Presidents Message
Our bus trip was a huge success and we received great feedback from our members for a wonderful and memorable day. The deYoung exhibit was exquisite and all enjoyed the time spent in Sausalito for lunch afterwards. Thank you to Dick Massa for planning and coordinating this event for our gallery. He is planning on having a second trip, possibly in late October or early November, to see the second part of the empressionist exhibit.
The gallery will be selling a 2011 75th Anniversary Calendar in celebration of this significant occasion. Our calendar will be available in the month of September and will include monthly photos of the featured artist, along with dates for all our gallery events. Please wait to purchase your 2011 calendar!
Thanks to Lois Hulsey and Jackie Podesta, we are totally booked for 2011 with all featured and demonstra- tion artists. 2011 promises to be an exciting and inspirational 75th year for our gallery!
The August reception for Cliff Johnston and Lyndi Hatch attracted 80 visitors on the evening of August 14th. Cliff’s woodworking and Lyndi’s oil paintings will be on display through the end of August.
SAL members are invited to attend the opening reception for our juried exhibition at The Haggin Museum on Thursday, September 2nd, from 6pm to 8pm, with the award presentations starting at 7pm. Reception attendees will not be charged the museum entry fee. Come to meet the artists and support our gallery in this important fundraising event.
The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 1st, at 10am
Your President,
Scheduled 2010 SAL Calendar of Events
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Board Meeting
Membership Meeting
Tuesdays (Tuesday painting group)
September 3 & 4
September 9
September 11
October 9
October 14 |
October 29 & 30
November 11
November 13
December 9
December 11
December 30 & 31 |
September 9th: General membership meeting and artist demonstration, 7-9pm
Artist, Margot Schulzke (Pastel demo)Margot Schulzke’s name and her work are well known coast to coast. A longtime columnist for The Pastel Journal, she is widely regarded as an authority on the subject of composition and design. Her book, A Painter’s Guide to Design and Compostion (Northlight) was released to rave reviews in 2006. The highly respected Pastel Society of the West Coast has ranked her as a Distinguished Pastelist since 1988, an honor extended to only 26 of PSWC’s approximately 400 members.
In 2006, the society added another signal honor, that of the PSWC Pastel LaureateTM Award. She is the fourth artist to be so honored. (The award is not given annually.) She was the subject of a feature article written by Christine Proskow in The Pastel Journal December 2008. Her work has been featured in a number of books and articles. She has served as a juror for many exhibitions, including the Pastel Journal Pastels 100 (2004).
She was also juror of awards for Pastels USA 2008, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA; the Northwest Pastel Society National Open Exhibition, Gig Harbor, WA, 2008; and the Emerald Art Center National Open Exhibition, April 2009; Juror of Selection, 3rd Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition, Old Forge, NY 2007; and Sierra Pastel Society International Pastels on High Exhibition, 2002. She is juror for the 56th Stockton Art League National Juried Show in Stockton, CA, at The Haggin Museum, 2010.
SAL Juried Art Show at The Haggin Museum starts Sept 2nd
Next year we will be celebrating SAL’s 75th Anniversary-more than seven decades of promoting art appreciation in Stockton and San Joaquin County. From the very beginning we have had a strong relationship with The Haggin Museum. A group of local artists who had been meeting at the museum decided in late 1936 to formally orga- nize the Stockton Art League. The newly formed League continued to meet at the museum, and held its first non- juried membership show there in November 1936, within weeks of org- anizing, with each member exhibiting two pieces.
In April 1945, the museum presented its first Juried Regional Art Contest, in which many SAL members participated, and which continued each fall until 1957. A juried show sponsored by SAL was added to the museum’s schedule in 1951, becoming known as the Stockton Art League Annual Spring Exhibition. Conceived to recognize, promote and reward excellence in San Joaquin County art, it is this show that has evolved into our current exhibition, becoming regional in 1965, and a Northern California show in 1984. After the 2004 show, the Exhibition became a biennial event, and was expanded to include five Western States. This is our second show as a national competition, offering more than $5,000 in awards.
