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Images!Billings Arts!Association!
AUGUST!2017
A newsletter for the artists and writers of the Billings Arts Association to share our creativity and inspiration.
B A A i s a n o n - p r o fi t , community-based, and m e m b e r s u p p o r t e d organization. The BAA relies on our members to help fund the arts, cultural and charitable activities held each year. Benefits include belonging to an o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t encourages participation and appreciation of the arts t h r o u g h a r t e x h i b i t s , membership meetings, networking, BAA newsletter “Images” and BAA website.!
MISSION!STATEMENT
UPCOMING 2017 EVENTS:!!
Gainan’s Exhibit and Show - September 15-16, 2017!!Remember to work on miniatures which have been very successful during the Gainan’s Exhibit
Dear fellow artists, !The other day I was listening to those loud bugs in the trees at Coulson Park. That evening I noticed the crickets had started up in our yard. My husband, Steve, listened to me say, “Wouldn’t it be fun to make a picture with all the insects that symbolize the
changing seasons – you know, gnats, mayflies, ticks, mosquitoes, dragonflies? Mine would show them all sitting around at a table, with the cicada in the biggest chair and the tick in a little booster seat.” He smiled and said, “You’re weird.” Yeah, so? Inspiration is weird. Let it in, see where it goes. It won’t bite us. The more ideas we start with, the more we can be moved, swept away, made new. What direction will our inspiration take us, if we just surrender and follow its lead? If the art we are making feels too familiar, too predictable, it’s time to shake it up, change medium, tools, style, draw with the wrong hand - anything to rediscover the lurking surprises that are inside each one of us. As your summer winds down, remember that harvest time involves art, too. Plan to bring out your best work, and your miniatures, to the BAA Fall Show and Sale at Gainan’s on Bench Boulevard in mid-September. Read about it in this issue and take part wherever the show chair, Jeanette Magstadt, can use you. It’s always a wonderful time, the grand culmination of the year’s shows, and something to anticipate. Warmly,Sincerely, !Noel Hawke
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
SANDSTONE GALLERY EXHIBIT! BAA AT SUMMERFAIR!
BAA Demonstrations at 2017 YAM Summerfair !
All BAA members were invited to demo their art at Yellowstone Art Museum's fundraiser, Summerfair. During cooler morning hours, we enjoyed painting and talking with visitors to the arts and crafts fair. Located beside the shady trees where flowering plants were sold, we had breezes both days, and volunteers brought us chilled drinking water. YAM gave free admission to all demonstrating artists and their "sherpas" who helped b r i n g s u p p l i e s . M e m b e r a n d watercolorist Elizabeth Waddington showed her sketchbook containing illustrated family recipes she will compile into a cookbook for her children. Visitors to the tent learned about BAA and quite a few people seemed interested in coming to ArtShop to meet us and maybe join.
!We had a nice display of art at the Sandstone Gallery during the month of July. Thank you to Sue Hammersmark for chairing this event and for all the members who participated in the show and helped with the receptions.
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Edgar Degas !"As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward." Vincent van Gogh
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Present: Ev Bergeron, Sharon Fred Donna Moore, Noel Hawke, Eva Morganthaler, Jeanette Magstadt, Lisa Carnicom!!Anything new for newsletter going out soon?!~ Montana Watercolor Outfit:!Lance Johnson’s workshop will be 9/7 & 9/8 Sat/Sun 9am - 4pm. Reception 9/6 Friday 6 - 8pm @ Elks Club. Ev will put it in the next newsletter & Noel will send a MailChimp.!~ Christmas party December 16 (potluck):!Noel will talk to Mike @ Western Security about using their function room.!Eva has the decorations; Lisa has paper plates/platters/cups/napkins. Will bring flatware/cloth napkins etc. & wash it afterwards.!Ornament exchange = possibility. Attendees can contribute something handmade & decorative.!Lisa will locate the words from The Night Before Christmas (or just pick 25 - 30) for an icebreaker.!!Gainan’s show September 15 - 16 - Jeanette is Show Chair!~ Jeanette sent approximately 130 reminders/invitations to volunteer; received 2 responses. !~ She put an article in “Simply Family” ‘zine.!~ She’s also in the process of putting an image in “Lively Times”.!~ She will have posters available to post at galleries, coffeeshops, etc..!~ Jeanette will play - at the show - a video about BAA history/artists.!!Duties of a Show Chair and settle on what is necessary/core*!~ Everything germane to a show must go through the Show Chair = the point person.!