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2 Vo1.2,No. FEBRUARY 1992 MONTHLY MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 2nd - 2 PM On the agenda —Membership drive --Publications --Exhibition Rules --ShowChairmen FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES Another month another meeting more new faces and the enthusiasm mounts.Wearerebuilding intoanewanddynamicorganizationwiththegenerous participationofourAssociatemembers. TheProgramcommitteepresentedtheirproposalsfor expandingtheformatofthe MembersExhibitionand theFallShow. SeeNEWSHOW FORMATS. Suggestions have been made for lectures and demos to be incorporated in the Workshop Program.Wereceivedfurtherinformationonthelocallectureseries,sponsoredby theNewEnglandFoundationfortheHumanities, inwhichwearetoparticipateon the30thofApril. WorkofthePublicRelationsgroupisreportedlymovingforwardinpreparationfor our biggest-ever spring membership drive. We have a mission to present and preservetraditionalart forthebenefitofthelargercommunity.We’llbelooking foralotofapprovalandencouragement. Wereceived an architect’s report on the status ofour building. See BUILDING HISTORY.Ourstructureissoundandinneedofminorworkforpreservation. * ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Pleaseregister...NOW...ifyouare * EXHIBITION - MAY 9th iBinltlerBeastbecdocikn 4p4a5r-ti6c2i0p6atoirng4.34C-a7l8l02. WORKSHOP PROGRAM ADDED SIX WEEKS - FIGURE PORTRAITURE - OIL PAINTING with DANIEL TRUTH March 6 thru April 10 - Friday, 1 to 4 PM - $200. Call 536-8496 to register. PRESIDENT, WILLIAMBABCOCK EDITOR,E.B.ATWOOD BUILDINGHISTORY forusinga black&whiteshotofadiffer- ent artist Member’s work for each an- TheLAAGallerywasbuiltin1921onland nouncementcard.Wedrewnamesfrom purchased from Florence Griswold in a hat and Lou Bonamarte did the 1917. Artists Frank Bicknell, William photography. The chosen artist became Chadwick,HarryHoffman,WilsonIrvine, theshowchairman.Thecardswerevery LawtonParker,WilliamRobinson,Edward effective. Rook,andGregorySmithworkedwithar- chitect Charles A. Platt, designer ofthe Wehavefourmajorshowsthisyear.Se- Freer ArtGalleryinWashington,DC, to lectionofartistswillhavetobecompleted developplansforthegalleryasweseeitto- nolater than theApril meeting. Ifyou day. have a preference for any particular show, register it with Bill Babcock or In 1992,seventy-oneyearslater, associate Norm Legassie. First come , first member and architect Harry Danos served orwe’llresorttothehattrick climbedaboutintheraftersandupperre- again. gions of our building and assessed our structuralstate.Hewasimpressedwiththe NEW SHOW FORMATS skillofthedesignersandingenuityoftheir engineeringinthetrussingwhichgivesba- TheProgram committeehasintroduced sicformtoagallerysuchasours.Inother twothemeshowstoenhanceourseason’s wordsitisdeservingofitshistoricalstatus exhibitions. Each will be shown in the onmanycounts.WehopeDanoswillelab- ColegalleryinconjunctionwiththeAn- orateonhisfindingstocreateausefulre- nualMembersExhibition,apresentation sourceforstudentsandresearchers. ofDRAWINGS andwiththeAnnu- alFallExhibition,ashowingofworksen- ANNOUNCING titled PEOPLE, PEOPLE, PEOPLE. Whiletheywillbeopentoanyone,includ- For each exhibition, wesend announce- ingartistmembers,everyonewillbesub- mentsor invitations for theopeningre- jecttoajuryandanentrancefee of$5 ception.Lastyear,weintroducedaplan perentry......withamaximumof2entries. ARTISTSAT WORK AttheCavalierGalleryinStamford,SHIRLEYLOUNG’Spastelsandoilsare regularlyon\iew.Meanwhile,sheisbusywithportraitcommissionsather studioinBozrah.Callherat887-2706forinfo DANIELTRUTHis teaching a private oilpainting class athis Mystic Studio on Thursday morningsfrom10AMto1:30PM.Bothstill-lifeandfigureareavailable.Call himat536-8496. andseehislatestworkatthePratt-WrightGalleryin Noank appearing in the February 4th Pictorial Gazette, AL VETROMILE’S war stories and paintings are fascinating. Check it out. Congratulations toouroffspringtheLYMEACADEMYofFINE ARTS in achieving their long-awaited accreditation. Our inspiration, fund-raising, and provision of early instructors has been built upon admirablyintheinterveningyears. 1992 - LYME ART ASSOCIATION - 91st SEASON ***AnnualRegionalStudentsShow-weekendsthruMarch SESSIONIV-CRISTOFOROCOLOMBO-Thursday,April30-7PM LectureSeries-ENCOMPASSINGCOLUMBUS:FIVEITALIANLIVES ThruNewEnglandFoundationfortheHumanities ***Expressions’92-AnnualBenefitbyJr.Women’sClub-May1stthru3rd ASSOCIATEMEMBERS’EXHIBITION-May9thru31 ReceptionSaturday,May9-3to5PM ReceivingMonday,May4-4to7PM Pick-upSunday,May31-4PMandMonday,June1-Noonto4:30P—M SPRING MEETING - SUNDAY, MAY 17th - 10:30 AM ***AnnualAudubonWildlifeShow-June6&7 68thANNUALSPRINGJURIEDSHOW-June13thruJuly12 ReceptionSaturday,June13-3to5PM R—ecMeeimvbiengrsMoonndlyay—,TJuuenseda8y-,4Jutnoe79P-M9AMtoNoon Pick-upSunday,July12-4PMandMonday,July13-9AMtoNoon 91stANNUALSUMMERJURIEDSHOW-July18thruAugust16 ReceptionSaturday,July18-3to5PM Receiving SundayandMonday,July 12 &13-Noonto4:30PM —Jury-Tuesday,July14-9AMtoNoon Pick-upSunday,August16-4PMandMonday,August17-9AMtoNoon 60th&ANCNOULAELGMAELMLBEERRYSTEHXEHMIEBISTIHOONW--AuDgRuAstWI22NGthSru(Sopeepntejmurbieerd)20 ReceptionSaturday,August22-3to5PM R—ecJeuriyvi-nTgueSsudnadya,yAaungdusMton1d8a-y9,AAuMgutsotN1o6oannd17-Noonto4:30PM Pick-upSunday,September20-4PMandMonday,September21-9AMtoNoon ANNUALFALLMEETING-SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER6-10:30AM 16th&ANCNOULAELGFAALLLLEERXYHITBHIETMIOENS-HSOepWtem"bePrEO2P6LtEh,ruPOcEtOoPbLeEr,25PEOPLE" (juried) ReceptionSaturday,September26-3to5PM R—ecJeuityvi—ngTueSsudnadya,ySaenpdtMemobnedray2,2-Se9pAteMmbteorN2o0oannd21-Noonto4:30PM, Pick-upSunday,October25-4PMandMonday,October26-Noonto4:30PM 1992HOLIDAYEXHIBITION-NOVEMBER21THRUDECEMBER6 ***NotLAAproducedshow. 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