
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.
Show is FULL as of March 8, 2010 .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 President Shelley Pocock. Full membership is $25 and full time students may get a student membership
2009-10 meeting schedule
September: Pot luck dinner (no speaker)
October 6: Member speaker Betty Stiles of Stoutsville
November 3: Candee Basford of Seaman
December 2:Last chance to join for the year. Please attend meeting and pay dues!
(WEDNESDAY at 6 p.m.) holiday party/art trading cards/white elephant exchange
January: No meeting...break for holidays/Membership directory published.
February: Rick Barnes (with John Victor, Carma Baker and Steve Hummel)
March: CAL member speaker Matt Pritchard
April: Shelley Pocock, CAL pres and Earth Gathering coordinator
April 17 EARTH GATHERING
May: TBA
June: Last meeting of year, pot luck dinner
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
William Holbert, of Chillicothe received a $750 scholarship from the Chillicothe Art League. William is starting his senior year at Indiana Wesleyan University seeking a degree in fine arts.
Seth Tippie, of Chillicothe, received a $750 scholarship from CAL. Seth is a 2009 graduate of Chillicothe High School. He is starting his freshman year at Ohio University Chillicothe seeking degree in art.
Sara Smith, of Frankfort, received a $350 scholarship from CAL. Sara, a student at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, has begun her third year and is seeking a degree in graphic design. This is Sara's third scholarship from the league.
Brianne Bowers, of Chillicothe, received a $350 scholarship from CAL. Brianne is a 2008 graduate of Chillicothe High School. She is starting her second year at Parsons (The New School for Design) in New York City seeking a BFA degree in Illustration. This is Brianne's second scholarship from the league.
Next year's scholarship deadline is May 31, 2010.
Applications are now available at the Pump House.
2009-10 CAL OFFICERS
President
Shelley Pocock
mpoco@horizonview.net
Vice President
Judy Summers
summersja@ports.usec.com
Treasurer
Carrie Tarson
thegreatauntcarrie@yahoo.com
Recording Secretary
Jessy Pearson
jessy_tolle@yahoo.com
Membership Services Secretary
Shelley Pocock
temporarily
MEMBERSHIP 2009-10
59 members
10 new members in BOLD.
Nine members with links in blue.
Vicki Anthony
Carma Baker
Polly Boles
Kathie Bunch
Agnes Burris
Benjamin Butt
Lynn Carden
Stella Carroll
Roger Chapin
Christy Conkel
Marilyn Coppel
Mary Crum
Suzi Cunningham
Alan Davis
Cynthia Davis
Sharon Eley
Diane Eyerman
Maryjo Flamm-Miller
Jessie Ford
Nancy Gigley
Alan Gough
Joy Gough
Marlene Gruetter
Barb Harsha
Judy Hirsch
William Holbert
Krystyne Hubay
Kathryn Jones
Deb Lassiter
Carol Mathena
Norma McCombs
Richard A.Moore
Ray Myers
Elizabeth Parker
Jessy Pearson
Evelyn Pierson
Shelley Pocock
Matt Pritchard
Bev Reiley
Amanda Rundles
Dennis Savage
Priscilla Smith
Tess Snyder
Betty Stiles
Jack Sullivan
Barb Summers
Judy Summers
Elizabeth Swartz
Carrie Tarson
Gail Taylor
Angie Terry
Gretchen Tippie
John K. Victor
Lee Vititoe
Sheila Wagner
Judi Weilbacher
Sharon Williamson
John Wilson



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