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Newsletter March 2017
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March 13, 2017
 

FALC General Meeting on Monday at 7:00 Quinlan Center, Craft Room, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino.

March 16, 2017
  Next Steering Meeting on Thursday at 7:00 at Panera.
2017 FALC Membership

To participate in FALC sponsored shows and exhibits, one must be juried in as a exhibiting member. Artists who have submitted 3 pieces of original art which meet with the approval and acceptance of the voting members will be awarded "Exhibiting Membership". Jurying in will take place at most meetings.

Membership for continuing members is $45.00 per year, January through December.

$45 - full year membership

$25 - half year membership

(Half year membership is only for those who will be jurying in after June 2017)

Membership fees are due for the year 2017.

Membership Form

By-Laws and Minutes of Last Steering Meeting
General Meeting
March 13, 2017
FALC General Meeting, Quinlan Center, Craft Room, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino
Monday, March 13th 2017/ 7:00 PM - 9 PM
Seamus Strahan-Mauk

Hands on Demo on Photography

Please Bring the most commonly used camera and a small example of your artwork

Seamus has an extensive background in photography and lighting and will discussing and demonstrating techniques artists can use to successfully photograph their own artwork using standard digital cameras including smart phones. Please bring your most commonly used camera and a small example of your artwork for a hands on experience.

Seamus Strahan-Mauk has been immersed in photography and image-making since childhood, where he did his best to keep up with his father in the wilds of California. After graduating with an MFA in Cinematography from the Academy of Art in San Francisco and a brief stint in independent film, Seamus went on to shoot locally for such brands as Adobe, Uber, HP, and Oculus. He is currently the resident Director of Photography for emotion studios in Sausalito, California, and in his off-time captures a wide range of subjects, including traditional portraiture, wildlife, and urban photography.

Painting change is on March 13th - Painting stays till April 28th.

Deadline to pick up your artwork from the Quinlan wall is April 28th.

Members are requested to bring 3 paintings for Painting Change. Artwork needs to be framed and ready to hang. Members need to sign a waiver while submitting their painting for Painting change.

All members must sign a waiver form before they can exhibit their work at the Quinlan Center. Quinlan will not exhibit the work of any artist who has not signed a waiver. Waiver is good for one year of exhibiting at Quinlan.

Please remember to sign the members sign in sheet at all meetings. Also participate by voting for the Artist of the Month and any potential members that may be jurying in that month.

For framing guidelines refer to the Exhibiting Rules

Upcoming Shows
February 2017 : "Love"
 
FALC member show at the Red Rock Cafe, 201 Castro Street, Mountain View,CA - 94041. (2nd Floor)
 
Show coordinator: Janki Chokshi / janki_chokshi@hotmail.com
 

Show: February 5 - March 26 during Café business hours

Show take down : March 26th 10:00am.- 11:00am.

 
Silicon Valley Open Studios (Cupertino) on May 20th - 21st.
 
for more information visit www.svos.org
 
2017 Nominations and Elections

With the beginning of the new year all FALC board positions are open for new nominations. We would like to ask that each FALC member give some thought to how they can be more involved with our club for 2017. You can nominate yourself or any other FALC member for any position listed below. All nominations will be voted on at the January Meeting. The club has many talented members with many skills that are urgently needed to run the group. A club is only as good as its members and if everyone takes turns at running the group we can achieve great results. Please ask yourself what you can do to contribute. We will do everything we can to make your involvement a positive experience and you will have plenty of guidance to help you get started. You may consider sharing a job with a friend. We invite nominations for any of the following vacant positions -

President

Janki Chokshi

Vice President Shows & Events

Carrie Zeidman

Publicity

Shubha Prithviraj

Treasurer

Radha Velluri - Open - cash and check collection and deposits in meetings and shows.

Secretary

Keith Hull - Open - write minutes of the general and steering meeting.

Membership

Steve Clark

Refreshments

Open - Assigning and managing the refreshments for the meetings.

