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NEWS YOU CAN USEOCTOBER / 2021

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PresidentFROM MORGAN GOLLADAY,

Get all the latest class details and sign up on our website: www.mispillionarts.org.Or stop by the Art League and pick up the JULY–DECEMBER Class Catalog.

Happy FALL! As you read this, The 2021 Big Draw Festival DE is underway! To clarify, yes, there have been changes in the plans. What started out as free art activities in each of the four city wards and a final big event in Bicentennial Park, was altered due to Covid increases, particularly among children. In the interest of protecting the health of our community, our volunteers, children and families, the committee went to Plan B in early September.

With three weeks to go before the first event, the steering committee led by Rosemary Connelly, developed a packet of art supplies and ideas, created examples of sea creatures made from recycled materials, and changed the marketing materials—posters, banners, press releases, and flyers. That is the value of being surrounded by right-brained artists—cre-ative problem-solving! And when a plan comes together, we rejoice!

Make sure to visit the Farmers Market on October 30 and participate or cheer on the Costume Parade, led by the Queen of the Sea (Rosemary Connelly)! For all the details on the parade and transforming the Art League, see page 3.

In other news, the Board of Directors has approved a Strategic Plan for 2021, focusing on how we interact with the community—assessing the needs of non-members, marketing, recruiting and recognizing volunteers, and fundraising with DoMore 24, a 24-hour fund drive in March 2022. Stay tuned for more information and Happy Halloween!

Please DO NOT leave any donated items in the classroom!Leave them at the front desk with the host. This applies to everyone, including instructors.

Thank you for helping us keep track of donations!

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SSES

OCTOBER: Adults: 2-hr Watercolor Tutorial; Painting Skills; Candle Making; Sr Art Workshops; Colors of Fall

NOVEMBER: Adults: Ceramic Tumblers; Beginner Stained Glass; Unique Tapered Candles; Beaded Ornament

DECEMBER: Adults: Beaded Snowflake Ornament; Intro to Painting on SilkKids: Clay Ornaments; Zentangle® Ornaments

FYI: ORIGINAL FINE ART SALEJoseph Terrone, professional landscape artist and MAL member and instructor, will be clearing his studio of older paintings, reducing prices from 20–70% on over 50 paintings. Newer works are also available at reduced prices. Stop by and get some early holiday gifts for yourself or someone dear to you. October 16 from 10am–3pm at 18487 Munchy Branch Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

EXHIBIT UPDATE (Kathie Enright, Exhibit Chair)The Summer’s End exhibit had 31 entries and 6 pieces were sold! Our first reception since COVID was held on Friday, October 1 and was a success, thanks to the 45 people who attended. Don’t forget to check the website to watch the wonderful videos of current and past exhibits, created by Gervasio Ruiz, Jr. We are expecting The 2021 Big Draw Festival DE “Under the Sea” world to start growing within the next few weeks. Please help us by creating your sea creature, real or imagined, using materials bound for the trash or recycling!

OPEN SKETCHThursday, Oct. 7 from 6:30-8:30 pmIf you are not fully vaccinated, we ask that you wear a mask. No registration necessary, bring your own supplies and a donation for the model ($8 min.).

OPEN STUDIOCome to the Art League and create! To use the pottery studio, you must have pre-approval from Mimi Galligan. A monthly calendar can always be found on our website at www.mispillionarts.org/recurring-events/. There is a $3/hr fee and you must bring your own supplies. If not fully vaccinated, we ask that you wear a mask if there are others in the room.

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GIFT SHOP TALKDrop-off for new items is the second Saturday of the month from 11-2 pmThe Gift Shop is a great place for you to display items that are smaller and/or less costly than those submitted for exhibits. The required Gift Shop form can be found at https://www.mispillionarts.org/exhibits/. Have questions or ideas? Contact the GS Manager, Darka Jakymchuk at darochka@msn.com

MEMBER OPPORTUNITYWould you like your artwork on an Exhibit poster or be a Featured Artist during an exhibit? Contact Kathie Enright at kcenright72@gmail.com.

Put on your Imagination Hat, gather up cardboard and materials going into the trash or recycle bins, plus anything else you have around the house (glitter!), and create your sea creatures! Make real creatures—fish, dolphin, whale, octopus, horseshoe crab—or create one completely out of your imagination, like King Neptune’s Crown (left) or a mermaid’s tail! Bring your creatures to the Art League from Oct. 1 through 31. We’ll hang or place them around the gallery to create our “Under the Sea” World!

You can see Neptune’s Crown at the Art League

This organization is supported in part by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with The National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.delawarescene.com.

Help Us Turn the Art League into an Undersea World!

Check out YouTube for all kinds of sea creature ides!

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Make an “Under the Sea” themed costume out of recycled and found materials and join our parade! Gather at Bicentennial Park in downtown Milford on Oct. 30 at 9:00 am (NE Front Street, next to Arena’s Restaurant parking lot).

The parade will walk over the bridge and along the Riverwalk to the Farmers Market where you can join the “Spooktacular” Halloween trick or treat fun!

Please note that we will be complying with any State of Delaware/CDC COVID-19 guidelines as well as any restrictions that the Farmers Market may be observing.

This organization is supported in part by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with The National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.delawarescene.com.

5 N Walnut StreetMilford DE 19963

302-430-7646mispillionarts@gmail.com

www.mispillionarts.org/big-draw-de/www.facebook.com/thebigdrawde/

Everybody Loves A Parade!Join us on Oct. 30

FREE Art Kit!Pick up your Art Kit at the Farmers Market or the Art League starting October 2 while supplies last!

