General Membership Meeting:
Rome Art and Community Center
Thursday July 7, 2011
7:00 p.m. - Social time and Artist of the month selection. You may bring in 2 pieces for judging for July and August.
7:30 p.m. - Short business meeting
PROGRAM: Syracuse University Graduate, Jeff Mann, will be an Artist In Residence at RACC. Jeff is interested in all things automotive. He will present a Tire Tread Printing workshop at our July meeting. Bring a tee shirt on which to print your design at this meeting and remember no more than 3 colors. You can see his work at www.Jeffmannart.com You might want to bring a smock.
Artist of the Month: June
Jervis Library: Sheila Feldman - "Quiet Time" - oil
RACC - Elizabeth Myers - "Asian Red" - watercolor
Board of Directors Meeting: will be held Thursday, July 7th at 6:30 p.m. at the RACC.
Our June Meeting: was our annual reception for the elementary school students who were selected as Artist of teh Month at Gansevoort, Denti and Ridge Mills. Many thanks to Marsha Petrie who worked with art teachers Cynthia Gurski, Miranda Knapp and Mary Kernan. The student work was displayed in Gallery 2 at RACC. They received ribbons and had refreshments provided by the RACC. Brenda Antonowicz, Pat Besl, Marsha Petrie, Richard and Jean Vollmer were judges throughout the year. Our Scholarship Committee, Sue Davidson (chair), Dan Bertrand and Marsha Petrie selected this years winners. Helen Waterman, First Place, will be attending Pratt MWPAI; Second Place Paul Trela plans to attend Mohawk Valley Community College; Dani Bertrand received Third Place and she will be attending Pratt MWPAI. Our scholarship winners presented their portfolios and discussed their work. You will find photos on our website www.romeartassociation.com
Congratulations to Jane Taylor who has been inducted into the Rome Arts Hall of Fame. Jane also received Best of Show at the American Sumi-e Society Exhibition in Virginia. Kudos to our members winning awards at the RACC Regional Exhibit. Tom Besl - First Place; Wini Lynford Kulesa - Second Place; Gary Price and Lynn Reichart - Honorable Mention; Jane Taylor - Board of Directors Award; Tom Besl and Karry Fuller Comfort - Special Awards. Also exhibiting in this juried show were: Diane Berry, Pat Besl, Kristie Boisen, Alice Dennis, Sandra Devisser and Johanna Zeszutko.
Jean A. Vollmer
Corresponding Secretary
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