2011 GINGERBREAD WORKSHOP By the Madison Artists Guild

The holidays and the Madison Artists Guild are the perfect partners in the 10th annual Gingerbread Workshop to be held at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Hall.  The Guild has been making this magical evening possible for ten years and it just gets better and better!

Thursday, December 8th at 6 pm the Hall will be transformed into a holiday Fun Factory where kids and parents will construct fantastic "gingerbread" houses from small recycled boxes, frosting, candy, and tons of other artistic "building" materials.  Mrs. Santa and her team of Teen Elves will direct the whole show and orchestrate an evening of excitement and creativity that will become a family tradition for years to come.  At just the perfect time The Snow Queen will descend from her mythical Ice Palace to dust the incredible creations with her magical glistening snow as the evening draws to a twinkling conclusion.

This is the most affordable holiday event you'll ever enjoy at only $15 per house built (two kids may work on one house together if you like).  Guild members in good standing pay $13 per house.  Pre-registration is required and you'll be able to do that at the Guild Cottage at Town Park, 248 W. Jefferson Street, Madison.  The Cottage is open Wed. - Sat. 11:00 am till 4:30 pm and Sunday 1 - 5 pm.  We have registration forms there or you can download one from our website at , www.madisonartistsguild.org.  This event fills up fast, so don't delay!

The Guild is very excited to once again partner with the Cultural Center as the venue sponsor in this magical holiday event and is grateful to our materials sponsors - Ingle's Grocery and Antique Sweets on the square.  To donate building materials or your time please visit our website or call Karen Strelecki at 706-752-0137.

Morsberger Speaks! Saturday, October 15 at 5 pm

Morsberger Speaks!

An afternoon artist’s talk with Philip Morsberger

Saturday, October 15, 5 pm
at the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art

Hosted by Madison Artists Guild

(free to public, donations appreciated)

STMA and MAG invite you to a once in a life time opportunity to hear Philip Morsberger talk about his art, his influences, and his show "The Eye of the Beholder," works by Philip Morsberger and Anita Huffington. Philip is internationally known, has held prestigious positions at Oxford University, Berkeley, Augusta State University and more.  Don't miss this opportunity to talk with him about art, humor, color, and inspiration!

 

For more information, please contact:
Madison Artists Guild

706-752-0137 • www.madisonartistsguild.org

 

Morsberger Speaks! location:

Steffen Thomas Museum of Art

4200 Bethany Road, Buckhead, GA

www.steffenthomas.org

The Eye of the Beholder - a Great Opening!

The Eye of the Beholder opening was attended by approximately 150 people (by the wine glass count and visual guestimates)!  That is an excellent number and I can't thank you all enough for attending, helping, supporting, donating, etc.!

Of course our wonderful sponsors, Eenoco Japanese Steak & Sushi, Olde South Wine & Spirits, Boxwoods Gardens & Gifts, Madison Oaks Inn & Gardens, Godfrey's Feed, and Rutledge Frames deserve a standing ovation for everything they did to make it possible to present this show.  Please remember to thank them the next time you are in their establishments!

Great thanks go to STMA, our partner in this effort.  Were it not for the generosity of Lisa Conner and the help of Heather Haney and Pam Tomany, this show would not have been possible!

Guildies & friends who stepped up to the plate in so many ways deserve special recognition:  Pete Muzyka, Pete "Atlas" Ekstrom, Greg Strelecki, Kevin McGowan, Cathy Best, Mev Rozsman, Willene Coggins, Laura Rice, Ira and Roberta Block, Louise Lauderdale & Pam Baxter, Martha Lower, Sue Foy, Julie Noland, Rick Crown, Janet Mason, Jan Reilly, Solveig Harden, Kiki Pollard, Gaye Chatov, Pat Farmer, Ann Huff, Cheryl Whitestone, Liselott Johnsson, Margaret Ligon, Amelia Steele & Beth Goodwin.  All these folks either helped with financial donations, food contributions, physical help, and or some sort of service in the cause!  Thank you all for being a part of the Eye team!

Philip and Anita were so grateful for all our efforts and were very happy with the results.  We all made them feel warmly welcomed and they were thrilled with the venue, their accommodations, and the new friends they've made in Madison.  The show runs through Oct. 30.

This show was a year in the making and required a real team effort.  Thank you all for participating!  Visit our Facebook page for pictures from the opening, courtesy of photographer, Greg Strelecki!

THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: Works by Philip Morsberger & Anita Huffington

Opening reception, Friday, September 9 from 7-9 p.m.
Steffen Thomas Museum of Art
4200 Bethany Rd., Buckhead, GA 30625

The Madison Artists Guild and partner Steffen Thomas Museum of Art are proud to bring two world-class artists to Morgan County.  Selected works by Philip Morsberger and Anita Huffington will be on view in at STMA from Sept. 9 through Oct. 31, 2011.  Entitled Eye of the Beholder, this exhibit showcases the talents of these two friends, one a painter and the other a sculptor.  The opening reception for this show will be on September 9, at 7 pm; it is free and open to the public.  The show’s co-curators, Liselott Johnsson and Karen Strelecki of the Madison Artists Guild, have chosen works that exemplify the depth of talent of both artists.

Morsberger was the Morris Eminent Scholar Emeritus in Art at Augusta State University and paints daily in his studio in Augusta.  He travels frequently to Oxford University in England where, from 1971 to 1984, he was the Ruskin Master of Drawing.  Major collections on both sides of the Atlantic, including the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia, boast exuberantly colorful Morsberger paintings.

Huffington’s figural sculptures in stone, wood, bronze and mixed media can be found in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia, and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, to name a few.  She and her late husband moved from New York in 1977 to a log cabin in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas where she found a visceral connection to nature, which is exuded by her work.  She draws inspiration from her life in the woods and her mythical sculptures convey this oneness with nature.

The Madison Artists Guild would like to thank the following in-kind sponsors for making this show possible: Eenoco Japanese Steak and Sushi, Olde South Wine and Spirits, Boxwoods Gardens and Gifts, Godfrey’s Feed & Seed, Madison Oaks Inn and Rutledge Frame Shop. 

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2011 Firefly Festival

For the third year in a row, the Madison Artists Guild participated in the City's Firefly Festival at Town Park by staging a Twilight Paint Out.  Guild members Sam Traina, Wendy Adams and Cheryl Whitestone set up their easels and documented the festivities Friday and Saturday evening.  The Guild also had a large tent which housed other paintings and prints by the 3 painters.  The paintings that were created during the Firefly were sold at silent auction and several paintings sold.

This year, in addition to the Twilight Paint Out, the Guild offered a Kooky Craft Tent under which the kids who attended on Friday evening could paint and create Glow Worm Goggles or Firefly Wands.  MAG members who participated in the fun were Rita Knight, Louise Lauderdale, Marjean Meadow, Martha Lower, Lisa Hamilton, Stacey Lewis and Janet Mason.  As night descended on Town Park the Kooky Creations turned on the park as kids ran around showing off their glowing goggles and wands.  It was hard to pack up at 9 because more and more kids wanted to score on a pair!

Thanks to all the helpers, painters and especially to Pete Muzyka who captured it all on "film"! 

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal selects local artist Pat DeVane Burns' work for the Capitol

July 26th, I had the pleasure of meeting Governor Deal and his wife, Sandra, at the Capitol in Atlanta.  My friend, Judy Neal, went with me and was such a treasure to have along.  Judy has worked in and around the Capitol for many years and definitely knows her way around!  As Gov. Deal said to me.."She (Judy) is multi-talented!"  Gov. Deal hosted a reception for approximately 22 Arts Clayton juried artists who currently have over forty pieces of artwork hanging in his and his staff's offices for a year.  He personally selected the artwork and I'm happy to report that he chose all four that I submitted.  For the next three years, the Arts Clayton group will submit new work to be selected.  Now that we have had a tour of the Capitol and the spaces where the art hangs, I have a better idea of what to submit in the upcoming years.  Many thanks to Gov. Deal for carrying on a 25 year tradition of including Georgia art in the Capitol!               - Pat DeVane Burns

Meet Me at the Meiere House: Susan Pelham's Conceptual Collage Works

Mark your calendars for one week from today, Friday July 8th - Meet Me at the Meiere House for Susan Pelham's show featuring Conceptual Collage Works that will knock your socks off!

Susan is not only a member of our guild but is also the president of the Monroe Art Guild and a long-time teacher of art here in Madison. She's taught collage classes for our Guild as well as Steffen Thomas Museum of Art and in Monroe as well. Her talent seems to be endless and we're so lucky to have her exhibiting at our Meiere House Gallery.

The reception starts at 6:30 pm and we're asking everybody to bring a snack to share. The Guild will provide the wine and I may try to make that great punch Willene made last time!

