Letter from the CEO / President and AIS Officers
Greetings andawarmwelcome tobeautiful Omaha, Nebraska, andGallery1516…homeof our 22ndAnnual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition and the headquarters of AIS! Don and I are so excited for you to experience the warm Midwest hospitality of our home town and all it has to offer. After all of the challenges of the last eighteenmonths, we are looking forward to seeing many of our members, guests and art lovers here live and in person! This year’s exhibition features 174 juried works from our members as well as works from our AIS Masters, Founders and Officers, for a total of 200 paintings. This is an exceptional collection of work by some of the finest American Impressionist painters living today. Sincere congratulations to this year’s juried artists for their outstanding achievement in being selected for this prestigious exhibition. TheAmerican Impressionist Societywas founded in1998by FloridaartistsWilliamSchultz, CharlotteDickinson, andMarjorieBradley of Vero Beach, and Pauline Ney, of Ellenton. Their goal was, and our goal continues to be, to promote the appreciation of American Impressionismand to provide artists working in the Impressionist genre with exhibition, educational and networking opportunities. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. We currently have over 2,000 active members across the United States, including 125 right here in Nebraska. Membership in AIS is open to American Impressionist artists who are legal U.S. residents and anyone who would like to support AIS as a supporting member or patron. Please visit our website, www.americanimpressionistsociety.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to stay up to date on the latest events and opportunities we offer and for membership information. Our Executive Director, Liz Ahrens, has nowbeenwith us for 20months and has been an incredible asset to our organization. Thanks to her efforts, we now offer four annual exhibitions: a small works showcase in the spring, two online shows (one for associate members and one for all members) and of course, this, our crown jewel, our annual national juried exhibition held in the fall. Putting together an exhibition of this caliber takes an extraordinary amount of time and hard work, and we would personally like to thank everyone who has had a part in this year’s show. Fromour Executive Director, Liz Ahrens, to Pat Drickey and his staff at Gallery 1516, to all of our generous publication and merchandise sponsors, our volunteers, members and donors, all who submitted work for jurying this year, the jury panel, our esteemed AIS Masters including C.W. Mundy AISM (judge of awards and program), Carolyn Anderson AISM (lecture), and Howard Friedland AISM (demo and workshop), and our AIS Board and Founders, sincere thanks to you all. Special thanks to the Omaha Community Foundation for their support of this exhibition. This would not be possible without each and every one of you. Thank you for your time, your hard work, and your dedication to AIS. Finally, it’s our pleasure to invite you to enjoy this beautiful collection of Impressionist works of art. We encourage you to contact us when you find one that speaks to your heart. On behalf of our Board, founder Charlotte Dickinson, and Co-founder Pauline Ney, thank you so much for your support of American Impressionism and the American Impressionist Society, and thank you for celebrating with us as we mark our 22nd National Juried Exhibition. Welcome to Omaha!
Warmest wishes,
Debra Joy Groesser, AIS CEO/President Don Groesser, AIS National Treasurer Cheryl St. John, AIS Vice President Doreen St. John, AIS Secretary
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