L-R: Jim Anest, Pam Belyea, Susan Nelson, & Gary Lasater, who presented awards to artists at Art in the Park, on August 23, 2008.

Old Town Parker, the Van Landschoot family (Parker Station Professional Offices) and Jim Anest (Victorian Peaks) together donated a total of $3,000 in prize money for ATP this year. The goal was to give local artists an incentive to join in Art in the Park and present their best art.  Our sponsors feel that Parker will become a destination where people will come to view great art.

Pictured here are Jim Anest (left), Pam Belyea (V-P of PAG), Susan Nelson (PAG President), and Gary Lasater (Parker Town Council member), who presented certificates and prize awards to the following artists:

Best in Show ($500 and trophy); Gerd Anton & Julie Hasenfratz

1st Place: ($250) Chris Giroux/Painting, Lynn Clift/Craft, Dave Gill/Photography

2nd Place: ($100) Tanya Haynes/Painting, Susan Engle/Craft, Joe McDaniel/Photography

3rd Place: ($50) Steve Friedman/Painting, Tamara Culp/Craft, Judy Deist/Photography

Peoples’s Choice:   Lee Thormahlen/woodcarving.

Congratulation to all artists who participated in Art in the Park and to the winners.  Our sincere thanks to Jerry Yarrison and his extraordinary team of volunteers who once again put on a wonderful show with ideal weather!  Special thanks to our generous sponsors.

Members are invited to submit entries into the September/October Mainstreet Gallery Show.

New Rules:  Do not mail or e-mail entry forms.  Bring the completed form with you when you deliver your art work.  Please attach a card with the following information to the front and also the back of each piece:  Title; Price; Medium; Name and phone number.  Please read the attached Gallery Guidelines and note the changes - Click here on guidelines and entry form.

Eligibility:

All Parker Artists Guild members working in two and three dimensional media are invited to enter.  All work must be original.  The gallery committee reserves the right to reject artwork not deemed suitable for a family oriented facility.

September/October 2008 Theme: “ Earth, Water, Wind & Fire”

Framing:  All two dimensional works must be wired and ready for hanging; no saw tooth hangers please.  

Number of Entries and Size:  Due to limited space, you may submit up to four paintings with a maximum combined total width of no more than 48”.  Oversized pieces may be hung at the discretion of the committee.

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You may submit up to 3 bin pieces.  Please attach a card with the title, medium, price and your name and phone number to the back of each bin piece.

Important Dates:

Delivery of “Earth, Water, Wind & Fire” art works, and pick up current show:

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 -   8:30AM – 12:00 Noon at the Mainstreet Center  (If you are unable to deliver and pick up your artwork on the dates and times listed above, please make other arrangements.  Any late works will not be accepted.

Reception:  Wednesday, September 24, 2008 -   6:00PM to 8:00PM

Postcards for shows are available three weeks prior to the reception at the Mainstreet Center on the table by the west entry doors.  Please take at least 25 cards and mail or give out whether or not you plan to enter the show. 

Please Note:  Ribbons will be awarded in each of the eight categories listed on the entry form with the following exception:  if fewer than three different artists submit works for a category no ribbons will be given in that category.

August 17, 2008

To all PAG members;

Recently, two of our members have started a company called Blue Sun Productions.  This company is owned and operated by Jackie Campbell and Andy Barnett.  Both Andy and Jackie, who were current board members, have resigned their positions so there will be no conflict of interest, or even the appearance of one.

Blue Sun Productions’ purpose is to promote and produce art related events and it hopes to include in, and benefit PAG members through its activities, but any proceeds from those events will go to Blue Sun Productions not PAG. Blue Sun Productions, here after referred to as BSP, has requested to start their business by taking over some of PAG events.  The two events are the Parker Wine Walks and the Parker Station 3^rd Floor Gallery. The board voted to release the Parker Wine Walks and the 3^rd Floor Gallery as official PAG events.  This was decided at the board meeting on August 13^th after much discussion.  

We, as your board, feel it is important to communicate with all of our members that although BSP will be advertising its events on the PAG website, it is not associated with, nor sponsored in any way by PAG, its board or its membership.  Many other businesses also advertise their events on our website and it is only right we extend this privilege to BSP.

Thanks so much.  If you have any questions or concerns regarding BSP, please call Susan Nelson, President or Pamela Belyea, Vice President. (info@parkerartistsguild.com)

Sincerely,

Your PAG Board

Tadashi Hayakawa will be offering his workshops again each third Sunday of September, October and November. The workshops are free.

Dates:

• Sunday, September 21 - DRAWING
• Sunday, October 19 - PAINTING
• Sunday, November 16 - MIXED MEDIA/COLLAGE 

Schedule:

09:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  - Set up

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon - Workshop

12:00 noon - 12:45 p.m. - lunch break (brown bag if possible)

12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Workshop

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. clean up

TO REGISTER:

Contact Denise Zoglmann at the Mainstreet Center 303-805-7228 or email dzoglmann@parkeronline.org.  Please notify Denise if you can’t attend a workshop that you have signed up for, as a courtesy to the set-up crew.

Please provide all of your own supplies, including paper, canvas, drawing and painting supplies.  Also, please bring a plastic table cover.

Come join the fun on Thursday mornings and paint with your fellow artists.  We gather about 9:00 a.m. and paint till about noon.  All PAG members, of any level, are encouraged to join our group.

This summer, we are painting plein air at different locations.  Contact Linda Ginsberg lginsberg2@msn.com for information about where the next paintout will be.