A. The Cincinnati Art Club is located at the foot of Mt. Adams at the corner of Parkside Place and Martrin Drive. Our nearby neighbors are Playhouse in the Park and Krohn Conservatory.
We recommend you use www.Mapquest.com for directions from your home to 1021 Parkside Place, Cincinnati, Oh 45202
For Public Transportaton information, please call Metro Center at 513-621-4455.
A. In the event of severe weather, be sure to call 513-241-4591 before driving over. An updated message on the answering machine will announce any cancellations.
A. The Calendar Page.....shows all activities taking place at Club facilities (1021 Parkside Place)
The Dragonfly........shows all information about members news, shows, workshops, activities plus other information pertaining to Club activities. Look here to find out what our members are doing. The hard copy is the permanent record of Club activities. Deadline to submit info: 5th of the month.
Board News to Members page......check here for the lastest breaking news that our Board Members think you need to know before the next Dragonfly is published.
Workshops page.......this is where we list only workshops sponsored by the Cincinnati Art Club. All other workshops by members will be listed on the Dragonfly page or our Facebook page.
Viewpoint.................This is our annual, juried National Art Show held each November. This is the most visited page on the website.
Signature Members page........Links to our Signature Members websites. We also list if they teach workshops or classes. This is the second most visited page on our website. Members provide their information to the web manager via email: janpolk@cincinnatiartclub.com.
Associate Members page............Links to our Associate Members websites. We also list if they teach workshops or classes. Members provide their information to the web manager via email: janpolk@cincinnatiartclub.com.
Facebook page..........a fun place to visit often. This is where all the pictures of events and workshops at the club will appear. This is an interactive page. Stay in touch with other members, non-members workshops will appear here, exchange art related news, post your own comments.
CAC Plein Air Schedule........All members are invited to attend. No reservations required. Paint at your own pace for as long as you like. Each Thursday lists a new painting location.
Call to Artists.........We list all invitations to artists to enter shows, job openings, display artwork, etc. This is a very popular page to check often. CAC does not endorse any information on this page, it is merely a way to pass along information to our members. Please email Calls to Artists to janpolk@cincinnatiartclub.com
Sig Status ReviewDates.................This page tells when the Signature Member Review dates are and suggests how to prepare to upgrade your membership status from Associate to Signature Member Status. Review dates are held three times a year. Members must submit five framed paintings to an anonymous review committee.
Club Management.................CAC Officers and Project Chairpersons are listed along with email and phone numbers. We want you to stay in touch. Past Presidents are also listed on this page.
Art Links..............................Links to art organizations in our area and links our members suggest.
Roster and Dues Form...........Dues are due on May 1 of each year for everyone regardless when you join. Prorated dues expire on April 30 and must be renewed. Use this form to pay your dues and to submit information that will appear in the Membership Roster. The Roster does not appear on the website. If you need a copy, please contact the current Membership Chairperson.
FAQ............Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Cincinnati Art Club. Read this page and you will learn everything you need to know about who, what, where, when why and how pertaining to the Club.
Q. How do I join your email list?
To receive notification of show openings, activities at the Club, etc. Please click on the following link (which is underlined) to join our email list. You may opt out at anytime. http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=110174867955 We encourage all Members and Non-Members to join our email list.
It may be confusing at first; however, following are the steps to expect when signing up.
Find the blue box and click on the underlined link right of the blue box; not
the actual blue box. (The blue box is located on the home page (at the bottom) and the FAQ page.)
This will take you to a screen that says:
Registration
Thank you for joing the Cincinnati Art Club mailing list. We look forward
to keeping you informed. Please enter your email address below to sign up
for our mailing list.
Type
your email address in the box and click on the "submit" button.
This
will take you to another screen which will show your email address.
Please make sure it is correct.
Next,
click on some or all of the areas you are interested in.
Please provide your first and last name and your zip code.
Click "submit"
Done.
You are all signed up. With each notice you receive from the Club, you
will have the option to make changes or remove your name from our email list.
Q. What is Constant Contact?
A. Constant Contact is an email service we use as a way to make sure you receive only emails that you have requested. Constant Contact uses security measures to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of data used by their system.
Emails sent by Constant Contact are not blocked as spam because the Internet Server Providers recognize that everyone voluntarily signs up to receive the emails; therefore, we request that you please join our email list.
