Newsletter: January 2022

In This Issue

• Featured Artist Openings
• Renew Your Membership
• Studio Tour 2022
• ​Artist News: John Shaw
• New Look for Your Newsletter
• ​Helpful Links

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Featured Artist Openings

There are three open spots remaining for Featured Artist in 2022. Available dates are June 16-30, August 16-31, and September.

This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your work. If you're interested, please contact Donna Westerling. Email [email protected] (preferred) or 613-386-2868.

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Renew Your Membership

AOTL memberships are due for renewal each calendar year beginning on January 1. Membership renewal reminders began going out via our automated email in mid-December.

As of January 2, over 50 members (about 40%) have already renewed. This is far ahead of last year. If you've taken care of this important to-do, thank you!

If you haven't yet renewed, please follow the instructions in the reminder emails you received. And, if you're not a member yet, you can join us right here!

​Thanks for keeping Art Of The Lakes vital and strong with your membership!

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Studio Tour 2022

Attention Artists! You're invited to participate in one of the largest and best rural art crawls in the midwest!

This year's tour is July 15, 16 and 17. Registration is now open, so sign up and start your planning!

Learn more and register

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Artist News: John Shaw

John Shaw is extremely pleased to announce he has been invited to exhibit his stoneware / porcelain work, It's Warm Round These Parts, at Arts North International 27.

In its 27th year, this international juried exhibition showcases the work of thirteen different classes of media by artists from the United States and abroad. $10,000 in awards are available. Prize money will be distributed to more than 50 awards.

The exhibition will be open from January 8 through February 22, 2022 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins MN, 55343. An Artist's reception will be held the evening of January 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. ​

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New Look for Newsletter

Your organization's newsletter has a new look and feel!

Besides a revised layout, the biggest change is that the newsletter is now a blog post on the AOTL website. That means you'll no longer need to download a PDF to read it. It also means that all issues (beginning with January 2022) will be available on the website any time in the Blog Archives.

As part of this change, the Board Meeting Minutes have been moved from the newsletter to a dedicated blog post series. In addition, the list of Board Members and AOTL Contacts have been moved to the Contact page of our website.

• You don't have to remember any of this - links to all this information will appear in each newsletter in the Helpful Links section (see below).

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​We'll continue to print a few newsletters for those who prefer a hard copy.

Please contact Tom Kuder ([email protected]) if you have questions - or suggestions for news!

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Helpful Links

​Board Meeting Minutes December 2021
Board Member list
AOTL Contacts list
Facebook page