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NOV/DEC 09 M E M B E R S H I P N E W S
VOL. 11/12-09
SAN DIEGO
ART INSTITUTE
SINCE 1941
Museum Hours
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday - Noon: 4pm
Closed Monday
website: sandiego-art.org
Financial Support for the San Diego Art Institute (OSP 2008) is provided in part by the City of San Diego Commission
for Arts and Culture, QUALCOMM Incorporated, and the Chris and Lorraine Wolfe Fund.
Winter
C-Note Event
It is time once more for the most anticipated, lively
and capricious of fundraisers. C-Note consists of
original artwork by our members, emerging region-
al artists, and sold right off the wall for one ($100),
two ($200) or three ($300) C-Notes. It gives new and
experienced art collectors alike an opportunity to
purchase original works at less-expensive prices.
Dont miss C-Note Night: November 28, 2009, 5-8 PM
Preview Only: November 27 - 28, 10am-4pm
C-Note runs: November 28 December 13, 2009
SDAIs C-Note Fundraiser benets many programs.
For more information call: (619) 236-0011.
Free Admission for SDAI Members and a guest,
$3 for nonmembers.
MEMBER ARTISTS
C-Note art check-in dates:
Nov. 11 to Nov. 16 during regular business hours.
All SDAI members can bring in up to 8 pieces of their artwork.
One of them has to be priced at $100, one can be priced at $300 and all
others (6) can be priced at either $100 or $200.
Artist/Gallery commission split is 50/50.
General Exhibition requirements apply.
The gallery will showcase at least one work of every artist member to
be possibly replaced with more artwork as it sells off the wall.
This is truly an all-member show as it allows for the general public to get
a glimpse at whats going on in the regional visual arts scene.
Letter from the desk of
Timothy Field
Dear Members,
SDAI-MOLA has stepped up to
produce an invitation-only exhibition,
Colloboration. This exhibition was
born out of a general discussion
with three SDAI membersEllen
Dieter, Richard Messenger and
Shahla Dorafshan--and the SDAI
administration. Kerstin Robers,
Andrea Chamberlin and I were
asked to participate in an upcoming
exhibition, Movers and Shakers,
made up of portraits of key players
in the regional arts community. The
creation by three of our artists of a
single portrait of our admin team--
Kerstin, Andrea and myselfis an
example of collaboration on two
fronts.
With this germ of collaboration,
I felt that there was a real story to
be told. Also, the Collaboration
exhibition will serve as a reminder to
our membership that we provide very
real opportunities to expand their
potential and the nature of their work
through the variety of our programs
and their networking aspects.
SDAI has always suffered poor
representation in the media since
we are an organization in the
trenches. We work with artists from
the early stages of their development,
producing programs that increase
the opportunity for unknown artists
to gain well-deserved platforms for
exhibiting their art. For reasons like
this, we very rarely do themed
exhibitions.
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SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE
Museum of the Living Artist
House of Charm, Balboa Park, 1439 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101-1617
(619) 236-0011 Fax (619) 236-1974
website: sandiego-art.org
email: admin@sandiego-art.org
San Diego Art Department
Educational Facility: 3830 Ray St.,
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 299-4278
email: info@sdartdept.com
website: www.sdad-sdai.org
Board of Governors
Bill Hawkins, Schuyler Hoffman, Susan Leonard
Ted Mintz, Ginger Wallace,
Chris & Lorraine Wolfe
Board of Directors
Chair: Elaine Ellis
Vice Chair: Claire Slattery
(past COVA Board Member)
Secretary: Jimmy Van Norman
Treasurer: Ruth Hoffman
(Alpha Board of Directors)
Kathye Kramer
Jean McKee
Joe Nalven
Larry Poteet (Attorney)
Educational & Outreach Committee
Andrea Chamberlin
Bruce Groff
SDAI Advisory Board
Vincent Andrunas
(Social Editor: Dcor/ Style Magazine)
Elizabeth Basinet (Barrett Resource Group)
Liliana Garcia (Host / Univis)
Pamela Hartwell
George Loand (Founder/Art Dept.,Ray Street)
Debra A. Morse Attorney
Peter B. Rutman (AdminEstate Corporation)
Vaughn Woods, CFP
Co-Sponsors
City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture
Friends of the Institute
San Diego Art Department/Ray Street
Director Andrea Chamberlin
Studio Assistant Alex Field
Studio Assistant Jack Harmanian
Staff of SDAI
President & CEO Timothy J. Field
Executive Administrator Kerstin Robers
Gallery Assistant/Public Relations Marc Pickett
Graphic Designer/Production Coordinator - Jack Wade
Poet Program Coordinator Michael Klam
Accounting/Staff Writer - Debora Wells
Educational Programs Andrea Chamberlin
Elene Ramirez
Clerical /Accounting Assistant Joanne Mell
Clerical /Accounting Assistant Paul Stolte
Journal Staff
Tim Field, Kerstin Robers, Jack Wade,
Debora Wells, Richard ChauDavis
Photos Richard Messenger, L. J. Sullivan
Website Design
Michael Hanes, Roark Dority
Brian Dombrowsky
SDAI Featured Artist: December 18, 2009 to January 17, 2010
Stripping the Myth
Artists Statement:
Myth (mith) n. 1. A popular belief or story that has become
associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one
considered to illustrate a cultural ideal. 2. A ction or half-truth,
especially one that forms part of an ideology. 3. A ctitious story,
person, or thing. In Stripping the Myth, I am taking a playful and
sometimes dark look at some of the myths that inform our shared
experience, asking what is myth, what it is to be myth, and how we
incorporate myth in our lives?
Thierry Chatelain
SDAI Featured Artist: December 18, 2009 to January 17, 2010
A Legacy Exhibition
Thierry Chatelain
1952-2008
Thierry Chatelain (pronounced Terry) studied at the Ecole des
Arts Decoratif in Paris; he showed at the Knowles Gallery in La
Jolla, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Atlantia Gallery in Los
Angeles, the Reid Gallery in Carmel and Art-Affair at the Laguna
Art Festival, to name a few. He is one of the Original Six artists
who developed the large body of work for the East Meets West
project. Chatelain also had work at both Disney and Universal
Studios. He was well celebrated for his brilliant command of
gouache in his earlier career, translating his sharp edges and
brilliant color through the use of oil in the latter part of his life.
San Diego Art Institute: Museum of the Living Artist
is proud to present:

