As members we share ideas and facilities, sponsor classes and demonstrations, provide scholarships for local students and artists and support and encourage each other in our endeavours
New members are always welcome.
SPAC will be holding its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at the Mary Winspear Cultural Centre @ SANSCHA located on the corner of Beacon Avenue and Patricia Bay Highway in Sidney, BC. Meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in Activity Room 4. There are no general meetings in the months of January, May, July, August and September. The Annual General Meeting is held in October. Guest speakers and special events are planned.
Membership: If you know of anyone who would like to join SPAC this year, please email Herta Giroux - herthag@telus.net, or they can call at 250-383-0617, and she will send a membership form.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR MEMBERS
Calligraphy Now!
Instructor: Kathy Guthrie - 250-370-2116
Tuesday mornings - at the Shoal Centre 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
September 22 – November 10, 2009
(8 classes)
You’ve always wanted to try your “hand” at calligraphy and what better opportunity than right now! Come to this weekly class to learn one of the many available calligraphy styles called Unical. This style is easy for beginners and a must-have for all calligraphers. Each week you will make practical application using your new calligraphy skills. Inspired by the instructor’s examples and text books you will add your Uncial letters to projects such as greeting cards,watercolour backgrounds, handmade book, and more! Start by collecting your favourite quotations to use in your projects. Supplies required.
COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL
The Galleria is now open at the Tulista Park location and will be ongoing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Local artists will be selling their work under $50.00. This is a wonderful facility to rent for an art exhibition, workshops, meetings, eetc.
The annual ARTISANS show at the Community Arts Council Building in Tulista Park will be held in July and August again this year.
WORKSHOPS BY THE SEA
We are planning some wonderful workshops for our members and others who wish to further their artistic abilities. We will accept $50.00 down (non-refundable) on any workshop with the remaining amount due six weeks prior to the workshop. Cheques must be made out to SPAC and please put the name of the workshop on the front of your cheque. Credit cards will be accepted for SPAC members.
BLURB.COM - Do you have a desire to publish your own art book, cookbook or family history? I have found blurb.com and it is a very easy program to download free and follow directions to make your own book.
I am always on the search for a good artist that will fill the needs of our club. Please contact Ruth Steinfatt if you have a suggestion. The Committee makes the final decision but we do go through all of the teacher's criteria and see if they are what we are looking for. We only get the best instructors! Here are the ones we have booked:
WORKSHOPS
TOM LYNCH- Website- NOVEMBER 16 - 22 - WATERCOLORS - FREDRIX WATERCOLOR CANVAS ..CLASS FULL
FRANK WEBB - workshop outline - MAY 2010 - WATERCOLORS
CHARLES HARRINGTON - Website-OCTOBER 2010 - ACRYLIC WORKSHOP
ARLETA PECH -website - MAY 2011 - WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP
STEPHEN QUILLER -website- FALL 2011 - MORE TO COME
Since Tom Lynch is our next Workshop instructor I have included his biography for everyone to read.
Tom Lynch's Biography
Tom has been referred to as one of the nation’s premier watercolorists. He has written 7 books and hosted several award winning PBS TV Art Series. He was recently listed as one of the nation’s top 20 teachers by a leading Art magazine. He is represented by some of the nations leading museums and art galleries. He has been the spokesperson for the entire National Art Materials Trade Association, and continues to be the international spokesperson for many leading art material manufacturers. Tom is currently featured on the new cable TV channel Visual Arts Network, and in 2007 he became the CMO and featured artist for Art Academy Live (the leading on-line education source).
With his uniquely styled landscape paintings, he strives for a level of excitement, movement and resonance that seems to push somewhere beyond what the environment naturally provides.
When considering subjects he tries to search for something striking; like the color of the sky, the direction of natural light, pattern of shadows, or the glint of sunlight on water. He then embellishes those striking features.
Lynch hopes that by accentuating those things that are sometimes easy to miss, he can provoke viewers to … “Have something to think about not just something to see”. Each painting Tom creates can be seen as special. “I feel it’is the job of the artist to bring to the viewer the best of what can be found in the landscape along with a little creativity or exaggeration … normal and ordinary are not for me.”
Tom is a natural teacher who is especially intuitive in developing the student’s own individual needs. For 35 years students from all over the world have attended his successful workshops and acclaimed them with high regard. He has mentored many who are now accomplished professionals. When Tom speaks, he talks openly and candidly. His paintings have that same intensity, expression, and direct appeal.
Tom’s list of credentials include: Two “Lifetime Achievement Awards”, “Signature Membership” in many national watercolor societies, election into the illustrious “Society of American Impressionists”, as well as “Who’s Who in American Art”. Tom has been the invited “guest artist” for many art exhibitions including Sedona Plein Air Festival. Tom was honored in the American Embassy in Paris, France with a one-man exhibition. He has been cited in numerous publications including American Artist Magazine, Southwest Art, International Artist Magazine, Art & Antiques, Today’s Great Masters, the Wall Street Journal, and the color front page every Christmas Day for a leading Illinois newspaper. Tom’s video production won a Bronze Award in the “Telly” Competition, which focuses on video production, and compares to the Academy Award Program. Some of Toms' numerous awards include: “The Municipal Art League of Chicago Award of Excellence”, “Landscape Artist of the Year”, and he was the first American selected for Honorary Membership in the “Canadian Watercolor Society”. Tom has been the featured artist for the Men’s, Women’s and Seniors U. S. Open Golf Championships and several PGA events and tournaments. Much of his work has been published and many of his best paintings are available in Limited Edition prints. It is no surprise that his paintings are included in private and corporate collections throughout the world.
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