AAWM News
Issue Spring 2008
AAWM!
ARTS ALLIANCE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
SPRING 2008 NEWSLETTER
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND:
A Spring Mixer and Art Show kicked off the Memorial Day Weekend for the AAWM at the Dance Academy on Wagon Wheel Lane. Artists set up and displayed their work beginning 9A.M. on Friday, May 23 remaining until closing (despite stormy, stormy weather). The weather on Saturday, was much improved. The show closed on Sunday, May 25. Those participating were: Ken Baker, wood artisan; photographers, Bruce Taylor, Michael T. Mazur, and Maggie Leef; and, fine artists; Karen Spradling, Teri Williams, Suzanne Taylor, Debbie Galante, Steve Taylor, Thomas G. Morgan, Kathleen Knoche, Verna R. Weekley, Mary L. Brown and Ann Yarmal.At the opening ceremonies, following a buffet supper, the Michael LaCapa Memorial Scholarship Awards were presented by Pres., Beverly Gries, Artist, Kathleen Knoche, and Treasurer, Bruce Taylor.
Awards were presented to students: Lance Yazzie, writer/poet; Brandy Carlson, musician; Anneka Robinson, dancer; Wade Crossman, playwright; Ariel Huddleston, dancer; Shon Bucklin, flutist; and, Michael Scholton, saxophonist.
For entertainment, there was a lovely ballet presentation by two accomplished dancers of the Academy.
The Michael LaCapa Memorial Scholarship honors one of our Native American Artists and founding members of the AAWM.
Also, in May, the AAWM presented an award of one hundred and fifty dollars and a year’s membership to James Chee, a student at NPC. Kathy Knoche made the presentation at the opening celebration of the student art show at the Talon Gallery in the Aspen Center. This award is given for “Artistic Promise”. James Chee was awarded for his outstandingly beautiful pastel paintings.
Check your AAWM news bulletin, the web site calendar and e-blasts for information on upcoming art shows, June 12-14 at Show Low School Auditorium. June 28, NPC Foundation Music in the Pines, July 4-6, Christmas in July Art Show at the Dance Academy.
SUMMER ART & DANCE WORKSHOPS (for ages 5 to 12)
Registration starts NOW for the two week AAWM and Dance Academy student workshops in photography, dance, poetry, origami, drawing and watercolor. Instructors will be photographers, Bruce Taylor and Maggie Leef; Dance Director, Beverly Gries; Poet/Artist, Ann Yarmal; Artists, Kathy Knoche, Debbie Galante, Steve Taylor, Laurie Acree, and Suzanne Taylor.
CALL 537-1406 to Register.
Debbie Galante is currently accepting registration for drawing workshops for children. One of these workshops will be held at the Vernon Library in June. For more information call Debbie at 537-9466
Be sure to check out the “Piece O’ Mind” Art Gallery in Concho this August. On exhibit will be tapestry by Colleen Burton, watercolors and oil paintings by Verna Weekley and graphite and colored pencil drawings by Debbie Galante.
NOTICE TO TERI WILLIAMS!
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR KATHY KNOCHE!
Kathy has an eye on a certain press in a certain someone’s garage and would like to get together to plan a few workshops for AAWM members and friends. This is all about monotypes, but could include pastels, oil, and “what have you?”
THOSE LOVELY FLOWERS
Karen Spradling, a neighbor of Kathy Knoche, moved up from Phoenix when she retired as an interior designer. Karen, also presided over her own hour long radio program where she fielded questions along with other experts on interior design.
At age 14, it was through the influence of her high school art teacher that Kathy made her decision to keep art in her life. She claims her father reminded her that along with art she needed to consider the practical aspects of support and thus her work life of interior design.
Karen came to the U.S. In 1978. Though she did attend classes, she says that most of her art has been self taught. She has worked in most mediums and has gorgeous cats done in pastel and flowers in oil and acrylic, as well as seasonal landscapes.
AND WORKS OF PURE IMAGINATION
Thomas G. Morgan explains his wonderful pen and ink drawings of animals, insects, and people, as dots on paper which are mostly done from his vivid imagination and show both keen perception and child like wonder in the patient designs and surprises of figures and patterns coming together.
Even in the delicate beauty of a true scene from his home there are the imaginative hills and the stream that is just a bit wider than its twin.
IN PASSING
Among our Memorial weekend Saturday afternoon visitors to the Art Show, Walter and Addie Bethoon stopped to chat and Walter promised to consider bringing a metal, mechanical clock which is a recent sculpture, to our Christmas in July show at the Dance Academy. Walter says it even keeps “his” time.
ON THE LOOKOUT!
Suzanne Taylor and Ann Yarmal are looking into the possibility of starting an open studio to be held at the Academy on Saturday mornings beginning in July. It is anticipated that we will be hiring models to pose for life drawing and painting. Lee Sweetman at NPC is encouraging us and we will all be meeting to work out the details. Beverly Gries has generously agreed to our using the studio. More on this later in June.
