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LEAGUE INFORMATION

Download the WAL Calendar for your convenience.

Check out the photo gallery of WAL events.

League By-laws

Current General Meeting Minutes

Exhibit Registration Sheet and Art Tags

Exhibit Tags to hang on frame

EXHIBIT POLICY. Please read it and become familiar with it.


NEWS BULLETIN!
NEW TIME FOR SOCIAL ART:
Social Art is now every Wednesday at 12:30-2:30 pm at the Wilbraham Senior Center.


EVENTS AT-A-GLANCE

Jan 25 Dane Gallery drop off 12:00 pm
Jan 28 Dane Reception 12-4 pm
Feb 14 General Meeting 6:30 pm
Feb 25 Dane Gallery pick-up 4:00 pm
Mar 1 Seascapes drop off 12:00
Mar 7 Seascapes Reception 5-8 pm
Mar 13 General Meeting 6:30 pm
Mar 31 Seascapes pick-up 12-1 pm
Apr 10 General Meeting 6:30 pm
May 8 General Meeting 6:30 pm
Jun 12 General Meeting 6:30 pm

LEAGUE MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES

GENERAL MEETING PROGRAMS
are held the second Tuesday of each month at the YMCA’s Senior Center at 45 Post Office Park (Map) off Boston Road in Wilbraham (unless otherwise noted), starting at 6:30pm.

February will be a critique by Roberta Wilson.  Roberta is an art teacher and has a studio at the Indian Orchard Mills.  Bring a painting that you would like some help with.

March will be underwater photography, Michael Kusek.  He will discuss and show us his work.

April will be a demonstration by Christina Mastrangelo.  Christina's art is of a classical style.

GENERAL MEETING SNACK
RESPONSIBILITIES

Here is the list of those who signed up to provide refreshments
* for our general meetings.   Thanks so much for your help and for sharing with everyone!

February Beverlee Corriveau & Linda Lastoff
March Maureen O'Sullivan & Marie Chivers
April Fran Levesque, Janet Vitkus & Dulce Nowak
May Open
June Open

Our hospitality people are Ann Beebe and Terri Knurek; please contact one of them to sign up.

*Note:  Each person is asked to bring a plate of goodies, half & half, and one soda or juice, put coffee on and check to see if the supply box needs anything, and if so purchase what is needed (paper cups, coffee etc.) and the treasurer will reimburse that member - only for supplies for the box.  If for some reason you can't be there that evening, please contact another member to take your place or trade places. The hospitality box (with the green top) will be left at the Senior Center.


SOCIAL ART
Social Art is every Wednesday at 12:30-2:30 pm at the Wilbraham Senior Center. Come when you can. Talking about art and everything else is fun. We haven't solved any world problems yet, but we have gotten tips on how to do art stuff.
 

This is a time to get together and do art, painting or whatever any of you may want to do, drawing, pastels, jewelry making, etc. It's held in the same room where the general meetings are. Tables & chairs will be available. Bring your own snacks. Come as often as you can. If you just want to exchange ideas or talk about new techniques, you can do that and leave your art stuff at home. This will be a way for us to get to know each other better.  If you can't come each time, that's ok. If nobody is there yet, just go on in the room. The Senior Center expects us.  Stop in and join the group!


OTHER ACTIVITIES

BOOKMARKS FOR FRIENDS OF THE WILBRAHAM LIBRARY
The Friends of the Library would really appreciate bookmarks that have been created by the artists of WAL.  Funds raised by selling the bookmarks at the library will go to the Friends of the Library.  The sale of our bookmarks continues to raise needed funds.  Thank you to those who contribute.  Members can donate 2” by 6” bookmarks using light cardstock (no more than 80 lbs.) that will be laminated by the Wilbraham Library.  Please put your name on each bookmark.  There are samples of bookmarks at the circulation desk in the library.  Please make sets of 6 bookmarks for laminating purposes.  Bookmarks can be left at the circulation desk in an envelope with Heidi Kane’s name on them.  Thanks.


