Last Saturday, October 12, we had a booth at the Livermore ArtWalk, with eight artists exhibiting in it: Carol Ann Eicher, Henrietta Haines, Denise Howard, Maryann Kot, Debaney Lefort, Sally Marone, Maureen Taylor and J.Y. Chang. It was a team effort, from putting up the canopy, to figuring out where to place everything, to hanging the artwork, to staffing the booth all day, to taking everything back down. A big thank you to all!
Sales were down quite a bit from last year due to the fact that nearby Livermore Labs was shut down on account of the overall government shutdown; not knowing how long the shutdown would last, locals were doing more looking than buying. But that's okay! We don't do this event to make money, we do it to raise awareness about colored pencil as a medium and to give participants experience at putting on a festival exhibition and talking about their work. I think everyone agrees it was affirming to have many visitors come in and with wide eyes say "That's colored pencil?!"
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| All set for the day to start! And notice our new banner, too. |
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| Another view of our booth setup. |
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| People were lining up to come in and see our work! |
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| The DC210 crew |
For next year the ArtWalk organizers have promised to ensure we get our favorite spot back, right next to the intersection of 1st St. and S. Livermore Ave. where foot traffic is heavier.
In other news, we have the results of our 2013-15 officer election:
- President: Denise Howard
- Vice President: Chris Swetlin <-- New to the board!
- Secretary: Mike Purdy
- Treasurer: J.Y. Chang
Gemma Gylling has volunteered to be our new webmaster. Thank you, Gemma!
Our next event will be our chapter meeting on Saturday, November 16. See our website for details as they emerge:
www.cpsa210.org/calendar.html
