Prospectus

Commercial Arts Guild’s

“2009 Commercial Design Show

EXHIBIT DATES

July 17 – August 2, 2009

Opening Night, Friday, July 17, 7PM to 9PM : The Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday 10AM to 2PM

FAL Meeting Notes, June 1, 2009 :

The League recognized Marilyn Dillon’s hard work as treasurer for the last few years and hopes she enjoys her retirement up in Cleveland.  Carol Smith was elected to fill Marilyn’s office.  Amanda Kocsis reported on classes for adults and classes for children that will be available this summer.  A list will be forthcoming in The CourierDan Lerma will teach figure and portrait drawing from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on June 15, 17, 22, and 24.  Children’s summer classes begin June 15.  There are eight classes offered.  The FAL website will also have details.  The youth show will open on June 28 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and will run through July 5.  Dan Czarnecki reported that he sold two old tables and purchased four new tables for the League.  The old shelving in the classroom is coming down gradually as the staff fills the new shelving.  Soon he will organize a work group to put in the new sink.  Rollie Smith informed members of the upcoming Commercial Artists Guild show (PROSPECTUS) which opens Friday, July 17 and runs through August 2.  Registration is July 9 and 11.  Rollie also mentioned the availability of the flower shop display window on Main Street as a venue for members’art work.  Bob Bell offered to get FAL up on Facebook to give us greater exposure as a group.  Janealla Smalley is beginning the process of developing our 2009-2010 program schedule.  She would welcome any ideas or suggestions members have for presentations.  Bob Minto opened discussion regarding the spring exhibit of Findlay art work at the Toledo Museum of Art in 2010.  Things are still in the planning stages.  Further discussion will be forthcoming at the July meeting.  Janealla Smalley, Don Groff, and Bob Minto mentioned having a three-person show during gallery down times, perhaps in August or September.  Bob continues to work toward a “show” motorcycle exhibit slated for a week in August.  July 6 is our next meeting. 

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Findlay Art League
 
2009 MAY SHOW
 

Findlay Art League’s

May Show to Open

Friday. May 1. 5:00 - 9:00 PM. Awards at 7 pm.  

 

The Findlay Art League’s May Show opens Friday, May 1 at the FAL Gallery, 117 West Crawford Street.  In conjunction with the Arts Partnership’s ArtWalk the May Show will be open from 5 – 9PM with awards being presented at 7PM.

 

Winning Best of Show was the “Dee Feet of Liberty” by Dan Lerma, First Place went to Janealla Smalley, “Testing the Water,”  Second to Robert Minto, “Teapot for Two,” Third place, Phil Sugden, “Tree and Temple, Katmandu.”  Honorable Mentions went to Don Groff, “Spook Haven;“ Scott Sherman, “55 Packard” and Harry Melroy, “Rocket Head Explains It All.”  Merit Awards to Robert Minto, “Tall Lidded Container;” Sharon Rapp, Elsie’s Flock” and Kristina Kedmenec, “Turn Up the Volume.”

 

The Findlay Art League’s May Show will be open until May 30.  The gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10AM – 2PM.

 

The judges for the show were Don Williams and Sue Harrington-Williams.

 

For more information about the Findlay Art League, its programs and classes, visit our gallery or check out our website at www.findlayartleague.com

 

 

 

The Next Business Meeting of the

Findlay Art League

Date: Monday, July 6, 2009

Time: 7:00 p.m.  

News Release 4-1-2009

 

2009 STUDENT ART EXHIBIT, GRADES 6 - 12, OPENS

 

Students from Findlay City and Hancock County Schools will have art work on display this week end at the Findlay Art League Gallery.  The 2009 Student Art Exhibit for grades 6–8 and 9-12 opens Thursday, April 2, from 6:30-8:00 pm, with awards presentation at 7:00.  This show and the awards given to students are made possible by the generosity of the McClelland Family Student Art Endowment Fund, The Bill Graham Memorial Trust, and Chase Bank.  Art Teachers in the city, county, parochial and home schools were invited to bring two pieces of artwork per grade, one per student, for this display.

 

The show has been judged by Ruth Dewar-Balcomb, well-known regional artist and teacher.  Ruth’s own art has been exhibited at the Dayton Art Institute, The Toledo Museum of Art, The Columbus Gallery of Art and Youngstown’s Butler Art Institute, and in several public and private buildings in Findlay.  She has won seven “Best of Show” and numerous other awards.  She has had several “One Man Shows,” including one at the artists’ community of Vinahaven, Maine.  Ruth is a member and Past President of the Findlay Art League.  She has presented ink and watercolor demonstrations at Bowling Green State University, WBGU-TV, Ohio Northern University, University of Findlay, Bluffton University, the Toledo Artists Club, Tiffin Columbian High School, and Findlay High School.  She is an experienced Art Judge, having judged Sandusky County Fair artwork, Lakewood Watercolor Society, all of the McClellan Gallery Exhibits, and several area high school shows.