~ We don’t have an official PR person. This is an open slot. So advertising is the responsibility of the Show Chair. When/if we have a PR person, they will work with the Show Chair to advertise (including posters). !~ Delegate and ensure completion of any duties that need to be “outsourced” (outside of the Show Chair).!~ *Core duties:!Setup and takedown.!Advertise.!Be at the show (if only 1 or 2 days).!Ensure there’s a contact person for sales. On ArtWalk nights, a Chair or pinch-hitter needs to be present.!Check-in: Including inventory sheet!!View list of members whose dues are up-to-date and discuss what has changed!~ We have 72 current members (Eva cleaned up the list to make it current)!~ In the past, BAA gave 3-month grace period to pay dues. More recently, it’s April - April.!~ Noel will write an article (“A Meaningful Number”) about the new membership!!Picturing 2018 (first conversation)!~ Dave McCauley’s (of SCRAP) idea of a coffeetable book. Photos + bios of local artists to inspire others in their pursuit of artmaking. Does BAA want to participate? To what extent?!~ NOVA show during an ArtWalk month (Feb/May/Aug/Oct/Dec - 1st Friday of the month)!~ CTA show in May. (Ev will contact Brian). They will soon undergo extensive remodeling. !~ Gainan’s in September!~ Lisa will Research Strawberry Festival (usually the 2nd Saturday in June) & Farmer’s Market!~ More social activities (July picnic?) just for fun & fellowship!~ Noel will investigate possibility of 2905 Montana Ave show on an ArtWalk night
BAA BOARD MEETING MINUTES!
BAA BOARD MEETING MINUTES, AUGUST 10, 2017
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Thank you all who came to our Plein Air Sessions. We had great weather and a fun time!!
BAA PLEIN AIR
Heron Pond! ! ! ! ! ! Ev Bergeron’s Garden
Barbara Garrett at DanWalt Gardens!! Eva Morganthaler’s Backyard by !! ! ! ! ! ! ! Ev Bergeron
A MEANINGFUL NUMBER BY NOEL HAWKE !
We always say, "The more, the merrier," don't we? Fun often rises with a group's head count. BAA membership can mean lots of energy and creative variety. In 1954 when BAA was an outpost in what seemed an "arts desert," sprouting subgroups on poetry, film, theater, music and even cooking, in addition to the visual arts. !Through the years, as people's interests have changed, the Association's activities have morphed to suit them. In recent times we gave lifetime mailing list status to some whose contributions earned them a permanent spot. We have also been quite flexible about dues, keeping people on the mailing list though dues had slipped their mind for months. !Recently, we gave thought to the opportunities that membership affords, and the volunteer help that makes those opportunities available. We reviewed the information and decided to groom the mailing list for this newsletter and for the periodic event announcements and make it match the membership list. !Membership now means that when dues are paid in April (still just $20/yr for individuals or $25 for the family) that means a year's worth of Images newsletter and event updates with announcements and changes too hot to wait for the next newsletter. There's access to monthly ArtShop coffee dates, plein air painting, news of workshops and shows, and more. !It's still a great, inexpensive and fun membership to have, no matter what your arts mediums are. BAA members "get" each other's creative minds and encourage one another with tips, techniques, ideas and friendships. And the dues and small show fees we pay support our Images Grants to art teachers at any level seeking materials funds for projects they are planning. So you who are reading this number among amateur and professional creatives eligible to take part in all that we do. A meaningful number.
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STAN MILLER WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP
Don'tMissThisOne-DayWatercolorWorkshopwithStanMiller,AWSWed.,Sept.13,2017
Join interna*onally-recognized watercolor ar*st Stan Miller for a surprise one-dayworkshoponWednesday,Sept.13attheElksLodgeinBillings.HislastBillingsworkshopin 2011 filled and there was a waitlist. He remembers Billings warmly, and recentlyofferedtostoponhiswayfromhometoareunion.!Stanenjoysteachingwatercolornearlyasmuchaspain*ng,andhasbeendoingbothfordecades. He is a Westerner, born on a small farm in South Dakota, who decided tobecomeaprofessional ar*st aLer falling in lovewithwatercolor. Stan'sworkhaswonshowsandtophonorsintheFarEastandEuropeaswellasacrosstheAmericanWest.YoucanreadmoreabouthimandseehisworkonlineathRp://stanmiller.net.!Inthisworkshophewillsharetechniquesforportraitureandlandscapes inwatercolor.Bringreferencephotos;Stanwillhavesomehandoutstoo.!When:Wed.,Sept.13Registra*onopens8:30;workshopruns9-12and1-4.!Where:ElksLodge,934LewisAve.,Billings,lowerlevel.Lunchisno-host,$6.50up,soups,sandwiches,salads,shrimp,fish,chicken.!Levels:Opentowatercolorpaintersatalllevels.!Fee:$75!Terms:Workshoplimitedtothefirst25par*cipantswhoemailmontanawatercolorouait@gmail.comPaymentacceptedatregistra*on:cash,checkorcreditcard.
