On February 1, Tuesday at 1PM there will be a  meeting of anyone interested in working on the Adult Art Show. The meeting will be at Joe Sipper’s.  John and Suzi Gabb are the co-chairs and they will appreciate all of our help.  This will be the time to input and plan so pleas

The February Meeting of the Effingham Art Guild will be held at 7PM on Tuesday, February 8, at the Hendelmeyer Park District Building on South  Fourth St in Effingham. The program for the evening will be presented by Sharon Bradham of Mt. Vernon, IL. Sharon, an Effingham native, is t

Condolences to our immediate past president Dixie Petticrew on the recent death of her mother, Helen Crawford. A memorial service was held last Saturday, January 22, in Sullivan with burial at a later date in Tolono.
 Dixie’s mother was 93.

Call for entries for the Southern Illinois Artists Open Competition and Exhibition has been released. The show which is juried by a team of three judges will be held August 6-October 16 at Cedarhurst in Mount Vernon, Il.   Artists may enter by submitting Digital images (up to 3)a

Childrens Show Art is to be delivered February 11 from 3-5pm. Any help in hanging the artwork would be appreciated. Judging will be later in the evening of February 11th. The Show Location: The Village Square Mall (near Bath and Body) Show Hours Are: Saturday 12 February…10am to 7pm

New gallery exhibits open January 15, 2011 Open House Saturday afternoon, January 15 – 3:00 TO 5:00 Open Reception (all galleries) Saturday, January 15, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wine and beer available for purchase. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres. See additional information on the

News on the Crawford County Arts show in Palestine has just came in. Here are some of the details. If you have further questions on the event see their website at http://www.crawfordcountyarts.org.   March 24th is the Deadline for entries. Entry fee is $30 for 3 pieces. Deliver M

The January meeting of the EAG will be held as usual on the second tuesday, January 11, at the Hendelmeyer Park Building at 7PM. We will meet and discuss upcoming events and will follow with a short program on Impressionist, Edgar Degas and Post Impressionist, Vincent VanGogh. The mee

Our own Effingham Art Guild member Dale Waoner has agreed to be the judge for the EAG Children’s Show in February.
 Thank you, Thank you Dale. Also if anyone has questions on the Children’s Art Show, contact Rose at 217-347-1030.