ACE February Meeting: Elections, and meet the new director of Mayfair
Where: Williams Center for the Arts, Room 108,
Corner of High Street and Hamilton Street, Easton, PA
When Tues, Feb 14th at 7 PM
We are holding our annual elections for Officers and Board members at this meeting, so please attend to help determine the future of ACE in 2012.
Several of our current board members, who have served us wonderfully over the past years, will not be able to run this time, so it's a great opportunity to run for those who wish to serve. Board members meet monthly before the general ACE meetings and work together with the officers to bring the best opportunities to ACE members. If you would like to run, please let us know ASAP at
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– but we will also take nominations at the meeting on Feb 14th.
Remember, only current members of ACE can vote – if you have not renewed for 2012, you can renew at the meeting before the vote (we'll have applications). Fees are the same as last year – the basic Individual membership is $35, Family Membership is $50.
ALSO!
We will have a special guest, Arlene Daily, the new Executive Director of Mayfair. She's coming to introduce herself, and talk about the new direction of Mayfair: bringing it back to being a great ARTS festival. It's a real opportunity to help reboot a Valley venue for the benefit of all artists!
ACE Monthly meetings are a great place to learn about what's happening in ACE and meet other ACE members. The basic agenda of every member meeting is:
* Introductions
* Officer's Report - learn about our current finances
* Upcoming Activities - reports by committee members on upcoming ACE events
* President's Address
* Member's Address - any member can announce their upcoming exhibits or anything else of interest to the community
* Refreshments - Coffee and goodies!
* Featured Speaker Presentation
We have openings for future speakers for ACE events. The goal of our speaker series is to share and educate ACE members and guests about artists, techniques, opportunities, and topics related to the arts.
A CALL FOR ARTISTS: The 13th Annual PLAID SHOW
A CALL FOR ARTISTS
The 13th Annual PLAID SHOW
Deadline: February 24
Entry Fee: $13
Entry forms are available through the church office
OCCUPY PLAID! The 99%
The Gallery at St. John's invites artists to participate in the
13th Annual Plaid Show
March 4 - April 29, 2012
It’s that time of year again when The Men and Women in Plaid, aka “The Plaidists,” are looking for fine art and fine art crafts in any medium. Each piece should incorporate plaid in some way;
however, non-plaid work will be accepted.
“13 Special”
The registration fee has been lowered to $13.00 per artist commemorating the 13th annual plaid show.
Registration deadline is Friday, February 24, 2012.
Mailed entries must be postmarked no later than February 24.
Please make checks payable to “St. John’s Lutheran Church”, with notation “Gallery” on memo line.
All artwork must be delivered to the gallery
Tuesday, February 28 between 10:00 and 10:30 am.
or
Sunday, February 26 during gallery hours, noon to 3:00 pm.
No entries will be received after February 28.
email:
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MariAn Olson,
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phone: 610-250-6450
The Plaid Show is co-sponsored by the Arts Community of Easton and a portion of the artists’ registration fee supports ACE.
Call to Artists: Small works to be auctioned at the ACE Arts Awards Gala
On December 4th, during the ACE Arts Awards Gala, we will be holding a silent auction of small works by ACE Artists as well as artists from the greater Easton area.
The auction will be held starting from 5 PM to 6 PM in the upper levels of the Bank Street Annex, just before the dinner service. Proceeds from the auction will be split, with half going to the artist and the other half benefitting the ACE Arts Awards Gala.
Artists may include a suggested opening bid for their work. Pieces can be dropped off at Connexions Gallery, 213 Northampton Street before December 3rd. Contact
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for more information.
We'd like to get a good representation of ACE artists in the Auction, as the Arts Awards Gala is an excellent showcase for your talents.
Thanks!
2012 Call for Entries: Fourth Street Mural Project
Deadline for Design Submission: March 1, 2012
Final Design Selection: March 19, 2012
Artist Completion Deadline: June 30, 2012
Installation: Summer 2012
Download Application here
As part of its public art initiative and in its ongoing effort to beautify the downtown, Easton Main Street Initiative is calling for an artist to design insert panels to be installed on the Lafayette Hotel, northeast corner of 4th and Northampton Streets. Artists are asked to submit drawings for five jazz-themed silhouettes (see dimensions below). Panels should be black silhouettes on a single color background, and will be inserted in place of the street-level panels currently on the 4th street side of the Lafayette Hotel.
Request for Proposal:
This call is open to amateur and professional artists of all backgrounds. Up to three proposals may be made by each artist/artist group. Each proposal shall include a series of drawings that are original and graphically strong, taking into account the design parameters and theme requirements. The City of Easton will provide the treated boards to be used as the base, but other materials to be used, fabrication/production concepts, and all associated costs shall be clearly addressed in the artist(s) submittal.
Dimensions of the panels are as follows:
Panel A: 7’9” by 14’1”
Panel B: 7’9” by 6’11”
Panel C: 7’9” by 6’11”
Panel D: 7’9” by 18’10”
Panel E: 7’9” by 13’4”
Stipend:
The commissioned artist will receive a stipend of $4500, intended to provide recognition and financial support to purchase materials necessary to successfully complete the project. Installation will be provided by the City. The selected artist will be awarded 50% of the total stipend upon entering into the silhouette panel contract. The remaining 50% will be awarded upon delivery of the project, not upon completion.
Timeline:
Deadline for Design Submission: March 1, 2012
Final Design Selection: March 19, 2012
Artist Completion Deadline: June 30, 2012
Installation: Summer 2012
Unveiling Event: tba
Application: Download Application here
Contact:
Megan McBride
Assistant Manager
Easton Main Street Initiative
35 S. Third Street
Easton, PA 18042
610-330-9942
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www.EastonMainStreet.org
ACE Products now on sale at CafePress.com
ACE is now offering official ACE products for sale online!
We've got 3 styles of T-Shirt, and two different mugs, featuring the Official ACE logo, or one of Bill's variations.
All proceeds go to the ACE general fund, that is used to pay for all the shows, festivals, workshops, and fun that ACE offers throughout the year.
http://www.cafepress.com/ArtsEaston
ACE members are invited to create their own designs to feature on our products. Designs must include the ACE logo somewhere in it, but feel free to put your own style into it.
Contact
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for more information!