Conference Activities: Friday, October 28
Afternoon Classes
Start time on trips indicates departure from hotel. End time indicates approximate return at hotel.
12 - 1:15 pm: Box Lunch in hotel Grand Ballroom
1:15 - 2:15 pm: An Ounce of Prevention - Linda Oliver
Archivally sound papers and art materials can help extend the life of your art. Your creativity and hard work deserve that extra consideration from start to finish. See examples of what can go awry with incorrect materials choices and learn to recognize what makes materials archival. Limit 100.
1:15 - 4:45 pm: Bus Trip to Mount Auburn Cemetery
On this guided tour, step into the history and horticulture of Mt. Auburn Cemetery, a National Historic landmark and America’s first landscaped cemetery. Design styles range from Victorian-era plantings to contemporary gardens. While passing the final resting place of many distinguished Boston personalities, walk the impressive grounds and be awed by the magnificently mature plantings - quintessentially autumn in New England. Limit 32. Fee: $50
1:15 - 4:45 pm: Bus Trip to Historic Concord
Journey to nearby Concord and view the famous landmarks of our nation’s history. See the Old North Bridge, Author’s Ridge at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, and the Ephraim Bull Cottage (he developed the famous Concord grape!) among other things. Some walking involved, but travel between sites on coach with tour guide. Limit 34. Fee: $50
1:15 - 4:15 pm: Textures in Nature - Kathie Miranda
Learn to draw realistic textures in graphite while maintaining the appropriate value range to suggest the illusion of three-dimensional form. With a close-up view of seasonal fruits as inspiration - cones, capsules, pods and siliques – we will invent a variety of pencil strokes to render an assortment of textured surface qualities. Limit 15. Fee: $50
1:15 - 4:15 pm: Juror Training - Carol Woodin
A review of the topics needed for serving as a juror in ASBA exhibitions such as ASBA policies and procedures for jurors as well as criteria used in scoring entered artwork. Participants will divide into teams and jury a small exhibition. Limit 15.
1:15 - 4:15 pm: Small Scale - Lynne Railsback
Design an 8” x 10” composition using seasonal plant specimens. Re-create the image in a watercolor painting at 50% of the original size. Dry brush techniques, limited pigments and Bristol board will be explored. Your completed piece will make a memorable holiday or note card or personalized postage stamp. Limit 15. Fee: $50
2:30 - 4:30 pm: Color Curriculum Lecture - Carolyn Payzant
Learn what your mother (or instructors) never taught you: the importance of water in watercolor, what and when to use certain brushes, a palette that really travels, why drying shift is important, how to purchase paint with more than one pigment in the tube, and many, many more hints. Limit 100.
5 - 5:45 pm: Grant Recipient & Projects Panel
Join the 2010 ASBA Artist and Education Grant recipients as they present their exciting projects. Each artist will give a PowerPoint presentation about how they used their skills to help others learn about nature, botanical art and themselves. Share in their enthusiasm and get inspired to apply for a grant yourself. Moderator: Lee McCaffree. Limit 100.
6 - 7 pm: Wildflower Forum: Showtime!
Part One: To Show or Not to Show - Nancy Savage and Joyce Westner
Wondering where you, your chapter, or artists’ circle should exhibit, whether to accept an invitation to exhibit, how much effort goes into a “typical” exhibition and when it’s worth it? Based on chapter surveys revealing great diversity in exhibition frequency and style, the authors have created proposed guidelines for exhibition coordinators and artists.
Part Two: Creating a Crowd - Corinne Lapin-Cohen and Sarah Maxwell
So you’re going to have an exhibition. Congratulations! But will anyone come? This presentation is based on our own experience of generating an overflowing crowd for the opening of the Cori Lapin-Cohen exhibit. We will provide you with all the materials and schedules you need to reach the audience you deserve. Limit 100.
7 - 9 pm: Small Works Exhibition Reception & Awards: Cash Bar
and Light Refreshments
Celebrate the Small Works Exhibition (your work!) with your fellow artists and guests. Two awards will be presented - “Artist’s Choice Award,” which your vote will decide, and the first presentation of ASBA’s Anne Marie Carney Award, for an artist in a non-juried exhibition who has not been accepted in an ASBA Juried Exhibition. (To submit a work to this exhibition, please see the Call for Entries section.)