Wednesday, April 11, 2018


Alpha Rho Tau Newsletter

April 2018



Our next General Meeting is Monday April 16, 2018 6:30-8:30p.m.

At Hardesty Regional Library / 8316 E 93rd Street, Tulsa.



JOHN P. LASATER IV is our presenter at the April meeting. Bio/awards for this accomplished and recognized Plein Air Painter are at the end of this newsletter.

See his work at  http://www.lasaterart.com



March Table and Munchie Volunteers

Cookie angels are Karen Lamb, Sandi Willhite, Jane Lair, Carla Treadway. 
Decorator is Sandi Willhite
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Door Prizes

Dewey Douglas of In Graphic Detail has provided a door prize for members at the April meeting!!! 
     A certificate for one scan of a member’s artwork and one 16”X20” giclĂ©e’ print. 

     Hope your name is drawn for one of these great gifts.



Membership

The new membership booklets are to be available at the April 16th meeting. The ART board made the decision to discontinue the outside binders as the cost to purchase & customize them has increased beyond the budget of our organization. There are a few left but those are already designated. Please stop at the membership table next to the sign in table to pick up your new booklet and your name badge. Remember to turn in your name badges at the end of the meeting. Thank you.







Tulsa Botanic Garden Exhibit: Mar 26, 2018 - Aug 26, 2018 daily @ 10:00a.m. 
The work of renowned artist Christopher Curtis will be featured at Tulsa Botanic Garden's first sculpture exhibit. Curtis works primarily in stone and he often incorporates sculptural welded elements.  


Bartlesville Art Association
: April 7-27
Don't miss the 65th Annual Judged Spring Show in the Gallery at Price Tower.



Plein Air Tulsa! – Get your prospectus, rules and application starting April 16th!
You can find the information that day on our website, facebook page and the Plein Air Tulsa! facebook page. 
The first 50 applications will be guaranteed one of the coveted goodie bags!  This year's bag is even better than last year.  So, enter early!  
Painting in Plein Air is sweeping the nation in a resurgence to encourage artists to create their art outdoors.  This year we are including all media in the event.  From oils, pastels, watercolors, pencils, acrylics, and even sculpture!  We need help to make this event great.  If you would like to help keep this event as a major art opportunity for the entire area, consider becoming a sponsor.  Sponsorships of $25, $50 and $100 are greatly appreciated and your name will be put on all of our sponsorship publicity.  Please send your check to the Treasurer of Alpha Rho Tau, Charlene Pennington, and be sure to put Plein Air Tulsa in the memo line.
Call for Artists:


Mothers' Art Exhibit April 9th-30th

Theme –Mother theme includes but isn’t limited to mother and child, flowers, chocolates, love and beauty.

Size- Maximum 32”. Up to 3 pieces per artist. Works do not need to be recent.

Submission deadline - Sunday, April 1st

(email to art@thompsonway.com ->Title, Media, Size, Price, Artist)

Drop off-Wed., April 4th 11am-12:30 pm@ TCC Metro Student Life Art Gallery (10th and Cincinnati)

Opening Reception – Wednesday, April 11th 5pm to 6:30 

Pick up date -Tuesday, May 1st, 11 to 12:30 

No submission fee. No commission fee. Nanda Thompson  art@thompsonway.com





2018 Rooster Days Festival.  Broken Arrow, OK, Central Park May 10-13
Come enjoy a variety of entertainment including carnival rides and food.
ART will have member exhibits on view.





Blue Dome Art Festival May 18-20
The Blue Dome district in Downtown Tulsa





Paint the Springs

Eureka Springs 3rd Annual Plein Air Festival May 21-24, 2018

Presented by the Eureka Springs School of Art -






Living Arts' next fundraiser will be Dionysian Nights : August 11th from 7-11pm.  







Alpha Rho Tau / P.A.C. Show Some Like it Hot June 1– June 27, 2017

Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. Tulsa, OK

A.R.T. has been offered the opportunity to share artwork in the Performing Arts Center in downtown Tulsa.   Your art may be for sale or NFS.  Each Artist is responsible for their own sales transactions.

We will be painting to the theme of: Some Like it Hot

Get those brushes moving on your favorite subjects and in your chosen medium. All entries for this show must be originals and “family appropriate.” All artwork shall have been created in the past 2 years.

One entry per Artist. *Because of limited space we can only accept the first 40 submitted.   Maximum sizes:   Sculpture, 12’ x 12” base (Artist must also provide pedestal).   2D art:  16” X 20” with frame: 72” circumference, or 16x 20 gallery wrap.              *Gallery wrap canvases must have a minimum depth of 1.25”.                                              *Attach to the back of your painting: Title, Medium, Price, name and contact info.

*Each entry must be “gallery ready” with a secure, taut picture wire across back.              *No saw-tooth hangers allowed.

A.R.T. Exhibits Committee will be responsible for hanging and arranging the exhibit.  Every effort will be made to display each piece of artwork favorably. Entry fee: $15. (non-refundable unless you’re entry # 41, 42, … ) Thank you.

TIMELINE  

A.R.T. Meeting, May, 21             Deadline for Entries                                                       Friday, June 1                            Drop off art work at PAC Gallery, 10:00 - Noon Thursday, June 7                       Artist Reception, 6:00 – 8:00                              Wednesday, June 27                Pickup art work at PAC Gallery, 10:00 - Noon

Please contact Kenneth Brown (918 949-1956) if you are unable to pick-up your work. He will hold it at his home for pick-up in Mannford, OK. ($10. Fee applies).

