APRIL 2008

SOUTH DELTA ARTISTS' GUILD SDAG Email: info@deltaartguild.org SDAG Website: www.deltaartguild.org. Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Kiwanis Longhouse Centre for the Visual Arts 1710 - 56th St., Tsawwassen, B.C. (Located next to the South Delta Recreation Centre) (604) 943-3313 From The Board - At the last board meeting, a new motion was passed stating the following Whenever necessary, and at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a disciplinary letter will be sent to a member for conduct that is contradictory to any rules or regulations set out by the Board of Directors and made public by announcing such rules and regulations at a General Meeting and posting them in a Newsletter. After receipt of the second letter, should the action be continued, a third letter will be sent revoking the membership of that member. - Additionally, at the recent general meeting, professional conduct was discussed to remind members to all conduct ourselves in a professional manner whenever representing the guild. Such conduct should include obeying the rules of the guild including following the guidelines for hanging in our shows, keeping the Longhouse facility tidy, avoiding gossip, negativity and criticism of other members and bringing to the attention of the board any issues or concerns that arise. Additionally, when sitting in the gallery, it is important to remember that our primary responsibility is to keep the gallery looking professional and open for business and greeting visitors to the gallery. -Some reminders about the facility - Please leave the plinths in the gallery arranged as they are. - When you take tables out, please put them back on the trolley in the front storage area when you leave. There should be no tables left up in the lobby as a barrier between viewers and the paintings on the wall. - Please don't stack chairs in the front storage closet more than six high, as they fall over when they are stacked too high. - If you need to use the sound system/stereo, please refer to instructions in the membership binder, which is in the white shelving unit in the office area.Ê Please don't disconnect wires or mess with the system. - Please keep all doors clear of debris per fire regulations. - Please don't adjust the setting of the workshop mirror. - Please remember to set the alarm EVERY time you leave the Longhouse if you are the last person out. - The donations box should be left inside the gallery, as it is not a good idea to have money visible in the lobby from the outside. - Paintings for the Coast Hotel will be hung the week of May 19 - please bring them to the Longhouse and leave them in the workroom with your registration form and fee on Monday, May 19. - There has been a suggestion that we produce a book of the Poets & Painters show that would include all of the images and poems in the show. We understand that this can be done quite easily and inexpensively through one or more websites that do this. It could be a fund raising project for both the poets groups and SDAG. At the general meeting, we asked for interest and the majority of attendees expressed an interest in producing a book, but we didn't get any volunteers to actually undertake the work. The poets say they could come up with a team of volunteers to work on it, but we should have some representation from our Guild to ensure that the book is of the quality that would best present our images. So, if you are interested in working on this project, here are some things for which we need volunteers: - Someone who is computer literate who could work with the website and lay out the book - Someone to interface with the Poets - Someone to gather copyright permissions for the participating artists (this would involve making up a form and getting all of the artists to sign it) - Someone to follow up and ensure that we have quality images of each painting (Jean has photographed the paintings for the web site, so it would be a matter of checking the images and perhaps contacting some artists to see if they have a better quality image if their work is under glass, for example) If you are interested in working on this, please email Carla at cweaverconsultant@yahoo.ca to let her know what job you are willing to take on. If we don't get volunteers, then we won't take on the project. - The next gallery show is Open Hearts (open theme). Registration for this show is Wednesday, April 30 from 9 TO 10 AM. Artists can bring 5 small or 3 medium to large paintings, as with any show. Paintings are left to the end of the