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wmm August•September ^97 222•90LYMESTREET*OLDLYME,CT06371 Ballinger Nominated Afterserving fornearly adecade asLAA’sSecretaryandexecutive [jOfPresi.den^tr committeemember,JoannBallinger, apastelandoilpainter,receivedtheunanimousnodoftheNominating Committeeasthepresidentialnominee.AlsonominatedwereDonna GilbertoforVicePresident,ShirelyCeanYoungsasTreasurer,andDan TruthasSecretary.“It’saverystableslateofartistscommittedtothe successoftheLymeArtAssociation,”saidBallinger.“Weareanopen leadershipteamandanadministrationcommittedtothenurturingof AmericanRepresentationalart.Weareveryawareofourcenturylong commitmenttothetraditionsofexcellenceintheartsandmakingart accessibletothecommunity.WeintendtoleadLAAinthesame positivedirectionstartedbythefineleadershipofDonnaGilberto. Wehopetocompleterepairsoftheskylightsbeforewinter,planfora secondfundraisingeffortforfutureneeds,andwelcomeourmembers andfriendstospendmoretimepaintingandsculptingattheLAAand inourownstudios,”explainedBallinger. “Wearetotallycommittedtobringinginpositivechange,while enablingourartistmemberstobemoreactiveleadersattheLAAand stillhavetimetopaintorsculpt.” “Ournewexecutivedirector,MerjaLehtinen,hashelpedusmanage informationsowecanplanforasound,stablefinancialfutureof promotingthearts,artistworks,andeducatingthepubliconAmerican Representationalart.WehopewithMerja’shelptohavetheGallery seasonbeayear-roundexperiencebeginningin1998,”saidBallinger. TheelectionofofficerswillbeheldFriday,September19thatthe LAA,90LymeStreet.Apot-luckdinnerisplannedfor7p.m.Please bringyourfavoritedish. . Changing Times TH€ BRIDG€ Stent byDonnaGiSberto . „ Westartedthesummerwithmany PJuch hasbeenmadeofthe changesattheLAAandthechanges symbolism implicitinbuilding haven’tstopped.Addthosetochangesat bridges, through political home,andonerecallstheChinese rhetoricandliterarymetaphor; proverbabout“changemeansyouwilllive andyetthefactremainsthata ininterestingtimes.”Butallthingschange, bridge connects people and andthosethatdonotchangegetleft placesinaveryrealway.Long bmeahniangd.edC,haanndgewecaanrebemagnoaodg,inifgitoiusr finratmhiengp,lawnenimngayanwdaxswipfotetinicthoer changesothatitmeetsourgoalsand simply carry ourselves overthe footpath that jTfoebmuehbxyeraijcniteesTetcuWpdhyttrhteieiesoavodahDetnraofsaanawwlydfhvlseoaoyrpasrasustantoruhnbdlstcoelduhcteoieLett1csiAh2LnhsoAeAffa.rwnAunoee.plgrxwucekbSsWelsdppeliraclaiipasehnntengoadicrudoeEwrnxraseihce.nnrivobeiomieumtwriisotn-. tttaMumihhgniioaeiassnttissgenaicesFonrnulnodtenoshrirotseotfeheseneosidocrtuiFteybrglhyiceoofnorfsonbeouotrEnfnmroscdieooesebtkueruhGrstxtir.ehnlidSaesgTtatgwhvoaaobieclsohnydeugLsrnwisMydimaumtrBepsthealdienestAutkthrah,mfetser,iaeAaperntsnredhsdobrusopro.orceinuiirdcgnatgehg-ye Wewouldliketohearfromyouon Legendhasitthatsuchabridgeexistedat whatyouthinktheLAAshouldbe,and theinceptionoftheLymeArtAssociationand yhoouwrwneeeadsstahsemleeamdbeerrsshi.pAcsanmebmetbteerrsm,ewete ypeatinntoerkenvoewrnspeheomtsotcoohmamveemopariantteedsiitt.aWnedncoan arethe“customers”oftheAssociation. onlyimaginethemusingsofonetakingthe AndasleadersoftheAssociation,my shortcutalongthepathoverhalfacentury teamwantstomeetyourneedsandmake ago,comingorgoingfromthegallery,stop- sureyouaresatisfied! pingmomentarilytoacknowledgethelighton tcdebbheivheteseatchrneboIuygryssweltessofisauufnjiwolugtysrsdtottbauhtyltneoilhtkdsaaehgtewie.ltntecockIthtotshnaoitmonneamagrpgetiteimdtlnbteeytgyeaoosekhtutbinamemwovoieeinlwmselne.tagwmidmWhayneeaeogketsuettwoiitrnloelgad wtaTaihchnlrradeootfxuslhigsioshbwtwiehthtrehaiseotbngfrrIirtawdaictggalieresnadagnd“ncotVdehiiensoaigflbooaafnnrsnsgekosIstfhmhoHeapfoidpmtnaeheete”hmb.soyttuorwgerhaeasvymi.sit ttoheexbpyrleaswssysohuorulvdiebwesaasdoIcfuirmmelnytbetlhiaetve changesallthetimetoreflectourchang- ing.organization. GfllieRVNOT€S