SWAA at Sundog 2016

Bob Lavender has once again offered to coordinate a booth for SWAA at the Sundog Art & Craft Fair held from December 2 - 4 at the Sasktel Centre (formerly the CUC - and before that SaskPlace).

Sometime in November he will be getting things organized and looking for volunteers to man the booth.

Gail Adams Studio of Arts - Fall Schedule

607 Dufferin Ave. S7N 1C4
Carey-Lynn 931-7790
www.gailadamsartschool.com

Fall art classes are starting this Saturday Sept. 10. We still have openings available. This fall we are offering the following classes:

• Pre/K art for ages 4-6
• Primary art for grades 1-3
• 1 or 2 hr General art class for ages 6 to adult in Saskatoon, Warman or Martensville
• Intro   Advanced Cartooning for ages 10   up
• Perspective for older teens   adults (starting in Oct)
• Figure drawing for older teens   adults (starting in Oct)

If you would like to save a spot please email or call 30-931-7790. 

Carey-Lynn Link

Gail Adams Studio of Art
931-7790

SWAA & Reflections Meeting - September 13

Our next meeting will be:

Tuesday,  September 13, 2016

Doors open at 7:00 for Networking & to show what we are working on 

Meeting starting at 7:30 - 9:30 pm

Holy Convenant Orthodox Church Basement - use side door

1426 Alexandra Avenue, Saskatoon

May 10 SWAA Minutes

May 10 Reflections Minutes

We will have a display at the exhibition. Check out who will be manning the booth at:
Exhibition Schedule

If you are a SWAA member and would like to help out contact Beth at campbell.beth@gmail.com

Frame Sale

Sherry Morris let me know that J&S Picture Frame Warehouse is going to be doing some reno's and so all their stock size frames are on sale. Buy one get one free (of equal or lesser value) and some are on for 80% off. There are 4x5's and all the way up to 20x24.  Stock pre-cut matts are also buy one get one free. 

And don't forget - they now feature a gallery for artists' to display their work. Contact her for more information. 

Email:  jandspicture@gmail.com

Phone: 306-373-1171

2016 Raffle

We have our 2016 raffle tickets ready to go. Contact Audrey Boyd at  a.cb@sasktel.net  if you would like some to sell. We will make arrangements to get some out to you. 

Summer Art camps are filling up! Gail Adams Studio of Arts is offering a variety of art camps for children from 5 yrs old and up!

• General art camps, a.m. or full day, ages 7 and up
• Drama/Art camps, full day, ages 7-12 yrs
• Pre/K art camp, a.m. only, ages 5-7 yrs
• Cartooning camp, p.m. only, ages 12 and up

They are also taking registrations for the fall semester of weekly art classes for children and adults beginning in September! Register now to save your spot!

607 Dufferin Ave. S7N 1C4
Carey-Lynn 931-7790
www.gailadamsartschool.com

Forest ART

July 3 - 7

Ness Creek Festival site near Big River, SK

Part of the Forest ART Program

Forest ART will be offering a selection of four workshops running concurrently with FiddlyNess fiddle and music camp.  

Workshops include:

- Drawing & Movement with Miranda Jones

- Basic Blacksmithing with M. Craig Campbell

- Plein Air painting with Paul Trottier 

- Nature Photograohy with John Murphy.  It should be lots of fun if we can get this off the ground.

Miranda's workshop comprises of a combination of yoga and drawing activities designed to get down to the basics and tap into our deepest creative levels! ... But also to have lots of fun in a beautiful natural environment.  She has taught various versions of this workshop at The Neil Balkwell Arts Centre in Regina and through the University of Saskatchewan extension program at the now defunct Kenderdine Campus.

For more information go to:
http://discovernesscreek.com/forestart/

Reuben Unger - Blackstrap Art Studio Tour

Reuben Unger is part of the Blackstrap Art Studio Tour - be sure not to miss it!  He will be at Hieberts Hot Shop. Marion Janzen is also a part of this tour. She will be showing with three other women at her studio - Bluebird Hills Studio. Visit their website for more information: www.blackstraparts.com.