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Billings Arts Association to Present the 12th Annual Fall Festival of Arts Show & Sale
Friday, September 15, 2017— 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 16, 2017 — 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Gainan’s Heights Garden Center, 810 Bench Blvd, Billings, MT
ARTISTS CHECK LIST: i� Artwork check in: Thursday, September 14th from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
i� Three (3) pieces of artwork per artist. Entry fee: $10.00. i� 10% commission on all sales, to Gainan’s. i� Unlimited number of miniatures (work 8” x 10” or smaller) will be accepted and sales will be for
artist benefit. i� Labels will be furnished to complete and attach to work at check-in or print labels from website
and attach to work. i� This is an easel show, you are to furnish easels for display of your art. (Art will be displayed on
your easels -- please mark clearly ). i� Art pick up is: Saturday, September 16th from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
i� Pick-up in person or make arrangements. Art Show rules will apply.
SPECIAL EVENT: A $50.00 Gainan’s Gift Certificate will be awarded to one lucky artist who en-ters artwork in the Festival. Drawing will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Artist and guests will have the opportunity to sign up for specialty designed prizes to be awarded throughout the two-day event. Plus, Gainan’s employees will be asked to vote for their favorite piece of artwork and a “People’s Choice Award” will be given.
This is an invitation to all members to join in the appreciation of the arts. Your opportunity to ex-hibit work and to volunteer a couple hours of your time to promote and discuss artwork with poten-tial buyers. Collectors enjoy meeting and visiting with artist.
If you do not have artwork in the show, no problem, please join in and volunteer or just come and shop. Volunteer today...
Call / Text …. Jeanette @ 698-2258 Email [email protected]
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ArtShop is an artist’s coffee break held on the third Saturday of every month at 9:30 AM. We have a great new location at 4B’s, 4907 Southgate Drive near the I-90 exit for South Billings Blvd. Please join us to enjoy sharing our artist experiences and to learn new information about community art happenings and inspire your creativity. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. Coffee and breakfast is available for purchase.
ARTSHOP HAS A NEW LOCATION
Holly Balstad, Sharon Fred, and Kay Seitz
Susan Lyons’ chicken with personality
which sold at Art in the
Beartooths Silent Auction.
We were impressed with Ron Marshall’s newest endeavor—watercolor.
Nick Nicoll expresses his creativity
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MONTANA WATERCOLOR OUTFIT
Montana Watercolor Outfit returns with Lance Johnson workshop Oct. 7-8, 2017 !The Montana Watercolor Outfit is back! We’re delighted to report that the years-long series of watercolor workshops in Billings will resume this fall with a two-day session taught by respected artist and teacher Lance Johnson. !Since 1999 a group of BAA members, dubbed the “Montana Watercolor Outfit” by Tony Couch, brought workshops to Billings to provide learning opportunities for area artists we would otherwise have to go far afield to get. A few of the national and regional masters include Couch, Sterling Edwards, Frank Francese, Stan Miller, Joe Fettingis, Elliott Eaton, Marilyn Beth Hughes, Mark Mehaffey, Caroline Buchanan, and Tom Wolfe. By 2014, Lana Bittner, Madelein Bladow, and Lou Lynn asked to BAA to pick up the torch. The have shared their considerable knowledge and resources with a new team, Eva Morganthaler, Karen McBride, and Noel Hawke. !The next workshop from Montana Watercolor Outfit will be taught by Lance Johnson of Sunrise Studio in Billings. Lance is not only a seasoned instructor and well-recognized painter: he is a personable and masterful, teaching artist as well as a past Executive Director and longtime supporter of BAA. !See below for registration details, and mark your calendar so you don’t miss this valuable opportunity to expand your watercolor skills and enjoy the company of other watercolor painters. Space is limited to 25 participants. !Events: Lance Johnson - Workshop social, Friday, Oct. 6 from 6 to 8 PM; workshop Sat. and Sun., Oct. 7-8, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM both days. Open to watercolor painters at any level. Fee: $200, includes daily coffee and pastries, and the social on Friday, Oct. 6. Workshop lunch breaks are no-host, approx. 1 hour, and available for purchase on-site. All events take place at the Elks Lodge, 934 Lewis Ave., Billings. !About the instructor: Lance Johnson is a full time, teaching artist who is skilled in painting waterfalls, landscapes, human figures, wildlife, florals, and old buildings. His art has won numerous juried shows, and teaches workshops where his students find him attentive, warm and easy-going. Stop by Sunrise Studio and Art Gallery in Billings, or look up Sunrise Studio and Gallery on Facebook to see more of Lance’s artwork. !Terms: Workshop is limited to 25 paid participants. Payment is due now, in full or a deposit of $100 (50%) to hold a spot. Balance due by August 30. Cancellations before Sept. 1 are refunded less a service fee of $25. After Sept. 1, no refund unless your spot can be filled from among your friends, or from those on our waiting list if any. !For more info, call: Karen McBride, 406-656-4579 Eva Morganthaler, 406-259-4395 Noel Hawke, 406-254-2039 !
