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LJAA 2010 Calendar is Here!
The 1st Annual LJAA 2010 Calendar has arrived and is available for purchase at the LJAA Gallery between 11am and 4pm.
Each calendar is $11 (tax included). Please do buy one for yourself or pre-buy and sell this unique limited edition to your friends and families.
If you haven't seen it yet, get a preview on the LJAA website. | |
Caligraphy Class September 26
Free Workshop on learning the Art of Beautiful Writing!
Sharon Ford is offering a complimentary demonstation and calligraphy lesson at the La Jolla Art Association Gallery from 10:30am to noon.
or contact Sharon Ford at
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Share Your Art and Gain Exposure |
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We are planning our fall/winter "Share Your Art" free demos, which occur on the 4th Saturday of each month starting at 10:30am. If interested in offering a free demo, please send information to Catherine MacDonald. |
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New Volunteers of the Month
Thanks to Gayla Edwards and Madeline Logan-Davis on the LJAA 2010 Calendar! It's a great success: This newsletter editor has already sold 18 and expects more requests to come.
Gayla's "Hurricane Ridge Meadow" (see above) and Madeline's "Sunset in Sun Valley" (see below) now grace the walls of our gallergy
in the monthly "Powder Room Art Exhibit."
Please come by and check it out!
Each exhibit runs for a month starting at the 15th of the awarded month.
To participate in this show by volunteering, please contact your dedicated president, Kris deYoung.
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This Volunteering Thing: What's It All About, Anyway? |
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At the All-Membership Meeting at the end of May, the LJAA approved a modified, member-friendly version of the Village Gold (VG) volunteer service.
The new volunteer system is called the Volunteer Hours (VH) Program.
As a non-profit volunteer organization, the LJAA needs members' active participation.
In the meantime, each member's passion, talents, insights have been as equal a jewel for the LJAA as the artwork exhibiting at our new LJAA Gallery.
The volunteer Service program encourages and recognizes each of our members who are part of the whole picture.
Please take a look and write to the Membership Director if you have any questions. Members are also encouraged to contact the Membership Director ( membership@lajollaart.org) for the information about current VH units.
All Exhibiting Members are required to perform 6 hours of volunteer service every year. Members earn 1 VH unit for every 1 hour of volunteer service.
Members who have not done volunteer services this year, do not worry. We still have 4 months to go.
And there is a quickest way to earn. . . . We need gallery staffers for the "29th Annual All San Diego County Art Exhibit" at the LJAA Gallery between September 14 and September 27, 2009.
Contact our Exhibition Director Tony Cuban ( ajcuban@cox.net) to schedule your gallery sit! Or before December 31, you can also purchase the VH you need at $10 for each VH unit. |
"Solo Interactive Art" Show Stars LJAA Member
Carl Raymond Schmidt
Inadvertently an artist's work becomes part of an investigation. . . . Were you there? Did you buy any art?
Watch this free Labor Day Week End art event as the story unfolds at on September 5 starting at 7pm or so.
More than spoken word and a handout, Carl Raymond Schmidt becomes CSI Carl to create this interactive performance art in the Brokers Building Gallery space.
Starting at 7pm in the third floor gallery, CSI Carl will begin opening the evidence, interacting, performing, and installing the elements that create the piece, "Evidence."
The event location is The Gaslamp at 402 Market Stree. Look for the window and watch for the caution tape leading to the investigation. | |
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Earn Volunteer Hours as a Board Member!
Please help us! We need fresh blood and will train you as Treasurer, Newletter Editor, Historian, or Constant Contact Assistant.
To volunteer, send an email to our president, Kris deYoung at (president@lajollaart.org) or to the current "stuckees" . . . err, volunteers. Sharon Ford, Treasurer
Carole Duebbert, Newsletter Editor
Rodger Heglar,
Historian
We look forward to working with you.
Thanks!
Your Faithful Newsletter Editor |
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You Have Seen Our New Look!