Of the 254 artists who submitted 670 pieces of art, 89 were accepted into this year’s Exhibition, which totals 106 pieces. Our juror, Margot Schulzke, has given us a diverse show in which we can take pride. The SAL 56th Juried Exhibition opens on September 2nd and will run through October 31st.
SAL members are invited to attend the opening reception at The Haggin Museum on Thursday, September 2nd, from 6.m. to 8p.m., with the award presentations starting at 7p.m. Reception attendees will not be charged the museum entry fee. Come to meet some of the artists and help us make this an early celebratory event of our upcoming 75th Anniver- sary.
Artist In The News...
Another SAL artist that took home awards from the San Joaquin County Fair in July was:
September 11th: Featured Artist of the Month
Maria FlumianiPhotography
Maria Flumiani is a transplanted New Yorker, now living in Northern California. She has always enjoyed a love and enthusiasm for photography, admiring the talent of those who could express a moving story with just one photo.
Maria has pursued her craft over the last 6 years, consistently learning new techniques through journeying and educational workshops. California has offered her an amazing opportunity to explore and pursue her photography with its palette of beauty, variety of climates, and natural magnificence.
In traveling abroad, Maria has expanded her world to include the picturesque, exquisite splendor of the central, northern and southern regions of Italy. On her most recent excursion to southern Italy, she was able to discover the location of Nola, a small village in the Calabria region of Naples, where her grandparents were born.
Maria invites you to enjoy her photography and insight to Italy, hoping it will inspire others to visit this magnificent country. Through her photographs and stories, she wishes to enlighten others to the joy of traveling and discovering their ancestral history.
In 2010, Maria’s work was accepted into the 50th Annual Lodi Art Center Spring Show in Woodbridge and Delicato’s 14th Annual Photogra- phy show in Manteca.
Maria is currently serving as President and Publicity Chair of the Stockton Art League Goodwin Gallery, and is also a member of the Stockton Camera Club, the Miracle Mile Improvement District, and the Univer- sity Neighborhood Renaissance Committee.
Invitational Postcards
The gallery now offers members use of their bulk mail rate when sending reception invites. The post office requires 200+ postcards to be mailed in order to qualify for the rate (11cents vs 28 cents) but the savings is worth it. For more information, contact Maria Flumiani.
Artist in the News
SAL member Jean Janssen was awarded First Place for watercolor, in Lodi Art Center’s membership show. The painting is titled “Jessie’s Shed”.
Workshop Coordinator Wanted
We are seeking a Workshop Coordina- tor to assist Jackie Podesta in schedul- ing gallery workshops. Jackie’s focus is to plan follow-up workshops given by our skilled monthly demonstration artists. She urgently needs assistance from someone who takes initiative in contacting artists on the sign up list, and coordinating date and time of workshop. Bonus factor! This position allows individuals to partake in these classes for FREE! Workshops are a vital amenity which SAL wishes to extend to members and non-members alike. Please contact either Jackie Podesta or Maria Flumiani for more details.
Art League Member Instructors
D'Phar (Temporarily Suspended)
Elsie May Goodwin Gallery
Oil.
Classes every Monday - Ongoing.
For class information send #10 SASE to:
D’Pharr Painting Adventures
8527 Macduff Courtt., Stockton, CA 95209
Jon Guerzon
Jagged Lines of Imagination Academy
Classes focusing on cartoons, comics, and animation.
Come see us at:
4422 N. Pershing Ave., Stockton CA 95207
(209) 479-4128 or www.JLIAcademy.com
Jean Janssen
Hutchins St. Square Community Center Watercolor
Beginner classes: 9am - 11am Thurs.
Intermediate & Advanced: Noon - 3pm Thurs.