Demo Coordinator

Peggy Melovia

Panel Rental

Carrie Zeidman

Greeting Table

Nina Uppaluru

We also need a volunteer with a van or bigger vehical to transport FALC panels from Carrie Zeidman's place to every event or show.

Please contact Janki Chokshi(janki_chokshi@hotmail.com) if you would like to discuss volunteering for any of the above vacant positions.

Shows to See

FALC does not endorse the classes, venues and events listed below. We simply list any information that we determine would be of interest to our members. If you have a show or reception that you would like to list in this section, please send the information (under 50 words) to janki_chokshi@hotmail.com along with a picture of the display if you have one.

FALC Vice President Carrie Zeidman has published a book named "Ghosts ". For purchasing the book or for further inquiry regarding Book contact Carrie Zeidman- Carrie@CarrieZeidman.com

Book Description: Ghosts - Images of War uses uniquely designed images of the past and present combined to take you on a haunted ride through history. By expertly superimposing and digitally manipulating historical images of the past with photos of the present, Ghosts connects the spirit and people of history to the present day world. Almost as if you’ve traveled to the past, or the past has been transported to the present, the images evoke nostalgia, sadness, reflection, and hope. Battles and monuments included range from Valley Forge to the Beaches of Normandy. After visiting concentration camps in Poland in 2008, viewing monuments and ruins filled with tragedy and despair, author Carrie Zeidman came home with unrelenting visions of the people who once occupied these spaces and whose lives were cut short. Searching out authentic photos from the Holocaust and combining them with images from her personal travels, she realized she could mesh the old and the new, contrasting the heartbreaking past with a hopeful present to create these unique images.

About the Author: Carrie Zeidman is a digital artist and photographer whose passions are photography, art, travel, and history, all of which are found in Ghosts. She is a tenth generation Californian and a fourteenth generation American. Many years of researching her extensive family history, traveling to historic battle grounds, and creating her unique art all come together in her first book. Her paintings start with a mood, an emotion, or a memory of some kind. Using color and figure, she finds a way to transfer that mood, emotion, or memory onto the two-dimensional surface of the painting. When finished, a successful piece is able to evoke the original feeling in the viewer. Carrie has won several awards for her work, including being named Cupertino Distinguished Artist of the Year in 2012. Her work has been represented in galleries, and her painting Freedom Rises in the East is in the permanent collection of the Mauermuseum at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany. She lives in Cupertino, California with her husband Bob, who is also an author of several books. She lives on a mountain top that affords her a different breathtaking view of the sunrise over the Santa Clara Valley every morning, providing endless artistic inspiration.

A Testimony of Beauty

The art exhibit “A Testimony of Beauty “ will be on display at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall from September 16, 2016, to March 2017. The artist’s reception will be held on Saturday, September 24, from 2:00 pm to 5pm at Town Hall. The reception is free, and will feature live music, refreshments and wine. Where: 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA, 94022.

Abilities United is pleased to present "Cityscape", Philip Ma’s first solo exhibition at the Abilities United Art Gallery located at 3864 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto from Jan. 9 - March 22, 2017. "Cityscape" puts together a selection of intricate and highly detailed paintings and drawings created by Philip Ma since 2004 and inspired by his numerous travels across the globe. The beauty of cities such as Venice, Rome, Madrid and San Francisco infuses the work, inviting the viewer to embark on an exquisite visual journey. When: Next event (Daily): Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 11:00am - 6:00pm Where: 3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94306 Reception: Monday, January 9, 2017 - 12:00

Shows to Enter

Abstraction-April 2017- Pacific Art League : ELIGIBILITY: Open to all media. Limits on video and installation-contact below EXHIBITION DATES : April 7th-27th, 2017 OPENING RECEPTION: First Friday, April 7th, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Thursday, March 9th, 2017 AWARDS: 1st: $250 2nd: $125 3rd: $75, 3 Honorable Mentions JUDGE: Chris Winfield, Gallery owner of Winfield Gallery in Carmel, CA.