OPEN STUDIO HOURS – Oct. 2021 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE – also found at https://www.mispillionarts.org/recurring-events/)

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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10:00-5:00p

2

9:00-9:30a 3:30-4:00p

3 CLOSED

4 CLOSED

5

10:00-5:00p

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10:00-1:00p 4:00-5:00p

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3:30-5:00p

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10:00-5:00p

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9:00-4:00p

10 CLOSED

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10:00-5:00p

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10:00-5:00p

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10:00-11:30p 3:30-5:00p

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10:00-5:00p

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9:00-4:00p

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19

10:00-5:00p

20

10:00-1:00p 4:00-5:00p

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10:00-11:30p 3:30-5:00p

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NO OPEN STUDIO

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9:00-9:30a 2:30-4:00p

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12:00-5:00p

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10:00-5:00p

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10:00-11:30p 3:30-5:00p

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10:00-5:00p

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9:00-4:00p

Masks required at all times when inside and Covid cleaning/disinfecting procedures must be followed.

MAL members: Work in our spaces during Open Studio posted hours! Bring your own materials. We now have limited storage on a first come basis – see Sonja. We provide table, chairs, easels, water, refrigerator, and microwave. **Cost: $3/hour/person**

Potters: LIMITED to 4 at a time. Experienced potters/ceramic artist are encouraged to take advantage of Open Studio. Some weekends will be available when a ceramic studio monitor is present. Text Mimi Galligan for weekend availability. You MUST use clay purchased from MAL and MAL glazes. First time pottery student interested in Open Studio? Email Mimi Galligan at galliganpots@gmail.com or text 802-343-4415.

We have four wheels available on a first-come basis, plus a large slab roller and many, many hand-building tools and equipment. **Pottery Costs: $30 per 25lb. bag of clay and $3/hour/person** This includes waxing, glazing & firing.

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SAVE THE DATE! MARCH 26 & 27, 2022International artist Pat Southern-Pearce is returning with “EXPECT the UNEXPECTED!” A fun, rather different background-first approach. Bring energy to your sketches, with textures, zing, subtleties, and the occasional surprise pop of color where you’d least expect it. A joy to do and drawings that sing! We’ll be playing with colored inks, salt, palette knives, brushes, and lots of water. Whilst these dry, we’ll skill-build on backgrounds I’ve prepared for you: collecting snapshot details, studying shapes and colors, drawing on top, extending, covering up, layering, and leaving surprises just because you love ‘em…and why not!

Each day we’ll have a throw down, a sharing of what’s been done, and mini-teaching demos. You’ll have such memories to take away, a folder of handouts, lots of backgrounds to carry on with back home, a happy smile, and confidence. Can’t wait to be back in Delaware again. It was wonderful last time. Do join us! Pat

Follow Pat on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/patsouthernpearce/?hl=en

Thank Our Corporate Sponsors with Your Business

Platinum Level Bayhealth Park Place Restaurant & Lounge

Diamond Level Carroll Violins Geico/Scharp Insurance Hyett Refrigeration Marshall, Wagner & Assoc., PA Midway Services, Inc.

Gold Level Moore & Rutt, P.A.

Silver Level County Bank D elaware Center of Excellence in

Obstetrics and Gynecology Dogfish Head Brewery Irish Rose J.T. James Performance Occupational Therapy of Delaware The Milford Rotary Seawatch International WSFS Bank

Bronze Level A Little Veterinary Clinic First State Manufacturing Hermann Financial Services Inc. i.g. Burton BMW Larson’s Small Engine Repair La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant Milton Quick Stop William V. Sipple & Son Yankee Clipper Hair Designs Xtreme Graphix

Supporter Level Bay Pro Contracting C arpets Plus Color Tile of

Delaware, LLC King’s Tire & Lube Schanne State Farm Insurance Thomas & Thomas Painting, LLC Warfel Construction Co., Inc.

Special thanks to the Milford Lion’s Club Eunice Reed Fund, the Kent County Fund for the Arts, and the Joseph Robert Foundation.

This Organization is supported in part by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a State Agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.

ART GOODIES ONLINE (click on the links below)

• Photography awards: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/07/2021-audubon-photography-awards/?mc_cid=0276652df3&mc_eid=39b27297e0

• Colored pencil!: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/07/cj-hendry-flower-drawings/?mc_cid=272707b4d5&mc_eid=39b27297e0

• Knotted tapestries: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/07/jacqueline-surdell-tapestries/?mc_cid=162aeddf7d&mc_eid=39b27297e0

• Cardboard bridges: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/07/olivier-grossetete-cardboard-bridges/?mc_cid=162aeddf7d&mc_eid=39b27297e0

DON’T KNOW WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE RECYCLED??It can be confusing but there is a great website that will help you figure it out! Bookmark https://recyclopedia.org/de/state, plug in your location, and up pops all you need to know! You can also share this with anyone as it covers the US, though not all locations are loaded yet. Recyclers will thank you for making their job a little easier and not having to throw out truckloads of material because they are contaminated with non-recyclables.

THE SUPPLY TRADEA past member is moving on… If you are interested in fabric dying supplies, most from Dharma Trading, contact Paula Werme. Most are fiber reactive dyes that work well on cotton and other natural fabrics, but there may be a few containers of dye for synthetics. Dharma Trading has LOTS of directions on their web site. Please email Paula directly at pwerme@comcast.net if interested!

REMINDER! Starting in October you will be required to dial 302 area code for all Delaware phone numbers.

If you shop on Amazon please consider using their charitable giving website Smile.Amazon.com. Shop as usual and they will donate 0.05% to the charity you choose…MAL of course! Click here for details: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_dshb_aas_saas