Collaborations An Exhibition
Show runs from Nov. 13 - 22, 2009
You are cordially invited to join a Special Reception:
Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 from
6 to 8 pm.
SDAI members free, nonmembers $3.
The exhibition will feature artwork by SDAD instructors and SDAI
artist mentors, along with artist group collaborations by Richard
Messenger, Ellen Dieter, and Shahla Dorafshan.
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PRESERVE OUR PLANETSWITCH TO READING THE JOURNAL
ONLINE AT WWW.SANDIEGO-ART.ORG.
Call Kerstin Robers at 619.236.0011 to request the removal of your name from
the mailing list for the hard-copy Journal.
Please take time to change to green for the Journal. You all are aware
of the difcult economic times we are in and when you change to
greening the Journal you also reduce overhead costs.
Welcome SDAI New Members!
Quais Goga
Margo H. Palmer
Paul F. Nasri
Sean B. Masterson
Debra OToole and Tom Hangen
Bella Hollingworth
Solo show of collages and watercolors at the
Kearny Mesa Library, 9005 Aero Drive through
November 30, 2009. 858-573-1396 for hours.
Doreen Long & Denise Strahm
Both are participating in an exhibition of ne
art at the San Diego Hospice & The Institute for
Palliative Medicine. Artwork will be on exhibit
from 11/7/2009 to 01/08/2010.
Jack Wade
Jacks artwork will be showing at the Art Glass
Assoc. of Southern Californias 28th Annual
Glass Show in Spanish Village, Stulio 21, Bal-
boa Park from Oct. 31 to Nov. 15. Reception is
Fri., Nov. 6.
Jerome Walker
Jerome Walkers artwork has been accepted
for publication in the book Art Buzz, The 2010
Collection.The book will be released in early
2010.
Please visit the San Diego Art Institutes website.
Check for the lastest information, events and updates.
Get the newsletter online, see the current gallery shows, look over the
events calendar and nd out about what classes are offered.
Also, you can nd most SDAI artists bios and samples of their work
along with an archive of previous shows.
Artists take advantage of posting your work on the members space
so you wont miss out on a service the Institute offers to you for free.
So check it out at www.sandiego-art.org.
Although a bad economy affects organizations like ours dramatically, we are
very grateful for the continuing support and collaboration of people like the
Spiazzis, Wolfes, Hoffmans, and Wallaces, along with the latters extended
family in Utah and Idaho. Support from the Fleet family and Foundation, and
the San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture, among others, is also key to
the continuation of our mission. And of course our memberships involvement,
nancially and in so many other ways, is the cornerstone of our success. We
look forward to increasing our donations, artist memberships and Friends of the
Institute with your help.
Collaboration is exemplied in other ways at SDAI. Although our long-term
goal is to have the Board of Directors transition from a hands-on board to a
funding board, we are grateful that some of our Board members often devote
time and effort in helping our overworked staff. As we strive to increase the
efciency of SDAI at its two locationsMuseum of the Living Artist (MOLA)
in Balboa Park and the San Diego Art Dept. (SDAD) on Ray Streetwe greatly
appreciate the collaborative work by donors, members, the Board and staff.
Even this letter, although penned by me, is really a collaborative work, with
Kerstin, who makes sure I actually get it done on time; Debby and Claire, who
edit it; Jack, who does the layout and graphics; and Marc, who uploads the
copy.
