From the President's Studio
From the President's Studio
January 9, 2021
I hope that each of you enjoyed a very happy holiday season; welcome to 2021. I sense the anticipation we all have that the new year will bring much happier times and renewed artistic vigor. With our new website, the Sketchpad will focus on new and recent events, updates on existing shows, and links to opportunities for artists. As in the past, you are invited to submit your news about art.
Contact the Sketchpad editor to get started.
Positive news:
- In December, the new Toledo Artists Club website was rolled out. The website committee worked hard and produced an excellent product. Among other things, the website now allows us to host online shows. Our first online show is the Holiday Show, which features103 entries from 36 artists.
- On December 17, 2020, we applied for a grant from the Toledo and Lucas County Art Relief Grant Fund. We hope the Arts Commission looks favorably on our grant application. Receiving this grant would be a tremendous boost to our club’s financial position and give the club the opportunity to recover the losses that we experienced in 2020.
- Our next online show is an
Artists' Choice show, which will go live February 15, 2021. This will be our first juried show since March 2020. We look forward to seeing your works in this show. Let's give the online world another example of the artistic excellence we have in this community. We begin accepting entries January 11, 2021; the prospectus is posted under
Call for Entries.
Finally, please pay your membership dues by January 31; renew online at the Renew/Manage Membership page. For help renewing online, contact Joe Rudski.
If you are not a member, please join us; everyone is welcome. Go here for the Membership Application.
Happy painting,
Joe Rudski
President
Shelby Stoots, Gallery Director, Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, announces Poverty Hiding in Plain Sight, an exhibit open to all artists, based on the book, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, by Sarah Smarsh. With this exhibit we want to create a visual learning experience for our students, faculty, staff, and the community at large that addresses the issue of poverty in the Greater Toledo Area. Poverty appears in many different forms and we want to bring awareness, start conversations, and assist in the movement to end poverty through art and the talented artists in our community.
Prospectus for Poverty Hiding in Plain Sight
The exhibition is open to any artist in the Greater Toledo Area.
Any size and medium of artwork can be submitted including two-dimensional, three-dimensional, digital, and installation works.
5-10 individual works of art can be submitted.
Video entries are limited to a total of 3 per artist.
Accepted Works
Artwork submissions should be ready to install with complete instructions for installation if necessary. Works with unusual or complex installation may require artist assistance during installation.
All artwork must be hand-delivered to the Owens Center for Fine and Performing Arts at the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery or the Owens Findlay-Area Campus Library by Monday, January 25th.
Accepted artwork must remain in the exhibit for the duration of the show.
Pick-up for artwork will be at Owens Center for Fine and Performing Arts at the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery or the Owens Findlay-Area Campus Library on April 5th – 9th, unless special arrangements are made. If another person will be picking up the artwork he or she must have the artist’s written permission.
Release of Liability
The Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery and the Owens Findlay-Area Campus Library are not responsible for the loss or damage of artwork. Artwork will be handled in a professional manner, monitored during gallery hours, and a security system will be activated outside gallery hours.
Sale of Artwork
An artist agreement form must be submitted by the artist before the artwork delivery date or upon delivery. The artist must state in the inventory sheet the artwork retail price or not for sale (NFS). Please note that the price of an accepted entry may not be changed. The gallery will not take any commission from the sale of artwork. The Gallery Director will act as a liaison in handling the purchase of artwork and the sales price will be remitted to the artist after the close of the exhibition. The Gallery Director will make arrangements with buyer for pick-up or shipping. All sold work must remain at the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery or the Owens Findlay-Area Campus Library for the duration of the exhibit.
Important Dates for Exhibition
- Artwork Delivery: Monday, Jan. 18th – Monday, Jan. 25th
- There will be opportunities to deliver artwork at the Owens Toledo-Area Campus and Owens Findlay-Area Campus. Exact times for artwork delivery will be sent out on Monday, Jan. 11th.
- Installation Dates: Monday, Jan. 25th – Thursday, Feb. 4th
- Exhibition Dates: Friday, Feb. 5th - Friday, Apr 2nd
- Opening Reception: Friday, Feb. 5th 6-8PM
- Due to Covid-19, the opening reception will be virtual. We will provide more updates and details at the beginning of January 2021.
- Artwork Pick Up: Monday, Apr. 5th – Friday, April 9th
- September 2th to December 4th -- Virtual Book Club
- If you are interested contact Jane Berger for more details
- February 10th -- Film Showing with Q & A lead by Genesis Downey
- Week of March 1st -- Discussion on Poverty with Sheena Barnes
- April 28th -- Author Visit
Questions? Contact Shelby Stoots.
This wonderful 6 foot high pastel painting, Portrait of Gabriel Bernard de Rieux, 1739–41, by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, pastel and gouache on paper mounted on canvas. 79 × 59 inches, is part of an excellent article on the origin of the pastel medium on the Getty Museum website. To read the article visit the museum website.
