MAC TALK
FEBRUARY 2016
Volume
Issue
Next big MAC Show!
On Saturday April 16th, MAC will have a show at 100 Braid Street
Studios in New W estminster!  It is a beautiful space and we are very
excited to have this opportunity.  Take a look at their website;
http://100braidststudios.com MAC members will soon be choosing a name
for this ‘first ever’ MAC show at Braid Street.
M A C h a s f o u n d a Tr e a s u r e r f o r o u r B o a r d !
Nabil M, who works in the financial investment area, has agreed to
serve as Treasurer for the Board once MAC registers as a Society. W e are
very pleased that we will benefit from Nabil ’s commitment & expertise.
Welcome, Nabil!
(Now we are looking for a ‘Vice Chair’ and a ‘Secretary’.)
A bit of a helping hand from CMHA & Fraser Health
CMHA & Fraser Health have managed to find a bit of money for MAC,
and we managed to find a way to spend it! MAC is now the pleased owner
of a new camera (which doesn ’t require any duct tape to hold it together),
a second lap-top computer (which is about half the weight of the old one),
plus a couple of wire grid stands for displaying our art. Thank you! to both
CMHA and Fraser Health!
Facebook Reminder
Please ‘like’ our Facebook page; Myartistscorner. ‘
I would like to connect with as many of you as possible! ’ Teresa
Announcing; ‘Art Work’ with Kelsey
To compliment the ‘Lunch Break’ sessions with Carlie, we now have ‘Art
W ork’ sessions with Kelsey, the ECHO Vocational Coordinator, on the 2nd
Tuesday of the month. In February (Tuesday the 9th), Kelsey will outline
how she came to work in the employment field and explain her role with
ECHO. She is also very interested in hearing from MAC members about
the topics we want her to cover in the coming months.
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MAC TALK
How to Become a Member of MAC:
1) Become a member of your Clubhouse (ECHO if you live in Burnaby, NEW LEAF if you live in
New Westminster.)
2) Attend 1 session of ‘Actively Artistic’, which is a short art program, and gives an orientation to
the MAC program. You will receive a MAC referral checklist to keep track of these steps.
‘Actively Artistic’ runs at the ECHO clubhouse, usually on the ‘second & fourth Thursdays at 1:30
pm, however it is always good to confirm. (Call ECHO at 604.526.9606, or send an email to
myartistscorner.1@gmail.com. )
3) Attend 1 other Clubhouse program (at ECHO if you live in Burnaby, at NEW LEAF if you live
in New Westminster.)
4) Have your checklist signed off by a Staff member AND THEN...
5) Bring the checklist with you for a ‘Free Trial’ day at MAC!
Questions? Email Teresa at myartistscorner.1@gmail.com to get more information.
Available to adults living with mental health issues. It doesn’t matter where you live although priority is given to those living in the Bby/New West/Tri-Cities areas Requirements: Membership is
$10/month, and every member contributes 30 minutes of volunteer time each month. Members
can apply to the Rehab Fund for help in covering the annual fee for supplies & instruction, which
is $100/year. Please call ECHO Clubhouse staff (604-526- 9606) or Teresa (778-855-1704) if
you want to join.
S.M.A.R.T. GOALS!
With Carlie to lead our discussion about ‘SMART Art Goals’, we explored some of our
goals for 2016. SMART is an acronym for ‘Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, & with
a Time component’. Among other things, we came up with some great ideas for helping
Teresa to create more art!
‘Actively Artistic’ is running on the
2nd & 4th Thursdays for 2016.
The session on the 2nd Thursday will be from 1:30 to 2:30, while the session on
the 4th Thursday will run a little longer, from 1:30 to 3pm. Drop in program, no sign-up required. ‘Actively Artistic’ is our free art/craft session held once or twice a month at ECHO, and
it also serves as our orientation program for those who would like to join MAC. MAC members lead the sessions: Louise, Sharley, Tricia, Rebeka, and Ella (who often does an origami
project). As before, there will be times when the schedule is changed due to ECHO activities
or MAC scheduling challenges. It is a good idea to check with the Clubhouse at 604 5269606, or email Teresa at myartistscorner.1@gmail.com
New West Artists
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NWA held its Annual General Meeting in late January and presented its show calendar for 2016. The group, which now includes Barb Wendzich, will have more than 10
shows this year! MAC will participate in almost all of these events, so watch for updates
as we go along.
