Community Arts Calendar - October 2009

Southeastern Pastel Society Exhibit
Oct. 3-Dec. 9 at Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, 30 Atlanta St., Marietta, GA, 770-528-1444. Closed Mondays.

The Southeastern Pastel Society hosts its annual juried exhibition, spotlighting some of the most colorful and skillfully created works imaginable. Juried by a Master Pastelist from Pastel Society of America. Learn more >>

Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius
Oct. 6-Feb. 21 at the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309, 404-733-4444. Closed Mondays.

This exhibition sheds new light on Leonardo's seminal role in the development of Renaissance sculpture and the work of artists who followed him. It features approximately 50 works, some of which will be on view in the US for the first time.

Included are works by Donatello, Rubens, Verrocchio, and Rustici—from such world-renowned collections as the Musée du Louvre, the British Museum, and the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence. Learn more >>

First Friday Art Walk in Historic Marietta Square.
Oct. 2 from 6-9pm at downtown Marietta, GA, 770-429-1115

Galleries and other retailers extend their hours to show works of art in Historic Marietta Square, a delightful place year-round. This season’s Art Walks feature Artists' Alley, an intimate exhibit of juried artists showing a wide variety of styles. There’ll be free trolley service and participants who gather stamps at all stores along the walk earn a gift bag at its last stop. Learn more >>

Portrait Society of Atlanta - Fall Juried Exhibition 2009
Through Dec. 31, 2009 at the Hudgens Center for the Arts, 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30097, 770-623-6002.

Come face-to-face with portrait paintings by members of the Portrait Society of Atlanta, a non-profit organization whose main purpose is to educate the public to a greater awareness of the portrait as a valid and valuable art form. Membership information is available online. Learn more >>

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This Week @ BINDERS: September 28-October 4

SALES • ART CLASSES • ART WORKSHOPS • ART EXHIBITS

BINDERS continues its fabulous Fall Back-to-School Sale through Oct.15, 2009.

Come in on Saturday for a FREE Acrylic Painting Demo by Peter Andrews, courtesy of Liquitex. NEW for gals only, don’t miss Cindy Davis’s uninhibited Clackety-Clack Sassy Attitude Painting Workshop. Sorry guys! We have many classes in progress - let us know if you're interested in signing up for the next session and we will contact you when it's scheduled.

Monday, September 28:
Guided Open Studio with Kay Powell
10:30am-2pm • Every Monday
Fee: $15/session. No sign up needed. Please pay the instructor.

Guided Open Studio with Kay Powell
6:30-8:30pm • see details above.

Tuesday, September 29:
Bookmaking with Anne Elser
6 sessions, weekly on Tuesdays, Sept 15-Oct 20 • 6-8:30pm • Fee: $140

Wednesday, September 30:
Copperplate Calligraphy with Anne Elser
6 sessions, weekly on Wednesdays, Sept 16-Oct 21 • 6-8:30pm • Fee: $140

Thursday, October 1:
No classes today.

Friday, October 2:
No classes today.

Saturday, October 3:
FREE Liquitex Acrylics Painting Demo by Peter Andrews

NEW! Clackety-Clack Sassy Gal Painting Workshop with Cindy Davis
Sat Oct 3, 11am-5pm AND Sun. Oct 4, 12-5pm • Fee: $165
Sign up now!

Chinese Brush Art with Gail Racy
11am-2pm • 8 sessions, Saturdays Sept. 5 - Oct. 10 • Fee: $150

Sunday, October 4:
NEW! Clackety-Clack Sassy Gal Painting Workshop with Cindy Davis
Sat Oct 3, 11am-5pm AND Sun. Oct 4, 12-5pm • Fee: $165
Sign up now!

Please note: Classes on this schedule are in our Atlanta store unless otherwise indicated. For more information please email or call Eli Pelizza at 404.237.6331 ext. 203.

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Check out the full list of our upcoming art classes and art workshops!

