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ABSTRACTARTCOLLECTIVENEWSLETTER May 2016
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1st tHURsDAY
Our 1st Thursday reception for the Abstract Open II was attend-ed by over 150 people and the
art was well received. The juror’s state-ment about the exhibition is available on our website: abstractartcollective.com/ jurors-statement-by-maiza-hixson/.
Congratulations to those accepted into the show and to those who were hon-ored with juror’s awards. 1st Place: Cyn-thia Martin, 2nd Place: Kerrie Kilpatrick Smith, 3rd Place: Joyce Wilson. Honorable Mentions: Rosemarie Gebhart, Rica Coulter, Bay Hallowell, Cody Cammbell, Pali-X-Mano, Jerrilynne Nibbe.
AAC LIVE JURY DAY, MAY 14, 2016Live Jury Days are how we jury in new AAC members. Please tell your abstract artist friends about the date and have them contact Maria Miller: [email protected] to register. Applicants will bring 3 pieces of art and pick them up after the jurying process on the same day. Details available on the AAC website.
JUNE JCC sUMMER sHOWOur JCC exhibition is a two-month show this year. It will be a members-only juried exhibition and an op-portunity to exhibit some large pieces. The venue can accommodate up to 75 pieces and is hung in the hall-ways and in the large communal room that is used for various activities and presentations.
The SB Printmakers currently have a show at the JCC. The Printmakers always have excellent shows, so if you’ve never seen the venue, you can view their ex-hibit while checking out the venue layout. 524 Chapala Street, Monday through Thursday 9 am–5 pm, Friday 9 am–3:30 pm. Sign in at the front desk when you visit.
sEPtEMBER ArtsEE FUNDRAIsERThe September 2016 ArtSEE Fundraiser for SEE International at the Faulkner will be similar to last year’s, with a grid of 100 pieces on the back wall and a juried exhi-bition on the other three walls. Artwork size for the grid will be 10” x 10”. Each 10 x 10 will sell for $100 with 100% of the pro-ceeds donated to SEE International. Each $100 sale pays for cataract surgery for one disadvantaged person. We will give all un-
sold panels back to the artist after the exhibition.Jan has the 10 x 10 birch panels at her house and
members may pick them up anytime if you want to start work on your piece. Please email first so she can set some out for you. Panels are distributed on a first-come-first-served basis and you may take one or two panels. The AAC provides the panels, you provide your talent and donate the artwork to the fundraiser. Any panels that do not sell during the month-long ex-hibition will be returned to the artists.
Please contact Jan to reserve your panel(s). [email protected]. She will also have panels in the parking lot of the JCC at the ingathering on June 24, and you may pick up your panel(s) at that time.
We need all 100 panels in the fundraiser “grid”, so do not take a panel unless you are committed to bring-ing the finished artwork to donate in September.
MEMBER NEWsLEttER sUBMIssIONsLet’s hear about exhibits in other cities/countries that you have seen or want to see; projects that you have been involved in; your latest art safari… we want to be inspired by your experiences and ideas. Submit to Lee Anne, any information that might be of interest to members.
Jan Ziegler
AAC Abstract Open II takedown April 30, 10 am – Noon at the Faulkner
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CALLs FOR ENtRYJoie de Vivre: The annual juried exhibition at Westmont College returns. This season, the theme is synonymous with the exuberant enjoyment of life: joyfulness, cheer-fulness, light-heartedness, happiness, joy, gaiety, and high spirits. Submissions will be accepted online only until April 18, 2016 at 5pm. Notifications, with details, will be sent out in early May via email. Apply now at www.westmontmuseum.org/juriedshow/index.html.
Light. Pixels. Paper is a photographic exhibition at Carpinteria Arts Center. Ingathering: Friday, May
27 from 10:00am to 12:30 pm at 855 Linden Avenue. Exhibition: May 28 to July 18. Reception: June 18, 4 to 6pm. For more info: www.carpinteriaartscenter.org/2016-exhibit-schedule.
LITTLE: The Sculptors Guild is accepting non-juried 3D artwork to this “little” show. Any medium is ac-ceptable as long as it measures less than 8 x 8 inches in footprint. Ingathering is April 16, between 10 am and 12 pm. Location: CAW at 630 Garden Street. Every-one at any age and artistic level is invited. One entry per person, $5 for students with ID, $10 per entry for adults. For more info: www.sbsculptors.org.
