San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild • September 2006 • 1
P.1.2 President’s Message
P.1 Dates to Remember
P.2 Our Artists Guild Web Site
P.2.6 About the Fine Art Festival
P.3.4 Member News
P.5 Call for Entries
P.5 SDMA News
P.7 Board of Directors /
About The Medium
The Chairman’s Message
THE MEDIUM
Volume VI - Number 9 - September 2006
Artists are business
people, like it or not.
When you present your artwork
for sale, whether to a gallery
owner or the end consumer,
you are involved in a business
transaction.
Do you have a business license?
Does your community/city
require a business license? I
live in Encinitas and for $10
a year City Hall issues my
business license.
Do you track your inventory?
Which items are raw materials
for resale? And which items
are consumable supplies? As
a sculptor, I track wood and
stone bases as material for
resale (thus I do not pay sales
tax on them) and plaster or
clay as a consumable supply.
Does a painter count each
canvas as material for resale
or a consumable item? Does
a photographer count paper as
resale material and film as a
consumable?
Do you have business
insurance? Are your artworks
insured while on exhibit, or in
transit, or while in your studio/
home? Do you have liability
insurance? Some shows have
asked me to have $1,000,000
in liability insurance and make
them an “additional insured”
on my policy. I have also been
required to have a completion
bond-basically insurance on
me so that if I am unable to
finish the project, the insurance
pays someone else to complete
the job.
Does your patron sign a contract
when you are commissioned
for artwork? Recently, I used
a form from Business and
Legal Forms for Fine Artists
by Tad Crawford as a starting
point. The forms are printed
in a book, but more important,
they can by accessed with your
computer from a CD as PDF,
Word, WPD, or TXT files. I
was able to download the
form and modify it to suit my
specific need.
2006
Dates to Remember
- Board Meetings -
in the SDMA Board Room
at 12:00 (noon)
October 2
November 6
~ Open to all members ~
***
- Festival of Fine Art III -
Preview night Nov.10
Show open Nov.11&12
(to be continued P.2)
San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild • September 2006 • 2
About the
Fine Art
Festival III
Please note the time line for the Fine
Art Festival III
Artists notified of Jury decisions
September 7
Artists’ install their artwork in the
Auditorium
November 10 (afternoon)
Preview Night
November 10 (evening)
Festival for General Public
November 11 & 12
For questions and comments contact
Jacqueline Lacey at
760 944-0851 or
jacqueline@jacquelinelacey.com
(to be continued P.6)
The Chairman’s Message
Do you file a Schedule C
income tax form? My tax
preparer completes the tax
form, but I must provide the
necessary data. And I must
keep appropriate recordsrecords
that will stand under
audit if required.
a. How do you handle
tools and equipment?
Are they listed as
deductions? Some
may be amortized
over a period of
time and others
may be deducted
immediately because
they lose value
rapidly.
b. Do you deduct part
of your home or
utilities?
c. Do you deduct
e d u c a t i o n a l
e x p e r i e n c e s ?
W o r k s h o p s ?
M u s e u m
excursions?
d. Do you deduct the
cost of memberships
in art related
organizations?
Whether you answered yes or
no, you may need to consult a
professional tax preparer (also
a deductible expense) before
2006 taxes are due.
I have found very few resources
especially for fine artists. We
may be our best resource if
we have a vehicle to share
information.
You can share your experience
with others in the Guild
through the newsletter or
we can start having small
group area meetings to share
information or we can do both.
You can even help build AG
membership by inviting non-
Guild artists in your area to
participate also.
Contact me if you would like
to write a Q & A column for
the newsletter. Or if you want
to host a meeting in your area
and to share ideas and solutions
with your fellow artists, contact
me.
Manuelita Brown.
~ Our Artists Guild Web Site ~
We have long delayed putting up a web site for the
Guild. Since I am now the Web Site Committee
chair, I need your help. I am putting together a
committee to determine
1. what we want on our web site,
2. how we want to organize it,
3. how we will present our members work
4. what we will require of members to be on the
site,
5. what are the costs involved,
6. how do we cover the costs,
7. how will we handle sales from the site.
These and many other questions need answers
before we can put together a site for the Guild.
