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DATES TO REMEMBER
Member Meeting, Monday January 9, 2023, 7pm
Upcoming Exhibition:
Thanks to those who participated ! Westmoreland County Food Bank donors. Your donations are sincerely appreciated.
Thanks to Tami Krusper and her committee for organizing the Christmas Party. Games, food and shopping combined for a fun afternoon.
Thank you to Mary Yeager and husband who took on the huge job of trimming down the pampas grass in the front of the GAC parking area. We’ll have to find a way to keep it under control in the future. Suggestions?
Thank you to our facilities team of Joe Schildkamp and John Bixler. Thanks to them, we have a new dishwasher (installed and operational). They have spent countless hours dealing with a malfunction in our fire alarm system. Hopefully, the problem can be resolved without a huge expense.
Thank you to Marcy Koynok for organizing the trip to the National Gallery in Washington DC. A wonderful opportunity enjoyed by GAC members and friends of GAC. We all look forward to the next trip.
DEVELOPMENT
Letters requesting funding for 2023 have been mailed. Thanks to all who helped with this task! Thanks to the following donors who have responded to this letter:
Mary Aleo, Patty Argyros, Linda and George Austin, Robert Balyura, Marlene Barbe, Janice Barone, Harry and Gayle Blansett, Bridget Brickett, Janice Decker, Carl Castille, Glenn and Jacqueline Cavanaugh, Diane Ciabattoni, Ray Costello, William DeBernardi, Natalie and John Debich, Marcia Dent, Carolyn Falcon, Dave and Cathy Genard Riser, Bonnie and Bill Hoffman, Mary and Paul Jennings, Al and Carol Kave, Shirleah Kelly, Ron and Judy Korczynski, Hon. Charles Loughran, Bob and Pat Majcher, Harold K. Miller, James Murphy, Tom and Carole Niggel, Peg and Bill Panasiti, Dr. Gerard and June Penta, Paula Perry, Calvin and Mary Pollins, Joni Rozell, Nancy Rusbosin, Donna Sheridan, Rosemary Sovyak, Stuart Thompson, Ken and Susan White, George and Mary Ann Wolfe.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
For all of you who love the Greensburg Art Center SHOW YOUR SUPPORT IN A MEANINGFUL WAY TO HELP US CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A TRUE COMMUNITY ART CENTER THROUGH YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CENTER… donate at greensburgartcenter.org or Call 724-837-6791 or Mail your contribution to Greensburg Art Center, 230 Todd School Road, Greensburg, PA 15601
F.Y.I. GAC MEMBERSHIP Due
Individual – $40 Family – $70 College Students – $25
Artist market – $40
Membership Benefits include: 10% off classes, workshops and rentals, and with our partner businesses. Eligibility for Artist Market, teaching, exhibitions in Members-Only Exhibition and auxiliary exhibits. Discounts on artist commissions; voting rights; prospectus and newsletter updates.
Thanks to all who have paid their dues for 2022!
EDUCATION
The Spring class schedule will begin in March. Consider sharing what you know and love. All class proposals are due January 31.
ATTENTION: WEDNESDAY NIGHT PAINTERS AND ART STUDENTS Anyone interested in receiving notices or updates on classes, please send your email to Peg peg@pegspalette.com
- Painting with Jerry Saturday afternoons at 1pm
- Paint A Masterpiece with Nina Stahlberg Thurs 10:00AM-1:00PM on-going
Model Sessions are on the 3rd Thursday of each month, 10-1pm
Figure Drawing Sessions While GAC’s Artists Sketch or Paint You!
$50 for the three-hour session from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. If you would have an interest or know of someone who might have an interest in this opportunity, please inform Nancy Dalverny lednhd2@verizon.net 412-373-0711 or Carolyn Taylor carolynwtaylorartist@gmail.com 724-219-9330
APPLICATIONS for EXHIBITIONS in the 2023/24 Years
If you or a group of artists wants to exhibit your work in our gallery next year, APPLY NOW. Artist proposals are available on the website at greensburgartcenter.org. We have recently revised our Gallery fee to be more affordable. Check with any Gallery or Executive Committee member.
CONGRATULATIONS
We would like to give any special award or activity recognition to MEMBERS in this Newsletter. Kindly submit this detailed information in an email to Mary Yeager myeager777@gmail.com one week prior from the end of the month.
The 27th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts held its grand opening on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Ligonier, PA. SPCA honored Dr. Barbara Jones the retired Curator on the Westmoreland Museum of American Art that evening. The Juror for the show was Paula Burleigh, Ph.D. Sixty artists from the 19 Southwestern Pennsylvania Counties were chosen to exhibit their art works. Artists from the Greensburg Art Club were well represented in the exhibit. We congratulate all of them for the honor of being chosen for this prestigious annual event. Those artists included: Janice Decker, Pat Dickun, Alexis Dillon, Debra King, Tami Krusper, Pat Majcher, Peg Panasiti, Sue Pollins, Eileen Stoner, Susie Sparks, and Doris Wood, to name a few. Eileen Stoner received an Award of Merit for her Graphite on Paper rendition of a “Goldenrod Gatherer.” Congratulations go out to all of the Club Artists chosen to exhibit in this juried show.
