SOS ~ Save Open Studios

Since its inception in 2003, NEOS has grown amazingly and now beginning its 9th year NEOS urgently needs the membership to help make sure NEOS still continues to thrive.

North East Open Studios will be losing 8 of the 12 committee members at this year's AGM.

This is major news and will certainly have a detrimental effect on the future of NEOS if the membership cannot help.
No committee means no NEOS 2012!

URGENT CALL FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS!

If you are interested in joining the committee, or know of someone who is, we will shortly be sending out role descriptions for each position listed below for you to consider, as well as nomination forms to be returned.
Please feel free to forward this information on to anyone you think may be interested.

We ask you to consider your commitment to the committee and the membership carefully if you do wish to fill one of the positions available. NEOS has been very lucky to have a supportive, proactive and attentive volunteer team
and needs this to continue, it does not need sleeping members!


Roles to fill: Chairperson, Treasurer, Coordinator, Graphic Design & Web, Secretary, Minutes Secretary, and Press & Social Media.

2011 pick up points

The 2011 catalogues have now been distributed to the pick up points, so all members can get their allocation of 2011 catalogues.

full details can be found here (mailchimp newsletter sent 07/08/11) : http://eepurl.com/e87DM

the catalogue page has also been updated on the NEOS website http://northeastopenstudios.co.uk/catalogues.asp

NEOS 2011: 10th - 18th September
Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

Distribution of 2011 Catalogues

We have taken delivery of the 24,000 NEOS 2011 catalogues and are hurriedly getting them to the distribution points for areas of pick up around the whole of the north east of Scotland...

You might have seen some catalogues making a break for freedom, which is great - but fear not - if you are awaiting your allocation - an email will be issued very soon (this week) as to where and when to pick them up.

Be patient, and if you can help ship boxes to distribution points, please do get in touch.

info@northeastopenstudios.co.uk

NEOS catalogue pick up points

North East Open Studios - 2010 Catalogue ready for pickup!

Hello!

1. NEOS 2010 participant catalogue allocation
2. Pick UP Points

We're really happy to announce that the 2010 NEOS catalogues are ready for pick up! 24,000 catalogues have been printed this year, and we think they look pretty spiffy. Printed by MMS Almac, this year's catalogue features 254 artists, makers and galleries. Cover photograph by John Rutherford (Gaia Photography).

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1. NEOS 2010 participant catalogue allocation

If you are participating in NEOS2010, you are allocated ONE BOX (45 catalogues) - BUT! If you need more please let us know! Below is the current list of pick up points, but we always need more key locations to take catalogues for easy distribution, if you think you can help, please let us know. We're also looking for people to help pick up boxes fromSusie Hunt's "mill farm studios". The more cars, the better!

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2. Pick UP Points

We've distributed boxes to the following locations for members to pick up from (please phone in advance, just to make sure someone is there, with catalogues for you!):

• Archaeolink (Oyne)
• Duff House (Banff)
• Frameworks Gallery (Kinellar)
• Frances Crawford (Strathdon)
• Junction Art and Gifts (Aberdeen)
• Just Art (Fochabers)
• Maitlands Coffee Shop (Fraserburgh)
• Mill Farm, Kemnay (Kemnay)
• Milton Gallery (Crathes)
• Monymusk Arts trust (Monymusk)
• Niall Paton (Ordhead)
• Platform 22 (Torphins)
• Scottish Sculpture Workshop (Lumsden)
• Springfield Creative Arts (Arbroath)
• Starfish Studio (Johnshaven)
• Syllavethy Gallery (Alford)
• The Loft (Aberdeen)
• Tolquhon Gallery (Tarves)
• Touched by Scotland (Oyne)

If you can be a distribution point, please let us know. We've also taken many copies to key locations and venues in the North East of Scotland, but if you see a place without catalogues, or think of a place the catalogues should be, please let us know, we need your help too!

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We are all looking forward to a great NEOS 2010 and are very happy to have you onboard!
Thank you! If you have any questions then please email Gabrielle Reith at info@northeastopenstudios.co.uk

Yours, The 2010 NEOS team

Call for Art & Crafts Tutors!

Moray Art Centre, Findhorn, Forres is now developing its Spring/Summer programme.

We are seeking for our regular programme new tutors for classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and all crafts.

In addition, as an expansion of the 23 April - 22 August exhibition, Italian Renaissance drawings from the British Museum, The Courtauld Gallery and the National Galleries of Scotland; we are seeking tutors to focus on classes that will focus on:

• Renaissance concepts of form (in 2d); in the figure, portraiture, Platonic Solids
• Portraiture
• Rendering of drapery
• The Golden Section:
• Classical Ideals of Figure and Proportions
• Understanding and
• Working with Renaissance Perspective
• Renaissance music
• Renaissance poetry
• Renaissance drama
• Renaissance history

Please contact: Annabel Pattullo ~ Course Programmer

Annabel@platform22.co.uk ~ www.morayartcentre.org

December newsletter sent

The NEOS newsletter for december has been sent out on the 28th of November, listing lots of shows and events to go see & get involved with.

If you didn't get the email, or would like to subscribe to the email list, please click on the title of this blog entry and follow the links to subscribe or edit your profile (double check your email is the current one you use!)

you can also send the link to friends if you think they would like to receive our newsletter!