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_______ Newsletter February 2005 West Vancouver Sketch club P.O. Box 91051 West Vancouver, B. C. V7V3N3 www wvsketchclub. ca Seiving Visual Artists from Lion's Bay to Deep Cove since 1947 WVS West Vancouver Sketch cii Next Meeting: `VER Tuesday, February 15, 2004 j-- 885 -- ; Presitfent ii St. Stephen's Chuqh4fl It V fl 22nd Street West, West Vancouver, r't8 032005 Q!ft,y £ornë'T 04-92-7225 wtopham@shaw.ca I forwarded get well cards on behalf of the Club to Marg Merler, who is at home recovering from a stroke and to Alan Reynolds, who is recovering from a heart attack and is also at home. Ruth Grant is in Lion's Gate Hospital and Carol Homer is delivering a card to her. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery to all. I have forwarded a cheque for $400.00 from the Club to the Capilano College Fund to assist a student in the Fine Arts Program which will be presented at an Awards Ceremony on April 10 2005. I will be away from February 8 to the 24th so Edith Warner will Chair the meeting on February 15, 2005. !E..çfii6itions Jennjfer `Tunner 604-921-1610 studio@stargate.ca Upcoming Exhibitions The first planned WVSC show for 2005 is the Park Royal Spring exhibition. The confirmed date is currently from Monday, April 18th to Sunday, April 24th, 2005. Set up wifi be at 6.OOpm on Sunday 17th, and take down at 6.OOpm on Sunday 24th. I would encourage us all to start compiling a list of people that you would like to see attend the upcoming shows. Your executive is working on some means of publicizing the mall shows more extensively and will be asking for your ideas and actions to help this along. The spring Capilano Mall Show has been confirmed May 30 to June 5 with setup on Sunday May 29 after store closing and takedown on Sunday June 5 after store closing. "We Can Make a Difference" The Vancouver Guild of Fabric Arts and the Maiwa Foundation are asking for the help of the Arts Community, including the WVSC, to raise money for the rebuilding of two small villages in south Asia which were completely destroyed by the recent tsunami. Neither of these villages has received help from the major aid organizations. The plan is to help fund the purchase of tools for the villagers and establish a school and an orphanage for the surviving children of the region in Sri Lanka via an established trust fund there. On February 15 and 16, there will be a series of events held in the Exhibition Hall at the Roundhouse, on Pacffic Blvd. in Vancouver. In particular there will be a live auction on the evening of the 16th at 7.3Opm with a celebrity MC, a silent auction and a sale of works. Any artist who is willing to donate a painting (or other art) will receive a tax receipt for the fair market value of their donation, and if it does not sell for at least one third of the price the piece will be returned to you. You will be encouraged to include an artist's statement and locations/web sites where people can see more of your work. If you prefer to volunteer your time over the 2 days, that is welcome too. Please contact one of the following for information or to donate work. Ros Aylmer at rosaged@shaw.ca: 604-921-6522; or Elena Perkins at elena@perkinsandcompany.com; 604-2246231; or Joanne Waters at watersjoanne@hotmail.com; 604-922-3608. This is also a chance to acquire some fine work and help the cause at the same time.