BRAA KUDOS 2007

n. informal. praise; glory; renown: <Greek kydos
2007, January to July

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placement is roughly chronological

Sue Brozovsky^EA and Susan Hensley^EA…

"I look at art, music, architecture or whatever as conduits to communal sharing, comfort, faith, support, love and all those things. If you believe in a creator and a creator has given us various gifts, then why don't we use those to nurture, give comfort and give support to others?" said Susan Hensley.

"We are not all auditory learners, so the visual aspect can be very uplifting," said parishioner and artist Sue Brozovsky, who teaches art classes in a stone-making studio in the church basement. "You can get as much out of seeing as out of hearing. It provides another avenue for worship to take place or for spirituality, meditation, tranquility. You name it, you can find it there."

Bill Johnson^EA

…a rich, varied surface is achieved, redolent with immediacy as well as a developed sense of visual history…

Art on exhibit in the Holtzman Alumni Center,
2nd floor Gallery, M-F 8am - 5pm

ART TOUR 10 This weekend! Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17, 10am - 5pm

Eight area artists are inviting the public to view their work which will be for sale at 3 different sites around Radford (including Jennifer Collins' studio at The Gallery) during a weekend long studio tour! Vist www.arttourten.com for a map and more information on the artists, or make The Gallery your first stop and pick up a map there. Don't miss this unique opportunity to meet artists in their homes and working spaces while discovering some of the finest art Radford has to offer! The participating artists are: Jennifer Collins, Kendall Kessler, Carter Holliday, Anne Fournier-Anderson, Jean Sumner, Emily Keown, Sue Brovosky and Aileen Fletcher. (Nraa members in bold type)

Radford artist Kendall Kessler produced 12 oil paintings over a four-month period, all based on her dreams.

view 07-06-12 article [pdf]
from the New River Current

Two paintings by Pat Bevan won awards in the Southeastern Pastel Society 2007 Members Show. The juror was Terry Ludwig. The exhibition iruns from June 2nd to August 18th at the Art Station in Stone Mountain, GA. Pat's painting HomageTo Vincent's Shoes (left) won the Silver medal, and her painting Arabian Classic (right) won an honorable mention.

Madeline Pauli

Reception at VTLS on Friday, June 15, between 6:30 and 8:30.

BRAA Artists: Leslye Bloom, Joni Pienkowski, Elisabeth Weisband

ON AND ABOUT THE EDGES

Armory Gallery, June 1-30
opening reception: June 1, 5-7 PM
more information

Roanoke Times Article

postcard

YMCA food and wine auction-benefit, June 1, 2007, 6pm

more information

BRAA Artists: Leslye Bloom, Helen Castenada, Carole Davis, David Hutchins, Darcy Meeker, Larry Mitchell, Michelle Walter, and Suzanne Oliver

Carole Davis Live Auction Suzanne Oliver

Joni Pienkowski

Dogwinds (detail)

POLLINATE, MIGRATE! An exhibition of new paintings by Blacksburg artist Joni Pienkowski: May 12 - June 13

OPENING RECEPTION: SAT. MAY 12, 5-7 PM
at The Gallery in Radford, 1019 East Main Street.

This new series of paintings depicts Joni's "migration ideas". The images are both "literal and metaphorical, physical and poetic".

Joni Pienkowski

Matisse with Sister Jaques

The Matisse Suite by Joni Pienkowski opens Friday at the Gallery at Mish Mish with a public reception Friday May 4, from 5-7pm.

reception with impromptu demo

I hope that you can visit the Gallery on the James in Buchanan this Saturday from 10 - 5 for an Artisans Jewelry Show called "Puttin' on the Glitz". I am presenting my Precious Metal Jewelry which is 99% pure silver and is handcrafted with an organic theme. I have also made two very special pieces with miniature paintings inside silver frames, and some felted and beaded pieces. My pieces range from $25 to $175.
Susan Young^EA

WINNERS!

Congrats to the three BRAA members who took top awards in this year's Roanoke Rescue Mission Permanent Collection Show: Larry Mitchell^EA, Sally Mook^EA, and Martha Rhodes^EA.

Stories, photos wanted for Nadine Allen Book

Dear BRAA Members:
I'm working with my cousin (a graphic artist) to put a book together on Mom's artwork and life. It's getting to be quite a project however we hope to have a good draft by July 4th week. That's when Mom's sisters and family get together in Maryland for the week. I wanted to check with you to see if any of the people connected with the art groups would be interested in sending me anything. Something from a one line encouraging thought to a memory of working with Mom. We have some of this from the sketchbooks used at Glade Church but I thought it would be good to have something from her friends in the art community. I'd appreciate it if you could put the word out. Anything sent needs to be sent to me by April 30th. Please ask them to send it to Mary Woerner.

note: In honor of Nadine, Mary is a BRAA member.

Photo & Article

Dressed in period attire, Smithfield Plantation interpreter Christie Mackie^EA demonstrates how butter was made during slavery. After the butter was churned, it was pressed into molds, at left. Christy will be teaching drawing at Smithfield Plantation on June 5, 12, and 19th...

