December 2015 Allied Artists Newsletter
No Meeting in December
Christmas Party will be Wed, December 9th at 6:00pm at ‘Angela’s on the River’ in St. Albans. The deadline was December 1st so if you did not make a reservation, you will have to wait until next year. We will have our fun gift exchange as always. Bring a wrapped gift of your own art or an art related item. We will do the ‘Yankee Trader’ exchange. Lots of fun!! If you want to help with the desserts, call Jerre Watkins at 304-776-5488.
The program for our November meeting was presented by P.J. Dickerscheid of the Culture Center. She and several other people at the Culture Center are new to the Art world of West Virginia and they want to get our feedback on programs, events, etc. that we would like to have available to artists in WV. It was a lively discussion.
We have the opportunity to participate in the December Art Walk (Dec 17th) at the Capitol Conference Center. Other artists will also be there so it will not be an exclusive AAWV exhibit. If you are interested, contact David Simpson by Dec 4th. However, since it is 'first come, first served', you might not want to wait until then. David Simpson, Operations Coordinator, Capitol Conference Center, Phone 304 344-2246, Fax 304 344-5853 . Once you have been accepted by David, please send an email to Deborah Herndon so she can include you in the news release: . If you want to send her an image of your art, send only one image (that she can put on a disk) with name, media, title.
Welcome to our new members that were juried in at the October 3rd New Member Jury Session: Mary Ellen Baughman, Lee Ann Blevins, Deborah Brooks, Darryl Dean, Susan Pauley, Elizabeth Turner, Mary Wiliams, Sandra Willis, Chris Wood.
The Workshop with Richard Stephens was a great success. Thanks to Brenda Beatty for organizing and overseeing the workshop.
We do need some place to store the demonstration mirror. It folds up so that it can be stored fairly easily. However, it will not fit into our storage unit (completely filled up with screens). It would be great to have it at someone’s garage in the Charleston area. If you have a little room and can store this for us, please contact Sandra King at .
Arts Day at the Capitol will be on Feb 22nd. It is always good to remind our lawmakers of the importance of art in the state and in the education system. Mark it on your calendar and consider being there.
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September is the official time to pay your dues!! If you have not paid your dues, please do so. Remember – you must be current with your dues in order to participate in AAWV exhibits. When you send in your $30.00 dues, please list out your current address, phone number, and email address so we can keep the directory updated. Send to AAWV, PO Box 2361, Charleston, WV 25328.
NOTE THE CHANGE: If you pay your dues after December 1st, there will be a $5.00 late fee.
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WEBSITE:
Join the AAWV gallery and members directory.Send a bio, your picture, plus jpg files of your art to Linda Stonestreet at .
Artistic Opportunities:
The AAWV Juried Show Prospectus is now available on our website. The deadline is Feb 15th. The exhibit will be in May at the Parkersburg Art Center.
Megan Lyon with Inner Path presents: The Artist’s Way, 12 week series, every Wed evening Jan 20 to April 6, 6:30pm to 8pm at Unity of Kanawha Valley. Contact her at
Marshall University 5th Annual Juried exhibition. Deadline was Nov 2nd. The show goes from January 11th to Feb 12th with a reception on January 21st at the MU Visual Arts Center Gallery.
Gallery Eleven is offering a “Guest Artist” wall to other artists for a monthly fee. If you are interested, contact Linda at or 304-757-3326 and get on the list. Sorry, no photography.
Gallery Eleven’s popular Crazy Eights exhibit is back! Submissions MUST be 8”x 8” and ready to hang on the wall. Delivery of art will be the last week of December. For more information, call Gallery Eleven at 304-342-0083.
AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS: Send news to Linda Stonestreet to get it on the website.
Two additions to the list of AAWV members in the WV Juried Exhibition at Tamarack : Betsy Cox and Mary Grassell. Maryalso won a merit award.
Homaira Ahmed's studio 'Arts & Thoughts' in Teays Valley will have a Holiday Open House on Dec 11 and 12, 10am to 5pm. This will include: free claytime for kids with special needs on dec 11 2pmto 4pm and $5.00 kids clay time on Dec 12 from 2-4pm. There will be refreshments, door prizes, coupons for classes. For more information contact her at 304-760-8714 or .
Sharon Harmswill have a show at the Art Emporium from November 17th through December 13th. Opening reception will be at Art Walk on Black Friday.
Deborah Herndon placed in all 5 categories in the Annual Juried Photography Competition sponsored by the Beckley Art Center with these photos: "Northern Exposure (Camellias)", "Deering ' s Vizcaya", "Intense Tabby”, "Seine River Bridge at Night”, "Young Dylan & Orange Brasserie". Two of her metallic photographs were selected for the "Repetion & Patterns" National Juried Exhibit, Nov. 1-30, at the Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Va.
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