From the Monday Morning Artists
There are still a few openings for the Andy Evansen Plein-Air Watercolor workshop in April.
For more information please visit MMA website.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Repost : Where are the Women? Updates for Visual Artists
Here in Yellow Springs :) and if you want to share YOUR voice check out this upcoming exhibit.
Women's Voices Out Loud
The 33rd annual Women's Voices Outloud will be held Saturday, March 17th, 7 p.m. at the John Bryan Center.
Women and girls, of all ages and experiences, are invited to share their songs, stories, poetry and dance.
Information For the Visual Artists-
All art must come ready to hang.
Drop off your art in the Arts and Craft room on the second floor of John Bryan Center.
Please include a tag for the wall, (stating artists name and title of piece) and have taped on the back of your art a separate paper with your name, title and your contact info.
If the Arts and Craft room is locked, the Parks and Rec person in the room on the first floor by the gym will unlock the door for you.
Or bring your art on March 1, around 5 p.m to the second floor of the John Bryan Center.
Please pick up your art on March 31.
Those who wish to perform should bring a finished piece of work to rehearsal on Sunday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m., at the Senior Center.
Deadline for visual art is Thursday, March 1.
This is a free community event.
For more information contact Liz Hale at 937 532-4803 or halewolfe4 (at) aol.com
Just in case you didn't know, the title is referring to this disgraceful hearing.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Permanent Collection Reception
What a fabulous reception, and much thanks go to curator Nancy Mellon and her reception team (Steven Deal, Jerome Borchers, Joanne Caputo, Sondy Kai, Joanne McKee, Corrine Bayraktaroglu, Celeste Lynette Norton-lee) Anna Arbor for her presentation, and music by Ben Hemmendinge.
LINKS
At the Winds in March: Libby Rufolf & Jennifer O'Brien
Libby Rudolf will have work up at the Winds Cafe for the month of March (March 6-April 1), showing recent work with a painting friend, Jennifer O'Brien. We will have a Artist's Reception on Sunday, March 11, 4:30-6:30pm. Please join us!
Congratulations to Village Artisan Pete Mitas
I have been buying Pete's work for a while now from Village Artisans and am delighted to read he won Most Creative Use of Paper Award
at the 22nd Annual Dayton Area Works on Paper exhibition with his work entitled "Urban Scrawl."
Pete fabricated his winning entry by hand-coloring both sides of artist trading cards with bold patterns. He built a structure with the cards which allowed the viewer to see each side of as many cards as possible. The design on each side of a card took 20 to 30 minutes, to do and the structure was completed on and off over a period of three months. The work was completed only when Pete ran out of clips he used to connect the cards together!
The exhibition is open to the public until March 9th at the Rosewood Arts Centre, 2655 Olsen Drive in Kettering.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Walkabout
photo by Jafabrit banner made by Jenny Haack
Banner on Corry Street Pole in-between IN A FRAME and WILLIAMS.
For Free Art Friday
and
checking out Karen Russell's studio space
at the United Methodist Church where we hope KAOS (Karen's Academy of Sewing) reigns. I just LOVED seeing how happy Karen is in her new studio room and seeing the stained glass from the inside for a change. Downstairs the sun was beaming in and made
the eye sparkle.
This is the place where the local food pantry is and if you want to leave donations here is their info page.
Also they host the Winter Farmers Market until the end of March.
For Free Art Friday
checking out Karen Russell's studio space
This is the place where the local food pantry is and if you want to leave donations here is their info page.
