YAA Monthly Newsletter February 2013

YAA Monthly Newsletter
February 2013
In this issue:
Events Announcements Opportunities Education Member News Community Interests
Brett X. Gamache, Portrait of Aisha
Gamache will instruct a 2-day painting workshop in March at the YAA Gallery.
Events
Saturdays @ 7
Featuring
Christian Stevens
Saturday, February 9
@ 7 p.m.
YAA Gallery
ince
first
picking-up
the
squeezebox in 1997, Christian
“Junior” Stevens has become an Irish traditional music scene fixture in America. Performing on button
accordion and Anglo concertina, he has honed his craft at the feet of some of the finest musicians at
home and abroad. As an active promoter of traditional music, a highly sought after dance musician,
experienced teacher, and natural performer, he has graced stages across the country with some of the
genre’s most talented artists. He combines a deep respect for the raw energy inherent in century-old
traditions, with a constant evolving appreciation for modern musical sensibilities of all shapes and sizes.
Portaiture and Figure
Painting Worshop
Instruction by
Brett X. Gamache
Thursday, March 7 & Friday, March 8
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
YAA Gallery
Brett X. Gamache, Nude Model and Mirror
Well-known and respected Artist Brett X. Gamache will instruct this 2-day painting workshop. Thursday
will be devoted to portraiture and Friday to figure painting. Each session will begin with a brief lecture
and demonstration. Gamache will then provide one-on-one instruction as participants paint from a
professional model.
WORKSHOP 2-DAY FEE: $200 for members; $240 for non-members.
CONTACT: Education Chair Jill Burke at: lburke6@maine.rr.com.
SUPPLIES: Students need to come to class with the following materials:
Paint Tubes: Titanium white, Naples yellow, cadmium lemon, cadmium yellow, cadmium
orange, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, magenta, cerulean blue, ultramarine blue, and
viridian green.
Oil Paint Brushes: A variety of sizes, such as: #4, #6, and #8. Gamache prefers 2 rounds,
2 flats, and 2 filberts.
Palette Knife: Suggested knives are diamond or tear drop shape approximately 2-inches
long.
2 Containers: One small odorless for turpentine (used for thinning paint and cleaning
brushes) and one medium (suggested mix of 1-part turpentine and 1-part linseed oil).
Brett X. Gamache, Resting Figure
Paint Rags or Paper Towels and Plastic Bags (used for discarding rags and paper towels).
Portable Easel: Small French, a durable light weight metal/wooden or tabletop easel.
Palette: Wooden, plastic, disposable or glass palette (no smaller than 10" x 12").
Canvas: Your choice of stretched canvas or panel (2 for each day, no smaller than 10" x 12", a total of 4 for the workshop).
2 Vine Charcoal Sticks: Used for initial drawing.
Other Suggestions: Hat with visor, small hand-held mirror, small sketchbook and drawing pencil, painting box or bag to carry
supplies, and snacks or packed lunch.
Brett X. Gamache has taught painting and drawing at the college level for over seven years. He holds an
MFA in painting from the University of New Hampshire. In 2007, he was awarded a Fulbright Grant to
Italy for painting. He has received numerous artist residencies, including the Vermont Studio Center and
the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. To see more artwork by Brett Gamache visit:
www.brettgamache.com.
April Show
A Sense of Wonder
A Tribute to Author Rachel Carson
and the Natural World Around Us.
Presented in Conjunction with
York Public Library’s
“York Reads! One Book, One
Community”
York Art Association joins with
York Public Library to celebrate
the 50th Anniversary of “Silent
Spring” by Rachel Carson.
Robert Taylor, Great Egret
In her novel “Silent Spring,” Carson attempts to educate readers on the dangers of insecticides and the
ethical responsibility humanity has to earth and its creatures.
