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Important News: Our September 13th member meeting will be at a new location to be announced soon. Presentation by Dee Beard Dean.
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Announcing Our First Travel Workshop
Oct 4-8, 2010 - Read more about it
This is an ArtNow program. ArtNow is offering Lake Norman Art League members an early registration special rate of $395 inclusive of room, board, and instruction. Non-members pay $425. Non-refundable deposit of $200 due September 1st to guarantee your spot. After September 1st, cost increases $25.
Participants can choose the oil/acrylic workshop featuring Landscape and Still Life painting with instructor Paul Keysar. All styles, abstract to traditional welcome. Or the pottery workshop with Scott Cummins.
All meals and four nights double occupancy lodging with en suite bath included.
Check-in will be Monday, October 4, 2010. Dinner will be served. Instruction will take place October 5-7 with breakfast, lunch, and dinner served each day. Check-out on October 8th; breakfast served.
A percentage of the proceeds from registrations will be donated to the Lake Norman Art League to help cover programming and exhibition costs for the 2010-2011 membership year.
To be notified when more details become available, please email info@lknart.org.
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Photo Show Opening Reception
July 24th, 6-9 p.m.
Please plan to come to the Photography Exhibit opening reception and awards ceremony on Saturday, July 24, 2010, from 6-9 p.m. at the LKN Gallery. Awards will be presented to the artists whose pieces were chosen by the judge, Dennis Kiel.
The exhibit is currently on display through September 10th and is open M-F 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Please stop by to see the work exhibited by local photographers. Read more about the exhibit.
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Feature Your Work on Our Website
We need your work on our website! All members of the Lake Norman Art League can request to have information about their work featured on our website. One artist will be selected each month to be the featured artist of the month on the home page, and in our newsletter.
Please follow the guidelines for website submissions when submitting your information. Email your information to info@lknart.org. If you have any questions about submissions, please call us at 704-620-4450.
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Featured Artist of the Month
ISABELLE GRIESMYER
The Lake Norman Art League's featured artist for July 2010 is Isabelle Griesmyer. 
Isabelle Griesmyer enriched her art education with additional courses and workshops in art, photography, graphic art, calligraphy, and painting.
Isabelle's teaching experiences include teaching adult and children at conferences, community schools, and art camps. Her home school classes start this fall. Contact her if interested in enrolling your home schooled child... Read More...
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North Carolina artsee magazine
A new magazine has launched this month, the full version of which can be read online at www.ncartsee.com. Their mission statement, "Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, artsee is a bi-monthly magazine for artists, art patrons and art lovers. Our mission is to provide a forum where local artists, collectors and enthusiasts can come together to share information, ideas and inspiration. We keep our readers informed of art happenings in NC by highlighting the people, places and organizations who play a vital role in making art accessible to everyone. Through our efforts we expose our readers to a wide variety of art-related topics that excite and encourage future participation and support for our art community."
To show their appreciation for artists, they have a special artist exposure ad rate if interested in running an ad about your work. Just read the first issue, and it shows great promise...a much needed addition to NC arts advocation.
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Opportunities
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Full details will no longer be listed in the e-newsletter for these opportunities to conserve space. If interested in one, please see the full details on our website.
Submissions accepted now for Art with a Heart - August 26, 2010
Call For Artists
A benefit for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia, SC
July 29, 2010 - 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Regional Artist Project Grant Information Session
July 31 Deadline
South Carolina Watermedia Society, 2010 Juried Exhibition
July 31 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Take-in starts for the Stanly Arts Guild, Nature at its Best exhibit
August 2 Deadline
Cabarrus Art Guild - 3rd Annual Juried Competition
Registration early August for September's All Arts Market
NoDa All Arts Market, September 3 & 4, 2010
DL for grant submission Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at noon
Download the RAPG application and guidelines on the ASC website
DL August 15, 2010
Carolina's Got Art Competition
Saturday, October 9, 2010 - 9 to 5
Call for artists for the first annual Ahlara Art Fair. Featuring local artists. Showcase of more affordable art and the first art fair in new Mooresville.
Exhibit Opportunity
Donatos Pizzeria in Davidson
Ongoing Wednesdays - 7 to 9:30 p.m.
152 Kerr St, Concord, NC
Weekly Figure Drawing Sessions, $10 ($5 with current student ID)
MEMBER NEWS
We want to share all of our member's news. Please email your news to info@lknart.org for inclusion in the newsletter and on the website.