We will never share, sell, or rent individual personal information with anyone without your advance permission or unless ordered by a court of law. Information submitted to us is only available to employees managing this information for purposes of contacting you or sending you emails based on your request for information and to contracted service providers for purposes of providing services relating to our communications with you.
Each email sent contains an easy, automated way for you to cease receiving email from us, or to change your expressed interests. If you wish to do this, simply follow the instructions at the end of any email.
Q. What are the benefits of Membership in the Cincinnati Art Club?
A. Membership includes Two sessions of life drawing per week, monthly dinner meetings with a lecture/demo program, exhibit opportunites, two critique session per month and, now, monthly week-end workshops! Not to mention the great people you will meet, with whom you may share artistic ideas. To become a member, please contact Membership Chairman Bill Powell via email: billpowell@zoomtown.com or via phone: 513-631-2446.
For additional details, please continue scrolling below.
========================================================== Q. How do Members link their personal website to the CAC website?
A. All members may have their personal website linked. Email your name, status (Signature or Assoc), and website URL (www.) to janpolk@cincinnatiartclub.com
Q. What is the Dragonfly? and how do I submit information?
A. The Dragonfly is our members' monthly newsletter. It is not published during the months of July and August. Note: Dragonfly Submission Deadline date is now the 5th of each month. Please submit information via email only to dragonfly@cincinnatiartclub.com. Current Dragonfly Editor is Todd Channer.
Todd needs three weeks lead time. Information must be submitted by the tenth of the month to appear in the following month's Dragonfly (i.e. Items submitted by March 10 will appear in the April Dragonfly. You may view the Dragonfly on line at http://www.cincinnatiartclub.net/dragonfly.htm
Todd Channer is the current Dragonfly Editor. He needs three weeks lead time. Information must be submitted by the fifth of the month to appear in the following month's Dragonfly (i.e. Items submitted by March 5 will appear in the April Dragonfly.
How to get your
information published on the Cincinnati
Art Club websiteand in the Dragonfly:
We accept information via email only. Please send complete
information
(who, what, where, when, address of venue, hours, website
link) in
a cut and paste format (text).. Images must be saved as a jpeg
with eitherthe width or height no larger than 500 pixels and not embedded in the text.
We want to make it
easy for you to promote your work and there is no deadline
when to submit information for the website. Please make it easy for us to post
it.
If your
information is ready to go and we can “cut and paste” the information
into the website, your info will be posted rapidly. Incomplete, inaccurate, and
out of date info will not be posted. Please email website info to
janpolk@cincinnatiartclub.com .
Note:
Information on the website is not part of the permanent record of the
club.
The monthly hard copy Dragonfly is our permanent record; they require
a 3 week lead time which
means their deadline
is the 5th of the month.
Please email information to the Dragonfly
Editor at dragonfly@cincinnatiartclub.com.
Members news is posted under the Dragonfly heading. The Website Manager is not the Dragonfly Editor.
Q. How do I submit information to appear on the Calendar Home Page?
A. The Calendar page lists only activities that take place at our Club facilities. The facilities are usually restricted to members' events and Club events. Members who are holding a show at the Club may list thier information free but must submit their information via email to janpolk@cincinnatiartclub.com. Be sure to include the details of who, what, where, and when. Brief information must be sent in a cut and paste format. Jpegs must be sent separately from the text and no longer that 500 pixels on the longest side. Include your website URL if you would like us to link to you.
Q. What is your Guest policy? I would like to visit first before joining; however, I don’t know any members to come as their guest.
A. Membership Chairperson Bill Powell is your contact. Contact him at billpowell@zoomtown.com or call Bill at 513-631-2446. Bill, or any member, can make arrangements for you to attend a dinner meeting or sketch group before making your decision to become a member. Reservations must be made and Guests must pay $15.00 which covers the cost of the dinner and includes the program. There is no charge to attend sketch group.
You may come up to three times as a guest of a member. After that, you have to decide whether to join or not..
The only dinner meeting that is closed to guests is the May meeting due to the Board's financial report and state of the club.
A) To become a member, email your name, address, and phone number to our Membership Chairperson Bill Powell at billpowell@zoomtown.com or call Bill at 513-631-2446. Bill will send an application and explain the process to you. He can also make arrangements for you to attend a dinner meeting or sketch group before making your decision to become a member.
To become an Associate Member you need to submit an application, pay the $105.00 fee and wait for approval by the Board of Trustees.
