MERILL COMEAU Nightshirt: Sleep My Pretty
Organza, paper, button, threads
48”h x 24”w x 10”d
ONEIROPHOBIA: FEAR OF DREAMS
Sleep My Pretty is a nightshirt in my series Foundational Garments – shirts that tell autobiographical stories. For this exhibition I am exploring my fear: Oneirophobia. This fear involves a reluctance to go to sleep because of frightening dreams. As a child, I believed a witch lived under my bed. I would awaken with a feeling of desperation -- afraid the witch would snatch me if any of my extremities neared the edge of my mattress. As an adult, I have reoccurring nightmares filled with my desperate attempts to protect myself and others from being murdered. Bad dreams and nightmares are a symptom of Post Traumatic Stress, and I trace my trauma back to an erratically difficult childhood marked by periods of calm and unpredictable moments of violent anger. I’m fascinated with garment construction and love to reverse engineer making clothes. The reference to the body, an absent body, and the ethereal qualities of organza combined in my nightshirt with the inflexible stiffness of the paper collar and cuffs to communicate the enduring strictures nightmares.
Participating Artists: Lisa Amowitz (New York City, NY), Diane Bronstein (Fletcher, NC), Vava Buitenkant (Brooklyn, NY), Merill Comeau (Concord, MA), Jill Danenberg (New York City, NY), Joanne Desmond (Berwick, ME), Jill Divine (Flagstaff, AZ), Maria Epes (Asheville, NC), Nancy Ferrier (Louisville, KY), Marina Gutierrez (Brooklyn, NY), Ellen Hanauer (Livingston, NJ), Julie Harris (Sayreville, NJ), Lisa Knox (Boston, MA), Lily Konys (Ossining, NY), Carol Krentzman (Natick, MA), Deborah Kriger (New York City, NY), David C. Lucas (Yonker, NY), Mary McCarthy & Shirley Veenema (Boston, MA), Dan O'Connor (Newton, MA), Zia Palmer (Lorton, VA), Lisa Pegnato (Providence, RI), Miriam Schaer (Brooklyn, NY), Liz Shepard (Jamaica Plain, MA), Amanda N. Simons & Lindsay P.B. Jones (Ashville, NC), Rachel Wilson (Corvallis, OR)
Sponsored by Tom Vogel, The Dayton Society of Artists offered 6 commissions to artists to create works featuring iconic landscapes throughout the University of Dayton's campus in 2020-2021.
Artist Spotlight:
Kelley Booze UD Sign and Arch at Brown St., Stewart St., and College Park Ave., 2021
Oil on Canvas
Join us for our Saturday Nude Figure Drawing session. $5 modeling fee, and make sure to bring your own supplies. Space is filling fast so make sure to come a little early for a good seat!
Free street parking or in the lot across the street - we hope to see you there!
ART LUNCH AT HIGH STREET GALLERY
Bring a packed lunch, your artwork or other art to share, or just come for some community. Plenty of Street Parking Available. Handicap Accessible Entry in Back.
Art lunch is every Thursday:
Rosewood: Second and Fourth Thursday
First Thursday: Start Date TBD at The Co
Fifth Thursday: Start Date TBD at the DAI
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We are always looking for reasons to celebrate our members, here and on social media. Please email us at newsletter@daytondsa.org about your art related events and successes. If you have any images, please include them in your email!
Member's News
Member Gae Helton's work was unveiled during the opening day of Dayton Metro library's Northmont location. She was chosen as one of the contributing artists with her 8 ft x 6 ft glass mosaic below. Congratulations!!
Passing of our member, Shirley Ann Jeckering:
"Age 86 of Union, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022, at Stonespring of Vandalia. She was born January 15, 1936, in Murray City, OH, daughter of the late Clifford and Martha (Kinkade) Hook. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jeckering; 2 sisters, Kay Brown and Ada Swartz, and her daughter, Brenda Jeckering, Shirley is survived by 4 children, Dan (Misty), Barb, Paul (Lynda), and Terry (Charlie); 5 grandchildren, Catherine, Stephen, Quinn, Olivia, Zachary; and one great-grandson, Samuel. She was also survived by her favorite fur baby, Sassy. Shirley was a longtime member of the Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors. She taught sculpting at Rosewood Art Center for several years. Her art was featured in several galleries, including studios at the Fairborn Art Association, High Street Gallery in Dayton, The Dayton Art Institute, OSU Gallery of Fine Art, Moscow, and Wegerzyn Garden Center. She was also a photographer who always took tons of pictures of her family, along with professional assignments. She was a quiet intellectual who loved humor, books, puzzles, and her family. Shirley knew scripture and loved Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at St. Christopher Catholic Church, 435 E. National Rd., Vandalia, with Fr. Robert Hale officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church on Tuesday from 10:30 am until time of service. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023 or online at www.diabetes.org in Shirley’s memory. Arrangements entrusted to Morton & Whetstone Funeral Home, Vandalia."
If you missed this First Friday there is still time to see this show on 3rd Sunday at Front Street:
Gallery open for Third Sunday, January 15th from 11am-4pm, or by appointment.
Located at the Dutoit Gallery, 1001 East Second Street, Dayton, 45402. Building 100, B-C door, then up to the third floor.
