September 2008 Meeting
Guest artist and CAA member Susanne Belcher will be sharing her collage secrets at our upcoming meeting on Friday, September 26.
Susanne incorporates paint with collage, photography, printmaking and transparency film in her exciting collages (be sure to ask her what glue she uses!). More details...
CAA Fall 2008 Exhibit
Our next show runs from November 19 – December 6, 2008, which sounds so far in the future, but you know it will be here before you blink. Take-in day will be Monday, November 17, 2008 10am–noon. For other important dates, Download Prospectus (PDF). Please read it carefully so you’ll know what to do on take-in day. Remember, everyone who is juried into the show has to sit the gallery.
The juror, Rosamond Felson grew up in Pasadena. With Sid Felson, she began the Gemini Gallery in West Hollywood, which is now one of the foremost printmaking studios in the world. Rosamond grew up surrounded by and sharing family with the likes of Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, David Hockney, and Roy Lichtenstein. She now owns and has directed the Rosamond Felson Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica since 1967. – Rachelle Mark, Exhibit Chairperson
September 2008 Newsletter
The latest newsletter is available for download (PDF).
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Recent CAA Exhibitions
Summer 2008: The most recent exhibit from our talented members was held at VIVA Gallery in Sherman Oaks from June 4-21, 2008. Images from this exhibit are posted on VIVA Gallery's website at CAA/Summer 2008 Exhibition.
New Year’s Show: Images from our January 2008 exhibit at the Creative Arts Center in Burbank are posted at Exhibits/2008 New Year.
Fall 2007: Images from our Fall 2007 Exhibition are posted on VIVA Gallery’s website, at CAA/Fall 2007 Exhibition.
CAA Scholarship Award
To maintain ties to the community and to promote the study of collage, Collage Artists supports an annual scholarship for a deserving art student.
The CAA scholarship of $1,000 was once again awarded to a student of Pasadena City College. Ju Yeon (Ellie) Lee of Pasadena (pictured, right) received our 2008 Scholarship. She is originally from Korea. She spoke and exhibited some of her art work at our May meeting. She is a very talented artist and we are happy to further her journey into an art career.
The recipient for the 2007 Scholarship Award Carmella Sawyer. She lives in Pasadena and attends Pasadena City College. She received $1,000 and a one year membership to CAA. Jim Gonzalez is involved in obtaining , planning, and implementation of the scholaship program at PCC.