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News
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Artists For Africa
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AAC is proud to host "Artists For Africa," an art sale benefitting the African Children's Art Project.
Submissions will be held August 6 - 8 from 10 AM - 3 PM. All artists are asked to donate one piece of artwork for sale on August 9 and 10.If you have any questions, email Lisa Moore at jacklaw2@bellsouth.net.
The Mission:
African Children's Art Project enriches the lives of orphaned and destitute children in Kenya by providing after-school art programs.
The Current Crisis:
• Malaria and AIDS have ravaged the African continent, virtually eliminating the entire working-age generation in many parts of Africa, including Kenya.
• There are currently more than one million orphans living in Kenya alone and the numbers are rising rapidly.
• Many of these orphans have witnessed the painful suffering and death of one or both parents, and nearly all live in unspeakable poverty.
The Role of Art
Creating art helps children express complex feelings and emotions that are often difficult to verbalize. Art begins the healing process which is essential to their ultimate happiness. Art also helps with the development of identity, contributing to a positive self-image and self-esteem.
The Role of African Children's Art Project
• African Children's Art Project currently provides after-school art classes for over one-hundred and sixty children, on the rural outskirts of Nairobi, and Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Classes are taught at two registered art centers.
• African Children's Art Project pays all program expenses, which include: art supplies, a luncheon meal for each child, teachers' salaries, facility rental fees, photography, shipping, computer imaging, data entry, website management and website maintenance.
• Every child receives a meal at each session.
• The classes are taught by two renowned Kenyan artists, Waynu Brush and Sane Wadu.
• African Children's Art Project maintains a website to raise awareness of the situation in Kenya, and to market the artwork of the children.
You can view the website at www.africanchildrensart.org. |
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AAC's 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition
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Thank you to everyone who submitted their art to our 5th
Annual "National View at Grandview," the AAC's National Juried
Exhibition. 75 pieces have been accepted for the show. The exhibition will be Tuesday, August 26 - Tuesday, September 30,
2008.
Opening Reception will be Saturday September 6, 2008 (6-8 PM)
Click the link to view the complete list of accepted artists for the National View at Grandview 2008:
AAC National Show 2008 Accepted Artists |
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2008 Buckhead Library Schedule:
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The Ida Williams Buckhead Library is located at 269 Buckhead Avenue NE, Atlanta,
GA 30305. Tel. 404-814-3500 and it is NOW OPEN with new rugs and looks terrific!
Library hours are Monday & Wednesday 10AM - 8PM, Tuesday & Thursday 10AM - 6PM
and Friday and Saturday 11AM - 6PM, closed on Sunday.
THE FOURTH AAC PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT - OCTOBER
This exhibit is part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP) and will take place October 3, 2008.
SCHEDULE FOR UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITS:
June - Linda Foltz and Kat Timer - paintings Exhibit 5/30- 6/27,
reception, Sat 6/7, 3 - 5 PM
July - Ann McDonald - paintings Exhibit 6/27- 7/25, reception, Sat. 7/5,
Sat. 3 - 5 PM
Aug - Nafisa Valita Sheriff - Historic Photography Exhibit 7/25 - 8/29, reception-Sat. 8/2, 3 - 5 PM
Sept - Kathy Rennell Forbes - Watercolors Exhibit 8/29 - 9/26, reception Sat. 9/6, 3 - 5 PM
SOLO EXHIBITS:
For artists wanting to do a solo exhibit at the library, there is a general one page information sheet and more detailed guide sheets available in hard copy at AAC and from the ACC Library Committee by e-mail. For solo exhibits the artist retains 100 percent of sales. If desired, AAC volunteers are available to help solo artists install and take down their exhibit. Otherwise, it is up to the artist(s) to plan and produce their own exhibit at their own cost. While 2008 is currently scheduled, there's always a possibility for cancellation. We can start scheduling for the 2009 waiting list up to a year in advance. Artists need to wait two years before exhibiting again at the library.
* VOLUNTEERS ALWAYS NEEDED*: Assist with the installations and take-downs on the dates listed above. Library changeover dates are usually on a Friday morning, 10 AM - Noon. Please contact Cheryl or Jodie if you're interested.
AAC/BUCKHEAD LIBRARY COMMITTEE CONTACT INFORMATION:
General information: Cheryl D'Amato, 404-888-4636, aacdamato@gmail.com
Reception Advice: Jodie Scapellato,
404-327-8345, jodie@scapgroup.com
Graphics Advice: Bill
Boley 404-299-3016, bilboley@comcast.net
Media/Publication Advice: Saul Torres, 770-274-5114, storre2@gpc.edu
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Submissions for First Friday at Basil’s restaurant should be brought to the
Gallery on June 4 and 5 between 10 AM and 4 PM. All art from the current show
should be picked up ASAP after, or on Friday, June 6. You may submit up to
three pieces; there is no fee; all works must be for sale. AAC framing
guidelines apply. Each show will hang for one month. Please direct any questions
to Terry Manikowski at 404-237-2324 (Gallery) or 404-239-0410 (home) or by email
at manikot@bellsouth.net.
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Now
available from our online shop:
Apparel (t-shirts, hats, etc), homewares, gifts with our AAC logo
on them.
Go to ...http://www.cafeshops.com/aactionshop
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