ART IN PUBLIC PLACES

Do you want more exposure as an artist? Do you want to sell your paintings? Display them at local shops and business establishments!

It’s also a great way to make residents and visitors aware of the Westerville Art League (WAL). As a member of WAL you may sign up to display your art for a month at any of the participating local business establishments.

• Participating local businesses include:
• Crimson and Clover
• Westerville Community Center
• ExecuTrain
• Westerville Electric
• Outlook Manor Westerville Parks and Recreation Hall
• Uptown Pharmacy

The 2012 Spring Show May

The show was judged and ribbons awarded - Best of Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and six honorable mentions.

A selection of artworks at the Westerville Art League 2012 Spring Show. enjoy!

Best of Show: A Friend's Face, Bryan Zima, Acrylic

First Place - Molly, Don Reither, Oil

2nd Place Color Canyon, Lynn Carty, Acrylic

3rd place -Still Standing
David Friedlander
Watercolor

53rd Westerville Art League 2011 Spring Show

The Westerville Art League held its Spring Show Saturday, May 7th. There were 33 entries this year, from 18 artists, consisting of mediums of watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor pencil and one sculpture. It was a very impressive group of entries.

Rob Robbins was this year's judge. He spent quite a long time contemplating to which works he should award prizes. He also provided critique comments for each piece.

Here is the list of this year's winners:

Best of Spring Show, 2009- Kathryn Smithson, First Place - Ken Seege

ART LEAGUE EVENTS/Entries and more! Check out the FACEBOOK page for updated events......

The Westerville Art League Spring Show Committee members are Katie Robinson (chair-person), Janet Carr, Barbara Rores and Lynn Carty. The Spring Show dates - May in the Library meeting room. The reception - Sunday, May 5 from 2:00 to 4:00pm. The entry forms will be available online in March and printed copies will be available at the March meeting. Our judge will be Jim Glover. There will be more details to come in March.

Remember: in order to participate in the Spring Show, you must be a paid member and have attended at least 2 meetings during the current season (beginning September 2012) before our May meeting.

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WesterFlora 2013

For more information, including the application for artists, visit the web site at www.westerflora.com .

22nd Annual WesterFlora Garden Tour -Theme: "A Festival of Gardens". Sunday July 21, 1 PM to 7 PM
(Free to the Public)
Garden Artists
Now Being Accepted through June 15, 2013
Completed entry form must be received by 6/15/13.
E-Mail: karenhovey@aol.com. Any questions please call 614-882-9955.

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Many art league members exhibited at the Westerville Park and Recreation Community Center in January

WAL Exhibit January 2013 You Tube - go to members page to see more.

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Michael A. Cooley.

My name is Michael A. Cooley. I am a classically trained medical illustrator and classical fine artist. I have a studio in Worthington where I teach classical drawing and painting. I would like to ask if you would help me get my information out by forwarding my link to your members?

This link is to my class and workshop page http://cooleystudios.com/?page_id=223).

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Charles Rowland -

for updated information go to the website
Watercolor classes at the Westerville Parks and Recreation Department.
All classes are held at at The Westerville Community Center.
Call 614-901-6500 or visit www.westerville.org

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As part of the upcoming year of the arts in Westerville, we are starting a page dedicated to guerilla art - read more on our website -
webpage facebook
We are advocating getting our community creative - in a fun, positive way. click like and share, please:)

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Put your events on Facebook. Send your calendar of events to gallery202@hotmail.com or put on the facebook page.

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For anyone who is interested in becoming a member
of the Central Ohio Watercolor Society (COWS)

To become a member of the Central Ohio Watercolor Society (COWS) a current COWS member must submit a letter of recommendation to the chairperson of the membership committee, Bess Alexander, recommending you for membership. The membership committee shall select new members by viewing three (3) or more pieces of the applicant's work. The work should be in a white or neutral colored mat and our organization is only transparent watercolor. So that means no opaque paint including white watercolor paint is accepted.

For more info and times of acceptance contact:

Bess Alexander
bessalexanderart@yahoo.com
614-939-1149

Gallery 202 is looking for artists of all mediums to help create a new web database of local artists and venues just for Westerville. We are rich in the arts in Westerville, so let's tell the world that we are the creative cultural community.

We have basic information on the following website: www.artswesterville.com and are looking for more ideas on how to spread the word about our own artists, venues, classes, workshops and more.