The Meiere House is located at 270 S. Main Street in Madison and their phone number is 706-752-0009.

Please join us to enjoy these incredible works that are inspired by many things including literature, history, and flights of fancy!

GARY HUDSON: ART LIVES

"Marciat"  by Gary Hudson: Acrylic on Canvas 1970

August 4 – October 30

The Madison Artists Guild is proud to announce the opening of the third in the series THE XLG SHOW@TOWN 220 presenting GARY HUDSON:  ART LIVES, WORKS FROM THE 70’S, CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK.  The show opens with a complimentary reception on August 4 at 6:30 pm at Town 220 Restaurant and Gallery, 220 W. Washington Street, Madison, GA  30650.

The works featured in this solo show have never been exhibited together and have not been seen in 30 years.  These represent the finest of the paintings created in an extremely prolific and successful period in Hudson’s life. The work is large and full of energy and light; reflecting the environments in which the artist was living at the time and expressing the unbridled joy of painting.

The Guild invites you to join us at the wine reception where you’ll also enjoy the music of Athens musician Mark Maxwell from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.  Mark’s music adds the perfect musical accompaniment to the lyrical works of this important American artist.  The show will be on view till October 30.  For more information please visit www.madisonartistsguild.org.

Annual Guild Meeting - Tuesday, June 28th., 5:30 p.m.

We will be meeting at the Brady Inn on North Second Street.  Thanks to members Karen and Peter Wibell for the loan of their Dining Hall! 

Agenda items will include voting on the 4 wonderful folks who have agreed to serve on the Board this upcoming year.  They are Ira Block, Pete Ekstrom, Janet Mason, and Mev Rozsman.  Thanks to all of them for being willing to serve.  

Please plan to attend to participate in the vote and to get the low down on what we've accomplished in the past year and what's on the calendar for the upcoming year.  Plenty of opportunities to show work, volunteer, and have fun!

Brady Inn

250 North Second Street

Madison, GA  30650

MADISON STUDIOS OPEN HOUSE

"Farm Road Madison"

Guild member artist Chris Cook, owner of Madison Studios, will host an open house and art show for the Fifth Anniversary celebration of Madison Studios. The event will take place on Friday, June 24, from 5 - 7 p.m. Madison Studios is located at 150 W. Jefferson St., Madison. Craig Neidlinger providing music during the open house and Chris' fine art exhibit.

Join Chris as he celebrates his fifth anniversary as "Madison's friendly neighborhood web guy."

Karen Strelecki showcases her new Folk Art style.

What's new and also old again? Check out Karen Strelecki's New Americana illustrations. She has taken her inspiration from past masters of folk art and added her own freshness and vibrancy of subject and palette.

Karen is represented by Alexander-Pollard
800.347.0734
706.752.0047

June 2011 First Friday Art Opening

 Joe Coggins' art at The Meiere House Antiques



Don't miss the First Friday Art Opening of Joe Coggins' work at The Meiere House Antiques located at 270 S. Main St. in Madison on Friday, June 3 at 6:30 pm.  The Meiere House phone number is 706-752-0009. 

There will be a party on the porch with libations and munchies and you'll get to meet this energetic new Guildie and see his tranquil depictions of nature.  We'll also be voting on the Board's nomination of additional board members so be sure and attend!  Bring an appetizer and a friend!

Joe, a native Georgia boy who was born and raised in College Park has had a live steeped in all aspects of the business of art.  From the wholesale end of things to framing and now print makinig, Joe has not only painted and taught art for 20 yrs , but he's successfully marketed it too.  For many years he owned a high end store which sold originals and antique prints and in Florida he and wife Willene owned a boutique which dealt in home accessories, custom framing, original art and antique prints.  Heck, Joe even made a mean silk flower arrangement and sold many of them for several hundred dollars each.  He's just got that artistic touch!

As an artist, Joe studied under Roman and Constantin Chatov and Ouida Cannady where he perfected his technique.  During the 12 years he spent in Florida he really hit his painting hot and heavy and never stopped.  He now enjoys life on a Morgan County horse farm owned by his daughter and he and his sweet wife Willene spend lots of time with grand kids and continue to market their antique prints at Scott's Antique Market.  Lucky us, he will also have a booth at the Meiere House!  Joe also produces high quality giclee prints as another aspect of his business.  He can print HUGE prints on his 40" printer, so be sure you talk to him about any printing needs you might have!