Honorable Mention

Judy Gelinas, pastel, "Fresh Clams"

 

Several of our members received Honorable Mention certificates at the Elliot Senior Center Annual Art Show. Congratulations.

 Anthony Williams, watercolor, "Early Morning at the Beach"

 

Frank Moulin, watercolor, "Gull Island"

Linda Feinberg, acrylic, "November Day"

 

Summer projects

Design awarded to our member and chief muralist Anthony Williams. Anthony will be painting this design on a utility box downtown. Congrats.

As a group we have submitted some proposals for summer murals, but we do not have any news yet. Our treasurer, Linda Feinberg, went to a Southern NH Planning Committee meeting on the millyard and did some networking.  Anthony and Linda will attend a meeting next week of Old Sol and try to get some interest in more public art downtown.

Member Joe Smiga received 30 copies of his new book "Blackest of Fridays".  This is his 8th book and is not available in stores yet. He already sold his first one to his chiropractor. Joe is a good salesman.  The novel is a thriller involving good police work and terrorism.

Please send in your news and summer updates to our blogger, Linda: lhfeinberg@gmail.com
Thank you.

Next meeting and two calls for Art

Next meeting is Tuesday, May 17th at 7:00 p.m. at Deb's house. If you need more information, please feel free to contact me. LHFeinberg@gmail.com. We will discuss possibilities for a summer art project. Please bring your ideas.

Tina gave me some more Calls for Art.

CALL FOR ART!

Wanderlust: A Visual Symphony

Plymouth State University's KDAG Exhibitions Program, with exhibit partner, The New Hampshire Music Festival are seeking artwork, for 

the upcoming Summer 2016 exhibition in Silver Center for the Arts, Wanderlust: A Visual Symphony, which will be on view during the New Hampshire Music Festival.

NHMF's theme of wanderlust, will take audiences on a creative journey through countries and places around the world including Brazil, Germany, New York City, and Russia. The exhibit will celebrate the power of art to move and inspire us, connecting to music and travel themes.

Artists are invited to submit 1-3 images of artworks. Artwork is limited to work that can hang on walls.

Interested artists should go to the link below to submit a jpg of their artwork, accompanied by a brief artist's statement describing how the work relates to music themes, an artist biographical statement, and contact information.

https://www.plymouth.edu/gallery/exhibition-kdag/visual-symphony/

The deadline for submissions is June 10, 2016.

Guest Co-Curator: Bradford Dumont, NH Music Festival Artistic Administrator

Exhibit Dates: July 1- August 15, 2016

Call for Printmakers!   Finding Place on Paper:  Contemporary Poets and Printmakers Explore the White Mountains Co curated by Elizabeth Ahl, Parker Potter, and Cynthia Robinson Plymouth State University's Museum of the White Mountains is seeking a limited number of prints made recently, for the upcoming exhibit, Finding Place on Paper: Contemporary Poets and Printmakers Explore the White Mountains Artists from (or connected to) New Hampshire and the New England region, for whom the White Mountains as a place is featured, played a role, or been an inspiration in their work are invited to submit 1-2 images.  Selected prints may be paired with contemporary poems for visual display and/or included in printed material associated with the show.   Interested artists should go to the link below to submit a jpg of their print, accompanied by a brief artist's statement describing how the work relates to the White Mountains, an artist biographical statement, and contact information. https://www.plymouth.edu/museum-of-the-white-mountains/exhibitions/inspired-by-place/submission-form/ The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2016. Exhibit dates: October 24-December 16, 2016. To learn more about the Museum of the White Mountains, please visit http://www.plymouth.edu/museum-of-the-white-mountains/ Click on the "Call for Artists" tab at the top for more exhibit information.

Inside Mural - Finished

With thanks to Shirley Perry for the photos. Our artists finished the mural in the O'Malley headquarters. Left to right: Anthony Williams, Deb Funk, Shirley Perry, Stephanie Byrd.

Murals

Shirley Perry finished this big panel mural for Webster House. Great Job!

Shirley will be moving south soon and we are sorry to see her go, but wish her well in her new ventures. Thanks, Shirley, for all your help with our art projects this year.

More art competitions

Just click on the images to enlarge them. Also, the tab on the right at the top has more information about shows, fairs and classes.

Webster House Project (continued)

Thank you to Tina Gagnon and Deb Funk for this beautiful 4’ x 5’ acrylic painting. The painting has been delivered to Webster House and they are very happy to have it.

Webster House will be having a reception for us when all the paintings are up. We are still waiting for the completion of the last painting.  Two other smaller paintings that we had in storage were also donated to them, from our former president, Colleen O’Connor.

We have purchased an E-Z up tent, complete with sides, sandbags and lights. If you are a member of our organization and would like to borrow it, please contact our treasurer.

We do not have any April meetings scheduled, but if you would like to get together, just to chat, to draw or paint, just contact us.

