Off the Page—On the Wall

Illustrators Club Exhibition

Montgomery College School of Art + Design
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center
930 King Street | Silver Spring, MD 20910
Gallery Hours M-F, 8 AM to 4 PM
240-567-1368

SHOW DATES October 27, 2011 to November 30, 2011
OPENING RECEPTION Thursday, November 3, 6-8 PM
SPECIAL GUEST PROGRAM Brad Holland, 8-9 PM

Special reminder to IllustratorsClub Members:

Entries must be received by Friday October 7, 2011

Check your e-mail for details

Worlds Collide: The Art of Science Fiction

Montgomery College, Rockville Campus
Communication Arts Technologies Gallery presents
Worlds Collide: The Art of Science Fiction
An exhibition of science fiction illustration
by some of the most widely known and
loved professionals from today and yesterday.

October 3 – 28
Reception, Wednesday, October 5
5 – 7 pm

Featured Illustrators include Paul Alexander, John Berkey, Vincent Di Fate,
Leo and Diane Dillon, Donato Giancola, James Gurney, Paul Lehr,
Gregory Manchess, Richard Powers, Don Ivan Punchatz and Murray Tinkelman

This exhibition is part of
Montgomery College 2011-2012
Arts Celebration of the Sciences
Intersections: Where Art Meets Science

For more information and to view a web gallery of the exhibition visit
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~mvaughan/technical_center/index.html

The Communication Arts Technologies Gallery is located in
Room 106 on the lower level of the Technical Center,
Montgomery College, Rockville Campus.
Hours: Monday through Wednesday, 10 am - 6 pm,
Thursdays 10 am - 8 pm
Fridays, 10 am - 1 pm
240.567.7521

For directions and maps to Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, Technical Center visit
http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/secondary5.aspx?urlid=15

Johns Hopkins Celebrates a Century of Medical Illustration

Max Brodel’s reconstruction drawing of the inner ear from serial sections of the temporal bone. The illustration appears in ‘Three Unpublished Drawings,’ 1946. Courtesy: The Brodel Archives

We congratulate JHU for their contribution to the medical field an the field of medical illustration. Happy One Hundred!! Read the article on the JHU Gazette website.

Hello, this message is for all younger Illustrators or those just entering our wonderful profession,

Thanks to all of you who have signed up for this year's Nuts & Bolts Conference. Due to seating limitations we only have 15 spots left. So don't delay, Sign up now. If you’re a college senior or a recent graduate this is the conference for you. When surveyed 100% of last year's attendees said they would recommend this conference.

¶ This intense two day conference will explore the business side of illustration with heavy emphasis on self-promotion and marketing and the basics of setting up your business.

¶ We’ll talk about how to build a better site. How to get your foot in the door. How to negotiate fees. Understanding contracts. Working with art directors. Deciding between having a rep or not. We’ll look at the past and the future of illustration. We’ll share the three things every successful illustrator knows and talk about the do’s and don’ts of being a young illustrator.

¶ We’ll encourage you to interact with our speakers and ask questions before, during the lectures and after the confer- ence at two evening cocktail receptions.

¶ We’ll offer studio tours, a complimentary online portfolio review and printed materials that you’ll take with you.

¶ And we'll offer special morning workshops and museum tours. The Nuts & Bolts Conference is the perfect way to kick-start your career. Everyone starts where you are today, by attending this conference you’ll have a better understanding of what it takes to be successful. Sign up here.

Graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, and other creative professionals go public with their private passions in this exclusive Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington show at Adam Lister Gallery.

when:

Show Opening and Artists’ Reception

Saturday, May 21, 2011 (show runs until June 5)

7:30 – 11:00 pm / Free

RSVP at www.adcmw.org/events

where:

Adam Lister Gallery

Old Town Fairfax Village Plaza  (with ample free parking!)

3950 University Drive

Fairfax, VA 22030

Visit www.adamlistergallery.com for gallery hours and directions

Richmond Illustrators Club 4th Juried Show Coming Up

Hi everyone,

Get your entries ready for the Richmond Illustrators Club's 4th Juried Show.

The Deadline is the 15th of April and entering couldn't be easier. Just go to:

http://richmondillustrators.tumblr.com/juriedshow

and follow the directions from there.

By the way, entries are a great value at $20 for the first entry and $5 for subsequent ones.

The show location is great too. The Ghostprint Gallery is located on Broad Street right in the heart of Richmond. So it gets plenty of traffic and is a wonderful space to be displayed.

D. Labrozzi

IC's first Sketch Day

Hi Everyone,

The Club is working to build some new energy and we'd like to follow in the footsteps of another event we won't name here.

Let's just call it "Sketch Day"

Here's information on how to participate in this free event sponsored by the Illustrators Club:

First, we will meet in front of National Gallery of Art (West building) at 11:00 am.

Please bring any form of sketching materials (paper, pen, watercolor, IPad, computer, camera...).

We will then spread out and spend 2 hours drawing from different places around Smithsonian and National Mall.

At 1:00 pm we gather again at the Cascades Restaurant in the National Gallery to eat and chat.

When: Sunday Oct 10

Hours: From 11- 1:30

Where: National Gallery of Art_ West Building

401 Constitution Ave NW

Washington, DC 20565

To RSVP: Please email Sayeh at "info@design-future" or call 240 751 -0204.

Thank you Sayeh, for putting this together!