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Camp ARTumpka June’s Fun
Day camps are already available in all flavors and locations…or are they? “Certainly there is a need for an artsfocused day camp that encompasses and presents all the arts—from music to pottery,” the Brainstorming Committee at ARRAC (known as “Brainers”) decided. Last February we enthusiastically dove in to the planning process. Little did any of us know how things would turn out! We now have one week of Camp under our belt and aside from being tired, we have a wonderful feeling of having sown (and sewn) some great seeds into our inaugural group of Camp ARTumpka campers. Over the course of five days we presented opportunities to try to play the ukulele, learn to sew a yo-yo, paint a mural, design a t-shirt, make a clay percussion instrument, and tell a story with your hands while dancing. Parents and honored guests got to witness the closing presentation at our last day (see page 2), but we invite you to view the slide show on skydrive or check our Facebook page. A picture is worth a 1 000 words… Alabama River Region Arts Center
Percussion rattles and air-dry clay tiles were the result of two days in the Pottery Studio (Above, and below, left). Below, two campers worked on the collaborative canvas; the results appear in our masthead at top of page.
Vol. II /Issue 4 The River Region's Friendly Place for the Arts
Inside This Issue Camp ARTumpka ................. 1 , 2, 3, 8 News from the Center......................... 2 Board of Directors/Report....................2 About Us............................................ 2 ECCF Grant......................................... 2 Out & About....................................... 3 T-Shirt Sponsors and Volunteers.......... 3 Keeping Busy...................................... 4 Sit & Sew............................................ 4 Chamber Business After Hours............ 4 Classes & Workshops.......................... 5 Contact Us.......................................... 6 Three Seasons Art League................... 6 Trash or Treasure?................................6 Music Arts News................................. 7 River Region Sunday Special............... 7 Reborn Harmony/CAGMA.................. 7 Camp ARTumpka Registration............. 8
Our Mission Statement:
The Alabama River Region Arts Center’s mission is to bring the People of the River Region together and enhance community life through a supportive environment where people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities can study, create and present art.
The Alabama River Region Arts Center is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization. Providing high quality, affordable programs
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ARRAC Board of Directors Officers
Rick Bowman - President Marilyn Winborn Secretary
Members at Large Geoff McIntyre Marty McIntyre
Co-Executive Director
Jerry McRay Connie Morrow Frank Sullivan Theresa Wayne
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News from The Center
ARRAC receives grant from Elmore County Community Foundation May 15 was the Elmore County Community Foundation grant awards ceremony at Lanark. It was a big day for the Arts Center with an award of $2500 for a childrens' arts camp. Accepting the award (at left) were ARRAC Board members Marty McIntyre, Theresa Wayne and Marilyn Winborn. The Camp was a creation of the Brainer Group with the grant request being written by Theresa Wayne under the ECCF's grant guidelines. ARRAC’s plans for hosting a chidrens' Art Camp, called Camp ARTumpka, includes the goal of introducing campers, ages 6-1 4, to a variety of arts such as music, painting, t-shirt decorating, sewing, clay and other various arts. Thanks to ECCF for their faith in our mission to bring the arts to the River Region community.
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About Us
The Arts Center is a volunteer based,
community supported
organization that derives its funding from public
More scenes from Camp ARTumpka, above. Campers performed on stage for friends and family at the last day of camp.
and private donations, contributions, grants, benefactors and the proceeds from
memberships, Artist
Space, Rentals, Gallery Art Sales and special events.
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Board of Directors Report
The ARRAC Board of Directors met Saturday May 5th at ARRAC. In attendance were Rick Bowman, Geoff McIntyre, Frank Sullivan, Marilyn Winborn, and new Board Member, Theresa Wayne. Business included voting to add additional members Marty McIntyre, Theresa Wayne, Jerry McRay and Connie Morrow; continued support for the Brainer Committee to handle the daily operations of the Center; and approving installation of internet service.
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Out & About
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Anyway you look at it, our tshirt sponsors deserve thanks! Thanks to these individuals, groups, and businesses for Camper Sponsorship assistance and supplies donations. Civitan - Camper Sponsorship Max Credit Union - Camper Sponsorship Rumbling Waters Art Club - Camper Sponsorship Barry Chrietzberg - supplies donation Cinda & Bill Walton - supplies donation
Look like fun? Register now for Camp ARTumpka 2 July 9 - 13 Registration Form pg. 9
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June's Camp ARTumpka Volunteers Sharon Ervin Jessica Howard Jon Masters Colin McIntyre Marty McIntyre Dawn Sullivan Frank Sullivan Anna Thibodeaux Cinda & Bill Walton Theresa Wayne Thanks for all you did and will continue to do. We could not have done it without this great Arts Team!
Thanks to our Camp ARTumpka t-shirt sponsors for contributing to make our t-shirts a reality! We could not have done it without you!
