Next meeting will be held on:
Tuesday, September 14th ~ 6:30 p.m. at the PUD

Guest Speaker: Deon Roe

"ART IS A TAPESTRY OF OUR LIVES"

Deon Lee Roe is a mosaicist, muralist, and interior designer who has studied mosaics in Ravenna, Italy.  A self-taught artist, her work can be found throughout the Pacific Northwest.  Mosaics are her passion because it is a tapestry of materials and creative expression requiring the usage of color, texture, depth, dimension, and creative vision to bring a mosaic to completion.  Deon is a member of the Society of Mosaic Alliance, Artist Trust, and former president and member of the Emerald City Artisians.  Please join us at our next meeting on September 14th to learn more about Deon’s fantastic and inspiring work.   

We need speakers!
If you have any great ideas for meeting speakers please
contact becky Schuyten at 426-1842

Are you interested in exercising your creative wings?   
  The PAA Board is in immediate need of a Newsletter
  Editor, and your help would be greatly appreciated.   
  Assistance is available to help you with a smooth and
  comfortable transition.  Thank you for helping us be the 
  best art association Mason County has!
To inquire further about our group’s monthly
newsletter for the next annual term, please
contact Becky Schuyten at 426-1842. 

Calendar of Events:

Tuesday, September 14th, at 6:30p.m. at the PUD - Deon Lee Roe will speak on mosaics

Tuesday, October 12th at 6:30p.m. at the PUD— speaker to be announced

Sunday, November 7th, 2:00 p.m. —speaker to be announced

December—to be announced 

Special Announcements:

“Expanding the Circle”, Native American Fine Art Exhibition.  Featuring Pete Peterson, Lillian Pitt, Jerry Laktonan, Lois Thadei, Paul Peterson, and Taha Chholing.  To be held on Thursday, September 9th, at 5:30—8:00 PM at Olympic Gallery LLC, 321 West Railroad Ave, Shelton.  For further info please call Geri Loss at (360) 432-3753.           

Art Talks is now accepting submissions for the Oysterfest theme poster contest for 2010.

If you have artwork you would like to submit for consideration please contact Paula at Art Talks on 122 South 3rd Street, Shelton. For more information call (360) 432-1101.   Deadline for submission has been extended into September. 

Fiber Fantasy—Fashion show and exhibit of fiber related art work.  All work must be submitted for jury from October 5th –7th from 6-9pm.  The outrageous event will be held Sunday, November 14th from 4-7pm.  For more show information contact Andrea at GDP Studios in Shelton. 

What’s New With our Neighbors

Foto Futurama!  Over 160 entries were received for this fun and exciting show.  Event runs September 1—31st.   Come on by GDP Studios for the People’s Choice Vote on September 18 from 6pm to 9pm, and take a look at all the fantastic entries in 10 different categories.   100% of the proceeds will go to benefits the Mason County Art Commission. 

Get ready for PUMPKINFEST!  The whole month of October will be devoted to UTA PumpkinFest activities in Union at the Robin Hood, Hunter Farms and Union areas all around.  Watch for more information on the catapult contest and entry forms/registration for the prize monies, the children's costume contest at the Robin Hood, artists' areas and showcases, and this year the UTA is supporting Mason County’s “Thrill the World” team.  Be sure and mark your calendars for October 16 – that evening the first annual UTA Auction will commence at the Alderbrook Golf Course Clubhouse.  "Union Traveler Days" artists will be featured along with generous donations from UTA members and merchants/sponsors. Contact Union Chamber of Commerce for more information.  

OYSTERFEST!

Oysterfest is October 2nd and 3rd.  We will be serving pie and ice cream again this year.  It is our biggest fund-raiser.  And, we need your help!  Please mark your calendars and call Sharon Brocha at 426-3598 for volunteering.  Thank you.  We could not do it without the help of you all. 

ART CONTEST

The Shelton Library is having a raven-themed art contest in celebration of Edgar Allen Poe.  Any art medium will be accepted between Sept 1 – 30th.  Art submissions will be displayed in the library through the month of October.  Winners will be announced Oct. 1st.  For more information please call the library at 426-1362.

 SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

Picasso is coming!!
Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
Oct 8, 2010–Jan 17

The Seattle Art Museum is excited to present a landmark exhibition of the work of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), arguably the most radical and influential artist of the 20th century. The exhibition will present iconic works from virtually every phase of Picasso’s legendary career, documenting the full range of his unceasing inventiveness and creative process.

 Quote of the Day

 “My mother said to me,
‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general.
If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’
Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.”
~Pablo Picasso

Mason General Hospital
Art Display

September: Jen Chaussee
October:     Jennifer Shipley
November: Trina Gustafson
December:   Heather Rosborough

For more information about showing your work at
Mason General Hospital call: Marty at 426-9037

P.A.A. Board of Directors

President: Becky Schuyten ~ 426-1842
Vice-President: Deb Hart ~ 426-8906
Secretary: Linda Bellon-Fisher ~ 426-5749
Treasurer: Laurene Eske ~427-3877
Newsletter: Editor needed!
Newsletter Distribution: Jora Lee~ 898-0106
Website Manager: janelwashere@gmail.com