We Are Over 50
The Longmont Artists' Guild was formed in 1957. At the time the group consisted of six members, Maurene Buethe, Vuna Cederberg, Nellie Cozens, Geraldine Everly, Carrie Nelson and Edna Peak.
In the beginning the group met at each others’ homes for the purpose of sharing experiences, painting together and analyzing each others’ work. the following year (1958) an article ran in The Times-Call inviting new members to join.
In 1959 the meetings were moved to the Callahan House. There were no dues at that time, however, each member paid fifty cents per year, which was used to pay the cost of renting the meeting room at Calahan House (rental was twenty-five cents per meeting).
The group was named by Carrie Nelson and some members thought the name was rather formal for such a small gathering, but over the years the “Guild” grew into ints name. The first “art show” was held at the Tea & Coffee Store in November of 1959 (which later became part of the 1st National Bank).
Today, We Have Over 100 Members
LAG has over 100 members from Longmont and surrounding communities. We have no paid staff and all of our events and shows are organized by volunteers.
All voluntary talent is welcome. We make our own food for openings, manage our newsletter and promotional pieces, handle our own advertising, hang our own art for shows, and worry about details together.
Each member who participates in an art show, volunteers to spend a couple of hours answering visitor questions and managing sales. Newcomers are generally paired with more experienced members.