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Art Club, Saugatuck Douglas

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Saugatuck-Douglas Art Club

Scrap Book, 1991 to 2001

Grey photo album with gold border decoration containing: Extensive newspaper clippings and year books 1991- Art Club Sets Program – Wayne Ten Harmsel –“Paper, Paint, and Brushes” Elizabeth Kurella- Identifies lace and makers Art Club Sets Summer Classes- Robert Fagan to teach adults, Kathy Kingsley, the children The cost for adults was $40 for members, and $50 for non members, four lessons Denise Simcik presents ‘ Malta, Gem of the Mediterranean” Mary Jo Lemanski exhibit at Water Street Gallery Fourth of July Parade Jane VanDis was Statue of Liberty- by Louise Peters Robert Fagan – program “Water Color Techniques” Scholarships given to Brett Bandsma and Kelly Burns from Saugatuck High School to attend OxBow Elita Bird Graves-resident of Saugatuck her whole life, teacher, musician, Girl Scouts, married in the old Bird Cottage on Spear Street. Passes away June 22, 1991 Programs were “antiques” by Charles Schoenknecht, Annual Picnic at Catherine Moore Waterfront Invitational and Village Square Art Fair winners include, Dan Hodes, John Kreider, Florence Greifenstein, Scott Hartley, Ray Brown, Edward Rosen, Gail Yurasek, Gregory and Jean Smith, Peter Tulett. Kate Fiebing Piskor and Dorothy Rollet 1992 - Programs include Kalamazoo Ballet Company, Boyce trip to Russia, Fran Seymour Poetry Jerry and Kathy Catania glass studio, art club visits in Glenn photos AMY Packard teaches series of classes Visit DePree Art Gallery at Hope College 1992-93 Executive Board members, Hanson, Peters, Anderson, Korthaze, Oppman. Nelson and Committee Chairpersons were Peters, Cheever, Brockington, Greco, York, Mieras, Coatoam, Van Mell, Catherine Moore, Peterkin City Hall receives a new flag from the Art Club Juried art show judges Sara Albert, Doris Dahl, and Bruce McCombs Art Club donates $1,000 to art supplies and $1,000.00 music at Saugatuck High School, Moore, Tom Nowak, Melissa Raywood, Mariene Helig Amy Brady at Saugatuck High School, Artist of the Month and granted $1,000 scholarship Showstoppers practice, Louis Peters and Helen Johnston 6-14-93 Waterfront had 75 exhibitors SYLVIA BEKKEN RANDOLPH – WOMAN ABOUT TOWN – 11 PAGES OF PHOTOS AND EVENTS SHE WAS INVOLVED WITH. ARTICLE OF HER CONTACT WITH OXBOW WHEN IN 1931 SHE WOULD SWIM ACROSS THE KALAMAZOO RIVERE TO GET TO CLASSES AT OXBOW WHERE HER MOTHER WAS TAKING ART CLASSES. JANE VAN DIS -LONG TERM ARTIST AND FAMILY HISTORY IN SAUGATUCK. AT LEASE 6 PAGES OF INFO ON HER ACTIVITES INCLUDING BEING THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IN THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE ON THE ART CLUB FLOAT, MANGER OF ART FAIRS, TALENTED WATERCOLOR LOUISE PETERS- LOUISE LIVED IN DOUGLAS, SERVED AS PRESIDENT, INVOLVED WITH SHOW STOPPERS PERFORMANCES, SERVED ON COMMITTIES. AND SHOWED HER ART REGULARLY IN THE ART FAIRS HER OBIT SHOWS THAT SHE DIED OCT.4, 1998 AT 87 PEGGY BOYCE – ARTIST AND LEADER OF THE ART CLUB HER WHOLE LIFE. SHE FOUNDED AND KEPT THE DISCOVERY GALLERY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. IT WAS A CO-OP GIVING LOCAL ARTISTS A PLACE TO DISPLAY AND SELL THEIR SHE. SHE APPEARS ON MANY PAGES OF THIS SCRAPBOOK. PUBLISHED SEVERAL BOOKS TAUGHT AROUND THE TOWN WITH PEGGY, WATERCOLOR AND JEWELRY CHRISTA WISE – ARTIST AND HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER IS INDICATED ON MANY PAGES INCLUDING HER STARTING THE ART-A-LOAN PROGRAM – TALENTED IN MANY MEDIA, STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR CATHY MOORE – ACTIVE IN MANY WAYS IN ALL EVENTS MANAGER OF THE ART FAIRS FOR YEARS, TALENTED ARTIST and she is noted throughout the scrapbook GEORGE BROWN – DOUGLAS ARTIST WITH IN HOME STUDIO AND THEN A GALLERY 1993-1997 Pages of posters for the two annual shows, the Waterfront and the Village Square, many articles and photos from newspaper about the fairs throughout the entire scrapbook Newspaper articles cover all the awards and winners at the art fairs and also scholarship awards. Continued , page 3, 1991 – 2001 from gray book PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS – picnics, Amy Packard has Friday nights at the Gazebo with family fun as theme, Amy Packard becomes Admissions Officer of Kendall College, painting classes at the high school, visit Holland Museum, Christmas parties, annual dinner, Mexican Textiles at the Holland Museum, Post Impressionist with Helen