Art League

The Art League will meet Tuesday, Sept. 12 in Clubhouse 4. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Hillary Norcliffe will be the guest demonstrator. She has been an art lecturer at Cal State Long Beach for over 19 years. She was born in England and raised in Canada. She has lived in Long Beach for many years.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from McGill University (Montreal, Canada) and received her masters of fine art in drawing, painting and visual arts from CSULB in 2002.

There, she was named “outstanding graduate” for the College of Arts for her interdisciplinary work weaving visual arts with theater, music and dance. Norcliffe has also lectured at Coastline College, Cypress College, Long Beach City Collge and for the Long Beach Unified School District.

She also worked for eight years for the Art Institute for Adults with Autism. she likes to make art a lifestyle while she raises her daughter. Norcliffe is particularly interested in opportunities to break down the barriers between art and life. Most recently, she has been exploring the world of writing and illustrating children's picture books.

Norcliffe is also passionate about the subject of climate change and creatively addresses this through found-object sculptures. She recently created 23 found-wood pieces for “St. Broxsville Wood — Into the Thicket” exhibition at the Kellog Gallery at Cal Poly Pomona College.

People are encouraged to arrive early for a good seat and should have their artwork in to be judged by 6:30 p.m. This month’s popular vote theme is “landscapes.”

—Jay Young