show unless they sell first. Celebration of Life Members of the South Delta Artists Guild are invited to attend a Celebration of Life in memory of Joan Hunter, former member of our guild. May 10, 2008 5:00 to 8:00 pm The Longhouse The June/July show will be called "Threads of Colour" and is our collaboration with the Boundary Bay Quilters. Cheryl Roller is coordinating with the quilters group and has a committee to organize the reception, which will take place from 1 to 4 PM on Saturday, May 31. Because we are also hanging quilts in the show, artists are asked to bring either 3 small, 2 medium or 1 large painting for this show. Registration is Wednedsay, May 28 from 9 to 10 a.m. Oil and Water Show by Geof Hacker, Co-Chair - Re: Artwork submissions for 20 June 2008 Ursula Easterbrook will be at the Longhouse on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June for anyone who wants slides or digital images of the artwork they will be submitting to the Oil & Water Show on the 20 June 2008. The cost will be $5.00 per slide or digital image. A sign-up sheet will be posted on the notice board outside the kitchen. OUTSIDE VENUES: 1. Town and Country Inn: May 6th: Leave your paintings in the Longhouse before 3:00 P.M. Returned paintings will be at the Longhouse the afternoon of May 7th. 2. Medical Clinic: May 14th: Leave your paintings in the Longhouse before noon. Returned paintings will be in the Longhouse before noon on May 15th. There is no charge for these venues. Small to medium paintings, please. Well wrapped. WORKSHOPS cancelled ( Swain and Taylor ) may be rescheduled if enough interest shown 2008 Workshops by Kathy Swift: WORKSHOPS for 2008 (For Further Information Regarding Any of these Workshops, please check the board at the Longhouse, our website: www.deltaartguild.org or www.sdagworkshops.com) BEGINNER ACRYLICS PART V INSTRUCTOR: Lea Price SATURDAYS: March 29, April 5, 12, and 19 9:30 am - 12:00 pm (2 ½ hours) PRICE: $85 Members $90 Non-Members FACILITATOR: BEGINNER ACRYLICS CONTINUES! INSTRUCTOR: Lea Price SATURDAYS: May 3, 10, 17 and 24 9:30 am - 12:00 pm (2 ½ hours) PRICE: $85 Members $90 Non-Members BEGINNERS, INTERMEDIATES AND LONG-TIME PAINTERS ARE ALL WELCOME. EVERYONE WORKS AT THEIR OWN PACE, LEARNS TO HAVE FUN AND TO STRETCH THEMSELVESÊ CREATIVITY 101 INSTRUCTOR: VICTORIA HERYET FACILITATOR: POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL There is still a sign up sheet in the workroom for those who would like to express their interest in participating. Workshop with the Figure Instructor - Joanne Beaule Ruggles Anatomy ABC's: Tips and Techniques to Increase Your Figure Mastery September 15 - 19, 2008 Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm $450 Members $475 Non-Members. (Canadian $) facilitator(s) Kathy Swift, Lea Price This cost will include a catered lunch every day. Painting Improvisations: A Visual Jazz Exploration Joanne Beaule Ruggles September 29 - October 3, 2008 Monday to Friday 9:00 Ð 4:00 pm daily. $450 Members $475 Non-Members. (Canadian $) This cost will include a catered lunch every day and some materials. facilitator(s) Kathy Swift, Lea Price MEMBER NEWS: 1. General Information for all members for entering juried shows: www.allianceforarts.com Left column Jobs Click Artists Calls www.opusframing.com Click Monthly Newsletter Click Art News Click Call for Entry Join other Art guilds, organizations to receive free information about competitions and juried shows. Enda Bardell 2. A Reminder: As of March 1, there has been an increaseÊfor Life Drawing drop-ins - it is now $10 per session. No tickets will be sold and any outstanding tickets must be used by May 1 or they will not be valid. Free Drop-in Painting Sessions and Life Drawing: Tuesday afternoons: 1:00 - 3:30 pm. Call Miesje Syens (604) 946-9465 for information. Wednesday mornings, 9:30 ..?, afternoons, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Friday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Come and paint and meet your fellow artists. Call Dolly Taylor (604) 943-9908 and, Monday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, Life Drawing. Drop-in fee $10.00. All are welcome. A REMINDER FROM THE EDITOR: CHANGE IN DUE DATE FOR SDAG NEWSLETTER ARTICLES Effective March 2008, to ensure that your news gets in the SDAG monthly newsletter, please email it to me at swannsong45@hotmail.com, phone me, or leave it in my folder at the Longhouse, by the 10th of each month. Please do not send newsletter information to the SDAG email address. Dell Spencer, Editor, SDAG Newsletter

