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2008 Meeting and Program Schedule
January 8th Meeting - APS member Sister Maria Liebeck demonstrated her use of oil pastel and ink.
February 5th Meeting - APS member Melanie Herman Johnston demonstrated her intergration of wood block printing and the medium of pastel.
March 4th Meeting - “Get to Know Each Other Meeting” - A meeting for members to become better acquainted. Members brought portfolios and pictures of their work to share. Icebreakers and refreshments were provided.
April 1st Meeting - Dr. Arthur Wilson of Hot Springs, a pastel artist who focuses on wildlife as the subject for his paintings demonstrated his illustration style. His work is exhibited and collected nationally by museums and in private collections. He is included in the recently published Wildlife Art: Sixty Contemporary Masters and Their Works. Visit his website at www.darthurwilson.com.
May 6th Meeting - Sally Williams of the Arkansas Arts Council is Artist Services Manager and oversees the Artists Registry, a free service provided to the Arkansas arts community offering a web presence for arts and an avenue for arts enthusiasts and supporters to discover the rich variety of artists in Arkansas. She spoke on how to access these tools.
June 3rd Meeting - Kelli Reep, a writer and public relations practitioner, spoke on “How to Market Your Art With Little or No Money.”
July 1st Meeting - North Little Rock oil and pastel painter Dennis McCann talked to the group about his art and demonstrated his pastel painting technique.
August 5th Meeting - Paul Leopoulos will speak about the THEA Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports arts in our schools. The Arkansas Pastel Society will sponsor a $500 scholarship for this organization in 2008.
September 2nd Meeting - APS member Virmarie DePoyster will demonstrate pastel grounds and papers. Bring a few pastels to this meeting to experiment on sample surfaces.
Other 2008 Meeting Dates - Programs not yet determined.
October 7, 2008
November 4, 2008
December 2, 2008
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