FINEPRINT April 2017 #371 Hastings Valley Fine Art Association Inc. PO Box 8044 Port Macquarie 2444 www.hastingsvalleyart.net.au Email : [email protected]Dates for your diary: 12 April Opening night Bonny Hills Artists @ The Surf Club 6 – 8pm 18 April Gallery Changeover 20 April 6pm-9pm Port Macquarie Artwalk CBD 23 April Artists Market in Gallery grounds 9am-1pm 21 May Slice of Haven HVFAA demo & children’s art prize 24 May Ulysses Bike club cocktail party 5.30pm gallery 6 June next general meeting gallery 1pm President’s report for April Hello Members, The Gallery is doing fine and just a reminder that the Artists Markets starts back to the Museum grounds on Sunday 23 April. Three of our members will be offering portraitures for $5.00 to the public and other members will be doing demonstration paintings. We have been informed officially from Niomi Sands from the Glasshouse that our application for another exhibition at the Regional Gallery has been successful. We haven’t the got a firm date yet but it will be between March and June next year and we are to meet with Glasshouse staff to finalize the details. Our approach was to name it either “from Then and Now” or “from Courthouse to Glasshouse”. The exhibition will reflect the 2018 Hastings Bicentenary Celebrations, we thought members could research historic material in the form of photos or literature and your art will reflect the scene in its present day form. The subject matter will be of Hastings area but not necessary townships. The Council forwarded to the HVFAA an invitation to participate in a Culture Steering Committee. Both Bernice and I have nominated to be members as it conforms with our strategic plan for future direction to make our association a permanent fixture on the Hastings Culture and Art Scene. The steering committee will provide a forum in which local government and community leaders can discuss, debate, plan and progress local and regional significant cultural events. As yet, we have not been informed whether or not we will be on the committee. Slice Of Haven will be on again on Sunday 21 May this year. We will be taking part, this will be our tenth year and again there will be the children’s art competition and demonstration paintings. Money raised from the raffle of the paintings will go towards our youth grant and I am asking members to come and give us a hand selling raffle tickets and helping Rita with the children’s art competition. Brian Barker Our members recently enjoyed the 3 day watercolour workshop at our Gallery presented by Joe Cartwright, shown here demonstrating his techniques which were projected onto the screen
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FINEPRINT April 2017 #371 Hastings Valley Fine Art Association Inc. PO Box 8044 Port Macquarie 2444 www.hastingsvalleyart.net.au Email : [email protected]
President’s report for April HelloMembers,The Gallery is doing fine and just a reminder that the ArtistsMarkets starts back to theMuseum grounds on Sunday 23April. Three of ourmemberswillbeofferingportraituresfor$5.00tothepublicandothermemberswillbedoingdemonstrationpaintings.WehavebeeninformedofficiallyfromNiomiSandsfromtheGlasshousethatourapplicationforanotherexhibitionattheRegionalGalleryhasbeensuccessful.Wehaven’tthegotafirmdateyetbutitwillbebetweenMarchandJunenextyearandwearetomeetwithGlasshousestafftofinalizethedetails.Ourapproachwastonameiteither“fromThenandNow”or“fromCourthousetoGlasshouse”.Theexhibitionwillreflectthe2018HastingsBicentenaryCelebrations,wethoughtmemberscouldresearchhistoricmaterialintheformofphotosorliteratureandyourartwillreflectthesceneinitspresentdayform.ThesubjectmatterwillbeofHastingsareabutnotnecessarytownships.TheCouncil forwarded to theHVFAAan invitation toparticipate in aCulture SteeringCommittee. BothBernice and I havenominated tobemembersasitconformswithourstrategicplanforfuturedirectiontomakeourassociationapermanentfixtureontheHastingsCultureandArtScene.Thesteeringcommitteewillprovidea forum inwhich localgovernmentandcommunity leaderscandiscuss,debate,planandprogresslocalandregionalsignificantculturalevents.Asyet,wehavenotbeeninformedwhetherornotwewillbeonthecommittee.Slice Of Havenwill be on again on Sunday 21May this year. Wewill be takingpart, this will beour tenth year and again therewill be thechildren’sartcompetitionanddemonstrationpaintings.MoneyraisedfromtheraffleofthepaintingswillgotowardsouryouthgrantandIamaskingmemberstocomeandgiveusahandsellingraffleticketsandhelpingRitawiththechildren’sartcompetition.BrianBarker
Gallery News for March 2017 Five paintings sold in March. Lucky artists were Bernice Daher (2), JennyAndrews, KimMcLean and Fae Lister. Congratulations everyone. The gallery isrunningalongsmoothlythankstoourgreatrostermemberswelcomingourvisitorssowarmlyandsupportingeachotherbyfillinginwhenaswapisnotpossibleOurnextchangeoverwillbeon18thAprilandDianawillagainbetypingupyour50wordspeilforyourchosenpainting.ItcanbeyourCVordescribingtheinspirationbehindthework.Agreatchancetopromoteyourself!Ifyouwanttobepartofthegalleryteamforthisquarter,orifyouwanttodropoff,youmustletRitaknowbeforethe10thApril.Note:Whileonduty Iwanttostressthatnopaintingis toberemovedfromthewall“onspec” forprospectivebuyersforanyreason.Alayby isavailableanda20%depositmustbemade.Happypaintingeveryone.JanF.GAGS:Wednesdays,9-2pm.$6Tea,coffeeprovided,BYOeverythingelse.SpecialMixedMediaDayon19/4/17“WorkingtoaTheme”Emailmeformoreinformationandamaterialslist.The main aim of GAGs is to interact with other arty folk and to encourage allmembers to use the gallery as their own art space to paint, draw orexperiment.Newbiesverywelcome.Enquiries:Jan65836693or0403518423.