Published: 4/26/2008   Author: Dell Spencer

MARCH 2008

SOUTH DELTA ARTISTS' GUILD SDAG Email: info@deltaartguild.org SDAG Website: www.deltaartguild.org. Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Kiwanis Longhouse Centre for the Visual Arts 1710 - 56th St., Tsawwassen, B.C. (Located next to the South Delta Recreation Centre) (604) 943-3313 From The Board: The mission statement of the South Delta Artists Guild is: - The object of the guild is to promote the love of art in all forms, especially painting and to encourage all art interests in home and community. - The Board considers this statement in all decisions made related to managing and operating the guild. - The opening for Poets and Painters will be held on Saturday, March 29th from 1 to 4 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend, and please tell your friends and acquaintances about the event. There are also flyers at the front table at the Longhouse if you want to pass them out in the community. This event brings us together with two poets groups that have members throughout the Lower Mainland, bringing new people to the Longhouse, and attracting new people who may have an interest in poetry, or just be interested in this interesting approach. - The Frame Company of Tsawwassen (44 Ð 1363 56 Street) has offered to give a discount on framing to members of the South Delta Artists Guild.Ê Sarah Clark is the contact there, and she will offer a discount based on volume of framing done and frames selected. - A complete list of the volunteer committees is posted on the bulletin board beside the kitchen. If you want to volunteer for any of the committees, you can do so by adding your name to that list. - For artists interested in Mixed Media and Collage, please consider the two workshops by Donna Swain and one by Sandy Taylor, which are scheduled in April. These workshops are fast approaching and should prove to be interesting. Donna and Sandy are members of the guild as well as members of the Federation, and you can expect excellent workshops from both. - Please note that towels for the washrooms (the flat folded paper towels) are stored in the closet in the back room by the paintersÕ sink and there is an extra box on top of the fridge. These flat folded towels are intended for the washrooms. The paper towelÊrolls are for the kitchen and should be kept for the kitchen. Thanks. Members Private Shows Life Drawing Class - Oct 4 - 12th. There will be a sign up sheet in the workroom for anyone interested in participating in this show.Members Shows are booked until Spring 2009. 2008 Workshops by Kathy Swift: WORKSHOPS for 2008 (For Further Information Regarding Any of these ÊWorkshops, please check the board at the Longhouse, our website Êwww.deltaartguild.org or www.sdagworkshops.com) BEGINNER ACRYLICS IN THE EVENING INSTRUCTOR: Lea Price THURSDAYS: March 20, 27 April 3 and 10 7:00 pm Ð 9:30 pm (2 ½ hours) PRICE: $85 Members $90 Non-Members Facilitator: BEGINNER ACRYLICS PART V INSTRUCTOR: Lea Price SATURDAYS: March 29, April 5, 12, and 19 9:30 am Ð 12:00 pm (2 ½ hours) PRICE: $85 Members $90 Non-Members FACILITATOR: Process and Play - Experimental Painting Sandra Taylor April 1, 2, 3, 4 Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) $185 Members $200 Non-Members facilitator: Carla Weaver CREATIVITY 101 INSTRUCTOR: VICTORIA HERYET FACILITATOR: WEDNESDAY EVENINGS: 7:00 Ð 9:00 PM IN WORKSHOP SPACE START DATE: APRIL 9 - 30, 2008 COST: $60 MEMBERS $65 NON-MEMBERS (INCLUDES SOME SUPPLIES) Mixed Media Donna Swain April 11, 12, 13 Friday, Saturday, Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) Members $190 Non-Members $210 facilitator: Carla Weaver Collage and Gold Leaf Donna Swain April 25, 26, 27 Friday, Saturday, Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) Members $190 Non-Members $210 facilitator: Carla Weaver EGG TEMPERA WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR: VICTORIA HERYET FACILITATOR: TBA DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008 9:00 AM Ð 4:00 PM (6 HOURS INSTRUCTION TIME) COST $80/PERSON FOR MEMBERS $90/NON-MEMBERS INCLUDES SOME SUPPLIES. Ê Workshop with the Figure Instructor Ð Joanne Beaule Ruggles Anatomy ABC's: Tips and Techniques to Increase Your Figure Mastery September 15- 19, 2008 Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm $450 Members $475 Non-Members. (Canadian $) facilitator(s) Kathy Swift, Lea Price This cost will include a catered lunch every day. Ê Painting Improvisations: A Visual Jazz Exploration Joanne Beaule Ruggles September 29 Ð October 3, 2008 Monday to Friday 9:00 Ð 4:00 pm daily. $450 Members $475 Non-Members. (Canadian $) This cost will include a catered lunch every day and some materials. facilitator(s) Kathy Swift, Lea Price MEMBER NEWS: 1. There will be a Celebration of Life service for Joan Hunter, a past member of South Delta Artists Guild, at the Longhouse on May 10 from 5 - 7 pm. All members of the Guild are invited to attend. 2. As of March 1, there has been an increaseÊfor Life Drawing drop-ins - it is now $10 per session. No tickets will be sold and any outstanding tickets must be used by May 1 or they will not be valid. Free Drop-in Painting Sessions and Life Drawing: Tuesday afternoons,Ê1:00 Ð 3:30 pm. Call Miesje Syens (604) 946-9465 for information. Wednesday mornings, 9:30, afternoons, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Friday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Come and paint and meet your fellow artists. Call Dolly Taylor (604) 943-9908 and, Monday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, Life Drawing. Drop-in fee $10.00. All are welcome. A REMINDER FROM THE EDITOR: CHANGE IN DUE DATE FOR SDAG NEWSLETTER ARTICLESÊ Effective March 2008, to ensure that your news gets in the SDAG monthly newsletter, please email it to me at Êswannsong45@hotmail.com, phone me at or leave it in my folder at the Longhouse, by the 10th of each month. Please do not send newsletter information to the SDAG email address.ÊDell Spencer, Editor, SDAG Newsletter

