NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY 23rd AUGUST 2023
FENCIBLE LOUNGE, UXBRIDGE RD, HOWICK (NEXT TO THE HOWICK LIBRARY).
Sketching Night
President’s Letter
Greetings Members,
Our next club night will be held on Wednesday, 28th June 2023 at 7pm in the Fencible Lounge. We will be hosting another fun sketch night. We will also be providing nibbles and juice, so please brave the cold night air and join us for some fun creativity and good conversation with likeminded people.
Spring Festival Art Exhibition
You will see in the email that we have sent you our entry for our annual Spring Festival. It’s sure to be our best exhibition yet! Entry forms must be in by 17 September 2023.
Please bring a plate to share for opening night and prize giving, which kicks off at 7pm. Wine and juice will be provided.
Please note, we often have people, when they bring in their paintings at registration who have forgotten how much they have charged for their paintings. Please be sure to keep a record of your entry prices, as the prices recorded are final and will not be changed on the day.
We will also be hosting art demonstrations at 11am and 2pm from Thursday to Saturday. If you would like to demonstrate, please let me know what day and time slot you would like to book. And of course, as always, we will need lots of help on Wednesday with hanging etc. If you are free to lend a hand, it would be much appreciated.
Dates for the Diary
27th August – Changeover at the cottage
17th September – Paul Deacon Workshop – Uxbridge
27th-30th September – Annual HAG Spring Festival Exhibition – Fencible Lounge
Stay safe, and happy painting.
Elise De Silva
COTTAGE REPORT
Our next changeover date at the gallery will be Sunday 27th August.
Please note that paintings brought in will be exhibited for two months as the September changeover weekend falls on the same weekend as our Spring Exhibition. The paintings will come down on the weekend of the 29th October.
David Stone has a lovely exhibition in the Solo Room, so do come and get some inspiration!
Any queries please contact Janice 021 023 68667.
For those of you who may be new to the group, the Solo Room is available for any working member to book. It only costs $40 and means you have the whole room to yourself for the month. This is a great way to have your own exhibition. There is a board in the cottage, and all you need to do is add your name to the month that you would like to exhibit. I highly encourage members to take advantage of this unique benefit. – Elise
GALLERY RULES (FOR ALL TOO READ)
ORIGINALITY – (New Zealand copyright law and excerpts taken from Landscape Painting Inside and Out by Kevin Macpherson)
Many artists are not aware that painting from a photograph taken by someone else is copyright infringement. The same goes for painting from another artist’s painting. Photos or paintings by others may inspire you to see a subject a different way, but please do not copy them. To do so is illegal. Copying a painting can help you grow as an artist, but the results should never leave your studio. If working from someone else’s photograph the painting must be so changed that it is unrecognisable as a copy. Copying paintings of the Old Masters is allowed as copyright falls away after they have been dead for 50 years but the original artist must be acknowledged on the artwork.
When putting your signature to a painting, it means that you are the sole artist. No work that has been worked on by a tutor should be entered in a competition or sold. No work that has been done at a workshop from the demonstrator’s photo, or that the demonstrator has worked on, should be put up for sale.
For your own work, find and research your own subjects, including taking your own photos. Make it your view, your idea. Herman Melville said: ‘It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation’.
FRAMED PAINTINGS AND PAINTINGS ON STRETCHED CANVAS – Are to be written up in the Painting Register at a cost of $2. Paintings are hung for one month but can be hung again after a waiting period of at least 4 months.
PRICE – All works including miniatures and unframed items must be for sale and 20% commission added on.
FRAMING – Artwork must be soundly framed with the correct rings and cords attached ready for hanging. The correct picture framers tape must be used. No badly damaged frames will be accepted.
LABELLING – Put your name, title, medium, and price on a card (swing tag) affixed to the back of each painting.
UNFRAMED WORKS – All unframed Watercolours must be mounted and covered in plastic or cellophane. All these works must have stickers on top of the plastic, stating title, name, medium and price. These paintings must be entered into the Miniatures/Unframed register (no cost) and they can stay in the gallery for a period of 6 months.
MINIATURES – These works should be no higher than 7”. A card stating title, name, medium and price must be affixed to the back. These paintings must be entered into the Miniatures/Unframed register and can stay in the gallery for a period of 6 months. There is no cost in hanging miniatures in the gallery.
Janice Skinner – Ph 535 9190 (021 023 68667)
CRAFTS FOR THE GALLERY
We are able to display ceramics, glass, pottery, woodwork and sculptures. Any of our working members who are involved in the above arts please bring your creations to the next changeover. The cost to display for the month is $2 per item and 20% commission must be included in your pricing.
Our 2023 committee members are:
President – Elise De Silva
Vice President – Merv Appleton
Secretary – Carina Sim-Smith
Treasurer – Liz Payne
Membership – Amanda Gleason
Gallery & Library – Janice Skinner
Committee – Jennie Henry
Off committee member is:
Website & Library – Wendy Oey
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