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BANNER ARTWORK: DIDGERIDOOS BY SARA JOHNSON
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THE
BUCHANAN
ART
CENTER
CHOCOLATE LOVER'S
COOKBOOK
IS NOW
AVAILABLE!
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$3.00 AT THE CENTER
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CALL FOR ART!
SCALES, GILLS AND FINS: FISH ART |
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THE ARTS' CORNER,
FEBRUARY 12, 2012
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THANKS! . . . to everyone who helped make Chocolate
Day and our Valentine Baskets Silent Auction a success! Our Board members and other volunteers worked very hard -- and
you, the public, responded. Special thanks to Susan Sutherland Barnes who created a beautiful webpage on our website,
and to Janet Flahaven who started in early January working on the events, and took care of all the last minute details
- including putting together our Chocolate Lover's Cookbook! ... to Cathy Couchman Akerman (Cate's Sweet Creations,
www.cates-sweet-creations.com) who donated delicious cupcakes and a beautiful cake, plus all the goodies for decorating, AND
a lot of her time! ... to Missy Hall and her daughter for helping with cupcake decorating. ...to Darlene
Clevenger, Shannon Collins, Sue Coultas, Janet Franklin, John Harville, Carole Hedstrom, Jeff & Marie Hodge,
Nana Maher, Jerry & Cheryl Pieh, Marie Remington, Patty Rose, Shirley Roti Roti, Tammy Stepien, and Shelly Struss!
For other donations, we thank Domaine Berrien Cellars; Wheatberry Restaurant & Tavern; Buchanan Sweet Shop; Diesel Diner; McCoy Creek Tavern;
Prime Table Restaurant; Behind Bars Motorsports;
Wings, Etc.; Schilling’s Auto Wash; Auto Zone;
Sweeties Sweet Shoppe; Veni’s Sweet Shop; 3rd Street Pizza; and Redbud Hardware. For special coupons: Annie's
Hair Salon, Union Coffee House, and Sandy's Floral Boutique. Basket winners were Jerry Flenar; Lorraine
Dembinski; Terry Flint; Nancy Swartz; Nana Maher; Anita Nagler; Sue Glossinger; Peter Hartz; Karin Falkenstein.
If we've missed anyone, it's not on purpose, and we thank you all for a successful day!
GALLERIES: Come in soon to see the current
exhibits which run through this Saturday, February 18, and include Celebrate Creativity by the Creative
Artists Guild of Southwestern Michigan; Gourd Art by Harold Harris; and You've Got to have Heart by
Jeanne Kaplan.
Opening on February 22 will be three new exhibits which run through April 7: in the Roti Roti Gallery, Art Underfoot, fiber art from the Michiana Traditional Rug Hookers;
in the ShowPlace Gallery, Relapse and Recovery, encaustic photo collage and sculpture by
David Wilkinson; and in the Hess Gallery, Carl Ferris Carvings.
Mark your calendars to attend an Artists’
Reception for all three exhibits on Sunday, February 26, from 2:00 – 4:00pm at the
Center. Please see our GALLERIES page for details.
CLASSES: Coming soon on our website -- the new classes for Spring!
MEMBERS: Thanks to new and renewing members in January: Bill & Greta Hurst;
Andrea Groote, Edgewater Bank; Yoko Eberly Family; Lisa Houston; Carol Heslop; Diane Beecher; Kristin Furst; Jan Ferris; Laurel
Ellerbrook; and Marie Kangas.
ENDOWMENT:
We are so grateful to our endowment contributors! Recent ones include Stephen Lester; Donna
Resetar; Dennis & Elizabeth Slotnick; Joseph L. Roti Roti. If you wish to contribute to our endowment, please make
a check payable to Michigan Gateway Community Foundation and note for Buchanan Art Center endowment on the check. You
may drop it at the Center or mail it. Call for more information at 269-697-4005. It's a wonderful way to honor
or memorialize loved ones!
