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Foothills Art Club

The Foothills Art Club offers an opportunity to enhance your enjoyment and skills in art. Come and be a part of it!
The club meets from September to May on Wednesdays from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Cochrane, Alberta Canada in the St.Andrew’s United Church MAP
If you are thinking of joining our club, please feel free to come out on a Wednesday evening to meet members and see what we are working on.

Artist: Gwen Stickel's painting voted "The Best" for the Show&Sale draw

Foothills Art Club holds a fall and a spring Art Show and Sale, with all members being eligible to take part. We have monthly scheduled ‘open-studios’ or ‘paintouts’ at the Beaupre Hall, west of Cochrane, as well as outside ‘plein-air’ painting sessions during the summer. We have guest presentations and demonstrations by members throughout the year, in addition to weekend workshops led by professional instructors. At least once a month, we have a ‘theme night’ when member(s) will share a special technique or resource and also a ‘critique corner’ night for members to bring their work for suggestions or feedback.

2019 Spring Art Show & Sale : (photos thanks to Dale K.)

. . . our Fall Art Show & Sale will be on
Saturday October 12, 2019
10:am-4:pm

Grants:

The Foothills Art Club is proud to have received a grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Funds will help us purchase equipment to expand our Show & Sale this fall and next spring.

Over the years the Foothills Art Club has benefited from generous grant donations from the Town of Cochrane, Cochrane Foundation and the Bow RiversEdge. As well, the patrons of the arts who come out every year to support our members are greatly appreciated.

Foothills Art Club
Members' Message Board

Hello all, this is the info for
Canada Day.
We will set up and be in place prior to noon. We’re booked in from noon to 4 pm hopefully we have enough members involved so we can all do about an hour and a half to 2 hours each. So the more the merrier! We’re trying to really push the club, think new members, fun place to be
It would be great to display and create art. A tent was offered by Erica and I will check to confirm it will be there. Those that volunteer, thank you , make sure you bring personal items to keep you comfortable: folding chair, hat , comfortable shoes jacket painting supplies and portable easels.
Email Marty to let us know you will be be there.

The site map below shows where we will be setting up (8). We will have great neighbours – Butterfield Acres petting zoo on one side and pony rides on the other - so a lot of traffic will be coming your way.

For set up access, please use the make-shift entry point between both hotels (Super8 and Days Inn). We will have utility vehicles and wagons available to assist in bringing items to the area as we are trying to reduce the number of vehicles on the grass.

Reminder:
There are no Wednesday Evening meetings at St. Andrew's - May - August

Summer Paint-Outs
Contact Naomi re Wednesday evening plein-air paint-outs May - August

September
Sept4 Welcome Back - MacKay's Ice-cream Social 6:30

Sept11 Regular Meeting and paint night

Sept18 Critique Night

Sept25 Free Paint night, Show&Sale planning

October
Oct 12 Fall Show&Sale at St. Andrew's United from 10: am to 4: pm

Visit the Education page to learn about some of the opportunities coming in our season and to see slide shows and videos of our past presenters .

Also visit the Resources&Links page for some interesting links. On Feb.13 members brought in resources that they have found particularity useful. If you would like to add to this list, please email Fred at foothillsartclub@gmail.com or mention it on Wednesday.

NOTE: Members need to provide a bio and photos to both the webmaster and for the Biography Book that is displayed at the Art Show and Sale. Send information to:
foothillsartclub@gmail.com

MacKay's Ice Cream Social.
(Stop in and thank MacKay's for their tasty donation).
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