Darcy Meeker

Earth and Fire (copper and stone)
…a show at The Gallery in Radford…
April 4 - May 9
Opening Reception : Saturday, April 7, 5-7 PM

Gallery at MISH MISH^MP reception for Jessica Hearn
Friday March 3, 2007, 5-7pm

The exhibit contnues through April 5, 2007

Petri Quiz - Pat Bevan^EA
19.5 x 26.5" pastel over transparent acrylic

Pat's pastel over acrylic 'Petri Quiz' was one of four purchase awards chosen on February 24, 2007. There were 82 paintings in the exhibition. The one-day exhibition was sponsored by the Virginia Tech Research Division, the Department of Art and Art History, and the Department of Biological Sciences. It was held in the Torgersen Bridge. The paintings were purchased for Virginia Tech's new Life Sciences I building, which is currently under construction on Washington Street.

Works by Leslie Gregg^EA and Larry Bechtel^EA will be displayed at the Holtzman Alumni center

on the VA Tech campus from March through May 2007, with a reception* on Thursday, March 22, 5-6:30 pm.
*by invitation only

Paintings by Antwinette Cofield at THE GALLERY^MP in Radford from Feb. 24 - March 28, Opening Reception Saturday, Feb. 24. 5-7 PM
<– Emerge Recede, Acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 2'x4'

"A Tribute to The Life and Art of
D. Alex Wind"
This exhibition runs through Sunday, March 25.

Glade Church and Fine Arts Gallery Opening - Sunday, February 18th

11 a.m. Worship - the art will be integrated into the service.
2 - 2:30 p.m. - artists' tribute to Alex (poetry, readings, music)
2:30 - 4p.m. - open gallery and reception. In the spirit of the season and celebration - the reception will have a Mardi Gras theme, so - masks and costumes are welcomed!

Leslye Bloom ^EA
Computage
Wallace Hall Gallery, VA Tech
Feb.13 to March 16

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February 8, 2007: 3 Irons 2 by Leslye Bloom^EA was featured on the front page of www.absolutearts.com/

Sally Mook ^EA

Open Air, an acrylic painting by Sally Mook^EAhas been accepted into the 2007 American Watercolor Society Show.

Meet-the -Artist-Reception Friday, February 2, 5 - 7pm

New Age Satirist SALLY MOOK^EA is the next featured artist in the downtown Blacksburg gallery Art Pannonia. The exhibition is between January 31 and April 3, 2007. The artist appeared in a group show 2 years ago. Her paintings became so popular with the local public that I have invited her back to exhibit as a solo artist."Furthermore" is the title of her intriguing exhibit, which misteriously covers a variety of possible subjects.

Sally has lived in Blacksburg since 1954. She has worked as a nurse and a volunteer, and she has painted seriously for 16 years. She works in all media, using a wide range of colors and techniques to express imaginary as well as real life experiences. Sally Mook is also a poet, and her pictures are full of humor and hidden messages. She has won numerous awards, and her artwork is in many private and corporate collections throughout America and Europe.

New Works - opening reception Friday February 2nd, 5-7pm. This exhibit continure through March 1st at at MISH MISH^MP.

You have seen Sarah Boyts-Yoder working behind the counter all this year. Come by on Friday and talk with her about her art. - Steve Miller

April 07

BLACKSBURG is co-sponsoring an exhibit with the ARMORY featuring the eight historic buildings the Town. Artists are invited to submit art in any medium based on the exteriors of the buildings for an exhibition in June. There is no submission fee, and submissions are accepted until April 15. The necessary info should be in the call to artists, but I’m happy to answer any questions if we’ve missed something. Deb Sim is working with her students at VT to get this information out to Blacksburg schools as well. Students are welcome and encouraged to submit.

http://www.blacksburg.gov/museum/community

Thanks,
Jessica Wirgau^EA

Dear BRAA artists, & friends,

I wish to invite you to the artist reception for my personal show which has recently opened in the Blacksburg Public Library. The opening public reception is on Sunday, February 4th, at 1:00pm-4:00pm. I will be there, and you and your friends are very welcome to come by, see the show, and enjoy refreshments. (I want to hear some critique)

Regards,
Irina Akimova ^EA

Finding the Creative Fire: The Experience of Cancer
• The Arts in Healthcare Project, Carole McNamee^EA, Director •
The Armory, January 24 -- February 16, 2007
Reception -- January 24th 4-6pm

Works by Carole Davis^EA and Leslye Bloom^EA are on display in the Blacksburg Town Manager's office. The mini-show was arranged by Jessica Wirgau^EA and is an outgrowth of the Town's 2006 Calendar Project.

Leslye Bloom^EA served as juror for the Radford University Undergraduate Exhibition

Juried Student Show, January 18 – February 10, RU Art Museum Downtown.
Reception: Thursday, January 18 at 5 p.m.