SALES POLICY

If you sell one of your works due to publicity of a show, please have the buyer make the check out to Wilbraham Art League.  The buyer should send the check to our P.O. Box 253, Wilbraham, MA 01095.  Please make sure a 6.25% sales tax is added to the cost of the art work.  If the check or cash is given directly to you, you should send it on to the P.O. Box. The WAL treasurer, will take out the percentage for the venue and 10% for WAL, and send the remainder to you. Thank you.

 

DANE GALLERY SHOW AT THE INDIAN ORCHARD MILLS  
This show will take place from January 28 to February 25, 2012. 
Drop off and registration: Wed, January 25 at 12 pm. 
Installation: Thur, January 26 at 12 pm.
Reception:  January 28 from 12 pm to 4 pm. 
The show will be open in addition on Saturdays from 12 pm to 4 pm,  February 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th. 
The show will close on February 25 at 4 pm and pick up and clean up will begin at 4 pm. 
Up to three items can be submitted by each member.  Any painting without proper wiring will not be hung.  No saw tooth hangers allowed. 
Volunteers are needed for baking for the reception and sitting during gallery hours and installation and clean up detail.

MARCH EXHIBIT AND SALE - SEASCAPES
Seascapes is the theme of our Wilbraham Library exhibit this year.  Any subject relating to the sea will be accepted. The show will put us in the mood for summer vacations.  Winter will be almost over. This year we will not pair up with another artist.
March 1st at 12 pm is the time of drop-off.  You will need to come with the registration form, wall tags and ID tags prepared and attached to the art work.  Wire is required on the back. No works can be accepted without it because the hanging system will not work without wire.  No sawtooth hangers. All forms are available on the website.
The reception will be from 5 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday, March 7.  Please bring some refreshments.  Cold drinks will be provided.
The exhibit will end on Saturday, March 31st. Pick-up of paintings between 12pm to 1 pm.
If you missed the sign-up at the January meeting, contact Caryl MacLeod.  

ROTARY WINE TASTING  
On April 21, 2012 (TENTATIVE NEW DATE) the Rotary is sponsoring a fundraiser of a wine tasting at the Country Club of Wilbraham and we have been invited to show and hopefully sell paintings that evening.  All of the details have not been worked out yet, but this is what we know.  If you’d like to submit a piece of original art and not attend the event and your work sells, the artist will donate a percentage of the sale price (amount to be determined and announced at the next meeting).  Please make arrangements with a member who is attending to deliver and remove your unsold work.  If you’d like to submit a piece of original art and attend the event, then you will pay the ticket price and enjoy the food, wine, beer, etc. and also donate the predetermined percentage on sales.  The evening is a lot of fun whatever you choose to do.  Again, this event is a fundraiser.  The proceeds stay in Wilbraham and Hampden to sponsor programs like heating oil for seniors, equipment for the police and fire departments, senior picnic, Christmas tree lighting and more.  Our art will be displayed around the room, so a free standing easel will be necessary for large art and small art, jewelry, baskets etc. will be displayed on tables.    

ELLINGTON CT LIBRARY 
If you have never been to this library, it is worth the trip down.  It is a lovely building with a wonderful hallway for displaying art.  The staff there would like to have a show by the Wilbraham Art League, date not yet determined.  You would not have to sell your work to be in this show, but for those who would like to sell, the library director said that they do have sales.  They purchased their hanging system with proceeds from previous shows.  They do ask for a 10% donation of all sales.  The months open were July, August, October and November.  They may have since scheduled some of those months.   We would need a minimum of 40 pieces of art.  Unfortunately, there didn’t appear to be a secure place for 3D work, but I will look into that further.  However, during the reception I hope our 3D artists would bring down pieces to show/sell.


ONGOING EXHIBITS

SENIOR CENTER MEETING ROOM  45 Post Office Park, Wilbraham.
A member may hang as many as 8 works for 2 months. 
Contact Caryl MacLeod if you want to participate.