The collaborative showing endeavors to renew “A Sense of Wonder”
in the community, by highlighting the delights of our local artists with
the mysteries of the earth, sea, and sky. The exhibit, open to
members and non-members, will be judged and juried on how best
the artwork reflects our understanding of the natural world around
us and humanity’s role within it. All mediums are encouraged:
drawing, painting, mixed media, fiber, clay, sculpture, and
photography.
Photography by Robert Taylor
YAA GALLERY
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, April 5, from 5 to 7 p.m.
SHOW DATES: Saturdays & Sundays, April 6 thru April 28.
GALLERY HOURS: Saturdays & Sundays, from 12 to 4 p.m.
DROP OFF DATES: Monday, April 1 & Tuesday, April 2, from 4 to 6 p.m.
SHOW FEES: YAA Members $10; Non-members $25.
CONTACT: Community Relations Chair Mary Sweeney at: msweeney5@mac.com.
2013 Show Schedule
April
Sense of Wonder: Open to
members and non-members
as we kick-off the season
with a wonderful collaboration
of events!
May
June
July
Aug.
Figurative: Member Show
Journey: Member Show
Abstract: Member Show
The Way Life Should Be:
Member Show
Fiber Artists Show
Sept.
Oct.
Photography Show
Announcements
YAA Gives a Warm Welcome to New Members: Katherine Gendreau, Adam Briggs, Edward
Hicks, Brian Cook, and Mary-Leigh Smart.
Next Board Meeting: Thursday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. All members are welcomed.
YAA Gift Shop Opening: Saturday, March 16.
Spring Season Drop-Off: Sunday, March 10 thru Tuesday, March 12, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Members are looking forward to an exciting 2013 season with the opening of the YAA Gift Shop revamped with a new location and miniatures wall.
The YAA Gift Shop now fills the entire entryway and former office space (the office has been relocated
to the space previously dedicated to the Gift Shop). The area will be repainted and equipped with glass
cabinets, display cases, and shelving.
We are accepting miniature paintings (maximum size “8 X 10” framed in white or black) to decorate the
new office space for our soon-to-be-hired Gallery Assistant. This is where framed art-for-sale will be
hung. All other items will be showcased in the YAA Gift Shop.
The YAA Gift Shop is available to members with 30 percent of sales going to the Association. Procedure
Guidelines can be found on the YAA website at: www.yorkartassociation.com.
An opening is planned for each season (spring, summer, and holiday). Artists will be expected to bring in
new artwork for each seasonal opening.
If you have questions, please email YAA Gift Shop Chair Sue Wierzba at: susanwierzba@gmail.com or
phone (207)361-4541.
Note: As an all-volunteer Association, the vitality of YAA is made possible by the active involvement
and leadership of its members. If you are interested in learning about leadership and support positions
at York Art Association, please contact us at: gallerymanager@yorkassociation.com.
Opportunities
Call for Artists – January 21, 2013
Kittery Community Center at Frisbee Common
Local Visual Artists Invited to Submit Proposals
Kittery Community Center (KCC) at Frisbee Common, the newly renovated center and performing arts
space, invites local visual artists to submit proposals for review.
Located at 120 Rogers Road (former Frisbee School) in Kittery, the newly renovated Community Center
offers a state-of-the-art performing center and arts exhibition space available for artists. The proposals
will be reviewed by the Arts & Culture Committee responsible for curating the performance center’s
programming.
The Committee plans to schedule an ongoing series of month-long art exhibits at the KCC to showcase
artists from the greater Kittery community and provide regional artists a new artistic venue. Designated
areas for the art exhibits are prominently located at the entrance to the Star Theatre and may expand to
additional spaces. Selected artists will be scheduled for month-long exhibits of solo or group shows.
Professional artists are encouraged to submit 20 jpeg images, artist statement, and resume to Arts &
Culture Committee Member Jackie Abramian at: haleygallery@comcast.net. All works will be reviewed
and juried by an ad-hoc subcommittee of the Arts & Culture Committee.