Now it is time to put it to your best use!
The La Jolla Art Association is now using this new email system called "Constant Contact." We have the ability to send this newsletter or announcements about your show or press releases. Constant Contact is a software program designed to help the members stay informed and to send attractive advertisements to the members, the public, and the press.
We have the email list for members, a list for other artists in the the San Diego area, a collectors list(visitors to the gallery) and the press email lists. As we improve so will our lists and emails.
How can a member utilize this new service? If you are having a show, you send the information plus a few jpeg photos to emails@lajollaart.org. Jeff Brosbe (brosbe@cox.net)
has volunteered to help put together your email announcements. After designing the email, he will send you a test (sample of the email). At that point, you can edit it and when you are happy with the email, Jeff will schedule it to be sent to the lists of your choice. You will have an opportunity to forward that email to your private list, too.
This is a new benefit of being a member of the La Jolla Art Assoication. Jane Cooper used it for her solo show recently. She sold two paintings at her reception. If you have questions about the service and how to utlilize it you can email Jeff. | |
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Book a Show at the LJAA Gallery
The La Jolla Art Association is taking reservations in 2009 and 2010 for exhibitions at our new home in La Jolla Shores (8100 Paseo del Ocaso, Suite B). If you haven't yet seen the our new gallery, you'll love it!
The gallery has 100 linear feet of wall space. Approximately 40 pieces of artwork can be hung on the walls plus an additional 4-8 pieces on various sized easels. Pedestals are available for sculptural pieces.
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| La Jolla Art Association Newsletter
September 2009 |
President's Corner
Recently, LJAA member Ingrid Wolters and I visited the Laguna Art Festival before it ended on August 30. The artwork was magnificent, funny, thoughtful, beautiful and/or inspiring. We learned a lot by enjoying and analyzing the work of artists we admired. As southern California artists, we qualify to apply for the "Art-A-Fair" venue, designed for non-Laguna Beach residents. If you are interested in this venue for next year (or the year after) visit www.art-a-fair.com and note the 2010 jurying dates on your calendar.
Or you can stay closer to home and have a no-cost way of learning more about your craft, by marking your calendar for the 4th Saturday morning of each month (except November and December) for art demonstrations, lessons, and discussions at our gallery. The last two painting demonstrations by Catherine Grawin and Chovy were huge successes.
If you have been reading recent emails, our LJAA 2010 Calendar is in the gallery and ready to pick up. The board is considering giving Volunteer Hours (VH) credit to anyone selling more than 10 calendars, so this is your opportunity to perform volunteer support to your non-profit, member operated art association plus earning VH credits.
Finally, I want to give a huge shout-out to our talented member Jeff Yeomans, who is volunteering his time and expertise to do the design of our LJAA brochure. Thank you to everyone who sent in digital images of artwork for this project.
Our next board meeting is on September 14, 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the gallery and you are all invited to attend. We are still looking for a historian, marketing director and replacements for the treasurer and newsletter editor and have some very multi-talented members who would be very capable of those responsibilities.
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End of Summer
All Members Art Show and Sale
August 31 Through September 13
September 5 Reception
This is your chance to meet the new members and to re-new friendships with the members you have not seen for a while.
Please join at the La Jolla Art Association Gallery to celebrate our members' art at the artists' reception on September 5 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.
CASH AWARDS:
1st place award $100
2nd place award $75
3rd place award $50
Winners will be selected by members secret ballot. LJAA members with "Exhibiting" status are eligible to vote.
Thank you,
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29th Annual All San Diego County Art Exhibit Taking Entries
It is my pleasure to invite you to exhibit your art in this year's All San Diego County Exhibition at the La Jolla Art Association's La Jolla Shores Gallery. The exhibit runs from September 14 through September 27.
