Spring show moves to the Northside

The Overture show is down and, with some minor changes, is being remounted as our annual spring show at the Lakeview Public Library and the Coffee Gallerie at Northside Town Center.

We are particularly excited about the library's new hanging system! Thanks to the library for taking the time and making the effort of installing this new system. Tell the folks at the library how great it looks. The reading room looks brand new again.

The Coffee Gallerie part of the show will be hung on Friday, April 11. Announcements will be arriving shortly.

Pictures from the Exhibition

Photos from the reception last Sunday.

Show's up!

It was a rainy day to hang some art...but we were fortunate there was no snowstorm.

Some dedicated NSAGers helped put the "Reflections of the Northside" show up in the Overture Gallery III this morning. We had plenty of knowledge, the world's cutest level, were scant a few pencils, and definitely needed some better erasers.

"Reflections of the Northside" offers a wide-ranging look at the neighborhood where the artists live, work and play. Many of the thirty-some pieces of art in the show reflect the area’s many wonderful natural areas, depicting Cherokee Marsh, Warner Park, Troy Gardens, the Yahara River, Lake Mendota, Governor’s Island, and Lake View Hill. Other artists have an abstract interpretation of what life on the Northside feels like to them. Media include oils, acrylic, clay, pastels, watercolor, photography, glass mosaic, metal, monotype and mixed media.

The show looks great and we are looking forward to the reception on Sunday, Jan. 27, from noon-2 pm -- hey, there's no football that Sunday! Did they plan that? Yes they did! NSAG thinks of everything! Come and bring your friends.

Northside Farmers' Market Art Presence

Here's a retrospective report from NSAG artist and booth participant Kristi Hall:

My first experience as a vendor at the Northside Farmers Market came on October 21st of this year. It was the last outdoor market of the season but you wouldn't have known it looking around. The sun was shining, warm on our backs, as we talked with our neighboring vendors. Patrons mingled about catching up on the week’s events. And a table full of kids were busy decorating bags for Meals on Wheels with Forrest Espinoza and her son, Sage, for the activity at our Northside Artists Group booth. That is where I spent my Sunday morning; at the Northside Artists Group, or NSAG, booth. It was our organization's first year at the Market but hopefully not the last.

The NSAG booth served two purposes for our members this year. It gave us a fairly regular venue to showcase our artwork and sell some if we were so inclined. But it was also there to educate the community about NSAG. With such a wonderful crowd at the Market that day there were plenty of chances for me to tell people about how NSAG is comprised of artists who live or work on the Northside. I was able to explain that the group promotes the many talents of those Northside artists, creates opportunities for them to exhibit their work and encourages members to network with other artists. For many of the members just being able to share their work with others and having a place to do that is very gratifying.

For me, NSAG has done all of those things and more. In the two years that I have been a member I've showed my photography in exhibits, worked on community projects and joined other photography organizations. The people I talked to at the Market, those who admitted to having no artistic talents as well as fellow artists, were excited to hear about NSAG and thought it was great that we had a group like NSAG right here on the Northside. I hope I was able to recruit more members because of the exposure at the Market. But even if I didn't, I know the Market is a great Sunday morning opportunity for our current members that is sure to continue and grow.

Overture Reception Date Set

We've set the date for the reception for the Overture show. It's January 27 from noon-2 p.m. at Gallery Three of the O.C. Stay tuned for further details.

If you want an application for the Overture Show...

Just e-mail us through this website (northsideart[at symbol]gmail.com) and we will e-mail you the e-application, or provide your snail address and we will send you the paper application in the mail.

Overture App. Deadline Change: Dec. 3.

If you were reading this blog previously and saw the deadline to apply for the Overture Show, know that it has been changed to December 3rd. (It was originally a week later.) For details on the Overture Show, see the previous post (where the text has been changed to reflect the correct deadline.)