SDP’s 38th Annual Conference and Expo:
May 18-22, 2010
 Class registration has begun and class selections will be processed in the order they are received and classes are assigned on a space available basis. Also, for first-time attendees, we will have drawings at Conference for Newbies, Newbie Friend, and Early-Bird Registration. Prizes will be issued in the form of script money in the amounts of $25, $50, $75, and $100 to be used at the Expo. When you register, be sure to let us know that you are a first-time attendee and if a friend referred you to come to Conference.
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 Please take note of the following correction regarding class 0260, Painting from a Photo, with Cheri Rol MDA, on page 19 of the Conference Special. This class is an intensive advanced study and is a two-day class to be held on Thursday, 8am-5pm and Friday from 8am - Noon. You must be able to attend both days.
Lodging for the Conference is available through the SDP room block at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Wichita which is connected to the Century II convention center, site of the Expo. To make reservations, call (316) 293-1234 or (800) 233-1234. See your Conference Special on page 4 for the SDP discounted rates!
Ornaments for the Smithsonian
Photos of ornaments now on the Blog.
Phyllis Gibbs CDA
We are proud to announce that the Society of Decorative Painters is represented at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C. this holiday season. Ornaments—five hundred of them—handpainted by SDP members, will adorn the tree in the Grand Salon of the Renwick.
Karl-Heinz Meschbach DACA
The ornaments, each of which is inspired by an individual painting in the Renwick Permanent Collection, are a donation from the Society of Decorative Painters to the Smithsonian American Art Museum to decorate the holiday tree. SDP wishes to sincerely thank every artist member who participated in this project. The ornaments were painted by a wide range of artists who vary in experience from beginner to Certified Decorative Artist and Master Decorative Artist, and in age from six years old to eighty-something.
Directions to the Renwick at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Visit the Renwick and see the tree!
More information about the tree from the Smithsonian.
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Here are photos from the Smithsonian Family Day event, (including pictures of the tree and some individual ornaments), that took place on Dec. 5, 2009, in the Grand Salon of the Renwick Gallery in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Check back for a gallery of all of the SDP Smithsonian ornaments.
Mabel Blanco DACA
 Cheri Rol MDA
An SDP Foundation Fundraiser. |
Winter Issue of The Decorative Painter in the Members Only section
