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 judgi
ng

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

2005-06 CAL season recap
November 1
:artist from Newark,
Marilyn Stocker
December 6: Illustrator from Dayton, Rocky Fuller

January: BREAK -- NO MEETING
February 7: graphic artist from Athens, Kevin Morgan
March 7:art quilt designer from Chillicothe, Diane Eyerman
April 4: (Presentation/call for volunteers for April 22
EG)
May 2: pastel, acrylic artist
from Columbus, Vivian Ripley
June 6: potluck dinner/video from Athens sculptor,
David Hostetler



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.

Lora Anderson
Vicki Anthony
Carma Baker
Christopher Beverly
Karen Blosser
Polly Campbell Boles
Kathie Bunch
Kathy Burden
Agnes Burris
Benjamin Butt
Lynn Carden
Roger Chapin
Christy Conkel
Marilyn Coppel
Nathan Crawford
Mary Crum
Suzi Cunningham
Kit Dailey
Alan Davis
Sarah Dilley
Ellen Doerres
Sharon Eley
Diane Eyerman
Maryjo Flamm-Miller
Nancy Gigley
Alan Gough
Joy Gough
Sonsearay Grady
Marlene Gruetter
Brandi Harmon
Barb Harsha
Judy Hirsch
Krys Hubay
Deborah Lassiter
Carol Mathena
Norma McCombs
Richard Moore
Ray Myers
David Park
Elizabeth Parker
Jessy Pearson
Evelyn Pierson
Margaret Planton
Shelley Pocock
Rebecca Pope
Terressa Reep
Bev Reiley
Nathan Russell
Pat Sims
Theresa Snyder
Jeff Speakman
Betty Stiles
Lanny Stout
Jack Sullivan
Barbara Summers
Judy Summers
Elizabeth Swartz
Carrie Tarson
Gail Taylor
Angie Terry
Gretchen Tippie
Pauline Vaughan
John Victor
Maurice Lee Vititoe
Eileen Wallace
Judi Weilbacher
Sharon Williamson
John Wilson
Tina Wyatt

70 paid members
16 new members this year

If you would like to join, please contact Eileen Wallace(above).
full membership $25
student membership $10
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Scholarship Recipients
2009

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