INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS:

NEXT MEETING:
September 4, 2012

Our Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. There will be no meetings now until September.

For information on upcoming workshops, please contact our workshop co-ordinator, Lyn Thomas, lyntonart@shaw.ca, or call 604-462-8380.

FALL SHOW
The Fall Show is an all-members show where all our members are invited to display their work. Visitors will see new original paintings in all genres and media as well as pottery & ceramics and art cards. We will also have a raffle of 2 wonderful gift baskets valued at $200 or more. Tickets will be available at the show.

Where:
Fraserview Village Hall
Corner of 227th Street and 116th Avenue
just off the Haney By-Pass in Maple Ridge.

When:
Opening Reception: Friday, November 16, 2012   from 7 to 9 pm.
Continuing: Saturday and Sunday, November 17 and 18, 2012   from 10 am to 4 pm.

SPRING SHOW
Our spring show is a juried exhibition with professional jurors selecting the works to be displayed and can be counted on to highlight the very best our club has to offer. The theme of this year’s show is: ’Cranes’.

Where:
Maple Ridge Art Gallery
located at The ACT, the Maple Ridge Arts Centre and Theatre

When:
March 24, to April 21, 2012

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 7 to 9 pm.

MAPLE RIDGE LIBRARY SHOW
Works are shown in the library each year for a period of one or two months. The next show is scheduled for October 2012.

Your new executive as of May 1, 2012:
President:     Laura Stark
Vice-Presidents:     Mandy Procknow and Connie Jean Moore
Treasurer:     Anthony Davies
Secretary:     Jean Abbott
Past-President:     Melanie Jane

We hold painting sessions and workshops throughout the year in the Craft Studio at the ACT from September to November and January to May:

First Monday, Open Painting
First Tuesday, Meeting
Second Monday, Open Painting
Second Tuesday, Open Painting
Third Monday, Workshop
Third Tuesday, Workshop

The monthly calendar handed out at meetings should be consulted for any changes to this schedule.

In our painting sessions, we work on our individual projects, sharing ideas and techniques as we work in our media of choice. Members work in various media, namely oil, acrylic, watercolour, pen & ink, gouache, pastel, pencil and collage.

Our workshops are varied and include lessons in drawing, watercolour, acrylic, oil techniques and principles of design; they are given by professional artists and skilled members of our club.

During July and August, we hold ’plein air’ painting sessions in various locations. All members are welcome to join in.

Whatever your level of skill, we are sure that involvement in the Garibaldi Art Club would inspire you and enhance your creativity.

MEMBERSHIP FEES:
Regular: $50 per year
Senior: $40 per year

To obtain additional information on membership, contact Jane Gardner, our Membership Co-Ordinator, at 604-467-6904, or email jgardner@peakeng.com.

Monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month (September to November and January to May) at 7 pm in the Craft Studio, on the third floor at the ACT (the Maple Ridge Arts Centre). In June and December, club dinners take the place of the monthly meeting. These are a nice way for members to get together and socialize. There are no meetings during the summer (July and August) however members get together to paint "en plein air" outside at members’ homes or on location.

The Garibaldi Art Club of Maple Ridge is an artists’ group whose purpose is to foster the growth and development of its members’ creativity and in turn, share it with our community. The club is made up of men and women, beginners to advanced, from the Sunday painter to the full-time artist, and includes work of all painterly media.

Our club came into existence in 1959 as the Garibaldi Art Workshop. It started with a handful of amateur artists who met in the Albion Hall to paint. Other interested people joined and, for a number of years, weekly painting sessions were held in the Art Room of the Maple Ridge High School, courtesy of the local School Board. As of April 1, 2003, the weekly painting sessions and meetings are held at A.C.T. (the new Maple Ridge Arts Centre). The Garibaldi Art Club of Maple Ridge is one of the longest running art organization in Maple Ridge.

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Arts Council. The Garibaldi Art Club has worked with the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council for many years, endeavouring to bring awareness and enjoyment of visual arts to our community as well as providing opportunities for local artists to learn and grow in their chosen media.

MEMBERSHIP FEES:
Regular: $50 per year
Senior: $40 per year

To obtain additional information on membership, contact Jane Gardner, our Membership Co-Ordinator, at 604-467-6904, or email jgardner@peakeng.com.

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