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January President's Message

Details: Category: News; Published: Tue. Jan 6, 2015

Hi Everyone,

I hope you had a good Holiday Season. As we move into the new year we have a few deadlines coming up. The Genie Schafer Art Memorial Scholarship, established in loving memory of Genie, goes toward an art workshop of your choice. The application is due on February 1st. The Opal Parmenter Fellowship is to be used to pay for attending an art workshop and sharing what was learned with other Omaha Artist Members at a Fun Shop. The entry deadline is March 1st.

Both applications can be sent to me or turned in at a luncheon.

Katrina Swanson

Courtesy Cards

Details: Category: Fun Shops; Published: Tue. Jan 6, 2015

Welcome cards were sent to Brian Stephan and Carolyn Mason. Thinking of you cards were sent to Lisa Lathrop, Cyndy Ulrich and Sympathy cards were sent to the family of Ollie Mae Sullivan and Lavonne Tripp

OAI- thank you for all the cards created at the Fun Shop, extras that were given later and some even found their way under my studio door!! Over 75 beautiful cards to chose from. Please know that your efforts and creativity is appreciated. The members who receive your cards are touched by your thoughtfulness.

Dorothy Tuma

Members gathered at Hot Shops this year for the annual holiday potluck and card making event.

Fun Shop: Pastel - Creating Rocks with Jack Hetterich

Details: Category: Fun Shops; Published: Thu. Dec 11, 2014

How to paint rocks by pastel artist Jack Hetterich. He will do a short demo and hand outs will be available. He will cover form, color, shape, types, etc. Jack will be working on Wallis paper but you can use Canson paper (paper should be mounted). Please bring white, gray and earth tone pastels.

NOTE: If you are not a pastel artist, Jack says to bring your medium of choice.

Jack Hetterich's Bio.

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Fun Shop Follow Up: Acrylic Painting with Karen Thurlow

Details: Category: Fun Shops; Published: Sat. Nov 1, 2014

Karen Thurlow demonstrated how to produce a floral bouquet with the simple use of darks and lights.

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Ancestral Connections Show

Details: Category: Art Show News; Published: Sun. Nov 2, 2014

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First Place - "Embrace" by Albert Rhea

The theme for the Fall Art Show was "Ancestral Connections". The art was to reflect something of the artist's own ancestry, an ancient interpretation of how and where life originated, a connection to something from the past, or something more current that reminded the artist of their mom or someone from the past.

The show of 80 pieces of art entered by 51 artists was judged by Ron Sykes. He spent about one and a half hours deciding on the winners.

See all the winning entries >

Judge Ron Sykes Biography

Ron Sykes received his B.S. in art education and his M.S. in art from Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas. He taught art in public school systems in Kansas and Omaha for over 30 years, retiring in 2002. Mr. Sykes has since taught art classes at Joslyn and Metro Community College, and was a member of the Artists Cooperative Gallery for several years. His main focus has been to find ways to increase perceptual abilities in his students, by using the right hemisphere of the brain. These specific lessons help to increase drawing accuracy and creativity.

The “Joy Long Memorial Art Award” is a New Award for Omaha Artists Inc.

Details: Category: Art Show News; Published: Mon. Nov 3, 2014

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Joy Long's daughter, Carolyn White, with Mary Ann Grace, the first recipient of the Joy Long Art Award.

Joy Long was a member of Omaha Artists Inc. for many, many years and was a talented artist winning awards in various media, including oil and watercolor. But her main focus in recent years was pastel. Her wonderful effects with focus on “light and atmosphere” made her artwork stand out. Joy won Best Water-color at our Lauritzen Garden art show just last spring. She passed away this past summer, and her bright and cheery personality will be missed. Joy’s family has been gracious enough to make an ongoing award in Joy’s name. They would like it to be awarded to an artist for “excellence in expressing light and atmosphere in the artist’s chosen medium”. This is a $50.00 cash prize and the first one will be awarded at the “Ancestral Connections” fall art show reception at the Hot Shops, November 9 from 2-4 pm. We are very thankful to Roy Long and his family for this ongoing memorial.

Art Bridge

Details: Category: News; Published: Mon. Nov 3, 2014

“Bridging language and cultural differences thru art” Art Bridge held at Augustana Lutheran Church at 3647 Lafayette, Omaha NE. 2nd Wednesday 9-11 am. November 12th “Zentangle” with Becky Kinloch.

Thanks to Omaha Artists for donating supplies and money to this project.

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Welcome New Members

Details: Category: News; Published: Mon. Nov 3, 2014

Donations for Community Art Reach

Details: Category: News; Published: Mon. Nov 3, 2014

Please bring any donations to the November Fun Shop/Potluck, Wednesday November 19th being held at the Hot Shop. Art supplies will be gifted to the Lied Transplant Center’s Life Care Center Art Cart for patients awaiting transplants. Art Bridge also receives extra supplies for their classes. If you are unable to attend or shop for supplies a monetary donation helps to fill in areas we need or are short on.

Please place supplies in extra large ziplock bags, Crayola crayons, erasers (not novelty), pencils, sharpeners, small drawing pads, construction paper, scissors, colored pencils, markers, boxed watercolor sets (Crayola brand are best), Art how to books, mat board cut 8x10 or smaller, sets of assorted brushes and foam brushes. Thank you

ANAC Dues Increase for 2015

Details: Category: News; Published: Mon. Nov 3, 2014

ANAC dues have gone from $10.00 to $12.00 per year. If you have already paid for the upcoming year (2015) you will need to pay $2.00 more.

Here is a list of ANAC members that as of now have either paid or not paid the extra $2.00.