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September’s Art Challenge: Circular

Elin Whitney-Smith’s Circular Ripples won the top votes from Hill Center. Elin will receive $20 gift certificate from Hill Center.

Like everyone, artists sometime need a little push, an inspiring message, a change of thought patterns. Each month we challenge our members with a central theme to be interpreted artistically in a new work of art.

This month’s theme is CIRCULAR and we received submissions from 37 of our members. Deadline: Sept. 30.

By offering a theme, we encourage our members to start a NEW work of art every month, that’s the challenge. Most of the artwork is for sale, please contact Capitol Hill Art League for purchase info.

Our DC neighbor, Hill Center, will pick their ONE favorite art image at the end of every month and award that artist with a $20 gift certificate.

September~Mind of the Artist: Anne Shields

Every month, CHAW’s website presents a blog called Mind of the Artist and one of our CHAL members submits their own short bio about their artwork along with artwork images. This month, please view Anne Shields here: https://www.chaw.org/blog/chaw-mind-artist-anne-shields

As with many artists, working full time and taking care of family fills up time for creating but once one retires…boom! Artists can spend hours taking art classes, drawing, painting, taking photographs and expressing their creativity without restraints. That was the case with Anne; she even has TWO children’s books available on Amazon!!

If you would like to register for an online art class, check these out: https://www.chaw.org/adult-classes

September 15th Tuesday Art Critique Group

CHAL Tuesday Art Critique Group meets twice a month. September 1 and September 15 from 10am-12noon on ZOOM.

CHAL Members bring 1-2 artworks in progress WIP to a virtual peer group session on ZOOM for comments and positive critiques. Artists take turns showing and telling. 10am-12pm. Please have your artwork images ready to screen share. Email Carolyn R., our moderator, for your invite to zoom!

Bright Bold Big Art Exhibit September 2020- April 2021

16 artists of Capitol Hill Art League are featured in a curated, group mixed media display called Bright Bold Big. All artwork is for sale, please contact Capitol Hill Art League for purchase info.

Location: Center for Plastic Surgery in Chevy Chase, MD

Julie Byrne, Karen Cohen, Karin Edgett, Nancy Ennis, Mary Elizabeth Gosselink, Tamora Ilasat, J Jaffery, David Mann, Jane Mann, Steve Kunin, Ann Pickett, Nan Raphael, Lori Rounds, Alexia Stefanovich, Karen Van Allen, and Rosa Vera. Photographs, encaustics, watercolors, acrylic, and collage artwork will be displayed September and extended till April 2021 Exhibit manager/volunteer/artist: Ann Pickett.

Artists: If you sell any of your pieces, you may replace it by contacting Ann Pickett.

Garden Party by Ann Pickett
Acrylic 60 x 36 $3000

Seated Nude
Ann Pickett
Acrylic 29 x 29
$1500

All artwork is for sale, please contact email: chalartists at gmail.com.

Evening in the Vineyard by Rosa Vera
Acrylic 12 x 12
$420

September Making New Connections Frame of Mine Live exhibit

Making New Connections Art Show is our first, (unjuried), group exhibit for NEW members who have joined CHAL since Jan. 2020

Where: Frame of Mine Gallery 545 8th St NE, DC

Exhibit Runs- September 8- October 3, 2020

Visitors/Artists are welcome to view the artwork exhibit in person. For hours of operation, please visit: https://www.frameofminedc.com

Groups of 4-5 people at a time in the gallery are allowed, masks are required. Hand sanitizer will be stationed throughout.

NOTE: There will be a 20% discount given on custom framing from anything purchased in the gallery CHAL exhibit.

Our exhibit features the following new members in various art mediums, acrylic painting, oil painting, pastels, encaustics, watercolor, archival inks, and photography: Mary E. Gosselink, Lori Niland Rounds, Martina Sestakova, Sarah Burford, Steve Kunin, Anne Albright, E. Lynn Coates, Nan Raphael, Kim DiDonato-Murrell, Ellen Yahuda, KB Kessler, Jeffery Miller, and Louise Holland.