2012 Camp ARTumpka T-Shirt Sponsors Aluminum Specialties Company Central Alabama Electrical Cooperative Dunn & Schreiber Orthodontics Elmore County Community Foundation 1 st Community Bank & Trust Florence Arnold/Quilter River Bank & Trust Three Seasons Art League Waci Wireless/Verizon
$10
Shirts are only $1 0 and we still have a few shirts left in most of the sizes. You may stop in at the Arts Center on any Saturday from 9 am – 4 pm, or contact Theresa Wayne at 3009394 or via email to: artisticdirector@arrac.org to reserve your shirt celebrating 2012 Camp ARTumpka.
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Keeping Busy
Upcoming Events/Classes Thu Jun 21 Tue Jun 26 Thu Jun 28 Tue Jul 3 Sat Jul 7
Mon Jul 9-13 Tue Jul 1 0 Sat Jul 1 4 Mon Jul 1 6 Tue Jul 17 Thu Jul 1 9 Sat Jul 21 Tue Jul 31 Sat Aug 4 Tue Aug 7 Tue Aug 1 4 Thu Aug 1 6 Mon Aug 20 Tue Aug 21 Sat Aug 25 Tue Aug 28 Sat Sep 1
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Drawing/Painting Club Brainer Meeting Drawing/Painting Club Brainer Meeting Blue Grass Jam Sit & Sew Camp ARTumpka II Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club Jewelry: Basic Bead Stringing Digital Photography Jewelry: Basic Wire Wrap DIY Website Design Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club Brainer Meeting Origami Mini Photo Album Jewelry: Basic Bead Stringing Wetumpka Jazz Fest-Downtown Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club Brainer Meeting Blue Grass Jam Sit & Sew Origami Mini Photo Album Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club Brainer Meeting Jewelry: Basic Wire Wrap DIY Website Design Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club Jewelry: Basic Bead Stringing Jewelry: Basic Wire Wrap Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club Brainer Meeting Blue Grass Jam Sit & Sew
Sit & Sew Come finish up one of the projects on your project stack. Resume work on one of your projects with fellow fabric and quilting fans in the Monet room. We'll meet from 9am – 12pm.
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ARRAC's Theresa Wayne, Co-Executive Director, with finished mural
ARRAC Hosts Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce members met May 8 at ARRAC for Business After Hours. For some it was a trip down memory lane, as they once walked the same hallway as a high school student. Chamber guests explored classrooms and the pottery studio, and heard about the upcoming Camp ARTumpka. Culinary delights were prepared and served by Vanessa Bordlee; ARRAC members provided punch and tea. A free membership at the Arts Center was won by Carl Bledsoe during the raffle. And FOR FUN, all attendees were invited and many participated in a collaborative painting of the Bibb Graves Bridge. The painting was based on a reference photo taken from the northwest riverbank and an outline was transferred to a 36" x 44" canvas by Theresa Wayne, Co-Executive Director. The finished painting now hangs in the Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce and will circulate among participating Wetumpka businesses. At a later date, the painting will be auctioned for a community project. If your business would like to participate in displaying this painting for a month or two, please call Vanessa Lynch, WACC Director.
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Classes & Workshops
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A two-hour drawing and painting
refresher workshop .
Origami Mini Photo Album
For those who need a slight push to get those paints out of the drawer and start an art project...just to get the colors flowing again. Come to the Arts Center and let us get you started again with quick exercises and fun challenges. Call to set up a time that's good for you. $60
July 1 9 3pm - 5pm or Aug 4 1 2pm - 2pm
Learn to fold and assemble an origami mini photo album. Supplies: liquid adhesive 3-6 students. $23
DIY Website Design Class Using:
Mon July 1 6 , or 9am - 4pm Sat Aug 4, or Do It Yourself Mon Aug 20 Website Design In one day you will learn to: 1 - PLAN: Follow a roadmap to define, gather, and organize your website content. 2 - BUILD: We will actually build and configure a full featured commercial website and blog using WordPress. 3 - PUBLISH: You will learn how to get your website/blog online.
$249 includes lunch, bring your own laptop.
Clay: Slab
Beginner to intermediate students will learn about clays, methods of constructing with clay, techniques for working with slab clay. Student pieces will be bisque fired and basic glazing techniques discussed. $55
Get off the "AUTO" button. Learn to use all the features on your camera. Preregistration required.* Contact instructor with camera model info. Studio set-ups and overhead projector by instructor. $30.
Pottery for the Wheel
Beginners learn the basics, Intermediate will build on knowledge of wheel work: centering, opening, pulling up, & trimming. Ages 1 4 and up. $90 + materials fee. Call the Arts Center at 578-9485 for more information.
