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Call for Entry

Our next show is coming up! About Face will run from June 4 through June 27, 202.
Call for entry form  Here.

About Face is receiving on Sun 5/23 3-5 & Mon 5/24  10-12.
Appointments for drop-off will not be necessary, but are encouraged, and given priority.
Click below for an appointment:
https://10to8.com/book/mkoimkrlbaulycemxc/1369163/

Also of note, for your convenience, we have set up PayPal payments for those who prefer them! You can pay for your entry fee or even your membership using PayPal.

We hope to see you soon!

AGP

Zoom Details in your member newsletter. 

Left Coast Annual

We would also like to congratulate our Art Guild artists who were accepted into the Left Coast Annual this year!

• Susan Friedman
• Tanya Lin
• Beverly Patterson
• Jude Pittman
• Susan Matthews

As usual, please visit https://10to8.com/book/sanchezartcenter/ to make an appointment to view the exhibit.

Please join us on Zoom as we discuss balancing how to work social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook to grow and enhance your art. It is important to as an artist to have an audience and, in this day and age, we have the whole world in our hands! We will walk through the basics of showcasing your art and growing an audience.

You do not need to be on any of these platforms already to learn how they can help you. In fact, we hope that if you aren’t, this will be a start to getting you there. It is a balancing act, but it can greatly work in your benefit!

For your convenience, there will be two meeting times to choose from:

Wednesday, March 3rd at 7pm 

Sunday, March 7th at 11am 

Meeting details to come in an email next week. 

Alan Firestone’s award winning piece.

Dear AGP Members,  We hope you had a good holiday season, and that this message finds you healthy and safe! Call For Entry  Time to dive in with our first show of the new year, Perspective.  Click Here for entry form. Appointments will be necessary for drop off and pickup, we will send you an email with a link closer to time. Receiving – Sun 1/31/2021 & Mon 2/1/2021 – appointment times to be announced Return – Sun, March 21 and Mon, March 22, times to be announced Renew Membership – It’s still a low $25 for the calendar year! Click Here or mail your check to Art Guild of Pacifica, PO Box 582, Pacifica, 94044 Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your Perspective!

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Detail from Dwight Long’s award winning piece.

Dear AGP Members,

We kept art alive despite a pandemic this year! We continued our mission to increase the awareness and appreciation of artists and their works. Here’s a quick summary of our December 9 Members Meeting. Minutes will be posted to our website in January. 

Renew Membership – It’s still a low $25 for the calendar year. Click Here or mail your check to Art Guild of Pacifica, PO Box 582, Pacifica, 94044

Thank you 2020 Board https://artguildofpacifica.org/about-us/

• Bonnie Miller, President
• Misha Flores, Vice President, also Communications Chair
• Jennifer Alpaugh, Secretary
• Linette Morales, Member at Large
• Daniele Derenzi, Treasurer, also Gallery Store and Artist Gatherings
• Michelle Trausch, Liaison to SAC Board
• Gale Frances, Liaison to SAC Board
• Kathy Miller, Membership
• Nancy Russell, West Gallery Chair
• Charlotte Seekamp, Immediate Past President, also Gallery Staffing Chair
• Arthur Takayama, SAC Board President

2020 Year in Review – Thank you for participating, and SAC staff for pivoting to pandemic conditions

• 157 members
• 3 non-juried West Gallery shows featured134 entries and 1^st ever virtual galleries
• 1^st virtual pop-up show on Facebook with 13 entries
• 62^nd Annual Members show featured 84 entries and 1^st ever virtual Artists Talk with 43 attendees
• 230 hours of Gallery Staffers plus Key Persons kept the Galleries open. Vouchers of appreciation were given when we had to close Galleries
• Artist Gatherings – 1 in Main Gallery and 1 virtual
• Launched AGP hashtags
• Shop on a Shelf –active with each show
• Reserves still strong despite less shows and income – $4,948 
• Board Meetings converted to virtual
• Governance and infrastructure strengthened for our taxable California non-profit public benefit corporation- Board training, new online archive, updated filings and insurance
• Renewed our lease with City and updated the AGP/SAC Operating Agreement
• Organized and inventoried the AGP/SAC shared library of 824 books

 2021 AGP Shows and Events – subject to health and safety mandates

• 3 non-juried West Gallery shows – Feb 12/Perspective, June 4/About Face, July 16/ Restructured
• 63^rd Annual Members Show Oct 29
• Winter Art Fair Dec16-18 weekend
• Artists Gatherings -dates TBD, suggest topics – contact Danielesphotos@msn.com
• Other pop-up events -TBD
• Shop on a Shelf –interest in selling – contact Danielesphotos@msn.com

Meet Your 2021 Board

Unanimous vote for uncontested slate: 

• Bonnie Miller, President (officer) 2^nd term
• Linette Morales, Vice President (officer),
• Michele Trausch, Secretary (officer)
• Parva Zarei, Member at Large

Appointees:

• Daniele Derenzi, Treasurer (officer)
• Michelle Trausch, SAC Board Liaison
• Gale Frances, SAC Board Liaison
• Kathy Miller, Membership
• Misha Flores, Communications
• Nancy Russell, West Gallery Co-Chair
• Jennifer Alpaugh, WG Co-Chair

Continuing:

• Charlotte Seekamp, Immediate Past President, also Gallery Staffing Chair
• Arthur Takayama, SAC Board President

Questions, comments, suggestions, interested in volunteering? Contact agp.artguild@gmail.com

See you in 2021

Bonnie Miller

Detail from Sheldon Yee’s award winning piece

The Annual Member Meeting is coming right up on Wednesday December 9th at 7pm! All are invited to attend, though only current 2020 members may vote. We will be voting on some of this year’s guild board.

You must have the Zoom app installed in order to participate. Members see your email for meeting details. Non-members can contact us at agp.artguild@gmail.com for login information. Please try to login 5 minutes early so that we may begin on time.

Congratulations to the Merit Award Winners!

Alice Kelmon

Charles McDevitt

Dwight Long

Riitta Herwitz

Chris Darst

Jude Pittman

Jan Michaels

Congratulations also to the Award of Excellence/Exhibition Award Winners!

Alan Firestone

Misha Flores

Tanya Lin

Sheldon R. Yee

The work is on the walls and it’s looking beautiful! The exhibit opens November 6th, this Friday, and will run through December 13th. Due to COVID restrictions we cannot have a reception.

Appointments are required, but making an appointment is quick and easy online!

To make an appointment, just CLICK HERE.

We hope to see you soon!

In Memoriam for Beth Tocher

Written by Linda Dever

This is a tribute to long time member Elizabeth (Beth) Tocher who passed away after a long illness on 5/11/20. Beth was featured in The American Collector book, at various Galleries in San Francisco, and the ArtWork artists group. She exhibited in most of our Art Guild of Pacifica shows and was often a gallery sitter.

She was born in Upper New York on August 14. I met Beth in 1987 when we both taught ESL at Westmore High School. She quickly became a close friend. We enjoyed many walks together at Pacifica Pier.
Beth produced over 100 paintings which showcased her unusual abstract surrealistic style. Her vibrant color was amazing. Although quiet and reserved she was very sweet, kind, witty, and intelligent. As my closest friend we shared showing our art together often.

We will miss you and I am sure you are painting rainbows up in heaven. I love you Beth. RIP.

Abstract with Trees
Beth Tocher