September 10, 7-9:30pm. St. Louis Artists' Guild, Emerson Gallery. The featured speaker for the meeting is Ron Laboray, Washington University Art Dept. faculty member, contemporary painter/sculptor and Visual Arts Advisor to Granite City, IL. Ron will speak about his art and how it has lead him to his current activities. He has curated an exhibit of plein air paintings that will open Sept 18 at Granite City, IL City Hall. The exhibit is part of an effort to document the transition of a blighted downtown into an arts district. A business meeting for members of the Artisans's section will follow the presentation. Items on the agenda will include a discussion by Jerry Cox on progress on the Section's new website, costs for members to to be listed on the site and the go live date. The meeting is free and open to all SLAG members and guests. Blogworthy notes: Chris Cosby and Boris Khechoyan represented the Artisans' section with their elegant works in art glass and woodworking respectively at the the Annual SLAG Membership Meeting on August 30. Congratulations are in order to woodworkers Vic Barr and Boris Khechoyan. Vic's wood sculpture fashioned from a gunstock was included in the recent juried show, Recycled Tendencies, on the second floor of the Artists' Guild. Boris will lead a workshop at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, IN September 8-12.Boris will also be the featured speaker at the September 19 meeting of the Society of Period Furniture Makers at the St. Louis Art Museum.
Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Laboray
http://www.ronlaboray.com/Site/Home.html
www.marcadams.com
