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Probably
the single biggest question I've been asked over the past
couple of weeks is - did you (and your booth) survive the
storms during Festival?
Yes - I'm happy to report
not a single item was damaged, thank goodness! The weather
could have been a bit better (OK - a lot better! According to
board president David Mix, "We've never had a Festival that
had to close three days in a row. That's the first in 39
years!"). But - I sure enjoyed meeting new folks,
sharing a smile with a few long-time friends and experiencing
the unique atmosphere that is special to Festival alone.
The good news is - my next show will be in a nice,
stable, dry, air-conditioned and non-stormy indoor setting!
Read on to get the details of my solo exhibit at the Glen Arbor Art
Association.
To see my other art events, visit Niedzwiecki
Now - my new online event
calendar. I'm doing a fun promotion this month! Be sure to
scroll down near the end of this eNewsletter to catch the
details on how you can send this newsletter to a friend and gain
the chance for a free 8x10 print of your
choice!
Speaking of free 8x10 prints - congratulations to Sherri Schuitema
of Walker - you've won a free 8x10 print
of your choice for your entry slip at the Lemmen-Holton
Cancer Pavilion on June 30!
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Solo Exhibit in Glen Arbor
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 After my Glen Arbor Art
Association artist in residence experience last fall, I
decided to become a member of their fine organization. They
are very much a supportive group of folks who share the
enthusiasm in promoting the arts for all to enjoy, by teaching
classes, organizing exhibits and holding events that promote
understanding and appreciation of the arts.
Now that I
have joined, I have use of their wonderful exhibit space, so
I've decided to host my own gallery
show! Cards, matted
prints, new posters and framed pieces will be offered for
purchase.
My exhibit
is a two-day show only - July 18 & 19:
Open gallery
hours:
Friday, July 18, 10:00 am - 3:00
pm
Saturday, July 19, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm
Opening reception:
Friday,
July 18, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Multimedia
Presentation:
Friday, July 18, 8:00 pm
 Enjoy a collection
of images from the Leelanau
area and other West Michigan locations along with a multimedia
presentation set to relaxing music. Light refreshments
will be served - please come as you are!
The Glen Arbor Art
Association is located directly
behind Leelanau Coffee Roasters at 6000 Pine Street, Glen
Arbor, Michigan. Look for the building in the photo above! For
more info, please call 231-334-6112 or visit the GAAA
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The Specialty Shop at
Lemmen-Holton Event
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I'm pleased to announce I
have work featured in the new Specialty Shop at Lemmen-Holton
Cancer Pavilion.
The beautiful new store, located
on the 3rd floor of the Pavilion, features "gifts of grace,
beauty & inspiration." These are just a few of the
offerings featured: Savoring
Grace, Hen-Feathers, Cynthia Webb Designs, I Candy, Hats with
a Heart, Curly Girls, Paul Robinett Aromatherapy, Lalo,
Laura's Treasures, Metal Morphosis, Ricreations, Gently Spoken
and much more to come!
I have plenty of greeting
cards and matted
prints available. I also am taking orders for my first
book, The Healing
Journey - both online and via a sign-up list at the gift
shop.
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It's Magic!
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Hosting a corporate party or special event?
Give
your celebration some real flair!
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Great Lakes Town Hall Guest
Speaker
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 Like the town meetings on which it is
modeled, the Great Lakes Town
Hall provides a "space" where residents from all across
the Great Lakes basin - and all walks of life within the basin
- can come together to identify common concerns, set the
political agenda, share and develop collective solutions, and
demand - as a public - that the Lakes are clean, abundant, and
natural for generations to come. The Town Hall is a program of
the Biodiversity
Project.
In case
you missed it - here's a consolidated list of the articles
that I posted at Great Lakes Town
Hall as their Guest Speaker
the week of June 16 - 20:
Each week the Town Hall
solicits thoughtful contributions from Great Lakes
writers, scientists, business owners, politicians, agency
staff, environmentalists, artists, concerned citizens and
more. Guest speakers contribute content on a Great Lakes topic
of their choice for five days. The guest speakers are only
limited by their imaginations and are un-edited. Feel free to
post your comments in response to my postings!
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Photo Competition Results
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 Just a quick
update on several photo competitions I've taken part of! In
June, I had five pieces in the Michigan Photo Competition at
the Art Center of
Battle Creek. My image of a Great Horned Owl titled Eye See You
was given a Purchase Award by the Meijer, Inc. (Columbia Avenue
Store).
My
other pieces that were accepted into this year's competition
were:
The exhibit is
over, but I hope perhaps you have a chance to visit, as a very
diverse body of photographic work is represented. The other four pieces, which are
tastefully framed and matted, are available for purchase -
please inquire.
Meanwhile...
Headed to Lansing?
