Presidents notes:
Jan would like to say thank you to all the art guild members who donated to the ARC Auction..It was a great success and will help fund ARC Art dept. for next year… Thanks to everyone!

Town and Country show at Artworks Gallery in Vandalia
Please phone (618) 283-2013 for dates and entry form.

The Paris Art Center Show
The show is currently underway. We are awaiting the results of the EAG artists who entered.

The Mattoon Arts Council
The Council is holding a one day art fair on  June 15.  For entry dates and information contact Janahn Kolden at 217-273-8296 or janahnadele@yahoo.com. This is an economical show if you demonstrate!

Featured Artist Jan Von Bokel
Jan Von Bokel will be the featured artist at the Common Grounds coffee shop in Mattoon during June and July. The reception date will be announced.

The 12″x12″ Show
This show located at Joe Sippers will also be held in July.  Karen Weber of Teutopolis High School has agreed to be our Judge.  We will announce the reception and presentation date when it is set. Get your canvas’ while they last….$15.00 each. Call Jan VonBokel Tucker for more information 217.821.3135.

Flourishes Gallery Featured Artists
Jan Von Bokel and Becky Marcussen will be the featured artists at Flourishes Gallery in Shelbyville in July.  The date for this reception will also be announced.

John Gabb – Merit Award
John Gabb has won a MERIT award at the Paris Art Museum for his rendering of “TABLE SETTING at the FIRE FLY GRILL. Reception to be held May 17th 2013. Call the artist for more information 217.868.5948.

Cedarhurst  – Biennial Show
Sandra Lautrup and John Gabb have entered ” the 25th Cedarhurst Center for the Arts Biennial Show”.  The show runs August 4 until October 13, 2013. Good luck to these E.A.G. Members.

Openings for John Gabb’s Still Life Class
John’s still life class has a few openings. Contact John Gabb at 868.5948. Spring Workshop is held at DuBois IL 5/20 to 5/22/13.

Paint IL
Don’t forget Paint IL Show May 10 – June 4th.  held at the Bicentennial Art Center in PARIS, IL.

Artist Dale Wagoner
Dale Wagoner , EAG member, is recovering from a recent accident at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.  His injuries included broken vertebrae and shattered left arm.  Watch for him on Facebook, we talked briefly and he said he would try to let us hear his news in a few days.

Mary Haag’s Exhibit at Paris Bicentennial Art Center and Museum
Mary Haag is having an exhibit of her photos at the Paris Bicentennial Art Center & Museum, Paris IL. from June 21 through July 19, 2013.  The reception is June 21 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. The title of Mary’s exhibit is “Some of My Favorite Photos”.  Come and see her fantastic display of photographs.

Bonutti Show 2013 Note
Here is some information that was sent to us by someone from Bonutti Clinic regarding the 2013 show.
Drop off of new art and pick up of old is set for June 12th and June 13th by 5 pm.  Same entrance as years in the past.

Message from Jodi Jackson, Special Event for VW Funfest at Mid America Motorworks
“Hello, my name is Jodi Jackson, Director of Tourism for the City of Effingham. We are currently working on a special event for VW Funfest at Mid America Motorworks for the weekend of May 31 – June 2. 

We are always have a booth on the MAM campus and this year, along with us, MAM wants to have a sort of “Artisan Row.” We are looking for artisans who would be willing to be part of a mini-artisan fair out there on Saturday and Sunday, June 1 – 2. If this is something you are interested, please let me know. I would be more than happy to give you more details.

You can email me at: jacksonj@ci.effingham.il.us or call me at 342-5305.”

Drop off of new art and pick up of old is set for June 12^th and June 13^th by 5 pm.  Same entrance as years in the past.

Workshops!

Sat. May 4th

^{we will be having 2 separate workshops}

^{fee; $45. per session}

^{Morning Session 9:00 to Noon}

Learn the techniques and skills to create a mythical, magical, imaginative creature. A refreshment break will be provided, and then colorful under glazes will be applied.

Afternoon Session 2:00 to 5:00

For this workshop a press formed flower pot is planned, complete with a little bird perched on the rim. Perfect for a summer plant!

Space is limited sign up early.

Frye Pottery 217-868-5583

fryepottery81@yahoo.com

The public is invited to see this work by Maggie Gray Garner and Dave Gendry and to talk with the artists. Local musician, Brook Hammond will provide music on the keyboard. Neither Maggie or Dave is new to Flourishes. A few of their pieces have been shown in Studio D in the past months, but never has there been so many of their works present.

Maggie Gray Garner grew up in Shelbyville. Following college she settled in Chicago for 28 years, working and raising a family. Leaving in 1996, she settled in St. Louis before returning to Shelbyville in 1998. Since then she has used the time to discover her own innate way of creating. Her primary medium of expression is paper, which include a variety of color, weight, texture, etc. She uses this to highlight the contours of the female clothing with her main focus on Japanese courtesans and Art Deco era women.Her secondary medium of expression is in micro-macrame jewelry design. She works with various weights of cord and wire and uses gemstone beads as embellishment and centerpieces of each unique bracelet or necklace. She has recently added the use of antique, Czech glass buttons as the primary focal point of each piece. She has exhibited in the area and currently has pieces on display at Gallery 510 in Decatur.

Dave Gendry lives in Decatur and has a yearly presence with his thrown pottery pieces at Decatur’s Art in Central Park with a booth full of his recent works. Many of his ceramic pieces are functional rather than decorative, but can be used for both. He works with various glazes and gets the rich and unique characteristics that raku fired pottery produces. The show will contain sixteen of such pieces.

Other shows available for viewing at Flourishes are in the Beaux Art Ballroom. The Shelbyville Elementary Art Club and advanced art students at the Shelbyville High School have Alien Monster Creatures, a collaborative project. One wall is dedicated to the art of the Rembrandt Society, a group of junior and senior high school art clubs.

Entry Deadline: Entry & Fee are due, postmarked, no later than April 13
Delivery Date To Broom’s: Friday • May 2 from 10am to 2:00pm
Critique & Award Presentation: Saturday • May 4 from *6:30pm to 7:00pm
*Artists are encouraged to arrive at 6:00pm
Reception For The Public: Saturday • May 4 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Show Hours:
CLOSED SUNDAYMay 6-9 • Open Monday-Thursday 8:30am – 5:00pm
May 10 • Open Friday 8:30am – 6:00pm
May 11 • EAG Show Only, Saturday 8:30am – 2:00pm
Pick Up Art: Saturday • May 11 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. W.S. Broom Closes at 4:00pm

EAG Art Show Entry Form