Post on 07-Apr-2018
8/4/2019 ARRAC Newsletter Aug2011
1/4
Vo lume 1 , Issue 10
August 2 011
Alabama River Region Arts Center is a 501 (c) 3 Non-profit organization. www.arrac.org
Alabama River Region Arts Center
The ARRAC UpdateArts Clubs Start September 8bout Us
The Arts Center is a volunteer
based, community supported
organization that derives its
funding from public and private
donations, contributions, grants,
benefactors and the proceeds
from memberships, Artist Space,
Rentals, Gallery Art Sales and
special events.
After school never looked so good! ARRAC is proud to announce that three Arts Clubs for
Kids are starting Thursday, 9/8.
Lead by Austin Thompson, animal sculpting
and sound effects expert and his assistant Jordan
Stephens; plus Guitar Club, lead by ARRACs oneand only Hawaiian Bluegrass Jammer, Jon Masters
both join the Drawing/Painting Club lead by Marty
McIntyre to make Thursday afternoons at ARRAC
the place to be.
Join Clay Club,
Donate your old acoustical guitar tothe Center for use in KIDS ARTS
Club/Guitar Club
Clubs run concurrently from 4:00 4:50 pm & repeat from 5:00 5:50 pm. Join one or two
Clubs. Hurry! Space is limited (only 10 slots per club, after that we will put you on a wait list
Fee: $20 monthAge minimums: Drawing/Painting & Clay 7 years old; Guitar 10 years old.
GrantsPottery StudioIf you can dream it andmap out the furnitureplacementthe pottery studio will be here before
we know it! Thanks to a generous grant of
$5000, from The Daniel Foundation, of
Birmingham, the ARRAC pottery studio is
progressing nicely. Watch for a workday to get
the room in order for the wheels, tables, chairs,
and counters.
8/4/2019 ARRAC Newsletter Aug2011
2/4
Page 2 The ARRAC Update/August2011Bark in the Park with ARRAC
< Remember the naked birdhouses? When the Humane Society ofElmore Countyreceived four, plain, wooden birdhouses, Genie Kline,
ARRAC member and HSEC thrift store
volunteer brought them back to ARRAC
for a little artistic TLC. Now, four lucky
bird families will be setting up nests in
unique, beautiful birdhouses, currently
being decorated by ARRAC artists Carol Barksdale, Dawn Sullivan,
and Frank Sullivan.Sharon Ervins creation, featured The ARRAC
Update/July will also be sold in the Humane Society of Elmore
Countys 6th
Annual Bark in the Park,September 25, 1-5 pm at Ft.
Toulouse in Wetumpka. Come join us! $5 admission fee for those 13
and older. All proceeds go to the HSEC.
ARRAC members will also be greeting furry friends of the HSEC and
their trainers, as well as demonstrating various types of art for human visitors at the Bark in the Park
This is how wesupport our community friendswith our time and talent.
In case of bad weather, the backup date is Sun., Oct 2, at Ft. Toulouse.
Homeschoolers Meet ARRAC
Enthusiastically jumping in to promote ARRACs
new outpouring of low-cost Arts Clubs, Austin
Thompson, Mary Wolfe, and Frank Sullivan
attended the FHE (Fellowship of Home Educators)
Kickoff meeting/activity fair in Prattville 8/15. They
joined other representatives of variousextracurricular activities aimed at homeschool
families in the tri-county area.
Jon Masters represented ARRAC to the MAHE
(Maxwell Area Homeschool Educators) on
Saturday, August 27.
Thanks all for introducing ARRAC to the many
homeschool families in the area. We want to exten
a welcome to these families to come and explore
the resources in our John Kelly Fitzpatrick Library.
Moms can sit in peace and quiet and do lesson
plans while the kids are in Arts Clubs on Thursdays
The Founding Board has now
transitioned to the following
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Rick Bowman Businessowner, Potter
Geoff McIntyre Professor
Donald Mobley Businessowner, Musician
Austin Thompson PuppetTroupe Owner/Creative Director
Marilyn Winborn Businessowner, Jewelry Artist
Registered agentFrank L. Sullivan
Board Meeting
Board Members inattendance: AustinThompson, Bill Roberts,Rick Bowman, MarilynWinborn, Geoff McIntyre,Donald Mobley
Welcomed the new
member and after adiscussion the Boarddecided to review someupdates for the By Laws;reviewed activities by theBrains for Lunch groupand pottery committees,selecting 3 needs thatrequire addressing. Boardwill meet again in 2 weeksor so.
Mostly a get-to-knowsession and individual
vision statements. Goodstrong board.
Sorry, not muchexcitement.
Frank
Board of Directors
Gallery NewsIts Never Too Lateto Make a SaleCongratulations go to Bennie
Brewer McDonald, who was
featured, The ARRAC Update/Junenewsletter, Its Never Too
Late to...,for her three sales this
month!
