PAL Christmas Party & Group Show Opening @ Gibby's Wine Den - December 7, 2012

Come join us for some Christmas cheer!  PAL will be holding it's 2012 Christmas Party and month-long Group Show kick-off at Gibby's Wine Den in Geneva, Illinois on December 7, 2012, from 5pm to 8pm.  Members, friends of PAL and the public are invited to come "Meet the Artists" and join in the fun!   This exhibit will be running through the entire month of December - please check the Gibby's website for business hours and directions ( www.gibbys-wine.com ).  We look forward to seeing you!!!

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544

Congratulations PAL "Transitions" Exhibit Winners!

We would like to congratulate all our winners from our September "Transitions" exhibit at the Plainfield Public Library!  It was a terrific show judged by Mr. Mark Fisk, art instructor from Dwight School District.  Mr. Fisk had wonderful things to say about the high quality of artwork exhibited and the difficult time he had choosing between the beautiful work.  Here are our winners:

 

Best of Show - Gloria Moses, "Poppies in Red"

 

Best of Theme - Ron Girard, "Zihuatanejo Sunset"

 

First Place - Mike Bessler, "Deer River Falls"

 

Second Place - Freddie Harmon, "Emerge"

 

Third Place - JoAnn Deck, "Pearls of Wisdom"

 

Thank you to all who participated and congratulations again...it was a wonderful show!

 

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 >>>If you are interested, we will be hosting a PAL booth at the Plainfield Public Library Arts & Crafts show on Saturday, September 22^nd, on the library grounds. If you would like to show off your work, please bring a piece or two on Saturday morning from 8:30 to 9:00am. If you have questions, please contact Freddie Harmon @ 815-729-9111.

 

>>>Our next PAL member exhibit opportunity will be at Gibby's Wine Den in Geneva, IL. It will be a month-long exhibit.  Gibby's is a marvelous venue for displaying and selling artwork. Several of our members have already exhibited here and have given the owner high marks for not only displaying their art in a professional manner but for advertising the exhibits and catering to the artists' needs. If you would like to participate in this show, please send us a quick email so we can give our host a head-count. Deadline is October 1st for sign-up. Depending on the number of participating artists, we are anticipating bringing 2 to 3 pieces - no easels needed as she has a hanging system installed. If you are interested and would like more info, please call or email us. Thanks everyone!

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544

"Coats Of Many Colors" Exhibit Winners!

Plainfield Art League, in conjunction with Plainfield District 202, would like to congratulate the winners of the "Coats of Many Colors" exhibit at the District 202 Administration building in Plainfield. Best of Theme – Ron Girard for "Autumn Birches ," First Place – Courtney Weed for "Sunflowers," Second Place – JoAnn Deck for "Gerbra," Third Place – Freddie Harmon for "Light Bright Cactus and Best of Show – Debra Hart for "California Sidewalk."

The "Coats of Many Colors" exhibit will be running from June 1 until June 29, 2012, with a second member juried exhibit, entitled "Independence," to run from June 27 to July 29 at the District 202 Administration Building at 15732 Howard Street in Plainfield. These exhibits are free and open to the public. Watercolors, oils, mixed media, acrylics, and drawings are featured in the second floor gallery. Award winners will be announced and receive ribbons at the monthly art league member meetings held on the second Wednesday of every month, from 7pm to 8:45pm at the Plainfield Public Library – 15025 S Illinois Street, Plainfield.

The gallery at the Plainfield District 202 Administration building is open during regular office hours with check-in at the second floor desk – for more info call: 815-577-4000. For more details or to become a member of Plainfield Art League, visit www.plainfieldartleague.org , email info@plainfieldartleague.org or call 815-556-9278.

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544

PAL's June Demo - Update

Plainfield Art League's June demo has been changed from Raku pottery to hands-on demo of Rice Paper Printning with instructors from Neuqua Valley High School. Raku pottery demo will be rescheduled at a later date. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Participants will be creating their own rice paper prints in a hands-on mini class. Be sure to wear old clothes as it is a bit messy.

The demo will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Neuqua Valley High School, 2360 95th St., Naperville. Park near and enter at outer door #12. See the website or email P.A.L. for directions to the high school.

Art League demos are free and open to the public. For more details or to become a member of Plainfield Art League, visitwww.plainfieldartleague.org, email info@plainfieldartleague.org or call 815-556-9278.

 

Hope to see you there!