Let Your Imagination Transport You is coming to CASA Gallery, 23 E. Canon Perdido Street, 965-6448. Submit up to 3 images online to [email protected] by the evening of April 25th. All mediums are welcome. Jurying and notification will be completed on or be-fore April 29th. Artwork must be for sale. Width is limited to 36”. All work must be wired for hanging, and pedestal-ready sculptures can be no heavier than 50 pounds. Once accepted, artists or their representatives must deliver their work on Monday, May 2nd between 9 am and 3 pm, and pick up any unsold work on Fri-day, May 27th between 9am and 5pm. $5 entry dona-tion for all accepted pieces. No commissions on sales, but artists are asked to donate 10% to 20% of sales to the Arts Fund for their Youth Mentorship Program.
OPPORtUNItIEsFused Glass Workshop at Carpinteria Art Center
Instructor Shelly Lenox welcomes beginners to inter-mediates, ages 12 to adult. Come and learn the art of fusing. Projects will include creating a dish, pendant, and earrings. Shelly has worked with glass for 22 years and taught at SB Adult Ed, SB Teen Center, SB Boys & Girls Club, and at the Goodland Gallery in Goleta. Come have some fun and get creative. All supplies are included in the fee. There are four classes every Sat-urday in April, 9:30 to 11:30 am, 855 Linden Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013, (805) 684-7789 Cost: $200 members, $220 nonmembers. Registration:www.carpinteriaartscenter.org/links/1024-art-work-shops/resources/3772-fused-glass
ONGOING AND UPCOMING sHOWs2015 ArtSEE onlinE GAllEry: www.seeintl.org/shop11 x 14 Panels Now $100 each! Shop online or browse the panel grid at SEE headquarters. Please call Kate Bryant in advance. 5638 Hollister Ave. Suite 210 Santa Barbara, CA 93117 805-770-1377 or [email protected]
fAulknEr MAin GAllEry, APril 2016 AAC AbstrACt Open IITakedown: Saturday April 30, 10 am – noon
JEwiSh CoMMunity CEntEr (JCC), SuMMEr 2016Ingathering: Friday, June 24, 10am - noonReception: Sunday, July 10, 2 - 5 pmTakedown: Wednesday August 24, 11 am - 1 pm
fAulknEr MAin GAllEry, SEPtEMbEr 2016The ArtSEE Fundraiser exhibit includes an unjuried grid wall of 100 donated panels created by AAC members and a juried AAC exhibition on the other three walls.
ChAnninG PEAkE GAllEry, 2017All details TBA
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NEWs IN BRIEFSB Sculptors Guild is having its International Sculp-ture Day reception April 24 from 2 to 4 pm at the Com-munity Arts Workshop (CAW), 630 Garden Street.
Off the Wall, Santa Barbara Museum of Art Womens Board benefit, April 30th at Junipero Serra Hall, is SOLD OUT!
The Non-profit Art Walk for Kids/Adults, serving artists with disabilities in the Santa Barbara commu-nity for fifteen years (www.artwalkforkids.org, and on Facebook: ArtWalkforKids), had an opening at TV Santa Barbara, 329 S. Salinas Street, on April 14th, 5.30pm to 7.00pm. Two artists were honored, Dion Cherot and Robert Vincent. Through June 31st.
A. Michael Marzolla and eight others participated in a three-day solar plate etching workshop, March 14th to 16th at Mary Ince’s Rusty Barn art studio in Gole-ta. The workshop was led by noted artist Dan Welden (www.danwelden.com). It was a very productive and exciting experience.
Solar plate etching is a process developed by Mr. Welden as a non-hazardous technique for making
prints. The process is not inexpensive. However, it is much safer as it avoids the process of using acids and toxic grounds.
Check out Dan Welden’s workshop schedule on his website (www.danwelden.com/workshops.html). There is also more information about the process on the site, as well as on YouTube (www.youtube.com, search “Dan Welden solar plate printing”).
