Days of Note
Nepean Potters Exhibition – July 25 & 26
Committee Meeting – August 6, 7:30pm
Exhibition by Ingrid Russell – August 3-16
Entries for Penrith Show - August 16 , 9-3
Blue Mts Potters Exhibition – Oct 3&4
Life Drawing Group Exhibition – Nov 20, 21 & 22
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Editorial
It is a great relief to have the Members Exhibition over. It looked fantastic. We received lots of compliments and positive feedback. In spite of the weather there was a steady stream of visitors, most of them customers too! It was great to have support from so many members; setting up, manning the cash desk, taking it all down, putting up signs, carting plinths etc to and from the centre, bringing a plate for that yummy supper and of course providing work for display. It was good to see lots of beautiful work there for exhibition only. It gives an extra dimension to have those treasured works on display and shows what the BMCAC is all about – encouraging the development of arts and crafts in the area. Of course the sale of work is very important too for supplying much needed funds.( $763.65 was added to our funds) A big thank you to all those members (and their families in several cases) involved and especially to those who put in over 100% to make everything run so smoothly. Give yourselves a big pat on the back.
There has been a call for help from the Anglican Retirement Villages in locating artists interested in working with their elderly residents. Henry Fulton Nursing Home and Lemongrove Gardens Recreation Activities Programs are creating a register of volunteer and paid artists. If you are interested the web site is www.arv.org.au
A big congratulations to Joe Cartwright who won the Viewers Choice Award at the Henry Lawson Festival of Arts at Grenfell. It is good to hear of a fellow members success. Any more out there? Congratulations to you too!
Now something for the gardeners. Frank and Julie Wall, prize winning local orchid growers will be giving a talk on their special blooms at the Penrith Regional Gallery & Lewers Bequest at 10 am on Wednesday, August 26. The $10 entry includes morning tea. RSVP by Fri, August 21 on 4735 1100. I can recommend this, their orchids are stunning and they explain away all the difficulties in growing them, besides the gallery is such a special place to visit!
There has been a call for help from the Anglican Retirement Villages in locating artists interested in working with their elderly residents. Henry Fulton Nursing Home and Lemongrove Gardens Recreation Activities Programs are creating a register of volunteer and paid artists. If you are interested the web site is www.arv.org.au
A big congratulations to Joe Cartwright who won the Viewers Choice Award at the Henry Lawson Festival of Arts at Grenfell. It is good to hear of a fellow members success. Any more out there? Congratulations to you too!
Now something for the gardeners. Frank and Julie Wall, prize winning local orchid growers will be giving a talk on their special blooms at the Penrith Regional Gallery & Lewers Bequest at 10 am on Wednesday, August 26. The $10 entry includes morning tea. RSVP by Fri, August 21 on 4735 1100. I can recommend this, their orchids are stunning and they explain away all the difficulties in growing them, besides the gallery is such a special place to visit!
Potters Report
At the last meeting Jenny Miller gave us a talk about her collection of antique dolls, explaining how they were made. It was interesting to see the different styles, especially the hair styles and how each one reflected something of the fashions of the time. These dolls were not for the little girls to play with as they do today. Members then checked the raku glazes in preparation for their raku firing day next month. The exhibition date has been changed to October 3&4, a week earlier than previously planned.
Fund Raising and Maintenance
You must have realised by now that the BMCAC is seriously short of funds and eating away at those we have as each year passes. There have been several suggestions made but the overworked committee would like help implementing them. They are:
• a smaller exhibition and sale of work near Xmas in our own premises
• another garage sale
• a car boot sale – possibly tied in with the above
• a theatre trip to see” Wizard”
• more local advertising in “Creations”
If you can help with any of these to keep the Centre in the black and our doors open for classes etc please come to the next committee meeting ( they are open to all members) on August 6 at 7.30 in the main room.
A big thank you to John McCann who has fixed the railing at the side of the main building. There are lots of jobs that need doing. If you are interested in helping please contact Joy.
