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Gage Academy of Art The Drawing Board
March 2010
  Editor: Susan Jones  

GAGE EVENTS
  Guest Lecture & Book Signing: Portrait Painting Atelier, with Suzanne Brooker
Friday, March 26, 7:00pm; FREE

Artist & Gage instructor Suzanne Brooker shares her approach and insights as a painter in this presentation & book signing. Her book, Portrait Painting Atelier: Old Master Techniques & Contemporary Applications, covers a wide range of topics for intermediate artists.
 
  NEW! Teen Art Studios in Rainier Valley!
Saturdays 6:30pm – 9:30pm
March, April & May 2010 only
The 2100 Building - Art Studio, 2100 24th Ave. S. (off Rainier Ave.), Seattle

Teens ages 13-18, check it out: same great program in new location on Saturday nights! Opening March 6, Gage launches Teen Art Studios–Rainier Valley for three months only. More details here.
 
  Spring Registration is Open!

You may now register online for spring classes and workshops at Gage, and preview an exciting lineup of spring programs online. Spring classes begin Monday, April 12, 2010.

Cover image by Kimberly Trowbridge
 
  ArtTalk Series:
Sally Cleveland

Thursday, March 11, 12:30pm-1:30pm, FREE

A Portland painter with almost 30 one-person shows to her credit, Sally Cleveland discusses how she composes and creates her fascinating slice-of-life landscapes.

Rank and File Chairs, PNCA Room #206
by Sally Cleveland
 
  Special Workshop at Gage:
Chemical Hazards in the Arts

Sunday, March 21, 1:30pm-4:30pm; FREE

Art chemicals can contain toxic heavy metals, flammable solvents, corrosive acids, irritants and carcinogens; if used improperly, disposal can pollute the environment. Dave Wadell of King County Waste Management discusses art hazards and safer practices in this three-hour workshop.

Clear Blue Waters, by Chris Peters
 
  Gage Artist's Tool Kit Series:
Getting it on the Wall

Thursday, March 25, 12:30pm-1:30pm, FREE

Karrie Baas, owner of Baas Framing Studio, covers framing on a budget, tools and hardware every artist should own, tradition vs. modern presentations and much more.

Afternoon at Shell Lake, by Karrie Baas
 
  March Teen Art Studios:
Printmaking with Romson Bustillo

Fridays, 6:30-9:30pm/Ages 13-18/FREE
All materials provided. All levels welcome.

Learn unique approaches to nontoxic printmaking. Explore imagery, composition and various media while learning monotype, stencil, dry point and collograph techniques. Create many types of prints and print collages using your personal history for the subject matter.

Art by Romson Bustillo
 
GAGE NEWS
  Going, Going, Gone!

Gage Summer Youth Programs are selling out fast, especially those for kids. To avoid disappointment, register early and reserve your child's place in an exciting selection of summer workshops. Preview classes and register online here for your convenience.
 
  Masquerade Ball & Benefit Art Experiences
Still Available!


Select Art Experiences from the Masquerade Ball & Benefit still have a limited number of spaces just for you. There are opportunities to visit artists and their studios, participate in small-group art parties and much more. Visit the website to see your choices and to reserve your place.
 
  Welcome Alisha Dall'Osto!

Gage is pleased to announce that Alisha Dall'Osto has joined the staff as Coordinator for the new TAS Rainier Valley program. Alisha comes to Gage with a great deal of experience as a painter and teaching artist working with youth.

Art by Alisha Dall'Osto
 
GAGE EXHIBITIONS
  Steele Gallery
Little Women:
Self Portraits by Carol Mallett Adelman

Through March 20

Adelman combines self-portrait, historical reference and societal roles, fragments of visual experience, memory & imagination to imply a self never fully formed - a metaphor for the construction of self.

Art by Carol Mallett Adelman
 
  Coming Soon to the Steele Gallery
Portrait Painting: Face On, Face Off,
by Suzanne Brooker

March 20 - April 16
Artists’ Reception: Friday, March 26, 6:00pm-8:00pm, FREE

See portrait and demonstrative paintings from Suzanne Brooker’s book Portrait Painting Atelier. Brooker’s work combines Old Master techniques with modernist sensibilities. Don't miss the concurring lecture and booksigning by Brooker on March 26.