Eileen Yeager’s piece “Sundown Glow’, February 1″, a Monotype Collage, was juried into the January “Heart’s Desire” Exhibition at The Art League Gallery in Alexandria, VA by Juror, Allyson Vieira, a Sculptor who lives in NY and is the Assistant Professor of Foundations at the Corcoran School of Art at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Show runs from January 9 – 30, 2023
CALLING FOR ARTISTS
We are looking for Artists to display and sell their fine art in our Rowe Gallery and classroom. Items such as jewelry, fabric art, pottery, as well as small pieces of wall art are welcome. Any medium is acceptable. Prospective artists must be juried in by the Artist Market committee. Items are displayed throughout the year and concludes with our big event, the “Art of Gifting”, held during November and December. Interested artists may contact the committee chairperson Debbie King at debbieking@yahoo.com or by the link on the GAC website greensburgartcenter.org.
Opportunity for Artist Market Members Only, GAC is accepting “Small Works”. For guidelines, please go to https://www.greensburgartcenter.org under Artist Market. Watch for more details in e-mails and Facebook.
MONITOR MANAGER Loretta Wolfe is scheduling the volunteers and is finding substitutes when necessary. If interested in helping by agreeing to take one 3-hour shift, please contact Loretta at 724-837-5534 or eflow26@aol.com
ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
______Attend Westmoreland Heritage Meetings and give feed-back
______Clear weeds/ add/subtract plants on a regular basis
______Clean-up/ set-up before/ after an event
______Help secure/complete Grant information
______ Secure donations for Exhibitions
______PR/Tweet/ FB/other
______Help and/or teach Children’s classes
_____ Install exhibitions, help with mailings, receiving/picking up art
______Offer other service____________________________________________________
YOU ARE NEEDED –Kindly Visit GAC and leave your Name, phone number, E-mail or Please check the area that needs help with your contact information and mail it to : Greensburg Art Center, 230 Todd School Road, Greensburg, PA 15601
INSTAGRAM
To view GAC on Instagram, go to Instagram.com. Download the free app and type in greensburgartcenterandgallery.com (all one word) in the “Search” box at the top of the page. For our members who want to share their work and be shown as a member of GAC, please send photos and comments in an email jkmoreno3@gmail.com
Call for Proposals for Regional Artist Exhibitions:
- The Westmoreland is accepting proposals for exhibitions, which are held in the Robertshaw Gallery. Regional artists working in all media and living within a 150-mile radius of Greensburg/Pittsburgh, PA will be considered. Site-specific installations are welcome. For more information about submission guidelines, please contact Curatorial Assistant Bonnie West at 724.837.1500 x129 or bwest@thewestmoreland.org.
- The Westmoreland Art Nationals Juried Art & Photography Exhibition The 2023 entry form and prospectus are available on their website at https://artsandheritage.com/art-nationals/. Please take note that the deadline is Friday, March 10, 2023. They welcome and encourage you to invite others to apply.
- Stifel Fine Arts Center, Wheeling WV-for Clay Artists Stifel’s earth and fire will be a central component of the Wheeling event to ‘Ceramics take over Wheeling’. A juried exhibition, earth and fire will seek entries from clay artists throughout the region and country. Finalists will submit their pieces for the exhibition, which will run from February 24 through April 1, 2023.The opening reception will be held on February 24. Note, deadline for entries was extended to January 14, 2023. For information about submissions for Stifel’s Earth and Fire, visit https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10482
GAC ARCHIVES
Greensburg Art Center’s roots began in 1929 and it has gradually grown. Help documenting by
placing clippings and articles from the kitchen area bulletin boards and elsewhere to the storage area below the library sign-out clipboard. The Historical Archive Team will determine what to keep and what not to save for historical records.
“Picture this at the Library” is a joint venture between the Greensburg Art Center and the Greensburg-Hempfield Library. For questions or comments , please contact me at 412-558-0810 or rosemarysovyak@gmail.com.
DARKROOM Rental
Available are several enlargers and the necessary trays, sink, safe light, timers, etc. Chemicals are NOT included in the rental cost. Photo paper is FREE. Bring your materials and have fun developing! Cost: $5/3 hours $25/Week INTERESTED? Contact: Shirleah Kelly 412-915-0301 or Shirleah1@aol.com.
NEWSLETTER
Send Newsletter SUBMISSIONS to Mary Yeager @myeager777@gmail.com one week before the end of the month. Copies will be available in the GAC office.