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES
Sinclair Community College Art Galleries
SAVE THE DATE - January 10 at noon
The Sinclair Art Department will host a virtual artist talk with current artists, Samuel Dunson and Stephen Marc, via Zoom.
BURNELL R. ROBERTS TRIANGLE GALLERY
Dunson is exhibiting his series titled Good Soil, which deals with accepting, then overcoming changes that occur throughout life. His work aims to tell stories personal to Dunson, but in a manner that is universal in its comprehension. His use of realism and stylization within the same work allows for weighty concepts to be approached in a light-hearted manner.
WORKS ON PAPER GALLERY Street Story Montages by Marc, a documentary photographer, is a photographic series that explores American identity and sense of place. He captures public gatherings where American character is revealed and has created a series of montages from digitally stitched panoramas and photographs. The result is a view into American culture which is complex, socially charged, historically layered, and in constant flux.
The Air Force Museum is allowing plein air painters in to paint again in 2023. Participants will need to bring their own supplies and tarp/drop cloth. No outside food may be brought in, but you may bring water and there is a cafeteria. There are plans to display work in the museum for work as you finish (not to be left after your departure or overnight). The museum cannot promote or offer sales of your work, but you may leave your card or sign indicating how a potential buyer may contact you.
Inspired by COSI's new travelling exhibit Tutankhamun-His Tomb and His Treasures, we invite artists to imagine, create, and illustrate their own ancient Egyptian inspired 2D artwork. If you found yourself in ancient Egypt during the reign of King Tut in 1300 BC, what art would you leave behind for people to find? Which ancient art, artifact, and/or architecture inspired you and how did you translate it into your own artwork? Does your piece include special symbols, figures, and other iconography that tell a story? Allow ancient Egyptian art and innovation spark your creativity and imagination.
Deadline to submit: February 1, 2023 at midnight
(no late submissions will be accepted)
Artist Notifications: Week of February 20, 2023
Exhibition on view March 18, 2023 - September 2023
Olin Art Gallery, Washington & Jefferson College
The Olin Art Gallery on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA, is now accepting exhibition proposals in any medium for the 2023-24 academic year. Proposals may include solo or group exhibitions. Submissions must include: 10-20 digital images (jpg-format), contact information, artist statements for all participating artists, an image list (including title, media, size, and date completed for each work), and a resume or CV. Proposals will be accepted via email only (email should be no larger than 10m - ZIP file, Mac compatible, preferred).
Established and emerging artists are encouraged to apply. Artists receive an honorarium and limited reimbursement to help cover expenses, shipping, travel to campus for installations, artist lectures, workshops, or demonstrations.
There is NO entry fee.
The application must be received by March 15, 2023.
Send proposal or questions to:
Doug McGlumphy at: dmcglumphy@washjeff.edu
About Manifest Gallery: Manifest is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit founded on Woodburn Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2004 by professors and students from area universities seeking to make a positive community impact. The organization seeks to engage students, professionals, and the public from around the world through accessible world-class exhibits, studio programs, and publications centered on the broader visual arts.
The gallery currently has several open calls available - take a moment to explore HERE
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Artist Grant
Founded in 2017, Artist Grant is a new venture that aims to support and fund artists. To that end, this charitable organization funds the efforts of artists to continue their important work and contributions to society, providing a modest competitive grant of $500 to one artist every quarter.
Deadline: There are four grant cycles per year – January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. The deadline for the current grant cycle is January 15, 2023. If you are interested in receiving deadline reminder notifications, please subscribe to their mailing list.
Fee: $25
Award: $500 each grant cycle
Who: Painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, stills of video/film, sculpture (of any type of material), ceramics, mixed/multiple media, installation, and other new or alternative media.
Established in 2006 by artist Ed Levine to support emerging and under-recognized visual artists. Through grants and residency programs, the Foundation seeks to stimulate creative inquiry and encourage new modes of making and thinking about art.
Deadline:The next grant cycle will open February 2023
Fee: $15
Award: Up to $10,000. The number of awards is determined each year by the annual granting budget.
Who: Self-defined under-recognized visual artist 21 years or older, and must be a United States citizen
Established as part of Lee Krasner’s legacy, the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant was set up to support and strengthen the creative lives of artists. A competitive grant for artists with extensive exhibition records, this grant has a long list of impressive alumni. Since its start in 1985, the foundation has granted over 65 million dollars in award money to artists in over 77 countries.
Deadline: Ongoing
Award: Awards range from $5,000 to $30,000, depending on need and circumstance
Who: Mid-career professional artists with demonstrable financial need. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces; Painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmaking. Commercial artists, video artists, performance artists, filmmakers, crafts-makers, and computer artists are not eligible. Students not eligible. Requirements for consideration are the application form, a cover letter, a current resume including an exhibition record, and ten digital images of current work with a corresponding identification list.
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New opportunities each week through October
Dayton Art Institute
Language of Art is DAI’s book club series for adults, young adults, and lifelong learners. An Educator or Curator selects a reading and guides an hour-long discussion that connects the book’s themes to collection artworks or to exhibitions. This program explores a diversity of literary genres and is open to readers of all interests, from book-lovers to newcomers.
Sponsored by Tom Vogel, The Dayton Society of Artists offered 6 commissions to artists to create works featuring iconic landscapes throughout the University of Dayton's campus in 2020-2021. 
Kelley Booze
