April 2021 Newsletter

EVENTS

WORKSHOPS

CLASSES

EVENTS

Participate, Share, and Celebrate the Arts

SPRING JUDGED SHOW

Best of Show was awarded to Guadalupe Hernandez for an oil painting titled “Sabor de Mexico”. Jody Hoke took Best Floral for her watercolor “Overgrown”, while Beau Crump earned Best Landscape for an oil painting “Early Morning on Lake McDonald”.

Student winners included Lilly Rodel for a ceramic “No Potato Hot Dish”, which earned Best of Show Student; Reese Slack, Best Middle School for “Good or Bad Kitty”; and Paige Marquette, Best Elementary School for oil pastel “Snow Family".

The current show is available for viewing at the Gallery through April. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A virtual tour of the current show and past exhibits is available on the CAL website. You can also view the artworks in this nifty flipbook.

Featured in the Gallery are the First, Second, Third and First Honorable Mention works, which are eligible to participate in the regional Lone Star Art Guild show in June.

CALLABORATIVE MURAL

The 2021 Cal National and the Collaborative Mural have come to a close. If you missed the exhibit or the awards announcements you can watch the video on the website.

FRUITS OF OUR LABOR

Conroe Art League raised over $6,000 in the recent 12x12 Auction to support the Student Show Awards. Thank you members for donating your time and art to support this annual Student Awards Show. The student show will be on display beginning at 10:30 am with the awards announced during the reception from 5:00 until 8:00pm. The money will be awarded at a reception at Conroe Art League, 127 Simonton St., Conroe, on Saturday, May 8, from 5 to 8 PM.

The eligibility of a student is defined as a high school senior (the student does not have to be formally enrolled in an art class) who is attending a Montgomery County public, private or home-school. There is no entry fee, and the student does not have to be present to win. Registration Form

Take-in of the art will be at the art league on Friday, May 7, from 10:30 to 5 PM. Artwork will be delivered with a completed registration form. The registration form provides more information about the take-in process.

More information about the awards, including the Adrianne Gerlach Memorial Art Scholarship, and the reception will be announced as we get closer to the reception.

MAY TAKE-IN/OUT

May take in/out at the gallery will be on Tuesday, May 4^th, from 10:30 to 4:00. Please register on line and sign up for your docent shift prior to dropping off your artwork (here)

Art in the City

Artists displaying currently will need to pick up their work on Monday, May 3^rd. Those wishing to display during May/June, the registration is now open. Please click here.

ARTIST RECEPTION

The May reception will be held on Saturday, May 8,

from 5:00 - 8:00 pm.

Who deserves your stamp of approval?

Be sure to visit the gallery during April and vote on your favorite for the People’s Choice Award.

The next general meeting is April 24th and it will be via Zoom at 10:00am. Watch your email and check the website for the zoom link.

Student Raffle

Be sure to get your tickets for the April raffle item.

Support Montgomery County high school seniors and the student art awards by making a donation to be included in the drawing. Win this beautiful porcelain quilted vase, print, and set of greeting cards with scenes of Singapore by Carol McTee Roach. Enter here!

Ends April 23, 2021 5:00 PM (CST)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Saturday, April 24th

Join fellow CAL members in hosting the “Face Painting” booth at Kidz Fest this year. The children love this event and every year there is a long line at the CAL face painting booth. Due to COVID, this year the children will be required to wear a mask while they are painted, and you will be painting their arm or hand instead of their face. Not interested in painting children? Volunteers are needed for the craft booth as well.

If you know Junior or Senior High School teens that would like to volunteer at Kidzfest let them know they can receive a letter of community service hours to add to their college portfolio.

The event is being held on April 24^th in downtown Conroe and we need to fill two shifts of volunteer painters. We need 15 volunteers per shift, so grab a friend (or two) and join in the fun. Please contact Judi Lanza by calling or texting 936-203-2423 or by email at judilanza@aol.com.

C.A.L. IS LIVE

on Wednesdays (that is)

The CAL Live show, produced by MCPlive.tv, is aired Wednesday afternoons at 2:00 on the MCPLive.tv You Tube Channel as well as their Facebook page. You can see the entire playlist of artists interviewed by going to our website and the Featured Artists page. Or just click here

Check back often to see new interviews as they are posted.

Check us out on Facebook.

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Also Check out the CAL CommunityGroup

Follow this Facebook Group to find out about the CAL Artists Circle that meets virtually twice a month. This group is open to all members as well as non-members and is a great way to stay engaged in all things art.

WORKSHOPS

Learn new tips and tricks within a few days

Stay tuned for the exciting line-up of workshops we have for 2021

Pastel Painting

with Kathy Fediw

Get expressive with color and texture using pastels and other painting mediums.

Paint Like A Venetian

with Shep

Grab a friend and head to Cloudcroft, New Mexico, this August

Workshop is six nights and 5 painting classes per session.

Collage on Canvas

by Liz Hill

Learn to use texture, design and patterns to take your paintings to new heights.

CLASSES

Grow, where ever you are, in your art journey

CLASSES FOR ADULTS

Discover creativity

The Artist’s Way book lead by Cynthia Reid

Classes are Thursdays 1:00 -2:30.

Only May 6th - July 29th, 12 spots left.

Learn more

The Art of Zentangle

taught by Cindy Rae Fancher

Certified Zentangle Teacher, will be teaching the art of Tangling on Thursdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm. For more information contact Cindyraefancherart@att.net.

Learn more