Two fantastic art shows in early October

What follows is information on two shows that are
coming up that not only have my photography in them,
but many other Madison area artists. The first is the
Madison Area Open Art Studios, which is by far
Madison's biggest art event of the year. You get a map
and for free you can tour over 100 artists' studios
(usually their homes)! The second is a group women
show at the Hue. The main openings for both are the
same weekend ("Gallery Night") - it should be an
amazing weekend.

Please come out and support the arts if you can, even
if just with your warm, breathing body and a friend,
and not your pocketbook.

Many thanks!
Miriam

1. Madison Area Open Art Studios has made the big
time. The Overture Center is now hosting this annual
event. MAOAS begins with an opening reception at
the Overture Center in downtown Madison on Oct.7th,
between 5-9pm. The opening coincides with Madison's
Gallery Night, presented by the Madison Museum of
Contemporary Art.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Fri, Oct 6 th, 5-9pm:
Opening reception at the Overture Center.

Sat and Sun, Oct 7&8th, 11am-5pm:
Artists open their studios to the public.
The community galleries at the Overture will be open,
making it possible for the public to take a look at
the art and pickup the map and Artist Directory, at
their convenience.


WHAT IS MADISON AREA OPEN ART STUDIOS ?
MAOAS is an annual free event, in it's 4th year,
where Dane County artists open their studios to the
public. In most cases an artist's studio is a portion
of his or her home. Other times it's an actual
studio, sometimes shared with other artists.

The public can visit the artists' studios and
experience how these creative individuals use their
personal space to make art. It is an opportunity to
talk with artists, asking about various techniques,
art supplies they use, and how they got into art in
the first place. Also, this is a great way to get
ideas on how to get more involved with art.

Much of the art in the studios will be for sale. Since
the artists do not pay a commission, the art will be
affordable.. There is nothing like original art in
your environment....



STEP BY STEP ON HOW TO ENJOY THE WEEKEND
Start at the Overture Center Friday, Saturday, or
Sunday.

At the Overture Center, the 126 participating artists
will have a work of art displayed in one of the three
Overture Center community galleries, giving the public
an opportunity to view the art and making it easier to
decide which art studios to visit on the week end.

Free maps, with the participating art studios clearly
marked, will be available at the Overture Center and
other venues. These give directions to the studios,
making it easy for the public to find their locations.
There will also be Madison-area Artist Annual
Manuals available and free to the public during the
week end. In the Artist Annual Manual, each
participating artist will have a photo of his or her
artwork, a brief bio, email and web site information,
and a list of art medium(s) used. The manual is open
to all artists in Dane County. Even if an artist isn't
participating in MAOAS, he or she can be in the
manual. This year there are 161 artists are showcased
in MAAM.

The public is welcome to attend the OPENING RECEPTION.
This is a wonderful way to to party with the artists
and meet other art enthusiasts.

The Overture Center will also be open Saturday and
Sunday, Oct. 7th and 8th. This way the public can view
the art more privately, make selections, plan a
route, with help of the map, and begin the tour.


2. HUE GALLERY WOMEN'S SHOW
Opening reception, 10/6, 6-8pm - watch as Erika and
Miriam appear in two different locations at once!
Poetry and live music will be featured, as well as
photography, paintings and scrap metal sculpture. Keep
checking the Hue's webpage for more info, and
directions:
www.hueartgallery.com

OCTOBER SCHEDULE FOR WRITING

I am finalizing the schedule for October, and I wanted to get ahold of
students who are already registered or I think are looking to take
classes this fall, to make sure everyone knows where they are. I wanted to try
and make a daytime class, but the registration wasn't happening, so if you
were one of the folks looking for a daytime class, please look at these
other times and let me know if one could work.

Tuesdays in October 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31
(5 week class), 6:30-8:30

Thursdays in October 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26 4-6pm, OR 7:30-9:30pm

If you are already in a class, and would like to continue at the same
time, there is no need to contact me. Consider this your confirmation.

If not, please take a moment to email me back and confirm, or, let me
know if none of these times work and there is another key time - if I can
get enough daytime students, I will still consider doing a daytime class.

So many thanks for all of your attendances and support and curiousity!