and choose "edit profile."   The Avatar portion is where you insert your picture.  You will be able to create an album and upload images of your work. 

It is so important that your work be displayed on the Artists Guild website.  In the past private galleries have chosen work from our website to display in their galleries.  It is a wonderful opportunity.

Sue Gold
president@sdmaag.org or  858-717-5414

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Attached is the September/October 2018 Artists Guild Newsletter.  Enjoy!  (Older issues are available digitally from Jody Abssy --  jodyabssy@gmail.com)

President's Message

Prospectus is out for:  October 23 - November 5, 2018 -- members exhibition at Gallery 21 in Spanish Village, Balboa Park.  Juror: Jeff Yeomans, Fine Artist & Teacher.  Deadline for entry: Sept. 23, 2018 11:59 pm PST.   Prospectus follows.  Enter on the Artists Guild website under "Call for Entries."  Only paid members can enter this show.

Online store, for members only, is a work in progress.  Because of the effort involved, right now we are limiting members to two works for sale in the online store.

Please email me at: president@sdmaag.org and let me know which of your works should be shown in the store. 

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President's Message

The Artists Guild starts a new year on July 1, 2018.  We are increasing our membership and building on the good foundation made by those before us.  I personally want to thank Angelika Villagrana for her extended term as president from 2012 to 2018 and for the wonderful programs and exhibits she initiated.

We have just had a beautiful exhibition at the Poway Center for Performing Arts, juried by Ariel Plotek, former curator of contemporary art at SDMA. 

Upcoming exhibitions are:  October 23 - November 5, 2018 -- members exhibition at Gallery 21 in Spanish Village, Balboa Park.  Juror to be announced
February 19 - March 25, 2019 members exhibition at the San Diego Repertory Theatre/ Lyceum, Horton Plaza, downtown San Diego.  Juror to be announced.

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Our April Artists Discussion group was well attended and enthusiastically received.  Artists were hungry to learn more about "How to Present Your Artwork and Get Connected!"   Many thanks to our presenter, Alessandra Moctezuma, Gallery Director and Museum Studies Professor at San Diego Mesa College.

Professor Montezuma has graciously provided us with a copy of her slides so that attendees could recall her suggestions and review the websites and Instagram feeds she used as examples. Download the document here: 

HowtoPresentyourwork.pptx

Thank you for an exciting and informative presentation!

San Diego Mesa College offers the only hands on program in Museum Studies and Gallery Exhibition Skills

. In the courses students learn from arts professionals and discover what goes on behind-the-scenes in local museums and arts organizations. Artists can learn to present and promote their work and get connected with the San Diego art scene. 

Professor Alessandra Moctezuma has an extensive background working as an artist, as a founder of arts collectives, as a public arts manager, and as a curator. Working in arts organizations, Professor Moctezuma learned many skills that were not taught in art school or studio art classes. She designed courses that offer an overview of the art world and allow students and interested artists to develop skills to succeed as professionals. Making art is essential but getting the work out into the world is crucial!

We cordially invite you to join us for our FREE Artists Discussions Series.

Artists Guild and Liberty Station artists are encouraged to bring artwork to present to the audience during the first hour. This is an excellent opportunity to network with other artists and view each other’s works.

11:00  - How to Present Your Artwork and Get Connected!  

Alessandra Moctezuma, Gallery Director and Museum Studies Professor

San Diego Mesa College offers the only hands on program in Museum Studies and Gallery Exhibition Skills. In the courses students learn from arts professionals and discover what goes on behind-the-scenes in local museums and arts organizations. Artists can learn to present and promote their work and get connected with the San Diego art scene. 

Professor Alessandra Moctezuma has an extensive background working as an artist, as a founder of arts collectives, as a public arts manager, and as a curator. Working in arts organizations, Professor Moctezuma learned many skills that were not taught in art school or studio art classes. She designed courses that offer an overview of the art world and allow students and interested artists to develop skills to succeed as professionals. Making art is essential but getting the work out into the world is crucial!

There is no charge, however reservations are required. Please Register on our Events Page, or RSVP to Angelika Villagrana, (619) 222-1034 or gelikavillagrana@gmail.com

2018 Open Juried Exhibition

"Connections"

Open to all Artists Worldwide

May 31 – June 30, 2018 

Poway Center for the Performing Arts
15498 Espola Rd, Poway, CA 92064

DEADLINE TO ENTER 

MONDAY, April 2, 2018, at 11:59 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

BRANDON GALLERY invites Artists Guild submissions to

ART OF THE PORTRAIT 2018

open juried and judged show

May 1 - 31, 2018

Juror: Alla Bartoshchuk

Portrait: a likeness of a person in which the face and its expression is dominant.

This is an open-call exhibition. Please feel free to share this invitation with other artists who might want to participate.

IMPORTANT DATES

April 20, 21, 11-3 - HAND Deliver entries to the Brandon Gallery in Fallbrook CA.

BRANDON GALLERY
105 N. Main, Fallbrook CA 92028
760-723-1330
info@fallbrookbrandongallery.org

See prospectus:
Art of the Portrait Revised 2018 (2).pdf

We cordially invite you to join us for our FREE Artists Discussions Series.

Artists Guild and Liberty Station artists are encouraged to bring artwork to present to the audience during the first hour. This is an excellent opportunity to network with other artists and view each other’s works.

11:00  - Impressionism and Post-Impressionism at The San Diego Museum of Art

Presentation by Dr. Ariel Plotek, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The San Diego Museum of Art

The exhibition, currently on view on the second floor of the Museum in the Maxwell & Muriel Gluck Gallery, features modern masterpieces by Pierre Bonnard, Amedeo Modigliani, and Edouard Vuillardand forms the nucleus of a group of paintings from the school of Paris. Also included in the exhibition are works by Edgar Degas and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and a number of significant loans from the Bloomberg Collection. Together, these works present a portrait of Paris from the 1870s to the first decades of the 20^th century, when the legacy of  Impressionism remained a significant source of inspiration.

There is no charge, however reservations are required.
 Please RSVP to Angelika Villagrana, (619) 222-1034 or gelikavillagrana@gmail.com

The Artists Discussion Series will be meeting at Liberty Station on 

Saturday, September 9, 10:00 a.m. to noon

Dick Laub NTC Command Center - 2640 Historic Decatur Rd., Room 4 
ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station

As always, please bring a piece of your artwork to show to the group during the first hour.

At 11 a.m., Hyacinthe Kuller Baron will give us a drawing demonstration.  

Master Artist Hyacinthe Kuller Baron is a contemporary American Woman with works in the Smithsonian, and many other museums, corporate and celebrity collections.  A contemporary of the New York School of Artists, Marcel Duchamp called her “A genius draftsman.”  She taught John Lennon to create his suite Bag One.  She produced hundreds of limited edition original signed and numbered lithographs that sold at art auctions and art galleries world-wide.  Hyacinthe conducts Drawing and Painting Workshops based on her published books Seeking The Silent Stranger, Drawing Your Way into the Deeper Self, and Creativity.  Her sense of movement is captured with only the essential lines and inferred sense of form.  The light and trade washes are the trademark of Master Artist Hyacinthe Kuller Baron whose influences have been Marcel Duchamp, Michelangelo and Raphael.  Now 80 years of age, she creates new collections of works, incorporating sculpture and painting in her studio at the Studio Door in North Park, San Diego.  For more information, please visit http://hyacinthebaron.com or  www.barongallery.com

Sign up here: Artists Discussion Sept. 9