Before any of this can be decided, I need to know
if you are interested in having your images on a
Guild web site. If you are, contact me. Joe Darin at
joed@san.rr.com or (858) 514-8154.
San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild • September 2006 • 3
- MEMBER NEWS -
Josie Rodriguez had a one woman show,
“FAITH HOPE LOVE” at Scripps Mercy
Hospital Outpatient Behavioral Health Unit
Level D. the show has been extended so there’s
still time to see it. Josie conducted a collage
workshop for clients whose work is also
exhibited. Her mixed media piece, “Let Your
Fingers Do the Walking” was juried into the
San Diego Water Color Society August show.
Josie’s encaustic work “Secrets” was juried
into the San Diego Art Institute for the month of
August. Josie conducts ongoing Encaustic and
Mixed Media workshops in her Mission Hills
studio. See website: www.josierodriguez.com
for more information or contact Josie herself
at josierod1@cox.net
“Cardiff Surfer”
by Manuelita Brown
(to be continued P.4)
- Important Notice -
Items for the Member News need to be written in “readable” English with
full sentences. It isn’t the editor’s job to write up your news; remember
he is a volunteer just like you might be on another committee. It is your
responsibility to present your news in a finished paragraph. Study the
current and past issues to understand how it needs to be written. This is
your chance to let everyone know what you’ve been up to so we can hold
good thoughts for you and your artistic career. So the column is titled,
“News” not “Publicity” or “Marketing.” Be sure to send along a .jpg with
your news if you wish.
Bea Roberts is participating in the San Diego Artwear
show, a juried wearable and mixed media arts show at
the new arts mecca: NTC Liberty Station, Point Loma.
the show takes place on Saturday, October 21, 2006.
Hours are 9:30-3:30. also Bea is having a private
“Trunk” show at San Diego Museum of Art Museum
Store on Friday and Saturday November 24, 25 from
10-5.
Manuelita Brown was awarded Best of Show for
Cardiff Surfer, a bronze sculpture. The piece was
exhibited in the Wave Crest Show at San Dieguito
Art Guild’s Off Track Gallery in Encinitas during
the month of August. The show was judged by James
Gilliam, Arts Administrator for the City of Encinitas.
Carrie Fay has had 2 art-works, titled
Prismatics I and II, accepted into Escondido
Municipal Gallery’s Annual Color XI show.
Prismatics II was awarded an Honorable
Mention. The juror was Gail Roberts,
Professor of Art Design and History at SDSU.
The exhibit will be open from September 8 to
October 4.
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- MEMBER NEWS -
Ed Wordell wasjuried into the Taos National
Society of Watercolorists’ Xth National
Exhibit of American Watercolors at the Taos
Art Museum in the Historic Nicolai Fechin
House. The exhibit is from Sept. 9 to Dec.
10, 2006. The juuror was Warren Taylor, an
artist. Ed was also juried into The Adirondacks
National Exhibition of American Watercolors
at the Arts Center/Old Forge, Old Forge, NY
for a show from August 18 to Oct 1, 2006.
The selections were made by juror Domenic
DiStefano, artist. Have you checked Ed’s
two web sites? http://www.edwordell.com
(40 images changed March 2005) and http:
//www.wordell.myexpose.com/
Michael Sussna is in the show “Digitally Propelled
Ideas” at the Kellogg Art Gallery, California State
Polytechnic University Pomona lasting from Monday,
September 18 to Saturday, October 21 2006. The
reception is Thursday, October 5. Michael is also
presenting in the La Jolla Art Association Lecture
Series on Wednesday, September 20 2006, 7 - 9 PM.
