Message from Blair Campbell, Board President:  This marks my last Diorama as president of O’Hanlon Center’s Board of Directors, and I want to thank the board, the membership, and of course Megan for your kindness and support. Michael Heacock, who currently serves as board vice president and chair of the Master Plan Committee, will become board president in May, and I can’t imagine leaving the board’s leadership in better hands.

There’s more exciting news to share regarding O’Hanlon’s leadership: Peller Marion has accepted our request to join OHCA’s newly formed Advisory Council. Peller’s prior years of board service, including her stints as president and vice president, as well as her extensive professional experience and artistic accomplishments, will be a great resource for our current board to reference. We are so pleased to have her continue her involvement with OHCA in this way. 

Congratulations to Abby Wasserman!  Her article, “Artists in the Canyon” will be published by May 1 in the Mill Valley Historical Society Review journal. Abby’s article highlights Dick and Ann O’Hanlon’s pivotal roles as part of an artist group that formed in the 1940s and remained active until the 1980s in Cascade Canyon.  Copies of the journal will be available for sale through the History Room at the Mill Valley Library and at the Depot Bookstore for $8-10.  Abby authored a second article in the edition as well, “The Fabrication of a Legend” which looks into the lore surrounding Mt. Tamalpais. 

O’Hanlon Center’s annual Summer Solstice event is scheduled for Thursday, June 20!  Join us from 4 to 6:30 for this fun, casual get together of members and friends hosted by the OHCA Board.  We also invite you to a very special performance that evening of “The Longest Day” a production of the Artship Ensemble from 7 to 9 p.m. ($12, $10 OHCA members).  The performance will include stories and songs that will range from Zodiac recipes, spinning of tales, ringing of bells and other inconceivable things not yet born, all centered on the longest day of the year, June 20th.  Directed by Slobodan Dan Paich in collaboration with the ensemble. RSVP to make sure to save your space by June 18, but drop-ins after the Solstice party are welcome too!

May in the O’Hanlon Gallery: On Tuesday, May 3, from 6 to 8 p.m., O’Hanlon Center for the Arts will present an open house and reception for its May exhibit “Marin Open Studios at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts”.  The show runs through May 30, 2013.   

Artwork on display will be by six OHCA artists/members: Virginia Fauvre, Esther Munger, Willow Older, Cayen Robertson, Gail Robertson, and Barry Toranto.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts will also be participating in this year’s Marin Open Studios the weekends of May 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2013.  Marin Open Studios is an annual, free, self-guided art tour in Marin County that takes place the first two weekends in May. Artists open their doors to show the public their art. The artwork is for sale, but there is much more in the offering: ideas, inspiration, the conversation of creativity, and a glimpse into lives devoted to art.  The OHCA artists will have additional works available for sale during these special weekends.  Open hours that weekend are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

Also on May 7 from 4 to 6 p.m., the Center will host a Roundtable for the Arts dialogue, where the participating artists will discuss issues relating to their creative processes.  The Roundtable is a monthly event sponsored by the Center.

May in the Loft Gallery:  Sharon Caplan Cohen, “Renewal”  Also in May, the Loft Gallery will present “Renewal,” a photography show by Sharon Caplan Cohen.  Sharon says about her works, “After experiencing many losses in my life, I found myself in an existential crisis. Daily, there was a sense of bewilderment, grief and pain. What emerged was a year-long journey making three dimensional mandalas and photographing them. The photographs came to represent a journey of loss and resurrection. They started mysteriously illustrating a soul that bears fruit when the outward world was dry and confusing. Mandalas have the energy to radiate the mystery of the invisible heart: the heart of a Mother that says ‘this is the way home, you are home. All is good’.” The Loft Gallery is adjacent to the O’Hanlon Center Gallery on the Center grounds.

Calling All Volunteers: We are also looking for one or two volunteers to help out at OHCA a few dates coming up for our “Love Letters” performance events.  You’d be taking money at the door, troubleshooting in case something arises, and locking up the Gallery/Loft when through.  Everything else will be set up for you. You’ll also get free entry into the performance!  You would need to be here half an hour before each performance and stay until everyone leaves in order to lock up. If you’re able to spare the time, please let me know and I can go over the logistics!  The times and dates for the performances are:

·         Saturday, April 27.  7 to 9 p.m. (volunteers would need to arrive by 6:30 and leave approximately around 9:30)

·         Sunday, April 28.  2 to 4 p.m. (volunteers would need to arrive by 1:30 and leave approximately around 4:30)

Please contact the OHCA office (415-388-4331) and let us know if you’d be interested in helping.

Do you play a musical instrument or sing?  The Marin Open Studios artists displaying at OHCA would like to enlist your volunteer help!  If you are interested in playing for all or part of the open studios events May 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2013; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each of the days listed, please let the OHCA office know!  The Gallery is great acoustically and we have a piano on hand—it just needs a player! 

Last but not least!  Our Summer Solstice event is soon approaching (June 20) and we need your help to make it a spectacular event!  We are already looking forward to it, and would like this year to be extra special.  Please contact the OHCA office (415-388-4331) or be in touch with Abby Wasserman at 415-381-3561 or abbywass@earthlink.net .

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from Mary Coman and Anne and Shrin Rajagopalan.

Other Great Ways to Give OHCA has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Just register your existing cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on your purchases, using the cards you have registered. Take a look at the Escrip website (Escrip.com) and enroll today!

Make your mark at O’Hanlon! Designate OHCA as a beneficiary in your estate planning.  Contact the OHCA office for details.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated back to OHCA!

We Salute New and Renewing Members Patty Anastasi, Meredith Bruce, Elise Cheval, Nuala Creed, Donna Duguay, Patsy Dafoe, Ann Eby, Enrique Goldenberg, Heidi Hillenbrand and Family, Robin Hope, Patricia Kelly, Louise Maloof, Lori Margulies, Donna Neal, Barry Toranto, James Vogel, and Nela Wattley.

Artist Opportunities: Exhibit your art and express your thoughts on bioethics. See below for details (deadline has been extended to May 1): http://www.bioethicsart.org/

Art Works Downtown has announced a new Call for Entries for their upcoming “Drawing” show. See their website for complete details:http://www.artworksdowntown.org/calls-for-entry/calls-for-entry

The West Marin Review is looking for previously unpublished fine art, prose, and poetry for its 5^th volume. Deadline is May 1. Submission guidelines are at www.westmarinreview.org/submissions.

OHCA Members in the News:  Richard Brown will be participating in “Real Men Write Poetry” the third annual poetry event at the Larkspur Council Chambers (400 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur) on Wednesday, April 24^th from 7-8:30 p.m.  It is a free event.

Congratulations to Elise Cheval! Her solo show, “GARB-age”, is on display at Union Bank Headquarters and Union Bank, 400 and 350 California St., San Francisco, respectively, through June! It is a hit with NEW breakthrough gel skin kimonos and a trashion exhibit as well.

Elaine Nehm had one of her monotypes juried into “The Innovations Show” at the Richmond Art Center.  It is on display now until June 1, 2013.  See www.therac.org for more info. 

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.

Spring is here and is in full glory at O’Hanlon Center!  We have news about some exciting projects I wanted to share with you.  You may have noticed that we have begun restoring one of Dick O’Hanlon’s granite sculptures by the Gallery entrance.  This work is being completed by Johana Krantz-Moreno, a professional conservator referred to OHCA by the Oakland Museum of California. The work will take $1200 to be completed.  So far, we have raised $660.  Please consider donating to this special project.  You may use our website for an online gift:

http://ohanloncenter.org/donate/  or you may call the office with your credit card number.

We also have completed the schedule for OHCA’s April-June quarter of classes.  You should have received your program postcard in the mail already.  There is a wonderful lineup of visual arts, literary arts, performing arts, and meditative arts offerings, as well as special family programming.  Join us!  Look online for complete program details: www.ohanloncenter.org

Website Links and Facebook Thank you to Jeremy Thornton for adding more images to the OHCA website!  It looks great.  Remember, if you are an OHCA member with a website, please send us the link and we will add it to our “Meet the Members” page.  Also, if you have arts-related news that you’d like to share, send us the info!  We’ll add it to our Diorama Newsletter as well as post the items on our Facebook page.  By the way, if you haven’t already done so, please “Like” O’Hanlon Center for the Arts’ on Facebook so you can follow all our updates.

Thank You to Volunteers Judy Geiger, Phyllis Pansegrau, Brooke Passano, Carolyn Planakis, Cayen Robertson, and Eileen Worthley for helping tidy the Loft on Clean Up Day March 13.  The space looks amazing!  Clean Up Days are scheduled once or twice a year, but if you use the space for classes or during studio drop in time, please take a moment to make sure the space is in the same condition or better as when you found it.