 

Bill Graham Memorial Awards will be given to the following high school students:  $1000 First Place to Rijah Shuck, Riverdale School, for an untitled painting; $500 Second Place to Katie Borgelt, McComb School, for “Mister Bones;” $250 Third Place to Brittany Douerk, Findlay High School, for “S. N. L.”  Chase Bank Awards of $100 each will be presented to Lynsey Harris, Cory-Rawson School, for “The Green Lantern;” Brittany Hargis, St. Wendelin High School, for “Eye of the Tiger;” and Julie Berget, Findlay High School, for “Luke.”

 

Bill Graham Memorial Awards will be given to the following middle school students:  $500 First Place to Colin Dodds, St. Michaels School, for “Vans by the Foot;” $250 Second Place to Hunter Baldridge, Donnell Middle School, for an untitled collage; $100 Third Place to Hannah Warren, St. Michaels School, for “Sunrise Through the Windows.”  Chase Bank Awards of $50 each will be presented to Colleen Fondessy, St. Wendelin Middle School, for “Tesselated Beast King;” Zach Dominique, Liberty Benton School, for an untitled sculpture; Harley Ganshow, Van Buren School for “Water;” and Kayla Ergard, Central Middle School, for “Marble Madness.”

 

The show is free and open to the public.  Additional viewing hours will be Friday, April 3 from 5:30-7:30, Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 from 11:00-3:00.  For information, 419 427-3314.

 Riverside Park  -  Saturday, June 27, 2009  -  Noon to 8:00pm

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Findlay Art League’s

PHOTO 27

Exhibit Dates, March 13 - 28, 2009  -  Findlay Art League Gallery, 117 West Crawford Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840

The Findlay Art League’s “Photo 27” Show opened Friday, March 13 at 7PM – 9PM at the FAL Gallery, 117 West Crawford Street.

Winning Best of Show at Findlay Art League's "Photo 27" is Jeff Farrington, Mesa Arch; Other awards include the Marathon Oil Company First Place Award, Andreas Baumgartner, Liminal Spaces #1; Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC Second Place Award, Pamela Cordeau, Kimmel Center; Picture Perfect Photo and Frame, Third Place Award, Roland Smith, Morning Camera; Harvest Financial Merit Award to Bill Lishawa, Spinout; Glenn F. and Rachel E. Crow Memorial Award, Best Black & White Image, Tyler Brown, Filamentis; Adeline Winterfeld Merit Award, Best Color Image, Alice Schneider, Flames; Honorable Mention awards go to Alisha Jones, Erin; Teresa Lambert, Dutch Boy; Ben Barnes, Black Cat and Dorothyann Strange, In the Garden. All winning entries will be displayed on the Findlay Art league web site  www.findlayartleague.com the week following the opening.  Co-Chairman for the show are Andrew and Darlene Crow.

The gallery hours for “Photo 27” are Tuesday through Saturday 11AM – 2PM. The show closes March 28th.

The judge for “Photo 27” was Mark Fohl, competition chairperson for the Westbridge Camera Club, Columbus, Ohio, where he has held several other offices including that of President. His personal work includes accepted entries in such juried shows as the: Firelands Association for the Visual Arts in Oberlin, Ohio Art League in Columbus and the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition.  Mark has had several solo shows in and around central Ohio and has a solo show scheduled for this coming September in Dresden, Germany.

For more information about the Findlay Art League, its shows and programs, visit the FAL Gallery or the FAL website.

2009 Student Art Exhibit K-5 Opens

Students from Findlay City and Hancock County Schools will have art work on display this week end at the Findlay Art League Gallery.  The 2009 Student Art Exhibit for grades K-5 opens Thursday, February 19, from 6:30-8:00 PM, with awards presentation at 7:00.  This show and the awards given to students are made possible by the generosity of the McClelland Family Student Art Endowment Fund, The Bill Graham Memorial Trust, and Chase Bank.  Art Teachers in the city, county, parochial and home schools were invited to bring two pieces of artwork per grade, one per student, for this display.

 

The show has been judged by Ruth Dewar-Balcomb, well-known regional artist and teacher.  Ruth’s own art has been exhibited at the Dayton Art Institute, The Toledo Museum of Art, The Columbus Gallery of Art and Youngstown’s Butler Art Institute, and in several public and private buildings in Findlay.  She has won seven “Best of Show” and numerous other awards.  She has had several “One Man Shows,” including one at the artists’ community of Vinahaven, Maine.  Ruth is a member and Past President of the Findlay Art League.  She has presented ink and watercolor demonstrations at Bowling Green State University, WBGU-TV, Ohio Northern University, University of Findlay, Bluffton University, the Toledo Artists Club, Tiffin Columbian High School, and Findlay High School.  She is an experienced Art Judge, having judged Sandusky County Fair artwork, Lakewood Watercolor Society, all of the McClellan Gallery Exhibits, and several area high school shows.