Published: 4/13/2008   Author: Dell Spencer

FEBRUARY 2008

Member News: 8th Annual Art About Finn Slough Exhibition This exhibition will be held from the 7th to the 9th of March 2008 at the Richmond Cultural Centre. The art exhibition is presented by the Finn Slough Heritage and Wetlands Society, a non-profit body, and is sponsored by the Richmond Art Gallery. Admission is FREE. The poster is an open call for "art" (art work, photographs, sketches, textiles, written pieces, etc.) to be submitted to the exhibition. Artists simply bring their work (2 pieces) to the Cultural Centre on the evening of Wednesday, March 5th between 6:30 and 9 pm. Submitting artists are encouraged to become members of the Finn Slough Heritage and Wetland Society ($10 per individual or $15 per family). For more information, you can visit www.finnslough.com, or call Arlene at 604-272-5723, Ann at 604-271-3109 or email tidetables@hotmail.com. There will also be a poster posted at the Longhouse on the bulletin board beside the kitchen. Drawing Instructor We received an inquiry from Dawn Sillett (dsillett@dccnet.com) asking for someone who might be interested in offering drawing instruction to stroke recovery patients (approximately 6 individuals) on Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 to 2:30 at the Tsawwassen United Church. Please email or call Dawn if you are interested. Her telephone number is 604-946-2731. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ñ February 11, 2008 Following the recent Visual Arts Summit, a new group of visual arts organizations has come together to form the Canadian Alliance for the Visual Arts (CAVA). Rather than an official organization, CAVA is an independent alliance of national visual arts organizations determined to advance the status of visual arts in Canada. Through communication, cooperation and collaborative action this network will achieve common goals, as outlined in the Visual Arts Summit's Collective Agenda. (www.visualartssummit.ca) Representatives from eleven of Canada's national arts service organizations make up CAVAÕs membership. These organizations, though diverse in focus, each have a vested interest in the promotion and advancement of Canadian visual arts. CAVAÕs main objectives are to speak with a unified voice, to develop a cohesive strategy to improve the socio-economic conditions of artists, and to pursue the health of our art galleries, museums, artist-run centres and commercial art dealers so that CanadaÕs extraordinary visual arts can flourish. After two productive teleconferences, CAVA held their first face-to-face meeting in Montreal on February 1, with another scheduled for the 14 of March. These meetings have set in motion a number of joint projects which will affect change for Canadian visual arts, both in the artistic community and the general public. The group looks forward to the upcoming announcements on the disbursement of new funding by the Canada Council for the Arts, and will be in attendance at the CouncilÕs meetings on February 12. For more information on CAVA and their planned initiatives, contact any member. University Women's Club Ð ONCE LOVED ART SALE Donations of Art needed to support local scholarship fundraiserÉ.. The University Women's Club of South Delta and the Delta Arts Council are jointly sponsoring the fundraiser ONCE LOVED ART SALE to provide scholarships and bursaries for local women students. The group is requesting donations of art work such as oils, watercolours, reproductions, sculptures and other framed or unframed pieces that can be sold at the sale to be held on April 11th and 12th at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre on 1172 56th Street in Tsawwassen. If you are starting your spring cleaning and have any artwork that you would like to part with, please give us a call. We will be glad to pick up contributions at your home. For pick-ups, please call Cheryl (943-4634), Olga (943-3923) or Joanne (946-4664). Donations can be dropped off at the Arts Centre Monday to Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 4. Lea Price, Lindsie Nicholson and Deborah Porter are having a private member show,'The State of Being Luminous,' at the Longhouse from February 29 to March 2 with Reception on Saturday March 1, 2 - 5PM, Artists in attendance. Please see their invitation attached, done with both black and white backgrounds. 5. Marissa Lopa, Linda Levett, Marney Edge and Enda Bardell are having a private member show, 'Melange,' at the Longhouse from March 6 until March 16. Open Thursdays to Sundays 11AM - 4PM. You are invited to their Reception on Saturday March 8, 2- 4PM. Bring a friend! Please see their invitation attached. 6. Where in Tsawwassen would I be able to leave some invitations to our private show coming up on March 6 at the Longhouse? Any suggestions? If so, please contact me at www.endabardell.com Free Drop-in Painting Sessions and Life Drawing: Tuesday afternoons, 1:00 Ð 3:30 pm. Call Miesje Syens (604) 946-9465 for information. Wednesday mornings, 9:30 ..?, afternoons, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Friday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Come and paint and meet your fellow artists. Call Dolly Taylor (604) 943-9908 and, Monday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, Life Drawing. Drop-in fee $8.00, or buy 7 tickets for $50. All are welcome. NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: CHANGE IN DUE DATE FOR SDAG NEWSLETTER ARTICLES The SDAG has its monthly general meetings (MGM) at 7:00PM on the first Monday of each month, unless that day falls on a statutory holiday, in which case it is held on the second Monday. In order to get our monthly newsletter out on a more timely basis, closer to the MGM, and to better fit my own personal monthly travel schedule, I am changing the due date to get news to me from the 15th of each month to the 10th of each month. Therefore, effective March 2008, to ensure that your news gets in that SDAG monthly newsletter, please email it to me at swannsong45@hotmail.com, phone me at (604) 943-0927, or leave it in my folder at the Longhouse, by the 10th of each month. Please do not send newsletter information to the SDAG email address. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Dell Spencer, Editor, SDAG Newsletter

