TUESDAY, MAY 14th

FINAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF THE SEASON
WITH GUEST SPEAKER HEEJUNE SHIN

Don’t miss our next membership meeting Tuesday, May 14th from 4:00-5:30 PM at the Skidaway Community Church. Our guest speaker, HeeJune Shin, considers herself a colorist in the lineage of Monet. She creates an illusion of the light with colors. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, HeeJune spent many years in Minnesota before moving to the Bluffton area. Her work is currently displayed in the Four Corners Gallery in Bluffton.

Join us as HeeJune discusses the relationship between light and colors in nature. She will also explain her process and how it evolved from the skills she acquired learning the brushwork in Chinese calligraphy.

Check out HeeJune’s work here:  www.heejuneshin.com

ARTIST OF THE MONTH

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

On Thursday, May 2nd from 5 PM to 6:30 PM our LAA/Sound View Artist of the Month Gallery at the Palmetto Club will once again be hosting its regular monthly cocktail reception!

This month we'll be featuring the artwork of Mimi Diamond on the wall along with Lacey Slatten in the case.

Also, check out a brand-new display of artwork in our LAA/Sound View Member Gallery.

Artist of the Month News

August is LARGE ART month! The AOM wall will be reserved for over-sized paintings in August, so if you have an over-sized painting that you would like to hang, please reserve a spot on the wall by emailing Joan DiGiorgio at jjdigiorgio@aol.com.

We still have openings for the AOM wall & case for the 2024-25 season:

Sept. 2024 - Wall, Nov. 2024 - Wall, Jan. 2025 - Wall & Case, Feb. 2025 - Wall, Apr. 2025 - Case, May 2025 - Wall & Case

If you don't feel you have enough art to display, you can always split the wall or case with another LAA member! Contact Joan DiGiorgio at jjdigiorgio@aol.com if you would like to reserve one of these dates.

LAA/Sound View Virtual Gallery

Our group now has OVER 535 members! Join the LAA /Sound View Art Challenge group on Facebook for a chance to showcase your work and win a monthly giveaway prize of $50!  Click below to see rules.

2004-2005 Proposed LAA Slate of Officers

The proposed slate of LAA officers for the 2004-05 season is as follows:

President: Cyndi Pollack

Vice-President: Marie Tomlinson

Secretary: Stephanie Scott

Treasurer: Joan DiGiorgio

Membership: Debbie Wurzel

Communications: Diane Hartley

Programs: Regina Holderness

This slate will be voted on at our May membership meeting on the 14th.

LAA/Sound View Member Gallery at Palmetto

Intake this month will take place on Wednesday, May 1st, from 9AM to 10:30AM. Artwork hung last month must be picked up at this time.

CONGRATULATIONS go out to our April LAA/Sound View Palmetto Gallery Choice Award winner Lydia Bishop! To see the winning piece, click here.

Click here for information and rules regarding this gallery. 

2024 Spring Show & Silent Auction Is a Wrap!

The LAA would like to thank Spring Show Chair Jane Golz for another sensational Spring Show!

A message from Jane:

I hope you all had a chance to attend our Spring Show & Silent Auction in the ballroom April 16th. It was a lovely evening of live jazz, passed hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, socializing, and some really great art. We had 101 submissions from a total of 57 artists, and our three judges awarded a total of 15 prizes across 7 mediums. This year we increased our awards money and distributed $3500 to our winners.

The set-up of the show takes an army of workers and I’d like to personally thank all the chairs who so expertly brought their teams together to make it happen:

Sponsors / Diane Hartley

Labels / Sally Jones

Nametags / Daryl Nicholson

Poster Hanging / Betty Mitchell

Program Booklet / Diane Hartley

Screen Delivery / Doug McCulloch

Set Up / Gail Wickstrom and Hannah Burtnik

Ticket Sales / Kyle Wilcox

Hanging / Martha Hough and Mimi Diamond

Intake / Sandra Hodge and Becky Sullivan

Silent Auction / Penny Thompson and Chris Lanigan

Financial Records / Joni DiGiorgio

We were fortunate to have Hesse School children and their art teacher on site with an array of fiber arts they have produced with the Penny Thompson Arts in Education award received in 2023. The silent auction, chaired by Penny Thompson and Chris Lanigan, was a huge success again this year with a total of $2560 raised in grant money!

SAVE THE DATE for next year’s show, Tuesday, April 15th, 2025! We are looking for new leadership so if you’d like to learn more, please contact me and I can walk through the process.

Artists, please note that next year all registration forms and JPEGS will be due by Friday, March 21st. It’s not too early to begin working on next year’s submissions!

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL SPRING SHOW WINNERS 

Jane Golz

2024 Spring Show Chair

Welcome New Members

Welcome to our newest LAA members Lori Woods and Sheila Pedigo.

We hope to see you soon!

Member Acknowledgements

Congratulations to Brian Rickenbacker for being recognized as the runner-up in the Best Furniture Maker 2024 by Savannah Magazine - for the fourth time!

Congratulations to Chris Lanigan, whose art quilt was juried into the Art Fields city wide exhibition in Lake City, South Carolina!
 

If you have received recognition for your artwork outside of the LAA, we would like to acknowledge you! Please send all pertinent information to Marie Tomlinson at inkstresse@gmail.com. Information received by the 20th of the month will appear in the following month's newsletter. 

Did You Know...

• Due to the very positive response to our 1st Holiday Market, it is returning in the Fall! SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, November 20th. This is a great opportunity to sell your art right before the holidays! More info to follow as we get closer to the event.

   

• Our VIRTUAL GALLERY on Facebook will offer a $50 monthly cash prize, now in the form of a RANDOM GIVEAWAY. A winner will be chosen using Google's Random Generator and announced on the LAA Challenge page. Those members posting 2 pieces per month (max allowed) will have double the chance of winning. And remember - each piece you post is being seen by over 535 artists and art appreciators!

   

• REMEMBER: Many of our artists have websites linked to the LAA website that showcase their work. This is a complimentary feature of LAA membership. Click here to see our featured artists or email Marie Tomlinson at inkstresse@gmail.com if you want to include your website on the LAA site!

www.landingsartassociation.com