Thank you too, to Scott Adams, Bob Breen, Blair Campbell, Melinda DiSessa, Michael Heacock, Esther Munger, Gail Robertson and Abby Wasserman for organizing a lovely gratitude event for donors who helped bring Mobian back to OHCA.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “Myths of Your Life”

O’Hanlon Center Gallery, April 2013

• Exhibition Dates: April 2 through 30, 2013
• Roundtable: Tuesday, April 2, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Reception: Tuesday, April 2, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Juror:  Stacy Hassen, Curator of ARAS (Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism), San Francisco at the C. G. Jung Institute.
• Entry Fee: $30 for OHCA members, $35 for non-members, for up to three pieces.
• Become a new OHCA member at the time of delivery and get your entry fee waived!  Call or visit www.ohanloncenter.org for more details.

Submitted work should reflect the world of dreams, imaginings, personal myths, symbols and/or archetypes that hold personal meaning for you. Abstract and expressionistic works encouraged.  Please do not submit works that have previously been displayed at the O’Hanlon Center Gallery.

Media: Any media. Outdoor installation proposals welcome.  All works must be ready to hang or display and must be labeled with artist’s name, phone, medium, size, and price, if for sale.

When you drop off your art please bring a resume or an artist statement if you have one.  We will give you information about Gallery policies at the time of drop off.  Gallery requirements are that insurance coverage is provided by the artist and that accepted work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.  By taking part in the show, artists agree to a 30% tax-deductible donation to the Center from all sales.

Dates for exhibit entries: Please hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to three pieces of work to OHCA on Friday, March 29, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on Saturday, March 30, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will notify you about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, April 1 at 4 p.m.

Those works not accepted must be picked up Tuesday, April 2 between 12:30 and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made.

Retrieval of Unsold Artwork: Unsold work must be picked up on Tuesday, April 30 between 2 and 4 p.m., or on Wednesday, May 1, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Artists leaving their work after this time will be charged $5/day storage unless prior arrangements have been made.

April in the Loft Gallery: “The Great Ocean,” by Eloise Larson.  Painter and writer Eloise Larson will exhibit her series “The Great Ocean,” which consists of oil paintings and poems written in the ancient Indian gatha form. The work is based on her daily life and practice as a Buddhist. Larson seeks immediate marks, dripping, running and layering the paint in black and white non-representational expressions. Writing furthers this contemplation and allows the viewer to listen to her life’s meditations as well as see them.  Eloise says, “Contemplating conditions, I write gathas. Concentrating my focus, I paint. I often cross the line and delineate the ‘idea’ of a gatha or a painting. Upon seeing what my mind is up to, I open my grasp and let go. The work is a record of this practice.”

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from the Eileen Cassidy Trust, Margery Kreitman, Esther Munger, OHCA’s Personal Creativity Workshop Participants, Gary Scheuenstuhl and Mill Valley Music, and Abby Wasserman and Potter Wickware.

Other Great Ways to Give OHCA has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Just register your existing cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on your purchases, using the cards you have registered. Take a look at the Escrip website (Escrip.com) and enroll today!

Make your mark at O’Hanlon! Designate OHCA as a beneficiary in your estate planning.  Contact the OHCA office for details.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated back to OHCA!

We Salute New and Renewing Members  Sandra Goudy Andrew, Linda Aroyan, Alexandra Bailliere, Robin Bentel, M.C. Carolyn, Jane Czech, Joeann Edmonds, Diane Goldstein, Nancy Gump, Chris Hurwitz, Sheela Joshi, Katy Kuhn, Margery Kreitman, Eloise Larson, Leslie Leslie, Zeva Longley, Peller Marion, Letha Moore, Mike Moser and Kathy Sloan, Ken Phelps, Carolyn Planakis, Gabby Rilleau, Cayen Robertson, Anne Rosenfeld, Deborah Sullivan, and Abby Wasserman.

Artist Opportunity: The Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival is now seeking images to be used as the central Image for all applications representing the 2013 Festival, such as posters, t-shirts, print advertising, etc. The selected Image Artist will receive a $250 cash award and will be recognized by name on materials bearing their image when possible, other than the official t-shirt.  The 2013 Image will be selected by the MVFAF Committee on May 14th, 2013. All Images should be emailed to Erin Riley at her address: eeriley2@hotmail.com

OHCA Members in the News:  Carolyn Planakis has her paper works on display now at the League of Women Voters in San Rafael until the end of May. Call for an appointment to see her works: (415) 507-0824.  The address is: 4340 Redwood Hwy, San Rafael, 94903.  Carolyn has already sold two pieces in the show!  Congratulations, Carolyn!

Virginia Stella was interviewed for a chapter on Art and Spirituality in “Birthing God, Women’s Experiences of the Divine” by Lana Dalberg.  The book is on sale now and can be found on Amazon.com.

In addition to OHCA’s February Diorama list of 2012 Gallery sales, we’d like to add that Virginia Stella sold one of her monotypes from her July Loft exhibit. Well done, Virginia!

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.

We’d also like to announce Loft Clean Up Day on Wednesday March 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Please join OHCA staff and volunteers in a day of tidying our communal work space.  We need your help and input on how to maximize its usefulness!

Thanks too to those who attended the Annual Members’ Meeting on January 26.  Highlights of our 2012 Year in Review included:

WE CREATED AN ADVISORY COUNCIL: This Council consists of thoughtful community leaders who have made the decision to be volunteer advisors-as-needed to the OHCA Board of Directors and Staff.  The Advisory Council differs from the Board of Directors in that the Board is its legal, governing body.  An Advisory Council does not have formal legal responsibilities or liability for the organization. Advisory Council terms are for one year with an option for renewal.

To date, we have eight members on our Advisory Council: Alice Corning, Artist; Heidi Ducker, Bank of Marin; Hugh Olgivie, Rayner and Haynor; Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Council Member, City of Mill Valley; Susan Reid, Attorney; Ed Sattizahn, Vimala Sangha; Donna Seager, Seager-Gray Gallery; and Michael Tarnoff, Tarnoff Engineering Corporation.

WE CONTINUED OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS:

Gail Robertson stepped into the role of Board Treasurer in 2012.

OHCA is now enrolled in escrip, an online vehicle for donating.  Members can register any loyalty cards (Molly Stones, etc.) with escrip online and a portion of their receipts will be donated back to OHCA.

We worked with the Strawberry Pasta Pomodoro to schedule two dates last summer when supporters of OHCA brought in a flier with our information and a portion of their dining receipts was donated back to OHCA. This program earned us $62.10.

OHCA was deemed a recipient for the “Dimes for Non Profits” program at the Miller Ave. Whole Foods.  Through the program, when customers brought their bag while shopping, they were given the option to donate 10 cents to OHCA. The “Dimes for Non Profits” program earned us $943.40!

We are also a participant in Mill Valley Market’s “Shop and Give” program. They send donations to us quarterly based on 2% of sales designated to OHCA.  This year, they donated over $400 to OHCA.  Since we joined the program in 2005, they have donated $2,679 to OHCA!

CALL FOR ENTRIES “Darkness and Light”  O’Hanlon Center Gallery, March 2013

• Exhibition Dates: March 5 through 28, 2013
• Roundtable:  Tuesday, March 5, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Reception: Tuesday, March 5, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Juror:  Archana Horsting, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Kala Art Institute, Berkeley
• Entry Fee: $30 for OHCA members, $35 for non-members, for up to three pieces.
• Become a new OHCA member at the time of delivery and get your entry fee waived!  Call or visit www.ohanloncenter.org for more details.

Submitted work can be composed of any colors (i.e. the show will not be limited to just black and white pieces) and should explore the relationship between these two oppositional elements. Abstract and expressionistic works encouraged.  Please do not submit works that have previously been displayed at the O’Hanlon Center Gallery.

Media: Any media. Outdoor installation proposals welcome.  All works must be ready to hang or display and must be labeled with artist’s name, phone, medium, size, and price, if for sale.

When you drop off your art please bring a resume or an artist statement if you have one.  We will give you information about Gallery policies at the time of drop off.  Gallery requirements are that insurance coverage is provided by the artist and that accepted work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.  By taking part in the show, artists agree to a 30% tax-deductible donation to the Center from all sales.

Dates for exhibition entries: Please hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to three pieces of work to O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, on Friday, March 1, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on Saturday, March 2, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will notify you (preferably by email) about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, March 4 at 4 p.m.

Those works not accepted must be picked up Tuesday, March 5 between 12:30 and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made.

Retrieval of Unsold Artwork: Unsold work must be picked up on Thursday, March 28 between 2 and 4 p.m., or on Friday, March 29, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Artists leaving their work after this time will be charged $5/day storage unless prior arrangements have been made.

March in the Loft Gallery: New Works by OHCA’s Personal Creativity Workshop Each week this class meets at the Center and explores themes related to the intuitive and abstract aesthetic nature dwelling within everyone. By concentration on process rather than technique they achieve a personal, unique visual expression that is often surprising and delightful.

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from Maggie Feldstein, Peter Hewitt and Mill Valley Market.