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EXHIBITIONS AT THE LIMELIGHT GALLERY

Kaleidoscope - a Gathering of Artists Kay Powell and Friends
Showing until September 29

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“Art From The Heart“ - Portraits of Georgia’s Fallen Heroes - wins Emmy for GPB

Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Program Excellence with its State of the Arts report on “Art From the Heart,” a segment about artists who donate portrait paintings of Georgia‘s Fallen Heroes.

Aired in January 2008, the report follows Lisa Gleim, Leah Hopkins Henry and Geri Zaki, three founders and artists of the Atlanta Fine Arts League, and the families of the U.S. service members whose portraits they painted from available photographs.

Over 150 U.S. service members from Georgia have died in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the number keeps climbing. GPB’s report tells how the Atlanta Fine Arts League was formed by dozens of volunteer artists in an effort to help in the best way they knew how – through their art.

“Honoring the service members who gave their lives is central to our mission,“ said an AFAL artist. “Equally important, we also hope to express our humble gratitude to their families who are also casualties of war.”

Congrats to the GPB crew that produced this Emmy Award-winning show. Also, our praise to the skilled artists who painted the portraits of the Georgia’s fallen heroes.

Especially, a heartfelt Thank You to the each and every U.S. service member who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and to the families whose loved ones gave the ultimate sacrifice to our great nation.
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View the TV segment and the Atlanta Fine Arts League Gallery of Heroes
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To Receive a Portrait of a Fallen Georgia Service Member
Email the AFAL if you or someone you know has lost a loved one in Afghanistan or Iraq and would like to be a recipient of a portrait. In the subject line please type in FAMILY and in the email please include your phone number and your relationship to the service member.

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This Week @ BINDERS - September 21-27

ART CLASSES • WORKSHOPS • EXHIBITS

Artist-instructor Frank Bannock returns with “Painting with Palette Knives,” his popular 2-day workshop starting Saturday. Meanwhile, check your emailbox for news about BINDERS 60% OFF* Canvas Sale. If you didn’t receive yours, let us know because it also includes an extra 40% OFF** Coupon for one item, your choice. And hurry! These specials and our fabulous Fall Back-to-School Sale end Oct. 15, 2009. Learn more>>

Monday, September 21:
Guided Open Studio with Kay Powell
10:30am-2pm • Every Monday
Fee: $15/session. No sign up needed. Please pay the instructor.

Guided Open Studio with Kay Powell
6:30-8:30pm - see details above.

Tuesday, September 22:
Painting - Design and Technique with Charles Y. Walls
6 sessions, Tuesdays, September 8-October 20 (no class on Sept.29) • 1-4pm • Fee: $140 per 6 session series

Painting - Design and Technique with Charles Y. Walls
6-8:30pm - see details above

Bookmaking with Anne Elser
6 sessions, Weekly on Tuesdays, Sept 15-Oct 20 • 6-8:30pm • Fee: $140

Wednesday, September 23:
3 Day Watercolor Workshop with Judy Greenberg
3 sessions, Wednesdays, Sept. 9, 16, 23 • 9:30am-2:30pm • Fee: $200

Copperplate Calligraphy with Anne Elser
6 sessions, weekly on Wednesdays, Sept 16-Oct 21 • 6-8:30pm • Fee: $140

Thursday, September 24:
No classes today.

Friday, September 25:
No classes today.

Saturday, September 26:
NEW! Painting With Palette Knives with Frank Bannock
2-Day Workshop • Sat., Sept. 26, 10:30am-5pm AND Sun., Sept. 27, 11:30am-5:30pm • Fee: $160 • Sign up now!

Chinese Brush Art with Gail Racy
11am-2pm • 8 sessions, Saturdays Sept. 5 - Oct. 10 • Fee: $150

Sunday, September 27:
NEW! Painting With Palette Knives with Frank Bannock
11:30am-5:30pm • see details above • Sign up now!

