
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 17, 2010 and check out the 12th-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/art education.(see details below).
For membership information, contact CAL
Membership Services Secretary Eileen Wallace.
2008-09 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 judging
2007-08 season 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 judging
2006-07 CAL season recap
September 5: Potluck & welcome dinner and scholarship presentation
October 3: Westerville watercolor artist, Fran Mangino
November 7: Onsite tour of Dard Hunter Studios on Water Street
December 5: Holiday Party, Membership dues deadline
January: BREAK -- NO MEETING
February 6: Bainbridge nature photographer, Josh Anderson
March 6: Centerburg batik artist, Mary Holobaugh
April 3: (Presentation/call for volunteers for April 21 Earth Gathering)
May 1: speaker canceled
June 5: End of season potluck dinner, scholarship committee meets
The Chillicothe Art League awarded scholarships to four Ross County students furthering their education
in the arts. Details to follow soon
William Holbert $750
Seth Tippie $750
Brianne Bowers $350
Sara Smith $350
2009-10 CAL OFFICERS
President
Shelley Pocock
mpoco@horizonview.net
Vice President
Judy Summers
summersja@ports.usec.com
Membership Services Secretary
Eileen Wallace
eileen@horizonview.net
Treasurer
Carrie Tarson
thegreatauntcarrie@yahoo.com
Recording Secretary
Jessy Pearson
art_starJNT@msn.com
MEMBERSHIP 08-09
New members in BOLD.
Artists with links are in blue.
70 paid members
16 new members this year



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
Scholarship competition
deadline is May 31, 2009.
Please visit www.chillicotheartleague.org
for a downloadable PDF scholarship application.
2008-09
Scholarship committee
Krystyne Hubay
Jessy Pearson
Shelley Pocock
Theresa Snyder
Eileen Wallace
Art Bench Project Committee
new committees TBA