Jewelry: Start with the Fundamentals Basic Bead Stringing Basic Wire Wrap Sat July 1 4 9-11 am Thu July 1 9 5-7pm Sat Aug 25 9-11 am
Digital Photography for Beginners July 1 4 1 2pm - 2pm
Guitar Club for Kids:
Tuesday July 1 2, 1 9, & 26
Sat July 1 4 1 -3pm Thu Aug 1 6 5-7pm Sat Aug 25 1 -3pm
Start with either of these basic workshops to learn the fundamentals of making your own jewelry with beads on string or beads wrapped with wire. Learn to select, design, use tools, other techniques. $50 + supplies.
Join Jon Masters, and his class on Tuesdays from 4pm - 5pm. $20 per month. Beginners are welcome. Instruments available for use at the Arts Center.
* Advance registration is required so that your camera model PDF manual may be incorporated into the materials. No cell phone photography training.
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The Update is published monthly. Your comments, ideas, and story ideas are welcome. Marty McIntyre, Editor artsclub@arrac.org
Contact Us
Volunteer to Get Involved!
The Arts Center welcomes volunteers. If you would like to get involved there are many tasks available, even Camp ARTumpka! Please contact Sharon Ervin, Volunteer Coordinator, at 3756374sse@gmail.com or 51 4-3420. Do your part for the ARTS in the River Region.
Three Seasons Arts League meets at ARRAC…to paint! TUESDAY, MAY 22, Three Seasons Art League met at the Arts Center to paint their own collaborative mural. The abstract design was of their own creation. They supplied their own brushes and paints, while Frank Sullivan, ARRAC Board member, had built the frame, which Theresa Wayne stretched with canvas and primed. It was truly a collaborative group effort from many hands. Collaborative art projects may be a fun activity for your group. Call for more information, 578-9485. ONE ARTS CENTER’S TRASH is another artist’s bird feeder. We artists are very frugal people. We supported “green” even before it was popular. We paint outdoors (“plein air”). Our studios are often unheated or uncooled garages or attics. We keep our art supplies forever. We collect odd things for use in sculpture projects...before we know it our spouse refers to our creative stash as “junk.” Yes, even an Arts Center must clean out the unused items, which is precisely what we did May 12 at our Indoor Yard Sale. We made over $300 while we disposed of many things and were overjoyed when our customers told us what they planned to do with their new-found treasures:
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Trash or Treasure?
“These will be perfect at our church bazaar.” (round wood tables) “This will work to display jewelry on.” (wire display racks)
All in all it was a great day, made even better the next week when we trucked off the remainders to Robinson Recyclers on Tallassee Hwy...
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Music Arts News
Sunday Special 2 ARRAC’s second Sunday Special was well received by our loyal audience. Performing Sunday May 6 in the Wetumpka Performing Arts Center were: Laurie Harris on guitar; Home Remedy; Reborn Harmony; and Grace Point Praise Band of Grace Point Church in Wetumpka. Four groups brought their sound equipment and friends and family along with their abundant talent to the ARRAC fundraiser. This was a great opportunity to not only showcase many different types of gospel-praise music to the community, but it was a chance to fellowship with others and meet new friends.
Keep watching for our next Sunday Special Concert Series production. If your group would like to perform for these fundraising events, please contact Jerry McRay, Board member and Music Committee Coordinator at jwmcr7158@yahoo.com for more information. We are planning our next event for August.
Bluegrass Under the Old Oak Tree While April and May's Jams were indoors, June’s Bluegrass Jam took place under the old oak tree in ARRAC’s front yard. It was a beautiful day and chairs were toted outside to take full advantage. Bass, mandolin, guitar, resonator guitar, banjo and fiddle players all showed up. Join us next month, first Saturday, July 7th, from 9 am – 12 pm. All acoustic players are welcome, any skill level.
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UPDATE/APR-JUNE. 2012 Sunday Special performers, “Reborn Harmony” nominated for Central Alabama Gospel Music Association “Reborn Harmony” a band that performed at ARRAC’s recent “Ways to Praise” Sunday Special Concert Series, has been nominated for membership into the Central Alabama Gospel Music Association by the president Tim Stough. Tim heard “Reborn Harmony” when he attended their May performance at Frazer United Methodist Church on Spirit Night. Representatives from the band, Alan Mitchell (the bass player) and Dan Bass, ARRAC member, attended the CAGMA meeting last week where they were formally introduced to the CAGMA members. The band will perform July 3 before the committee and at that time, a formal vote of the CAGMA membership will be made. Membership in CAGMA consists of many varying styles of gospel music each unique. Reborn Harmony felt honored to be nominated and is looking forward to the performance next month. ARRAC is honored to have had the opportunity to spotlight “Reborn Harmony” at our Sunday Special, “Ways to Praise” and is grateful to have Dan Bass as an ARRAC member, active on our Brainer Committee.
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