Please remember that all paid-up members are entitled to promote their exhibits, classes and current paintings on this blog. We would love to hear from you.

Call for Artists

At the Derry Public Library we have a considerable wall space with a professional hanging system in place, and we feature the work of a different artist every month.  We also have a locked display showcase with 3 shelves.  I am always looking for great new art work to share with the community and wonder if any of you would consider hanging or displaying your work here?  Several artists could also share the space for a month.  Depending on size, there is potential for around 17 to 20 pictures to be hung.

The only month I have already booked for this year is February.  I’ll attach our Exhibit Policy which might answer other questions you have.  Otherwise of course you could email me directly.

Thank you very much for considering displaying in our space!

Susan

Susan S. Brown

Assistant Director

Head of Reference

Derry Public Library

64 E. Broadway

Derry, NH 03038

Ph: 603-432-6140

Fax: 603-432-6128

Email: susanb@derrypl.org

Derry Public Library

EXHIBITS POLICY

Approved 2/12/07, 7/21/14

The Derry Public Library seeks to provide information for its residents in their pursuit of academic, personal and recreational interests.  The library provides a limited amount of wall and showcase space for non-commercial use by the public for displays of an educational, historical, art or hobby nature.

Organizations, schools, and individuals wishing to utilize the Library for an exhibit must first consult with the appropriate contact person listed below who will determine the relevance of, the conditions for, and the availability of suitable space for the exhibit. The Library Director (in consultation with the Trustees if necessary) has final say in any unusual circumstances.

EXHIBIT SPACE                                                              CONTACT PERSON

Adult level (“large”) locked showcase                             Head of Adult Services/YA

Adult level wall display spaces                                         Head of Adult Services/YA

Children’s level locked display case                                Head of Children’s Services

Children’s level shelf-top display

 (NOTE: no security is provided for this space)             Head of Children’s Services

All other spaces not normally scheduled must be requested and discussed with the Director.

1.       Library initiated exhibits will be given priority

2.       Preference is given to local (Derry) exhibitors over others.

3.       Exhibits are scheduled for one calendar month. Installation should be completed within the first two or three open days of the month, by arrangement with the contact person. Removal must be prompt, on or by the last open day of the month.

4.       All exhibits must be appropriate and suitable for a mixed public audience. All items must be presentation ready (framed and ready to hang, etc.)

5.       Each exhibitor is responsible for hanging or displaying his/her own exhibit, and for providing all necessary materials, signage, display racks, etc. for organizing the exhibit. The Library may provide use of bar hangers for wall displays to use in conjunction with the installed hanging system. Ladders are available. No nails or screws may be placed in the walls. No book display racks are provided.

6.       The Library does not assume financial liability for injury, loss or damage. Since the exhibit may not be supervised, exhibitors should consider the possibility of providing private insurance if security is a concern.  In advance of setting up any display of loaned materials, exhibitors must sign a waiver of liability holding the Library, its employees and trustees, and the Town of Derry harmless for any injury resulting from the installation of the exhibit, or for any damage to or loss of loaned material.

7.       Publicity is the responsibility of the exhibitor unless the exhibit is co-sponsored by the Library. The Library may elect to publicize exhibits on its web site and/or in other ways, but this is not guaranteed. (Permission to photograph and use images from the exhibit for publicity is assumed granted by the agreement to exhibit.)

8.       Exhibitors may not schedule special openings or other events without the permission (in writing) from the Director. All arrangements must be approved by the Director at least two weeks prior to the event and must conform to other Library policies.

9.       No prices may be posted on the items on exhibit, nor may an admission fee be charged. A price list with contact information may be placed near the exhibit. Transactions for the purchase of an exhibit item shall be directly between the purchaser and the exhibitor. No sales may be made on the premises without express permission from the Trustees, which must be arranged no less than one month before the exhibit. No exhibit material which is sold during its display in the Library may be removed before the end of the exhibition period.

10.    Consideration will be given to new exhibitors over those who exhibited within the last 12 month period.

11.    Granting of permission to use Library facilities does not constitute an endorsement by the Library staff, the Library trustees, or the Town of Derry, of the content of the exhibit, the materials, or of the exhibitior(s).

12.    Failure to abide by these requirements could result in denial of further requests to make use of Library exhibit spaces, and/or immediate termination of the exhibit.

Derry Public Library

Exhibit Application and Waiver of Liability

Waiver

This agreement is made the __________ day of ____________, _________ by and between the Derry Public Library and __________________________________ (Lender).

1. That the Lender wishes to loan to the Library _________________________________________ to be exhibited for one calendar month.

2. That the Lender understands that his/her materials are loaned, installed, and exhibited at his/her own risk and that neither the Library Director, Library staff, The Library Board of Trustees, nor the Town of Derry shall be responsible for theft, vandalism, fire or other damage to the exhibit.

3.  That the Lender will not bring any action against and shall hold the Library employees, the Library Director, the Library Board of Trustees, and the Town of Derry its agents and/or employees, harmless for any damage to the material loaned.