Beth Schmohr ran a “Dip & Sip” Painting class in the new classroom at Carpinteria Arts Center on Sunday, April 10th, with twelve in attendance. Dates for sum-mer classes will be announced soon. It will be a 3-ses-sion series on abstraction. Information on classes and programs at the Carpinteria Arts Center can be found at www.carpinteriaartscenter.org.
Karen Luckett designed 4 community art projects for visitors to participate in while visiting the SB Sculptors Guild juried art show at the Community Arts Work-shop at 630 Garden Street. They include a “Draw Your Dreams and Demons” canvas among 3 others. Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 3 to 6 pm. Show ends on April 24.
Karen Luckett has a photograph, “Lavender Path”, that was chosen from the Pathways show in Carpinteria by Sarah Hinton of Rose Story Farms to be duplicated into a floral design.
▲ Dan Welden rinsing an exposed solar plate at Mary Ince’s Rusty Barn art studio
▲ Karen Luckett with “Lavender Path”, chosen to become a floral design by Sarah Hinton of Rose Story Farms
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Lee Anne Dollison attended a workshop on April 3rd in South Pasadena, put on by the Los Angeles Art As-sociation. There were panel discussions on selling vs. creating art, and PR and the artist. Also a lively round-table conversation among three gallery representatives and the assembled guests illuminated the changing relationships between galleries and artists in an ev-er-changing landscape of online alternatives.
Lee Anne Dollison is now a member of the Los Ange-les Art Association.
Angela Holland is now represented by Nisa Touchon Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM.
Marlise Senzamici, AAC’s webmaster, would like to remind everyone to email for instructions on submit-ting work for your free portfolio posting on AAC’s website at: www.abstractartcollective.com. Portfoli-os may be accessed through AAC’s Members Gallery page. This is a nice opportunity to be included in our Members’ Gallery of artwork. Email Marlise for ex-plicit details: [email protected].
A RECENt VIsIt tO LA’s NEWEst MUsEUM: tHE BROADby A. Michael Marzolla
An architectural marvel designed by the world-re-nowned architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler, The Broad is a new con-temporary art museum built for philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad to house their collection of nearly 2,000 works of art. It is reported to be one of the most prominent collections of postwar and contemporary art worldwide.
The visit was organized by the Carpinteria Arts Asso-ciation. We traveled comfortably on a Santa Barbara Airbus with over forty other art enthusiasts, and en-joyed a cool — and eventually — rainy day in down-town LA
The Broad houses a wide collection of known and lesser known contemporary artists, including Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cy Twombly, Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, and Ed Rus-
cha. I was happy to find a few of my favorites, includ-ing Sam Francis.
There is a delightful video installation “The Visi-tors”, by Iceland artist Ragnar Kjartansson, but the most popular and difficult to visit is Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirrored Room”. The installation admits only one person at a time for 45 seconds! There was a five hour wait that day, so we took a pass.
The Broad is located right in the heart of the LA Arts District, across the street from the MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art). I would encourage you to plan a trip to this fascinating new addition to the Southern California art scene.
As the museum is new, it is very popular. It is best to plan your visit in advance. You can comfortably see the museum in two hours. For more info, visit their web-site at www.thebroad.org .
ExHIBItIONsAAC members are well represented in CASA Gallery’s Buddha Abides show, including Pali-X-Mano. Rica Coulter, Mooneen Mourad, Beverly Decker, and Ka-ren Luckett. The show goes through April 29th. 23 E. Canon Perdido Street. 965-6448.
▲ At The Broad: Tulips by Jeff Koons (foreground), 1995–2004, and Untitled by Christopher Wool (background),1990
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Pamela Benham has 1) three acryl-ic paintings juried into the exhibition Gateway to Imagination to be held at the Farmington Museum, New Mexico, from May 7th through July 9th.
2) Her painting, “Untitled SBP 9”, was accepted into the Texas National 2016 exhibition in the Art Galleries of the Ste-phen F Austin University, Texas, from April 9th through June 11th.
3) “Untitled SBS 58” was invited by Hal Bromm of the Hal Bromm Gallery, NYC, to be in the Small Works exhibit at the Lemonade Stand Gallery, Key West, Florida, through May 18th.