Call for Art – May 2013
6th Annual Sustainability Art Show at Portsmouth Public Library
Art (all mediums) from Recycled and Repurposed Materials
During the month of May, Portsmouth Public Library will display artwork created by local artists from
recycled materials. They are seeking artwork using worn, used, and discarded materials or objects which would otherwise be considered junk. The pieces will be showcased throughout the Library’s first
floor during regular business hours. (Business hours are: Mon. thru Thurs. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun. 1 to 5 p.m.)
Working in a variety of formats and styles, some artists have selected materials from the natural world;
using the shapes and forms in a way that enhances awareness and understanding of their native beauty.
Past work included full-sized wild animals made of used rebar, old fabric pieces given new life in a fiber
collage, welded parts from machinery made into fantasy creatures, machine parts made into
rocketships, and twist ties formed into human shapes.
While work will not be for sale at the Library, the artists’ contact information will be available and
artwork has been sold in the past.
For further information, email Diane Stradling at: durga418@yahoo.com or phone (603)431-2525.
Please do not contact the Portsmouth Public Library.
Education
NEW Drawing Interest Group
Sessions Beginning:
Monday, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
YAA Gallery
On Tuesday, Jan. 22, YAA successfully launched a Drawing
Interest Group, co-facilitated by local Art Educators Tara
Morin and Ashley Norman. The Drawing Interest Group will
be offered in 4-week sessions. Through exercises the
instructors guide students with artistic content and strategies. Students of all levels bring their own
drawing materials and work in a medium of their own choice. Anyone wanting to strengthen their
drawing skills or have fun with others interested in drawing will benefit from this group. For more
information and to sign up contact Education Chair Jill Burke at: lburke6@maine.rr.com.
Tara Morin is an Art Educator at Village Elementary School in York. Moran attended Bowdoin College in
Brunswick, Maine, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Religion, focusing on Buddhism. Recently,
she received a Master of Arts in Teaching Art Education from Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois.
To learn more about Moran visit: www.taramorin.com.
Ashley Norman is an Art Educator at Coastal Ridge Elementary School in York. Norman received her
Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) in Boston.
She spent three years teaching Drawing I & II, Studio II, Ceramics I & II, and Darkroom Photography I & II
at Lowell High School in Lowell, Massachusetts. Along with her experience in public schools, she has
taught in various other settings: private lessons, after-school programs, camps, and courses through the
MassArt Continuing Education Department.
To learn more about Norman visit: www.art-ed.aanorman.com.
Early Remembrance of YAA with Dianne Young Brown
Saturday, March 16, at 1 p.m.
YAA Gallery
Founding member Dianne Young Brown will share her
wealth of information about the early history of York Art
Association. Long-time YAA member Elaine Hanson will
join in the discussion, to be held at the YAA Gallery on
Saturday, March 16, at 1 p.m. Tea and refreshments will
be served.
With over 50 years of providing a venue, the Association
was a place (initially, Kate Marshall’s General Store on
Lindsay Road) where artistic pursuits could be shared and
indulged. Who could forget the pungent “fragrance” of
kerosene upon entering the store or the old woodstove
to keep the blood flowing?
Dianne Young Brown, by Harmon Neill
Works of early successful artists affiliated with the
Association - and to whom we can give thanks today - will
be on display at the lecture; artists, such as Harmon Neill,
Robert Eric Moore, Elyot Henderson, Rita Cote, Chris
Ritter, Ned Hergelroth, and Henry Bakula.
Brown graduated from York High School in 1954 and became a pen artist, specializing in ink drawings of
homes, churches, and other buildings. She has been an active member of YAA for more than 45 years
and has taught a variety of arts in venues including Strawberry Banke, UNH, and, of course, York. She
has done many brochures, posters, and until recently, sketches for the Old York Showhouses. Brown
maintains Canterbury Cottage Art Studio at 27 Mill Lane in York, where her commissioned works in
wood sculpture, pen & ink sketches, and calligraphy are rendered.
