www.radiodelray.com/artisans
August 2004
Del Ray Artisans
..................since
1992
Vote for Art
Nominating committee
members, Jen Chappell and Karen Schmitz, are seeking nominations for the
board. They will present the slate of candidates and conduct the election
process on the 19th. If you are interested in
being a part of the Board, or would like to nominate a candidate, please
contact: Jen Chappell jchappell@fsco.com
or Karen Schmitz schmityk@yahoo.com / 703.317.9340. Awwww, elections! And
just in time to celebrate the nation’s quadrennial hanging-chad fest. It’s
almost time for DRA to hold its annual Board of Directors elections. The
annual elections are scheduled for the Tuesday, October 19th
general meeting, DRA is your organization
and electing officers is where and how you express your wishes for the
future and direction of the organization.
Brilliant !!!
Just
what HAS DRA been up to lately? 1.
Presented 1st Thursday Choreographers’ Collaboration Project dance performances
in conjunction with Fun 'n Games Redux 2.
Hosted Shelly A. Marshall Foundation workshop for selected art students 3.
Participated in Del Ray’s Salvation Army food pantry donation drive 4.
Awarded Adopt-a-Park 2004 Citizen Award to member Peggy Ashbrook 5.
Performed outreach at Alexandria’s 255th Birthday Celebration 6.
Presented Member event - Game Night and Eichers Scholarship winners’ talk 7.
Hosted ArtVenture participants 8.
Sponsored Student Banner competition for Art on the Avenue 9.
Achieved membership record of 395 members 10.
Reviewed financial operations and developing procedures and guidelines 11.
Created “Curating a DRA show" manual 12.
Enhanced graphics “look” using professional design by a member 13.
Organizing exciting new shows for 2005 14.
Developing DRA website 15.
Planning October Mask-scara Party and fundraiser 16.
Creating new members’ benefits 17.
Expanded long-running, popular Holiday Craft show 18.
Created ByLaws draft 19.
Planning board retreat to focus on long-term goals 20.
Opened e-commerce site 21.
Continued beautification around gallery 22.
Proposed new outdoor signage for gallery 23.
Presented professional juried show 24.
Sponsored 1st all-photography exhibit And
you thought things were quiet on the Avenue!
Contributors
this month include: Susan Slattery, Karen Schmitz, Becky Heavner and
Dave Nicholson. Many
thanks to our monthly sponsors: Royce
Flowers-the
lovely arrangements seen at every opening Radiodelray-giving us our little
corner on the world wide web Thanks
to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts for their continuing
support. Edited
by: Dave Nicholson Submission
deadline-20th
of month preceding (8/20 for September) email
to: f8photog@yahoo.com email:delrayartisans@yahoo.com
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Peggy, signed by Judy Guse-Noritake, Chair,
Park & Recreation Commission.) On
July 10th Peggy was awarded the 2004 Citizen
Award in a ceremony at the City’s Birthday
Celebration at Oronoco Bay Park. Peggy
needs an occasional break and Marlin Lord maintains a schedule for
this once-a-week duty. Please sign up by contacting Marlin at
mglaia@aol.com or 703.683.1112. Tireless
is the best way to describe DRA member Peggy Ashbrook’s dogged
devotion to policing the park next to the Colasanto Center. As
she cruises through the area picking up unsightly debris, helping DRA earn
over $900 annually, she’s also contributing to Alexandria’s beautification
and providing “a beautiful gateway to the Del Ray neighborhood.” (from
letter of recognition The Well Crafted Word
Our own Citizen of the Year
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August 5 1st Thursday
Preview of An August to Treasure (6:00-9:00 PM) August 6-22 An August to Treasure, Two-person show
by Kathryn Brown and Marlin Lord August 10 Board Meeting (7:00 PM) August 17 DRA Ice Cream Social (7:30 PM) August 27-29 Board Retreat Sept. 2 1st Thursday
Preview of Fresh for Fall (6:00-9:00 PM) Sept. 10-26 Fresh
for Fall (DRA All-Member Show) – Co-curators K.
Schmitz, S. Lentz & D. Lockard Sept. 11 & 12 Alexandria Festival for the Arts (10:00
AM-5:00 PM) Oct. 1 - 24 ThinkAsia – Curator Darlene
Wood-Harvey 866.651.1128 Oct. 2 Art on the Avenue (10:00 AM-6:00
PM) Oct. 12 Board Meeting (7:00 PM) Oct. 19 DRA General Meeting & Board of
Directors Elections (7:30 PM) Oct. 30 Mask-scara
Fundraiser Contact Theresa Kulstad 703.914.1517 or Lynn
Wyvill Nov. 5–28 Del Ray Dozen Photography Show –
Curator Rob Rudick 301.270.2323 Nov. 9 Board Meeting (7:00 PM) Dec. 4 & 5 Holiday
Art & Crafts Show
(9:00 AM-4:00 PM) Dec. 11 & 12 Holiday
Art & Crafts Show
(9:00 AM-4:00 PM) Contact Liz Martinez 703.548.0885 or Linda Silk
703.533.7689 Dec 14 Board Meeting (7:00 PM) 2005 January 7-30 Inspired
by Elvis Show, Channeling by Chappell, Schmitz, Slattery, Smouse and
the Memphis Mafia January
8 Elvis’ 70th Birthday Dance Party February House
of Cards Show – Curator(s) pending
2004-05
Calendar of Events
During the Fun ‘n Games Redux
exhibit, DRA was pleased to be able to offer our gallery facilities to the
Shelley A. Marshall Foundation. This foundation, created by Donn Marshall
in memory of his wife Shelley who was killed in the Pentagon attack on
9/11, “. . . fights inhumanity by stoking the fires of humanity, by
stimulating creativity and compassion in order to inspire and enrich the
human spirit.” The
Marshall Foundation offers high-school age students the opportunity to
study and paint with various professional artists. On July 10th
and 11th, a workshop was taught by Mehran Rashidfarokhy, a
rising young Alexandria artist who is rapidly earning acclaim for his
impressionist-inspired works. Students received all the necessary
supplies- paintbox, easel, brushes, palette, palette cups, a palette knife,
canvases, brushes, and more than two dozen oil paints-as well as meals
during their Summer Arts Workshop Series. DRA
Vice President Jen Chappell helped facilitate DRA’s offering of the
space to the Foundation for their classes. This outreach program helped
both organizations as the Marshall Foundation donated and installed
daylight-balanced light bulbs in the gallery to upgrade the existing
fixtures. To
learn more about this worthwhile organization visit the foundation’s
website at www.shelleysfoundation.org .
DRA hosts Shelley A. Marshall Foundation
workshop
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