Art by Suzanne Brooker
 
  Rosen Gallery
Spitting Image:
Fourth Annual Gage Self-Portrait Competition

Through April 3

Gage students and alumni put their best face forward in self-portrait work of a variety of genres, media and styles. Cath Brunner, director of public art at 4Culture, juried the exhibition and awarded prizes.

Sequence of Events 2 by Aron Hart
 
  Coming Soon to the Rosen Gallery
From Pencil to Paint

March 30 – May 14
Artists’ Reception: Friday, April 30, 6:00pm-8:00pm, FREE

Students from the Mark Kang-O’Higgins Drawing and Painting Atelier present artwork based on independent projects that link observational studies and creative expression.

Still Life, by Mark Kang-O'Higgins
 
  Entry Gallery
Prints and Ambrotype Portraits by Daniel Carrillo

Through March 22

An exhibition of recent print works by Daniel Carillo, intaglio print artist, photographer and curator of Somespace Gallery in Seattle.

Self Portrait #2, by Daniel Carillo
 
  Coming Soon to the Entry Gallery
Works by the Still-Life Painting Atelier

March 30 – May 3
Artists’ Reception: Friday, April 30, 6:00pm-8:00pm, FREE

The Still-Life Painting Atelier students of Gary Faigin present their most recent paintings focusing on the detailed style of the still-life tradition.

Transparent and Solid, by Gary Faigin
 
ARTBEAT: GALLERY SHOWS
  Paul Havas Exhibits New Work at the Woodside/Braseth Gallery
Through April 3
Artists' Reception: March 4th
Woodside/Braseth Gallery, 2101 9th Ave., Seattle

Northwest landscape artist Paul Havas exhibits his recent paintings of Washington subjects from Seattle to Skagit Valley.

Blueberry Red, by Paul Havas
 
  Christine Gedye Exhibits With
Women Painters of Washington

Through April 30, 2010
Artists' Reception: Thursday, March 4, 4:00-6:00pm
Women Painters of Washington Gallery, 701 5th Ave., Columbia Center Building, Ste. 310, Seattle

New oil paintings by Gage alumna Christine Gedye are part of "Light in the Air," a group art exhibition that showcases the diverse talents of 21 member artists from the greater Puget Sound region.

Burning Off, by Christine Gedye
 
  Milo Duke and Students Show at
Rob Schouten Gallery

March 5-31
Artists' Reception: Friday, March 5, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Rd., C-103, Greenbank

Gage instructor Milo Duke and his students exhibit new work, with a percentage of their sales to be donated to aid the Mountain Gorilla Verterinary Project.

The Leaning Towers of Acapulco, by Milo Duke
 
  Kelly Lyles Shows in Museum of NorthWest Art's 'STYLE 2010'
Saturday, March 6, 10:00am-5:00pm
Museum of NorthWest Art, 121 S First St., La Conner

Gage alumna Kelly Lyles shows her work in LaConner's Museum of NorthWest Art invitational MoNA STYLE 2010 show, an annual exhibition of wearable art by 40 northwest artists.

"Picnic Dress" size 4/6, by Kelly Lyles
 
ARTNEWS
  Apply for 4Culture Project Funding

If you're an artist or arts group, now is your time to apply to 4Culture for project support. Upcoming 2010 Project Deadlines:

Individual Artist Grants – due March 10
Artists Group Grants – due March 18
 
  5th Annual Art of Hospitality Silent Auction
& Art Show

Thursday, March 25, 4:00-8:00pm; FREE
Silent Auction runs 4:00-7:00pm
Mayflower Park Hotel, 4th & Olive Way, Seattle

The 5th Annual Art of Hospitality Silent Auction and Art Show features art from some of Seattle’s finest hospitality employees. Proceeds benefit the Haas Foundation, which helps improve the quality of life for needy secondary students throughout Washington State.
 
  Art Dish Northwest Forum on Visual Art

Seattle artists - keep an eye on www.ArtDish.com, one of the last surviving venues for reviewing visual art shows from around the region. Local art critics Gary Faigin, Matthew Kangas and Elizabeth Bryant have something to say that you might want to hear.
 



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