RE: Come See the AFA Best of the Best show

Dear Members ~

 

Sorry all for the double note - noticed the info did not show.  Here are the specifics for the AFA Best of the Best Exhibit:

 

Exhibition will be held at the

Mayslake Peabody Estate

1717 W 31st St., Oak Brook, IL  60523

March 29 through May 5

Gallery Hours:

Fridays, 9am - 3pm

Saturdays, 9am - 1pm

Closing Reception:

Thursday, May 5th, 6pm - 8pm

 

(630)206-9988
www.mayslakepeabody.com

 

www.allianceoffineart.org

 

Thanks for your patience and hope you get a chance to come to the Exhibit!

Have a terrific weekend!

 

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
16108 Route 59, Suite 104
Plainfield, IL 60586

Come see AFA Best of the Best Show

Dear Members,

 

We invite you to come visit the Alliance of Fine Art's 2011 Best of the Best show at Mayslake, Peabody Estate, Oak Brook IL. from March 29th through May 5th, 2011.  PAL has the top eight members from our Best of the Best exhibit in the show.  Further information and directions are available on the websites provided below.  It's a wonderful way to spend a few hours viewing some of our area's best art.  Hope you can come!

 

Have a terrific weekend everyone!

 

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
16108 Route 59, Suite 104
Plainfield, IL 60586

Best of the Best Reminder

Dear Members,

 

Just a quick reminder that drop-off of PAL "Best of the Best" artwork for the Alliance of Fine Arts "Best of the Best" show at Mayslake in Oak Brook is this Saturday, March 26, from 9am to 11am ONLY.  Don't forget to bring your filled-in registration form and check for $20 entry fee!  If you are unable to drop off your work or have any questions, please give us a call - we may be able to make other arrangements to get your work there and checked in on time.

Thanks and have a great week!

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
16108 Route 59, Suite 104
Plainfield, IL 60586

 

 

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Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:05 PM
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Just a reminder to all who submitted names for the Best of the Best. This Saturday is the day to receive artwork at Mayslake from 9:00am to 11:00am.  This is the only time artwork will be received.  If you get a chance to remind artists it would be great.  Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday and hope for a great show for all.

Hugh Skibbens
(630) 393 -0545
hskibbens@juno.com

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Mixed Media/Open Mic Nite

Join us July 30 at the Plainfield Art League from 7-9 pm for Mixed Media/Open Mic Nite! Bring your best poetry, short story, songs, or comedy to perform, and enjoy artwork by local artists. The artwork will also be available for purchase. Adults and teens only. Acoustic/appropriate material only. No need to register for this great evening. Refreshments will be served. Doors open at 6:30 pm for open mic sign-up. The Plainfield Art League is located at 16108 S. Route 59, Suite 104, Plainfield, Illinois 60586 - Vintage Harvest Plaza - in Plainfield on Rt 59 south of Renwick, west side behind Light Source Lighting and between El Burrito and Hot Tandoori in the back left of the parking lot.

Plainfield Fine Art Gallery

May 24, 3:14 PMPlainfield ExaminerAnn Ilibasic

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The Plainfield Art League formed in 2003 to promote interest, knowledge, support and participation in the cultural and fine arts for the greater Plainfield area. So when they were told they were cut-off from Village funding in November of 2009, the organization was unsure of its future. Without these funds, they could no longer afford the space costs of their fairly new location on Chicago Street. Ready to close the gallery all together, Theresa Schulz of Schulz Properties and Michael Guinta stepped in and donated space in the Vintage Harvest Plaza strip mall at 16108 S Route 59, Suite 104.

Since their Grand Opening event in January of 2010, the Plainfield Art League's new space is home to a spacious Members' Art Gallery and also houses room for classes, workshops and monthly artist demonstrations. The members' gallery has themed exhibits, rotating on a bi-monthly basis.

The remaining 2010 Exhibit Calendar is:

"Local Images" Now through July 14th
"Reflections" July 17th – September 9th
"Summers End" September 11th – November 10th
"Best of the Best" Through Year End

Currently there are 26 pieces of various mediums hanging in the gallery. Stop in to purchase or simply admire the various works of art. Gallery hours are Friday, 12pm – 4 pm and Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm.