209-333-5511
Clemmie King
Chinese Brush Painting (Ink) Workshops
clemmieanderic@comcast.net
209-478-2294
Tina Moore, PSA, PSW
Pastel Painting Workshops/Instruction
mooregrafix@comcast.net
209-931-2529
Nancy Holl-Smith
Lodi Arts Commission
(209) 367-5442
Phoebe Storey
Oil/Acrylic. Register at the gallery
Jeannie Vodden
Watercolor. For class information send
#10 SASE to:
P.O. Box 512, Jackson, CA 95642
Membership Roster for 2010
New Members
Sharon Elizondo
Ken Luria
Janene E. Thompson
Lifetime Memberships
Maxine Dalben
Rosemary Fowell
Leonard George
Jeanne Wootten
Monet Memberships for 2009
Teresa Hickey
Picasso Memberships for 2009
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Mary Bennett
Michael Cammack Sharon Elizondo Tony Fugazi Bob Hamernik Signe Hickey Lois Hulsey Blanche Ingraham Christina Irvin Cliff Johnston Carol Maurer |
Elaine Mendiola
Claire Oak Jackie Podesta Georgia Robertson Marylou Schingler Dolly Sellars Anne Sheldon Carolyn Steinmetz Rita Sublett Leslie Sullivan Marjorie Wells |
Patron Memberships for 2009
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Ann Anderson
Pat Bender Janet Bonner Glenda Burns Carol Clark Rasheeda Clawson Becky Clover H. Lee Dempsey, Jr Helen Dollahite D’Pharr Jeff Drullard Lucille Duden Connie Elste Maria Flumiani Aleen Gall Kathy Gaulden Ernest Ito Beverly Kay Clemmie King Lee Kirkland Ruth Koon Julia Lai Beverly Lamontagne Mary Alice Lockmiller Carolynne Luallin |
Phyllis Marts
Tina Moore Barbara Moznett Erna Murphy Helen Murphy Betty Myers Susan Obert Una O’Farrell Kay Owen Mary Ann Poletti Joanie Selman-Prince Sue Riess Eloise Rossi Shirley Stockstill Mary Lois Thompson Carolynne Toliver Anthony Toth-Fejel Milton Tuitt Richard Turpin LaDean Walkington Robert Walsh Marilyn Wylie Nishka Yudnich Michelle Zachlod |
New SAL gallery guidelines for membership
1. Each individual/artist must be a member of the Stockton Art League, and pay one of the existing membership dues levels. Minimum dues are $35/year.
2. Each member may enter up to 4 pieces of their original art work in show (every 2 months). Work must be framed (unless the canvas sides are painted as part of the work) and have a wire hanger.
3. Art work shall be recent work done within the last 4 years. All art work must be for sale. Once submitted, work will remain for the duration of the show, unless it is sold. It may then be replaced without additional fee. Displays may not be changed nor entered after show is hung without consulting Aleen, Gallery Director.
4. There is a $5.00 charge for each painting entry into 2 month show. Exceptions are as follows:
- Three-dimiensional work: $7.00 per month
- Matted art work (in bins): $7.00 per 2 months
(maximum of 15 pieces) - Jewelry: $7.00 per month
- Scarves: $7.00 per month
5. There will be a new exhibit approximately every 60 days. Art work may be re-entered every 6 months. Gallery receives 30% commission on all sold work. Schedule is published in the Collagraph Newsletter.
6. Art work will be accepted at the discretion of the Gallery Director. Any unresolved issues will be referred to the Board of Directors for review.
7. When exhibiting their art in Gallery, member is required to staff a minimum of 6 hours per month for each month their work is shown. Shifts are usually 3 hours twice a month, or one 6 hour shift - depending on member preference. If member is unable to staff at their scheduled time/date, it is their responsibility to find a replacement. If a replacement cannot be found, please notify the Gallery Director at least 24 hours in advance.
8. At time of entry into 2 month show, a calendar will be available for staffing signup. 9. For new members who have a working, full-time paid position of at least 5 days, OR a medical problem that would prevent staffing, the bi-monthly entry fee will be $7.00 per painting (four maximum) with 40% commission to the gallery on each piece sold.
10. Please submit any concerns about the Gallery in writing to Aleen Gall, Director of the Gallery.
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2010 Stockton Art League Membership »
Benefits:
- Monthly demonstrations
- Six shows a year
- 12 featured artists
- Workshops with reception
- Tours to art related
- Juried Haggin Show destinations
- Show catalog
- Member roster
- Art Auction
- Monthly newsletter
- Library