Other Great Ways to Give OHCA has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Just register your existing cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on your purchases, using the cards you have registered. Take a look at the Escrip website (Escrip.com) and enroll today!

Make your mark at O’Hanlon! Designate OHCA as a beneficiary in your estate planning.  Contact the OHCA office for details.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated back to OHCA!

We Salute New and Renewing Members  Scott Adams, Jess Batha, Victoria Bour, Anna Brunton, Sharon Caplan Cohen, Barbara Crow, Christine Francisco, J. Ruth Gendler and Richard Stangl, Carolyn Bear Glaser, Sherreme Gurtler, Michael Heacock, Brett Hopper, Jennifer Kelley, Elizabeth Marshall, Jean Marie Murphy, Willow Older, Gail Robertson, Kelli Ronci, Sasha, Margaret Trimble, Vimala Zen Center, Eileen Worthley, Write On Mommas, and Bryony Zeilger.

Artist Opportunity:  MarinMOCA announced a Call for Entries for their 2013 Summer National Exhibition, juried by George Rivera, Executive Director and Senior Curator of the Triton Museum of Art.  Open to all media except video and film. Deadline is April 19th. See their website for details: http://marinmoca.org/Artists/CallForEntries.aspx

OHCA Members in the News:  Congratulations to Deborah Fleisher on her “Mojo Exposed” show at the Depot Café in downtown Mill Valley!  Her paintings are on display through the end of February.

Diana Marto had a very nice article on her artwork and performance pieces in the Feb. 7 Marin IJ.  See their site for the article by Vicki Larson:  http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_22502468/performance-artist-diana-marto-taps-into-power-paper?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.

Thank you too to everyone who donated to our December Annual Fund Drive.  We earned $6835 in contributions, and your support is most appreciated!

We are also excited to present to you two new board member candidates:  Scott Adams and Kate Dumont.  Their election to the OHCA Board is contingent on your vote, so please cast your vote via email, mail, or hand delivery by Wednesday, January 23.

Scott Adams was raised in the Midwest, moved to San Francisco in 1972 and has lived in Marin County for the last 36 years. He has three children, two sons in New York City and a daughter with two grandchildren who live in Mill Valley. Like most artists, he designed and drew at a young age. He studied engineering and became an architect in 1975 working for large international firms. He designed his own home in Sleepy Hollow in 1988 and has proposed several projects in Marin including making 4^th Street in San Rafael into a pedestrian street with a hotel.

In 1999 Scott took up oil painting and has taken several painting courses at College of Marin, and studied under Michael Markowitz in San Francisco. He focuses on color and prefers abstract paintings in oil although he also does representational art and other forms of art. His next art form will be abstract mobiles. He currently has several paintings in a small gallery in San Rafael. You can view his art at www.scottadamsartist.com.

Kathryn Dumont was born and raised on Long Island, New York in the country. Kate says, “Fantasy has imbued my life since I was a child and spent time talking with trees. Most adults in my world did not listen but the trees did and do. My closest connection to religion is an animism, that Spirit moves in all things in the world. Therefore, everything is a metaphor. The sun. moon, earth, water, people, and creatures are magical and speak in mysterious ways. I weave fables, myths, parables, fairy tales, Native American legends, and dreams into new stories and art that speak to and about what it means to be human. I joined O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in 2010 and enjoy the community of like-minded people, who allow an artist and writer space and time to find their authentic voice. I live in Sonoma, California with my cat, Serena, who is very wise and teaches me a great deal about life.”

The 2012 Annual OHCA Members’ Meeting offers a great opportunity to meet board members, hear about the Center’s accomplishments in 2012, and share our vision for what’s in store for 2013. The meeting is set for Saturday, January 26, 3 to 5 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.

Marin Open Studios at OHCA:  We still have space available in the gallery or on the grounds; for members and non-members;   prices range from $40 to $240 for more information, email Gail Robertson at gailytr@aol.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  “BOLD”

O’Hanlon Center Gallery, February 2013

• Exhibit Dates: February 5 through 28, 2013
• Artists Roundtable Discussion:  Tuesday, February 5, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Reception: Tuesday, February 5, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Juror:  Robert Green, Owner, Robert Green Fine Arts
• Entry Fee: $30 for OHCA members, $35 for non-members, for up to three pieces.
• Become a new OHCA member at the time of delivery and get your entry fee waived!  Call 415-388-4331 for more details.

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts invites artists to submit work for our February 2013 show “BOLD.”  Submitted work should explore bold use of color (i.e., emphasis is on color, not on bold subject matters).  Bring us your vibrant, splashy, joyous, rich-hued pieces.  Abstract and expressionistic works encouraged.

Media: Any media. Works must be ready to hang or display and must be labeled with artist’s name, title, phone, medium, size, and price, if for sale.

When you drop off your art please bring a resume or an artist statement if you have one.  We will give you information about Gallery policies at the time of drop off.  Gallery requirements are that insurance coverage is provided by the artist and that accepted work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.  By taking part in the show, artists agree to a 30% tax-deductible donation to the Center from all sales.

Dates for exhibition entries: Please hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to three pieces of work to O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, on Friday, February 1, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on Saturday, February 2, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will notify you (preferably by email) about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, February 4 at 4 p.m.

Any works not accepted must be picked up Tues., February 5 between 12:30 and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made.

Retrieval of Unsold Artwork: Unsold work must be picked up on Thurs., February 28 between 2 and 4 p.m., or on Friday, March 1, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Artists leaving their work after this time will be charged $5/day storage unless prior arrangements have been made.

February in the Loft Gallery: New Works by Kris Gordon Always varied, intriguing and experimental, Kris’ works reflect the spectrum of complexity and lightness encapsulated by her perception.  The Loft Gallery is adjacent to the O’Hanlon Center Gallery on the Center grounds.

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from Selma Aslin, Candis Cousins and Bruce Kerns, Kris Gordon, Libby Jennings, Jessica O’Dwyer, Brooke Passano, Joy Phoenix, Karen Robbins, Joan Sadler, Ed Sattizahn, Sandy Tresan, Nela Wattley, Bernie Weiner, and Eileen Worthley and Penny Noble.

Other Great Ways to Give OHCA has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Just register your existing cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on your purchases, using the cards you have registered. Take a look at the Escrip website (Escrip.com) and enroll today!

Make your mark at O’Hanlon! Designate OHCA as a beneficiary in your estate planning.  Contact the OHCA office for details.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated back to O’Hanlon Center!

We Salute New and Renewing Members

Duff Axsom, Alison Brown, Victoria Bour, Cara Devries, Joyce and John Feeney, Christine Francisco, Janet Greenwood, Monica Lee, Luanne Mullin, R. Dean Nyberg, Brooke Passano, Gail Robertson, Bernie Weiner, and Pam Will.

Artist Opportunity:  The Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside, California is seeking applications from artists for residencies in 2014. The Program offers residencies, at no cost, to artists in the disciplines of visual arts, media arts, music composition, choreography, and literature. The deadline for accepting applications is February 15th, 2013, for a residency in 2014. See www.djerassi.org.

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.

With that in mind, we ask you that when you consider your end-of-year contributions, please donate to O’Hanlon Center for the Arts.  We rely on your contributions to keep this organization vibrant.  You may send a check to the Center using the remit envelope sent to you with our recent Annual Fund card mailing, call the office to pay with a credit card over the phone, or use our new website to make your gift online:

http://ohanloncenter.org/donate/

O’Hanlon Center also accepts gifts of stocks.  End-of-year donations of stocks are eligible for fair market value income deductions and avoid capital gains taxes.  With an up market now, and with tax laws subject to change in 2013, these are good options for those wishing to to give O’Hanlon Center.

Remember, memberships and classes also make great holiday gifts!  Share the joy you’ve discovered at O’Hanlon with your friends.

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of long-time OHCA member Eileen Cassidy on December 13, 2012. Eileen was an inspiration to all artists, creating well into her 90s.  Her works were whimsical and fun, and revealed her youthful spirit.

Eileen was born in Madison, NY in 1913.  Her father was an army officer and she had three brothers and one sister.  She completed her undergraduate B.A. degree at U.C. Berkeley in 1935 and went on to pursue her Sociology Master’s degree at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.  Professionally, Eileen’s was a life of public service:  she ventured to Paris in 1946 with the Red Cross, worked for Catholic Services, was a State of California social worker, and spent 26 years at the San Francisco Veteran’s Administration Hospital, where she was head of the Social Work Department.  She retired in 1973.  Eileen loved to sing, especially ditties.  She will be greatly missed.  Call the OHCA office for details for her memorial arrangements.

Loft Stereo  Thank you to Victoria Bour and her partner David for replacing the Loft stereo system.  The old system was no longer working.  The new system has a CD player, IPod dock and has an AM/FM radio.  If anyone is interested in fixing the old system or taking one of its components, they are free to a good home; first come, first served.  They have been placed behind the partition wall in the Loft Library.  Also, the cassette tapes next to the old system are free for the taking.