Also they host the Winter Farmers Market until the end of March.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Banners are Up in Town
Banner Creators Title of Banner
1. Katherine Merrill & Matthew Zaff Hundertwasser-Scape
2. Evelyn LaMers Free Range
3. Maxine Skuba LOVE
4. Susan Gartner Deer on Allen Street
5. Lynn McCown & Jim Hardman Red Hot in Black & White
6. Pat Dewees & Marianne MacQueen Window to Spring
7. Designed by: Jo Dunphy
Created by: William Jewett, North Star Flags, Rocky Mount, NC
Yellow Springs on the Rise
8. Daniel Pelzl No Risk No Reward
9. Katherine Merrill Remembering Elizabeth
10. Maxine Skuba Brando
11. Jenny Haack Aquatic Abstract
12. Beth Holyoke Tumbling Pigs
13. Faith Morgan Sassafras In A Storm
14. Evelyn LaMers Two Cats
15. Susan Gartner Wallpaper Series #1
Hum, We're getting all Hippie
Patrick Harney at Cirque Carnival
with Hippie Heritage Homecoming in May Saturday the 19th. A Hippie Gathering of all ages. Not sure what it is yet, but it's being arranged by Patrick Harney and Mindy (behind Cirque Carnival) so I think it will be GROOVY.
You don't have anything to wear! WELL come visit Yellow Springs, we have oodles of stores selling just what you need ;)
AND
Yes, we are listed in Hippie Havens
And for those that blither on about hating hippies and Yellow Springs, I just want to ask, do you REALLY know what a hippie is? If you do my next question is do you really hate the legacy of the movement? I mean, you're living it man (sez I with a british accent) and eating it, unless you hate Ben and Jerry's ;) AND I hate to break it to you, but most townies don't really wear tie dyed stuff (it's the tourists you photograph) and the drug thing, well last I saw Xenia had the biggest drug bust this county has EVER seen.
signing off:
one who shaves her armpits, bathes daily, has short hair, doesn't smoke, wears unhippie like clothes (never worn a tie-dyed shirt in my life), but does own a lava lamp
jafa the brit.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Where's the Chocolate
HERE! HERE!
It kind of took me off guard that a couple of visitors to town for the Love-In event said they couldn't find the tour de chocolat, so I started asking questions and well, here are just a few photographs.
Adding to the edible kind the jafagirls left quite a few hand sewn free felt chocolates around town.
Me thinks some were NOT looking.
Friday, February 10, 2012
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Yes, a bell shall ring at 3:27 pm courtesy of our local Quasimodo (Walter Rhodes)
and ye shall
kiss
3:27 PM – “The Kiss” Public Performance Art with the Jafagirls
2:45 PM Sign in at Presbyterian Church Front Porch
80 couples (people, pets, families, stuffed animals) synchronized to kiss at 3:27 PM at kissing stations throughout downtown Yellow Springs, plus photographed for “Kiss in the Springs” slide show. To register, pucker up and call 767-1366.
2:45 PM Sign in at Presbyterian Church Front Porch
80 couples (people, pets, families, stuffed animals) synchronized to kiss at 3:27 PM at kissing stations throughout downtown Yellow Springs, plus photographed for “Kiss in the Springs” slide show. To register, pucker up and call 767-1366.
ps. you don't HAVE to register, but just in case you want to know where the kissing stations are.
Send your photos to jafagirlart(@)yahoo.com for the slide show and please label the photos with your names, and subject line "the kiss".
Jafagirls would like to thank the YS Presbyterian Church and Walter for helping us with this event.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Get yer Groove on at Peaches
'60s and '70s Dance Music at Peach's
Friday, Feb 10, 2011 5-7 p.m.
Beer Specials & Full Menu
Groove to the Beatles, Stones and other ‘60s and ‘70s music. Strut your ‘60s dance moves! Part of the Yellow Springs “Love-In Weekend” coordinated by Yellow Springs Arts Council. Visit www.yellow-springs-experience.org and click on Experience Events.
Peach’s Grill
104 Xenia Avenue
Yellow Springs
767-4850
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Celebrate the Artistic Legacy of Yellow Springs
You are invited to a Celebration!
The YSAC Permanent Collection is 20 years old.
And still growing as new generations of artists and collectors Gift the people of Yellow Springs with their art.
Just in the last month
Sherraid Scott, Anna Arbor and Michael Fleishman
Have generously donated to the collection.