He will be discussing “Toward Making a Living at
Art”. the lecture takes place at The Village Gallery,
7932 Ivanhoe Ave., La Jolla. For more information
call 858 459-1196. Michael will participate in the
Coronado ArtWalk on Sunday, September 24 2006
from 11 AM to 5 PM in downtown Coronado. michael
is also a member of the Digital Art Guild / Photo Arts
Group whose show “Multiple Universes” takes place
on Saturday, September 30 through Monday, October
30 2006 at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts,
15498 Espola Rd., Poway, CA. For more information
call 858 668-4693. the reception is Sunday, October
8 from 2 to 5 PM. And last but not least Michael will
be selling his work at the ArtWalk on the Bay at the
San Diego Embarcadero, Saturday, October 14 and
Sunday, October 15 2006 from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Be sure to see Benton Wahl’s collection of
exciting abstract art at his show at Studio 23,
Balboa Park, San Diego, Ca from September
15th through the 30th from 10 to 4.
judi sim has donated nated some giclees and cards to the gift shop of the Humane Society Fur Ball which
takes place on October 18, 2006. The framed, Limited Edition Giclee will be auctioned off that night. She
has 22 original paintings, 47 different card images, framed giclees and originals available to see and for
sale from September 24 to October 30, 2006 at La Costa Coffee Roasting, both locations: 6965 El Camino
Real #208 in La Costa, or 2525 El Camino Real #145 in Carlsbad where you can enjoy live music every
Friday night from 7 to 10pm. Aditionally, judi sim will be in a group Featured Artist Show from Sept 18
to Oct. 8, 2006 at the La Jolla Art Association Ivanhoe Gallery. sim has received a Special Recognition
Merit Award for her artwork “Life Dances” in the 8th Annual Summer All Media International Online
Juried Art Exhibiton hosted by Upstream People Gallery at www.upstreampeoplegallery.com. This
international exhibition received approximately 600 entries from around the world and 85 artists were
selected by the juror Larry Bradshaw, Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
It is YOUR responsibility to present YOUR news in a finished paragraph.
Volunteers needed for FAF III.
San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild • September 2006 • 5
~ CALL FOR ENTRIES ~
Heads Up on Future Exhibitions!
Watch for soon-to-be forthcoming prospectuses on the following two exciting show venues being put on by
the Guild:
NTC Promenade - McMillin Event Center: This Guild-sponsored show will take place March 10-11, 2007
and will be similar in format to the Fine Art Festivals held at the SDMA Copley Hall. The two-day event will
feature artists’ booths, with the artists present, in an exciting sales event in San Diego’s newest destination
for innovation and creativity. There will be up to 50 booths available, and the opportunity to apply is being
opened up to the general art community. Watch for the prospectus - we encourage each and every one of you
to apply.
San Diego Maritime Museum: This “Guild members only” exhibit will take place during the summer of
2007. We anticipate that one to two “primary” and “alternate” art works will be selected by jury from each
successful applicant to be displayed for a period of at least three months in the Gould-Eddy gallery on the
historic ferryboat Berkeley. This will also be a sales event for the artists, with sales transactions handled by
the Maritime Museum Store staff (during a recent, similar event, over 30 pieces of art sold - therefore the
requirement for “alternate” pieces). As this event is in cooperation with the Maritime Museum, a general
“maritime theme” is required for all submitted artwork. So, start thinking about a theme for your submission
- ships and boats, old or new; San Diego Bay or seashore; sailors; fishermen; sea life; seascapes; etc! Watch
for the prospectus in the next couple of months.
SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART NEWS
Throughout 2006, the San Diego Museum of Art will celebrate its 80th year as San Diego’s premier visual
arts institution through many interesting events.
Save the dates of the upcoming celebrations:
- Winslow Homer, June 3 - September 3
- Andy Warhol’s Dream America, June 17 - September 10
- Transmission: The Art of Matta and Gordon Matta-Clarck, August 19 - November 12
- Paper Traces: Latin American Prints and Drawings from the Museum’s Collection.
September 23 - December 31
- 80th Gala Celebration, October 21
Subscribe to SDMA’s free e-newsletter, Muse News, and receive the latest information about the Museum’s
exhibitions, concerts, lectures, and classes, as well as exclusive offers and discounts.
Log on to http://www.sdmart.org/subscription-join.html
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About the Fine Art Festival III
Artwork display area prepared on November 10 (afternoon)
Preview Night November 10 (evening)
Festival for General Public November 11 & 12
D. Scott Atkinson will jury our November Fine Art Festival on September 1. He will be selecting the
participating artists for their “body” of work as presented in their pictures. He will also be selecting
individual works of accepted artists to be part of an advertising grouping in Gallery 15 in the Museum
during the time between now and the time of the Festival, November 10, 11 and 12.