Master Plan recommendations: OHCA is also seeking recommendations from you regarding the use of our buildings and the physical site in general. Ideas on what works well and what could work better will be considered for incorporation into our Master Plan. We want to hear from you! Please call or email the office with your suggestions.

Accessibility and Parking at OHCA  O’Hanlon’s Board and Master Plan Committee have been seeking to address ADA access on site.  In the near future, they will designate the entire carport as an ADA parking space.  The Loka resident’s space will be moved to the upper driveway, on the gravel.  Please do not park in the upper driveway and block their car.  Anyone needing to load/unload their cars using the upper driveway are welcome to, however, please make sure to move your car as soon as you are through.

Become an OHCA Board Member!  Interested in helping shape O’Hanlon’s future?  We need you!  Contact the office if you’d like to learn more about being on OHCA’s volunteer Board.

Mail Chimp In 2013, Diorama will be delivered only to our MailChimp subscribers. MailChimp is a great tool that protects privacy and enables program registration online. Please click here: http://eepurl.com/hiW1M to ensure that you’re still opted into our mailing list.

January Gallery and Loft Openings:  Please note that the January Members’ show will open on Tuesday, January 8 (the “First Tuesday” is Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, so the Mill Valley Art Walk has been scheduled for the following Tuesday.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: “ANNUAL MEMBERS’ SHOW”  O’Hanlon Gallery & Loft Gallery,

• Exhibit Dates: Jan. 8 to Jan. 31, 2013
• Artists Roundtable Discussion:  Tuesday, January 8, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Reception: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Entry Fee: $30 for OHCA members, $35 for non-members, for up to three pieces.
• Become a new OHCA member at the time of delivery and get your entry fee waived!  Call 415-388-4331 for more details.

Media: Please enter small-to-midsized works.  Any media including photography or video.  Must be ready to display, film entries must include projection or playing equipment.  All works should be labeled with artist’s name, telephone, medium, size, and price, if for sale.

Depending on the number of member entries, we will do our best to see that at least one of everyone’s artworks is displayed.  Please include biographical information and your email address if you have one. When you drop off your art, we will give you information about Gallery policies.

Eligibility: All current OHCA members.

Dates for exhibition entries: Please hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to three pieces of work to OHCA on Fri., Jan. 4, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on Sat., January 5, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Gallery Requirements: insurance coverage is provided by the Artist. Accepted work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibit. Artists agree to a 30% tax-deductible donation to OHCA from all sales.

Retrieval of Unsold Artwork: Unsold work must be picked up on Thursday, January 31 between 2 and 4 p.m., or on Friday, February 1, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Artists leaving their work after this time will be charged $5/day storage unless prior arrangements have been made.

2013 O’Hanlon Center Gallery Shows:

January: OHCA Members’ Show

February: “Bold” color juried show

March: “Darkness and Light” juried show

April: “Myths of Your Life” juried show

May: Marin Open Studios at OHCA

June: “Beauty of Imperfection: Tenth Annual Wabi Sabi” juried show

July: TBA

August: “Bay Area Women Artists” juried show

September: “Symbols” juried show

October: “Unfamiliar Landscapes” juried show

November: “Big and Little” juried show

December: “Luminous Worlds: Art of the Spirit” juried show

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from Blair Campbell, Melinda Di Sessa, Jinn Fauvre, Elaine and Cary James, Mill Valley Market, Carolyn Planakis, Eric and Laurie Stoelting, and Jane Reed Veen.

Other Great Ways to Give OHCA has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Just register your existing cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on your purchases, using the cards you have registered. Take a look at the Escrip website (Escrip.com) and enroll today!

Make your mark at O’Hanlon! Designate OHCA as a beneficiary in your estate planning.  Contact the OHCA office for details.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated back to O’Hanlon Center!

We Salute New and Renewing Members  Mary Barone, Ana Chavarria-Shore, Susan Cummins, Denise Meehan, Jerry Pruce, Virginia Rigney, Jeremy Thornton, and Susan Trott.

New Membership Incentive: If you are a current OHCA member and bring in one new member who says they were referred to us by you, you will receive a free coupon good for one Personal Creativity Workshop, Thursday Writing Class, or Gallery Entry Fee! Contact the office for details: 415-388-4331.

OHCA Member News: Robert Gumpertz has completed two children’s books. The full color illustrations in “FRANKIE at the SEASHORE” and “FRANKIE at the BUS STOP” tell the story, no text. Both are for 3 to 6 year olds and are for sale on Amazon.com and at the Mill Valley Book Depot.

Enrique Goldenberg, Janet Greenwood, Katy Kuhn, Elaine Nehm, Cayen Robertson, and Joan Sadler have pieces in “Falkirk’s 100: 100 Artists, 100 Fine Works” holiday silent art auction. Reception and bidding are scheduled for Friday, December 14 from 5-8 p.m. (final bids are at 7 p.m.).  Falkirk Mansion, 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael.

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.

Master Plan recommendations: OHCA is also seeking recommendations from you regarding the use of our buildings and the physical site in general. Ideas on what works well and what could work better will be considered for incorporation into our Master Plan. We want to hear from you! Please call or email the office with your suggestions.

Become an OHCA Board Member!  Interested in helping shape O’Hanlon’s future?  We need you!  Contact the office if you’d like to learn more about being on OHCA’s volunteer Board.

2013 Marin Open Studios at OHCA: Open studios was a great success this year and a lot of fun for those who participated.  We had about 100 visitors and are looking forward to doing it again next year and having a lot more artists participate. If you are interested in participating, either by showing your work or helping to organize, we need to hear from you now. This is, perhaps, a time to re-design and expand the next open-studio. Please contact either Gail Robertson at gailytr@aol.com or Leslie Lakes at lesdricks@gmail.com.

Mail Chimp In the near future, Diorama will be delivered only to our MailChimp subscribers. MailChimp is a great tool that protects privacy and enables program registration online. Please click here: http://eepurl.com/hiW1M to ensure that you’re still opted into our mailing list.

Thank you to volunteers Scott Adams, Jess Batha, Mima Cataldo, Melinda DiSessa, Judy Geiger, Elaine James, and Emily Wong. OHCA thrives on support from our volunteers and donors—contact the office to learn about more opportunities to get involved.

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  “Art of the Spirit”

O’Hanlon Center Gallery, December 2012

• Exhibition Dates: Dec. 4 to Dec. 26, 2012
• Artists Roundtable Discussion:  Tuesday, December 4, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Reception: Tues., December 4, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Juror:  Sharon Christovich, Mixed Media Artist and Owner, The Folk Art Gallery
• Entry Fee: $30 for OHCA members, $35 for non-members, for up to three pieces.
• Become a new OHCA member at the time of delivery and get your entry fee waived!  Call 415-388-4331 for more details.

Submitted work may address the spiritual world, spiritual politics, spiritual ecology, ritual, myth, mysticism, or spiritual expression.  Abstract and expressionistic works encouraged.

Media: Any media. Outdoor installation proposals welcome.  All works must be ready to hang or display and must be labeled with artist’s name, phone, medium, size, and price.

When you drop off your art please bring a resume or an artist statement if you have one.  We will give you information about Gallery policies at the time of drop off.  Gallery requirements are that insurance coverage is provided by the artist and that accepted work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.  By taking part in the show, artists agree to a 30% tax-deductible donation to the Center from all sales.

Dates for exhibition entries: Please hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to three pieces of work to OHCA, on Friday, November 30, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on Saturday, December 1, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will notify you (preferably by email) about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, December 2 at 4 p.m.

Those works not accepted must be picked up Tuesday, Dec. 4 between 12:30 and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made.

Retrieval of Unsold Artwork: Unsold work must be picked up on Thursday, December 27 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., or on Friday, December 28, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Artists leaving their work after this time will be charged $5/day storage unless prior arrangements have been made.

Also on Exhibit in December: “Dream Landscapes” by Dr. Peller Marion

The O’Hanlon Center for the Arts’ Loft Gallery will present new mixed media works by Dr. Peller Marion.  She asks, “If I can’t risk on paper, where can I risk in my life?”  Peller has a unique voice that comes through her work. Her mixed media paintings are infused with the mysterious, the enigmatic, and the paradoxical. Yet, the ensuing paintings are playful, childlike, and colorful jaunts into the unconscious.

Peller Marion was born in New Jersey and completed her education with a doctorate at University of Massachusetts in Psychology. She holds a masters degree from University of Washington and an undergraduate degree from Skidmore College, New York in art education.

She has worked as a Gestalt Art Therapist, and later as a consulting psychologist to corporations. (www.pellermarion.com). She has led workshops at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California and is on the graduate faculty at Dominican University of California.

Dr. Marion has written two novels and two nonfiction popular business books.  (www.artemisartslibrary.com). In addition, she has had numerous one woman and group shows in California and New York.