LE BEL CHIROPRACTIC EXHIBIT
Where:  Le Bel Chiropractic (across from Dunkin Donuts)
Eastwood Park
2141 Boston Road, Unit L
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Telephone:  271-1020
Ask for Lisa, the office manager.
Sometime the month before you are scheduled to exhibit, please call the office and arrange a time to bring in your paintings.  Plan to bring more than 3 or 4 paintings (photographs) of different sizes.  Also, plan to bring all your hanging paraphernalia.  You may wish to call and plan a visit to have a look at the space available ahead of time.
Other items to bring:
1. Business cards
2. Bio
3. Ask about a display sign
Sales will be direct with the artist.  The office will have a copy of the list below with your telephone number.  There is no commission.  Dr. Lynn Le Bel would like to do this as a community service! Also, as a reminder, they assume no liability.
Please make note of the month that you signed up to exhibit.  If for some reason you are unable to exhibit, please arrange to have someone take your place so that there will be continuity.
Scheduled artists: 
January – Linda Lastoff 
February - Joyce Emerle
March - Julie Hassett
April - Sherri Montagna
May - Kris Crimmins
June -
open
July -
open
August -
open
September - Glen Rossi
October - Terri Strandberg
November  -
open
December -
open

WILBRAHAM TOWN HALL EXHIBIT  Linda Lastoff and Janet Vitkus have graciously volunteered to organize this exciting venue for the art league.  If you would like to help, please let them know.  More information to follow.

WAL AT CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH   We have an ongoing opportunity to display art at the Lutheran Church located at 758 Main Street in Wilbraham across from the old Rice Farm building.  
In their new building addition (on one hallway wall and one fellowship room wall), the church has installed picture molding and hooks have been acquired.  We will follow a rotation of the artwork every two months, just a few artists at a time.  Artists will be chosen in order of first come first served.
Art will need to be wired and labeled with artist's phone number (for any art that is for sale).  Wall tags need to be provided by the artist.
There will be a 10% commission to the church. The funds will go towards other Outreach opportunities in the community.   Also there will be the usual 10% commission to WAL.
Three-dimensional art can be displayed.  There are not a lot of surfaces to use, but they're open to allowing in some furniture or display cases if needed.
Please contact Vicki Deforge if you wish to participate.


WILBRAHAM LIBRARY EXHIBITS & FEATURES

April - The art of Vicki Fritz

July - Stephen Lewis poster art exhibit

(Please email Lucy Peltier webmaster@wilbrahamartleague.org  if you will be showing, and your name can be listed here.)
 

MEMBER NEWS

Viola Petrolati was awarded 1st Prize in the Watercolors category for Old Country Road at the Sadie and Eli Gurvitch Senior Adult Art Exhibit at the Jewish Community Center.

Linda Lastoff's pastel painting Fox was awarded 2nd Place in Pastels People's Choice and Honorable Mention in the Agawam Library Art Show.

The Piedmont Show in Somers, Ct. in October honored two of our members for their works.  Frank Tencza received the Award of Merit for his painting Old Steel and New Oak. Kris Crimmins' abstract painting Red Roses, a monoprint in oil, was awarded an Honorable Mention. 

The Chicopee Library Show awarded Linda Lastoff
Honorable Mention for Cherry Blossoms in Pastel. They also awarded Fran Levesque Honorable Mention for her watercolor
No Two Alike.

At the Blandford Show Fran Levesque received 4th Place for her watercolor Whispering Woods.  Frank Tencza received 3rd Place in acrylics and People’s Choice for Old Steel and New Oaks.
 

ART INSTRUCTORS 

Elizabeth Ann Koscher – Ludlow

Joyce Emerle – Hampden

Fran Selva – Basket Weaving – Wilbraham


COMMUNICATIONS

WEBSITE
Lucy Peltier (
webmaster@wilbrahamartleague.org) stated that league members can send her their profiles including a photo of themselves and their e-mail address.  An artist link will be created and up to three small pictures of an artist’s work can be displayed (send digital photos no larger than 400 X 400 pixels).  Also, a link can be included to a member’s website. There will be no direct sales.  She is accepting only e-mailed information.   Click for example.

E-MAIL COMMUNICATIONS
Lucy Peltier sends out email communications to the members.   If you need a message distributed to the membership, please compose your own message to assure that it says exactly what you want.  Email it to Lucy.  She will proofread it and have the president approve the message.  This process assures that all messages are clear, concise and complete, to avoid any confusion.  Please allow extra time for this process. 

  Wilbraham Art League w P.O. Box 253 w Wilbraham MA 01095