Published: 2/19/2008   Author: Dell Spencer

January 2008

SOUTH DELTA ARTISTS' GUILD SDAG Email: info@deltaartguild.org SDAG Website: www.deltaartguild.org. Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Kiwanis Longhouse Centre for the Visual Arts 1710 - 56th St., Tsawwassen, B.C. (Located next to the South Delta Recreation Centre) (604) 943-3313 From the Board: Carla Weaver is on vacation until February 12. In her absence, Vice President, Donna D'quino is the acting president. Please direct questions to Donna, or if she is unavailable, Marlene Strain or Jill Charuk. Thanks. Critters, Beasties and Me show is being hung January 30th. Opening reception will be on Saturday, February 2nd in the afternoon, with OWL and birds in attendance. We will need some volunteer artists to help with the hands-on childrenÕs part of it. We will be getting together with the younger artists to create their own "critter, beastie or meÓ. Because we are putting up a donation tree for OWL in the mall, we will have to have some sitters on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 'til the show ends. This may be difficult as it is always hard to fill the regular spaces at the guild. But it is for a good cause and more recognition for us.To volunteer, please email Lea Price at lea.price@dccnet.com We are getting ready for the Poets and Painters show, which will be hung in the gallery on Wednesday, March 26. However, prior to that date, you will need to register to participate. There will be two ways to participate in this show: Option A or Option B. Artists can participate in either option or both. You can enter up to 5 small or 3 medium sized paintings in this show, just as in all shows. However, to do so, you will need to decide in advance so that there is time for painters to paint and poets to write. HereÕs how each option works: Option A: You will come to the gallery on Saturday, January 26 between 11 and 4, pay your registration, and draw a poem from a box. You will receive for $4.00 a poem in a sealed envelope, and you will go home and paint your impression of it, and bring it back to hang in the gallery on March 26. You can enter this option more than once - $4.00 per painting. On March 26, you will bring back your finished painting titled the same as the poem, and paintings and poems will be hung together in the gallery. Option B: You will leave at the gallery before January 20, a photo of a painting in a sealed envelope clipped together with your $4.00 registration. On the envelope, you will write the title of your painting. (You MUST title your painting.) On January 26, poets will draw these from a box, and then they will go away and write a poem that interprets the painting. The poets will bring these poems back on March 26 for hanging in the gallery beside your paintings. You will bring the original painting to the gallery on March 26. You can elect to do either Option A or Option B or both, to total 5 small paintings or 3 medium paintings. Option A may be limited by the number of poems submitted. 2008 Workshops by Kathy Swift: WORKSHOPS for 2008 (For Further Information Regarding Any of these Workshops, please check the board at the Longhouse, our website www.deltaartguild.org or www.sdagworkshops.com WORKSHOPS for 2008 For Further Information Regarding Any of these Workshops, please check the board at the Longhouse, our website or www.deltaartguild.org or www.sdagworkshops.com Beginner Acrylics Part IV (Anyone can start at the beginning in this class) Lea Price January 12, 19, 26 and February 2, 2008 Saturdays 9:30 am - 12:00 pm $85.00 facilitator: Myriam Laberge Open Media “Concept to Structure – Finding Your Own Way” Richard S. McDiarmid, SFCA, NWWS Feb.19, 26, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2008 Tuesdays 9:00 am to 4:00pm (1 hour break for lunch) $410 Members $430 Non Members Includes a simple catered lunch every day facilitator: Kathy Swift Basic Drawing Michael Abraham January 10, 17 24, 31 2008 Thursday Mornings 9:30 am to 12:00 pm Members $80 Non-Members $90 THIS CLASS IS ALMOST FULL!!! facilitator: Vicki Heryet Intermediate Watercolour Margaret Elliot February 7, 14, 21, 28 Thursday Afternoons 1:00 - 4:00 pm $110 members $125 Non-members facilitator: Vicki Heryet Beginners Oil Painting Coral Gurney Feb 9, 10 and 16, 17 (2 consecutive weekends) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) $185 Members $200 Non-Members facilitator: Lea Price Process of Abstraction Brittani Faulkes March 1, 8 15 Saturdays 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) $165 Members $180 Non-Members facilitator: Lea Price Drawing from the Model Michael Abraham March 6, 13, 20, 27 Thursday afternoons 1:00 - 4:30 pm (1/2 hour lecture and 3 hours Instruction with Model per day) $185 Members $200 Non-Members facilitator: Vicki Heryet Process and Play - Experimental Painting Sandra Taylor April 1, 2, 3, 4 Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) $185 Members $200 Non-Members facilitator: Carla Weaver Mixed Media Donna Swain April 11, 12, 13 Friday, Saturday, Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) Members $190 Non-Members $210 facilitator: Carla Weaver Collage and Gold Leaf Donna Swain April 25, 26, 27 Friday, Saturday, Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) Members $190 Non-Members $210 facilitator: Carla Weaver Workshop with the Figure Instructor – Joanne Beaule Ruggles Anatomy ABC's: Tips and Techniques to Increase Your Figure Mastery September 15- 19, 2008 Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm $450 Members $475 Non-Members. (Canadian $) facilitator(s) Kathy Swift, Lea Price This cost will include a catered lunch every day. Painting Improvisations: A Visual Jazz Exploration Joanne Beaule Ruggles September 29 – October 3, 2008 Monday to Friday 9:00 – 4:00 pm daily. $450 Members 475 Non-Members. (Canadian $)This cost will include a catered lunch every day and some materials. facilitator(s) Kathy Swift, Lea Price Member News: 1. Debora Porter, Lindsie Nicholson and Lea Price are having a private member show opening at the Longhouse March 1 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. and would like to invite everyone. The show continues until the 9th. 2. We had an enquiry from Val Dow at 604-940-0080. She is trying to track down the artist who had a show at the Ladner library in August, 2007. In particular, there was a painting of a rainy night scene of old Ladner. Please call her if you can help. Free Drop-in Painting Sessions and Life Drawing: Tuesday afternoons, 1:00 Ð 3:30 pm. Call Miesje Syens (604) 946-9465 for information. Wednesday mornings, 9:30 ..?, afternoons, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Friday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Come and paint and meet your fellow artists. Call Dolly Taylor (604) 943-9908 In order to ensure that your news gets in the SDAG monthly newsletter, please email it to me or leave it in my folder at the Longhouse, by the 15th of each month. Please do not send newsletter information to the SDAG email address. Dell Spencer, Editor

