January 2015 Newsletter

News and Events
JANUARY 2015
Officers
President
Vice Presidemt
Secretary
Treasurer
Editor
Next Board Meeting
President Sandy Sheagren
sandy@sandysheagren.com
“The only way to make sense out of
change is to plunge into it, move with
it, and join the dance.”
Alan Watts
GAL is changing by the minute and has a new look!
Check out our NEW WEBSITE (but clear your
browsing history first). A HUGE thank you to AMY
TAYLOR for her countless hours plunging into the
tedious task of transferring data and images. Please
visit the site: WWW.GLENVIEWARTLEAGUE.ORG
move around it, and view your gallery page. As with
all change it takes some time to adjust and some
things may not have moved across the board well, so
let us know if you find an error.
For your gallery page, we could only copy the images
from our old website. If those files were small
images, we cannot make them bigger or clearer.
Compare different artists’ pages.
- longest dimension should be 1920 pixels
- jpeg size should be about around 2 MB
- resolution should be 72 dpi
- include your name and the title of the work in the
file name.
Want to update your bio? Don’t have a gallery page?
Email with what you want it to say, or send us a pdf
or word document with a maximum of 20 images and
Amy will assist you: zerplatzen@aol.com .
Glenview Art League 847-724-4007
www.GlenviewArtLeague.org
Directors:
Lindsay Brown
Keith Gerth
Maureen Hanlon
Bob Leopold
Bob Sherman
Barb Zabroske
Sandy Sheagren
Gloria Moschel
Marilyn Perry
Tom Pope
Mary Hummel
FEB 16 7:00p GAL members welcome
The YOUTH ART FAIR is Sat Feb 21 (8-4) at Attea
Middle School in Glenview for grades grK-12.
Participation is NOT limited to Glenview residents.
See application instructions and other info on our
website and sign up your kids/grandkids - it’s free, it
is on one day, and we give prizes in every grade! We
need lots of volunteers. If you can spare a few hours
contact Deb Anderson deb_rha@yahoo.com
2014 Best of Show
Youth Art Fair
SPRING FLING is
Apr 22 at Gusto Italiano
Restaurant in GV. Details in paper invitation in the
March Newsletter.
GAL is plunging into another program by offering a
$1000 SCHOLARSHIP to a graduating senior
with plans to major in art. Glenview residents ONLY.
App deadline is Mar 30. Details on website. Contact
BOB SHERMAN rts4114@aol.com
If you are a photographer and would be willing to do
a brief DEMO or help other artists who would like to
know more about getting their artwork into a digital
format, for website, contact me.
2015 Summer Art Fair July 25/26
needs
volunteers to plunge in to be committee chairs! Can
you
help?
Contact
Kittie
Yohe
kittieyohe@gmail.com
501(c) 3 Non Profit
PO Box 463 Glenview, 60025
GlenviewArtLeague@att.net
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Welcome New Members:
Joni Dobson, PHOTOGRAPHY
847 729 9167 Glenview
JDOBSON@AOL.COM
RoseMerry Berg ACRYLICS
847 635 6916 DesPlaines
ARTCLADYP@COMCAST.NET
Sue Capillo CERAMICS
847 673 4973 Evanston
SGCAPILLO@GMAIL.COM
Seungjae Kim,PHOTOGRAPHY
773 957 5778, Glenview
SEUNG98@GMAIL.COM
Jim Lavengood
DEMO Feb 3
“Like so many youth, I dreamed of
working for Walt Disney. While the
dream never materialized I became the
prime designer for all the Cap’n
Crunch cereal packages which were
used by the major Hollywood film
studios to promote kids’ films.
FYI Oakton Ceramics Club annual
Empty
Bowls
benefit
on
Saturday, Dec 6 netted $27,000
DEMOS
are
HELD AT THE
PARK CENTER
2400 CHESTNUT, GLENVIEW, IL
Room 101** 7-9p
FREE FRAMES Bob Leopold
2015
has a selection, most are large
with glass. Come take a look.
Bob’s studio is at 1920
Waukegan Rd #206 (across
from GAL office) Contact him at
847 657 0464
FEB 3 7p DEMO
Jim Lavengood “Life as a
Graphic Designer” LAKEVIEW
ROOM on first floor** room
change
Kay Thomas has 5 paintings
in "Art at City Hall" exhibit in
Highland Park Jan 20- May 16.
She also has a painting at the
Art
Center,
Highland
Park exhibit "In View" currentJan 31.
Beverly
Behrens
has 11
botanical paintings at The
Noodle Cafe, 708 - 12th Street,
Wilmette, IL thru Mar 30, 2015.
In my DEMO Life as a Graphic
Designer I will share 48 years of
treasured fun, some frustration and
informative moments. My original art
will be on display to view, handle and
even dissect just for the fun of it. I
promise a chuckle or two and may
even reveal a few professional secrets”
Lake
County
Art
League
announced Exhibit Winners:
Jim is a long time member of the
Glenview Art League and a Summer
Art Fair Exhibitor where he shows his
unique paper sculptures.
collage “Purple”.
2nd place Gail Basner for her
watercolor “Wabash Tracks”
and
3rd
place
to
Anne
Anderson for her watercolor-
Shirley Hutchinson had a
piece accepted for the 2015
Plaza del Lago Calendar on the
April page. This was a project
through
North
Shore
Art
League
FOR
SALE:
black
folding
canvas display for holding
prints
contact
Margaret
Newman 847 824 8952
FEB 16 7p GAL Monthly Board
Meeting 1920 Waukegan Rd #204
FEB 21 YOUTH ART FAIR
1:30-4p Wm Attea Middle School
Volunteers needed!
MAR 3 7p DEMO
Jacque France oil
APR 5 Exhibits CHANGEOVER
WEEK for all venues
APR 22 Spring Fling 6-9 at
Gusto Italiano Restaurant
RSVP by Apr 18 is a MUST
MAY 5 7p DEMO
Timothy Anderson
oil
JULY 17 ALL MEMBER SHOW @
BookMarket in the Glen
Reception 5-7p
JULY 25/26 62nd
Summer Art Fair.
Saturday Painters
Every Sat at the Park
Center 9:30-noon, or
outside weather
permitting. Call Carol 847
272 0858 Friday nite