Next Meeting March 30th
YOU'RE INVITED ~ THE NEXT MEETING CPSA!
The March meeting will be from 12-1 on March 30th. Items to bring: ATC and Surreal Still Life or something else you are working on. Also, we'd better mention bringing a sack lunch to the meeting. Ward 6, Tucson AZ 3202 E 1st St, Tucson, AZ 85716 Past meetings:
CPSA DC212 January Meeting
The meeting was held at Eva’s Mexican Restaurant, Casa Grande, Arizona on January 26th, 2019 Click here to read all the details CPSA DC212 November Meeting 2018
The meeting and potluck was held at Virginia Carroll's home on Saturday, Nov 17th. Attendees: Scott Adams, Mary Carlson, Virginia Carroll, Howard Curtiss, Barbara Dahlstedt, Elliott Everson, David Grimm, Jacqueline Grossnickle, Marilyn Kloehn, Dominique Laroche, Maureen Lueck, Paula Olson, Christina Rosepapa, Deb Shepard. Click here to read all the details CPSA DC212 September Meeting 2018
The meeting was held on the afternoon of September 22, 2018 at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, AZ. Attendees: Scott Adams, Mary Carlson, Virginia Carroll, Howard Curtiss, Barbara Dahlstedt, Elliott Everson, David Grimm, Jacqueline Grossnickle, Marilyn Kloehn, Dominique Laroche, Maureen Lueck, Paula Olson, Christina Rosepapa, Deb Shepard. CPSA Convention Highlights- Barbara Dahlstedt ~ Arizona was represented with 4 members getting into the show (Virginia Carroll, Elliott Everson, Scott Adams and Barbara Dahlstedt). ~Friday Awards Banquet- Jane McCreary won a set of 150 Prismacolors ~Thursday and Friday workshop presenters (Barbara Dahlstedt & Dyanne) ~Saturday Trade Show Reception, Dessert Party ~ Our Chapter display/portfolio was enjoyed in the Hospitality Room throughout the convention Treasurer’s Report- Maureen Lueck There was discussion again about people needing to be a current member of CPSA in order to join the local DC212. As a reminder, 212 chapter dues were reduced to $10 to help with costs since national dues are $45. Maureen also mentioned the Denise Howard workshop, “Textures Galore” on October 26-27 in Tucson at Ward 6. Contact information is melueck@comcast.net if interested. Exhibits Report- Virginia Carroll DC212 has been selected to exhibit at Casa Grande Art Museum from January 4-January 26, 2019. November 17 is the deadline for getting information to Virginia about entering the show or you can notify her in person at the November meeting on the 18th. Artwork will be hung on January 3 and people need to make arrangements for getting their work to the venue. A 20% commission to the Museum will be required of the work sold. Two pieces of art per person are allowed. Since this will be a judged show the entry fee is: Members- $10 for first piece and $5 for an additional piece Non-members- $20 for first piece and $5 for an additional piece Prizes will be awarded as follows: 1st Place- $100 2nd Place- $75 3rd Place- $50 Virginia will secure the judging for the show. (Museum hours are Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 1PM-4PM) Please include this information with your entry $ to Virginia: Title Medium (should be at least 75% colored pencil) Artist’s name Artist’s contact information Price of work or NFS Show & Tell was the next order of business followed by the 50/50 Raffle and the sharing of Trading Cards. The next DC212 meeting is a Potluck Celebration to be held Saturday, November 17, at 12 noon at the home of Virginia Carroll. This will be our annual business meeting as well as a dvd presentation by Barbara Dahlstedt of the CPSA International Show. More info on how to get to Virginia’s house is forthcoming. Finally, Helen Rowles presented a wonderful mixed media mini-workshop utilizing tea-stained watercolor paper and it was obvious that she had taken lots of time and energy in preparation for this. Also, it was fun seeing her classroom and meeting some of her art students who joined us for the workshop. Respectfully submitted, Paula Olson |
International exhibition deadline is March 31stThe 27th Annual International Exhibition is now open for entries until March 31, 2019. Last year’s awards totaled more than $17,000, including the $5,000 Best of Show and CIPPY award. Download the exhibition prospectus
Ladies and Gentlemen - Sharpen your pencils!
Above is the photo selected for the group project. The voting was quite tight and the winning photo by only one vote was the white cactus flower! 
Artist trading cards from our November meeting.
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