One last item: let us all extend a hello and thank you to those we come in
contact with during any of our many programs. This courtesy goes a long way in
encouraging both our staff and volunteers. Thank you.
Timothy Field, President & CEO
San Diego Art Institute (SDAI)
The Professional Artist Lecture Series presented
by the San Diego Art Institute is geared to educate
artists in running a successful business, as well
as expanding their knowledge of art techniques.
Upcoming Professional Artist Lecture Series:
(2010 Dates will be announced in the next Journal)
If you have any suggestions for topics or
speakers please email,
eduprogramsdai@gmail.com.
All lectures are held at the
San Diego Art Institute:
Museum of the Living Artist
1439 El Prado,The House of Charm, Balboa Park
Admission: $5 SDAI members
$10 nonmembers
For more information about the lecture
series please contact Andrea Chamberlin
at eduprogramsdai@gmail.com
Lynn Steffner-Light
Kazue McDaniel
Roberta A. Veatch
Sandra Carrigan
Enrica E. Marshall
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The San Diego Art Institutes educational facility,
the San Diego Art Department, provides an inclusive,
collaborative environment that fosters artistic
expression, for all ages and prociencies, using art to
contribute value and diversity to the community with
educational programs, exhibitions and workspace.
CLASSES OFFERED IN:
Stained Glass Oil & Acrylic Painting Drawing
Watercolor Collage Silk Painting
Life Drawing Jewelry Mosaics
Youth Classes Fused Glass As Art And More!
November Exhibition featuring Glass Works
artwork by Students & SDAD Instructors
on display Nov 21 Dec 13
December Exhibition featuring artwork by
St. Madeleine Sophies Center
on display Dec 19 Jan 10
Also on exhibit will be artwork by students,
members, and SDAD instructors.
Opening receptions during North Park Nights,
Saturday, Nov 21 & Dec 19, 6:00pm 9:00pm
SDAD is located at 3830 Ray Street in North Park.
For a detailed schedule of our classes please visit the
website: www.sdad-sdai.org or call:
619-299-4ART.
SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE
Museum of the Living Artists
David G. Fleet Young Artists Gallery
Presents
Zamorano Fine Arts Academy
Featuring artwork by students from
Zamorano Elementary.
Show runs from December 18, 2009 to January 17, 2010
An awards reception for students, parents, teachers and
administrators will be held in conjunction with the regional
exhibition on Friday, December 18, 2009, 6-8pm.
The David G. Fleet Young Artists Gallery provides a venue
for art from public, private and parochial schools (K-12)
throughout San Diego City and County in conjunction with
SDAIs art and education programs.
SDAD December Workshop Series
Stay tuned to our website (www.sdad-sdai.org) for our
upcoming December Workshop Series!
Workshop topics include jewelry design, mosaic frames,
silk scarves, matting your watercolors, cartooning &
illustration, and more. Come explore your creative side at
SDAD and make unique gifts for the holidays!
If you are interested in a particular topic or medium
please contact us at info@sdartdept.com. To register
please contact us at: 619-299-4278.
This program will pro-
vide an opportunity for
artist members to share
work, questions and in-
formation through visual
representation and dialogue.
New members: this is a great opportunity to meet other members,
show your work and see the work being created in the San Diego
area.
Everyone else: show us your work, whether youre getting into the
juried shows or not. We want to see what you are doing and have the
opportunity to talk with you.
Members: Free. Nonmembers: $5.

