MEMBERS' PAGE

Requests:

Board of the Gallery is requesting that members send in their ideas relating to

1. Logo design
2. Website front page design
3. Letterhead design
4. Colours
5. Slogan
6. Template for flier design

This topic will be on the agenda at the of the Executive Committee meeting on March 21st.

Hopefully when decisions are made in a couple of months they will be based on very active input from membership.

Please send ideas to info@sunrisegallery.ca

Thanks to our members:

February 9th Sue Gunter's wonderful card making workshop was a great success!! We raised $40 towards the purchase of cafe tables and chairs for the gallery, thanks to the tireless efforts of Sue and her generous donation of her time and materials!

• The Painting Party on January 11th and 12th was a great success with all exhibition walls were repainted including some which received their first coat since the Gallery opened. We wish to thank the following volunteers profusely for their hard work:  Anita Ashburn, Bernard Gendron, Kristina Kirkwood, Sue Gunter, Ingrid Monteith, Bert Wreford, Trevor Camp, Kurt Rostek, Carol Nasvytis, Rob Laffier, Eric Ranveau, Chris Averink, Martin Nye.
• Check out the Gallery’s new Snack Bar located in the fridge.  $1 each item.
• Look out for announcements on the following topics:

• 1.      The Tiger Group will be interviewed at the Gallery on March 2 and we hope to have the interview filmed with an eye to televising it.
• 2.      Change of Gallery hours in the near future
• 3.      Opening of Café.
• 4.      Reverse critiques where artist does the talking
• 5.      Hot seat social

Looking for a Venue for an Event?

Have we got a location for you!

For meetings, socials, special occasions & events, the Sunrise Gallery offers a unique setting for your next gathering. There are tables, seats, glass & dinnerware for 20, and ample space to accommodate many more for a buffet or cocktail reception.

    Volunteer Opportunities Please get involved!

Art Intake Days, Hanging Days, and Art Pick up Days volunteers are always needed to help out. If you would like to volunteer for any of these dates please contact the gallery. Help is also always appreciated on the reception dates and Art Bus visits. These are fun and easy going social events that are enjoyed by all who attend.

Social Committee meetings: Sat., Feb. , 16 at 10:30am, Fri., Apr. ,  4 at   6:30pm, Fri., Jun.,   6 at   6:30pm, Fri. , Aug., 8  at   6:30pm, Fri ., Oct ., 10  at  6:30pm. Also every night that there is an Art bus the social committee is meeting just prior.

Submission procedure for Group shows

1. Before going to the Gallery make sure your work is ready to display e.g. paintings are framed and have a wire securely attached. Attach a label to each work showing (i) artist name and contact info (ii) the title (iii) the medium and (iv) the price, and prepare a list of this same information. Also bring along your cheque book, date book and an information sheet (see below) and some business cards if you have them.

2. At the Gallery, deliver your art work to the office, then enter the information from your list onto a Group Show application form. Any membership fees in arrears will be asked to be paid at this time. There is a $5/piece fee for submitting work. You will be asked to write a post dated cheque for the amount of $5 x the number of works you are submitting. This will be dated to the pick-up date for the show. You will also be asked at this time to sign up for required duties during the show (see below). You will receive a  receipt.

3. Additional information. Please bring a one page information sheet showing biographical information, contact information and an artist statement, if you wish, and place the sheet in the “Artist’s Statements” binder in the exhibition area. Also place your business cards, if you have any, in the small “photograph album” provided.

4. Selection. Sometimes not all of the works submitted are exhibited due to lack of space, too many similar works, faulty framing or wiring, inability to find a location on the wall where it displays well with the other paintings etc. etc. Difficult decisions like this need to be made by volunteers for every show and we ask that members accept these decisions graciously.

5. Pick-up. Please note the pick-up date and if you can't make it please arrange with a friend to pick-up your unsold artwork at the end of the show. Your fees will be adjusted at the time of pick-up to reflect any sales of work, any late fees, and by your contribution of duties. You will not be charged a fee for any work we chose not to exhibit.

Gallery Monitoring and Required duties;

Required duties:
If you exhibited in a group show...1 session of monitoring per 5 paintings.
If you exhibited in a one-room solo show.....2 sessions of monitoring.
If you exhibited in a two-room solo show.....4 sessions of monitoring.

Gallery monitoring may be exchanged for other duties such as:

• clean up before openings,
• clean up after openings,
• staffing for artwork intake or pickup days,
• helping with show set up and wall prep or repair,
• distributing promotional materials for the gallery,
• handling sales during an opening reception or art bus visit,
• wall painting between shows - maybe one or two walls at a time,
• building maintenance, snow removal, or other upkeep,
• telephoning help,
• web site updates,
• general office help,
• or by agreement with Christine

Questions. If you have questions concerning your submission please talk to Christine or Martin at the Gallery and they will be happy to help you.

Contacts

Exhibitions:  Kristina Kirkwood  (905)333-2746

Newsletter/publicity:  Carol Nasvytis  (905)681-1519

Information: Martin Nye or Christine Averink  (905)549-5888

submissions@sunrisegallery.ca

Donations needed

Easels. urgent!
Lighting - for life drawing
Outdoor tables chairs and umbrellas
Large flower pots
Good used furniture for the apartment
Money.any time

Volunteers DESPERATELY needed:

To help crop and size images and do word processing for the new virtual gallery web page and the artists' personal web pages. Martin can show you what to do!

Schedule of meetings:

Exhibition Committee Meetings:

• Wed. Jan. 23, 2008 at 11:00am
• Wed. Feb. 20, 2008 at 11:00am
• Wed. March 19, 2008 at 11:00am
• Wed. April 23, 2008 at 11:00am
• Wed. May 21, 2008 at 11:00am
• Wed. June 25,2008 at 11:00am
• Wed. July 23, 2008at 11:00am
• Wed. Sept. 10, 2008 at 11:00am