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Juki/August 2005Director's Vesty Gallery & Member News

By Christine Renner

Greetings Scarab Clubmembers! Summer hasarrived with a full blastof heat for us all. Hope-

fully you and your loved ones arestaying cool in some way or an-other. Here at The Scarab Club-.wealways have cool minds no matterhow high the temperature outside.

The heat didn't bother Scarabmembers attending the GardenParty on June-' 5th and visitors atthe Detroit Festival of!Arts Friday,June 10th • Sunday, June 12th.Board member Lynn Jovick's hardwork organizing the annual GardenParty is much appreciated. Mem-bers enjoyed conversation, food andmusic while sitting in our lovelygarden.

During the Detroit Festival ofArts Scarab Club guests enjoyedthe Union Street Grazing Station,Iron Ivy in the Garden, our cashbar and Basement Blowout Salearid Silent Auction. - The ScarabClub raised an estimated $4500 insales!

Many thanks to all volunteers,staff and Board Members whohelped make the festival weekend asuccess! Your volunteer days donot have to end with the festival!Please join us all year long to high-light our club. Call 313-831-1250 if.you would like to be part of TheScarab Club volunteer team.

Beginning July 5th talented stu-dents from Detroit area schools willutilize three floors of the club build-ing for dance, music and fine artthroughout the month of July. TheScarab Club welcomes these stu-dents as part of an ongoing rela-tionship with the City of DetroitRecreation Department and theArts Place.

Lastly, our thanks to the follow-ing members who have made dona-tions to the utility fund. They jointhe generous members listed in thelast newsletter.

Ken ClaesRachael T. Harla

Craig ChinStephen VereshCharles Winkler

The Detroit Society of WomenPainters and Sculptors will be fea-tured in the main gallery during Julyand August in an exhibition titled, AFeminine Perspective. Work from theScarab Club Art Collection will beshown in the lounge gallery. Don'tmiss the opening reception on Friday,J u l y 8 t h f r o m 6 - 9 p m .

After Labor Day we will featuretwo new exhibitions; In the maingallery, work by Charles McGee andAl Hinton and in the lounge, artworkby the Scarab Club studio holders.Charles McGee has had a tremendousimpact in his long career as an artist,teacher and arts activist. We're hon-ored that he will be signing the beamat the opening reception on Friday,September 16th.

Scarab club artist news: Araxeyand Elizabeth Barsamian will be ex-hibiting their work at the OaklandCounty Executive Office Building inPontiac, through August 12th...ScottMaggart will be featured in the Sep-tember issue of The Artist magazine.Be sure to check out the article, show-casing his subtle and richly detailedoil and colored pencil work...You cansee an example of SLAW's delightfulartwork—right in our own neighbor-hood. His contribution to the Car-

tunes fundraiser can be seen on thecorner of Warren & John R, next to theScience Center...Special thanks toDonna & Jim Jalosky, owners of IronIvy, who donated a lovely trellis—oneof their own creations—for the garden.

Watch your mailbox for calls forentry for two juried exhibitions: SilverMedal and a member/sketch sessionartist exhibition. The shows will run inOctober and calls for entry will bemailed at the end of July. Entries willalso be available to download on theExhibitions page of the SC website at:scarabclub.org

Thanks to Scarab Board membersJohn Wickey and Joe Ajlouny for theirongoing generosity to the club. Johndonated a much needed office com-puter and Joe a security camera for thebackdoor.

Please note Summer Gallery andBuilding Hours starting July 1st - La-bor Day. Gallery Summer hours are 3- 6 pm Wednesday - Friday. The Gal-lery will be closed on weekends. Allsketch session shall continue with theexception of Wednesday morningclass. During the last two weeks ofAugust the building is closed. All gal-lery and building hours return to nor-mal after Labor Day.

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Honor Society...If you want to know why the Detroit Blues Society gave aLifetime Achievement Award to Scarab Club member, Jo Ann Korczynska, justtune in WHFR (89.3 FM) Friday, noon til 6 pm. She is also Miss January inGeorge Booth's 2005 Scarab Club calendar.

Safety First...Once again, we have been the beneficiaries of Joe Ajlouny'sgenerosity and good common sense. He donated a security video system to theclub. Smile! You're on Scarab Camera!

Member's On The Move...*Painter, teacher, photographer Laura Little isback from an extended visit to Italy. Perfect trip. Lots of memories. And nosunburn! * World War II map maker Bill, and Mary Bostick returned from theirEuropean vacation on the QE-2. With all those decks, you need to be a cartog-rapher to find your way to your stateroom. *Gallery Coordinator TreenaFlannery Ericson found on her jaunts to Amsterdam and Chicago that the true"international" language is shopping.

And They're Off!...Guess who is running for Mayor of The City of Detroit?Scarab Club member Senator Hanson Clark recently joined the mayoral race.Now who says art and politics don't mix?

Scarab Buzzle...Can you name one club member who has actually wrestleda bear? No? Well, ask Floyd Binns to tell you who won.

Calendar of Events: July & August 2005GALLERY SHOWS

June 29-August 13

MAINA Feminine Perspective

A Traveling Exhibit Detroit Society of Women Painters& Sculptors

Opening: July 8th 6-9 PM

LOUNGEWorks from the Scarab Club Collection

NOTE: Starting July 1st - Labor Day. Gallery Summerhours are 3-6 pm Wednesday - Friday. The Gallery will

be closed on weekends. The Scarab Club will be closed thelast two weeks of August

September 1-October 15

MAINCharles McGee & Al Hinton

Opening: Friday, September 16 6-9 pm

Charles McGee will sign the beam at 7:30 pm

LOUNGEScarab Club Studio Holders Exhibition

CALLS FOR ENTRY

Silver Medal and a Member/Sketch Session Artist exhibi-

ONGOING ARTS, CULTURAL &SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

WEEKLY SKETCH SESSIONSThursday 7 pm-10 pm;

Short pose, lifeSaturday 10am-1pm;

Long pose, costumed & life.The sessions listed above are free to members &

students with current ID. Non-members $7

P1EIN AIR: METRO DETROITSecond Sunday of each month 10am-2 pm

With potluck picnic immediately followingContact Margie Guyot: prettycolors@earthlink.net

if you would like to be part of this enthusiastic group ofoutdoor painters!

BROWN BAG LUNCHEONS2nd & 4th Wednesdays, noon-l:30 pm

Cancelled for July & August, will resume afterLabor Day.

PIZZA BUFFET—$5Every Thursday, noon-2pm

Cancelled for July & August, will resume afterLabor Day.

If you would like to participate in any of the events andtion. The shows will run in October and calls for entry will ongoing activities at The Scarab Club please call 313-be mailed at the end of July. Entries will also be available S31-1250to download on the Exhibitions page of the SC website at:scarabclub.org

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