VanMel, Inge Nimrod Jazz Festival, Tour Baker Museum, Painting for Pleasure at the Senior Center in the country, April Holmes-Pollock receives scholarship, endless lists of artists and winners of awards and scholarships, Chamber Music performance, Eleanor Burns program from Holland, how to enhance old photos, Ann Meade, Life as an Artist. Meeting at Petter Gallery, 1995 trip to Harpold’s Christmas Store in South Haven, meeting at James Brandess Studio and Gallery on the second floor downtown Saugatuck, plans for trip to Chicago for the Money Exhibit, 175 exhibitors and Village Square Art Fair, “framed” at the Woman’s Club, Mural painting project at Lakeview Lanes in Douglas, visit Australian Gallery in Douglas, Cortney Aldrich and Steven Raebel using their scholarships for art education, Raku demonstration by Jeff Calkins, Vermeer by Sylvia Bekken and Sophie Greco President Eleanor Anderson presents Chuck Rickett, President of the Library Board and Martha Boetcher,director of the library, a check for $10,000.00 for a new library. Art Club Calendars, Burr Tillstrom, Children’s Art School, Clothesline Show Oct. 3, 1996 Painter Winifred Godfrey presents Mayan Procession, dinner at Alpen Rose and visit the exhibit at Holland Museum. 1997 Year book included, 1997-98 Wearable Art Program, Dutch Masters and Mistresses, Designer Lind Patmos presents her work, Art Club donates videos to Library, George Brown, painter receives award, Al Medendorp presents pastel, Odyssey of the Mind, Rachels Houseman send Art Club her art and thank you note, Chicago Art Institute Trip to see Cassatt Exhibit in Chicago 1999 Year book included Vicky Stull at Douglas Elementary with photography, Doug Lowe with pastel workshop, Christa Wise workshop in print making, Jody Northuis and Christa Wise at Oval Beach to learn sand casting, weaving workshop at the studio of Priscilla Lynch, Markey Krieger thank you card from Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Thank you from Addie Lowe Art a Loan brochures explaining the program Photograph of all the children who were granted awards by the Art Club in 1974, Thank you notes from scholarships Maria Brooks, Sue Bundy 2000 – Including Year Book Waterfront winner, best of show, Jane Johnson pictured with her children, Philip Thompson receives the Cora Bliss Taylor Award ARTBEAT – ART CLUB NEWSLETTER THE PURPOSE OF ARTBEAT IS TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SAUGATUCK DOUGLAS ART CLUB A few copies of Artbeat July 27, 2000 the cruise ship Le Levant came to Saugatuck and they met with Sylvia Randolph, artist of the Art Club “Around Town” was a proposal for there to be 12-18 sculptures located in the vicinity. The budget was $10,000 with both villages putting in $5,000. Gayle Lipsig was the founder. Submissions for the 2002 Art Club calendar being accepted. 2001 Year book directory May 3, 2001- Art Club involved with “Golden Hearts” creating banners for the production of the high school play. They were double sided and 9 feet long. “Art Round Town” exhibition turns villages into galleries with the help of established galleries and the Art Club supported the program The Michigan Master Gardener Association thanks Art Club for purchase and donation for bricks for their Monet Garden Full-color daybook launched, Lena Aukema and Marcia Perry of the Ark Studio, Art Club meeting aboard the Star of Saugatuck and Lakeshore Center for the Arts thanks Art Club for $5,000 donation, Karen Spoerls hosts art club in her studio

2002 Art Club Publicity

Red 3-ring binder containing documentation of club activities from 2002 to 2005 by John Malloy Meticulous record of all events. Mostly articles and text from newspaper. Sept.19, 2002: SDAC contributed to Endura World Spiral Visit Ed Gray Studio/ Miskwabik- Oct. meeting - FABULOUS PHOTOS City of Saugatuck institutes “Saugatuck Mayor’s Award” 2003: Christa Wise receives award from the state Trip to Meyer May House of Frank Lloyd Wright in Grand Rapids Peggy Boyce opens Art 
Gallery with Kathy VanTubbergen of Holland, photos and awards Show and Tell at the old library, photos Marbleized paper demo Art Camp for Kids, $75.00 at Douglas Elementary Art Fair- July 5 Beautiful sign (photo) advertising July 5 Village Fair Marsha Perry American Style lists top 25 art cities in America, Saugatuck at 16 50th Art Show Invitational at Cook Park Arts on the Waterfront Free workshop/black and white4 drawings Discovery Art Center Gene Reine King Award for wood sculptures

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