 The Alden B. Dow
Museum of Science and Art of the Midland Center
for the Arts is working in conjunction with Governor's
Residence Artist's Program to assist the Governor in
putting together a body of artwork to embellish the Governor's
Residence in Lansing.
I submitted four works for
consideration, and just found out over the holiday weekend,
that two of the pieces have
been considered for inclusion in the project. That
means these two photos (Serenity and DH Day Farm)
have to this point, have cleared two phases of a three-phase
jury to be included in the final exhibition.
 At this point, I now must
take the actual framed pieces to the Alden B. Dow
Museum of Science and Art in Midland next week, where the
staff of the museum will load and transport the all the works
to the Governor's
residence. The third and final selection of works will be
completed by the First Family themselves. The First Family
will make their final selections July 28th and the works will
be installed July 28 and 29, 2008. An opening reception will
be held in Fall of 2008 and all participating artists will
receive an invitation to attend.
Selected works will be
on exhibit in the Governor's residence from August 2008
through July of 2009. Come on
everyone - send your "good luck" vibes
this way - I'd like to get
invited to the reception! Stay tuned - I will most
likely will be able to report the outcome of this event in the
August eNewsletter. |
Kent County Purchase Award at Festival
2008
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 Upon attending the reception for the
juried art show portion of festival
2008, I was pleased to discover my photograph - In Their Loving
Hands (Gerald R. Ford Funeral) - received a County of Kent
Purchase Award!
This literally means the photograph was
purchased for its asking price, and will probably hang in some
County office facility. Since the Ford Funeral was such a huge
part of Grand Rapids history, I'm so pleased to know this
piece will be displayed someplace where others can appreciate
and reflect on the significance of the event. This image was
too important to be hanging up just in my own living room -
that's for sure!
This is my second time being honored
with same award. At festival 2006 my image Transformation was purchased, and it was
equally as exciting because it was my first try ever at
entering this well-known and highly competitive show.
Now I only wish I
knew... WHERE these two pieces end up being displayed? Perhaps
I'll have to do a little investigation to find out - which
could be a bit fun in itself. |
Win
an
8x10
Photo
Print!
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Share this email with a friend with a friend
- and earn an entry to win a free 8x10 print of your choice!
Simply forward this newsletter on to someone who would
appreciate photography, stories and the outdoors. Each entry
will be noted and your name entered into the drawing (winner
to be announced in the August newsletter).
Please -
only send the newsletter to those you think will truly enjoy
it - no one likes SPAM!
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| Offer
Expires: July 31, 2008 at midnight. Only emails forwarded from
the receipt of the June 2008 mailing and July 31 will be
counted as an entry towards the drawing. Winner will be
notified personally and announced in the August
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The Joys of
July!
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 July is
always been one of my favorite months. Yeah - it's hot. Yeah -
it's humid. But there's something about being in the
full-blown epicenter of summer that is so wonderful! Longer
hours of sunshine fading to starry twilight, the first taste
of veggie and fruit crops (fresh cherries, anyone?), the
cicadas humming their crazy songs - July is a feast of sight,
sound and taste.
Maybe I've always favored July because
it's my birthday month (yeah
- I don't just have a birthday - I have a birthday MONTH - ask
my family!). When I was little, I lived in a 200-year
old farmhouse with my grandparents in upstate New York. A
wood-burning stove was still used to cook each meal. My
grandmother would still willingly bake my birthday cake on a
95-degree day by firing up the wood stove! The kitchen could
easily hit 110 degrees, and of course - there was no air
conditioning. It would be so unbearably hot in the house once
the cake was ready, we'd have to go out and sit on the front
porch for the rest of the evening. But being on the porch on a
summer evening was a wonderful way to enjoy the cake (along
with a very large scoop of ice cream). Now I simply ask for a key lime
birthday pie... no baking required.
 My point is though - do
something you LIKE this month. Endulge yourself in something
special. Eat a delicious waffle cone - and don't worry about
the caloric intake for a moment. Take a dip in a lake. Catch a
butterfly (and release it, please!). Read a good book. Get on
a blanket and look up at the summer sky. Don't let the summer
evenings slip away until you find yourself wondering where the
summer has gone? Make note of a few precious moments you truly
enjoyed this July for your memory archives.
In closing - a special thank you to
Rebecca Cajka, Tad & Sarah Smedes, Barbara Schilling,
Carrie Elzinga, Bill Place, Mary Harig and Teresa Newmarch for
their assistance at my Festival booth. I truly appreciate all
of you!
Many
blessings ...
Stacy |
Stacy
Niedzwiecki
Creative
Solutions
Web: www.StacyN.com
Current News: niedzwiecki.blogspot.com
Look around and experience the
natural beauty surrounding us each and every day.
You'll be
pleasantly surprised by what you
find!
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