To become a Signature Member, you must submit a completed application, pay the $120.00 fee (if already an Associate Member you need only pay an additional $15.00), and submit five framed paintings to an anonymous review committee which meets three times a year. Any paintings without the artist's full name and address on the back will not be reviewed. Review dates and additional details are listed on the following page of our website: Sig. Status Review Dates
A. Membership fees are due on May 1 of every year, regardless when one becomes a member. Unpaid names will be removed from the roster on July 1 of every year. Please complete the Roster and Dues Form to pay dues or to make changes to update your address, email, phone, or website. You may print out the form and mail it to the attention of Membership Chairperson or you may copy and paste the information into an email addressed to: billpowell@zoomtown.com The address is on the Roster and Dues Form.
Q. What is the difference between an Associate and a Signature Member?
A. Anyone from patrons, to beginners to professionals can be an Associate Member. Dues are $105.00/year. Associate Members are promised at least one show per year to exhibit their work.
Signature Members must submit five framed works to an anonymous review committee and pass their standards. The Review Committee meets three times a year: The first Saturday before Board Meetings (dates vary) of January, May and October. Signature Members dues are $120.00/year. Signature Status Members are promised at least three shows per year to exhibit their work.
A. If you would like to be entered into the drawing for "Featured Artist," please email your name to: kayworz@cincinnatiartclub.com When we have an exhibit up, there will be no special featured artist, but in between, we will. If your name is drawn, we ask artists to bring in 2 or 3 paintings to hang on our Entry Wall at the club. Both Signature Members and Associates are invited to participate.
Q. When are the dinner meetings and how do I sign up? A. Dinner meetings are held the third Friday of every month beginning September through May. Members may bring guests to all dinner meetings except the May meeting which is reserved for election of officers. There are no dinner meetings in June, July, or August. We must have a true head count for our dinner meetings. Wednesday, 4:00 p.m., before Dinner Meetings is the deadline for reservations. The cost is $15.00 payable at the door by Check only.
Please email Barbara Kuntz your dinner reservations by Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. before the dinner meeting. Barbara's email is: dinner@cincinnatiartclub.com or call 859-442-5623 No shows will be billed unless cancelled before the meeting.
Dinner/Meeting Hours: 6:00 P.M. Social Time; 6:45 Dinner; 8:00 Meeting/Program
We do have a "Pemanent List" for dinner reservations. See next entry.
Q.What is the "Permanent List" for Dinner Meetings and how do I sign up?
AEffective 1/18/09,The Board has voted to re-instate the Permanent List for dinner reservations. Barbara Kuntz is collecting names to re-establish our Permanent List for reservations for our dinner meetings. Call in once a year to put your name on the list to attend all 8 dinner meetings. If you cannot make it some month, just call to cancel and you will NOT be charged for dinner cost ($15.00)
Call Barbara Kuntz at 859-442-5623 or email: dinner@cincinnatiartclub.com
A. In March, 2009, the club started a new opportunity for members: "Open Studio" This means the club will be open to all members on the last Monday of each month, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.. Artists may come and paint, draw or just socialize for a relaxed evening of 'art'. Don Peck (cherdon50@aol.com 513-232-6182) will facilitate and have the club open for all who wish to stop in. Bring a snack or munchie, if you'd like.
Q. When do we drop off paintings for members' shows (Signature, Associates, Sketch) and what are they expecting?
A. DROP OFF FOR SHOWS AT THE CLUB
Effective September, 2007, there will no longer be a Tuesday drop off.
Paintings for all shows are to be delivered during sketch group hours on the Monday afternoon (l:00 - 5:00 PM) [an extra half hour for drop off] four days before an opening; and Thursdays evenings (7:30 - 9:30 PM) the week before the show opening .....not the day before an opening!
For future reference: Any painting dropped off after the Monday deadline will not be hung. Pick ups will also be during sketch group hours the week immediately following the show closing. All painting must be framed and ready to hang. Submit your best work! Make us proud.
Effective 4/29/08, sales transacted through the Cincinnati Art Club will be assessed a commission charge of 30%.
Exhibition Chairperson is Judy Clubb and asst. Sharon Saluga (513-899-7545).
Q. When do we pick up paintings that have been displayed in shows at CAC facilities?
A. Pick up Paintings may be picked up during Sketch Group hours on the Monday or Thursday
following the last day of the exhibition. Sketch Group hours are Monday afternoons, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., and Thursday evenings, 7:30 - 9:30 P.M. If you
cannot pick up or deliver your painting, please make arrangements with
a fellow artist to do it for you. Storage space is limited and we
cannot guarantee the safety of paintings left past two weeks.
