The
second art exhibit presented by TOM-E-TOES Restaurant and the Wilton Arts
Council will feature works by Martha Payne for the month of March
2001. Martha paints in watercolor, oil,
monotype and pastel and says that her paintings reflect her enthusiasm for
color and light. An opening reception
will be held at TOM-E-TOES Pizza & Restaurant in Wilton Center on Tuesday,
March 6, 2001 from 6 PM to 8 PM. The
public is welcome. If you can’t make the
reception, please be sure to visit the exhibit.
Please
refer to the Membership Renewal section later in this newsletter for important
information about renewing your membership.
The
Council’s Annual Art Exhibition and Sale is slated for April 2001. Artists’ fundamentals begin with studies of
still life and life drawing. In
recognition of such studies, this year’s theme is “Nudes and Foods.” Artists whose membership dues are paid by
April 1, 2001 are eligible to exhibit two works that fit the theme.
The
Wilton Women’s Community Chorus, “Treblemakers,” will entertain the community
with their first concert of the spring semester at Sunrise Assisted Living
Center (located on Route 7) on Tuesday, April 10, 2001, beginning at 6:30
PM. The chorus is directed by Wilton’s
own Mary Bozzutti Higgins.
Kyle Noble is the accompanist (and has been cited as “the best
around”).
The
Bicentennial Committee is calling all artists to design a logo for the Town of
Wilton’s Bicentennial in 2002. The logo
will be used throughout the Bicentennial celebration. The logo design must include the “Town of
Wilton” and the years “1802—2002.” It
may be as large as 12” by 12” (round or square), and should be sufficiently
clear for the image to be reproduced on mugs, shirts and banners. Entries must be submitted to the Wilton Arts
Council between March 1, 2001 and May 4, 2001.
The winner of the contest, which is sponsored by The Bulletin, will
receive an award of $500.00.
Last
year’s show was very successful and we look forward to another successful one
in 2001; however, we need your help.
This year’s show is set for the weekend before Mother’s Day (making it
the perfect place to look for that very special gift for mom) on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, May 4, 5, and 6, 2001, at the Old Town Hall.
The following committees are being formed to work on
various aspects of the show—take your pick:
Publicity General
coordination
Moving of pedestals Set up and clear up
Manning the show Food donations
Soliciting donations
Coordination with Wilton High School
If
you wish to participate as an artist or on a committee, please contact Sarah
Koster at 762-8763.
The
following artists will be participating in “The Arts in Our Community” monthly
exhibits sponsored by TOM-E-TOES Pizza & Restaurant and the Wilton Arts
Council: April—Maya Boreen;
May—Sally Wiseman; June—Florence Price; July—Dale
Murena. Be sure to mark your
calendars and look for notices in the Wilton newspapers regarding the opening
reception for each show, which will most likely be the first Tuesday following
the first day of each month.
Exhibits
in the tearoom are open to Council members with small drawings, paintings
(acrylic, oils and watercolors) and photographs. Artists may also team up with other artists
for the month. Artwork available for
sale is to be handled directly by the artist; no commissions will be
required. Space is provided on a
first-come, first-served basis. For
further information or to sign up for a spot, please call Shirley Lewis at
762-5727.
Many,
many thanks to Dol Christison for her excellent dance instruction
at our February “Sweetheart Dance” event.
She really had us swinging away in no time. Everyone was having so much fun; we hated to
leave when it was time for the Comstock Community Center to be closed for the
evening. We said that this would be a special, one-time event; and extremely
special it was indeed—but we will hopefully be able to get Dol and the Comstock
Community Center let us do it again.
Board meetings are open to all members; monthly programs are open to the general public. The meeting and program schedule is as follows:
March 13, 2001—Board Meeting
April 10, 2001—Nothing But Treble
[Sunrise Assisted Living Center]
May 8, 2001—Board Meeting
June 12, 2001—Annual Membership
Meeting
Council meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Wilton Library (unless otherwise noted in the newsletter), beginning at 7:30 PM.
A portion of the March 13, 2001 Council meeting will be spent on discussing the Council’s plans for the Wilton Bicentennial. Among the possibilities are writing a book on Wilton artists and constructing a float for the 2002 Memorial Day parade. Please attend the meeting or contact Anne Richards at 762-0033 if you are interested in participating in one of these activities or have other ideas.
Let
us hear from you! For our “connected”
members and other organizations, we have recently established an e-mail
address. The address is INFO@WILTONARTS.ORG. Please feel free to send us your ideas for
future events, comments on past events, material for the web site, and last,
but not least, information for our newsletter.
Have
you seen our website yet? If not, you
absolutely must check it out (www.wiltonarts.org)
. It is periodically updated with
information on the Council, its activities and other events. The photo journal essays created by our
Webmaster, Phil Richards, of some of the Council’s events in 2000 are
fantastic.
We
are still interested in listing Council members who have CDs that are available
for sale or who would otherwise like to advertise their “artistic wares” by
links to their own web sites. However,
we need your help to accumulate the information. Please contact Phil Richards at 762-0033 (or
using the website or e-mail address) for further information.
Attention all members, past and present—2001 membership dues are now DUE. Please remit your check TODAY and help us keep postage expenses down. We are trying to avoid having to do a separate mailing each year for renewing membership dues. This new strategy would not only help us to reduce our administrative costs but would allow us to devote the time required for a separate mailing to developing arts programs in Wilton instead.
If you are not already a member, please join the Council today. And by all means, please invite a friend to join, too. Your support provides needed funding for the many Council activities. Help keep the arts alive in Wilton!!
General Membership:
Family (including members under
18) $35.00
Individual Membership $25.00
Students (under 18) and
Seniors $10.00
Benefactors $100.00
Business Memberships:
Basic Membership $50.00
Business Patron $100.00 to $200.00
Business Benefactors $500.00
Checks
should be made payable to the Wilton Arts Council, and mailed to the Wilton
Arts Council,
P.O. Box 7161, Wilton, CT 06897. Please include your name, address, and
membership category. A membership
application may also be obtained from the Council’s website.
One of Karen Weissman’s poems will be published in the Spring 2001 issue of “American Tanka.” The Tanka form pre-dates haiku and is written in 5 lines. Karen also recently attended an artist’s retreat at Wisdom House in Litchfield, CT—the home of Marie Louise Trichet Art Gallery.
Please welcome our newest members to the Council,.
President Anne Richards 762-0033
Vice President Terry Scarborough 563-9445
Treasurer Liz Moretti 762-0881
Secretary John Koster 762-8763
Pam Pooley (762-8771) serves as Immediate Past President. The following serve as Directors at Large:
Community
Liaison Sharrie Alechman 847-7968
Finance Phil Richards 762-0033
Membership Karen Strickland 544-1019
Public Relations Beth Schneider 834-9986
Performing Arts Magdalen Livesey 762-8943