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.
Decorator is Sandi Willhite.
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” giclée’ print.
A certificate for one scan of a member’s artwork and one 16”X20” giclée’ 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
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 -
http://essa-art.org/events/plein-air-festival/
479-253-5384
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