Dr. Peller Marion, the former president and member of The O’Hanlon Center for the Arts since 1988, she is currently serving on the Board of Directors.

She hosts The Artists’ Roundtable at the Center on the first Tuesday of each month from 4-6 p.m. (www.ohanloncenter.com), and is a contributing member of the weekly Painters’ Forum

All proceeds for the sale of work will go to The O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Capital Campaign.

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from Elaine James, Pasta Pomodoro, Carolyn Planakis, Gail Robertson, Joan Sadler, Gila Eva Shoshany and Barry Toranto, Abby Wasserman, and Whole Foods Market on Miller Avenue.

Thank you to everyone who shopped at the Milelr Ave. Whole Foods and brought your bag—they contributed $943 to OHCA through their “Dimes for Non Profits” program.

Also, thanks to everyone who ate at Pasta Pomodoro on their two “Dine Out for OHCA” days!  The program earned OHCA $62.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated to OHCA!

Another Great Way to Give OHCA has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Just register your existing cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on your purchases, using the cards you have registered. Take a look at the Escrip website (Escrip.com) and enroll today!

Make your mark at O’Hanlon! Designate O’Hanlon Center as a beneficiary in your estate planning.  Contact the OHCA office for details.

We Salute New and Renewing Members  Susan Black, Mary D’Auray, Orville and Letty Erringer, Nancy Head, Julia Ross, Cathy Shine, Sheila Tuffanelli, BJ Van Gelder, and Victoria Woo.

New Membership Incentive: If you are a current OHCA member and bring in one new member who says they were referred to us by you, you will receive a free coupon good for one Personal Creativity Workshop, Thursday Writing Class, or Gallery Entry Fee! Contact the office for details: 415-388-4331.

OHCA Member News: Margery Kreitman’s play “Holding,” is part of a 3Girls Squared showcase performance on December 13, 8 p.m.  Get a special “Party with the Playwright” deal  our VIP reserved seating ticket at the regular price.  Just enter the code “MARGERY” when you buy your VIP ticket for the show. Performances will be at the PHOENIX THEATRE: 414 Mason St. (corner of Mason & Geary), San Francisco, CA 94104.  3GT Box Office: 415-275-0348.

Edward Marson has a poem included on a commemorative scroll on display at the Beat Museum in San Francsico.  See: www.kerouac.com/blog/beat_event/re-invent-the-scroll/

Carolyn Planakis also has a one-woman show at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin (240 Channing Way, San Rafael, Phone: (415) 479-4131.) Contact Carolyn for details: cplanakis@aol.com.

Joan Sadler has a new online blog: see “Joan’s Stones” at: www.joansadler.blogspot.com.

Skip Sandberg’s photos from his “Steps, Lanes and Paths book are on display now though Nov. 29 at the Depot Bookstore in Mill Valley and will be on display again at the Mill Valley Library Nov. 30-Dec. 26, opening is Dec. 4, 6-8 p.m.

Jeremy Thornton was profiled on an online art site.  See: www.serenaandlily.com/Bazaar-Spotlight

Congratulations to Bernie Weiner!  His new play, “My Life with Death” had a staged reading at 142 Throckmorton Theater on Nov. 14 and received rave reviews!

December 2012 Calendar:        

1  Creativity Workshop, every Saturday

2  Monoprinting

3  Painter’s Forum, every Monday

3, 17  Short Story Writing

4  Gallery and Loft Openings

5  Open Studio, 10-2 every Wed.

5  Children’s Art, every Wednesday

5  Acrylic Expressionism

6  AM and PM Writing, every Thursday

7  Zen Meditation, every Friday

7  Printing w/the Press, every Friday

8  Mystic Voice Writing

9  Paper Earrings and Beads

11  Artist Trading Cards

12, 26  Evening Writing

15  Collage Fest

16  Not Your Ordinary Wreath Class

16  Sit. Breathe. Write Workshop

27  Collage Playshop

28  Inner Critic Workshop

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.

Reminder regarding Use Fees: Starting immediately, new facility Use Fees (for private events) are:

Loft

• Members and Neighbors living in “Cascade Canyon” [defined as the area within a half mile from OHCA] – $25/hour
• Nonmembers – $40/hour
• Non-Profits – $30/hour
• Commercial (any event charging admission-profit or non-profit) $45/hour

Gallery

• Members and Neighbors living in “Cascade Canyon” [defined as the area within a half mile from OHCA] – $30/hour
• Nonmembers – $45/hour
• Non-Profits – $35/hour
• Commercial (any event charging admission-profit or non-profit) $50/hour

New Gallery Entry Fees are: $30 for OHCA members for up to three pieces, and $35 for non-members.

Starting in October, Studio Drop-in Fees will be: $15/day.  We have scheduled open studio time every Wednesday in Oct-Dec. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in addition to having the space available during non-program hours.

On the topic of minimizing expenses, OHCA is currently looking for a volunteer bookkeeper. If you have had professional bookkeeping experience, know how to use QuickBooks, and would like to offer your expertise to the Center pro bono, please call the office: 415-388-4331.

Master Plan recommendations: OHCA is also seeking recommendations from you regarding the use of our buildings and the physical site in general. Ideas on what works well and what could work better will be considered for incorporation into our Master Plan. We want to hear from you! Please call or email the office with your suggestions.

Become an OHCA Board Member!  Interested in helping shape O’Hanlon’s future?  We need you!  Contact the office if you’d like to learn more about being on OHCA’s volunteer Board.

2013 Marin Open Studios at OHCA: Open studios was a great success this year and a lot of fun for those who participated.  We had about 100 visitors and are looking forward to doing it again next year and having a lot more artists participate. If you are interested in participating, either by showing your work or helping to organize, we need to hear from you now. This is, perhaps, a time to re-design and expand the next open-studio. Please contact either Gail Robertson at gailytr@aol.com or Leslie Lakes at lesdricks@gmail.com.

Mail Chimp In the near future, Diorama will be delivered only to our MailChimp subscribers. MailChimp is a great tool that protects privacy and enables program registration online. Please click here: http://eepurl.com/hiW1M to ensure that you’re still opted into our mailing list.

Thank you to volunteers Carol Baum, Suzanne Berger, Denise Bondy, Melinda DiSessa, Kate Dumont, Ginna Fleming, Judy Geiger, Zoe Harris, Elaine James, Tracey Kessler, Peller Marion, Roxanne May, Pamela Pierron, Cayen Robertson, Gail Robertson, Dana Scofield , Abby Wasserman, Emily Wong and David Zeltser! OHCA thrives on support from our volunteers and donors—contact the office to learn about more opportunities to get involved.

October in the O’Hanlon Gallery: “Marge Rector: The Free Flow Series” If you are a fan of classic, authentic modernism, you will have an opportunity to view a robust exhibit of paintings by Marge Rector, a Sausalito-based artist at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley. Marge is hot right now. At 80 something, she has been in several gallery exhibits in the last year and won three juried shows from Pasadena to New York. Creating and painting 4 hours a day, she has produced an admirable collection of art that has an almost OP Art effect on the admiring retina. Her Free Flow Series will be the highlight at O’Hanlon Center. This diverse collection displays the artist’s fervor for abstract expressionism; think Diebenkorn, de Kooning and Picasso combined with the disciplined simplicity of Agnes Martin.

Marge Rector trained originally at Texas Tech University in graphic arts. Once she abstracted her art, there was no going back. Her Free Flow Series at O’Hanlon will show the observer an artist whose creative flux is still in motion. To see the breadth of her work, go to www.margerectorart.com.

Also on Exhibit: “Focus on Perception” by Carolyn Planakis  Also throughout October, O’Hanlon’s Loft Gallery will feature new works by Carolyn Planakis.  Carolyn says, “The works on paper and paintings in this exhibit have been created at the O’Hanlon Center in the past two years. They are a very personal statement of my involvement with Art Perception workshops for over 40 years. Seeing so many of my works together in this special environment reinforces my feeling about the importance of PROCESS, which is always continuing…. I am excited to share mine with you.”

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from Sonja Bakalyar, Ann Fricker, Mill Valley Market, Jessica O’Dwyer, Cayen Robertson, Dorothy Salant, and Virginia Stella.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated to OHCA!

Another Great Way to Give OHCA has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Just register your existing cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on your purchases, using the cards you have registered. Take a look at the Escrip website (Escrip.com) and enroll today!

Make your mark at O’Hanlon! Designate O’Hanlon Center as a beneficiary in your estate planning.  Contact the OHCA office for details.

We Salute New and Renewing Members  Angie Azur, Dick Brown, Mima Cataldo, Elise Cheval,Craig Coss, Judith Cote, Melinda DiSessa, Kate Dumont, Duane Fitzgerald, Deborah Fleischer, Ginna Fleming, Lyn Follett, Megan Franzen, Ann Fricker and Skip Sandberg, Judy Geiger, Bonnie Himberg, Jenny Hynes, Gina Jacupke, Kristin Jakob, Elaine and Cary James, Tracey Kessler, Stephanie Krames, Elaine Larson, Geraldine Liabraaten, Jane Reed Veen, Karen Robbins, Susan Homes Schwartzbach, Maggie Tattersall Eng, Barry Toranto, Aimee Vincent, and Tabitha Warren.

