Anthony Williams Eagle Project

Anthony Williams painted a 4-foot tall fiberglass eagle for Easter Seals for Veterans Count "Salute Our Soldiers" (SOS). The eagle is located at CMC Hospital until December 7th (Pearl Harbor Day) where it will then be sent for auction with proceeds benefiting Veterans Count. Stop by to see it in person!
www.vetscount.org/nh

Photo by Kevin Nicoli.

Colleen's Gift

Our president, Colleen O’Connor, has left us to move closer to her family up north.  She has done a great job guiding us to an actual organization and we will miss her.

As a going away present, she left us some artwork to sell and use the money for our projects.  As treasurer, I don’t really know how to price these items, so please make an offer.

Please forward this post to your friends. If the items are not sold, they will be displayed with our first pop-up gallery, hopefully this spring.  Contact Linda Feinberg, Treasurer to pay for your item and pick it up (in Manchester). lhfeinberg@myfairpoint.net  or 645-6762.

Photo above: left item is “Draped Vessel”, ceramic. Low fire clay and layered glazes stoneware. Bottom right is “Circle, Square, Drip”, acrylic on canvas. Top right is “Iris”, ceramic: stoneware with red art added & glaze. Comes with candle inside.

“Ice Princess”. Watered down acrylic on canvas on sturdy frame.  18.5” X 18.5”

“Corner of Beech and Brook”, Pastel on paper, matted and framed under glass. Framed size, 14.5” X 17.5”

“Mushrooms by the Pond” Acrylic on canvas board, matted and framed under glass. Framed size, 10” X 12”

Public Art

We are still pursuing the meters project as mentioned in the last blog post. We have six artists signed up and one alternate.  We are waiting for the meters to be primed and hope to complete this project within the next few weeks.

Meanwhile we are attracting new members, but have not received their information for posting yet.  Remember that when you sign up as a member, you get to put up 2-3 photos and 2-3 paragraphs about yourself and your art on this blog. The membership application is on the blog and you can print it out and send it in with a check. 

Contact Linda Feinberg, Treasurer, if you are interested in more information.

Here are some more ideas for public art.  The photo on left is of a sculpture made out of what looks like old parts.  New Hampshire has lots of old parts lying around, so I’m sure our local artists could come up with something interesting.

It wouldn’t have to be representational, like this horse. It could be abstract. If you haven’t visited the Currier Museum  lately, walk by and look at the outdoor art there.  Statue on left was seen in California.

How about painting utility boxes in Manchester? We would need to get permission from the city, but this would certainly improve those boring boxes.  Photos below were taken in Netanya, Israel.

All photos on this post are by Linda Feinberg.

New projects, interesting exhibits, useful blog links

We have been contacted by Alderman Pat Long (downtown Manchester alderman) to paint the “Spare Change” parking meters.  There are 6 meters to be painted.  All stickers will be removed and the meters will have a white primer.

The meters will need a square that is 3” X 3” for a label that says: 

Can You Spare Some Change

Thank You!

100% of the Proceeds to Benefit

New Horizons of New Hampshire

The Friends of Art Manchester name along with the artist name can go anywhere the artist wants. Since this is public art, the images would need to be appropriate for all ages (sorry, no nudes).

The meters weigh about 45 pounds each.  According to artist Anthony Williams, they would need oil based spray paint (Rustoleum). Mr. Long is willing to pay for the paint, or you could use your own paint. We are in the process of determining where and when the painting will take place. We have three artists definitely signed up for painting, two possible artists and would be happy to have one more, although one artist is willing to paint two meters.

 

Contact Linda Feinberg, Treasurer, if you are interested in painting a meter.

Exhibits:

Going to Boston? Boston Sculptors Gallery exhibits on the Christian Science Plaza. This exhibit runs through October 31^st, 200 Mass Ave.

Sculpture by Donna Dodson shown on left.

http://www.donnadodsonartist.blogspot.com/

http://www.convergenceexhibit.blogspot.com/

Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein also exhibit periodically in New Hampshire.

How about Hollis, NH? That’s a lot closer.

Windows, a showing of paintings by Ruth Weiner Harris. Reception is Sunday, June 23, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, but the paintings will be up to view until July 15^th during library hours. This is in the Hollis Library.

Painting on right is by Ruth Weiner Harris.

In Manchester the annual student art exhibit is up at New Hampshire Institute of Art in three of their buildings.  The graduating students have their work up at 148 Concord Street, but you will need to hurry. The exhibit finishes June 19^th.  You can park in their lot, or the Hartnett Lot (meters, or free parking after 5:30 p.m.) and you can walk to all three buildings. There is art in a variety of media. It is very inspiring to see what art students are creating.

Periodically, we will post information that is of interest to artists and art collectors.

Do you know how to hang a painting?  This article gives you details.

http://www.reddotblog.com/wordpress/index.php/how-to-hang-a-painting-a-free-guide-from-xanadu-gallery/

Red Dot Blog is a good resource for articles on art marketing as well as practical information for artists. This week’s post is by a guest and is about successfully marketing your art through art festivals.  http://www.reddotblog.com/wordpress/

Business blog by Barney Davey with good information for artists and marketing:

http://artprintissues.com/

Finally, we are open to new members. There is an application at the link in the right column (under Friends of Art Links). We will be setting up a Paypal account this week, but you can also print and mail in your application with a check.