2017 Annual meeting & programs - Victoria Morgan received MacDowell Medal.
Mark Schlachter, President
The Cincinnati MacDowell Society presented the Cincinnati
MacDowell Medal to Victoria Morgan at a dinner meeting on
Saturday, June 3rd at the Queen City Club in downtown
Cincinnati. Morgan, the internationally renown Cincinnati
Ballet Artistic Director, is a MacDowell member. Dr. Janet
McDaniel was named president.
Past President, Mark Schlachter
and Janet McDaniel
Barbara Kellar, Victoria Morgan, Larry Kellar
John A. Ruthven, internationally renowned wildlife artist,
discussed "The Art of Life" at a meeting of the Cincinnati
MacDowell Society, Sunday afternoon, March 4th, in the
Guild Hall of the Indian Hill church. Mr. Ruthven is often
called the "20th Century Audubon" and uses the same
techniques as his predecessor. In 2004, he received the
National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contributions
as an artist and naturalist in conserving our national
treasures. Mr. Ruthven has been a member of the
MacDowell Society for over 35 years.
rom left, Barbara Kellar, Stacey Woolley, Setsuko LeCroix,
John Ruthven and Janet Light.
From left: Larry Kellar, Jesse Leong, Kayleigh Decker, Barbara
Kellar, Mark & Rosemary Schlachter
From left (past presidents): Janet Light,
Mark Schlachter, Barbara Kellar, Eliza
Gantt, Elizabeth Steva
From left: Our Artist's Grant winner,
Kayleigh Decker, Eliza Gantt
2017 Annual meeting board members.
From front left; Trudie Seybold, Mary Ann Jordan, Janet McDaniel, Setsuko
LeCroix, Barbara Kellar, Maxine Berkman. Back from left; Stacey Woolley,
Eliza Gantt, Mark Schlachter
MacDowell makes a place in the world for artists, because
art makes the world a better place.
The Cincinnati MacDowell Society launched it's 2018-
2019 season with a presentation by Alice Flanders,
Managing Director of the Know Theatre, called "Your
Theatrical Playground". The program was given on
Sunday, September 30th where artists and audiences
come together to produce and experience work that is
not done anywhere else. MacDowell member Barbara
Kellar was recognized for having won a regional Emmy
for her CET program "Showcase with Barbara Kellar".
From left: Barbara Kellar (Treasurer), Janet McDaniel
(President), Alice Flanders(Guest Presenter) and Eliza
Gantt (Program Committee Co-Chair)
Barbara Kellar with her Regional Emmy
Trophy
2018 Annual meeting & Programs
2016 Programs
Past presidents from left; Barbara
Kellar, Mary Ann Jordan, Eliza
Gantt, Janet Light, Stacey Woolley
and Janet McDaniel
Board Members from left; Mary Ann Jordan(Corresponding
Secretary & Artist Grant Fund), Eliza Gantt(Program Committee
Co-Chairs), Janet McDaniel (President), Maryanne E McGowan
(Recording Secretary), Barbara Kellar (Treasurer), Judith
Wittlin(First Vice President), Setsuko LeCroix(Vice President for
Membership), Maxine Berkman (Publicity), Janet Light(Archivist)
& Stacey Woolley (Program Committee Co-Chair)
"The Cincinnati MacDowell Society enjoyed the "Sounds of Stradivari"(including "Chaconne" by J. S. Bach) played
by virtuoso Stacey Woolley at the annual dinner meeting Saturday, June 2nd at the Queen City Club in downtown
Cincinnati. Mr. Woolley is a member of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and of the MacDowell Society."
Stacey Woolley
with 1689 made Stradivarius
Janet, Eliza, Stacy, Scott, and Setsuko Indian Hill Church
Cincinnati ballet
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Inspired Form Works by Sculptor John Leon
At the sculptor’s studio
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Past Meetings & Events
Sculptor John Leon welcomed members of the
Cincinnati MacDowell Society to his Sharonville studio.
He discussed the aesthetics of sculpture and it's
evolution since the late 1800's and he presented some
of his own works in progress. The body of Leon's work
includes more than 500 bronzes as well as wood and
stone carvings and is held in private, public and
corporate collections that span five continents.
John Leon, a member of the
MacDowell Society.
John with President
G.James Sammarco
Dr. Elizabeth Steva, Mrs. Irwin (Janet) Light,
Mr. John Leon, Dr. G.J. Sammarco, Dr. Janet McDaniel,
Mrs. John (Eliza) Gantt, Mr. Mark Schlachter
From left: Mrs. Mary Ran,
Mrs. Ruthann Sammarco,
Mr. Craig Cooper,
Mr. John Leon
From left: Ms. Setsuko LeCroix (V.P. Membership Chair),
Mr. John Leon, Dr. G.J. Sammarco (president), Ms. Sarah
Theresa Murakami, Dr. Janet McDaniel(past president)
Mrs. Fay Dupuis and
Mr. Thomas Dupuis
2018 Annual meeting
"The Cincinnati MacDowell Society enjoyed the "Sounds of
Stradivari"(including "Chaconne" by J. S. Bach) played by
virtuoso Stacey Woolley at the annual dinner meeting
Saturday, June 2nd at the Queen City Club in downtown
Cincinnati. Mr. Woolley is a member of the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra and of the MacDowell Society."
Board Members from left; Mary Ann Jordan
(Corresponding Secretary & Artist Grant Fund), Eliza
Gantt(Program Committee Co-Chairs), Janet McDaniel
(President), Maryanne E McGowan (Recording
Secretary), Barbara Kellar (Treasurer), Judith
Wittlin(First Vice President), Setsuko LeCroix(Vice
President for Membership), Maxine Berkman (Publicity),
Janet Light(Archivist) & Stacey Woolley (Program
Committee Co-Chair)
The Cincinnati MacDowell Society launched it's 2018-2019
season with a presentation by Alice Flanders, Managing
Director of the Know Theatre, called "Your Theatrical
Playground". The program was given on Sunday, September
30th where artists and audiences come together to produce
and experience work that is not done anywhere else.
MacDowell member Barbara Kellar was recognized for having
won a regional Emmy for her CET program "Showcase with
Barbara Kellar".
MacDowell makes a place
in the world for artists,
because art makes the
world a better place.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
The Emery Family Legacy
An afternoon at Peterloon in Indian Hill
with a Cincinnati Museum Center Docent