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“UNFINISHED” By ELLA
“EXTRACT” By EVEYLNE
VOLUNTEER CORNER
Vice Chair & Secretary
We are now looking for a Vice-Chair and a Secretary for our Board, to get us started as a nonprofit society. The Vice-Chair will take over when the Chair isn’t available, and will help develop
a succession plan for the Board. The Secretary is responsible for taking minutes and keeping
tracking the Board’s decisions. There will be monthly Board meetings and the term would be 2
or 3 years.
And we introduce Justin as a volunteer, a ‘Friend of MAC’.
‘…As a volunteer for MAC I have performed a variety of tasks.  These tasks have included assisting with set-up and take down at the Shadbolt art show, arranging art stored on site by artist,
additions to frame inventory and, most recently, creating backing for frames.  It is the variety of
tasks and opportunity to spend time with so many creative and welcoming people that keeps me
volunteering with MAC.’ Thank you for all your help, Justin!
FIND OUR ARTIST:
Please help us find Tony C, who was briefly connected to
MAC several years ago. We have one piece to be returned;
a lovely large portrait, ‘Sara’, blue on white acrylic on canvas. ‘Sara’
needs to be re-united with Tony!
FEBRUARY FEATURED ART WORK
JOHN: “WAVES”
“BLUE & YELLOW BIRD”
By BRENDA
“WINTER
SNOW”
By
MARCIA
Portrait Styles
MAC members had a chance to
see a wide range of portrait styles
when we had our ‘Styles Overview’
class. Many of the artists included are
both LIVING (as opposed to dead) and
LOCAL (Canadian & BC)! Check out
our website to see the examples of
how artists capture the essence of the
people they paint (or draw)!
wwwmyartistscorner.ca
‘VENGE” By DIXON
“SPLASHES”
By ANNE (below)
“KISSING IN THE
DARK”
By NADA
(above)
Actively Artistic will take place at 1:30 on Thursday February 11th & 25th.
* There will be TWO Early Bird sessions in February: Friday February 19th AND Tuesday
February 23rd. MAC will be open 9:30 to 12:30 ONLY.
* MAC Work Bee! – Thursday, 4-7pm, February 18th.
Tuesdays
2nd – Colour Temperature & How to Use It in Your Paintings (2 of 2)
James Koll, long-time member of the Burnaby Arts Guild, will use demonstration and exercises to explain the 'temperature' of a colour and how to enrich our work by using various
colour temperatures. In January James focused on still life, this week he will use landscapes as a demonstration.
9th – 11:30 ‘Art Work’ with Kelsey,
2:30 Open Studio, Matting Cutting Demo, and
Discussion of a proposed MAC ‘Buddy System’ (What will a new MAC member will need to
know? How do we share this information so the person can quickly start to create art??)
‘second Tuesday brush cleaning’
16th – Pencil Techniques
Teresa will review the use of ‘value’ in drawing, how to
get variety in pencil strokes, & wood textures
23rd – Early Bird
MAC is open 9:30 to 12:30 only. Open Studio. SMART-Goal Check-in
Fridays
5th – Open Studio .
Open Studio and; It has been suggested that we have a Buddy
System at MAC. Lets talk about this idea? What will a new MAC member will need to
know? How do we share this information so the person can quickly start to create art??)
12th – Artist Day; Drawings of da Vinci
Recently we studied several of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings, and this time we will look at
some of his drawings. Da Vinci filled more than 1000 pages in his sketchbooks, using them
to work out his ideas, recording the results of his experiments. Check out
http://www.unmuseum.org/leosketch.htm
Submission date, pieces for Wall Displays - CMHA
19th - Early Bird
MAC is open 9:30 to 12:30 only.
Open Studio.
SMART-Goal Check-in
26th – 11:30 Lunch Break with Carlie
12:30 MAC meeting
Submission Date; pieces for Wall Display – Gilmore
Plus ‘Art Squared’: 1 12x12x1.5
Submission Dates;
February 12 - pieces for Wall Displays – CMHA: 1 8x10, plus 1 16x20, plus 1 larger piece
(for those who missed the first installment)
February 26 - pieces for Wall Display – Gilmore: 1 8x10, plus 1 16x20, plus 1 larger
piece
February 26 – ‘Art Squared’: 1 12x12x1.5