4) She has a piece in the exhibition At the Walker 2016, The Walker Art Gal-lery, Garnett, Kansas, through May 28th.
And 5) a 36 x 48 inch painting, “Re-lease (SBT 25)”, will be offered in the Off the Wall eventat the SB Museum of Art Women’s Board’s fundraiser for the mu-seum on April 30th.
Mary Freericks has two watercolors in the PARC show entitled “Urban Wine Trails” that will take place Sunday, April 17th 3 to 6 p.m. One is “Sterns Wharf ” and the other “Three Fiesta Dancers.” She also has two works in the Santa Barbara Printmakers show at the Jewish Community Center. The show is from April 7 through June 23rd. Finally, she has an oil monotype in the April show for the Goleta Valley Art Association at the Goleta Public Library.
Terre Martin Sanitate has 3 pieces on display at the SBAA show at 1919 State Street until May 7 and one painting at the GVAA show at the Goleta Library until April 29.
▶ Mary Freericks: “Theme in Blue” in Santa Barbara Printermakers at the Jewish Community Center
◀ ▼ Pamela Benham: “Untitled SBP 75” (left) in Gateway to Imagination at the Farmington Museum, NM; “Untitled SBP 9” (below right) in Texas National 2016 at the University of Texas, Austin; and “Untitled SBP 58” at Lemonade Stand Gallery in Key West, FL
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Michael Marzolla was also juried into The Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild show Big, Little, & Open at the Community Arts Workshop.
Cody Cammbell’s monotype, “Reverie,” was juried into the Santa Barbara Print-makers show at the Bronfman Jewish Community Center, 524 Chapala Street. She also had two pieces juried into the Abstract Art Collective’s current show at the Faulkner, SB Abstract Open II. Her pieces are “Present Passing” and “Who Sees Who”.
Madeline Garrett has two pieces in the SB Sculptors Guild show at the Com-munity Arts Workshop, “Camino Cielo” I and II.
Mooneen Mourad has an abstract paint-ing in the Sculptors Guild show at CAW.
▲ ▶ Madeline Garrett: “Camino Cielo (I & II)” at Sculptors Guild’s Big, Little & Open
▲ Mooneen Mourad: at the Sculptors Guild show
▲ MIchael Marzola: at Santa Barbara Scullptors Guild show, Big, Little & Open, at CAW
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Marlene Struss has two acrylic paint-ings, “Window on War” and “Fukus-hima”, in Big, Little & Open, hosted by the Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild and judged by Rafael Perea de la Cabada. The exhibit is at The Community Arts Workshop, April 7 through April 24. The gallery is open on Fridays, Satur-days, and Sundays 3 to 6pm.
Penny Arntz and her daughter, Rebec-ca Clark, are having a two-person show at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club, 2375 Foothill Road. The show explores their shared but divergent visions for the term EDGE, utilizing cut paper, three dimen-sional forms, varying mediums on pan-el, with an eye to illusion, complexity, and spatial depth. The opening is May 13th, 5:30pm to 7:30pm, and the show goes through June 3rd. Gallery hours: 9 am to 9 pm daily.
Nancy Freeman has two paintings in the Earth Day show at the Ventura Coun-ty Government Center. 62 pieces were accepted from a submission of 110. The exhibit runs from April 15 to May 24.
▶ Penny Arntz: “Seasons” in EDGE at Santa Barbara Tennis Club. She’s showing with her daughter, Rebecca Clark.
▲ Marlene Struss: “Fukushima” in Big, Little & Open, hosted by the Santa Barbara Sculptor’s Guild at CAW
▲ Nancy Freeman: “Sentinal” in Earth Day show in Ventura
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Angela Holland has seven abstract col-lages in the current exhibit Small is the New Big at Nisa Touchon Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The show runs from April 15th to June 15th.
Angela Holland and Steven Gilbar will exhibit their abstract collage work, in-cluding small, framed works on paper and larger mixed-media on wood pan-els. It’s a two-person show titled Gestures and Juxtapositions, at GraySpace Gal-lery, 219 Gray Avenue, Santa Barbara. Opening reception is May 27th, 5 to 8pm. The show will run until July 10th.