Many thanks to OsbtyuarnLdbAeiAr-sm.moenmthbleyrpsubalnidcatsiuopnpoirstfiovr,eabby-outand pliedthelaborinconstructi'n|-gvbbotorlhtouehonkstbirewidedehrgsose,ofsoutonphne-e AUGUST•SEPTEMBERCONTRIBUTORS hotsummerdayinJuly:SteveParent,Adam Design/Editing CharlotteS.Kindilien Tamsky,WhitneyTalcott,NormLegassie,Doug ComputerWork....DonnaK.Flatley SmithandDavidWard;andforassistancein Photos/Text placingthecarrying timbers, Niantic Lumber; DavidWard,MichaelLloyd, andindevelopingsiteplanning,Wertheimer& Production BrodeurPrintingCo. AssociatesaswellasHarryPalmbaum. DavidWard . sofviyOpinion... 4. asseeyTmohuserlSnikueemwymeEesxtreecriusdtaaiylvreweaaDidsryemcotyvoerrf!i,rsWatneddayit Midsummer CheacdiltiwaoagnrdeaDteiirndtreernCsufrorratnh,eoSnuemfmreorm, aJHV Mostwhoattended scCiacnorhtreoWeneoreerell.s.ltheaBadondtdihnatnpyhueoeruxoscntueghilenllrgeanfdttirheoersmoaswrptetresrirveaoafstea , .y|, wtacLLhigayyetrsmmeefeemeepeslASttnerithtnvtartiteayAtteisttoethsfswheoereocoxeiun-al-d wampaepmslbisectriafnsfthasimpao.pnpAlglytthfhooeru2gelh0eccaoptpmeldpiecatraitntitsisto,n SRF1,1 tchiroolondqiuGnaegltlpeprolyas.yeesWrisotnha therewasabouta50%acceptance courtcordonedoff ratefornomination.Thejudgingwas forpaintingdemonstrations,fourofourwell-known fairandbasedheavilyonaninitial artistsheldcourtoftheirown,capturingtheatten- “blind”assessmentofthequalityofthe tionofadmirersmakingtheirwaybetweenthe submittedworksalone.Ofcourse,all AcademyofFineArtsandtheFlorenceGriswold nomineeswillhavetobevotedonat Museum.NancyGladwell,DougSmith,NelsonH. theSeptember19,1997AnnualFall WhiteandShirleyCeanYoungsmannedtheeasels Meeting(notethenewdate). asCeciliaandDeirdreCurren(summerinterns), OurrecentSummerShowsolda JudithChapman,KristinMacCarthyandMegan recordnumberofworks.Twenty-five Surprenantbecamethesubjectsofasummerafter- worksweresoldbythelastdayofthe noon. exhibition. Icedtea,lemonadeandstrawberryshortcake WeekendCoveragenowhas wereofferedatourconcessionstand.Thedemand tvSaCaiPhanosoRiglclmsloauompynnwniweistwlirteeilwlsseteleteroekeasenmeenskathfnevekoadosrnedtutdatGpefcfhsafdooe:olrpaltntwioenlheertodehyshceikepkErsoierxtefbnaoegnuSfbvcfardiiuaeldodrtnlvs.eeiydinvsWfaFieouoteorngouslrortshooe.codrkp-e tatkSacdithepoceoiepnhpenotIawedncnptasasaMsl.errueiewdtserdPaezedejrstr.aoiobwe-nuiLgstethhkltiihidninsgseonteif,lvleaBllrlaettpaetogypienuKsltuawhsriectfdhhaaecyhie,asn%pRcdaooil4bnNotraiBfnnrucglayuacntrfteir-ealcd- anyonerequestingthemonweekends. thegallery, ' ™. MerjaLehtinen theconstant 4'-" streamof IGBOOK vmiasdietiotrsdiffi- , , culttokeep iJMKm anaccurate count,butwedidwriteupsalesofseveralartworks, isalreadycausing“asensation.It's answerquestionsabouttheAssociation,theartists, niSthoyitrtlooeonyll.yCDehoaanncdhVseoocukmneigt;souiatt.n'sdTahcafoinnmkepspautnboylic usm1upo5fc0dfoiaecmtxeietntrotaghscoeaoxsypheiitwbehishattooifowwnetashneahtnaseddhdohmtaweopmpckbiaeelteyarplsdohoigsnitjepruisfebtonurlttioefsduattacmubercnoeotumst-; reference.Thankstoallwhohelpedmakethisa greatday. DavidWard Otherwishes: N 'v/Vb/7Ji|VTAT“soVspOopcLiinUagNteTthEaeEnldRisStaritWsiasnttmeed’m; 4LFa8as6xecmroapmcrphinuittneeerrwithWindows oobpuuedbrrdlsigjacwoliballslen.irdnyIgtfh’tesuolamlgomanwililncaeergrty.wi-ssatisytaotnordtmaekkeeetepotnhe OWWCroioinneofgndetarctlheaanbriclureegst((fafoborrleelinbtrraaryn)ce) Elegantchandelier(foyer) InMemoryof Ihepassingof^?ogerW.Dennismarked RogerID.Dennis trahreyetnodthoefasneceorna.dAgletnheoruagtihomnoorfeLcyomnetempo- (1901-1996) painters,Rogerwasconsideredtobethelast livinglinktomanyearlycolonyartistswhom hebefriendedasayoungman.Foradistin- guishedcareerthatspannedapproximately 75years,RogercarriedontheAmericanImpressionisttradition,capturing thebeautyofnaturethroughcolorfulinterpretationsoncanvas. 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