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Sunday September
15 3:00 p.m. Mary Fessler room at the Blacksburg Public Library |
Poorly
presented artwork looks amateurish. Well-presented work looks amazingly
professional, and need not be expensive.
Artist/teacher
Lee Penny Baker was a framing designer at Damon Galleries in Vienna, VA
and specialized in designing and executing unusual framing jobs. After
moving to Roanoke, she managed Gallery 3 and oversaw its busy framing
department. She has experience framing almost everything – watermedia, oil, acrylic, fiber, 3D work, cigars, feathers and
hankies.
She will have several examples of framing for you to inspect and will share tips about matting and putting together a frame job. Bring a work of art- get free advice on its proper framing design. |
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October 20, 2002 3:00 p.m., Mary Fessler room at the Blacksburg Public Library |
"Clay Animation"by artists Andrew Morgan and Abigail McKenzie of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The lecture begins with a short tape of student animation, including footage of a workshop. There is also a demonstration of character construction, set building, and different techniques of animation. Audience members will have the opportunity to participate in these steps, and an actual short video will be produced. The basic processes of clay animation will be discussed and demonstrated, followed by a question and answer session. Sponsor’s fee: $100 (Paid by BRAA) |
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November 17, 2002 3:00 p.m., Mary Fessler room at the Blacksburg Public Library |
"Printed Textile Design"by artist Jan Skafte of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. This lecture is offered for pre-high-school workshop exploration of the textile design traditions of the world. The lecture will focus on African and Japanese printing techniques, giving an overview of the history of fiber arts especially in the areas of paste resist and batik. Finished samples, provided by the artist, will be available for examination following the lecture. Sponsor’s fee: $100 (Paid by BRAA) |
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Sunday February 23 2003 3:00 p.m. Mary Fessler room at the Blacksburg Public Library |
"Portrait of the Artist as a ?" Larry Bechtel, a local artist and sculptor, enjoys creating both abstract and figurative forms, and work on a broad scale, from small figurines and faces to very large wood carvings. He has had a number of commissions, including work for Virginia Tech, Wheaton College, Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church in Christiansburg, and a major collector in Charlottesville. Some of Larry’s work can be viewed at http://arts.bev.net/NRAC/visart/bechtel/bechtel.html . Larry’s program promises to be both interesting and entertaining. |
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Sunday, March 16, 2003, 3:00 PM location: Meeting Room of the Blacksburg Police Department, 200 Clay Street, SW, Blacksburg. |
Internationally known quilt artist Ann Reardon has been working in fabric arts for twelve years. She creates wall quilts and wearable art. She has lived in Africa and Asia and was able to see the textiles and the people who wore and created them up close and personal. Her love and knowledge of ethnic textile designs influence her own work and help make it unique. Ann has been a docent at the Smithsonian Institution of Natural History in Washington, DC, where she participated in the creation of a children’s program on African textiles. She has won awards in both quilts and wearable art. |  |
Tuesday, March 25, 2003, 7:00 PM location: Meeting Room of the Blacksburg Police Department, 200 Clay Street, SW, Blacksburg. |
David Tanner,"Oil Portraits from Photos" Lecture: “Portraiture: Realism in the World of Modern Art”. A slide presentation of commissioned and private oils by artist David Tanner will be given. The artist will also describe the process of building a career as a portrait painter while striving to combine traditional and contemporary elements in painting, as well as the role of realist painters in an ever-changing art scene. Sponsor’s Fee: $100 David Tanner is an accomplished oil painter and art instructor whose work reflects a Neoclassical approach to a style best described as Contemporary Realism. David teaches classes at the Hand Workshop, For Art’s Sake studio, St. Catherine’s School, and the studio school at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. |
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Sunday April 13, 2003 3:00 PM location: Meeting Room of the Blacksburg Police Department |
This is our Annual General Meeting for election of officers. There will also be a report from students who participated in BRAA-sponsored programs*, and we will have a brief presentation on the collections, facilities and access to the Art and Architecture Library at Virginia Tech. *Note: On March 25, Kim Rasnake" announced that because of the war, "Three Days in March" has been cancelled. Kim expects, however, to have students from the three workshops we have sponsored at the April meeting, and she will show the video she made from the "Clay Animation" workshop last fall." |
The BRAA sponsors regular programs from September through May. They are:
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often related to special events such as Virginia Museum lectures, workshops, and performances
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led by highly qualified artists/specialists fom across the United States.
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free and open to the public and
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freqnehty held the third Sunday of the month at 3:00 PM.
The "Annual Business Meeting" Program is held each April to elect officers and conduct necessary business.
Programs are scheduled in the summer for the following year. Program suggestions should be sent to the Program Chair, P.O. Box 525, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060.
"Because Blacksburg was one of the original 32 Affiliates of the Museum, ...( it has) ... first choice on the programs for the coming year before our other, newer partners." Jeffrey Allison, (pictured, top) VMFA, May 17, 2002.
Program information is available here, in local print media, member's email, BRAA newsletters, and reminder postcards. Last Minute schedule changes are announced by telephone, email and WVTF radio.
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