May 2013 Vol.55, No. 9
MAY MEETING
The Euclid Art Association's next monthly meeting is Monday, May 6th starting at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held in Fellowship Hall of East Shore United Methodist Church, 23002 Lake Shore Blvd., Euclid. There is an elevator to reach the lower level and Fellowship Hall. Parking is behind the church or across from Marc's Pharmacy door. The doors of the church open at 6:00pm. Remember, that you will need to know the door code to enter the building. If you don't know it, or just forgot what it is, ask somebody. The meeting is open to the public. A $2.00 donation is suggested for guests.
Refreshments will be served after the meeting and program. The hostesses for May are Eileen McAndrew and Sue Herrle.
The monthly Board Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 7th at 10am in the North Street Gallery. Chairpersons of committees are asked to be present and all members are invited.
PROGRAM
Our demonstrator this month is artist Cathy Moore Rogers. She is primarily an oil painter, but also works in acrylics, watercolor, and charcoal and conte drawing. Cathy was born in Painesville, Ohio in 1959. Ms. Rogers studied at Lakeland Community College with Richard Parsons and Dorothy Malonie. She also attended Cuyahoga Community College where she studied with Jessie Rhinehart. Cathy’s work was included in a “10 Woman Show” at The Art Gallery in Willoughby, OH in 1999 and in another group watercolor show that same year. She won Best of Show at the 2006 Burton Art Show, first place and People’s Choice award at the 2007 Burton Art Show, and People’s Choice at the 2008 Burton Art Show. Ms. Rogers is a member of the Portrait Society of America. Most of her work is commissioned portraits. She will be demonstrating a oil portrait of her husband.
Her website is www.artistcathymoorerogers.com. Come and enjoy this talented artist!
THANKS TO ALL
David Rankin returned last month with his presentation on “Facebook for Artists”. He gave us a hands-on look at how he uses Facebook to promote his work and how we can as well. Facebook is one of the world's largest gathering spots for artists, and, indeed, David has many friends from all over the planet that follow his work. We appreciate David sharing his Facebook knowledge with us. Our members were very attentive to what he had to say, as we obviously lost total track of all time! Some of our members may not be that computer savvy, but many more of us learned a lot. We thank him for sharing his insights and time with us. Our club’s Facebook site will definitely benefit from this information. FYI....Euclid Art Association has had its own Facebook page for the last few years and it is open to all members to post anything they think might be of interest to members regarding their artistic endeavors.
Thanks also to our April hostesses, Mary Ann Gambitta and Sue and Tom Herrle. We enjoyed all the tasty goodies - pizza, veggies and dip, Ritz cracker hors d’oeuvre, cookies - set out on a lovely table decorated for spring.
EUCLID ART ASSCN. PRESENTS “BLOOMING ARTS” MAY SHOW
Save these dates, May 3, 4 and 5. That’s this weekend, folks! Euclid Art has collaborated with Shore Cultural Centre and other artistic venues to create an exciting art filled weekend in May called “BLOOMING ARTS”. Special thanks to our Linda McGreevy for “growing” this from a “seed” idea to a “blooming” reality! Eighteen EAA artists are participating in this show and their art will be displayed in the lobby of the Shore Auditorium this weekend. The art show will be seen by many people who will be attending the weekend events, which include:
Friday - DANCEVERT - Geometry in Motion - May 3rd, public concert 7:30pm
Saturday - Singer, Songwriter - Denny Carleton & friends - May 4th, 2-3:30pm, free in the Auditorium
Saturday - Film - Brew and View - "The Fourteenth Victim: Eliot Ness & the Torso Murders", May 4th 6:00pm
Sunday - Euclid Symphony Orchestra: A Pops Concert! - May 5th, 3:00pm
For more information, go to www.shoreculturalcentre.com
Attention EAA Members: A special “punch and cookies” reception will be held for EAA members and their invited guests on Saturday, May 4th, between 4:00pm - 5:00pm in room 152, just across from the auditorium. Come on Saturday afternoon, enjoy a special concert by Denny Carleton, a Euclid native, see EAA’s Art Show and then attend our Special Reception. It will be FUN!
EAA NEWS - CITY HALL EXCHANGE
Our City Hall Exchange will be held Friday, May 17th in the council chambers at Euclid City Hall, 585 E.222 Street. Please be there promptly at 10:00am with your pictures. Please plan to stay an hour or so until all exchanges have been made. We always get many appreciative compliments from the office folks who get to enjoy looking at our pictures on their walls.
EAA NEWS - ELECTION
The following slate of officers for the Euclid Art Association's 2013-2014 season will be presented at the May meeting. They are: President - Lee Peters, Vice President - Mike Wardrope, Treasurer - Joanne Naroski, Secretary - Melanie Herbruck. During the May meeting nominations can be made from the floor with prior consent of the nominee. In such an event, a paper ballot will be used. If there are no nominations from the floor, the slate will be accepted by the Secretary. Officers will be inducted at the regular June meeting.
EAA NEWS - FINE ART SHOW
Our Fine Art Show at Euclid Public Library is still scheduled for sometime this fall. Due to the fact that our show is open to Euclid Art members only, we will be asking you to renew your membership for the 2013-2014 season before mid July.
EAA MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations to all our members who are also members of Creative Artists and who won awards at this years CA Lake Farmpark Show. Euclid Art members made a big “splash”. Congrats to:
Ginny Mancini Best of Show
Frank Ashton 2nd Place in Oil
Ginny Mancini 3rd Place in Drawing
Eileen McAndrew 2nd Place in Mixed Media
Connie Adams 1st Place in Watercolor
Char D'Errico 2nd Place in Watercolor
Also, congratulations to Don Miller, who is now engaged in taking portraits of actors for a local talent agency.
NEWS WANTED!
Any news? Call 216-531-6349 or e-mail info@EuclidArt.com. Please include EAA in the “Subject” line of the message header.
CLOSING THOUGHT
“Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten. Then when you hit puberty they take the crayons away and replace them with dry, uninspiring books on algebra, history, etc. Being suddenly hit years later with the 'creative bug' is just a wee voice telling you, “I'd like my crayons back, please.” ― Hugh MacLeod