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An Invitation to Area Arts Instructors
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The Buchanan Art Center is dedicated to offering a quality art education program to Buchanan and the surrounding
area. Our goal is to offer a variety of art, craft, writing and music classes for all ages and abilities. We take pride in the experience, expertise and qualifications of
our instructors.
The deadline
for submitting proposals for the 2012 Schedule of Classes is February 12, 2012. If you would like to be considered
to teach for us please contact our Director at 269-687-4005 or email us for more information.
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Exciting
Changes at the BAC
WE'VE INSTALLED A NEW GALLERY FLOOR!
Stop by and see the transformation!
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Don't forget to check out
our Facebook page.
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THE ARTS' CORNER,
DECEMBER 27, 2011
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WE NEED CHOCOLATE RECIPES BY JANUARY 10…! Do you have a favorite yummy recipe which includes
chocolate? If you would like to have it included in a booklet which we will sell on February 11 at our
CHOCOLATE DAY event, please send us the recipe. Be sure to include your name and phone number in case we have questions. You may get the recipe to us in these ways:
Snail
mail or drop off:
117 W. Front Street, Buchanan,
MI 49107
Fax: 888-677-5799 Call us: 269-697-4005
with any questions!
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CLOSING REMINDER: We will be closed from December 30, 2011 through January 8, 2012.
Our new floor will be installed in the Roti Roti Gallery, the White Gift Shop, and other, smaller rooms which are now
covered by tiles over 50 years old. We are grateful for donations from the St. Denys Foundation, and a
bequest from Kathryn Hess which have made the new floor a reality. GALLERIES! Beginning
January 11, visit us to experience not only a new floor but all new gallery exhibits: Celebrate Creativity” by the Creative
Artists’ Guild of Southwestern Michigan, Gourd Art by Harold Harris; and Graphite Art
by Vincent Purtha. A reception for the three exhibits will be held on Sunday, January 15, 2012, from 2:00
to 4:00p.m. at the Center. The shows will close on February 18, 2012.
CLASSES: LOTS of classes start the second week in January:
Music History; First Piano Lesson; Valentines Workshop for U.S. Troops; Thursday Morning Drawing Group (NEW & FREE);
Fused Glass; Monday Afternoon Pottery; Monday Evening Advanced Pottery; Watercolor Techniques; Metalsmithing for Beaders;
Thursday Evening Pottery; and Woodcarving.
COMMUNITY EMPTY BOWLS WORKSHOPS.
The Annual Buchanan Empty Bowls Soup Supper will be held at Buchanan Middle
School on Friday, April 13, 4:00 - 8:30 pm. We hope that you will attend and purchase a bowl along with a simple soup
supper. Here are BAC workshop dates: WORKSHOPS are
filling up. Workshop#1: MAR 3 Make Bowl: Sign up for 9-11 am or 1-3 pm or
3-5 pm (limit 12 /time slot); MAR 17 Glaze Bowl: Sign up for 9-11 am or 1-3 pm or
3-5 pm (limit 12 /time slot).
or Workshop#2: MAR 1
Make Bowl: Sign up for 1-3 pm or
3-5 pm (limit 12 /time slot); MAR 15 Glaze Bowl: Sign up for 1-3 pm or
3-5 pm (limit 12 /time slot).
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THE ARTS' CORNER,
DECEMBER 16, 2011
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LOTS HAPPENING AT BUCHANAN ART CENTER!
For more info, check our website at www.buchananartcenter.org !
GIFT SHOP: New and
unique items have been added to our gift shop recently, so remember to “shop locally” and support local artists
and your Art Center; surprise your family and friends with beautiful and one-of-a-kind gifts from our shop and/or gallery!
IN OUR GALLERIES: Pastel Pathways by the Northern Indiana Pastel Society in the Roti
Roti Gallery; Student-Faculty Show of mixed media in the Hess Gallery and Showcases. Both
shows close on December 29th. Several people have said our current exhibit is “one of
the best” we have had here, so if you are looking for a pastel painting, this is the place!