HAND DELIVER ACCEPTED WORK Friday & Saturday, March 31st-April 1st, 10AM - 4PM. All work must be hand-delivered to PAL. No shipped work will be accepted. PICK UP WORK Friday & Saturday, April 28th-29th, 10AM - 4PM. SUBMISSION PROCESS Submit your artwork electronically at https://pacificartleague.submittable.com/submit ENTRY FEe: Members: $40 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry. Non-members: $50 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry. SELECTION NOTIFICATION: Thursday, March 16th, 2017 by email. Award winners are announced at the Friday, October 7th opening reception. EXHIBITION GUIDELINES · All work must be original and not previously exhibited at Pacific Art League. · All 2D work must be ready to hang on a wire · All 2D work must be framed or on gallery-wrapped canvas with finished edges. · Size of work limited to 30” wide by 40” tall, including frame. (contact below for inquiry) · All work must be for sale. Members receive 70% of sale price. Non-members receive 60% of sale price. · All work must be labeled on the front and back with title and artist’s name.

If there are any questions or concerns please email Devan@pacificartleague.org

The City of Campbell “Art Outside the Box”: is a public art beautification program designed to transform common traffic control utility boxes in Campbell, into distinctive works of art, creating a more vibrant, attractive cityscape. The program also celebrates local artists and their artwork, acts as a deterrent to graffiti, and involves Campbell residents in contributing to the beautification of the city. CALL TO ARTISTS The City and Civic Improvement Commission are seeking local artists to showcase their work by painting up to eight (8) utility boxes located throughout Campbell. Painting will take place between May and July 2017, after completion of a competitive selection process. Artists 18 and older, and are residents of Santa Clara County are welcome to apply. Honoraria are paid for the work. Application Deadline: Friday, March 3, 2017, at 5:00PM Details on how to apply are at: www.cityofcampbell.com/artbox Details include Artist Application, Artist Guidelines & Requirements, and Location of Boxes. Completed boxes from 2015 and 2016 may be found at the following links: 2015: http://www.cityofcampbell.com/DocumentCenter/View/4368 2016: http://www.cityofcampbell.com/DocumentCenter/View/5480

60th Annual Saratoga Fine Art Show : The Saratoga Rotary Art Show is the premier fine art and contemporary craft show held in the heart of the Silicon Valley. The Saratoga Rotary Club will celebrate the 60th anniversary by returning the artist location to the grass area. After two years of renovation, West Valley College has reopened the grass plaza for artist spaces. This is a great opportunity to join over 150 fine artists in one of the largest juried art shows in the Southbay and showcase your work to the Saratoga, Los Gatos, Mountain View,and Cupertino communities. Show : Saturday and Sunday May 6th & 7th 10 AM to 5 PM Space Fee: $325 plus10% commission on sales over $1000. $365 after March 1, 2017 Fee includes continental breakfast and lunch both days. FOR MORE DETAILS & HOW TO APPLY Go to www.festivalproductions2.com Application deadline: January 9, 2017.

Classes and Workshops

Zoya Scholis conducts advanced, intermediate and beginners watermedia painting classes through the FUHSD Sunnyvale Cupertino Adult education and at the Cupertino Senior Center. She also conducts Mixed Media Workshops and Collage Workshops in the summer. For more details please visit https://www.ace.fuhsd.org. Contact Zoya at zoya@artforpersonalgrowth.com

Stefan Bauman Weekly oil painting classes in Saratoga the first and third week of each month. Classes are on Mondays from 6-9pm and Tuesdays from 10am - 1pm Please call 415 606-9074 or email stefan_baumann@yahoo.com. More Info at www.thegrandview.

Joy Kuo Teaching Chinese brush painting. Beginner or advance students on Wednesday mornings 10:00am -12:00pm at Joy's studio, 154 Quail Hollow Dr. San Jose, CA 95128 . $40.00/per class. Please call 408-598-6085 or email kuojs@yahoo.com.

