VAA President's Forum

      

In a new feature of this VAA weblog, Jean O'Neil, current president of the Vicksburg Art Association, has her own blog to express her views directly to the membership and get feedback from them as well. The link is in the sidebar on the right side of this page just under the firehouse logo. Keep watching...

    

    

Workshop Plans Announced

      

The Vicksburg Art Association presents a Mono-Print workshop on Saturday and Sunday, October 14 and 15, 2006, in the historic Old Constitution Firehouse - corner of Main and Openwood - in downtown Vicksburg.

Patt Odom, an award-winning painter from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, is the instructor. The workshop is titled ‘Creating Mono-prints Using Yupo Paper’. Registration fee for the two-day workshop is $80.00. Hours are from 9 am to 5 pm each day.

Odom has an extensive resume in workshop instruction and teaching as well as judging. Her own work may be seen currently at the Attic Gallery.

Odom’s education includes the Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Ringling School of Art and Design, Louisiana Tech University, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Hawaii, and the University of Southern Mississippi. She is represented by the following galleries:

Attic Gallery - Vicksburg, Ms.
A Gallery - Hattiesburg, Ms.
Southern Breeze Gallery - Jackson, Ms.
Art House - Ocean Springs, Ms.
Bonnie Busby Gallery - Meridian, Ms.
Martha Maby Gallery - Biloxi, Ms.
Guess Gallery - Hattiesburg, Ms.
Billie Shelburn Gallery - Brasstown, North Carolina

This workshop will demonstrate the use of yupo paper and acrylic glazing liquid to create acrylic mono-prints without the need of a press. Participants should be able to make three prints from each inking plus the original yupo plate which may then be treated with mixed media—craypas, papers, stamps, etc.—limited only by one’s imagination. Participants can expect to get three prints from each plate and perhaps produce some creative serial pieces. The workshop should produce six to eight works.

A list of supplies is provided at registration. Participants can bring their own supplies, or supplies can be furnished for an additional fee.

For additional information about this workshop, call or e-mail Leslie Horton (lesliehorton@hotmail.com or (601) 638-7900).

    

    

Fall Show 2006 Coming

      

The Vicksburg Art Association is hosting its Twenty-sixth Annual Mississippi Exhibition October 28-November 1, 2006.

(Click to download and print the Prospectus)

All artists at least 18 years old who are VAA members or residents of Mississippi are invited to
participate.

Competitive Awards

Best-in-Show will be awarded $500. Ribbons will be awarded to 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, and Honorable Mentions in each category according to the discretion of the judge.

Purchase Awards:

Purchase awards are being pledged by individuals, businesses and organizations in the community.

Rules of Entry

1. Entry fees are $15.00 for current members. Those who want to join or renew their membership may pay the $15.00 entry fee if they also pay the $15.00 membership fee.

2. Each artist may enter a total of three (3) pieces in the following categories:

Oil • Watercolor • Print • Three-Dimensional • Photograph-Monochrome
Acrylic • Drawing • Fiber • Mixed-Media • Photograph-Color

3. Flat work must not exceed 48 inches by 48 inches, including the frame, and 75 pounds. All work must be framed, with no exposed glass or raw edges, and ready for hanging (with picture wire only - no sawtooth hangers.) An entry label should be attached to the back of each piece in the lower right corner.

4. Three-dimensional work must not exceed 48 inches by 48 inches and 100 pounds. An entry label should be attached to each piece in an appropriate spot.

5. All work must be original to the entering artist, not more than 2 years old, and not have been shown in a previous VAA competitive show. Copies of other works will not be accepted, nor will anything made from commercial kits, molds, or designs.

6. A l l w o r k m u s t b e f o r s a l e . A 15% commission will be retained by the VAA on all sales, including the Purchase Awards. Payment will be made to the VAA, which will issue payment to the artist.

7. All work must be hand delivered to the Constitution Firehouse Gallery, Main and Openwood Streets, according to the schedule. No work will be released prior to the official closing of the show.

8. All precautions will be exercised in the handling of art submitted to the show. However, the VAA assumes no responsibility for any work beyond that of normal good care and will not be responsible for work that is not picked up during the scheduled times. Work left beyond final pickup day will be subject to a $1 per day fee.

9. The VAA reserves the right to photograph work for publicity purposes, to refuse any entry and to reassign categories.

Calendar

Oct. 21, Sat........Registration: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Oct. 23, Mon.....Registration: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 28, Sat.............................Reception: 8:00 p.m.
Oct. 29 Sun.........Show hours: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m.
Oct. 30, Mon....Show hours: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Oct. 31 Tue......Show hours: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Nov. 1, Wed.....Show hours 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(all work must remain in show until 4p.m , Wed. Nov. 1 )
Nov 1, Wed..............Pick-up 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Nov. 4, Sat.............Pick-up 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.*


*Work left beyond this date will be subject to a $1 per day fee.

For more information call 638-9221