CLOSING FOR NEW FLOOR:
During the first week of January, we will be closed in order for our new floor to be installed ! Thanks
to Kathryn Hess’ bequest and St. Deny’s Foundation, we are able to have a new porcelain floor in all the areas
which were tiled many years ago. PREPARING FOR FLOOR:
In preparation for the new floor, we will be moving furniture on Friday, December 30 and 31.
If you are able to help in moving, please call the Art Center at 269-697-4005 and leave your name and phone number
and the date and time you can help. Once we have a list, we will call you back with a scheduled time.
CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE! Mark your calendar for CHOCOLATE DAY AT BAC on Saturday, February 11. From
10am – 4pm, we will amaze and dazzle you with all kinds of chocolate to sample, buy and just experience!
CHOCOLATE RECIPES: Do you have
a favorite chocolate recipe you’d like to share? Please email, fax, snail mail, or drop it off to
us, and we will incorporate it in a book. Be sure to include your name and phone number in case we have any questions.
We will publish your name with the recipe unless you tell us to withhold it. Deadline for recipes
is JANUARY 1, 2012!!!
THANKS
TO MANY ART ANGELS! ..to
Pamela Shelton whose gift to our endowment was matched by Eaton Corporation; ..to Al Hansen for an endowment donation in memory
of Chickie Hansen; ..to James and Teri Carnes and to Dennis and Elizabeth Slotnick for the White Gift Shop
pledge; ..to our VOLUNTEERS who are so faithful as receptionists: Carol
Walter, Mary Beth Larson, Mary Soales, Mary Vincent, Sue Glossinger, Janet Franklin, Carole Hedstrom, Marie Kangas, Mary Fisher,
Nancy Fehlner, Phyllis Bobelyni; ..to Dave Carew and Sharon O’Brien and all the students who took
part in the Choral Showcase; ..to Kathy Slucas and April Inglish who assisted with the Choral Showcase; ..to Al Whitfield
for donating a Toulouse-Lautrec book; ..to Betsy Slotnick for art supplies; ..to Donald Trull for art books; ..to Jerry &
Cheryl Pieh for always being there to do whatever is needed! ..to our volunteer Board members who each contribute many hours
and talents: Susan Sutherland Barnes, Darlene Clevenger, Susan Coultas, Daniel Florey, John Harville, Jeff Hodge, Marie Hodge,
Mary Lister, Nana Maher, Marie Remington, Shirley Roti Roti, Tammy Stepien. THANKS TO NEW AND RENEWING MEMBERS since September: Greg Constantine, Pam Van Dyke, Vicki Persins, James &
Kimberly O’Haver Family; Marie Hodge Family; Lynn Fall, Theresa Zona, Jack McClellan, Vicki Harris, Susan Russell, Buchanan
Area Chamber of Commerce, Mary Ann Poplewski, Mary Fisher, Janet Ohlhausen, Bette Ringuette, Northern Indiana Pastel Society,
Elizabeth Bennett, Catherine McCormick, Nana Maher, Rebekah Bushouse, Brooks Bouwkamp, Richard Proud, Susan Griffin, Richard
Gault, Judith Gault, Kandus Passig.
ESCRIP PROGRAM ! The Buchanan Art Center is now partnered with Harding's Supermarkets Escrip program, which with your support will help raise money for your local art center. Just
go to Harding’s store and pick up a free Harding’s Escrip Community Card. Call the number on
the card or go online to register and request support for the Buchanan Art Center.
Every time you shop there and swipe your card,
Harding’s will donate funds to help us continue developing classes and events for the area. It’s
a free and easy way to support your art community!
CLASSES !
VIEW NEW OFFERINGS ON OUR WEBSITE AT www.buchananartcenter.org.
EXTRA SATURDAY MORNING SESSION ADDED TO
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THURSDAY MORNING DRAWING GROUP
with Shirley Roti Roti & Friends
"Drawing from the Model" is usually Wednesday nights, but has been put off until March because of
winter weather. If you enjoy drawing and are looking for something fun to do instead or a new way to meet
and learn from other creative people, this is it!