See all upcoming Art Classes and Workshops at BINDERS

Please note: Classes on this schedule are in our Atlanta store unless otherwise indicated. For more information please email us or call 404.237.6331 ext. 203.

EXHIBITIONS AT THE LIMELIGHT GALLERY

Kaleidoscope - a Gathering of Artists Kay Powell and Friends
Showing until September 29

Visit the BINDERS website at www.bindersart.com!

ACRYLIC PAINTS: How to Slow-Down, Speed-Up or Reverse the Drying Time

Part 1.

Oh, the ecstasy, or the agony, of painting with acrylics paints.

Some painters love acrylics because they dry so fast. But many other painters feel that acrylic paints dry faster than they can paint. Or even think!

So if fast-drying acrylics make you feel rushed, here are a few essential tips to help you slow down and paint the way oil painters do.

Yes, it is possible to work at your own pace and interact with acrylic paints. And yes, you can have the freedom to work wet-in-wet, scrape off areas and complete an idea without racing against time. Or you can stop at any stage and complete the work by overpainting.

First, the tool you must have is a fine-mist water sprayer. Acrylic paints are a water-based medium, and so atomized water is the easiest way to compensate for evaporation, both on your palette and on your painting.

If you want to blend colors, just keep them moist with a little spritz from your spray bottle, and blend away. Any size spray bottle will do the job.

Second, be sure to use a Sta-Wet Palette box. Available in various sizes, it comes with a flat sponge and disposable palette sheets, plus a top cover for airtight storage. Simply wet the sponge and a palette sheet, and squeeze out your acrylic paint colors. This creates a high humidity environment to keep your paints blendable and workable. If the palette sheet appears to be drying out, mist it with just enough water to keep your paints nice and moist.

Basically, you are now ready for a relaxed acrylic painting session. But before you begin painting, there are a few other factors to consider:

Think about the absorbency of your painting surface. An absorbent surface will dry acrylic paints faster than one that is less absorbent.

For this reason, painters who work on raw canvas sometimes wet the front with water, and even keep the reverse side wet too with a moist cloth or sponge.

Gessoed canvas is less absorbent than raw. And if you allow early layers of colors to dry, the surface will become increasingly less absorbent, and the drying-time will continue to slow-down.

Be aware that a highly absorbent surface will allow the paints to flow, which may or may not be what you want. Also keep in mind that spraying with water tends to flatten your brush strokes. (The best way to retain those precious brush marks and impasto strokes is to let them dry completely.) And remember that too much water can dilute the binders in acrylic paints and thus weaken cohesion.

Too much dilution won’t be a problem if you keep your acrylics wet not with water but with a slow-drying acrylic medium. The best of these new products include Golden OPEN Acrylic Medium, Atelier Interactive Slow Medium and Liquitex Slow-Dri Blending Fluid Medium.

We’ll discuss these and other recent innovations in acrylic painting in Part 2, coming soon.

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This Week @ BINDERS - September 14-20

ART CLASSES • WORKSHOPS • EXHIBITS

Lotsa action this week at BINDERS: Several Art Classes are underway, and Ann Elser kicks-off two NEW! six-week courses. “Kaleidoscope - A Gathering of Artist Friends,” shows its colors in the Limelight Gallery. And our burnin’ Back-To-School Fall Sale is just bustin’ with bargains!

Monday, September 14:
Guided Open Studio with Kay Powell
10:30am-2pm • Every Monday
Fee: $15/session. No sign up needed. Please pay the instructor.

Guided Open Studio with Kay Powell
6:30-8:30pm - see details above.

Tuesday, September 15:
Painting - Design and Technique with Charles Y. Walls
6 sessions, Tuesdays, September 8-October 20 (no class on Sept.29) • 1-4pm • Fee: $140 per 6 session series

Painting - Design and Technique with Charles Y. Walls
6-8:30pm - see details above

NEW! Bookmaking with Anne Elser
6 sessions, Weekly on Tuesdays, Sept 15-Oct 20 • 6-8:30pm • Fee: $140
Sign up now!