Bob Portman's copper sculpture
Also to be acknowledged for their
consistent sales in the gallery
during June and July are Frank
Sullivan/pottery and Bob
Portman/metalsmith.
Thanks Artists and Art Lovers!
New Gallery Hours
ARRAC Gallery hours are: Sat. 9-4 pm and Sun.
12-4 pm.
Bringing the River Region Together Through All the Arts
8/4/2019 ARRAC Newsletter Aug2011
3/4
Page 3 The ARRAC Update/August2011
Brains for Lunch and DinnerYa l l a re w elcom e
Bluegrass Jams!
Bluegrass jam reportBYOC! (if you want)
Although we have plenty of chairs, some
newcomers to Augusts Bluegrass Jam wanted
to make sure they had a good seat: they came
early andthey brought their own chairs! It gets
pretty full in the Van Gogh Room with all the
instrumentsbut we wouldnt have it any other
way! Come help us pack the house (again) next
Saturday (9/3) We will save you a chair!
Al l ages & sk i l l l evels welc ome.
Sept . 3: 9 am 12
Stick around long enough and we are guaranteed to
serve up your favorite dish. Oh? It is notbrains? Thats
fine, were talking brain-storming!
Our brain-storming group has met faithfully for the last two
months. Dawn Sullivan, Austin Thompson, Marty
McIntyre, Jon Masters, and Mary Wolfe have taken part
in these meetings, designed to generate ideas and
enthusiasm for nurturing all the arts in the river region.
Their efforts gave wings to the ARRAC Arts Club, for
children ages 7-18, which launch September 8.
All ARRAC members who are interested in working to
brainstorm ideas for ARRACs programming and events
are welcome! Our next Brains for Lunch will indeed be at
noon, 9/1; however, the following week, 9/8, we will meetat 6 pm.
Marketing Update
A four-color pamphlet marketing the ARRAC is being
finished and readied to send to the printer. These will be
distributed to various tourist locations around the state.
We will upload a PDF version on our web site and
Facebook site for independent printing. Thanks to allwhose work is featured in this pamphlet, your work makes
the whole Arts Center look good.
ARRAC Members/Service OpportunitiesMarketing:You are a Marketing-person if you:
Love to talk to strangers Know how to use social media Get excited planning parties
Volunteer Scheduler:You love to check in with your arty friends,Youd rather talk than text to stay in touch,Butyou can find your way around emails!
If these sound like YOU and you want to get involved
in working with fellow artists doing service work with
ARRAC, please contact ARRAC at
director@arrac.org.
Update Editors Corner:Cartoonist wanted!
If you like to draw cartoons, share your talents by volunteering
your art in the newsletter.
Why should we cut & paste standard, boring clip art when we
have many talented members (of any age) who could create
just exactly what is needed? Send some examples of your work
to Marty McIntyre, at marty195@gmail.com.
No pay, but hey, you can put it in your portfolio. Who knows,
take a risk, you may be the inspiration for someone else to take
up a pen and draw?
Alabama River Region Arts Center is a 501 (c) 3 Non-profit organization. www.arrac.org
mailto:director@arrac.orgmailto:marty195@gmail.commailto:marty195@gmail.commailto:director@arrac.org8/4/2019 ARRAC Newsletter Aug2011
4/4
Page 4 The ARRAC Update/August2011
ARRAC UpdateContact Editor/E-Mail:
Marty195@gmail.com
195 Blackberry Rd.
Deatsville, AL 36022
Were on the Web!See us at:
www.arrac.org
Join us on
Alabama-River-Region-
Forms/information online www.arrac.org.Sit & Sew
Sat. 9/3
Sewing help, cut/work space9-12 pm
Clay ClubThurs. 9/8
4-5 pm & 5-6 pm
Arts-Center
Clay Slab Class samples
Guitar ClubThurs. 9/8
4-5 pm & 5-6 pm
Drawing/PaintingClub Thurs. 9/84-5 pm & 5-6 pm
ClassesPortable Patchwork
Reserve your spot now for Octobers classes
Waiting at the doctors office is nofun. Keeping your hands busy
while you make something
beautiful is a more productive,
serenity-inducing alternative.
Come join us in October as
Frances Arnold walks you
through each step of the art of
Hand Piecing a Quilt. Learn
versatile skills using modern
fabrics. In only 4 classes you will
learn to produce a piece like this. $100 Class fee includes quilt book,Portable Patchwork, by Donna Thomas; and sandpaper boards.
Other supplies by student (Instructor will contact you after your
registration is received).
EditorARRAC Update195 Blackberry Rd.Deatsville, AL 36022
http://www.arrac.org/http://www.arrac.org/http://www.arrac.org/http://www.arrac.org/