Laurieton Wednesday Group Upcomingmonthlyspecialprojects:26AprilMono-printing(JanWilson)oils,glass/plastictile,roller,cottonbuds,turps,A4paper24Maystilllife.21Junesamepictureforall.26Julypaletteknifeart27AugAbstractArtJeanMcGurren
A Great Opportunity to share your artistic skills!........ call for 1-day workshop presenters Wearehopingtopresentsome“Short,SharpWorkshops”attheGalleryforsmallgroupsofourmembers.Durationoftheworkshopwouldbearound5-6hoursonaTuesdayorWeekend,andwouldcoveranartistictopicandcateringtoalevelofartisticexperienceasdeterminedbythetutor.Paymentwouldbeaminimalfee.Ifyouareinterestedpleasesupplyashortproposalofwhatyoucanprovide,e.g.abeginnersguidetowatercolour,howtoputpeopleinalandscape,mixedmediaetc.alongwithanideaofhowyouwouldpresentit,e.g.stepbystepdemofollowedbyindividual/groupactivity……[email protected]
Congratulations to Anne Hardeman-Jones! Followinga successful soloexhibitionatGladstoneGallery,Anne’swork somuch impressedthepurchasersofoneofherlargerworks,thattheyhavenowcommissionedhertoprovidesixmajorworks to decorate their large ultramodern newhouse in a local bush setting. Aftervisitingthehouseandgaininganunderstandingoftheowners’tastes,Annepreparedsketchesof proposed artworks which were accepted. From Anne’s descriptions, the projects soundunusualandadventurous,designedtoenhancethestyleofthehouseandtheowners’needs.Theyincludeasculpturetobemountedonawallandalargetriptychinthemainbedroom.PicturedrightisanexampleofAnne’sart“YinandYan”Anne is presenting a 2 day workshop “Chinese Calligraphy” at our Gallery in May (seeTutorials)
Member news WelcometoournewmembersCynthiaBrady,MichelleMcIntosh,JanetCohen,KenWebb,FranAlexanderandRuthGallagher.HeartfeltcondolencesgotoourfriendMargKinnyontherecentdeathofhermotheraged102.CongratulationstoKimMaddenforher2ndplaceWatercolour“GirlslovetoShop”andJillCairnsforherH/Canyothermedium“ConnectiontoCountry”attherecentPortStephensArtPrizeComboyneShow(judgedbySylvaVaughan-Jones)CongratulationstoourHVFAAsuccessfulartists:MaddelenaPiola1stplaceWatercolour2ndplaceWatercolourSueBurrows1stplace-ComboyneScene2ndplace-PastelTerriMaddock1stplace-Pastel2ndplace-OilChampion-ArtSection(withthepastelabove)MostsuccessfulexhibitorAreminderthatsomeplacesarestillavailablefortheChineseBrushwork2dayworkshoppresentedbyourHVFAAmemberAnneHardeman-Joneson8and9MayattheGalleryNext art supply orders need to be sent to Terri byMonday 10th April,although because of Easter it will probably be at least 2 weeks till theorder comes back email/phone her ASAP (0412004989)[email protected] Saunders from the Gloucester Arts Council Inc has invited anymembersinterested inexhibitingattheGloucestergallerytocontactheratgloucgallery@gmail.comIn the next fewweeks, wewill be emailing a survey toourmembers toassistusindevelopinganevenbetterartassociation,withworkshopsandactivitiestosuittheneedsofmembers.Pleasemaketheefforttogiveusthisfeedbackforthebenefitofallourmembers.LifeDrawingatBonnyHillsattracted19participantsplusonedoglastSatWewouldlovesomehelpersforHVFAAstandattheSliceofHaven