=========================================================== Q. What are the "Guidelines for CAC Exhibitions" by Members and who do we contact?
A. "Guidelines for CAC Exhibitions"
Deadline for Drop Off: Paintings must be at the Art Club no later than 5 pm Monday the week of the opening. An Exhibition Committee representative will be at the club during Sketch Group that day to receive paintings. Any paintings dropped off after the deadline will not be eligible for inclusion in the exhibit. They may be dropped off the previous week, during SG.
Eligibility for Exhibition
Signature Member Exhibitions – (formerly “Active”) One recent painting per Signature Member, per show, preferably one that has not been exhibited in our gallery in a previous CAC show. Three shows yearly - Fall, Winter, Spring
Associate Member Exhibition - Two recent paintings per Associate Member, per show, that have not been exhibited in a previous CAC show. Due to space limitations, the Exhibitions Committee reserves the right to exclude or limit paintings of any one exhibitor submitting more than one oversized piece. One show yearly – usually in the spring.
Sketch Group Exhibition – Three pieces per CAC member Sketch Group attendee. All must be framed as noted below. Exhibiting members are expected to “gallery sit” one show per year.
Framing All paintings must be professionally framed using eye hooks or mirror hangers and wire. No “sawtooth” hangers or rivets attached to cardboard backing will be accepted. Edges of “wrap” canvasses must be painted in continuation of the painting on the front surface of the painting. No “WET PAINT” will be accepted.
Each submission must have the two-part CAC Exhibition Entry Form attached to the back, taped on with one piece of tape at the top of the form only. Please be sure that your information is legible. The Committee will remove the bottom section for use in preparing the gallery tags and list. Include the price or “ NFS” (not for sale). We do not list POR (price on request). These forms are available in the CAC hall stationery cabinet. Effective 4/29/08, sales transacted through the Cincinnati Art Club will be assessed a commission charge of 30%.
Pick up Paintings may be picked up on the Monday or Thursday following the last day of the exhibition during Sketch Group. If you cannot pick up or deliver your painting, please make arrangements with a fellow artist to do it for you. Storage space is limited and we cannot guarantee the safety of paintings left past two weeks.
The Exhibition Committee reserves the right to exclude any artwork that does not meet the above guidelines. Our goal is to have the freshest, best examples of our member’s original work and to present to the viewing public the highest degree of professionalism in all of our exhibitions. Any questions regarding exhibitions should be directed to the Exhibition Chairman, Sharon Saluga (513-899-7545).
2) You may contact VP2010Chairperson Deb Ward, 812-637-3090, email: dwardart2@yahoo.com to request an entry form or to add your name to the mailing list for future ViewPoint shows.
Q. How do I sign up to participate in the annual Signature Members' Christmas Sale held the first three weekends in December?
A. Any Signature Member interested in having a space, please contact Mike
McGuire, 859-491-3005 or mcguiremikec@fuse.net
Only Signature Members may participate.
There are 32 spaces, 4 ft wide x 8 ft. high. Spaces may not be shared.
Fee: $30.00 per space plus the Club takes a 30% commission. The $30.00 fee is non-refundable and will be used for advertising the event.
Artists are expected to be present some of the time as the shoppers like to meet the artists.
Current participants have first reservation rights for the following year. A wait list is maintained by Kay Worz. (email: kayworz@cincinnatiartclub.com phone: 513-574-3180).
The Holiday Sale is open to the public and is a wonderful way to find the perfect, unique, one-of-a-kind gift of original art at extremely reasonable prices. Bring your friends
A. We are all flattered when someone wants to buy one of our paintings. Scam artists on the internet usually are from overseas, use bad grammar, and have an "urgent" need for your painting....sometimes two or three.
They also offer to take care of shipping and will send you a cashier's check for more than the amount of the paintings and ask you to send them the change. Don't fall for it. You determine what payment you will accept.
I suggest you have them send you a money order that they can obtain from any local WalMart Store for 60 cents or so. This money order will have their address on it and I suggest that this is the address you should ship the paintings to if you are inexperienced in selling artwork. Do not ship any paintings until the check clears.
If you still are not sure you may be dealing with a scammer, Google their name and see what Google has to say.
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