Booth Artists' Guild Off to a Great Start

The Booth Artists’ Guild (BAG) held its first meeting last Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the Booth Art Academy located in the Teacher Resource Center. In addition to learning more about the purpose and function of BAG, the 50 people in attendance heard from Elaine Elder of A New Dimension who presented a program on how to properly photograph one’s artwork and the process of making giclees.

“We were thrilled with the attendance and interest in the BAG and look forward to more opportunities to network with artists representing different mediums and styles,” commented Booth Museum Scheduling & Volunteer Coordinator, Marcia Dillard.

BAG is intended for artists of all levels and experience to continue art education, have the opportunity for their work to be displayed in yearly exhibitions at the Booth Museum, and meet and network with fellow artists. In addition to networking opportunities, the intent is to have a guest speaker at each meeting share something unique and beneficial with the members.

Continued Dillard, “Though we already had a few programs scheduled for upcoming meetings, some ideas for future programs were suggested by several in attendance and included: color mixing and matching in both oils and acrylics; figurative painting and drawing; using Corel and/or Photoshop; calibrating cameras, computers and printers for color printing; setting up personal websites to showcase artwork; marketing artwork during a recession; color in landscapes; pottery demonstrations and how to varnish one’s work successfully.”

Booth Art Academy Manager Natalie Goodwin added, “The vast number of suggestions we received and the wide range of topics prove to me that networking and continuing art education opportunities are a welcome addition to the artists’ lives right now.”

Of the 50 people who attended the first BAG meeting on April 6, more than half paid dues and officially joined the group.

The next meeting of the BAG will be Tuesday, May 4 at 6:00 pm at The Teacher Resource Center. Atlanta artist Henry Patton will present a program on his “Blue Horse” artwork. Membership in the BAG is $24 per year and runs concurrently with a Booth membership. For more information, contact Marcia Dillard at 770-387-3849.