The next Gathering: Nov 1.
2010 Gathering Dates: Jan 3, Mar 7, May 2, Jul 11, Sept 5
Description and schedule:
4-6pm Sunday. 4-4:30 bring artwork and check in; 4:30 doors locked.
If there is a guest artist the presentation will begin at 4:30.
Members can bring up to 3 pieces of artwork that will be displayed
either leaning on the wall around the gallery, on empty pedestals
or easels if available, or members may bring some.
From 4-6pm artists have the opportunity to discuss their work,
ask questions of other artists, discuss general and specic artist
issues and share information.
Artists are encouraged to bring books, announcements,
magazines, etc., to share. Artists may also bring food and
beverages to share.
Cosponsored by:
and The San Diego County Community
Enhancement Fund
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Through SDAIs collaborative partnership with the Japanese
Friendship Garden, Paint-Out artists are NOW able
to enter the beautiful garden, Free of Charge, and use it
as a backdrop for their art creations.

Co-Hosted by Maura McHugh and Richard Powers
Maura McHugh is currently studying ne art at University of
San Diego, majoring in painting. In 2001 she started painting
and taking classes at the Athenaeum in La Jolla and studied
there under Pat Kelly. Maura has been a participant of the SDAI
Paint-Out since the program started in 2003, she is on the SDAI
Gathering Committee and often volunteers for SDAI: Museum
of the Living Artist. She is a participating artist member of
San Diego Art Institute, California Art Club, and Point Loma
Artists Association. Not only has Mauras work been exhibited
throughout the San Diego area but her work has also been
selected to receive Jurors Choice honors.
Richard Powers: All of my life I have enjoyed nature and all
of its beauty which I loved to depict in paintings using various
mediums. As a youth during my last two years of grade school
I took the Famous Artists Commercial Art correspondence
course. Other than this I am pretty much self-taught. I have a
studio in my home where I work in oils, watercolors, and mixed
media. I nd that these mediums lend themselves well to studies
in the lighting and colors of my favorite subjects whether it is my
dog Shorty, a ower, an interesting landscape or an abandoned
building. I belong to the California Art Club, Escondido Art
Association, Escondido Arts Partnership, Oil Painters of
America, San Diego Art Department and the San Diego Art
Institute. I have entered competitions in these organizations and
have received several awards.
RichardPowers.com
Admission:
FREE to SDAI / SDAD members & guests