Cara Barlow, Director, Derry Public Library

____________________________________   ________________________________________

(Lender)                                                                    (DPL)

Application

Exhibitor(s): ___________________________________________________________________

Phone:  _________________   E-mail:____________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Brief description of content of exhibit: _____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

I wish to exhibit for the month of _______________, (year)______________.  I agree to install the exhibit by the end of the second business day of the month and remove the exhibit by the end of the last business day of the month.

[ ] Adult level wall display  (Approximate number of pieces: ________)

[ ] Adult level locked showcase display

[ ] Children’s level locked showcase display

[ ] Children’s level open shelving display (NOTE: no security is provided!)

                [ ] Special arrangements:  please describe:

               

                [ ] The Library will not provide any opening reception. If you wish to hold a reception or other special           event in connection with this exhibit, you must have permission from the Director.

           

            ( Director authorization for above:_______________________________________, date________________)

        

No prices may be visible in the display(s). A separate price list with your contact information may be left at the desk for patrons to view. We suggest that your price list be easy to coordinate with the items (i.e. by numbers or titles.) All sales are between you and the purchaser, and must be handled off Library premises.

Will you be selling any items? _____ yes    _____ no                  Please describe or attach price list.

Webster House Winter Project

Artwork by Christina Burke-Gagnon (Tina Gagnon)

The proposals/sketches/photos are coming in for our winter project. We will be discussing these at our annual meeting on Jan. 21st (see the Jan. 2nd posting on this blog for more information).  We will be choosing four designs for the 4' x 5' panels at Webster House and possibly some alternatives in case our top four picks are not acceptable for some reason or other.  Please take a few minutes to look at all the photos and come to the meeting with your suggestions and comments.

Four beautiful designs by Deb Funk (above)

Two sketches (above) by Eileen Belanger. I can imagine them in color easily having seen Eileen's paintings in the past.

Sketch by Anthony Williams (our top muralist!). Looks like he's really thinking.....

Urban scenes from Manchester, NH, bridge and river studies by our blogger, Linda Feinberg. That's the Merrimack River flowing through our interesting city.

And finally, some suggestions by Lou Catano, director of Webster House. We could make a variation of any of these. I don't know who the original artist is so we wouldn't be able to copy without permission (copyright issues), but we can certainly do something similar.

These are the submissions that came in by the deadline. If there are a few more ideas, they will be added to this post if possible, or shown at the meeting.  Hope everyone has a creative and artistic weekend.

To view the pictures in full, just click on them.

Fall Fundraiser

Our artists have accepted the challenge of painting small canvas boxes for a fundraiser.  They will be for sale soon.  This box was painted by Linda Feinberg.

We plan on selling the boxes for $12.  More photos and information will be posted when available.

If you have ideas for winter projects for our artists, please let us know. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 22nd.  We would enjoy working with students on murals.  They could be on movable panels instead of on walls.  Our artists completed three outdoor murals this summer and we would enjoy designing and painting indoor murals for the winter.

One of our artists has sent in a proposal to the city on a building that might be available and could be used as an art center. Stay tuned . . .

Art in the Park

Our members Aline Lotter and Linda Feinberg will be exhibiting at Art in the Park next week. Please stop by and say hello.

Manchester Artists Association is also having a children's art competition for the first time. They are inviting students from the Manchester School District, grades 1-12 to participate.  It is free and there will be prizes awarded.  Please let your friends and family know.

What is needed:
Come to Veterans Park by 10:00 a.m. on 9/20 (rain date 9/21)
With your 2D artwork framed and wired in back, ready to hang. (1 per student)
When you arrive at the green tent, you will need to fill out a form.
Judging will take place at noon, winners announced soon afterwards.
Pick up your artwork after 3:00 p.m.

Congratulations to Aline Lotter for her 5 paintings that are part of the "Healing with Art" exhibit at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center in Manchester. This is a juried exhibit and runs for four months. If you would like your artwork to be considered for the next round of judging, please review the guidelines under Mission and Process on their website:  http://www.healingwithart.org/#mi=1&pt=0&pi=2&p=-1&a=0&at=0

Utility Box Painting

More public art in downtown Manchester thanks to Carolina Chauvette Davidson.  The city funded three artists to paint the utility boxes in the downtown. We hope they continue this project next year. Carolina submitted a proposal and was accepted. Her box is located on Elm Street in front of the Radisson Hotel and across from Veterans Park.

Photos by John Mitchell.

Our next project -- Fundraiser

We will be painting these mini boxes as a fundraiser.  One of our members will be selling and exhibiting them in her shop for the Columbus Day weekend.  Six of our members have already confirmed that they would enjoy painting a box.  If you would like a box to paint, contact our Treasurer, Linda Feinberg.  If you would like to paint a box and keep it for yourself or give it as a gift, that is o.k. too.  The price will be $12.