 

Bill Graham Memorial Awards will be given to the following students:  $100 First Place to Alyson Kettles, Cory Rawson School, for “Clown With Glasses;” $50 Second Place to Kate Shepherd, Vanlue School, for “A Bug’s Life;” $25 Third Place to Jacob Kleopfer, Vanlue School, for “Notan.”  Chase Bank Awards of $15 each will be presented to Johnna Richter, Lincoln School, for “The Mask;” Seth Cramer, Vanlue School, for “The Middle East;” Titus Nault, Arcadia School, for “Patchwork Fishy;” Lauren Breuer, Van Buren School, for “Graffiti;” and to Olivia Kliesch, Vanlue School, for and untitled weaving.

 

The show is free and open to the public.  Additional viewing hours will be Friday, Feb. 20 from 5:30-7:30, Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22 from 11:00-3:00.  For information, 419 427-3314.

News release

January 21, 2009

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Findlay Art League's "Art from a Different Perspective” Show Opens

 

The Findlay Art League's "Art from a Different Perspective” Show opens this Friday, January 23, 7 - 9PM at the Findlay Art League Gallery, 117 West Crawford Street.    The exciting new show opens the artist’s imagination to determine just what is meant by “from a different perspective.”  The show will run through February 7. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10AM – 2PM.

 

The show was judged by Jaye Bumbaugh, retired chairman and professor of art from Bluffton University. In a statement about the show Mr. Bumbaugh commented, “I was struck by a lot of variety of ideas.  The exhibit doesn’t lack coverage in terms of imagination!  I could have awarded more awards!” and to the artists,” Keep making art - it’s worth the effort.”                           

 

Harry Melroy took Best of Show with his painting called “Glue Pot.”  Other awards included:  FIRST PLACE: Suzanne Kinstle Nocera, watercolor, “Tulip Fantasy,” SECOND PLACE: Debra Buchanan, oil on linen, “Till Daybreak and Shadows Flee,” THIRD PLACE: Pamela Cordeau, photograph, “The Woodworker,” HONORABLE MENTION: Charles Bendle, stone sculpture, “Raptored Portal,” Dale Devene, Photograph, “Quiet Predator” and Roland Smith, photograph, “Inside/Out.”

 

For more information about the Findlay Art League and its programs – visit our gallery or our website www.findlayartleague.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Harry Melroy is shown with his Best of Show painting “Glue Pot.”  Harry’s painting and 70 other works of art by area artists can be seen at the Findlay Art League's "Art from a Different Perspective” Show opening this Friday, January 23, 7 - 9PM at the Findlay Art League Gallery, 117 West Crawford Street.   

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Full Time Student Membership (17 of older) $15

 

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JANUARY “Art from a Different Perspective” SHOW

 SHOW PROSPECTUS

      A new show called “Art from a Different Perspective” will replace the “Black and White Show” early next year.  It will be up to the artist to determine how the term “different perspective” should be applied to their artwork.  Entries are due Thursday, January 8, 7 - 9PM, Saturday, January 10, 9 - Noon and Tuesday and January 13, 7 - 9 PM.  The show will run January 23 - February 8. 

 

The Findlay Art League's
2008 JURIED SHOW
Friday, November 7 - Saturday, November 22
 

The Findlay Art League’s 2008 Juried Show held in conjunction with the Arts Partnership’s ArtWalk opened to the public Friday, November 7 with reception for the artists in the Findlay Art League gallery, 117 W. Crawford Street, from 5 – 9PM.  Awards will be made at 7PM.

The show, open to artists in the northwest Ohio area, was judged by Judith Greavu and Bruce Chesser, retired Ohio Northern University art professors.

Best of show was taken by Dan Lerma for his charcoal drawing “Blatz”. Other awards include : Two dimensional work first place went to Kevin Rooney for his oil  “Grandmother at 16” ; second place, Harry Melroy, acrylic, “Cut the Cake”; third place, Connie Rooney, pastel, “Rushes”; three dimensional works: first place, Ed Corle, pottery, “Rain”;  second place, Mike Kozumplik, jewelry, “Through Wind May Blow and Rain May Fall” and honorable mentions went to James A. Andrews, watercolor, “The Last Rose” ; Donna Barhite, pastel, “Alicia, Daydreaming” and Sally Thompson, oil, “Clark in Winter".  A special award, given by the Hancock Youth Leadership Class of 2009, was awarded to Sarah Grosche for “Return to Oz”.

The show will run from November 7 – 22.  Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10AM – 2PM.

For more information about the Findlay Art League events and programs stop by our gallery or visit our website at www.findlayartleague.com.

 

 

Dan Lerma takes “Best of Show” at the Findlay Art League’s 2008 Juried Show with his charcoal drawing “Blatz”.  The Juried Show opened Friday, November 7 with an artist reception in the Findlay Art League Gallery, 117 West Crawford Street, 5 – 9PM.

 
For more information about the Commercial Art's Guild and its programs -
Contact Tom Harmon at 419-421-4096 / tdharmon@marathonoil.com

              

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