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CHALK ON THE WALK, OCTOBER 14, 2017
COME AND JOIN THE FUN. !BAA is sponsoring Chalk on the Walk in coordination with the Billings Downtown Business Association. Chalk on the Walk will be held during Harvest Fest from 9 am to 4 pm on October 14, 2017, on the corner of North 28th Street and Third Avenue North by the bookstore. We need volunteers to help give out the supplies to create artwork on the walk and guide people to suitable spots. Please contact Bonnie Eldredge at [email protected] if you can participate in this artistic community project. !We encourage members to bring prepared drawings/designs to place on the walk with the oil chalks. All BAA artists are also encouraged to create on the walk. We recommend bringing garden pads or knee pads. Chalk is an interesting medium to explore. Using a water glaze will spread the color so you may want to bring a spray bottle. This is a great opportunity to show your artistic talents, 'give' to the community at large and our own community of artists.
!NEW EXHIBITION GUIDELINES AND RULES !
BAA shows provide an opportunity for member artists to display their work several times a year at low cost. Fellow members voluntarily provide show support as a service to one another. A smoothly run show goes up and comes down, in its entirety, at set times. Members who show have a responsibility to work with show chairs. !By showing at a BAA show, a member agrees to: • leave the work on display until the day the show is to be taken down, and • pick up their work in person on the day the show comes down, or • find a substitute to pick up for them and notify the show chair in advance, and • communicate any change from the above, in advance, to the show chair. !Beginning July 1, 2017, members not meeting the above requirements will • on first instance, be liable for double the entry fee for the next show, and • on second instance, be barred for two successive shows, and • on third instance, be barred from showing/selling at BAA events for one year.
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CHRISTMAS PARTY
!BAA CHRISTMAS PARTY
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2017 1 PM to 4 PM Western Security Bank!
495 Main Street (Community Room, Second Floor)!Billings Heights, MT!!
All artists are welcome to celebrate the holiday season with fellow BAA members. Pot-luck lunch, present exchange, and door prizes. !PLEASE BRING: ! A salad, main dish, or dessert!!! ! ! Something hand made (art, miniature, drawings, ! ! ! !! ! ! ornaments, painted rocks, etc.) wrapped for a present exchange.!!
ARTSHOP COFFEE WILL BE CANCELLED ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2017!
!Artography, Phil Bell Photography!
The Month of August!!Carbon County Arts Guild and Depot Gallery!
11 West 8th Street, Red Lodge, Montana • 406-446-1370 • [email protected]!!Phil Bell’s work starts out as a photograph. Using Photoshop, he creates plug-in filters to make visually stunning works of art. Many of Bell’s photographs in this exhibition will show straight traditional photography that captures the beauty of the landscape. His work relies on classic art principles of composition and design with a little creative edge to add impact. Bell has printed all these pieces on canvas using archival pigment inks.
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!AUGUST !
August 19, 2017 9:30 AM ArtShop Coffee Hostess: Ev Bergeron 4B’s Restaurant 4907 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT !
SEPTEMBER !Sept. 13, 2017 9 AM - 4 PM Stan Miller Workshop Elks Lodge, 934 Lewis Ave., Billings !Sept. 14, 2017 Noon - 3 PM Deliver Art Work to Gainan’s Heights !Sept. 15-16, 2017 9:30 AM BAA Exhibit Chair: Jeanette Magstadt Gainan’s Heights Garden Center 810 Bench Blvd, Billings, MT !!