We meet the 3
rd
Saturday of the Month:
November 21
st
. (No Paint-out in December)
Time frame: 9:00am-12:00pm

Paint/draw/explore Balboa Park and
the San Diego Japanese Friendship Garden

Whether you work in oils, acrylics, watercolor, digital,
pencil, charcoal, pastels or mixed media; all artists,
amateur to professional are encouraged to participate.
At NOON meet back at SDAI:MOLA for a group discussion
of the work created (and other relevant topics). During
this time theres a potluck meal (bring food and/or drink
to share). For more information about this event call
619.236.0011.
About Art from Artists
John Anthony Auciellos Choices:
Regional Show: MAN WITH THE STAR (DIPTYCH)
I chose John Brodies
work from the regional
show because I like the
different materials, the
different way of hanging
the piece. It reminds me
of a new modernist style
of approaching a painting.
The old style of medium
on canvas hanging by a
wire gets thrown out. A
new image is played with a
clever way of handling very lightweight material but keeps the look
of a weighty painting yet giving it a different look.
One-Foot Show: ENCROACH
I chose Guy Lombardos work from the
One-Foot Show. It is clearly spiritual.
There is a denite connection with the
primitive, mankind, Jungian archetypes
and the spiritual self or Atman. Encroach
is both provocative and scary. Who wants
to see God or the universe? Who is this
Shaman looking out at? Is he looking at me
particularly, or at everyone at once? The
artist Guy Lombardo is the gure and he has
a face that makes the whole photograph come
alive.
Man With The Star
Encroach
Baudelaires Choice: REFLECTIONS IN A CANINE MIRROR
Looking at Jack SalbsStreet Scene, a simple, but highly effective,
photograph of a brightly painted bar, I was reminded of an amusing
incident a couple of years ago. I was poking around in our garage,
and emerged with an empty picture frame caught around my neck.
My master laughed, called me Rembrandt, and snapped a photo!
But I could only wonder: he sees my striking visage every day, why
should a frame make such a difference? Should not my face, in a
state of nature, seen with his ordinary vision, already be a kind of art?
Art is a gesture that destroys the world of the visible at the same
time that it preserves it, and the most powerful art performs this
murder the most efciently. And art itself is not immune from this
atrocity. Behind Salbs photograph is another artist; someone
decided to paint that bar in bright shades of blue and orange, and
for their own ends, be they aesthetic or commercial. But in Salbs
frame that original gesture is both recreated and transformed; the
source acknowledged with a real affection, but with an inevitable
repossession. Even the work of god, or of the god of nature, is
enfolded into the human
imagination. That leaf is
food for ants; that leaf is
the expression of the same
life that is within me; that
leaf makes me smile; that
leaf must be torn from its
surroundings; it must be
painted; it must be recreated
as something that could
never be a leaf. And so we
look longingly at Salbs blue
bar. But we remain thirsty.
Street Scene
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simply enjoy the show. Cost is $5. Open mic signups start at 6
p.m., and the event runs 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
For press photos, to set up interviews or more information,
contact Michael Klam, (619) 957-3264 cell, (619) 236-0011 ofce or
mkklam@gmail.com.
General Information
The San Diego Art Institutes Museum of the Living Artist
features a new exhibition of works by talented Southern
California regional artists every four to six weeks in this specially
designed 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art gallery space. The
San Diego Art Institute is dedicated to the advancement of
the visual arts through outreach, education and exhibition. The
Institutes mission is to maintain a center for emerging artists
and the visual arts in San Diego.
Poetry & Art Series:
3 for $300 Poetry &
Art Slam at Museum
of the Living Artist
quarterly event.
Wednesday, Nov. 11
at 7:00 p.m. is the
next Poetry & Art Three for $300 Slam at the Museum
of the Living Artist.
6:30-9:30 p.m.; slam signups at 6:30 p.m.
The Museum of the Living Artist, 1439 El Prado, Balboa Park
COST: $5, members free, wine and snacks
