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DECEMBER 2014
A Note from the President ...
On behalf of the CAA Board of Directors, I'd like to wish everyone a healthy, happy holiday season and new year!
Our November program featured guest artist Stas Orlovski. Stas spoke about artists he is influenced by (Max Ernst, Odillon Redon, Juan Miro, Joseph Cornell) and was very generous in sharing materials and techniques used in the process of creating his collages. Those present were treated to images from "Chimera," his installation combining exquisite and intricate wall drawings, mounted collages and animated video overlays currently on view at Pasadena Museum of California Art. Marian Devney was the lucky winner of an artwork donated by Stas. We're very fortunate that Stas will be the juror at our upcoming exhibit, A Material World, at Burbank's Creative Arts Center in February.
Don't forget that our next meeting on January 23 will be held at our NEW location, the San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center in Tarzana CA. Please see map and info here.
I want to thank Barbara Jones, who recently released her position as 2nd Vice-President, Programs. Barbara has been an active Board member for the past six years, having served as Programs, Publicity and Workshop Chairs, as well as primary administrator of CAA's Facebook group.
We have positions open for Programs and Publicity chairs. Your participation on the board is welcome, so if you're an interested CAA member, please contact us!
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NEW MEETING LOCATION
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER
18312 Oxnard Street . Tarzana CA 91356
10:30 - 1:00
CAA's November meeting at Pickwick Gardens was our last one at that location.
We're excited to announce that CAA meetings will now be held at a brand new art center in the San Fernando Valley. Next meeting is Friday, January 23, 2015.
Beginning next month, CAA member meetings will be held at the San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, a beautiful bright space that many of you are already familiar with. The venue may be changing, but CAA meetings will have the same camaraderie, fresh coffee, 2nd-chance table and opportunity drawings that members have enjoyed at all locations over the years. And, of course, the highlight of each meeting will be a Guest Artist presentation. See you there! For map and driving directions, click here.
CAA EXHIBIT
"A MATERIAL WORLD"
Member Exhibit Juried by Stas Orlovski
February 6 - 26, 2015
Burbank Creative Arts Center
1100 W. Clark Avenue . Burbank CA 91506
Awards and Opening Reception
Friday . February 6, 2015 . 7-9 pm
Collage, assemblage and mixed-media collage are ideal ways in which to interpret, address, explore and embody the theme of A Material World.
Juror Stas Orlovski is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work includes painting, drawing, collage and animation. Orlovski has exhibited widely throughout the United States and his art is held in public, private and corporate collections. His latest work can be seen at Mixed Greens NYC and at the Pasadena Museum of California Art.
Download the prospectus here and the entry form and instructions here.
MEMBER NEWS
CAA MEMBERS make up one-third of the artists participating in Winter Art Faire, a group show and sale at the San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center through December 20, 2014. Forty local artists have come together to offer an eclectic collection of art and handmade gifts just in time for the holidays. Join us for artists' reception and raffle on Sunday, December 7, from 5-8 pm.
San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, 18312 Oxnard Street, Tarzana CA 91356. 818-697-5525. Gallery hours Tuesday thru Sunday 11A-5P.
NANCY GOODMAN LAWRENCE is one of the exhibiting artists in Couturier Gallery's Present Art XV, a group exhibiton of twenty-five artists offering a range of affordable works in a variety of techniques and mediums ideal for gift-giving and/or collecting. Please join me for the opening reception or stop by during the show's run (December 6 - January 23).
Couturier Gallery ,166 N. LaBrea Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90036
BARBARA TABACHNICK has been juried in to Short Stories, a small works exhibit (December 6 - March 6, 2015). Artists' reception is December 13 from 3-5 p.m.
Blinn House, 160 N. Oakland Avenue, Pasadena CA 91011
Do you have an exhibit to announce? Have you been accepted into a gallery, art shop or collage-related organization? Can you or your art be found in a recent publication? Let us know by emailing "Member News" to caa@collageartists.org. Notification deadline for inclusion in the monthly newsletter is the 25th of the previous month.
OPPORTUNITIES
The following are not CAA events but are provided for your information.
WORKSHOPS
ONE FOR THE ROAD - MIXED MEDIA EXPLORATIONS WITH LYNNE PERRELLA
Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Taos NM
July 10 - 12, 2015
This three-day workshop in beautiful Taos, New Mexico will focus on the unlimited topic of Travel. Participants will embark on a creative journey as they learn to dig deep, maximize creativity and keep ideas flowing as they create artwork that is distinctive and personally unique. Lynne will present her favorite techniques and ideas for achieving lush layered surfaces that can be used in collage, mixed-media painting, art journals and altered books. Each participant will create a one-of-a-kind embellished portfolio of collaged pages layered with color and images, and inscribed with personal mark-making.
Registration opened November 15, 2014. Enrollment is limited.
http://lkpartretreats.weebly.com
Contribute any exhibition or workshop opportunities you may know of by emailing "Opportunities" to caa@collageartists.org. Notification deadline for inclusion in the monthly newsletter is the 25th of the previous month.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2015
January 23
10:30 - 1:00
GENERAL MEETING @ NEW LOCATION
BARBARA TABACHNICK, GUEST ARTIST
San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center
18312 Oxnard Street
Tarzana CA 91356
February 6 - 26
MEMBER JURIED EXHIBIT
STAS ORLOVSKI, JUROR
"A MATERIAL WORLD"
Burbank Creative Arts Center
1100 W. Clark Avenue
Burbank CA 91506
March 27
10:30 - 1:00
GENERAL MEETING
May 29
10:30 - 1:00
ANNUAL MEETING
September 25
10:30 - 1:00
GENERAL MEETING
November 20
10:30 - 1:00
GENERAL MEETING
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KEEP IN MIND
There are a number of ways to connect with Collage Artists of America. We look forward to hearing from you.
CAA WEBSITE
http://www.collageartists.org
CAA FACEBOOK GROUP
https://www.facebook.com/groups/collageartistsofamerica/
CAA EMAIL
caa@collageartists.org
CAA SNAIL MAIL
Collage Artists of America
11271 Ventura Blvd #274
Studio City CA 91604
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers:
President - Susan Gesundheit
1st VP, Exhibits - Shawn K. Riley
2nd VP, Programs - (open)
3rd VP, Membership - Anita Van Tellengen
Treasurer - Shawn K. Riley
Recording Secretary - Kwei-lin Lum
Parliamentarian/Admin Officer - Dorothy Tate
Chairpersons:
Communications - Marian Devney
Graphics - (open)
Newsletter Editor - (open)
Philanthropy - Christel Thompson
Publicity - (open)
Workshops - Mary Guzman and Rachelle Mark
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