| March General Meeting Tuesday Mar 7, 7:00 pm |
 Please join us Tuesday March 7th7:00 pm at Sons of Utah Pioneers for our UWS meeting Demonstration by Cindy Briggs |
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| UWS MEETING LOCATION Sons of Utah Pioneers Hall (map)3301 E. Louise Ave (2920 S.) Salt Lake City, UT 84109 First Tuesday of each month. 7-9 pm. (September – June) This meeting will be Zoomed. UWS has purchased a new camera. Zoom session will be much improved. (thanks, Gunther for researching this) Time: Mar 7, 2023 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7910723281?pwd=ODA5Q1Qwbkx2elpTcEZYVnBxK3NwQT09 Meeting ID: 791 072 3281 Passcode: artgroup |
| Mark your calendar! Matthew Bird is coming to UWS! Spring 2023 workshop May 1-5 (Mon-Fri) 2023 |
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 Don’t miss this chance to work with a gifted artist and teacher Check out his Website here. You must use the coupon code to get the member discount Link to product page to purchase:https://utahwatercolor.org/?product=matthew-bird-2023-workshop |
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| Time to get ready for our Spring 2023 Open Exhibition! The deadline to enter is March 17, 2023 Register for Spring Exhibition HERE Our annual Spring Open exhibition will soon be open for registration. The exhibition will be at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center from May 1 through June 28th. |
| KEY DETAILS: Deadline for entries: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 8:00 pm Exhibition dates: May 1– June 28, 2023 Hours: Monday- Thursday 9 am-5 pm Friday and Saturday by appointment only, closed Sunday Original water media work only, completed within last two years. White mat only; no colored, black, off-white mats accepted. Image unframed no smaller than 100 square inches, no larger than 660 square inches Maximum of two entries per participant. UWS members – $30 for the first entry, $20 for second entry. Students – $20 per entry. Non-members* – $50 per entry. (No refunds for entries that do not follow prospectus guidelines and requirements) Work needs to be for sale for this show. (30% commission deducted from all sales) Online entry only. Go to http://uws2023springexhibition.artcall.org to register online Entered pieces cannot have been previously accepted in a juried show such as Fall, Spring, or WFWS. Calendar of Events Feb 7 Online Registration opens March 17 Entry deadline by 8:00 pm including entry details, payment, and digital image Apr 7 Accepted paintings notification via email Apr 28 Deliver paintings 10:00 am – 4:00 pm to Utah Cultural Celebration Center 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City, UT 84119 May 2 UWS Monthly Meeting: Painting demo by Matthew Bird May 4 UWS Reception and Awards Presentation Thursday –6:00-8:00 pm June 28 Last day of exhibit Jun 30 Pick up paintings 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at Utah Cultural Celebration Center 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City, UT 84119 Entry Details For this exhibition, the Utah Watercolor Society (UWS) will be using ArtCall. Artists must create an ArtCall user account (see instructions below). Entry fees: UWS members – $30 for the first entry, $20 for the second entry. Students – $20 per entry. Non-members* – $50 per entry. Students. Full-time students in high school or college residing in Utah are eligible to enter as a student. Students will be juried into the exhibition with the same criteria as other entrants. *Non-members. Become a member and save! Visit the UWS website, www.utahwatercolor.org, to learn about membership opportunities . Contact the Exhibition Coordinator if you have any questions. No refunds once payment is received. Please read the Prospectus carefully. Before you pay in ArtCall make sure your painting fits the criteria. Entry website. Click here for Prospectus and additional information. During online entry, submit the painting title, medium, size, price (must be for sale at a reasonable price), and image (painting only, no frame or mat) for each entry. Artists may also submit a biography and an artist statement, as an option. See entry instructions below. |
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| CVC March 2023Member MeetingMarch 14th. ~ featuring Jeannie Millicam |
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| 6:30 pm critique: bring one example of your recent work and monthly challenge display7:00 pm member meeting: demonstration by Jeannie Millicam Lecture hall at: Green Canyon High School 2960 Wolf Pack Way North Logan, UT 84341 (enter through north doors) |
| Remember plein air group meets:3rd Monday at 9:30 am Sr. Citizens Center parking lot240 N 100 E Logan, UT Questions? Leonard Hawkes [email protected] |
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| A Message from our CVC President, Marsha Dennis The new year is off and running. Running to the point that it is hard to keep up sometimes. I have tried to paint a great deal more than I usually do. Making time for what I love is difficult when life gets in the way. Trying to prepare paintings for this show or that show … the art fairs that I want to participate in. It gets to be overwhelming. I have had to step back a few times and remind myself that doing what I love, painting, should be just that; doing what I love. Yes, shows are important, and making progress on the goals that I have set is also important. But the process, the enjoyment and excitement that you can have while painting, are the most important. Have I entered some shows already this year? Yep, I sure have. Did I make it into all of them? Nope, I did not. Did it make me feel great? No, it didn’t. But getting into every show or being accepted by everyone is not possible. Maybe, this thought is just for me. If you find this message a little out there, disregard. But if you are like me, and you have had to step back and think about why you paint, you have looked for the joy that you know is there (if you allow it to be) . . . good for you! Keep it up and keep entering things. I have just accepted that not everyone will like my work, and that there is always someone better, or more experienced. Even so, I will continue to do what I love, I will continue to paint and create art, and I hope that you do too. The weather is going to turn better and the opportunities to paint outdoors will increase. This next month make sure you find joy in what you are doing and paint, paint, paint. |
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| CVC March 2023 Workshop Jeannie Millecam Applying the Basics of Watercolor Painting March 18 9am to 4pm |
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| Jeannie Millecam will review important watercolor techniques for the first part of the workshop and then get into how to show depth in a painting by using soft and sharp focus. She’ll teach applying those techniques to a painting of flowers or fruit, followed by a landscape painting. Jeannie will provide photographs for class members, but participants are also welcomed to bring their own. Artists of any level of expertise will benefit from this workshop.Jeannie is a seasoned Utah artist and art teacher living in Cache Valley. |
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| Saturday March 18, ‘239:00 am – 4:00 pm with a lunch break Green Canyon High School 2960 North Wolf Pack Way North Logan, UT The cost for this workshop is:$30 for UWS members,$40 for non-members. |
| For more information: please contact Brad Kropp at [email protected](text 435-754-6023)or Feb 21 to Mar 6 contact: Marsha Dennis ([email protected](text 801-721-5051)2023You can also register by Paypal through the UWS webpage |