Important dates are:
September 11: Deadline for registration
Sunday, September 13: Artwork dropoff between 5pm and 6pm
Sunday, September 27: Reception from 2pm and 4pm and art pickup afterward
To sign up, send your check, and information about your artwork ( title, size, medium, and price) BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11 to:
LJAA Treasurer
8100 Paseo del Ocaso #B
La Jolla, Ca 92037
The entry fee is $35 for LJAA members and $40 for nonmembers. All art sales will be charged a 25% commission by LJAA. The reception on September 27 is potluck. You will be assigned an item to bring at check-in on September 13.
It would be great if your work was among the 40 to 50 pieces selected for this exhibition.
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See LJAA Artists in
"Art in the Heart of La Jolla"
This year, 11 artists from the La Jolla Art Association donated their talents to beautify the village of La Jolla in the special "Art in the Heart of La Jolla" event. Jade Schulz of Jade J. Schulz Violins, an active member of both La Jolla Town Council and the La Jolla Art Association, organized this community effort.  To prepare for the event, Egon Kafka, owner of La Jolla Village Lodge and member of the La Jolla Town Council, power-washed and painted the 11 trash receptacles. Jade prepared the boards for the artists and attached them to the receptacles after the artists completed the paintings.
On Saturday morning, many of the artists, like Salli Sache above, could be seen near their paintings. Next year, the plan is to add more artists and have a survey to vote for your favorite!
Thanks to our artists, Catherine MacDonald, David Ainsley, Pierce Harrah, Amy Wells, Rodger Heglar, Sharon Ford (pictured to the left), Warren Stark, Tony Cuban, Salli Sachse, Catherine Grawin (pictured below), and Monica Cadish. Look for their signatures on their paintings and email them your thanks and praises!
Also special thanks to our behind-the-scenes contributors:
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Upcoming Classes and Events
If you missed the "Foundations of Portrait Painting" demonstration with Chovy, come see an encore presentation at the Clairemont Art Guild on Saturday September 19 from 12:30-2:30pm. The demonstration is free and located at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 3450 Clairemont Dr, San Diego, CA 92117.
San Diego Art Institute's "Gathering": Every few months the San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) becomes a gathering place for its members as well as nonmembers. Quoting the SDAI website: "This is a great opportunity to meet other members, show your work and see the work being created in the San Diego area." The Gathering takes place on Sundays starting at 4pm. Participants may present up to three pieces for critique. The upcoming meetings are on September 6 and November 1. For more information, check out the SDAI website. |
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Upcoming Show Opportunities
Call for Artists: The Upstream People Gallery (UPG) is looking for artists who have a particular sense of abstraction and creative vision for the "11th Annual Abstraction Juried Online International Art Exhibition", debuting worldwide October 1, 2009 and run online through September 30, 2010. The gallery is especially interested in showcasing two- and three-dimensional pure abstract and semi-abstract artworks in all media. The early entry postmark deadline is September 8. Later entries may be accepted by September 24. Please email the UPG if you have any questions. If you are interested in submitting your work, please download the prospectus.
ARTISTS PLEASE SAVE THE DATE for the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, in partnership with the La Jolla Open Aire Farmers Market, Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and October 11, from 9am to 5pm. Artists for the festival will be selected by a distinguished group of artists, authors, art dealers, and collectors from the community. The entry fee is $25 and, if the artist is accepted by the jury, the artist exhibition fee is $175. For more information and to find out how to apply, please contact Sharon Hinckley at 858-775-1083 or Olya Losina (Losina Art Center) at 858-729-8808. Applications and information will be available on our new website, www.lajollaartandwinefestival.com, starting June 28.
Call for Artists: The Vista Art Foundation/Gallery 204 & Friends of the Vista Rancho Adobe is co-sponsoring two Art at the Creekwalk shows. The first took place on Mothers Day, May 10, from 10am-4pm and the next event will be held on October 11 from 10am-4pm. This outdoor art show is held at The Wave Water Park in Vista and includes art from oils, sculpture, photography, fine jewelry and more. Artists who would like to participate must supply their own display and show proof of an active sellers permit. There is no fee to artists to show their work. We do ask for 15% of sales that will be given equally to our sponsors. Come early to select your spot and have some fun. For more information contact Michael Doucette at 760-224-8737.