New Membership Incentive: If you are a current OHCA member and bring in one new member who says they were referred to us by you, you will receive a free coupon good for one Personal Creativity Workshop, Thursday Writing Class, or Gallery Entry Fee! Contact the office for details: 415-388-4331.

OHCA Member News: Congratulations to Blair Campbell!  Her article, “Libraries of the Future” was featured in Marin Magazine’s September edition!  Check out page 52 for the six-page article highlighting Marin’s free library system.

Ann Eby will be having a solo show at the Hang Art Gallery, from October 1 – 15, 2012!  The address is:  567 Sutter St. 2nd floor, in San Francisco. The opening reception will be Thursday, October 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Elaine Nehm had artwork accepted in the Falkirk’s 2012 Bi-Annual Exhibition, which will be on display until October 27.

Gary Yost’s film he created while volunteering as a fire lookout was featured in the Mill Valley Patch!  See the article here: http://millvalley.patch.com/articles/local-filmmaker-wraps-above-the-clouds-doc-on-mount-tam-fire-lookout  The film, was also just accepted into the Timelapse Showfest in Madrid, Spain.

October 2012 Calendar:            

1  Painter’s Forum, every Monday

2  Gallery and Loft Openings

3  Open Studio, 10-2 every Wed.

3  Children’s Art, every Wednesday

3, 17, 31  Evening Writing

4  AM and PM Writing, every Thursday

5  Zen Meditation, every Friday

5  Printing w/the Press, every Friday

6  Creativity Workshop, every Saturday

6, 27  Filmmaking for Preschoolers

7  Monoprinting

8, 22  Short Story Writing

9  Artist Trading Cards

9, 11, 16, 18  Intuitive Painting

13  Nature Abstracted Class

14  Totally Terrific Terrariums  

14  Omni Art Presentation

15  Visual Perception Workshop

16  The Stuffed Sock

23  Sit. Breathe. Write.

24  Acrylic Expressionism

25  Collage Playshop

28  Inner Critic Workshop

29 Sufi Meditation

29, 30  Myth, Light and the Body

30  Nuno Felting Workshop

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.

Starting immediately, new Use Fees (for private events at our facilities) will be:

Loft

• Members and Neighbors living in “Cascade Canyon” [defined as the area within a half mile from OHCA] – $25/hour
• Nonmembers – $40/hour
• Non-Profits – $30/hour
• Commercial (any event charging admission-profit or non-profit) $45/hour

Gallery

• Members and Neighbors living in “Cascade Canyon” [defined as the area within a half mile from OHCA] – $30/hour
• Nonmembers – $45/hour
• Non-Profits – $35/hour
• Commercial (any event charging admission-profit or non-profit) $50/hour

Starting in September, new Gallery Entry Fees will be: $30 for OHCA members for up to three pieces, and $35 for non-members.

Starting in October, Studio Drop-in Fees will be: $15/day.  We will schedule specific studio times each quarter in addition to having the space available during non-program hours.

On the topic of minimizing expenses, OHCA is currently looking for a volunteer bookkeeper. If you have had professional bookkeeping experience, know how to use QuickBooks, and would like to offer your expertise to the Center pro bono, please call the office: 415-388-4331.

OHCA is also seeking recommendations from you regarding the use of our buildings and the physical site in general. Ideas on what works well and what could work better will be considered for incorporation into our Master Plan. We want to hear from you! Please call or email the office with your suggestions.

Security On Monday, July 16, all of the cash from O’Hanlon Center’s Gallery donation box was stolen. OHCA’s Board will be considering best next steps to address security on site. As a reminder, if you see suspicious activity at the Center, please call the police immediately.

It is with great sadness we note the passing of Darlene Berg. Darlene was an artist active at OHCA during the 1960s and ’70s. She continued to participate in Gallery shows as recently as 2009’s Sculpture and Assemblage show. She passed away Friday, July 13, after a long illness. She will be missed.

Whole Foods Market on Miller Avenue in Mill Valley has chosen OHCA as the recipient for their “Dimes for Non Profits (DFNP)” program starting now and through September 30, 2012!
DFNP raises money for nonprofit groups at Whole Foods registers. Customers who bring their own bags may opt to take a 10 cent discount for each bag or to donate the 10 cents to a nonprofit. DFNP usually results in a $800-$1200 donation for the designated nonprofit. So remember to bring your bag while shopping and mention OHCA when you check out!

Whole Foods 20^th Anniversary Party Art Fair  Also, be sure to stop by the Whole Foods on Miller Ave. in Mill Valley anniversary party on Saturday, July 21, from Noon to 3 p.m. to support OHCA artists selling their works at the art fair component of the event. Find us at tables in the parking lot adjacent to the Buddhist Temple of Marin.

OHCA/GROW Partnership Announcing a special opportunity for OHCA members: If you sign up for a ceramics class or enroll your children ages 2+ in ‘The Little Art Studio,” both of which are part of GROW Art and Garden Center in Tam Junction, you will receive a 15% discount by mentioning you are an OHCA member! This discount will be available starting in September. For toddler art information visit: thelittleartstudio.com, or contact Jhaya Warmington: thelittleartstudiomv@gmail.com. For information on ceramics classes, visit: mvpotters.blogspot.com, or contact Jennie Dito: mvpotters@gmail.com.

Mail Chimp In the near future, Diorama will be delivered only to our MailChimp subscribers. MailChimp is a great tool that protects privacy and enables program registration online. Please click here: http://eepurl.com/hiW1M to ensure that you’re still opted into our mailing list.

Thank you to volunteers Judy Geiger, Elaine James, Barry Toranto, Sandra Tresan, and Emily Wong! OHCA thrives on support from our volunteers and donors—contact the office to learn about more opportunities to get involved.

Become an OHCA Board Member!  Interested in helping shape O’Hanlon’s future?  We need you!  Contact the office if you’d like to learn more about being on OHCA’s volunteer Board.

July Artist Retreat: The Retreat (to be held Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the OHCA Loft and outside areas) still has 5 Writing Spaces available. The price for the week-long July Artist Retreat is: $185 general; $150 OHCA members. Contact the OHCA office for complete details.

Call for Entries: “Bay Area Women Artists”

O’Hanlon Center Gallery, August 2012

• Exhibit Dates: August 7 to August 29, 2012
• Roundtable: Tuesday, August 7, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Reception: Tuesday, August 7, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Juror: Donna Seager, Seager Gray Gallery
• Entry Fee: $25 for OHCA members, $30 for non-members, for up to three pieces.

Media: Any media with emphasis on exploration, abstraction, and imaginative use of materials and content. Traditional landscapes, figurative work and realism discouraged. Pieces must be ready to hang or display. Works must be labeled with artist’s name, phone, email, medium, size, and price, if for sale. Please do not submit artwork that has previously been displayed in OHCA’s Gallery shows.

By taking part in the show, artists agree to a 30% tax-deductible donation to OHCA from all sales.

Dates for exhibition entries: Please hand-deliver your work to OHCA on Thursday, Aug. 2 between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 3, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; or on Saturday, Aug. 4, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Entries will not be accepted for consideration if they are not ready for display when received. We will notify you about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, August 6 at 5 p.m.

Those works not accepted must be picked up by Tuesday, August 7 between 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made. Please include biographical information and/or artist statements if you have them. We will give you Gallery policies during drop off.

Gallery requirements are that the artist provides insurance coverage and that accepted work remains on view for the duration of the exhibit.

Retrieval of Unsold Artwork: Unsold work must be picked up on Thurs., August 30 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., or on Fri., Aug. 31, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Artists leaving their work after this time will be charged $5/day storage unless prior arrangements have been made.

August in the Loft: Pen and Ink Works by Jhaya Warmington Jhaya is a Mill Valley-based fine artist and art educator who has worked extensively with a variety of media including recycled and found materials, clay, stone, wood, bronze, drawing, and painting. Her work has been shown at many nationally ranked art galleries in the U.S. as well as in the UK over the past 10 years. She holds a B.F.A. and also studied early childhood education, developmental psychology, and art therapy. Jhaya currently owns The Little Art Studio, located at GROW in Tam Junction, Mill Valley and teaches a unique art program for toddlers, preschoolers, and children ages 2-7.

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from Genevieve Barnhart, Kate Dumont, Dorit Elisha, Gene Erickson, Jean Port, and Cayen Robertson.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated to OHCA!

Another Great Way to Give OHCA has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Just register your existing cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on your purchases, using the cards you have registered. Take a look at the Escrip website (Escrip.com) and enroll today!