3 for $300 Slam (http://sandiego-art.org/), a poetry/prose/visual
art combination slam for writers, artists and performers, is a
poetry/prose competition with a slight twist:
Performers who bring and show visual art connected in some
way to their poetry/prose will earn extra points. Performers may
also use (and are encouraged to use) artwork hanging in the
museums current exhibit. Simply pick a painting, and it will be
displayed front and center for the audience while you read. Each
written piece performed or read must be under three minutes
and ten seconds. Winners take home $150 (1st Place), $100 (2nd
Place) and $50 (3rd Place).
What is a Poetry Slam? Here is the ofcial word from Poetry
Slam, Inc.: A poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets
perform their work and are judged by members of the audience.
Typically, the host or another organizer selects the judges, who
are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to
10 scale) based on the poets content and performance.
The Poetry & Art Series (established in the summer of 2001)
at the Museum of the Living Artist is itself both a unique show
and a unique venue. Poets and audiences gather amongst the
paintings to witness a live collaboration between writers and
visual artists.
Poetry & Art, the San Diego Art Institutes quarterly museum
series, gives regional artists an opportunity to express themselves
in a variety of forms and styles. Audiences hear poetry and prose
in dialogue with painting, photography, sculpture, music and
dance. Any featured guests serve not only as entertainment but
also as inspiration for developing artists. The free speech event
reveals the diversity and importance of the regions artists.
Our resident Poetry & Art DJ, Gill S.O.T.U., will provide R&B,
funk, soul, and there is a new art exhibit on display at every show.
So bring poems and paintings on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and
step up to the mic. Or simply come to enjoy the performances.
The show starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact
Michael Klam at (619) 957-3264 or call the Museum directly,
Kerstin Robers at (619) 236-0011. E-mail: mkklam@gmail.com.
Visit: www.punapress.com and sandiego-art.org.
Poetry & Art Series since 2001 -- Poetry & Art takes place
in the 10,000-square-foot SDAI:Museum of the Living Artist
in Balboa Park and includes music and snacks. The event is
open to the public and audience members can participate or
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SDAI Reception - September 4, 2009
photos by Sullivan/Messenger/ChauDavis
Roberta Veatch
Kathy McChesney
Camey McGilvray &
Tim Field
Baudelaire and Fans
Opening Reception
Linda Kardoff
Connie Rawlins
SDAI staff
Douglas and Baudelaire
L J Sullivan
3Judy Pike
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Call for Volunteers- C-Note Installation!
Dear Members,
I am looking for volunteers to help with the installation of C-Note.
The dates are November 23, 24 and 25
th
, beginning at 10 am.
Call (or email) Kerstin at 619.236.0011 (admin@sandiego-art.org).


VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED!
We are looking for
volunteer help with
the December
Nights December
4
th
and December 5
th
.
Anyone interested?
Call (or email)
Kerstin at 619.236.0011
(admin@sandiego-art.org).
ARTISTS TRADING is a new, free, online site where artists
are invited to offer their work in trade with other artists.

Some art collectors, such as Ann Berchtold, Executive Director, Beyond the Border
International Contemporary Art Fair, began collecting through bartering. Berchtold de
signed websites for artists who really could not afford to pay her. So she accepted art
as payment.

Others began by buying the relatively inexpensive art of relatively unknown or entirely
unknown artists. But for many artists relatively inexpensive is still out of reach. This
is the reason I started Artists Trading.

Artists Trading provides a free, online venue where artists can view and trade art from
the comfort of home. Artists are invited to post up to 6 pieces. If two artists are
interested in each others work, a trade is made. Instructions for submitting art images
are on the blog.

I cordially invite the artists of SDAI to visit www.artiststrading.blogspot.com and enter
the exciting world of art collecting!

Hope to see your art there soon!

Sandra Corey
Artist Member SDAI