Published: 2/4/2008   Author: Dell

December 2007

SOUTH DELTA ARTISTS’ GUILD  SDAG Email: info@deltaartguild.org SDAG Website: www.deltaartguild.org. Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Kiwanis Longhouse Centre for the Visual Arts 1710 – 56th St., Tsawwassen, B.C. (Located next to the South Delta Recreation Centre) (604) 943-3313 From the Board: • The Gallery will be closed on the following dates over Christmas and New Years:  December 24, 25, 26, 27, 31 and January 1. There is a sign on the Longhouse door and the information has been posted on our website. • Our annual Longhouse cleanup day will take place on Saturday, December 29 from 10 AM until around 3 PM.  If you are available that day, we’d appreciate the help to clean up the Longhouse including the gallery, our workroom, kitchen and storage areas. Additionally, we will paint the older plinths. • The current gallery show, Big and Small will be up through December and January.  We did not have quite enough paintings submitted, so some artists were asked to bring additional paintings to fill the gallery and lobby.  That’s why you may see more paintings from some artists.  • The next gallery show is Critters, Beasties and Me.  We have had some feedback that artists don’t know what to paint for this event.  ANYTHING!  Animals (horses, cows, cats, barnyard scenes, moose, wolves, baby seals, elk, etc.), critters and beasties (insects, imaginary things and creatures, dragons, unicorns, aliens, use your imagination), birds, fish, me (self portraits, things that represent you, abstract expressions of feelings, etc.)  Look at a Dr. Suess book and his paintings …  what wonderful images!! Lea finds inspiration from animals, their love, trust, curiosity and humor. We encourage you to stretch your imagination and paint something for this show.  Hanging date for this show is Wednesday, January 30. Additionally, Critters, Beasties and Me was to partner with the Humane Society to try to help them raise some funds.  However, there has been a different turn of events, as this week, it was announced that the Humane Society will no longer be operating the animal shelter in Delta.  We spoke with the municipality, which will be operating the shelter now, and it was suggested that we not fund raise for the shelter at this time.  Therefore, we will be providing additional information about this aspect of our show at the next meeting. The Opening for this show will be Saturday, February 2 in the afternoon.  We could use some additional volunteers to help with the opening and also with children’s activities.  We will be getting together with younger artists to create their own critter, beastie or “me”.  To volunteer, please email Lea Price. • We are getting ready for the Poets and Painters show, which will be hung in the gallery on Wednesday, March 26.  However, prior to that date, you will need to register to participate.  There will be two ways to participate in this show:  Option A or Option B.  Artists can participate in either option or both.  You can enter up to 5 small or 3 medium sized paintings in this show, just as in all shows.  However, to do so, you will need to decide in advance so that there is time for painters to paint and poets to write.  Here’s how each option works: Option A: You will come to the gallery on Saturday, January 26 between 11 and 4, pay your registration, and draw a poem from a box.  You will receive for $4.00 a poem in a sealed envelope, and you will go home and paint your impression of it, and bring it back to hang in the gallery on March 26. You can enter this option more than once - $4.00 per painting.  On March 26, you will bring back your finished painting titled the same as the poem, and paintings and poems will be hung together in the gallery. Option B: You will leave at the gallery before January 20, a photo of a painting in a sealed envelope clipped together with your $4.00 registration.  On the envelope, you will write the title of your painting.  (You MUST title your painting.) On January 26, poets will draw these from a box, and then they will go away and write a poem that interprets the painting. The poets will bring these poems back on March 26 for hanging in the gallery beside your paintings.  You will bring the original painting to the gallery on March 26. You can elect to do either Option A or Option B or both, to total 5 small paintings or 3 medium paintings.  Option A may be limited by the number of poems submitted. • Geoff Hacker and Lennart Osterlind have agreed to co-chair this year’s Oil and Water show. Thanks Geoff and Lennart! Members in the News • Margaret Elliot was presented the Bronze Medal at the Spillsbury Medal Show at the Federation of Canadian Artists this month for her watercolour painting, "Another Country".  This show is the annual signature members competition, and there are 46 wonderful paintings in the show.  Congratulations Margaret!  • The guild received a very nice Thank You listing donors to the 16th Annual Century Group Charity Golf Classic in support of the Delta Hospital Foundation.  