Village Art Club Artyfacts newsletter, Bella Vista, Arkansas

UPCOMING VILLAGE ART CLUB MEETING:
February 14
1:00 Social Time - 1:30 Meeting

Program will be

Val Gonzalez and Jamie Ulick will present a slideshow and presentation and talk about Terra Studios new vision statement Using Art to create a Better World. They will also discuss all the new and exciting changes at Terra Studios and about some of their Dreams for the future of Art in NWA.

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A REMINDER THAT YOUR 2012 DUES ARE DUE – $20 for a singe and $30 for a couple. If you joined in June or later, you paid only until the end of 2011 so your 2012 dues are now due. You may pay at the meeting on January 10th.

The Studio is available for workshops, seminars, art shows or any other private event or meeting. The rental fee for VAC members is only $35 per day with an additional cleaning deposit of $25 ($150 if you will be serving a meal) which will be refunded after your event. Anyone interested in renting the Studio needs to contact Sally or Bev to sign a rental agreement and pay a deposit. The calendar located in the Studio is for your convenience, but is not a meant to make a reservation. Advertising for all non-VAC sponsored events is at the discretion of the renter.

Free Paint Tuesday is open to all!
Every Tuesday, except the 2nd Tuesday of the month, artists meet in the studio behind the gallery. It is open to anyone who wants to draw, paint, sculpt or craft. Young and old, pro and novice, can just pop in and join in the fun! Whether your medium is Pastel, Oils, Watercolors, or something else, Free Tuesday is an inspiring and educational place to be painting!

CRYSTAL BRIDGES IS NOW OPEN!

To read more about Crystal Bridges and current programs and exhibits visit www.crystalbridges.org

Call for Artists/Photographers:

Eureka Springs Art Wall

EUREKA SPRINGS, AR: The Mayor's Arts Council of Eureka Springs is revitalizing the space located in the First Street parking lot. The unveiling of the Eureka Springs Art Park will be May 19th, 2012, during the May Festival of the Arts. The new Eureka Springs Art Park, located in downtown Eureka Springs, will be similar to a previous exhibit, the Artery, and will consist of art and photography panels attached to the concrete wall in the parking area.

The art-panels will be two-dimensional in any media that is weather resistant (including photography) and will be created by artists from NW Arkansas. Artists living and/or exhibiting in the counties of Carroll, Benton, Madison, and Washington, are invited to submit a scaled design for consideration for the Art Park. The panels will be either four by eight feet, or four by four feet, and submitted designs should be scaled in proportion (example, 4x8 inches or 4x4 inches.) The theme for the panels will be “Spirit of the Ozarks” as interpreted by the artist. (For example, thematic ideas may include Ozark landmarks, history, culture, music, diversity, nature, roots)

The deadline for submission is January 30, 2012. The deadline for delivery of the final art work is April 22, 2012.

If anyone is interested, email me at dustie@dustie.com and I'll foward the information I recieved from them via email.

Publishing Information

***Remember, as artists we have to BLOW OUR OWN HORNS! Many of the articles in the Artyfacts are here because the artists blew their own horns by sending their information and images (if available) for publishing consideration.

The Village Art Club of Bella Vista, Arkansas publishes this newsletter. We welcome any information about art happenings in our area. If you are exhibiting locally, please let us know so we can get the news out. If you know of any classes or workshops, we will include that in the newsletter. All information must be sent via email to myself, Dustie Meads, dustie@dustie.com, by the 29th of the month. Any suggestions, corrections, or additions will be appreciated and may be sent at anytime.

Articles should be in email form, or, if you do not have email, you can mail your copy to myself, Dustie Meads, using my address in the membership book. Email articles should be sent in a completed form, ready to copy/paste directly into the webpage with little or no additions or changes needed. If you would like a byline for the writing of articles used in the ArtyFacts, include your name as the author of the article submitted and request that you would like a byline.