Monday 12^th December 2 – 4pm at Oakbank Community Centre, Viewlands Road, Perth.     Please let Pauline know if you would like to come, by Friday 9^th December, on 01738 583 434 or email: duff.i@sky.com

Dear Members, 

I sincerely hope you all had a very good and an enjoyable summer this year.  Obviously, the weather never turned out to our expectations but one can find ways of getting round this as far as painting is concerned.  The results of these were on display at our Annual Exhibition at the Perth Museum & Art Gallery in November.  I trust that you all had an opportunity to visit the Gallery and enjoy the enormous talent of our members. 

I send a huge ‘thank you’ to the vast number of PAA members who submitted their work to the Annual Exhibition this year despite many changes to the procedure of past years.  22^nd October, receiving and selection day, went off smoothly.  I thank the Committee for putting their faith in me with all these changes, and also the members who volunteered to work that day.  Without you all it would have been a difficult day.     A very sincere thank you from us all to Mrs Ruth Lumsden for stepping in at very short notice to open the exhibition officially with a speech from the soul of her heart.    Thank you. 

Payment for your sold paintings. This year the Gallery is able to take credit/debit cards as payment for the sale of paintings.  We hope that the availability of this method of payment will boost our sales.  However, for this reason and because of the change of procedures in the administration of the accounting methods, payments to our artists could take a bit longer than in previous years.   We will do our utmost to speed up the channels but I assure you that your cheques will be despatched to you within 48hrs of us receiving payment from the Gallery.  

Mirror Plates The Perth Museum & Art Gallery has given me a list of names of our members who have not fitted mirror plates to their paintings for the Annual Exhibition.  This point was very clearly listed on the ‘Conditions of Entry’.  This puts extra work and pressure on the gallery staff and I do have to take the issue seriously.  I urge you to comply with this request in future.   

We had a very good trip to Majorca for our Painting Holiday in September.   There were sixteen of us in total, with ten artists and six spouses.  While you were complaining that the Scottish weather was cold, we were looking for shaded areas to get away from the intense heat!   The temperature there has remained the same even in October.  Some of the members took a day off from their gruelling schedule of painting set by the tutor (me) and explored the island to their hearts content.  But I was waiting for them the next day with bigger challenges to face.  I think a few of them have crossed me off their Christmas card list. 

Well it’s that time again and we hope our winter will be gentle with us this year.  The Committee and I take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very happy Festive season and a Prosperous New Year. 

Allan Perera-Liyanage

President PAA

Vacancies exist for 23rd January, Julie Valentine and 8th February, Albie Sinclair. Please let Pauline know if you would like to come, by Friday 9th December, on 01738 583 434 or email: duff.i@sky.com. There are still vacancies for the remaining workshops for this season, so do get your bookings in early.

Congratulations to -

Claire Harkess for winning a coveted Award at the David Shepherd ‘ Wild Life Paintings of the Year’ in the category of ‘Animals in Movements’, and also for her paintings which were chosen as the overall runner-up of the competition that carried a very handsome cash prize.

Celia Matthews, who was one of two artists chosen to mount a special display of her artwork at Dunkeld Cathedral Art Exhibition this summer.

Ian Imrie, who has been invited by the committee of the 2011 International Biennial of Contemporary Art, to exhibit at the historic Fortezza de Basso in Florence in December.

Both aviation paintings I submitted to the Guild of Aviation Artists (GAvA) Annual Exhibition were selected and exhibited at the Mall Galleries, London in mid-July.

Well done to everyone.   We are very excited for you all.

Coffee Morning at the Mustard Seed, Riggs Road, Perth.  PAA has arranged for the boardroom to be reserved  for members to come and have coffee and chat 10.30, Thursday 22^nd September.   Go in past the serving area and along the corridor to your left.     If you can come, please phone Sandra Henderson on 01738 624 450 or email: david.henderson19@btopenworld.com by Friday 16^th September, so we have an idea of numbers likely to attend.   Depending on the response, it may become a regular event.

has taken over Loves Auction Rooms, Canal Street, Perth, providing a large number of art studios, workshop and exhibition space.   For more details and possible individual booking, contact artSpace, 96 Glengarry Road, Perth PH2 0AB – 01738 587 565, or email: artspace.Scotland@gmail.com

Management Committee will make any bookings for PAA activities.

artSpace is also running an AUCTION to raise their funds, 5pm Wed 14^th September in Loves, for antiques of furniture, curios, artworks etc.   They will collect your items on request.    Contact as above. Commission only 5%.

(PCART) was formed in March this year ‘to provide artists studios, contemporary exhibition space and related facilities in central Perth’.

For further information go to:  http://perthcontemporaryartsproject.wordpress.com/about/.    If you are interested in renting studio space, complete and submit the survey of artists’ needs.     PAA as a voluntary organisation has registered its interest and will be kept informed of PCART progress.

PAA now has its own digital projector for use at classes, workshops, syllabus evenings and other events.

At the AGM in April, the majority of those present agreed to retain the current PAA logo.

We have quite a few of names proposed by our members for consideration for the role of  Patron.  We are going through them and will keep you informed of the progress.