MTAS Spring Affair exhibition 19th - 21st Oct

Coach Trip to Canberra

Mitzi Vardill Workshop

Some images from our Mitzi Vardill Mixed Media Workshop out at Yarramundi. Lots of fun at our wonderful venue :)

September Meeting Reminder - AGM & Presentation 11/9/12

A reminder that our Monthly Meeting is on tomorrow night 11^th September. We are having a presentation about the history of the MTAS and a lucky door prize of a ticket on the next FOHacRG bus trip down to Canberra on 13^th Oct to see Sydney Nolan Exhib and Floriad will be awarded from those who attend.

It is also our Annual General Meeting and all positions for committee will be declared vacant. The committee has had a few members drop this last few months due to personal reasons so we now find that there are some positions that we really do need a new person to step up and give us a hand so that we can keep the Art Society going. Such positions as Publicity Officer and Assistant Secretary are especially needing to be filled.

We won’t have an Art Society without the help of all our members, so please consider volunteering your time so that it’s not all left up to a few. Not all positions need to attend committee meetings and even if you can’t commit a lot of time there is always ways that you can help in the smaller positions such as Field Day Organiser or some of the assistant roles.

We are also reviewing the positions that we have on offer. This AGM we need to fill the following positions (new positions are in Italics):

President

Vice President 1

Vice President 2

Secretary

Assistant Secretary

Treasurer

Assistant Treasurer

Publicity Officer

Functions Officer (organises the demonstrators for meetings and workshops)

Field Day Organiser

* Exhibition Manager

* Exhibition Equipment Manager

Newsletter Editor

Children’s Art Co-Ordinator

Meetings Supper Organiser

* Catering Supper Exhibitions

* Functions RSA

Public Officer

* CASS Representative

* Librarian

* Open Day Organiser 1

* Open Day Organiser 2

* Open Day Organiser 3

(*These positions are not needed at all committee meetings)

As you can see there is quite a lot to be done to keep the Society running… so we look forward to seeing you there tomorrow night to offer your support & view our lovely presentation of MTAS over the last 50 years. The meeting will start at 7.30pm at the Deerubbin Center, George St, Windsor, as usual, with supper supplied. There is no entry Fee this month for our AGM.

Please contact Narelle for any questions about positions or the meeting 02 4565 9222.

MTAS Mitzi Vardill Workshop - 22nd Sept

Macquarie Towns Arts Society Presents

Workshop with Mitzi Vardill

Mixed media, Acrylic and Collage - Saturday 22nd September 2012

9:30am-3:30pm at Yarramundi Community Hall, 54 Thornbill Way, Nepean Park Estate, Yarramundi.

Cost is $45 for MTAS members and $50 non members

For bookings and more information please phone Kathy Bale on 02 4573 2200

 

 

Mitzi Vardill is an accomplished artist whose work practice covers, drawing, watercolour, mixed media, acrylics, print media, sculpture and ceramics. She has many years of experience in teaching art, conducting weekly classes and workshops for adults in various art schools and from her own studio. She has also provided private tuition to senior high school students.

In 2004 she gained a Masters Degree in Contemporary Arts for Educators at the Sydney College of Arts at Sydney University. Her Masters specialised in teaching art to adult students. She also has a Diploma in Fine Arts and Advanced Standing in Printmaking and Cert IV Assessment & Training. She is a regular participant in group shows as well as individual exhibitions. For more see  www.mitziv.com.au

 

Hawkesbury Artists and Artisans Trail Open Weekend 25th and 26th August

A quick reminder regarding the Hawkesbury Artists and Artisans Trail Open Weekend this weekend!

25th and 26th August

All Studios and Galleries will be open on this weekend including our MTAS Yarramundi Hall.

We welcome you to come along and exhibit your works for these days to support our membership of the Trail.

This year we thought it would be a good occasion to use our Hall for more of an Artists at work kind of feel. We will be hanging works and displaying crafts as well.