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Members in the News
 Sherry Krulle-Beaton had her painting "Red Sky in the Morning" accepted into a juried show at the tag gallery in Santa Monica. The show runs from August 14 to September 4.
 Jeff Brosbe received two Special Recognition Merit Awards for his artwork in the 8th Annual Summer All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition" hosted by Upstream People Gallery. His entries "Kusadasi Sunset - Rothko Homage" and "Pamakkale #2" were chosen from the approximately 600 entries submitted by 156 artists around the world. The juror was Larry Bradshaw, Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska in Omaha. For further information about the work and the artist, see www.jeffreybrosbe.com.
 Kris deYoung will be participating in this year's Coronado Art Walk on Sunday, September 20. Art booths with be set up at the Coronado Ferry Landing and be open from 10am to 5pm. Kris will be showing and selling award-winning watercolors, oils and giclees. Some of her artwork from the Historic Hawaiian Home will also be on display for viewing or purchase.
 Fujiko Isomura is having three works in "A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art" exhibition starting at Steadman Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, from September 8 to December 18, 2009. This is a national tour exhibition co-curated by Dr. Martin Rosenberg, Chair, Dept. of Fine Arts and Prof. of Art History Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and Dr. Susan Isaacs, Prof. of Art History and Curator at Towson University, and Adjunct Curator at the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art. The national tour is planned until December 2012 and is managed by Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions & Museum Services.
 Karen Howard's painting "Reflections" was chosen by the International Association of Pastel Societies to be included in the IAPS calendar. "Reflections" was also selected to be in the web show on the IAPS web site.
 Dana Levine is having a one-woman exhibition of photographs at Scripps Memorial Hospital, 9888 Genessee Road, La Jolla. The photographs are on display in the main floor hallway of the hospital during the summer months until the end of September. Dana also has a new website, www.danalevineart.com. Please visit, explore, and enjoy.
Jerome Lipetzky's "Viejas August" and "Wrights' Field Summer" were juried into the San Diego Art Institute's September exhibit in Balboa Park.
Catherine MacDonald had four paintings selected for the Jazzercize Corporation Summer/Fall "Eclectic" Art Exhibition. Her work will be on view at its International Headquarters in Carlsbad from July to December.
Hyo Chung Park was selected to exhibit her "CHINA UNVEILS" along with works by Jove Wang and his students at the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The exhibit runs from September 30 through October 9, 2009.
Julianne Ricksecker was accepted in the Mini Print Internacional de Cadques, June 27 to September 15 at Taller Galleria Fort, Cadaques, Girona, Spain. The exhibition will travel to Gallery "L'Etangd'Art"; Bages, France, from November 28, 2009 through January 10, 2010.
 Juli Ricksecker is in a group show at the "7 Printmakers -15th Annual Exhibition" in Spanish Village's Gallery 21. The show runs from September 2 through September 14. Two receptions are being held: on Thursday, September 3, from 5:00pm to 9:00pm and Sunday, September 13, from 4:00pm to 8pm. Gallery 21 is open daily from 11:00 am to 4pm.
Salli Sachse will be showing her paintings at her Patio Gallery, 346 Fern Glen, La Jolla, on Sundays from noon to 6pm. Cowabunga, come check it out.
judi sim's originals, giclees, cards, and magnets are on permanent display at two Fast Frame galleries, one located in the Navajo Shopping Center, 8726 Lake Murray Blvd. #C1, La Mesa, CA (619-465-3278) and the other Fast Frame in the Scripps Ranch Marketplace, 10625 Scripps Poway Parkway #C (858-577-0062).
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Send your news worthy items, including JPG images pertaining to your news item, to my email newsletter@lajollaart.org. And do let us know what you think of this new format.
Sincerely,
Carole Duebbert
La Jolla Art Association
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John Valois