Faith Love-Robertson of the South Delta Artists Guild was listed as one of the donors. Upcoming Workshops: WORKSHOPS for 2008 For Further Information Regarding Any of these Workshops, please check the board at the Longhouse, our website or www.deltaartguild.org or www.sdagworkshops.com Beginner Acrylics Part IV (Anyone can start at the beginning in this class) Lea Price January 12, 19, 26 and February 2, 2008 Saturdays 9:30 am - 12:00 pm $85.00 facilitator: Myriam Laberge Open Media “Concept to Structure – Finding Your Own Way” Richard S. McDiarmid, SFCA, NWWS Feb.19, 26, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2008 Tuesdays 9:00 am to 4:00pm (1 hour break for lunch) $410 Members $430 Non Members Includes a simple catered lunch every day facilitator: Kathy Swift Basic Drawing Michael Abraham January 10, 17 24, 31 2008 Thursday Mornings 9:30 am to 12:00 pm Members $80 Non-Members $90 THIS CLASS IS ALMOST FULL!!! facilitator: Vicki Heryet Intermediate Watercolour Margaret Elliot February 7, 14, 21, 28 Thursday Afternoons 1:00 - 4:00 pm $110 members $125 Non-members facilitator: Vicki Heryet Beginners Oil Painting Coral Gurney Feb 9, 10 and 16, 17 (2 consecutive weekends) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) $185 Members $200 Non-Members facilitator: Lea Price Process of Abstraction Brittani Faulkes March 1, 8 15 Saturdays 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) $165 Members $180 Non-Members facilitator: Lea Price Drawing from the Model Michael Abraham March 6, 13, 20, 27 Thursday afternoons 1:00 - 4:30 pm (1/2 hour lecture and 3 hours Instruction with Model per day) $185 Members $200 Non-Members facilitator: Vicki Heryet Process and Play - Experimental Painting Sandra Taylor April 1, 2, 3, 4 Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) $185 Members $200 Non-Members facilitator: Carla Weaver Mixed Media Donna Swain April 11, 12, 13 Friday, Saturday, Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) Members $190 Non-Members $210 facilitator: Carla Weaver Collage and Gold Leaf Donna Swain April 25, 26, 27 Friday, Saturday, Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch) Members $190 Non-Members $210 facilitator: Carla Weaver Workshop with the Figure Instructor – Joanne Beaule Ruggles Anatomy ABC's: Tips and Techniques to Increase Your Figure Mastery September 15- 19, 2008 Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm $450 Members $475 Non-Members. (Canadian $) facilitator(s) Kathy Swift, Lea Price This cost will include a catered lunch every day. Painting Improvisations: A Visual Jazz Exploration Joanne Beaule Ruggles September 29 – October 3, 2008 Monday to Friday 9:00 – 4:00 pm daily. $450 Members 475 Non-Members. (Canadian $)This cost will include a catered lunch every day and some materials. facilitator(s) Kathy Swift, Lea Price Painting Changes in Outside Venues: 1. Town 'n Country:  Bring one picture to the Longhouse before January 3rd at noon.  Our crew will do the hanging and bring returned pictures to the Longhouse on the 4th. 2.  Medical Clinic:  Bring one painting to the Longhouse on or before January 7th at noon, and our crew will bring returned paintings to the Longhouse on January 8th. Please protect your precious frames, as no one else has the time to do this.  Label each picture with an Artist Guild label.  There is no charge for these venues, and no registration need be written up.  A list of your work will be typed and put in the white Registration book in the Longhouse. Free Advertising Laurel Johnson is in the process of compiling a list of places to get free advertising.  If you know of any venue where we might get some publicity, contact me at: lartiste@telus.net Other Member News: 1. South Delta Library has some spaces available in 2008 for Private or Group Shows.  Please contact Leanne at S.D. Library 604 943-2271 for further information and to book a space.  As of the writing of this, the months available are:  January, June, July and August 2008. Kathy Swift ** 2. The display at Edward Jones will be up for the month and I will let everyone know when I will be taking it down. Marlene Strain 3. This is an invitation for another  artist to join our group of Marney Edge, Marissa Lopa and myself for an exhibition opening March 6 and running for 2 weeks at the Longhouse. Enda  Bardell 4. Terry Lugwig Pastels, at www.terryludwig.com, is having a 20% off sale and his pastels, which are made by hand, are of superior quality. Gaye Adams, who was a guild instructor from Sorento, BC., recommended them as costly, but fabulous.  Laurel Johnson  5. **Gary Fox is doing a show at the South Delta Library as of January 2, 2008. See the attachment Free Drop-in Painting Sessions and Life Drawing: Tuesday afternoons, 1:00 – 3:30 pm. Call Miesje Syens (604) 946-9465 for information. Wednesday mornings, 9:30,afternoons, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Friday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Come and paint and meet your fellow artists. Call Dolly Taylor (604) 943-9908 and, Monday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, Life Drawing. Drop-in fee $8.00, or buy 7 tickets for $50. All are welcome. In order to ensure that your news gets in the SDAG monthly newsletter, please email it to me, phone me, or leave it in my folder at the Longhouse, by the 15th of each month. Please do not send newsletter information to the SDAG email address.  Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Creative New Year! Dell Spencer, Editor