Last year we had a good response and we are hoping to do the same again. Please check out the www.haat.com.au website for more information.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Reminders & Demo Meeting 14th August Joe Cartwright

A few reminders for you all. Lots of great opportunities this month to exhibit, sell your work and share with like minded artists in the area.

Market Place Exhibition 16^th – 19^th Aug

Next week we have our Marketplace exhibition in Richmond. All works are to be brought in for hanging early before the center opens on the morning of thursday 16^th before 9am please.

This is usually a successful exhibition for us so look forward to seeing you there. If you are exhibiting please also volunteer for some duty time and help with setup and take down is always appreciated.

Hawkesbury Artists and Artisans Trail Open Weekend 25^th & 26^th Aug

Many thanks to those who brought artworks and assisted in the Hawkesbury Artists and Artisans Trail Brochure Launch on the 27^th & 28^th of July at the Magnolia Mall in Richmond. It was a great success. 

We will have an open weekend exhibition on the weekend of 25^th & 26^th of August at our Yarramundi Hall for the HAAT Open Studio Weekend. We look forward to seeing your works for this as all members of the Trail will be open that weekend and we can make good use of our membership that way.

Field Day is on the 18^th of Aug at Pugh’s Lagoon

Hopefully the weather will be lovely, so look forward to seeing you there if you can make it.

Paint Along Day is also on Wednesday 22^nd August at our Yarramundi Hall.

Monthly Demonstration Meeting 14^th Aug – Joe Cartwright

This month for our Demonstration meeting on Tuesday 14^th of August we are pleased to welcome back Joe Cartwright with his wonderful watercolours.

Joe Cartwright’s watercolour paintings have a fluid spontaneity to them. He captures mood and atmosphere, painting with a style that draws the viewer closer to the work.

Joe’s paintings cover a wide range of subjects across landscapes, town life, flowers, portraits and figures. He prefers the freedom of exploring a variety of themes rather than a single focus, to allow room for expression, and the potential for any inspiration to lead to an exciting work of art.

After ten years of creative nigglings, Joe started painting in 1998. Today he paints prolifically and runs weekly watercolour lessons at the Nepean Art Society in Penrith, where he encourages his students to "enjoy the journey" as they learn from every painting they attempt: “there are no failures”. Every point in the painting process is an opportunity to learn and to have fun with experimentation, texture, colour and observation.

Joe is always looking for an interesting viewpoint, and sees his work as an opportunity to bring something new, undiscovered or unexpected to his audience, connecting people more closely with the world around them. “I think artists are able to show people something they have not seen or noticed”.

He explains, “I believe we see the world with more intensity through active observation.”

Recognition for Joe’s work has come both in the form of students wanting to learn his craft, as well as prizes and inclusion in exhibitions, including the John Copes Watercolour Prize in 2009, and the annual Australian Watercolour Institute Exhibition. He has also had articles about his work published in the Australian Artist Magazine and his work is represented in private collections in Australia and overseas.

For now, Joe’s greatest achievements are realised when his creativity manifests in the form of beautiful, atmospheric watercolours, bringing viewers in, and heightening their connection with the world.

Making that connection, and sharing it by teaching his craft to interested students - encouraging both the passion and technical know-how - keeps Joe’s artistic world turning.

Check out Joe’s website at http://www.joecartwright.com.au/

Both Members and Non Members are welcome to join us for our meetings to view an inspirational artist at work each month, as well as the opportunity to enjoy networking with like-minded art enthusiasts.

7.30pm Tuesday 14th August 2012 at the Stan Stevens Studio, Windsor Library, Deerubbin Centre, George St, Windsor (Please arrange to park outside of Library due to carpark early closure)
Entry $5 MTAS members and visitors (includes supper) Enquiries Sharron ph 4572 5580

Macquarie Towns Art Society has been active in the Hawkesbury area for 50 years. New memberships with the society are always welcome. For further details please contact Satya on 0405 337 652

Look forward to seeing you all there!