SWAA Member hosting Argentina Tour

Leslie Tuchek will be going to Argentina this fall. She will be doing a presentation showing many of the photos she has from her previous trips to these areas. This will be on: June 1 at McNally Robinson at 7:00 pm Information about her next adventure is below: ARGENTINA WILDLIFE FROM PATAGONIA TO MARSHES November 9 – 22, 2016 Worldwide Ecotours Worldwide Ecotours is offering an exciting up-close encounter with the wildlife of Patagonia and Ibera Marshes. Tango with penguins, Capybara, Rhea, and other South American wildlife. Your tour host, Leslie Tuchek, is an ecological educator who has guided tours for the University of Saskatchewan Distance Education for eight years. Leslie is an avid birder, nature lover and wildlife photographer. For more information and a detailed itinerary contact:
Leslie Tuchek leslie.tuchek@usask.ca Tel: 306.230.0941		Ruth MacRae ruth@worldwideecotours.com Tel: 1-888-778-2378

Interesting video about Yellowstone Wolves

Gail Adams Workshop, open to all Artists, Beginners to Professional
April 13 - 16, 2016

Wednesday, April 13th, 5pm and go to 8 pm
Thurs/Fri, April 14 & 15, 9am to 8pm
       - with 1 hr breaks for lunch and supper
Saturday, April 16th, 9am to 4pm to finish off projects.

Place: Grace Westminster Church
          505-10th Street, Saskatoon, (Broadway Area)

Cost of Workshop is $375.00
to register:
Deposit of $100. required by April 1, 2016

Minimum students is 12 and max is 16.

Contact Eva Peters-Kooy for more information or to registar.
epeters-kooy@offbroadway.ca

SWAA Member offers "Pocket Art Therapy"

SWAA member Corla McGillivray now offers "Pocket Art Therapy" Meditations.

This course offers you a new way to meditate and overcome human experiences that we all encounter.  As we age it seems like the rush of time becomes a blur and our ability to adapt to our environmental pressures is tested daily.  For more information visit her website.

SWAA at Collectors Show

We will have a booth at Saskatoon's Collectors Show March 18 - 19 - 20.  Be sure to stop by to say Hi!

This is the schedule of who will be there:
http://saskatchewan-art.blogspot.ca/p/collectors-show-schedule.html

The 2nd semester of art classes are starting next week in Warman and Martensville.

The Drama/Art Camp is available during Easter Break! March 28-April 1. 9:30-3:30. Appropriate for ages 7-12 yrs. This one week, 2-in-1 course provides a taste of both theatre and art. With half the day spent in drama, and half the day in art, the student is sure to remain engaged and entertained by the variety of activities. Visit www.gailadamsartschool.com or email gailadamsartschool@sasktel.net for more information.

Snow Carving at Winnipeg’s Voyageur Festival

Theressa Wright was one of the pumpkin carvers at the Reflections Art Festival 2015 - she carved the large pumpkin "The Turning". She and her team are currently carving in the snow in Winnipeg.

The work in progress

Be sure to visit the website to see more of the work in progress and the final carving once they are done.

http://frostytidbits.com/wp/2016/02/

Art Battle Saskatoon - March

The next Art Battle in Saskatoon will be:
March 16 starting at 7:00 
Capital Music Club, 244 1st Ave North

Complete a painting in 20 minutes using the paints and canvas provided. So much fun! 

I (Beth Campbell) have competed in the December and the January dates. Jewel Buhay and Sheri Gordon joined me in January. Irene Stroschein will be competing in March.  Be sure to go and support her - winners are selected by audience votes. 

Tickets are available online via their website: http://artbattle.ca/ab/ab374-saskatoon/

The FB page is: https://www.facebook.com/events/1733103826923901/

Carving Class - Adult Chickadee with Babies

Click here to download information about this class.

SWAA member's photo included in Gallery Show

There will be a Betty Calvert print on display with the Saskatoon Camera Club's Gallery Showing at:

The The Eye Gallery - Doctors of Optometry
#117-1132 College Drive, Saskatoon
January - February

Opening Receoption is January 9 from 2 - 4