Martha Zlatar is an Artist Success Coach who can help you define your unique goals for your art and support you in the process. Coaching is a wonderful way to be accountable for your actions. Martha will help you identify what you want to do, when will you do it by and how will you get it done. Please contact her for a complimentary half hour phone consultation at 415-839-8085 or email her at martha@artmatch-coach.com.

Member of FALC Kathy Qi has started a website for artists for selling and promoting their work. website: http://www.key2arts.com/ Key2ARTS.com is a FREE community service for artists to exhibit and sell their own original, prints, and cards of artwork with very low commission rate. Membership is free and it's open to any art club juried-in artist, and people who appreciate art.

Resources Page on website
Please check out our Artist Resources page which lists many recommendations by FALC artists. Members are welcome to submit their recommendations for the organizing committee to review. Please make your recommendations as detailed as possible and let us know what you find useful. Submit your recommendations using the form at the bottom of this page and add "Artist Resources and Recommendations" to your subject line.
Gallery Pages

If you have not done so already, please don't forget to send us the information we require to create a gallery page for you. For instructions on sending in your information, please visit http://www.falc.org/gallery/submit_new_gallery_page.htm and email all necessary information to Janki Chokshi email: janki_chokshi@hotmail.com

Panel Rental

Panels are available for rent all year at $5/weekend for members and $7/weekend for non-members. There will be a $25 charge for checks returned due to insufficient funds. For panel rental and availability please email Carrie Zeidman at czeidman@elanstudios.net or call her at 408-741-5809. Full payment plus a $100 refundable deposit are due when panels are picked up.

FALC Guidelines - Criteria for Jurying-in new members

FALC has been fortunate this year to welcome many new members and we can look forward to many others being interested in joining our club. One of the questions that we get asked the most from current members and those who are interested in joining is about our criteria for acceptance. Our process is clear and simple. Anyone who wants to join needs to bring three pieces of art to one of our meetings. The members present at that meeting will vote, and if a 2/3 majority of people approve, that person will be accepted, pay their dues, and become an exhibiting member.

As a juried club, FALC strives to maintain a certain standard of proficiency since organizations that invite us to exhibit assume a certain selectivity. One rule of thumb commonly used when voting in new members is to ask yourself this question - Would I like to exhibit with this work? Would this new work add to the reputation of the club? Just as we support each other by bringing our best work to shows and by providing new, fresh work for the painting changes at Quinlan, we can use our Artists' eyes to make decisions about what work will be hanging beside us at the next show.

Voting "no" during the jurying-in process does not bar an artist from joining the club. The artist can still be a member, just not an "exhibiting member". Non-exhibiting members can attend demos and meetings that provide an environment for their art to grow. As they continue to develop their skills, they are welcome to jury in at a later date.

FALC Guidelines - Copyrighted material

The laws regarding copyrighted material are complex and not uniform from state to state. In order to avoid liability and the burden of determining whether a particular image involves copyright infringement, FALC has created the following guidelines for member artists. FALC assumes that it is the respoinsibility of the artist to honestly follow these guidelines and assumes no liability for work that is submitted or displayed not following these guidelines. It reserves the right to disqualify a painting if there is reasonable doubt about copyright infringement or plagiarism.

  • Work entered for a show must be the artist's original work in concept and execution.
  • It cannot be copied from copyrighted material or photographs belonging to another person or organizaion except with the copyright holder's explicit written permission.
  • It cannot be the reproduction of a painting done by another person even if the original artist is acknowledged on the painting.
  • It cannot be the reproduction of a historic painting.
FALC Board 2017
President: Janki Chokshi - Website and Newsletter
Vice President:Carrie Zeidman
Program and Publicity: Shubha Prithviraj
Treasurer:Radha Velluri
Secretary: Keith Hull
Membership: Steve Clark
Refreshments: Open
Demo Coordinator: Peggy Melovia
Online Gallery pages: Janki Chokshi
Artist of the Month Updates: Janki Chokshi
Panel rental: Carrie Zeidman
Greeting Table: Nina Uppaluru
Online mail: Janki Chokshi
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