February 2022 News and Notes
Opportunities for artists
Jim White painting in Waterville
Jim White Memorial Paint Out Lite - June 16, 17 & 18, 2022
Sponsored by The Anthony Wayne Area Arts Commision
June 16, 17,18, 2022.
A three-day event with talented, local artists painting outdoors throughout the historic city of Waterville, Ohio. The public is invited to watch the artists paint and interact with them as they work. For more information contact
Lisa.
TFAS100+5: Juried Regional Exhibition
Application Deadline: 11:59 p.m., March 25, 2022
$4,000+ in awards, including the Kingston Healthcare Purchase Award for an outstanding artwork to enter the Toledo Federation of Art Societies Permanent Collection, joining over 70 years of outstanding Toledo regional art.
The TFAS 100+5: Juried Regional Exhibition is open to all artists within the greater Toledo area. Independent membership to the Toledo Federation of Art Societies (TFAS) and a listing in the TFAS Membership Directory is included in the entry fee. Find more information and the Prospectus here.
Plein air painting locations
John Cook painting at Cades Cove, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 2010.
Photo By Paul Brand
A note from Donlyn Meyers:
"Hi Paul, its a snowy bitter cold Sunday, so I typed up my notes from my summer's sketchbooks about Plein air locations and events...thought my list might be of use." Here is Donlyn's
list.
John Trumbull Award
John Trumbull in the Great Smokey National Park, 2010
John was a master watercolor painter, long time member of the club, art teacher and served on the Board of Trustees. To honor his memory the club is establishing a John Trumbull award, selected by our juror, for a watercolor in an upcoming exhibit at the club. Contributions for the award may be directed to the club.
Visual arts and cognition: participate in a research study
From an email I received yesterday from Mariya:
"Dear Paul,
My name is Mariya Vodyanyk and I’m a PhD student and Plein Air enthusiast at the University of California, Irvine interested in studying the relationship between visual art and cognition for my second-year research paper milestone. Currently, I’m conducting an online 1-2 hour study and would like to invite you to participate. You can find out more and sign up for the study here.
If you have time in the coming week or two to participate, I would greatly appreciate your support. This project will provide a path for future research in developing creative arts-based cognitive training programs and interventions."
Participants will be entered in a random drawing for Amazon Gift cards or original paintings.
Sounds like fun, and a boon for art education.
The Color of Art Pigment Database Everything you wanted to know about pigments and more
This extensive database has a listing of common names, chemical composition, brand name, tendency to fade, and notes on toxicity for hundreds of artists pigments.