To be eligible to enter A.R.T. art shows you must have your annual membership dues paid 2 months prior to the Exhibit deadline. Dues and entries can be paid at meetings or mailed to:                                Charlene Pennington, 10813 E.101 St. N., Owasso, OK 74055

ENTRY FORM - Alpha Rho Tau P.A.C. Show    June 1 – June 27, 2018



Entry:

Artist__________________________________________Phone_______________

Title___________________________________________Medium_____________

Size ______________X___________   Price_____________________



*Please note that we will only be exhibiting the first 40 entries received. If one of those 40 pieces doesn’t arrive by Noon on Friday, June 1st then we will exhibit #’s 41, 42, 43, etc. Thank you



The undersigned understands and agrees that neither Alpha Rho Tau nor Tulsa Performing Arts Center is liable for any loss or damage to the above-named artwork.



Signature of Artist __________________________________Date_____________

  

Facebook - It is time for members to update their photo albums on Facebook.  The instructions are at the top of the Facebook page, but if you are not on Facebook or still having trouble, you can email a photo of your paintings (No More Than 14 Please!) to me at  alpharhotau@cox.net and I will be happy to do it for you.  We need to see your work for you to be included in the pool of artist to be chosen to display their work at either The Post Oak Lodge or at Phillips Seminary.






Know of a member who might appreciate some well wishes?? Karin Cerma is ready and waiting to send a card to members who need to be cheered if they or a family member are sick, and if someone passed away. Please let her know if sending a card would be appropriate.





News for next newsletter? Please send to Lindsay Patterson    lap.phd@gmail.com





News from Alpha Rho Tau Nominating Committee:
The list of Officers and Board Positions is listed below.  The nominating committee is planning ahead! November 2018 is the start of the next term. Some positions are already filled, but as you can see we still have openings.                

                                                                                                                                                           

            OFFICERS      PRESIDENT              

                                    VICE PRESIDENT                 

                                    SECRETARY             

                                    TREASURER             

                                                           

            CHAIR PERSONS                 

    ART EXHIBITS                      

                                    BARGAIN TABLE          MATT SMITH

                                    CHEER                          KARIN CARMAK

                                    FACEBOOK                   LINDA DUNBAR

                                    HISTORIAN                   GARY W. CUPP

                                    HOSPITALITY            

                                    HOSTESS                  

                                    MEMBERSHIP                       

                                    NEWSLETTER              LINDSAY PATTERSON

                                    TULSA PLEIN AIR         LINDA DUNBAR

                                    PUBLICITY/MEDIA        KEN BROWN

                                    SCHOLARSHIP                       

                                    TELEPHONE             

                                    WEB MANAGEMENT   SUSAN HENSEL

                                    NOMINATING                        

                                                           

                                                           

PURPOSE: 

TO SEEK AMONG THE MEMBERSHIP CANDIDATES WITHIN THE GUIDELINES SET BY OUR BYLAWS, WHO WILL FILL THE ELECTED OFFICES FOR THE NEXT 1 YEAR TERM STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2018.                                     
                                                                                                                                                 
BECOMING A MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE ALPHA RHO TAU CIVIC ART ASSOCIATION IS ENCOURAGED. 
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN THIS OPPORTUNITY PLEASE CONTACT GARY W. CUPP, NOMINATING CHAIR PERSON, OR ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 2019 INCLUDING KEN BROWN OR WILLIE MORRISON.                                     
            THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ALPHA RHO TAU           



                                   

JOHN P. LASATER IV



Artist’s Statement:
I make simple visual statements with my artwork, regardless of the subject matter.
Simplicity is peaceful, and reinforces the blessing of our existence.
Through the medium of oil paint, I have a
language for my gratitude. —John

Biography: [Written by artist friend, Jason Sacran]
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, John P. Lasater IV is an award-winning artist who now lives, paints and teaches in Siloam Springs,
located in the beautiful hills of Northwest Arkansas.
Lasater once known for his impressionistic style and bravado brushwork, has recently evolved under the mentorship of Jerusalem Master, Israel Hershberg,
as well as from his travels to Italy
and in depth historical and experimental self-studies.
His recent works have matured to a quieter, more thought out and simplistic approach, giving himself more time and focus on each painting.



Lasater has been a main figure on the plein air scene for several years,
considered  by many to be one of the best in the genre of American outdoor painting.
He has won many awards
including Best of show twice in Easels in Frederick,
Best of Show twice in the Plein Air Southwest Salon,
and Best of Show in Plein Air Rockies just to name a few.
Most recently
Lasater has taken to his studio where he is creating more calculated and ambitious works, and although outdoor painting will likely always hold an important place in his process, he believes these new studio works to be the next step for him in his trek to wherever he is going.

AWARDS:

BEST OF SHOW:

·        2017 & 2014 Plein Air Southwest Salon, Dallas, TX

·        2016 & 2014 Easels in Frederick Juried Invitational, Frederick, MD

·        2015 Sedona Plein Air Invitational, Sedona, AZ

·        2012 Plein Air Rockies, Estes Park, CO – Also “Artists’ Choice”

FIRST PLACE:

·        2015 Door County Plein Air Invitational, WI

·        2015 Plein Air Rockies Juried Invitational, CO – Also “Artists’ Choice”

·        2012 Stems Plein Air, Kansas City, MO

SECOND PLACE

·        2015 Telluride Plein Air Juried Invitational, Telluride, CO

EXCELLENCE AWARDS:

·        2015 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition

·        2016 & 2015 Plein Air Southwest Salon, Dallas, TX

·        2015 EnPleinAir Texas Juried Invitational, San Angelo, TX

OTHER:

·        2016 “Artists’ Choice” and “Collectors’ Choice”, Maui Plein Air Invitational, Maui, HI