Please come and bring your memories to share! For more information contact Education Chair Jill Burke
at: lburke6@maine.rr.com.
Fiber Arts Group
The Fiber Arts Group will meet on Monday, Feb. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the YAA Gallery. Members
are encouraged to bring their artwork to the meeting for Show-and-Tell.
The March meeting has been moved to Wednesday, March 13, and will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The
group will participate in making paper mache mannequins. The mannequins will be permanent display
structures for the Association. Members should bring a lunch and plan to wear old clothes, as the
process will involve newspaper and glue. It should be a lot of fun!
For a list of materials please email Cheri Wilkins at: pandcwilkins@comcast.net or Virigina Calvo at:
vcalvo@maine.rr.com.
Photography Group
The Photography Group meets at the YAA Gallery on the FIRST Thursday of each month, from 6:30 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Photographers are to bring one exhibition quality work representing the theme of the month:
Love. Gil Lutz will lead a discussion on the topic of Landscape. For more information visit the Interest
Group pages at: www.yorkartassocation.com.
Member News
Sue Wierzba – Silk painter Sue Wierzba is the guest artist at Just Us Chickens Gallery on 9 Walker Street
in Kittery, Maine. The show will run until February 16. Come to enjoy an early spring!
For a full listing of the YAA Events Calendar visit: www.yorkartassociation.com.
Community Interests
Greater York Recreational Complex
The Friends of the Greater York Recreation Complex (GYRC) are raising money to construct a multimillion dollar recreational complex in town. The mulit-generational recreation building would
specifically address the needs of York’s seniors and
provide safe and healthy activities for youths to
engage in after school and on weekends. The
Friends envision a community center which could
possibly include programs for the arts. The group
is moving forward with an in-depth Phase I
Feasibility Study in February.
The group needs to raise $5000 to complete the
Phase I Study. If you feel strongly that York and
surrounding towns need a pool and community recreation center, consider supporting the GYRC by
sending a donation to: Greater York Recreation Complex, P.O. Box 194, York, ME 03909. Checks may
be made out to York Hospital, fiscal sponsor for GYRC. Donations may also be made online at:
www.greateryorkcomplex.org.
For regular updates on the Great York Recreation Complex visit: www.facebook.com/yorkswimtennis
or contact the Friends at: info@greateryorkcomplex.org.
York Readers Theater
York Public Library
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22-23
York Readers Theater will show a documentary chronicling the life of American
Painter Mark Rothko. The presentation will be at York Public Library at 7 p.m., on
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22-23. The focus is on Rothko's search for the perfect
setting for his work and explains why he chose -- and then rejected -- The Four
Seasons Restaurant in New York as the permanent home for the "Seagram Murals.”
Mark Rothko Image
A short theater piece, featuring former YAA President Joe Dominguez, will follow at
7:30 p.m. For information about the York Readers Theater, visit:
http://yorkreaderstheater.org.
On Monday, Jan. 28, voting began for the Community Matters More Grant; an initiative sponsored by
Bangor Savings Bank.
The venture, recognized under the Community Reinvestment Act, intends to respond to and maintain
long-term relationships with nonprofit organizations engaged in community development activities. The
voting will run for six weeks (ending March 11) and the winners will be announced early April. Last year,
more than 100,000 Mainers voted for their favorite charities.
Bangor Savings Bank is looking to you, our community, to assist them in deciding how to best distribute
$100,000. This year, a total of 68 grants will be awarded to the organizations listed on the ballot and to
the top 20 write-in recipients. The organizations in each of the eight regions getting the most votes
(including write-ins) will receive $5,000; the remaining 60 organizations will each receive $1,000.
Cast a vote for the York Art Association in the Bangor Savings Bank’s Community Matters More Grant.
To vote, visit Community Matters More or stop by any of the 56
BSB branches statewide as a write-in for the York County
Region.
Please vote and pass this information on. Thank you for your support!