Exhibitions to visit DonnaHuntOnedaysoloexhibitionWednesday19April“Cinderella’ssigh:paintingdisadvantageandthefairy-tale”10-4pmSmallFunctionRoom,GlasshouseBonnyHillsArtists@theSurfClubBeachStBonnyHills12-18April10-5pmOpeningnightWedApril12between6-8pmBarOpen.Musicandfingerfood.You’reinvited!ArtbyLindaLockyer,KimMadden.CarolineBakerTerriMaddockAlisonLockleyLynThomas,DebbieSarkoezyRobinMearns,KarenCornish,JanWilson,BrianBarker&RitaCorosiElvaHenderson"AmazingTrees"atUltragrafikFineArtGallery,ColonialArcadePortMacquarie,1-28April.FredBullen&VickiBullard“DifferentStrokes”1Aprilto31stMayatLongPointVineyard.GloucesterArtGalleryJeanSpokes“OnReflection”toApril24
Exhibitions to Enter: ArtintheValeHannamValeHall29-30April,entriesclose21April,contactJocelynStrongPhone:65567796emailstudio24@bigpond.comEasterArtExhibition13to20AprilentriesclosedPortMacquarieArtSociety'sHeritageGallery,HamiltonGreen,HastingsRiverDrive,PortMacquarie.contactMaureenCookeon0409820694,debbie@dmay.com.auClassicSurfArtExhibitionCrescentHead26-31Mayfollowedby2weeksatMacleayValleyArtGallery,GladstoneRingRogerFergusson(Fergo)0409719275emailfergocrezhead49@bigpond.comEntryby19May.PickupfromPMQcanbeorganizedPacificPalmsArtFestival20179-11Juneentryby31MayContactPhone:0434085790TareeArtPrize:BiAnnualNakedandNudeSept2017,fordetails:https://friendsmanningvalley.com.au/manning-art-prize/
Gallery Changeover: 18 April Anyonewantingtojointhegalleryordropofftherosterneedstoletmeknow by 10th April or earlier. Also need to know your preferred dayplusdatesthatyoucannotdotheroster.Starting from this roster, the Gallerywill not beopening on Tuesdays,we will restart Tuesday again in September. If your prefered day isTuesday you need to nominate a new day. $60 for the 3 months, 4mediumsizepaintings,needtobeontheroster.Newgallerymemberswillnotbeacceptedonchangeoverday.RitaCarosiphone:65863236
Note:MessagefromDianaParkynreGallerychangeoveron18April:Anyoneenteringworkinthenextchangeoverisinvitedtoadda50 word promo to be placed beside one work of yourchoice.Thiscanbeabouttheworkitself,whatinspiredyou,themedium,anyawardsitmayhavewonor,simplyagenericblurbabout you and your art practice. Email to Diana Parkyn [email protected] before the 18th or, give it to Dianaatthechangeover.DianaParkyn
Activities PaintoutPalseachMonday.Detailsoffuturevenuesareonpage2WednesdayPainters-StPetersHallOceanDriveLaurieton:9am-2pmeveryWednesday.Joinafriendlyuntutoredgrouptodrawandpaint,for$6aday.Callbyforalook.BYOpaintinggeardrinks&lunch.ContactJeanMcGurren0422766811WednesdayGalleryArtGroupies (GAGS):Paintordraw from9amto2pmatHVFAAGallery,2WilliamSt,Port$6.BYOgear&lunch.(morningteasupplied)ThemainaimofGAGsistointeractwithotherartyfolkandtoencourage all members to use the gallery as their own artspacetopaint,draworexperiment.Newbiesverywelcome.Enquiries:Jan65836693or0403518423.Every3rdWednesdaywillalsocatertoportraitdrawers/paintersThursdayPainters–WauchopeCountryClubKingSt,Wauchope,everyThursday.Paintanddrawfrom10am–1pm.Tutorsavailableforminimalfee.
HVFAA Sponsors.. A big thank you to our sponsors for their support! LaurietonUnitedServicesClub65599110CamdenHavenChamberofCommerce,Industry&TourismInc.FirstNationalRealEstateNorthHavenHiggins&Dix,Lawyers,Laurieton65598845TrekWebDesignwww.trekwebdesign.com.auTheGrangeFamilyMedicalPractice,PortMacquarie65845244OceanDriveFamilyPracticeNthHavenMasterpieceFraming&GalleryPortMacquariePsychologyNorthHavenPharmacyHydroGolf&PuttPutt,PortMacquarie
