
The Chillicothe Art League is an area arts organization with a mission to foster and promote interest in the visual arts for its members and the community.
The local art league has supported the Earth Gathering festival with donations and volunteers since 2000. In 2008 the Chillicothe Art League became the official host and sponsor of the event.
Stop inside the gallery during the festival April 16, 2011 and check out the 13th-annual Chillicothe Art League Spring Open Exhibition.
While at the Pump House, consider purchasing a historical coloring book created by league members. The 24-page, tea-out-sheet coloring book includes illustrations of artifacts, architecture, symbols, and people of Ross County. Each book is a creative, educational, community-made work of art which supports funding for scholarships awarded annually to deserving Ross County students seeking a degree in fine art
or art education.(for more details, scroll to bottom of page)2011-11 meeting schedule
September : Pot luck dinner (no speaker)
October: Abril Andrade Griffith, of Chillicothe
November: artist
December: no speaker. White elephant gift exchange/Art Trading Card party
January: No meeting...break for holidays...membership directory established
Last chance to join for the year.
February 6: TBA
March
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June2010-11 meeting schedule
September : Pot luck dinner (no speaker)
October: Ceramic artist Anthony Wolking, adjunct professor at Shawnee State
November: Bernadette Carstensen -- illustrator, recent graduate of CCAD
December: no speaker. White elephant gift exchange/Art Trading Card party
January: No meeting...break for holidays...membership directory established
Last chance to join for the year.
February: TBA
March: Jean Malicoat
March: Spring Open Exhibition at the Pump House 6-8 p.m.
April: Presentation and of EG festival plans
April 16: Earth Gathering festival at Pump House
May 3: John Victor drawing meeting
June 1: All scholarship entries must be received by 5 p.m.
June 7: Last meeting of year, pot luck dinner2009-10 meeting recap
September: Pot luck dinner (no speaker)
October 6: Member speaker Betty Stiles of Stoutsville
November 3: Candee Basford of Seaman
Last chance to join for the year.
December: holiday party/no speaker
January: No meeting...break for holidays
February:
March:
April:
May:
June: Last meeting of year, pot luck dinner2008-09 meeting recap
September: Pot luck dinner (no speaker)
October 7: ANN JUDY, Nelsonville, ceramic artist and Nelsonville Final Fridays coordinator
November 4: RAY MYERS, Chillicothe (oil painter) and CAL member
December 2: HOLIDAY PARTY with art trading cards and white elephant gift exchange
January: Break for holiday
February 3: GUEST artist DARREN BAKER of Lucasville
on fine woodworking and his activities at the Southern Ohio Museum and
Cultural Center (SOMACC) in Portsmouth
March 3:ELIZABETH SWARTZ, Bainbridge artist and CAL member
(on recording personal life through drawing journals)
April 7: EILEEN WALLACE, Chillicothe artist and CAL member
(presentation on her teaching assignment in Italy and surrounding inspirations)
May 5:JOHN VICTOR, Williamsport artist and CAL member hosting a portrait drawing session.(those who don't want to draw can model)
June: potluck/scholarship judging2008-09 meeting recap
October 2: MICHELE STITZLEIN, Baltimore, OH (found object) sculpture artist
November 6: JUANITA HILL, Circleville enameling artist
December 4: Holiday party
February 5: FRANKLIN CONOWAY, architectural historian from Chillicothe
a program on "Architecture as Art"
March 4: BETH HOLYOKE, Yellow Springs ceramic & paper artist
April 1: TODD CAMP, Newark ceramic & beeswax artist
May: KIT DAILEY, Jackson watermedia artist
June: potluck/scholarship judgingScroll down for scholarship information.
The Chillicothe Art League awarded three scholarships to Ross County students furthering their education in the arts.
Caleb Marhoover, of Chillicothe a 2010 student at OU-C received a $500 scholarship from the Chillicothe Art League in the fall. Caleb has transferred to Art Academy of Cincinnati to study photography.
Makiah Payne of Chillicothe, a graduate of Unioto in 2010 received a $500 scholarship from CAL in the fall. She is attending OU-C studying art education with intentions of transfering in the future.
Brianne Bowers, of Chillicothe, will receive a $500 scholarship from CAL. Brianne is a 2008 graduate of Chillicothe High School. She is starting her third year at Parsons (The New School for Design) in New York City seeking a BFA degree in Illustration. This is Brianne's third and final scholarship from the league. We wish her well!

2011-12 CAL OFFICERS
President
Shelley Pocock
mpoco@horizonview.net
Vice President
Judy Summers
summersja@ports.usec.com
Membership Services Secretary
Christy Conkel
chris@conkel.net
Treasurer
Carrie Tarson
thegreatauntcarrie@yahoo.com
Recording Secretary
Judi Weilbacher
61 MEMBERS IN 2011-12
Membership drive is now closed.
Those interested in joining must
wait until August 2012.
Guests are welcome at meetings.
8 New members in BOLD.
Artists with links are in blue.



Michael Warth 1990
unknown ? 1991
unknown ? 1992
Nathan Crawford 1993
Marceci Grambo, Jeff Morgan 1994
Jill Bucher, Thad Kellstadt 1995
Karen Rolfe 1996
Monica Knisley, Denis Kirkbride
and Chris Myers 1997
Chris Myers 1998
Jason Kinnamon, Leah Kellough 1999
Courtney Leigh Purdum 2000
Dustin Merkamp 2001
Brian Rice, Miranda Hay 2002
no scholarship applicants 2003
Grace Hatfield 2004
Megan Proehl, Taylor Fry 2005
Alexandria Elliott, Lane C. Smith 2006
Sara Smith, Kasee Merritt 2007
Brianne Bower, James Buchanan 2008
Heather Rothe, Sara Smith 2008
William Holbert 2009
Brian Bowers, Sara Smith 2009
Scholarship competition
deadline is always JUNE 1
Applications are available at the
Pump House Center for the Arts beginning March 17 --
the night of our
Spring Open Reception.