A reminder that Central Virginia Watercolor Guild is found online at www.CVWG.art.
Women In Watercolor Juried Exhibition
Member-artist Juliette Swenson sent in a notice about the Call for Entries for this exhibition. Your urgent action is needed as the call expires next week, June 8. Here’s link to their website and to get more information and another link to download the Prospectus. Juliette has entered and is certain to be willing to help any other CVWG member if you need assistance.
CVWG Exhibit at The Center is Open for Visits
Member-artist Carol Greene sent a report about the opening of CVWG’s two month exhibition at Charlottesville’s The Center.
It was a good day at The Center and all member-artists, but one, who signed up to display dropped off their paintings. Linda Abbey, Linda Verhagan, and Carolyn Ratcliffe were the Guild’s team for hanging the paintings while Windy Payne and I were there to accept and check over each painting to be sure that all the requirements were met. I stayed for the duration to take photos and assist where I could.
The hanging system that The Center has is great but it was somewhat temperamental on some of the paintings, especially the ones that they double hung, and one small, light weight painting just refused to hang straight. In the end, we all just had to laugh and shake our heads over it. Carolyn went behind each hung painting to coil up the ends of the wires and carefully tape them to the backs of the paintings, as well as, helping with getting the labels attached. It was quite a major process and very time consuming.
This was my first time seeing this so I was very impressed and learned a great deal. Kudos to all these ladies for their professionalism, skills and dedication to the CVWG. But we also kept our sense of humor and enjoyed working together.
Carol Greene
The Center is located at 540 Belvedere Blvd. in Charlottesville. Due to COVID, The Center is not having a reception is time but feel free to visit weekdays, 8:30-4:00 during June and July.
Exhibiting in the downstairs gallery at the same time is the well – known Virginia artist, Fred Nichols. Bring a friend to see the art and have lunch or refreshments at the Greenberry’s inside the lobby. Masks are only required for those who have not been vaccinated.
Fluvanna Arts Assn Show at Louisa Arts Center
Member-artist Janice Creasy sent notice that the Louisa Arts Center’s Purcell Art Gallery is hosting a show by the Fluvanna Art Association. At least two of CVWG’s member-artists, Bill Snow and Windy Payne, have works in this exhibition.
The Louisa Arts Center is located at 212 Fredericksburg Avenue in Louisa, VA. The Purcell Gallery is open on Tuesdays through Fridays from 12pm – 2pm and admission is free to the public.
Reminders
Plein Air Arts Day at Grace Episcopal Church in Keswick
Grace Episcopal Church in Keswick will have a morning of plein air painting, sketching and photography on July 3 from 9am-1pm. Artists of all level are invited to come and bring whatever you need including a picnic lunch. Here is a link to their registration page. The public is invited to walk the grounds an interact with artists. Grace Church will provide a refrigerator, restrooms, water and views! Please RSVP using the registration link, above, by June 18 if you intend to participate.
Grace Episcopal Church is located at 5607 Gordonsville Rd,, Keswick, VA 22947.
CVWG’s Challenge! Show for June
Our June Challenge! is scheduled:
- The theme is “Birds of a Feather“;
- Send a photo of your creation along with title to CVWG’s Webmaster by the entry deadline of Friday, June 25;
- Join the “Challenge! by Zoom” meeting at 1:00 PM on Monday, June 28 where the works will be shared in full-screen and the artists will share their “stories”.
- All Guild members will get an invitation to the Challenge! by Zoom” meeting on the morning of the Zoom call. Friends and Followers of our Guild are welcome to show your painting and/or attend our Zoom meeting but you must send an email to our CVWG Webmaster to be included.
Please Share Your Activities!
We invite you to share any aspect of the artistic “you” with us…activities, muses, workshops, travel, etc. We are also always looking for ways to feature our member artists’ work and invite you to be featured in one of our periodic Featured Member Artist profiles. Simply contact the CVWG Webmaster.
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