New Display Panels!

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As many of you know, our display panels have been showing a lot of wear and tear – to the point that we’ve had to place additional limits on the size/weight of artwork that is accepted for the exhibitions. Guild members and Arboretum staff worked together this past summer to research new panel systems and to develop a funding plan.

I’m thrilled to announce that The Arboretum has decided to pay 80 percent of the cost of new panels. The Guild will pay the remaining 20 percent from existing funds.

The funding recognizes the increasing use of the panels by several Arboretum departments, including the Education Department. And it is a wondeful show of support for the Guild. The panels will be ordered soon. It’s not known yet whether they will arrive in time for the Holiday exhibition.

September 2008 Paint Outs Announced

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Mark your calendars! Three Guild artists are opening their gardens for member paint outs in September:

Saturday, September 6: Connie Devendorf
Thursday, September 18: Evelyn Grala
Friday, September 26: Laverne Bohlin

Bring you lunch and enjoy a day of sketching. Contact Ginn Barber at 708 863 7662 for information. For addresses, please consult your copy of the Guild Yearbook.

Prospectus for Holiday 2008 Show Available

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Download a copy of the NAG 2008 Holiday Exhibition Prospectus here.

This file is in PDF format. You will need a copy for Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it. If you do not have Reader installed on your computer, download a free copy here.

Registration forms are due September 30, 2008. To enter work in the exhibition, you must be a current 2008 Guild member.

Important Dates:

November 5: Referee Night
November 7: Artists Reception
November 8-9: Exhibition open to the public, Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Volunteers Wanted! Join the Board

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We have three open positions on the Guild board: Treasurer, Recording Secretary and Program Chair. Please consider volunteering for one of these openings. Any member who is up-to-date in their dues is eligible to serve.

The Treasurer is a key position, serving as the custodian of our funds and providing input on budget and financial planning. For the full Treasurer job description, click here to download the PDF file

The Program Chair schedules and coordinates presenters for the Guild’s formal meetings. For the Program Chair job description, click here to download the PDF file

The Recording Secretary records the minutes of all Board meetings and distributes them by e-mail prior to the next meeting.

For additional information, please contact Mary Ingels or one of the incumbents – Peggy West (Treasurer), Kristin Jensen (Recording Secretary), or Karen Willden (Program Chair).

Calendar of Events: July – September 2008

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Saturday July 5th

Paint-out, The Morton Arboretum 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Meet on the steps of the Thornhill Education Center. Contact Laverne Bohlin at 630-978-9770

Thursday July 10th

Executive Board Meeting, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Thornhill Education Center, Room C.

Tuesday July 15th

Paint-out, at Naperville Riverwalk, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, 47 East Chicago Ave. Naperville, IL.

Please plan to meet 8:45/9:00 am in front of Barnes and Noble at Washington and E. Chicago Ave. Contact Ginn Barber at 708-863-7662 or e-mail ginnbarber at yahoo.com

Saturday August 2nd

Paint-out, The Morton Arboretum, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Meet on steps of Thornhill Education Center. Contact Laverne Bohlin 630-978-9770 for information.

Thursday August 7th

Executive Board Meeting, 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
Formal Meeting, 7:00 to 9:30 pm. Thornhill Auditorium

Members demonstrations: Suzanne Wegener (Colored Ink), Nancy Hart (Ceramic Sculpture) and Ginn Barber(Calligraphy).

Thursday August 14th

Paint-out, Chicago Botanic Garden 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
http://www.chicago-botanic.org

If you are planning on attending, please call Ginn Barber at (708)863-7662 or e-mail ginnbarber at yahoo.com for further details. Plan to meet at the visitor center building around 9:00 am.

Monday August 25th

Paint-out: Oak Park Conservatory, 9:00am to 12:00pm, 615 Garfield Street, Oak Park, IL
http://www.oakparkparks.com/parks/pf_18.htm

This is a unique opportunity to have this little gem of a conservatory entirely to ourselves.  There are three environments in one greenhouse.  If you are planning on attending, please contact Ginn Barber at (708)863-7662 or ginnbarber at yahoo.com

Parking is limited so please arrive early.

Thursday September 4th

Executive Board Meeting, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Thornhill Auditorium.

June 2008 Paintouts

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Thursday, June 12

Paint-Out  9:00 am to 12:00 pm at

The Grove
1421 Milwaukee Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025

www.glenviewparkdist.org/fa-grove-info.htm

Tuesday June 24

Paint-Out 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at

Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624-1996
http://www.garfield-conservatory.org/

For information, contact Ginn Barber

Members with suggestions or who wish to host a garden paint -out please Contact Ginn Barber