Rica Coulter has two pieces showing in the GVAA show at the Goleta Valley Library, and she has two collage pieces showing at Gallery 113 for the month of April.
David Mark Lane has a digital paint-ing in the “Big, Little, & Open” show at CAW.
sOLDMarlene Struss has sold four paintings and one collage to Pasadena art collec-tors Bruce Babcock and Barbara Vang to be installed in their new home.
Frances Elson has sold two of her fused glass “Daydream” pieces to a private col-lector, and one of her glass garden sculp-tures to a private collector.
Terre Martin Sanitate sold her mixed media painting “Slow Birth” at the Ran-cho Santa Barbara Gallery 333 show.
◀ Angela Holland: “Green Curve” Angela is showing at Nisa Touchon Fine Art in Santa Fe, and with Steven Gilbar at GraySpace Gallery in Santa Barbara.
◀ SOLD: Marlene Struss’s, “Environmental Dementia”, one of five pieces sold to collectors in Pasadena
▶ David Mark Lane: “rising concern 1a 1e” in the Sculptors Guild show at CAW
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Frances Elson’s donated fused glass “Navajo Shards” was purchased at the Studio Channel Islands’ Collectors’ Choice event in Camarillo.
PUBLIsHEDFrances Elson has had her “Eye Nebula” published in Art Quench Magazine, Best International Creatives, 2016 edition.
AWARDsNancy Freeman was given an honora-ble mention for her painting, “In Your Face”, which is presently on exhibit at Gallery 855 in Carpinteria. The ex-hibit, Pathways, can be viewed until April 18.
Judi Doernberg received an award for her piece, “Bird’s Eye View”, at the cur-rent GVAA show at the Goleta Library, through April 27.
▲ SOLD: Frances Elson’s donated “Navajo Shards,” sold from Studio Channel Islands
▲ SOLD: Terre Martin Sanitate’s “Slow Birth”, sold from Rancho Santa Barbara Gallery 333
AAC 2016 boArd of dirECtorS Chair: Jan Ziegler 687-1011, [email protected]: stephen robeck [email protected]: david Mark lane
[email protected] Director: thore Edgren 967-4001, [email protected] Relations: Jo Merit [email protected] Juror Director: Karen Zazon 325-3854, [email protected] Membership Director: Maria Miller [email protected]: Marlise Senzamici [email protected]
VoluntEEr PoSitionS for 2016Newsletter: lee Anne dollison: [email protected] Roster: Madeline GarrettReception Organizer: terre sanitate Ingathering team: karen Zazon (lead),
Anne tetrick, rosemarie Gebhart, beth Schmohr, harley hahn, Maria Miller, Stephen robeck, Pat McGinnis
Hanging team: rick doehring, thore Edgren, Wall Labels: Susanne MeyerGuest List: Marlene StrussMembership Activities:
nancy freeman: [email protected] Michael Marzolla: [email protected]
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LAst BUt NOt LEAst...AAC Abstract Open II award winners
1. 1st Place: Cynthia Martin for “Untitled Sunrise”
2. 2nd Place: Kerrie Kilpatrick Smith for “Patterns Light #5”
3. 3rd Place: Joyce Wilson for “Altered Reality”
Honorable Mentions: ▪ Rosemarie Gebhart for “Fly Me to
the Moon” ▪ Rica Coulter for “Sacred Dunes” ▪ Bay Hallowell for “O Alone” ▪ Cody Cammbell for “Who
Sees Who” ▪ Jerrilynne Nibbe for “Transfer # 81” ▪ Pali-X-Mano for “All Seeing
Cosmic EyeCongratulations, everyone!
▶ 1st Place: Cynthia Martin for “Untitled Sunrise”
▲ 2nd Place: Kerrie Kilpatrick Smith for “Patterns Light #5”
◀ 3rd Place: Joyce Wilson for “Altered Reality”
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Honorable Mentions:1. Rosemarie Gebhart for
“Fly Me to the Moon”2. Rica Coulter for
“Sacred Dunes”3. Jerrilynne Nibbe for
“Transfer # 81”4. Cody Cammbell for
“Who Sees Who” 5. Pali-X-Mano for
“All Seeing Cosmic Eye”6. Bay Hallowell for
“O Alone”
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