Wednesday, September 16:
3 Day Watercolor Workshop with Judy Greenberg
3 sessions, Wednesdays, Sept. 9, 16, 23 • 9:30am-2:30pm • Fee: $200

NEW! Copperplate Calligraphy with Anne Elser
6 sessions, weekly on Wednesdays, Sept 16-Oct 21 • 6-8:30pm • Fee: $140
Sign up now!

Thursday, September 17:
No classes today.

Friday, September 18:
No classes today.

Saturday, September 19:
NEW! Art Outside the Box for Teens with Miss Emily
1-3pm • Fee: $50 (includes supplies) • Sign up now!

Chinese Brush Art with Gail Racy
11am-2pm • 8 sessions, Saturdays Sept. 5 - Oct. 10 • Fee: $150

Sunday, September 20:
No classes today.

See all upcoming Art Classes and Workshops at BINDERS

Please note: Classes on this schedule are in our Atlanta store unless otherwise indicated. For more information please email us or call 404.237.6331 ext. 203.

EXHIBITIONS AT THE LIMELIGHT GALLERY

Kaleidoscope - a Gathering of Artists Kay Powell and Friends
Showing until September 29

Visit the BINDERS website at www.bindersart.com!

ART COMMUNITY CALENDAR - September

Want to have your group’s happenings included in future listings of BINDERS Art Community Calendar? Shoot us an email with all the details, at least two weeks in advance.

CREATIVITY & ARTS SOIREE at EMORY - Sept 10, 4-9pm
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, 404-712-9894 Free for all. A stellar preview Emory's 2009-2010 performing, visual, film, and literary arts season: Music by the Emory Saxophone Quartet, Brass Quintet, and Chamber Winds; Creative Writing and Poetry readings; Improv dance; Visual Arts "Photo Lab"; Theater Emory scenes; open rehearsal of Emory Symphony Orchestra; and so much more. Learn more>>

OPEN HOUSE at CREATIVE CIRCUS, Saturday, Sept 12, 10am-2pm
Located at 812 Lambert Drive, Atlanta. Mix and mingle with students, faculty and staff at this respected portfolio-building school for advertising arts, design, interactive, digital and traditional disciplines. RSVP 866-402-6822. Learn more>>

2009 ATLANTA ARTS FESTIVAL - Sept 12 and 13
In Piedmont Park in midtown Atlanta, along 10th St and Piedmont Ave. Come one, come 20,000 to this outdoor festival with an emphasis on the visual arts. It brings together 200 of the country's finest painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craftsmen, glass blowers and more! Over 20,000 visitors are expected. Learn more>>

ART QUAKE at REGENCY FINE ART - Sept 12, 2009, 6pm-until
6458 Dawson Blvd. Norcross, GA 30093, 404-933-2776. The public is invited to a night of art, music and entertainment. Why the name Art Quake? Because this fine art group of 15 emerging and established exhibiting artists wants to shake up the Atlanta art scene! A music group will perform and refreshments will be served. Learn more>>

HIGH MUSEUM OF ART - “The Louvre and the Masterpiece”
Final Days! Ends September 13. Located in midtown Atlanta at 1280 Peachtree St, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, 404-733-4444. An exploration of how the definition of a "masterpiece" has changed over time, as only Atlanta’s premier art destination can do it. The exhibition features 91 works of art drawn from all eight of the Louvre Museum's collection areas, spanning 4,000 years of art. Learn more>>

ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA-DECATUR “Storybook Look: Illustrations by Southern Artists.” Through Sept 30
AIA’s satellite campus in downtown Decatur at One W. Court Square, Suite 110, 404.942.1800. Open to the public. The exhibition features original artwork from ten of the South’s most notable children’s book illustrators. All the featured artists are published members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Learn more>>

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