April Newsletter

April Newsletter

Arizona Plein Air Painters- "Painter's View"

       After hearing the disappointing news that the West Valley Art Museum is out of funding and closing,  the APAP board is sorry to say that our "Painters View" at the Museum will be canceled.  Do not bring your artwork to the museum as planned.
  We want to ask all the artist's that were accepted into this show to please hold onto your artwork as we are working hard to secure the new venue for a replacement show to be held in November, 2009.   The details are being finalized on the new location and schedule of events and they will be sent out to you. Please let other friends in APAP know not to come to the Valley next weekend, to be sure we are able tokeep everyone in the know.

Thank you for your patience,  we were totally taken by surprise by this turn of events.  The art community has lost another wonderful venue for artists' and art lovers.
 
Arizona Plein Air Painters- July Update

The Arboretum at Flagstaff-
   Thank you!   to Linda Dellandre for pulling this paintout together and making it happen. The weather was perfect, fields full of summer wildflowers. 33 paintings are at the gallery and will hang until the end of the month. If you missed this paint-out, mark your calendars for next year so you can join us. Please check the website- Calendar page for photos from the weekend.Take down of artwork not sold is July 31st. As of 7/6/09,  3 pieces have already sold.

July 18th   Az. State Parks Paint-out at Fools Hollow
  Get out of the heat, head north to paint-
This series of paint-outs finishes up with a show at the Mayo Clinic held for the patients and staff. Paint-out starts at 8:00 and ends around noon. Bring your blank canvas to be stamped and head out to paint. www.azstateparks./find/pleinair/html
*Also- if any of our APAP members who work with children and would like to help the State Parks folks in providing a kid friendly demo/with participation for two hours during the day of the paint out on Sept.19th at Slide Rock let me know. We would like to have an opportunity for kids to try their hand at plein air painting. Contact Cindy at cindyLcarrillo@yahoo.com

August 1,2,3
    Hart Prairie  Start of the Hart Prairie Paintout , contact Nature Concervancy to reserve a cabin. Take advantage of this opportunity to paint in this wonderful area.
Directions are on the APAP website , Calendar page.

August 23rd.
West Valley Art Museum "Painters View" show
Get your juried paintings ready to be delivered on August 23rd at the Museum.
 No work can be shipped. See the website for details. There will be a brochure made listing all the artists in the show and contact information to be handed out to the public. If you want your juried paintings also posted for the online show on the APAP website please send your small file images to cindyLcarrillo@yahoo.com /  Subject line: APAP WVAM
  Check out our Judge of Awards, Phil Starkes newest book full of helpful hints for the outdoor painter. Phil will also be having a workshop in the Phoenix area the weekend of Nov.13, 14th. The weekend of Nov. 13, 14, 15th, APAP members are invited to come down to paint together, meet for lunch and on Sunday pick up your art work from the show. All members are invited to attend, not just those folks who are in the WVAM show. www.philstarke.com

    
 

 

APAP April Newsletter
 

 

The APAP Board of Directors has decided to discontinue the two levels of general membership. We have found that it has not provided the benefits
to members that we anticipated.
Effective May 1, 2009 we will no longer require a jury process for
 artist members. Members that are currently listed as associate
 members will automatically become Artist Members.
To assure top quality events we will jury most shows.
We will however, seek out opportunities for occasional non-juried shows
 so that all members will have an opportunity to participate in an APAP show.
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Sedona Juried Artist Member Show
 Our show in Sedona was a success, a full house opened the show on Art Walk night. There were several ads and articles in the Monsoon and Sedona newspapers. Hundreds of postcards distributed and personal invitations to the show to various art lovers in Sedona. Awards were presented by Gregory Hull-

1st Place to Cody Delong,
2nd Place to Dawn Sutherland,
3rd. Place to Michael Coleman,
 Honorable Mention- Judy Mauer,
 Honorable Mention- Linda Sherman,
Honorable Mention- Beth Ray.
6 pieces sold during the week long show. Thank you to the members who came and sat the show, we can't make sales with those volunteers.  Thank you members for sending in such outstanding work. Watch for next year's show in April of 2010.
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 West Valley Art Museum and APAP
We will be having a show at this lovely location starting in mid August 09 through November 09. Artists may submit small plein air and also larger studio works. A jury panel will select the paintings that will hang in the show and a Judge of Awards will be announced soon. Watch for the prospectus on this website.  All members can submit their images to be juried into this show.
Deadline of Post marked entry- June 15th
Delivery of work (can not ship to museum) August 12th
Reception at Museum Sept. 11
Show ends on Nov. 15th
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Mark your calendars for March 6th, 2010 for our
 2nd Annual Hassayumpa River Preserve Paint-out and Show.
 This is a non-juried event, open to all APAP members. Please get down to the preserve during the next year, catching each of the seasons in paint. We would like the 2010 show to really show off the Preserve in all its color and glory. When you purchase your membership to the Preserve be sure to tell them that you are part of APAP
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There are a few spots open for the Paint-out in Flagstaff at the Arboretum. Artists will have two days to paint on site, frame their works, and hang to sell in the shop. There will be plans made for gathering for lunch, critiques held for the artists and the public's education. Contact Linda Dellandre if you would like to join the group.
dellandw@yahoo.com
www.arizonapleinairpainters.com
 

 

March 2009

 
March Update to APAP Members
APAP March Update

 
Thank you to Judith Richter for hosting the wonderful after paint-out dinner in Wickenburg. Thank you to the artists who came from all over to paint the Hassayumpa River and preserved the beauty of the land in paint. Thank you to Arizona Art Supply for providing gift certificates. The paintings will come down on March 31st.  We have been asked back for February 2010 so mark your calendars.