Published: 1/16/2008   Author: Dell

November 2007

SOUTH DELTA ARTISTS’ GUILD  SDAG Email: info@deltaartguild.org SDAG Website: www.deltaartguild.org. Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Kiwanis Longhouse Centre for the Visual Arts 1710 – 56th St., Tsawwassen, B.C. (Located next to the South Delta Recreation Centre) (604) 943-3313 Upcoming Shows in the Longhouse per Lea Price: 1.Big and Small show, hanging Wed. Dec. 5th sizes – the largest of the “small", no larger than 16 united inches, or 8 x 8, and the smallest of the “large” 36 x 36”. There can be one large entry by each artist, and up to 5 or the smaller ones. Show ends the late afternoon of Jan. 27th. Correction: Note the Big and Small show registration and hanging takes place Dec. 5th as stated above, not Nov. 28th as stated below in the minutes. 2.Critters, Beasties and Me” show, hanging Wed. Jan. 30th with the opening  Sat.,Feb.2nd. Like last year, with our show “For the Birds”, this is an effort by the guild to raise the awareness of the Longhouse by contributing to the community by combing with the Delta Humane Society for the show. We will be matching our artists with children to create their own “critter, beastie or me” during the opening in the workshop.  Show continues to Feb. 2nd. From the Board:  • Come to the December 3rd meeting and help us celebrate Christmas at our annual Christmas party.  It's pot luck, so bring a snack and enjoy socializing with your fellow artists! • This is a reminder that dogs are not allowed in the Longhouse, so please leave them at home when you come to the guild.  We understand that dogs are our beloved family members, but more importantly, our fellow guild members are important, and we must consider their allergies.   Mystery Night per Kathy Swift: On December 13 - Vicki and I will be hosting a mystery night - RSVP to kswift@dccnet.com or phone 604 943-7960, so we can get an idea of the number of attendees.  Please bring one small round paintbrush, and possibly one flat paint brush suitable for watercolour paint.  We will supply everything else.  You may wish to bring an apron as well.  Goodies will be served.   Time will be 7:00 to 9:00 pm Surprise Night: Thurs. Nov. 8th - 6:30 - 8:00 pm, bring paint/brushes and a Sense of Humor. Drop In Painting Group:  information for new members Monday -- 9:30 - 12:00 noon -- Life Drawing -- fee for Live Model Tuesday -- 1:00 - 3:30 pm Wed. -- 9:30 - ? 1:00 - 3:00 pm Friday -- 9:30 -12:00 noon Dec. Meeting: Dec.3 -- Pot Luck -- 7:00 pm at Longhouse Free Drop-in Painting Sessions and Life Drawing: Tuesday afternoons, 1:00 – 3:30 pm. Call Miesje Syens (604) 946-9465 for information. Wednesday mornings, 9:30 ..?,afternoons, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Friday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Come and paint and meet your fellow artists. Call Dolly Taylor (604) 943-9908 and, Monday mornings, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, Life Drawing. Drop-in fee $8.00, or buy 7 tickets for $50. All are welcome. In order to ensure that your news gets in the SDAG monthly newsletter, please email it to me at  swannsong45@hotmail.com, phone me at (604) 943-0927, or leave it  in my folder at the Longhouse, by the 15th of each month. Please do not send newsletter information to the SDAG email address. Dell Spencer, Editor, SDAG Newsletter

Published: 12/3/2007   Author: Dell