OCTOBER !October 6, 2017 6-8 PM Workshop Reception Elks Lodge, 934 Lewis Ave., Billings !October 7-8, 2017 9 AM - 4 PM Lance Johnson Watercolor Workshop Elks Lodge, 934 Lewis Ave., Billings !October 14, 2017 8 AM-4 PM Chalk on the Walk Downtown Billings !October 19, 2017 6 PM Executive Board Meeting- Everyone Welcome Location to be announced !October 21, 2016 9:30 AM ArtShop Coffee Hostess: Ev Bergeron 4B’s Restaurant 4907 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT !
NOVEMBER !November 18, 2017 9:30 AM ArtShop Coffee Hostess: Sue Hammersmark 4B’s Restaurant 4907 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT ! !
DECEMBER !December 16, 2017 1 - 4 PM Christmas Party Western Security Bank 495 Main Street, Billings Heights, MT !
2017 BAA CALENDAR
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BAA IMAGES ART GRANTS !PLEASE HELP PASS ON THIS INFORMATION!!!!
BAA has been fortunate to accumulate funds in our Images Art Grants program to support education and learning in the visual arts. BAA will consider any artistic educational effort and would encourage members to inform anyone in the art education field, teachers, and schools of our grant program. We will grant a maximum of $250 to anyone who has submitted a BAA Images Grant Application (which is on our website billingsartsassociation.com) and has been approved by three BAA board members. !
LOCAL ART CLASSES OIL PAINTING CLASSES Dick Moulden, Instructor, Hobby Lobby, 2425 Central Avenue,656-5613. Thursdays 1 -4 PM. Linda Piper, Instructor, Hobby Lobby, 2425 Central Avenue, 534-1029, Mondays 10 AM to noon. !PAINTING CLASSES Q’s Frame Shop, John Armstrong, 1511 6th Avenue N, 248-1102. We have ongoing year round classes: Tuesdays oil painting 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm both drop in and instructed by professional artists such as Elliott Eaton, PJ Smith, and Dick Moulden. Wednesdays watercolor painting 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm both drop in and instructed by Mike Capser. !DRAWING CLASSES MSU-B, Liberal Arts Building, Room 116, Thursdays, 7-9 PM, $5 model fee for experienced live models. !Also check out Crooked Line Studio, 3330 4th Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101 (406)927-8041 for numerous art classes.
!Noel Hawke presented a great idea at ArtShop— Paint on rocks, or sand dollars and give them to family or friends who need a little boost and thoughtfulness in their day. What a great idea!!! !LaVonne Girardin painted rock. Noel Hawke painted sandshells.
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www.BillingsArtsAssociation.com!!Visit BAA website to find BAA Artists, BAA information, and past and current newsletters. Contact Jeanne Broveak at 652-7573 or [email protected] to add information and to keep artists’ sites up to date.!!
MEMBER BENEFIT-PROMOTION Current members may have their websites listed on the BAA website. !!Please email your current website address and information to [email protected]. !
BAA Board of Directors and Chairs!!Executive Director! Noel Hawke! ! 254-2039! [email protected]!Asst. Director! ! Susan Lyons! ! 655-3494! [email protected]!Secretary! ! Lisa Carnicom! ! 927-2873! [email protected]!Treasurer! ! Eva Morganthaler! 259-4395! [email protected]!Public Relations Chair! !Art Shop Chair! ! Noel Hawke! ! 254-2039! [email protected]!Newsletter Editor! Ev Bergeron! ! 208-0411! [email protected]!Web Page Chair! Jeanne Broveak! 652-7573! [email protected]!Grant Coordinator! Madelein Bladow! 256-6124! [email protected]!Facebook Chair!! Noel Hawke! ! 254-2039! [email protected]!!
Executive Board meets quarterly on the 3rd Thursday 6:00 PM!January 19, March 28, July 20, October 19, 2017!
If you are interested in attending, please contact Exec. Director, Noel Hawke.!!!
Please enroll me as a member of the BILLINGS ARTS ASSOCIATION !
NAME ______________________________________ !ADDRESS ____________________________________ !CITY _____________STATE _______ZIP ____________ !TELEPHONE __________________________________ !E-MAIL _____________________________________ !WEBSITE or FACEBOOK PAGE _______________________ !Dues: Individual $20 - Family $25 - Student $15 per year. Make your checks payable to Billings Arts Association and send with this application to the BAA Treasurer: !
Billings Arts Association P. O. Box 81273
Billings, Montana 59108 259-4395
ANNUAL DUES Annual dues are now due April 30 of each year. Please send your dues by April 30 to:
BAA Treasurer, P. O. Box 81273,
Billings, MT 59108. !**If your email changes PLEASE let Treasurer know your NEW one to keep the list up to date.
MEMBERSHIP FORM
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