Ramsey Canyon- this weekend  March 6-8th  see website

April APAP Juried Members Show in Sedona  Reception is on April 3rd, come down to see the outstanding work.  Please check your calendars and see if you can help sit the gallery. You will greet visitors, answer questions and sell paintings. Open spots are 4/5- 4/8th.  Contact Barbara Donahue
Participating Artists: bring with your paintings the forms, your business cards, resume/bio. and finger food for the reception. Check the website for times of delivery & pickup of artwork.

West Valley Art Museum- APAP Show starting on August 12- November.  Details coming out soon. For this juried show you will have a chance to submit  much larger paintings - one piece as large as 30" x 40". Get those canvas's ready to go!
PAINT OUT WEEKEND AT THE FLAGSTAFF ARBORETUM JUNE 27, AND JUNE 28
All Arizona Plein Air Painter members will be invited to paint for 2 days at the arboretum in Flagstaff.  Here's the plan:  You can paint one or both
days, immediately frame and hang whatever you complete, and  leave your work - possibly as many as 3 paintings, (depending on size - one large one equals 2 smaller ones and an additional one would be a back up piece)  until July 31st. (A convenient date for pickup as that is the start date for the Hart Prairie Nature Conservancy Paint-out).  The show will be in the main entrance lobby, sales are handled through the gift shop.  We are limited to the first  20 artists to email back their commitment.  Sign ups must be strongly confident that you will attend, so that we will be sure we have enough artists who will paint, and hang enough work. The best sales have been of flowers and using smaller canvas sizes. Work will be sold off the wall to visitors. Contact person:
Linda Dellandre  at  dellandw@yahoo.com for more info.

 
 

 

 

 

February 2009

February  APAP Newsletter & Update
please go to the website for all the details for these events
 www.arizonapleinairpainters.com

 
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APAP Juried Artist Member Show submission deadline
 
received by 2/15/09- see website for prospectus & details for paintings delivery. If you can help at the reception with food & wine please contact Dawn Sutherland- artbydawn@mac.com
 
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Lost Dutchman State Park- Plein Air Paintout  2/21/09  Note

 
12:00pm start time to take advantage of the sun on the cliffs. Apache Trail off Hwy 60 east of the Valley. Scenes are of the Superstition Mountains.  www.azstateparks.com
 
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Hassayumpa River Preserve- Preserved in Paint- Sat. 2/28/09
www.nature.org
Bunkhouse Show: paintings previously completed anytime at the   Hassayumpa Preserve to show the different seasons. Work will be hung in the morning of Feb. 28th.and hang untill the end of March.   Bring your work labeled on the back. Email the titles, price & size of each piece you will be bringing to cindyLcarrillo@yahoo.com.
Paint-out at the Preserve: Sat. Feb. 28th anytime from 8:00am on
Reception at the Bunkhouse and display of wet paintings : 2:00pm
Dinner for the artists at Judy Rickters home in Wickenburg around 5:00pm Artists & spouses  RSVP please to donahueart@cableone.net  by Feb. 20th!
   Get out there and paint anytime in February.  You  can drop off pieces finished before 2/28
to  Cindy Carrillo's home (2045 E. Manhatton Dr.)  in Tempe if you can't make it up on Feb. 28th. Make arrangements by calling 480-820-8111. Members up north can leave work with Linda Dellandre 290 San Miguel Dr. Sedona, Az 86336.
   Paintings finished and ready to hang can be brought in by members on Feb. 28th. Please have each piece labeled clearly on the back with you name, title, price and contact information.
There will be a separate show of the wet pieces done on Saturday during the paint-out (morning) and displayed during the reception (afternoon) in the afternoon of the 28th. in Sedona.
Please bring a frame ready for your wet painting already wired to hang.
Artist Dinner in Wickenburg: Judy Rickter has graciously offered her home for dinner to all the participating artists on Feb. 28th.   Please RSVP your plans to attend dinner to donahueart@cableone.net.  Thank you Judy!
 
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Ramsey Canyon in Southern AZ  March 5-8th   Unique scenes in this Conservancy property. Take advantage of this opportunity and join us. contact Dawn Sutherland artbydawn@mac.com    with any questions.
 
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Hart Praire- Nature Conservancy  July 31- Aug.2nd "Beat the Heat" Painting up north   Dawn Sutherland contact person- artbydawn@mac.com
 
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West Valley Art Museum- Exciting show in the planning stages for
 
       August through November, 2009  Watch the website for details!
 
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APAP Sponsors!!!  RayMar and Arizona Art Supply
Be sure to mention that you are an APAP member when making purchases at AZ Art Supply for a 20% discount. Take note of the art contest on the Raymar website.  Both stores supply awards for APAP shows- best way to say thank you is by shopping there!
 

 

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