We Salute New and Renewing Members   Marsha Connell, Julia Javrotsky, Betsy Kellas and George Tomberlin, Roxanne May, Esther Munger, Elaine Nehm, Phyllis Pansegrau, Pamela Pierron, Tachina Rudman-Young, Dana Scofield, Tom Silver, Virginia Stella, Sandy Tresan, Gary Yost, Emily Wong, Linda and Wilbur Wong, and Ellen Zucker.

New Membership Incentive:   If you are a current OHCA member and bring in one new member who says they were referred to us by you, you will receive a free coupon good for one Personal Creativity Workshop, Thursday Writing Class, or Gallery Entry Fee! Contact the office for details: 415-388-4331.

OHCA Member News: Salma Arastu raised $5,000 from supporters and was matched by The East Bay Community Foundation’s “Fund for Artists”, for her series of poem-paintings, “Turning Rumi: Singing Verses of Love, Unity and Freedom.” Works from the series will be at Dominican University’s Alemany Library Gallery July 20 – Sept. 20. The opening is Sat., Sept. 15, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Elise Cheval has a piece in “Horizons”, at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art in Novato, on display from July 21 to August 19. The opening is July 21, 5-7 p.m.

Elizabeth Flanagan, Willow Older, and Kartikey Patel will be selling their works on Saturday, July 21 at the “Art on the Lawn” show, 67 Ross Ave., San Anselmo, (415-944-4406). The show is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and there will be live music by Jose Neto and Daryl Bond.

Robert Gumpertz has been commissioned to create a four-color cover page for Chaperon magazine, a periodical printed in six languages for tourists visiting San Francisco. Robert’s design will highlight the America’s Cup race and will be published in January 2013.

Patricia Kelly will exhibit her egg tempera works at the San Francisco Zen Center August 3 – 29. The reception is Friday, August 10, 7 – 8:30 p.m. 300 Page Street, San Francisco.  See: sfzc.org/cc/display.asp?catid=2,283

Susan Trott’s novel, Flamingo Thief, will be a movie in 2013, starring Will Ferrell, and produced by Ben Stiller. Way to go, Susan!

Congratulations to all the OHCA members who entered and won prizes at the Marin County Fair, including Enrique Goldenberg, Leslie Lakes, Karin Mortensen, and Elaine Nehm!

August 2012 Calendar:  

1 Wire Forms in Light Class

3 Zen Meditation, every Friday

3 Printing w/the Press, every Friday

4 Creativity Workshop, every Saturday

4 Upcycle Art Class

5 Monoprinting

6 Your Life in Story: Memoirs, every Monday

7 Gallery and Loft Openings

9 Suminagashi Paper Marbling

10 The World is Our Canvas Photo Group

11 Acrylic Expressionism

12 Channeling Creativity Class

13 Painter’s Forum

14 Artist Trading Cards

15 Felted Vessels and Flowers

16 Local Women Writers Series

18 Margery Kreitman and Friends

19 Paper Earrings

22 Welcome to Watercolors

22 Watercolors 911

29 Local Women Writers Series

27 Painter’s Forum

27 Sufi Meditation

30 Collage Playshop

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.

Dine Out for O’Hanlon!  Eat at Pasta Pomodoro in Strawberry Village this Thursday, to benefit OHCA! Bring a special flier (it’s attached as a printable .pdf, and we have copies in the Loft and the office too) with you to the restaurant on Thursday, June 14, and/or Sunday, July 15, and 20% of your tab will be donated to OHCA!  Please see complete details on the flier.  The address for Pasta Pomodoro is:  800 Redwood Highway, Suite 205 (Strawberry Village) Mill Valley; Phone: 415-388-1692.

OHCA’s Annual Summer Solstice Party will be held on Wednesday, June 20, from 4 to 7 p.m.  We invite members to bring a dish, friends, and family to this free potluck get-together. Interested in volunteering? Please contact Megan by Friday, June 15, at 388-4331. We’ll hope to see you there!

July Artist Opportunity  The Miller Ave. Whole Foods will be celebrating their 20th anniversary on Sat., July 21, Noon to 3 p.m.  OHCA and WF will provide 15 tables for artists to sell their artworks that day—6 tables are still available. RSVP to the office if you’d like a table.  Tables provided on a first come, first served basis.

July Artist Retreat:   The Retreat (to be held Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the OHCA Loft and outside areas) still has 5 Writing Spaces available. The price for the week-long July Artist Retreat is: $185 general; $150 OHCA members. Contact the OHCA office for complete details.

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  “FATHOM: the Essence of Water” July 2012

• Exhibition Dates: July 3 to July 31, 2012
• Artists Roundtable:  Tues., July 3, 4 to 6 p
• Reception: Tuesday, July 3, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Juror:  Artists Suzie Buchholz and Gordon Huether
• Entry Fee: $25 for OHCA members, $30 for non-members, for up to three pieces.

Fathom [fath·om], verb:
1. To measure the depth of water; 2. To penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand.

This July, OHCA invites you to fathom WATER in all of its forms and essences; its symbols and traditions (in all cultures); and all of our individual relations and experiences with it—but especially what it means to YOU. Abstract and expressionistic works encouraged.

Media: Any media. Outdoor installation proposals welcome. Works must be ready to hang or display and labeled with artist’s name, phone, medium, size, and price, if for sale.

When dropping off your art, please bring a resume or an artist statement if you have one.  Gallery policies will be provided at the time of drop off.  Gallery requirements are that insurance coverage is provided by the artist and that accepted work must remain on view throughout the month.  By taking part in the show, artists agree to a 30% tax-deductible donation to OHCA from all sales.

Dates for exhibition entries: Please hand-deliver (no slides or .jpgs) up to three pieces of work to OHCA on Friday, June 29, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on Saturday, June 30, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will notify you (preferably by email) about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, July 2 at 5 p.m. Works not accepted must be picked up Tuesday, July 3, between 12:30 and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made.

Retrieval of Unsold Artwork: Works must be picked up on Tuesday, July 31 between 2 and 4 p.m., or on Wednesday, August 1, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Artists leaving their work after this time will be charged $5/day storage unless prior arrangements have been made.

Also on Exhibit:  Virginia Stella, “Of Heaven and Earth” Virginia says, “I am an artist of earth and sky, using drawing, photography and printmaking mediums. The garden is a fertile place of color, light, form, and texture that affords me plant material for working in my studio. I also work plein air, hoping to discover a new shell, feather, or church around the bend.  A trip to Sicily, my ancestral home, heightened my appreciation for creativity and Creators. ‘Make something beautiful for God’ said Mother Teresa. I hope my work fulfills that suggestion and that earthly viewers enjoy my work as well.”

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from Miriam Detert, Jinn Fauvre, E Jeane Gilliam, Mill Valley Market, Carolyn Planakis, Jean Port, Gail Robertson, John and Elinor Severinghaus, Diana and Richard Shore, and Barry Toranto.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated to OHCA!

Another Great Way to Give O’Hanlon Center has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Visit their family of merchants for a complete list of businesses in the program.  Here’s how it works: You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered. Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on OHCA’s behalf!  Take a look at the Escrip website (Escrip.com) and enroll today to begin giving to O’Hanlon Center—we thank you in advance!

We Salute New and Renewing Members
Suzanne Berger, Blair Campbell, Jane Cornwell, Keiko Fujimoto, Enrique Goldenberg, Robert Gumpertz, Paula Hansen, Leslie Lakes, Jonathan Livingston, Edward Marson, Joan Sadler, Diana and Richard Shore, Ellen Singer -Vine, Else Tamayo, and David Zeltser.

OHCA Member News:  Dick Brown will be part of a poetry performance reading at the Larkspur Library in the Larkspur City Council Chambers. “Real Men Write Poetry,” will be on Wednesday, June 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

“Enchanting Eichlers,” Blair Campbell’s article on Eichler homes in Marin County, is the cover story of Marin Magazine’s June issue. You can read it here: bitly.com/marineichlers  Congratulations, Blair!  Blair’s upcoming article on Marin public libraries will appear in the magazine’s September issue.

Elise Cheval’s Project Green Runway Trashion Show will be held at the Marin Sanitary Service, 535 Jacoby Street, San Rafael, this Saturday, June 16 from 4-6 p.m. See the website for details:  www.projectgreenrunway.com/

The O’Hanlon Center Monotype Workshop group opens a show at the Mill Valley Depot Bookstore and Café on Tuesday, July 3, 5:30 to 7 p.m.  “Painterly Prints” will showcase works by Kate Dumont, Robert Gumpertz, Edward Marson, and Elaine Nehm.  87 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley.  The show will be up through July 30.

Bonnie Himberg will be teaching a Nuno Felting workshop at OHCA on Tuesday, June 26, 11:30 to 4.  For details, contact Bonnie at: Bonikasanimals@aol.com or 415-388-8366.

