DAL SEEKS SHOW ENTRIES FOR ARTS IN THE PARK JUNE 26, 27

The Danville Art League will hold its annual art show at this year's Arts in the Park festival on June 26 and 27 at Lincoln Park. Only Art League members can enter artwork for the show.

Click here for an entry form and for information on entry fees, media categories and prizes.

The Art League booth will again be near the Lamon House at the northwest corner of Lincoln Park. Call the Art League at 217-442-9264 if you would like to volunteer to set up the booth around 4 p.m. Friday, June 25, and to tear it down on Sunday, June 27.

KIDS' SUMMER CLASSES -- WET, WILD, GREEN, SURREAL & GROOVY ! !

The Art League is offering three sets of multi-day children's art classes this summer. The classes run one, three and five days and cover everything from tie-dye T-shirts to sketching to garden stepping stones to paper making.
Click here for full details.

ART LEAGUE OFFERS WATERCOLOR MEDIA CLASS

COMBINING WATERCOLOR MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES -- PART 2
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 19, 2010. Class breaks for lunch from noon-1 p.m.
WHERE: At the Art League's new art center at 320 N. Franklin St.
TEACHER: John Gabb of Effingham. This is a continuation of the class that began on June 12.
COST: $45 for members and $50 for non-members. ( The fee to attend Part 1 and Part 2 is $90 for members and $100 for non-members.) Please register and pay the fee two weeks before the class. Send payment to the Danville Art League, P.O. Box 772, Danville, IL 61834-0772. For more information, call Trudy at 217-443-3721.

DAL SETTLES IN NEW HOME AT 320 N. FRANKLIN ST.

The Danville Art League has moved into its new home in the former Red Cross building at the southwest corner of Franklin and Seminary streets. Three times the size of the old 1,100 DAL studio on Sherman Street, the old Red Cross building features multiple classrooms and studios, office, meeting room, library, gallery and lots of storage space.

Building and Grounds Chairman Kem Wiggins has set up regular work days to continue the cleanup and rehab. Call the Art League at 442-9264 if you would like to volunteer to help. Call the Art League if you would like to donate furniture and items.

If you would like to donate to the building fund, please call Jim Williams at 431-1357.

To learn more about the Art League's purchase of the Red Cross building, read a recent Commercial-News story.

To learn more about the project, read the following newspaper stories:
. . . Jennifer Bailey's Commercial-News article about the Art League's new project
. . . Tracy Moss' News-Gazette story on the Art League's new project
. . . Pat Phillips' News-Gazette column the Art League's fund-raising efforts
. . . Tracy Moss' News-Gazette story on the project stalling

CHECK OUT ART LEAGUE'S MAY 2010 NEWSLETTER

If you haven't received your e-mail attachment of the Art League's latest newsletter and want to see it, click here.

ART LEAGUE ACCEPTING 2010 MEMBERSHIP FEES

The Danville Art League is now accepting 2010 membership dues. Please take some time to fill out the membership form and send in your check as soon as possible. Click here to see the membership form.

WINE-TASTING FUND-RAISER NETS $2,191

The Danville Art League's wine-tasting fund-raiser raised $2,191 for the building fund. The money was raised through the sale of 78 tickets to the event, a silent auction, the sale of bottled wines, donations and tips. The event took place Sept. 26 at Vermilion Place, 14. N. Hazel St. The evening started with the tasting of six wines from Alto Vineyards wines of southern Illinois. It continued with hors d'oeuvres prepared by Vermilion Place co-owner Marie Pribble, music by Betty Grove on the keyboard and the silent auction of donated artwork.

View this event in our winetasting photo gallery.

CHECK OUT ARTIST INTERVIEWS ON YOUTUBE

Danville Art League member and videographer Greg Tissier has shot video of four DAL artists -- Carol Garver, Marsha Russell, Roberta Williams and Trudy Wyatt -- talking about being an artist. You can see and hear these video interviews on YouTube.

These interviews are part of a large video project to showcase DAL artists and their artwork.

To see Tissier's first set of video interviews, go to youtube.com. When you get to the web site, type "danville art league 2009" in the text field and then click the "search" button. A listing of the available video interviews will appear below. From there, simply click on the link to the video you want to view.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ART LEAGUE CLASSES

Want to take a Danville Art League class, but your budget is a little tight? Here's the solution: Apply for an Danville Art League scholarship. Every year the Art League offers several scholarships on a first-come, first serve basis. To check on your eligibility and other information, call the Danville Art League at 442-9264. Click here to check out the scholarship application form.

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