Representatives from the Museum marketing department will also be choosing individual images of work
to include in advertising for the Festival through postcards, invitations, signs and print advertising. So far
the committee, while it feels that we have been attracting a buying crowd of collectors, has some new ideas
about how this Festival will be advertised. Some of those ideas include adding North County Times to our
multiple ads in newsprint, putting signs at the entrances to the Park and passing out “Save the Date” postcards
through the Museum itself which is happening now. Some other proposals are being discussed. Publicity of
individual artists in the Festival who submit their biosketches will also go out as press releases.
The question has been raised, “Why do we charge admission for this Festival? Shouldn’t the art be accessible
to everyone and not a matter of cost?” Surely in an exhibit of art this is important. Our artist members want
to show their newest works. Even the Museum’s Andy Warhol exhibit is open to all on Free Tuesdays.
Our exhibits at Palomar, Grossmont and Southwestern Colleges had free admission and formed part of
the Guild’s community and education outreach. We have in the works such an exhibit for Mesa College as
well. Sometimes the work at these exhibitions sells. Usually that’s a bonus for the artist and for the Guild’s
fundraising mission to support the Museum not an expected event.
The Fine Art Festival has a completely different type of function with completely different goals. It’s the
Guild’s chief fund raising event of the year. And its purpose as conceived by the organizers is to SELL the
artists work. Thus we titled it a show rather than an exhibition. We jury in artist members for their “body”
of work rather than choosing individual pieces. The artist is present throughout the show to interact with the
collectors and encourage them to buy. Each artist has a booth that contains their current work for sale. We
have a convenience room where we feed our artists and we provide sitters for their booths during breaks.
The entire admission fee income and twenty-five percent of the proceeds of the sales are used by the Guild
to support the Museum. Since this is our primary mission, we hope to make a significant amount of money.
Notice that we also charge our artist participants only in line with our costs of presenting the show and
without profit to us. The Museum staff handles the sales taking credit cards etc. so the artist doesn’t pay
extra to do this individually. Nor do they have to spend time managing a sale which frees their time to sell
to the next customer. The food in the convenience room is free. We spend the money from the applications
and the booth fees to “bring in the gate” which is common practice in this type of show. Our profits come
from bringing in a buying audience which makes the show profitable for the artists. It’s a win/win situation
for all, the Museum, the artists and the Guild. The attendees win also by having access to local artists work
in a beautiful setting out of the sun, clean and professionally displayed. (No popcorn vendors or work made
in China.) Most attendees of this type of show appreciate that they are supporting the artists with their
attendance and don’t mind paying. It’s a good thing not a penalty.
San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild • September 2006 • 7
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman Manuelita Brown 760 436-0362 manuelita@tsahaistudio.com
Vice-Chairman/Web Site Committee Chair Joe Darin 858 514-8154 joed@san.rr.com
Treasurer Vicky DeLong 619 286-1361 vbde@earthlink.net
Secretary Joann Sandlin 619 465-7960 jsandlin@mail.sdsu.edu
Newsletter Editor Dominick Lemarie 619 469-1792 dlphotopets@aol.com
Educational Liaison Victor Perez 619 527-0403 victormperez52@netzero.com
Exhibition, Website & Newsletter Committees Jane Darin 858 514-8154 janed@san.rr.com
Festival of Fine Art Committee Chair ~ vacant ~
Hospitality Committee Chair Shelley Campbell 858 945-8144 lanecampbell@sbcglobal.net
Membership Committee Chair Bea Roberts 858 792-5755 topbuck@pacbell.net
Exhibition Committee Chair Adam Koltz 760 436-8533 adamkoltz@sbcglobal.net
Database Committee Chair Jacqueline Lacey 760 944-0851 jacqueline@jacquelinelacey.com
Historian Tom Roberts 858 792-5755 topbuck@pacbell.net
Publicity Committee Chair ~ vacant ~
Please send newsletter items to
Dominick Lemarie, Editor
Artists Guild, The Medium
6381 Lake Lucerne Drive
San Diego, CA 92119
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