July 2012 Calendar:         

1   Monoprinting

3   Gallery and Loft Openings

6    Zen Meditation, every Friday

6    Printing w/the Press, every Friday

7    Creativity Workshop, every Saturday 

7    Upcycle Art Class

8   Soft Art Bracelets

9   Painter’s Forum

10   Haiku Class

10   Artist Trading Cards  

10/12/17/19   Intuitive Painting

12   3-D Collage  

13   The World is Our Canvas Photo Group  

14   Acrylic Expressionism

15   Collage Fest   

15   Pasta Pomodoro Partnership Day  

16/17   Wrapped Animal Drawings

17   Rengay and Haiga

18  Writing for Artists

19  Paper Gift Sets

23-27  OHCA Artist Retreat

29   Printmaking Your Way

26   Sufi Meditation

31   Haibun

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.

Dick O’Hanlon Sculptures on Display  Two of Dick’s pieces, a copper wall hanging and a stone sculpture, will be included at an exhibit of past Marin Society of Artists’ Presidents at the Dominican University Library.  The show will run May 23 to June 28, 2012.  Guests are invited to a group viewing on Sunday, June 10 at 2 p.m. with a reception at the MSA gallery (30 Sir Francis Drake Ave., Ross) immediately following.

Dine Out for O’Hanlon!  OHCA has entered into a partnership with the Strawberry Village Pasta Pomodoro.  Collect a special flier from OHCA (we have included a .pdf you can print above as attachment, and will have copies in the Loft and in the office too), bring the flier with you on Thursday, June 14 and or Sunday, July 15 and 20 % of your tab will be donated to OHCA!  Please see complete details on the flier.  The address for Pasta Pomodoro is:  800 Redwood Highway, Suite 205 (Strawberry Village) Mill Valley; Phone: 415-388-1692.

Another Great Way to Give O’Hanlon Center has also enrolled in Escrip.com, an online resource for fundraising where participating businesses contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases back to OHCA. Visit their family of merchants for a complete list of businesses in the program.  Here’s how it works: You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to OHCA based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered. Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on OHCA’s behalf!  Take a look at the Escrip website and enroll today to begin giving to O’Hanlon Center—we thank you in advance!

OHCA’s Annual Summer Solstice Party will be held on Wednesday, June 20, from 4 to 7 p.m.  We invite members to bring a dish, friends, and family to this free potluck get-together. In order for this great tradition to continue this year, we will need two volunteers to oversee the event. If you’re interested, please contact Megan at 388-4331. We’ll hope to see you there!

Marin Open Studios, 2013  Congratulations to all the OHCA members who participated in MOS this year.  We hope you saw many sales!  OHCA is looking for a volunteer to manage next year’s MOS at OHCA.  We are also now accepting names of any members who are interested in sharing the Gallery or outdoor space at OHCA for next year’s event.  Contact Board member Gail Robertson if you are interested in doing either: gailytr@aol.com  or 415-388-3676.  Names will be taken on a first come, first served basis, and space is limited.

Bookcases Wanted  OHCA is excited to offer hand-built ceramic classes for adults and children this summer!  However, we are in need of wooden bookcases/cabinets to be used as drying racks.  We also have a lot of scrap wood on site, so if you are handy or know a carpenter who will donate their time, please forward that info to the OHCA office.

July Artist Opportunity  The Miller Avenue Whole Foods will be celebrating their 20th anniversary on Saturday, July 21.  OHCA has been working with them to provide 15 tables for artists to sell their works the day of their party.  There will be other vendors and a live band. RSVP to the office if you’d like a table to sell your artwork.  Tables will be provided on a first come, first served basis.

July Artist Retreat:   The Visual Artist spaces for the Retreat (to be held Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the OHCA Loft and outside areas) have been filled, but there are still 5 Writing Spaces available. The price for the week-long July Artist Retreat is: $185 general; $150 OHCA members. Contact the OHCA office for complete details.

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  OHCA’s 9^th Annual Wabi-Sabi Show! “…celebrating the simple, the rustic, the unassuming; the dignity of things imperfect, uncontrolled and incomplete; the transient beauty of the natural world…”

• Exhibition Dates: June 5 to June 28, 2012
• Artists’ Roundtable Discussion:  Tuesday, June 5, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Reception: Tuesday, June 5, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Juror: Marico Chigyo, Sashiko Textile Specialist
• Entry Fee: $25 for OHCA members, $30 for non-members, for up to three pieces.
• Become a new OHCA member at the time of delivery and get your entry fee waived!  Call or visit www.ohanloncenter.org for more details. 

Media: any media or material, from major installations to minuscule “gems.”  The emphasis of this exhibit will be not on the final perfected form of the work, but on how well pieces reflect the sense and feeling of this elusive concept. In particular, focus will be on the imaginative use of materials and uniqueness.  See the Wabi-Sabi portion of the OHCA website for inspiration: (ohanloncenter.org/programs/wabi-sabi/) All works must be ready to hang or display and labeled with artist’s name, telephone, medium, size, and price, if for sale.  Outdoor installation proposals welcome.

Dates for Exhibition Entries: Hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to 3 pieces of work to OHCA on Friday, June 1, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on Saturday, June 2, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will notify you about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, June 4 at 5 p.m.

Those works not accepted must be picked up on Tuesday, June 5 between 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made. Please include biographical information and your email address if you have one. Information about hanging/showing and Gallery policies will be provided at the Center.

Gallery Requirements:  Insurance coverage is provided by the Artist.  Accepted work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.  By taking part in the show, artists agree to a 30% tax-deductible donation to the Center from all sales.

Retrieval of Unsold Artwork: Unsold work must be picked up on Thurs., June 28 b/t 2 and 4 p.m., or on Friday, June 29, b/t 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Artists leaving their work after this time will be charged a $5/day storage fee.

Also on Exhibit during June:  “Cayen Robertson: One by One” These new works are a poetic/musical way of visualizing the culture and connectedness of the world we live in.  Each work which she calls “composites” are, as a whole, made up of distinct equally sized segments.  Each segment has its own rhythm, mood, scale and event. Together the segments join forces and become visual poems or modern musical compositions where harmony, dissonance, feeling and emotion meet. The viewer is experiencing both the excitement of moment to moment and at the same time the richness of the complicated and connectedness of the whole.

We Thank Our Donors! O’Hanlon recently received tax-deductible gifts from Linda Aroyan, Miriam Detert, Richard Brown, Jinn Fauvre, Robert Glavin, Kris Gordon, Nancy Head, Wayne Heldt, Jane Paradise, Gail Robertson, Sheila Tuffanelli, Gary Weatherford, and Peter Xiques.

Mention “7078” at Mill Valley Market’s register and 2% of your sales will be donated to OHCA!

We Salute New and Renewing Members   David Adams, Angie Azur, Carol Baum, Melinda diSessa, Virginia Fauvre, Margery Kreitman, Candace Maddux, Anne Rosenfeld, Barry Toranto, Nela Wattley, and Gary Weatherford.

OHCA Member News:  Patricia Kelly’s collaborative work with playwright Vince Montague in “Broadside Attractions: Vanquished Terrains show” at Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, was featured in the SF Chronicle’s 96 Hours pink pages for May 10-13.  See the front page for details about Patricia’s work and for a photo of the artist team!

Margery Kretiman will be performing her short “Payday at Pukalani” on Tuesday June 12^th, 7:30 pm at StageWerx. 446 Valencia St., SF.

Mariah Noonan has her colorful, hand-painted silk scarves at Various and Sundries, 69 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax, CA. 415-454-1442.

Francis Snyder won and Honorable Mention Award at the MMOCA Altered Book Show with Donna Seager as juror; was included in The Lab group show fundraiser at 16th Street SF, (between Mission and Van Ness); and is the scenic painter for the Stagedor Dancers upcoming production “The Last Unicorn,” Stagedor Dance Studio, 10 Libertyship Way, Sausalito which will be performed the first 2 weekends in June.

June 2012 Calendar:      

1   Zen Meditation, every Friday

1   Printing w/the Press, every Friday

2   Creativity Workshop, every Saturday 

2   Upcycle Art Class

3   Monoprinting

3   Paper Art Class: Pop Up Books

5   Gallery and Loft Openings

6    Afternoon Kid’s Art, Wednesdays to 6/13

7    Active Imagination Workshop  

8    The World is Our Canvas Photo Group  

9    Painting with Acrylics

10   From Earth to Art Workshop

10   Collage Fest    

11   Painter’s Forum, every other Monday

11   Fiction/Short Story Workshop

12   Artist Trading Cards  

14   Pasta Pomodoro Partnership Day  

17   Silk Screening Class

20   Summer Solstice Party  

21   Asian Art talk: Korean Ceramics

25   Sufi Meditation

25   Fiction/Short Story Workshop  

26   Suminagashi (Paper Marbling) Class

28   Collage Playshop

The mission of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley is to provide programs, studio space, exhibitions and experiences that honor individual creativity, develop artistic practice, and build community.