Mad and Noisy Prepares for the New Year

Here's to a Great 2011 for all the Members of the Mad and Noisy Gallery!  The sooner members submit their fees and work commitment to the gallery, the sooner the Board and the Administrator can begin to shape the fine details of its management.  I hope that part of the 2011 endeavours will include an active exchange of thoughts and ideas on this Blog.  Let's make it happen!

Missing Picture

Here is the picture I intended to insert with my last message.

David

Recent Commission

Hi All,
After two years of procrastination, I have finally completed an oblilgation that I'm embarrassed to admit should have been fulfilled earlier. Nonetheless, here is my logic: in the past two years, the SUBJECT has grown and changed. Hence, my relief carving of him may be quite accurate; nonetheless, with the passage of time, the parents will NOT see the change from the reference photos I had available.
As it happened, the parents were delightd with my effort BUT they were even more thrilled when their son saw my carving and immediately declared, "HEY, THAT's ME!!!" What more could I ask?
David

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More Communication

Wow!!! We DO have the technology and I for one am delighted to see us collectively to try our best to tap into this source.

Thanks to Caroline for creating our MAD AND NOISY Blog.

CreemoreCentric Due Date

Work should be brought in by the 6th;  this is a correction to my guess of the 7th.

CreemoreCentric

  Looking at the Opening Show of CreemoreCentric,  I suspect it is a good idea to have submissions to the Gallery by the 7th of January 2011.   With time out for Holiday fun, that is not a lot of time, but fortunately the canvases are small!   So I hope all artists are already working out ideas, at any rate.
      I am doing some preliminary drawings of an aerial view of Creemore  ( sort of )   with a Kestrel hovering above the distant landscape as the river goes off in both directions.
      Anyone else want to share her/his plans with us ?

Welcome to More Bloggers

  It is exciting to see more names being added every day, but I keep looking for more comments and postings....... we're not such a shy group are we ??     Hey look,  I just figured out how to add images; that is so great!

More Bloggers are Joining

  Hey,  look.  We are steadily gather up more "authors" for this Blog.  However, they seem to be shy, or too busy to make any contributions.  Come on artists!  I can't do this by myself.

Liz Eakins and Andrea Mueller

  The Opening of this Dual Show on saturday was "a terrible crush",  which is to say it drew the crowds!  I loved the way the works of the two artists were so beautifully integrated.  Clean and classical both in the creations and  in presentation, if you couldn't make it saturday, do stop in to enjoy it.  Very soon I hope to have photos posted with a little review,  it all depends on "my photographer".

Where We've Been and Where We're Going

 December is a good month to sum up many accomplishments of the past year at the Mad and Noisy.  Tracey listed  them at the AGM a few days ago, and they are impressive ( and many a direct result of our greatly appreciated Trillium Grant. )  We have a newly-renovated "back-rooms" thanks in great part to Peter Dillman and Rosemary Hasner, we have new lights, and new plinths, UV protection on our huge windows, a security-system,  more display walls, a renovated front desk area,  not to mention a whole new operating system using Lightspeed and Quickbooks.
    A few statistics for 2010:  art sales increased 19 % over 2009.  We had greater art rentals, and workshops running.  We coordinated more events with local businesses than ever before.  And our operating system has been enormously improved over the previous year.  We have a Promotional CD of artist members' works ( thanks to Corey Finkelstein ) ready to be used now, and a new push on the Artists' BIOS book from David Johnson.
    2011 Shows are all booked ( so if you are looking at 2012 for a show, tell the Curator now ).  Peter Adams told the members at the AGM about a new opportunity coming up at the Gladstone in Toronto in February so stay tuned.  And finally,
            The New Fee Structure for C.A.C./ Mad and Noisy Gallery Membership

All members:   Base Fee  =  $120. ( + HST)   [  $20. increase goes towards a gallery Cleaner.]
                        +  48 Hours/ Yr  STAFFING
Calendar Sign-up of your hours is needed to complete your Membership deal.  NOTE:  $ 20./Hr. is charged to artists who miss their staffing obligation. ( Have a buddy who'll exchange with you, AND notify the Gallery ahead of time ! )

Other Option:  Base Fee  $ 120.   ( + HST )
                                    +  $ 500.   ( + HST )  ( Staffing impossible / calculated at $ 20 /hr )

Key Service Providers work in lieu of staffing credit, provide year-end report;  Note: "Kids' Classes 2010" is available Now.

We look forward to a great year at the Gallery;  please join us in making it work, by volunteering to take on  a few of  those extra jobs that are so essential to a successful operation !

  

Welcome to 6 New Artists Joining the Gallery in 2011

  After a very successful jurying process, the following artists have joined us as part of  a talented and diverse group here at the Mad and Noisy, the very best place to be!  Expect a great show from them early in the new year.  In the meantime, don't neglect the CreemoreCentric Show, always a fun event.

New Members:  Brian Barrer,  Sue Belcher,  Pauline Bradshaw,  Brent Lundy,  Jordan Menicucci,  and  Peter (another one!) Miehm.   Congratulations to you all !  ( our "Peters" are all good guys )

C.A.C. / Mad and Noisy Gallery BOARD 2011

It's official;  the AGM of the Mad and Noisy Gallery voted in a new Board of Directors for 2011, as follows:

     Executive:
Pres.  Gail Caswell,    Treasurer  Rick Vince,    Secretary Caroline Routh,    Past-Pres. Peter Adams

    Other BOARD members:

Harold Elston,  Corey Finkelstein,  Rosemary Hasner,  Juliet Jansco,  David Bruce Johnson,  Barb Mann, Linda McBurney,  Jim Stacey.

Congratulations to all;  next year will be both challenging and exciting.