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Chase

INTEREST PIQUED?

SATURDAY 7TH FEBRUARY AT 2PM

MAKE A CARD FOR YOUR SWEETHEART!

ALL AGES WELCOME

Written by:
Chase

Host:

Meisha Card

Location:

Threshing Floor Academy

Children’s Art Gallery

256 Walker St SW, Suite A

Atlanta, GA 30313

When:

Friday, January 23, 7:00PM

In celebration of the innocent genius of childhood, TL Solutions and Threshing Floor Academy is excited to present the “Live Young” Art Exhibit & Fundraiser. Join us for an evening of photography, painting and poetry inspired by children’s book authors. We proudly support the Rainbow House, Inc. in their efforts to reduce the effects of physical and sexual abuse in the lives of children. Please join us for an evening of fun, food & charitable whimsy.

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Chase

January 31, 2009

2pm-3:30pm

Resolve to no longer be stumped by color mixing or paint choices.

Resolve to step away from your dependence on color-used-straight-from-the-tube.

Resolve to expand your personal palette, make vibrant those shadows, make pop! that pear in the bowl of cherries you’ve been stressing over for months… make lively and lovely the looking-rather-macabre portait-of-young-girl that you’re ready to toss over your shoulder….

We might have the keys to help you.

So don’t despair just yet. Come on by with your thinking cap and perhaps your own personal puzzler to ask us about.

We will provide the tools and the paint to demonstrate [be warned: you may get rather dirty].

We do have some aprons if you happen to toddle in wearing your top-dollar digs.

We may also provide cookies if we ourselves are feeling rather peckish.

See you there!

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Chase

Curious to try pastels?

Stop in sometime– we have a little testing station set up so you can stick your toe in the pool before taking the plunge…

[That was a metaphor by the way]

You never know– maybe these could be the sticks that shake up your creative fruit juice…

[yes– another metaphor]

Check out our learning center topics http://www.utrechtart.com/community/index.cfm?commentID=173,

http://www.utrechtart.com/community/index.cfm?commentID=171 for more inspiration.

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Chase

 Well– it’s time to bundle up and scuttle back to class…

To celebrate we have extended our hours and our super-special-back-to-school student discount… both last until February 1st when everything [except the weather] goes back to normal…

MONDAY through THURSDAY 9AM until 8PM, and FRIDAY through SUNDAY 10AM until 7PM…

AND–

15% OFF ALL NON-SALE ITEMS with a valid student ID or class list…

AND

AS ALWAYS–

WE WILL MEET AND BEAT ANY COMPETITOR’s PRICE, PROMOTION OR DEAL..

YES–

WE WILL BEAT IT.

So, baby– we will see you INSIDE! [We have the heat turned on!]

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Chase

BLACK BAG FRIDAY

This is a super sale that we have adopted from our brother store in Pittsburgh [Thanks, Tim!]

Rules of the sale:

• Date and time: 28 November 2008 BLACK FRIDAY 10AM-7PM

• No Rainchecks.

• All merchandise that fits within ONE Utrecht black tote bag [we will provide at the door] will be 20% off regular pricing.

• Clearly, this excludes furniture and easels and large canvases [but, never fear– these will be covered under holiday sale pricing!]

• Also excluded: all sale items and CLEARANCE items [which we have oodles of– we have made most of this more than 20% off…

• Cannot be combined with other discounts [MARTA, student, bicycle]

• WE WILL PROVIDE THE BAG. Please leave your gym duffle and steamer trunk at home. If you already own a Utrecht black bag, and are concerned with environmental waste, by all means, bring it in….

• call us if you have any more questions!

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Chase

stop by to watch the holiday transformation!

we plan to recycle all of the elements– stay tuned

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admin

5th Annual Self-Portrait Contest
Co-Sponsored by SCAD Savannah College of Art and Design

Contest Outline  www.utrecht.com/contest
This year’s contest will be split into two divisions. Students currently enrolled in Grades 9-11 will be eligible for a Full Scholarship to a Savannah College of Art and Design Summer Seminar 2009. Seniors will be eligible to win a Featured Artist Profile on utrecht.com

Entry Requirements:
Contest participants must be currently enrolled in grades 9-12 and have a GPA of 2.5 or above. Only one submission per student. Artwork must be created using at least one Utrecht Branded Product (paint, canvas, brushes, paper, etc.) All media may be submitted except for photography, sculpture and computer generated artwork. Only original artwork will be considered.

Submission Information
All entries must be emailed to:
Contest@utrecht.com
Your email must include:
Student Name, Grade, Address and Email
School, Address and Phone Number
Art Teacher’s Name and Teacher’s Email
Image Attachment (limit to under 10MB)
Art Medium, Surface and Measurements
DEADLINE - All entries must be received by Midnight EST, Friday December 5th, 2008

Questions: Contact Justin Marshall jmarshall@utrecht.com 800-223-9132 x 104

Seniors
GRAND PRIZE
Featured Artist Profile on utrecht.com
$500 ArtSmartâ„¢ Card
SCAD Gift Package
NUMEROUS HONORABLE MENTION PRIZES IN BOTH CATEGORIES!
 

Grades 9-11
GRAND PRIZE
Full Scholarship to a Savannah College of Art and Design Summer Seminar*

* All Inclusive: Full Tuition, Room, Board & Workshop Supplies to a SCAD Summer Seminar. VISIT:  scad.edu/summerprograms
$300 ArtSmartâ„¢ Card
2ND PLACE PRIZE
$200 ArtSmartâ„¢ Card
3RD PLACE PRIZE
$100 ArtSmartâ„¢ Card

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Chase

Everybody VOTE!

http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/bestof2008

We have never one this before and I think it’s about time– so put in your 10 cents worth!

We would fit the category Art Supply Store [on page 3]

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Chase

ges·so

/ˈdʒɛsoʊ/ [jes-oh]

–noun, plural -soes.

1. gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
2. any plasterlike preparation to prepare a surface for painting, gilding, etc.
3. a prepared surface of plaster or plasterlike material for painting, gilding, etc.

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[Origin: 1590–1600]
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Our Acrylic GESSO can be used as a ground for both acrylic and oil paintings… as opposed to oil grounds which can ONLY be used under OIL paint [or encaustic]… I repeat: our acrylic GESSO can be used as a painting surface for both acrylic paintings and traditional oil paintings [not together, of course]…

We also have this new “green” stuff called SLUDGE-thick which is made from 100% recycled pigments [which otherwise would be dumped] to prepare a darker ground color….

And of course if you are trying to build up heavier textures try the Utrecht brand Modelling paste and Extender [in tubes, tubs, and gallons] which is less expensive than [and I think superior to–] the major brands of texture mediums [which we also carry] such as Winsor & Newton Liquitex and Golden…