HEAD LINE NEWS
SUMMER BRINGS LOTS OF FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE BAA OUR CALENDAR IS GETTING VERY FULL. THROUGH OUT THE SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL WE WILL BE SHARING OUR TALENTS IN LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND MINI HANDS ON ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE FREE OR AT LITTLE COST TO THE PUBLIC. THESES DEMONSTRATIONS WILL ENCLUDE ACTIVITES SUCH AS PAINTING ON THE PORCH, JEWELRY MAKING, COLLAGES, STAMP MAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MANY OTHERS, THE ARTISTS WILL BE SURPRIZING US WITH ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL TRICKS AND TIPS. ALL OF THIS WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THE MAIN GALLERY, 1001 BAY STREET, DURING GALLERY HOURS 10-5 MON-SAT. FOR MORE INFO ON WHAT DEMONSTRATIONS WILL BE GIVEN CALL THE GALLERY 843-379-2222 THAT DAY TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING AS THERE WILL BE SOMETING DIFFRENT EVERY DAY BAISED ON WHO IS WORKING AT THE GALLERY THAT DAY AND WHAT THEIR TALENT IS. SO COME IN OFTEN TO GET YOUR HANDS IN THE FUN.
A SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO ALL WHO HAVE STEPED UP AND ACCEPTED THE CALLENGE TO KEEP OUR GALLERY RUNNING AND GROWING BY ACCEPTING THEIR NOMINATIONS ON THE MANY COMMITTEES THAT KEEP OUR GALLERY RUNNING WITH FUN EXCITING EVENTS NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR HARD WORK. IF YOU ARE NOT ON A COMMITTEE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE ARE STILL SOME WONDERFUL WAYS TO BE INVOLVED.
THE FIRST ART IN THE PARK BAG LUNCH PICNIC WAS A BALL WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME SO MUCH THAT WE WILL BE PLANING TO DO THIS AGAIN BEFORE THE SUMMER IS OVER SO IF YOU MISSED THE FIRST ONE CHECK BACK TO SEE WHEN THE NEXT ONE WILL BE.
SORRY FOR THE DELAYS IN GETTING THE WEBSITE UPDATED WE EXPERIENCED SOME DOWN TIME OF OUR WEB HOST. I AM WORKING HARD TO GET THINGS UP AND RUNNING NOW THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.OPEN RECEPTION FOR FEATURED ARTISTS GAY TORREY "RECENT PAINTING & COLLAGES" & CAMILLE PERRIN "FUSED GLASS" FRIDAY JUNE 27TH 2008 FROM 5:30-7:30 PM. WORKS OF OTHER MEMBER ARTIST WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED.
NOTICE IF YOU HAVE HOT NEWS THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD POST PLEASE EMAIL IT TO RW@HANDCRAFTED-CREATIONS.NET WITH "HOT NEWS BAA" IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO FILL YOUR REQUEST. THANK-YOU FOR THE INPUT.
THIS YEARS WINNERS OF THE SPRING ART SHOW
AWARD TITLE 08 TITLE OF ENTRY ARTIST TYPE OF WORKBEST IN SHOW "CONDO CREEK" MARY JANE MARTIN ACRYLIC
FIRST PLACE "PALMETTO 22" MARY GRAYSON SEGARS OIL
WATERMEDIA MEM'L "BEACH DREAMS" CATHY KEUP WARTERCOLOR
PHOTO MEM'L "BEAUFORT 2000" DAVID ADDINGTON DIGITAL IMAGE
SECOND PLACE "RUSH HOUR" ROBERT STEINMETZ WATERCOLOR
THIRD PLACE "TAPESTRY BOUQUET" PAT KELLY WC/ACRYLIC
BAA FOUNDERS "ORANGES WITH COBALT BOTTLE" CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL OIL
EBA GICLEE AWARD "PATTERNS OF LIGHT" SANDRA BAGGETTE OIL
Letty Lee Saville Award "ONLY ONCE" DONNA IRETON Pine Neddle/Redwood
Lissa Addington Digital "SITTIN' ON THE EDGE OF THE DOCk" ED FUNK Photograph
Barbra Adamo "RED DELICIOUS GALA" RENEE LEVIN MIXED
Henry Chas. Fienning "DRIFTING ALONG" HETTY NIJMAN ACRYLIC
Alberta Lubkin "LOW TIDE" ROBERT STEINMETZ WATERCOLOR
Agnes Neighbors Carter "MARGARITAVILLE" SANDY DIMKE DIGITAL ART
Leith Paul Trask "FAITH JENNY" TODD VISOKAY MARBLE SCULPTURE
Award of Merit #7 "FAITH" SANDY DIMKE PHOTOGRAPHY
Award of Merit #8 "LET THERE BE LIGHT" RUTH LINES COLORED PENCIL W/C
Award of Merit #9 "MOUNTAIN VIEW" JOYCE HOWELL W/C & INK-COLLAGE
Award of Merit #10 "PALM TREE FRUIT" PHYLLIS KAUPP-SEAS DIGITAL PHOTO
# 1 "PALE PINKS" SANDRA BAGGETTE OIL
# 2 "ROCK-HOPPING" BETTY POWELL WATERCOLOR
# 3 "ANTICIPATION" KATHY CROWTHER W/C INK
# 4 "SHELDON CHURCH VERT #1" DAVID ADDINGTON INFRARED PHOTO
# 5 "THANK YOU" PAT KEOWN PHOTOGRAPHY
# 6 "LA MUJER VIEJA DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA" MARY GRAYSON SEGARS OIL
POLLY SWENSON
"FOCUSED"
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS
AND TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK PART IN MAKING THIS A FANTASTIC SHOW AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL JUDGE TOM LYNCH WHO DID NOT HAVE AN EASY JOB AS ALL THE WORKS OF ART DISPLAYED IN THIS SHOW WERE TOP NOTCH THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Please tell us more about the Association.
B.A.A. encourages the visual arts in the greater Beaufort area by providing programs and exhibits that foster art appreciation and education in the visual arts. Instrumental in offering popular lecture series, free art classes, workshops, and shows, the Beaufort Art Association welcomes the public to these open presentations. In alliance with local schools, the B.A.A. also provides programs designed to expose students in Beaufort County to fine art, sculpture, photography, handcrafts, and digital art, and to encourage career development in those and related artistic fields. B.A.A. members participate in local fund raising activities for local charities, such as their annual "Paint the Town Purple" art auction, where plein air painters paint works they donate to the auction with the proceeds going to help the Alzheimer's Foundation.
How are the Gallery and the Association connected?
The Beaufort Art Association Gallery opened in the spring of 2002 and displays the works of B.A.A. members. The Gallery moved this year to the historic "Elliot House" on the corner of Bay and Charles Streets in historic downtown Beaufort. Read more at our Gallery Page.
Tell us about Memberships.
With the needs and assets of the community in mind, B.A.A. offers several types of memberships; General, Gallery, Corporate, & Student. Please visit our Membership page to learn more about the benefits and what it takes to become a member. We hope you will all become members of the Beaufort Art Association!
How is the Association funded?
The B.A.A. is a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 tax exempt status. All donations given to the B.A.A. are tax deductible. The B.A.A. is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, B.A.A. receives funding from the Donnelley Foundation, from the Arts Council of Beaufort County, and from City and County revenues, as well as from private donations from companies, and people like you.
"Chartered in 1957 to promote community
interest and education in the visual arts."