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544

June/July Juried & Extended Exhibit Details - District #202 Admin. Building

PAL will be holding back-to-back juried exhibits and a concurrent non-juried exhibit in June/July at the Plainfield District 202 Administration Building, 15723 Howard Street, Plainfield.  PALmembers are encouraged to enter 1 - 2 pieces into EACH of the 2 juried exhibits and/or to enter up to 4 pieces into the 2 month, non-juried exhibit.  Drop-off date for juried exhibit #1 and the 2 month non-juried exhibit will be on Friday, June 1st from 11am to 2pm.  The pick-up for juried exhibit #1 & drop off for the juried exhibit #2 will be on Friday, June 29th from 11am to 2pm.  The final pick-up for juried exhibit #2 and the 2 month non-juried exhibit will be on Friday, July 27th from 11am to 2pm.

The theme of juried exhibit #1 will be "Coat of Many Colors" and the theme of juried exhibit #2 will be "Independence." Remember, there is only 1 ribbon for "Best of Theme" per juried show - pieces do NOT have to correspond to the theme to win any of the other ribbons!   Exhibits will be juried the first week of June and July with ribbons awarded for "Best of Show," "Best of Theme," First, Second and Third places given out at the June and July member meeting/demo night respectively.

This is a terrific opportunity to show off your work!  The people at the District 202 Building are wonderful to work with and we always get wonderful feedback from them on our artwork.  We can't wait to see what everyone has been working on lately - it should be a great show....

I also want to send out special thanks to Freddie Harmon who will be there on drop-off and pick-up days to help us all out - You're the best!

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544

May is PAL's Annual Ad-Hock General Meeting/Board Election + Monthly Demo

PAL will be holding it's annual Ad-hock General Meeting to elect the League's Board prior to the May demo on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012.  Members are encouraged to participate.  Our President and Treasurer will open the meeting with short "State of the League" addresses, then candidates for Board positions will be announced and voted upon.  After discussion and voting, our monthly demo will begin.  This month's demo will be on tips &tricks for taking better photos of your artwork for print/online media with PAL Photographer, Mike Bessler.  General meeting & Demo will be from 7pm to 8:45pm on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012, in the large meeting room, downstairs at the Plainfield Public Library unless otherwise noted.  The Plainfield Library is located on Illinois Street in downtown Plainfield.  If anyone wishes to volunteer to help on the Board or in any other capacity, please let us know.  We depend on your volunteer spirit to make PAL successful!  Hope to see everyone there!!!

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544

AFA Best of the Best Exhibit - Mayslake Peabody Estate - April 17 to May 24, 2012

During April and May, 7 of PAL's artists will be entering their artwork, voted for in PAL's Best of the Best Exhibit in January, into the Alliance of Fine Art's Best of the Best exhibit at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oakbrook.  Everyone is invited and encouraged to visit this exhibit during the months of April and May to see some of the best pieces from local Chicagoland artists in the very beautiful setting of the Peabody Estate.  It is always a very good show!

 

Our PAL entrants are:

Debra Hart             "Best Buds"

Gloria Moses         "Glorious Golden"

Amy S. Turner       "Resolute, They Stand"

Mike Bessler          "Moonlight Over Monroe Harbor, Chicago"

Ronald Girard        "Rustic Americana"

JoAnn Deck            "Assemblage #218 - Peace"

Courtney Weed      "Train To Storm"

 

April 17-May 24

AFA Presents: 2012 Best-of-the-Best Art Exhibit

Viewing Hours:

Monday-Friday 9am-3pm

Saturday 9am-1pm

Free Admission

Closing Reception on Thursday, May 24, 6pm-8pm

 

<The Alliance of Fine Arts is a group of art organizations who partner to advance art education in the community> 

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544

2012 "Best of the Best" Exhibit at Plainfield Library - January 11, 2012

A big PAL thank you to all of you that brought your beautiful artwork to and voted at the "Best of the Best" exhibit at the Plainfield Library last night!  A good time was had by all at our member meeting as everyone enjoyed quite a spread of nibbles (as our overseas members would say) and wonderful company.  The top 7 finalists in the voting will be moving on to the AFA "Best of the Best" exhibit at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, Illinois, in April / May.  To view all the entries in our show, please click on the "2012 Best of the Best" picture on our main page and the same title in our Picasa photo album.  Thank you again everyone for helping to make our show at the Library a success...our members are the BEST!!!

 

 

 

 

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544