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Future Gallery Shows and Dates
The Gallery is open Thursday – Saturday, noon to 8 pm, and Sunday, 1 – 5 pm.To show in the Gallery you need to be a current MAA member and be willing to “Gallerysit” 2 4hour shifts. If, in addition to framed pieces, you would like to display bin works and cards, there is an additional $50 fee for the year (to help pay for Gallery bins and display racks). For works sold, MAA takes its standard 25% commission. If you’ve not previously shown in the Gallery before, you will need to get instructions on how to use our online calendar (to sign up for Gallerysitting times).
Just email Michael Shibley to request the instructions
January Featured Artist of the Month: Ruja Shemer
Drop-off (or pickup for the previous show)—Sunday, 1/1, 5-6 pm or Monday 1/2, 10-noon
Show hanging – Monday 1/2 afternoon
Show opening day – Thursday, 1/5
Show opening celebration– Sunday, 1/8, 1 – 5 pm
Last day of show—Sunday, 1/29
February: Featured Artist—Roxanne Ando
Information about pieces (title, media, price) to Elizabeth Stecher, Friday, January 27
Drop-off (or pickup for the previous show)—Sunday, 1/29, 5-6 pm or Monday 1/30, 10-noon
Show hanging – Monday, 1/30 afternoon
Show opening day – Thursday, 2/2
Show opening celebration– Sunday, 2/5, 1 – 5 pm
Last day of show—Sunday, 2/26
March: Featured Artist—Victoria Squire
Information about pieces (title, media, price) to Elizabeth Stecher, Friday, February 24
Drop-off (or pickup for the previous show)—Sunday, 2/26, 5-6 pm or Monday 2/27, 10-noon
Show hanging – Monday, 2/27 afternoon
Show opening day – Thursday, 3/1
Show opening celebration– Sunday, 3/4, 1 – 5 pm
Last day of show—Sunday, 3/25
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President’s Message
It’s hard to believe that 2012 is almost here, and as exciting as 2011 has been, I’m sure we’ll find 2012 equally exciting with lots of interesting MAA events and accomplishments.
Before we look forward to 2012, I want to spend a few moments celebrating 2011—truly a year of firsts for the organization—our first year of having an MAA Gallery (thank you Westfield Wheaton!), our largest Labor Day Show ever (thanks to Debra Halprin and all the volunteers!), and, at over 150, our largest membership ever. We were a strong organization before, but no doubt we’re stronger at the end of 2011 and with lots of possibilities to consider as we think of 2012 initiatives.
The weather was terrible, but despite that, we had lots of attendees in the Gallery December 7 where it was warm and merry for our annual holiday party and celebration of the 1st anniversary of the Gallery. Sara Becker and her team did a great job decorating and ensuring that we had lots to eat and drink. It was also very nice to be able to recognize four special individuals. Sidney Woods and Matt Barry of Westfield Wheaton, the key folks responsible for our having the Gallery, each received our thanks plus the very first two MAA gift certificates. We also celebrated two of our own members who have gone above and beyond in contributing to MAA—Jacques Bodelle, our former Treasurer (for 6 years!), and Laura-Leigh Palmer, a past President (multiple times!) and our current webmaster. They each received engraved clocks and much well-deserved applause.
Looking now to 2012, I’m pleased to announce that MAA has established a special Student membership category. Individuals who are 18 and over and enrolled in a full-time degree program at an accredited institution may now join at half of the price of our regular membership ($15). I know many of you take or audit classes—so please let your class colleagues who are full-time students know of this great opportunity. We will also be visiting the art departments of the many colleges and universities in the area to ask them to let their students know as well. We have membership forms in the Gallery and they can also be downloaded from the website, www.montgomeryart.org.
Last month I announced we would be re-setting the Gallery Featured Artist box for 2012. The box is now empty and back in the Gallery ready for new slips! If you would like to be a Gallery Featured Artist, and have, or will have, the requisite four months of Gallery participation experience, please put your slip in the box. We will be doing the next drawing for the months of April through August at our February Social Get-Together, February 8, 6:30-8:30 pm at the Gallery.
Also, at the February 8 event in the Gallery, we will be holding a Valentine Card Contest. You must attend the Get-Together to participate. So save the date, get those valentine cards ready, and remember you can enter more than one card. We will have prizes!
For more information about events and future Gallery shows, always remember to look at the Upcoming Dates article that appears in every newsletter. It provides all of the due dates you need to know about for showing your work in the Gallery.
Finally, I want to remind you about our upcoming monthly membership event at Rockville Plaza Art on January 11. We will have a social and snack time beginning at 6:30 pm with the program beginning promptly at 7:00 pm. Our speaker will be Susan Herron, and you can read more about her and what she will be presenting elsewhere in the newsletter.
Hoping you had a wonderful Holiday season, and wishing you and your family the very best in 2012,
Cathy Hirsh
December show notice at WheatonPatch!
Gazette article about the Gallery - by Kristi Tousignant
Local Patch.com story about the Gallery - by Kathleen Bryan
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Gift Certificates
The Gallery will begin offering gift certificates beginning in December. We're hoping this will give us sales for gifts where people are nervous about selecting something for someone else.
Gift certificates can be sold in any face value (e.g. $10, 50, $133, whatever amount the person would like). No sales tax is charged. We will have instructions on how to complete the certificate and also how to record the certificate in the Gift Certificate notebook. Please follow the instructions carefully.
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