The format is informal - no instructor, no model. The
emphasis will be on sharing ideas with other people who love to draw while working on your own projects. This is
an opportunity to hang out with art friends and soak up the creative energy!
There is no fee and no registration
requirement. You may drop in to draw when it fits your Thursday morning schedule. Bring your own art supplies.
Meets Thursdays, January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9,16, 23, March 1 and 8. 10 AM to Noon. FREE
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THE ARTS' CORNER,
NOVEMBER 19, 2011
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Our
website is up again!
We thank Susan Sutherland Barnes who has
been working
extra long hours this week to get all the information on
-- so it is a work in progress!
If you have any questions, feel free to call us at 269-697-4005.
Or
email us: 
WINTER CLASSES SCHEDULE
will
be here next week !!!
AND DON'T MISS THIS!
WHITE
SATURDAY
AT THE BUCHANAN ART CENTER
November 26, 2011,
10am – 9pm
10am – 6pm RAKU Walk Through… buy a piece of pottery, glaze it
and watch it being fired outdoors, then take it home or give it as a gift!
10am – 6pm ARTISTS IN THE GALLERY…. Enjoy browsing and buying for the holidays!
Noon – 2pm FREE ART PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN AGES
6-12. They will make gifts suitable for holiday giving.
6pm – 9pm MUSIC and WINE… An Evening of Beautiful
Music of lovely selections performed by accomplished area musicians. Vocal, instrumental, hand bell, and
piano pieces include classical, holiday and sacred as well as other genres.
NEW GALLERY SHOWS are now hanging:
Pastel Pathways by the Northern Indiana Pastel Society
AND the Buchanan Art Center Student-Faculty Show. A reception with refreshments and awards will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7th. Showing November 15 through December 29, 2011..
THE CHORAL SHOWCASE on Wednesday, December 7th at 7:00pm is presented
as a gift to the community from the Buchanan Art Center and sponsored this year by Dr. Richard and Cindy Beckermeyer.
The selections include both traditional and holiday music performed by the Southwestern Michigan College Select Voices
under the direction of David Carew, and the Buchanan High School Redbud Chorale under the direction of Sharon O’Brien.
The public is invited to attend the reception prior to the performance, and enjoy festive holiday table offerings.
THANKS TO ALL who contributed to our
HELEN
JACKSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND:
Marie Hodge, Susan Griffin,
Cathy Tapia, Liz Drietzler, Mary Fisher, Anne Marie Widmer, Carole Hedstrom, Janet Franklin, Marie Kangas, Sue Glossinger,
Carol Walter, Mary Lister, John Harville, Kandus Passig, Mary Vincent. We're keeping the fund open in case
others wish to donate to give art classes to people who cannot afford them.
THANKS TO
donations to our endowment in memory of Helen Jackson from Rex and Linda Canfield.
ENDOWMENT:
Michigan Gateway Community Foundation maintains our endowment. A donation may be made in memory or in honor of someone
and you can designate the Buchanan Art Center as the recipient. These funds will help keep us in operation for many
years to come!
DONATIONS: We are blessed and thankful to receive donations of many items ! Recent
ones are from Dina Leonhardt -- birdhouses and frames; Roma Holmes -- Winslow Homer artbook; Linda Abair -- paint.
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ESCRIP
PROGRAM -- FIRST POSTED OCT 2011
The Buchanan Art Center is now partnered
with Harding's Supermarkets Escrip program, which with your support will help raise money for your
local art center. All you have to do is go to your Harding's store and pick up a free Harding's Escrip Community
Card. Call the number on the card or go online to register and request support for the Buchanan Art Center. Every
time you shop there, Harding's will donate funds to help us continue developing classes and events for the area.
It's a free and easy way to support your community!
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Don't forget to check out
our Facebook page.
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Buchanan Art Center 117 West Front Street * Buchanan, MI 49107 269.697.4005
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