Additionally, the Plainfield Art League hosts several public art exhibits. Join them for:

"Art in the Garden" at the Fields on Caton Farm on July 11th,
"Ida's Garden Art Show" at Ida's Garden Paradise on June 12th, and
"Plainfield River Days Art Fair" In conjunction with Plainfield River Days
on September 11th

Stuff to know: Annual membership fees are: Individual Membership $40; Family Membership $50; Student Membership $20; and Lifetime Membership $350. You can also become a sponsor at the following levels and tiered benefits: Picasso ($50); Rembrandt ($100) plus business card add in newsletter; Da Vinci ($250) plus promotion for your business at one art show; Monet ($500) plus business card add in newsletter; Van Gogh ($1,000) plus event/project recognition; Yeats ($2,500) plus logo on website, event/project sponsor, and included in mass media; Rockwell ($5,000) plus major event recognition; Corporate ($12,000).

Mega Art Supplies

Hello One and All,

Had a chance to check this out on Sunday.  She has a ton of stuff she is clearing out.  If you are looking for a studio easel she has a beautiful one.  If you are a oil painter you will be in heaven.  I am just helping her out by spreading the word.  If you need more information let me know.

Take Care
Joe Hadamik

PAX

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My name is Jane Lagerstrom.  My grandmother was Katrina Boothe.  She was the president of the art league in Joliet for many years.  She passed away Christmas morning.  I am in charge of her physical estate, part of which is a very extensive art studio.  She has just about every medium imaginable, including oils, pastels, pencils, chalks, textures and more.  There are loads of stretched canvases and rolls of canvas, water, drawing and tracing paper, countless brushes, pallet knives, grumbacher, oils, acrylics and more.  She has a hand crafted working easel, as well as travelling and display easels.  There is an extensive library of books, lighting and props, projectors and screens, reference and more.  There are also 85 frames, ranging in size from small to very large and ornate.  There are paintings and sketches as well. 

I would like to see these things go to folks who might appreciate it as much as she did.  I am having an estate sale this coming weekend (the 19th, 20th and 21st). 

Thanks for your time and consideration. 

~ Jane

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
16108 Route 59, Suite 104
Plainfield, IL 60586

Junius Allen (1898 – 1962)

Known for his realistic and moody paintings depicting coastal landscapes and harbors of New Jersey, New York and New England, Junius Allen was one of New Jersey's most promising artists of the twentieth century.

Junius Allen was born in Summit, New Jersey, in 1898. While a student at Kingsley Preparatory School, he was mentored by national academician, Arthur Woelfle, who encouraged him to hone his artistic skills. After many close calls in the First World War, Allen returned and took a job with a lithography firm in New York. While there, he studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. At Woelfle's urging, he decided to enroll at the National Academy of Design. He also studied under Charles Hawthorne, Francis Jones, George Maynard, Ivan Olinsky and George Elmer Browne. Woelf1e also encouraged Allen to become active in the Salmagundi Club where he eventually played a distinguished role.

He was an academician of the National Academy of Design (vice president and chairman of the School Committee), and a member of the Salmagundi Club (vice president, corresponding secretary and chairman of the Art Committee).

He exhibited at the New York World's Fair (1939), the Audubon Artists, the New Rochelle Art Association (1952 prize), the American Artists Professional League, the Plainfield Art Association (1951 prize), the Montclair Art Association (1951 medal), the National Academy of Design (1933 prize, 1955 purchase award), the New Jersey Gallery in Newark (1934 prize), Allied Artists of America (1943,1949 prize) and the Salmagundi Club (1939, 1941, 1944), among others.

His work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Montclair Art Museum, the Art Museum of the New Britain Institute, the State Teachers College of Trenton, New Jersey and in many private and institutional collections.

From article: http://dart.fine-art.com/aqd-asp-im_124547-buy-m.htm