This web site is no longer the official web site of the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco. We have a new web site: www.visualartsguildoffrisco.org. Please visit our new site for updates on our latest events. To request a newsletter, contact us at vagfsuggestions@gmail.com. Please do not make membership payments on this site. If you are interested in becoming a member, contact us via e-mail, and we will send you the correct membership form.

Thank you,
Misty Foster
214-384-7200

Our member meeting this month is on Tuesday, March 2, at 7pm. We will meet at Collin College Preston Ridge Campus, in the Library, room L249. Collin College is located at 9700 Wade Boulevard. The Library is easily accessed from the parking lot on the North side of the campus.

In addition to updates on upcoming events, we will be sharing our ideas on each others’ art work! Everyone is invited tobring either a completed work of art, or a work in progress to add to the group discussion. This is a great way to get to know each other, and to get input on your work. Come join us!

Join us for our Spring Member Show, from March 1-27 at Frisco Arts Center. We will have a beautiful exhibit of our members' work!

Open Gallery Saturday, March 6, from noon -8pm; Artists Reception March 6, 6-8pm
Open Gallery Saturday, March 20, from noon - 4pm.

Contact us at vagfsuggestions@gmail.com
Thanks!

Our February Meeting will be Tuesday, February 2, at 7pm. We will meet at the Frisco Public Library, on the 4th floor, in the Vivian McCallum room. Join us as tree of our Guild members will give an Art Talk on their art work --Barbara Mason, Fran Reisner and Linda Wells.

Come early to enjoy the Art in the Atrium exhibit, on all five floors of the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center. We hope to see you there!

2010 is almost here, and we're looking forward to a productive year with the Guild.

*January 5, 2010, 7pm@ Frisco Arts Center -- First monthly meeting of the year -- We'll discuss all the great ideas the new Board has for the Guild, and have a brainstorming session with our members. Please make plans to attend this meeting.

In addition to our current shows and programs here are some new goals for 2010:
-Update and consolidate our web sites (vagf.org and visualartsguildoffrisco.org)
- Increase community awareness
- Establish working Committees for various outreaches of the Guild
- Present educational lectures and workshops for our members and the community
- Host excellent art exhbits at Frisco Arts and other venues in our community

Please feel free to contact us at vagfsuggestions@gmail.com.
Misty Foster
2010 President

Jane Damon, Vice President
Barbara Mason, Secretary
Linda Wells, Treasurer
Colleen Bozarth, Parliamentarian

Monthly Meeting, Tuesday October 6 @ 7PM

This month's meeting will be held at The Gallery 8680, located at 8680 Main St., Frisco 75034. It is located at the NW corner of Main and Dr. Pink, about 1 block west of the Main St., Preston intersection.

In addition to our monthly business meeting, we will be hosting an ART 21 Viewing Party. ART 21 is a PBS series dedicated to contemporary artists of the 21st century. This episode is entitled "Fantasy" and will feature artists Jeff Koons, Mary Heilmann, and Cao Fei. For more information on Art 21, view www.art21.org or www.pbs.org/art21.

At our meeting will be discussing our upcoming board elections and taking nominations for positions.

To be on our mailing list, please contact us at vagfsuggestions@gmail.com.

We have a new web site under construction, and hope to have it fully functional by the end of the summer. Meanwhile, to keep up with all the Guild is doing, join our contact list for our monthly newsletter. E-mail us at vagfsuggestions@gmail.com or call 214-901-2172.

Events this summer
July 31, 6-8pm: Friday Night Lights in downtown Frisco; Frisco Arts Center gallery open
August 1 & 2, 2-4pm: Drop off for Member Show; all members are welcome to drop off art work for our August Member Show
August 8, 6-8pm: Artist Reception for Member Show at Frisco Arts Center gallery
August 14 & 28: Friday Night Lights in downtown Frisco; Frisco Arts Center gallery open


Our new web site is www.visualartsguildoffrisco.org
Thanks!