• a smaller exhibition and sale of work near Xmas in our own premises
• another garage sale
• a car boot sale – possibly tied in with the above
• a theatre trip to see” Wizard”
• more local advertising in “Creations”
If you can help with any of these to keep the Centre in the black and our doors open for classes etc please come to the next committee meeting ( they are open to all members) on August 6 at 7.30 in the main room.
A big thank you to John McCann who has fixed the railing at the side of the main building. There are lots of jobs that need doing. If you are interested in helping please contact Joy.
Teacher Liaison Report
Term 3 timetable is ready. We have a new teacher offering Children’s Drawing and Painting on Thursday afternoons. Michelle Stephens has credentials and experience in illustration, drawing and painting. She has an interesting and challenging plan for the class. We just need to establish numbers for the class to go ahead. Please spread the word. Other class numbers have been fluctuating but hopefully this will improve next term.
Enrolment day is Saturday 1st August, but remember that you can enrol early. Go to the website bmcac.com to download the forms, or pop into the gallery and pay via envelope or credit card. You can also email your intentions to bmcac.mail@gmail.com
Classes are the lifeblood of the Centre, your continued support is vital and appreciated.
Cheers, Ingrid
Enrolment day is Saturday 1st August, but remember that you can enrol early. Go to the website bmcac.com to download the forms, or pop into the gallery and pay via envelope or credit card. You can also email your intentions to bmcac.mail@gmail.com
Classes are the lifeblood of the Centre, your continued support is vital and appreciated.
Cheers, Ingrid
DREAMING – an exhibition of paintings by Ingrid Russell
Ingrid will be holding a solo exhibition at The Event Horizon Gallery in Katoomba from Wednesday 3rd August to Sunday 16th August.
The main focus of her current work is based on an intuitive form of expressionist abstract and figurative works, which Ingrid draws from her “personal dreaming”. Her bold use of colour and line work has images jumping from the canvas. “I start with layers of colour and the images emerge, often surprising me. Once the theme has emerged, the painting quickly resolves, as if by itself. I become the catalyst through which the canvas speaks”. Ingrid only recently started this style of painting and has found great satisfaction from letting her imagination free reign.
Ingrid has also created a children’s picture book featuring 12 of her paintings and drawings, which will also be on display. “Beauty in the Woods” will be launched at the opening of her exhibition, Saturday 8th from 2:00 till 4:00pm, and signed copies will be available for purchase.
An invitation is extended to all BMCAC members to attend the opening.
The main focus of her current work is based on an intuitive form of expressionist abstract and figurative works, which Ingrid draws from her “personal dreaming”. Her bold use of colour and line work has images jumping from the canvas. “I start with layers of colour and the images emerge, often surprising me. Once the theme has emerged, the painting quickly resolves, as if by itself. I become the catalyst through which the canvas speaks”. Ingrid only recently started this style of painting and has found great satisfaction from letting her imagination free reign.
Ingrid has also created a children’s picture book featuring 12 of her paintings and drawings, which will also be on display. “Beauty in the Woods” will be launched at the opening of her exhibition, Saturday 8th from 2:00 till 4:00pm, and signed copies will be available for purchase.
An invitation is extended to all BMCAC members to attend the opening.
Gallery Chit Chat
There was a changeover after the exhibition. There is not much new work but everything has been cleaned and rearranged. We now have a floral themed centrepiece as well as a small fibre display. There are plenty of lovely scarves, gloves and bedsocks, all ideal for this chilly weather.
As there is a shortage of members available to for duty, due to illness and holidays, the gallery will be closed for half a day on Sundays during August and possibly September. While there have not been great sales there has been quite a number of people popping in to see what the gallery is all about, many of them for the first time.
Cheers Jan.
As there is a shortage of members available to for duty, due to illness and holidays, the gallery will be closed for half a day on Sundays during August and possibly September. While there have not been great sales there has been quite a number of people popping in to see what the gallery is all about, many of them for the first time.
Cheers Jan.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
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