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Holiday 2009 Exhibition Prospectus and General Info

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Watch Your Mail Box (E-Mail or Snail)!

Guild members will soon receive the prospectus for the 2009 Holiday Exhibition. If you have an e-mail address on file with the Guild, you will receive it electronically. Paper copies are being mailed only to members with no e-mail address on record.

If you do not receive a prospectus within the next few weeks, please contact Nancy Thyfault.

The deadline for registering for the exhibition is September 26, 2009

You can download the prospectus here:
As a PDF: NAG 2009 Fall Prospectus (requires Acrobat Reader)
As a Word Document: NAG 2009 Fall Prospectus

Exhibition Schedule:

September 26, 2009: Deadline for submitting prospectus
November 4, 2009: Referee Night, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Thornhill
November 6, 2009: Artists/Members Reception, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Thornhill
November 7-8: Exhibition open to public, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Thornhill
November 8: Pick up artwork, 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.

Questions?
Contact: Nancy Thyfault, Exhibition Chair; Laverne Bohlin, Co-chair, or Sharon Malec, Co-chair.

Holiday Fund-Raising Workshop: September 19, 2009

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Transform you artwork into items for sale at our 2010 Holiday Exhibition!

Have fun, meet other Guild members and contribute to a worthy cause!

When: Saturday, September 19th, 2009,  10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Where: Thornhill Education Center

What to Bring:
Nancy Thyfault will again be showing us how to make her beautiful boxes. For the boxes please bring color laser copies (not inkjet) of your original artwork in various sizes, acrylic paint, fabric or decorative paper scraps and creative embellishments. Boxes, transfer paper, gel medium and some supplies will be provided. If you have your own boxes, trays, or items to decorate, bring them along.

Please note: some materials and projects will be provided. If you need more information or wish to share a project idea, please contact Laverne Bohlin or Nancy Thyfault.

Bring your lunch or dine at the Arboretum.

Please note: you do not have to stay the entire time – you can arrive late, leave early, etc.

Call for Artwork: 2010 Guild Calendar

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Guild Members: If you are interested in submitting artwork for our 2010 calendar, submissions are due September 26, 2009.

In 2009, we produced a desktop calendar featuring the work of Guild members. They were offered for sale at the 2008 Holiday Exhibition;  the 75 copies quickly sold out, generating some much needed revenue for the Guild.

© 2008 The Nature Artists Guild of The Morton Arboretum

So, we are doing it again! This  year, the pages will be commercially printed. However, we will be assembling them be hand, so will be looking for volunteers.

Detailed specifications can be downloaded here:  NAG 2010 Calendar Information Sheet

August 6th is Demonstration Night

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The Guild’s August formal meeting – August 6th at 7:00pm in the Arboretum’s Thornhill Auditorium – will feature 4 Guild members demonstrating techniques:

Denise Fisk: Painting animals
Maggie Mardis: Creating a colored paper background for colored pencil and graphite drawings
Connie Devendorf: Faux finishes and natural history subjects
Patty Koenigsaecher: Fiber arts

Also Suzanne Wegener, the Guild’s Arboretum Liaison, will be on hand to answer questions about the referee process for our Exhibitions. This is a great opportunity for members who have never exhibited in Guild shows and have questions about what’s involved/required.

Formal Programs June – October 2009

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Formal programs start at 7:00 p.m. at the Thornhill Education Center.

June 4th
Michelle LeBlanc, founder & CEO of Naperville Cultural Center, presents creative ways to promote and market your work and prepare for exhibits.

August 6th
Demonstrations by Guild members

October 1st
Marlene Hill Donnelly, scientific illustrator at The Field Museum. Scientific illustration and enhancing giclée prints with pastels.

Spring 2009 Exhibition Schedule

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The annual spring exhibition will be here before we know it! Here is the schedule:

Registrations due: Monday, March 7
Referee Night: Wednesday, April 15
Artists’ Reception: Friday, April 17, 5-9 pm
Exhibition Open to Public: Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, Noon to 5:00 pm
Pick Up Artwork: Sunday, April 19, 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm

Prospectus Spring 2009 Exhibition

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The prospectus for the Guild’s Spring 2009 exhibition has been e-mailed to members with e-mail addresses on record. Members without an e-mail address will receive a hard copy.

Please read the entire prospectus for changes, including new size requirements and donations by participants.

Forms must be postmarked by Monday, March 7, 2009. To participate you must have paid your 2009 membership dues.

If you did not receive a prospectus, please contact Evelyn Grala so that we can correct our records.

You can also download the documents here:

Prospectus: Spring 2009 Exhibition (PDF)

Spring 2009 Registration Forms (PDF)

Prospectus and Forms: Word Document