Anna Arbor, who started the collection, will be leading a Gallery Walk at 7:30 p.m.
Talking about the history of the collection.
February 17th from 5-8 p.m.
The John Bryan Community Gallery.
Refreshments will be served in rooms A&B
Live music by Ben Hemmendinger.
The Beauty of Who We Are
at the Village Artisans
Mysteries of the Heart Group Exhibit
presenting
Loving Outside the Lines
by
Charlie Fenimore
Opening Reception
Friday Feb 10th 6-9pm at 100 Corry Street
LINKS
Village shows it's love, proudly YS News
Monday, February 6, 2012
Event Links
Don't forget to check in with the Yellow Springs Arts Council Facebook Page for updates on events.
LOVE-IN Feb 10th - 12th
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Dayton CW Star Search: Two locals are Semi-Finalists
It just came to my attention "another" local is a semi finalist (thanks Deb H) for Dayton's CW Star Search. The first one is Claire Alemdar (aka local artist Claire Bayraktaroglu) and the second one is Jessica Kinzer (lead singer for THE SHOW).
Voting starts Monday evening and the more views the videos get the better their chances. Good luck to both of you.
LINK FOR CLAIRE'S VIDEO
Where to find Claire Facebook - Blog
LINK FOR JESSICA'S VIDEO
Where to find Jessica Facebook - Twitter
Where to find Claire Facebook - Blog
LINK FOR JESSICA'S VIDEO
Where to find Jessica Facebook - Twitter
Friday, February 3, 2012
Yellow Springs Resident Semi Finalist
Local artist Claire B aka Alemadar is a semi finalist for Dayton's CW Star search.
Voting starts Monday :)
Voting starts Monday :)
Ohio Same-Sex Marriage Update by Ed Mullen
Sunday, February 12, 2012
1 p.m.
Emporium Wines/Underdog Café
233 Xenia Avenue
Yellow Springs, OH
Mullen will address the current status of Ohio law, options available for couples to help legitimize their commitments, and what steps are needed to bring equality marriage to our state. Prior to joining Equality Ohio, he was the Managing Attorney for Community Integration at Access Living (Chicago), where he litigated civil rights cases on behalf of thousands of people with disabilities, and advocated for legal and public policy changes at the local, state and national levels. He was also previously a partner at a national law firm, where he chaired the firm’s pro bono and community service committee. In private practice, Mullen has litigated pro bono on several LGBT cases.
Mullen is committed to making Equality Ohio a strong and respected advocate for the LGBT community and its allies throughout Ohio. For more information on Equality Ohio, visit www.equalityohio.org
For more information on the “Love-In Weekend,” contact the Yellow Springs Arts Council at 937-767-1515 or see details at www.yellow-springs-experience.
1 p.m.
Emporium Wines/Underdog Café
233 Xenia Avenue
Yellow Springs, OH
Lawyer and longtime political activist Ed Mullen, Executive Director of Equality Ohio, will give an update on current legislation concerning Ohio same-sex marriage, on Sunday, February 12 at 1 PM. Located at Emporium/Underdog Cafe, the free lecture is part of the Experience “Love-In” weekend sponsored by the Yellow Springs Arts Council.
Mullen will address the current status of Ohio law, options available for couples to help legitimize their commitments, and what steps are needed to bring equality marriage to our state. Prior to joining Equality Ohio, he was the Managing Attorney for Community Integration at Access Living (Chicago), where he litigated civil rights cases on behalf of thousands of people with disabilities, and advocated for legal and public policy changes at the local, state and national levels. He was also previously a partner at a national law firm, where he chaired the firm’s pro bono and community service committee. In private practice, Mullen has litigated pro bono on several LGBT cases.
Mullen is committed to making Equality Ohio a strong and respected advocate for the LGBT community and its allies throughout Ohio. For more information on Equality Ohio, visit www.equalityohio.org
For more information on the “Love-In Weekend,” contact the Yellow Springs Arts Council at 937-767-1515 or see details at www.yellow-springs-experience.