Sun City West Art Club Annual Juried Art Show

Pat Knorr sent photos and the following news to share with all. This is such great news and we are so proud of our artists.

The top winners who also belong to the Vanguard Artists are :

Ross Snodgrass - People's Choice Award and 2nd Place in the Advanced Category
Pam Bleakney - Best of Show
Pat Knorr - 1st Place in the Advanced Category
Karen Walsh - 1st Place in the Mixed Media Category

Additional photos of this happy event are found below. Congratulations to all!

Additional Photos

Sorry Folks!

As your Blog Administrator, one of my responsibilities is to create the slideshows of our work for easy access to them. To do this, I utilize a Pro Account through Flickr, which is paid for by Vanguard Artists. I haven't checked my mail through Flickr for awhile, which means I didn't read the notice that our Pro Account was due to expire in February, so it didn't get paid. This is why some of our painting photos have disappeared, Flickr downgraded us to the free account, which limits the number of photos we can have on their site. Mea culpa!

I have paid the fee for the Pro Account and I will hope to have our photos all restored shortly. If not, I will re-create the slideshows as I have most of the photos I have been sent stored on my computer.

Pardon me for my lapse!

Congratulations Judy

We just received this announcement from Judy Lawson...congrats Judy!





I'm excited to announce that not only do I have three paintings in the Peoria Fine Arts Association show, but Kula Korn Dancers received a very nice Merchant Award from juror Marilyn Schutzky.
The reception was Feb 7th - the show will be at the Glendale Adult Center till March 6, 2010.
Hope you can find time to enjoy visiting this show.

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A note from Judy Lawson...

AAG Call for Entries
SPRING JURIED EXHIBITION
March 11, 2010 until March 31, 2010
Arizona Artists Guild Building
18411 N. 7th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85023
Juror: Sebastiao Pereira
Open to all AAG members, both two and three-dimensional artists, with current dues paid.
Entry Day is Sunday March 7, between 9 AM and Noon at the Guild Building (7th Ave & just South of Union Hills)
Exhibition will be selected from the actual artwork.
Pick up of declined work is the same day (March 7) between 4 and 5:30 PM.
Awards reception is Friday, March 19, 6 PM until 8 PM.

From New Member, Anne Breza

Anne announced that she recently sold this painting to the Coyote Alley Sports Bar in Surprise. These recent sales should be encouraging to us all. Congratulations, Anne.

Judy Lawson’s Paradise2 (Squared) selected for Glendale's 47th Annual!

Judy Lawson submitted the following announcement:

My watercolor Paradise2 (Squared) was accepted into the Glendale Fine Arts Council's 47th Fine Arts Competition!!! This is the show at the Sahuaro Ranch Park. Entrance west off 59th on Mountain view Road - South of Peoria Ave. Just south of Brown. The Juried Show is Jan 27-Feb 21 in the Fruit Packing House. Wed - Sunday Only. Gallery Hours Wed - Fri 10 - 2, Sat 10-4, Sunday 12-4. The Glendale Exhibition is unique in that they provide three preview opportunities during which you can see ALL the art submitted. Yes, my rejected piece Mamas at MoMA will also be there - it will have the opportunity to be purchased! The preview party is this Friday, the 22nd 7 pm-9 pm. $25 per person with wine, hors de oeuvres, and instrumental music. You may also preview all the art on the 23rd & 24th. Monday the non selected art is picked up by the artist and the Juried show is rehung for the duration of the exhibition.

All paintings are for sale. Make checks out to Glendale Arts Council. 20% of art purchases is tax deductable as that portion is donated to students in Glendale for enrichment and scholarships.
Many well known artists in the valley are represented in this exhibition. Please share this info with others. I hope to see you at the preview party.