South Bay Art Association

Artists on the Lane in Bellport
The SBAA's "Artists On The Lane" Celebrates 50 Years In 2009



About The SBAA Monthly Newsletter
SBAA Blog Tuesday Sketch Group/Plein Air Sketch
Contact The SBAA News Of Our Members
Join The SBAA Upcoming Events
Monthly Membership Meeting Recent Events
Calendar of Events From The Archives


About The SBAA

The South Bay Art Association was founded in 1956 to encourage the creation and appreciation of the visual arts. Their activities include monthly meetings with demonstrations, lectures, critiques, morning sketch groups, workshops in various media, exhibits, newsletters, and many other events. Many of the events are geared toward raising funds for the Scholarship Fund.

2009 Board of Directors

President: Chris Taylor
Vice President: LuAnn Thompson
Treasurer: Robert Chrien
Corresponding Secretary: Lorraine Fosmire
Recording Secretary: Jean Coakley
Publicist: Michele DePalo
Newsletter: Adele Roberts
One Year Trustees: Michael Maas, Mary Bouzianis (fills in seat vacated by Chris Taylor)
Two Year Trustees: Br. Gerard Cormier, Lynn Stonebridge



SBAA Blog

SBAA Blog
The SBAA now has a blog!
Click here to read the latest blog entries.








Contact The SBAA

The best way to contact the SBAA is by phone.

President: Chris Taylor, 631-281-5592

Email: southbayart@gmail.com

Mailing Address:
SBAA
P.O. Box 244
Bellport, NY 11713-0244

2009 Artists on the Lane (July 4th) Contacts:
Chairpersons:
Sue Chrien,  631-286-0037
Laurie Fosmire,  631-286-3521

2009 Student Scholarship Show (November 21 & 22) Contacts:
Chairperson:
Rosamaria Eisler, 631-744-0076
rosamariaeisler@earthlink.net


Join The SBAA

Anyone with a genuine interest in the visual arts is invited to join our Association. Dues are $25.00 a year for individuals, $35.00 for a family of two, and $20.00 for non-exhibiting individuals.

If you are interested in joining the SBAA, please print and fill out the membership form here.


Monthly Membership Meeting

The South Bay Art Association holds its Monthly Membership Meetings on Wednesday's in the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell Street, Bellport. Click here for a map of the Community Center. These meetings are free and open to the public. New members are always welcome! Refreshments will be provided. For more info please call President, Chris Taylor at 281-5592. Click here for the latest Calendar of SBAA Events.

Below are photos from recent demonstrations at monthly membership meetings. Click on any photo below to view a larger version.

  SBAA SBAA
     
  Painting demo by
Larry Johnston (April 2009)
  Demo in portrait sketching by
Doug Broadhurst (June 2009)
     
  Kurt Lawsen Kurt Lawsen
     
  Kurt Larsen gives a
sculpture demonstration
  Kurt Lawsen gives a
sculpture demonstration
     
  SBAA SBAA
     
  LuAnn Thompson gives a
lecture on framing
  Marty Macaluso gives a
caricature demonstration
     
  SBAA   SBAA
     
  LuAnn Thompson with her caricature   Chris Taylor with her caricature



Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events


Click here for the latest Calendar of SBAA Events




Monthly Newsletters

Monthly Newsletters
Click here for the April 2009 Newsletter




Tuesday Morning Sketch Group / Plein Air Sketching

The South Bay Art Association holds a sketch group on Tuesday mornings during the school year (September through June) from 10am until about 12:30pm at the Community Center. Click here for a map of the Community Center. In the summer, the group moves outdoors to various locations (TBA) for plein air sketching. These sessions are open to all artists. It is a portrait group with a live model. A small fee will be collected to pay the model, and refreshments are available. For more info please call Lynn at 631-286-2642. *NOTE- The sketch group is usually cancelled in bad weather.

Below are photos from a recent Plein Air session at Laurie Fosmire's house. These photos were provided by the SBAA. Click on any photo below to view a larger version.

  Plein Air Sketching Plein Air Sketching
     
  Lottie Giordano with
Laurie Fosmire
  Anne Wiswall
     
  Plein Air Sketching   Plein Air Sketching
     
  Kathy Wayman   Jeanne Rogers and
Lottie Giordano



News Of Our Members

Chris TaylorChris Taylor Writes For Bellport.com: Bellport.com asked Chris Taylor, President of the SBAA, to write a column about herself, her art background and her art itself, as well as how she got started. Get ready for some "Adventures In Art!"  Click here to read Chris' latest article.






  • Ted Stamatelos will be part of the "Men Only" show at deCordova Gallery in Greenport. Opening Reception on Friday, July 3rd from 6 - 8 pm and runs until August 16th. Gallery hours are Fri 4 - 7 Sat & Sun 1 - 7 , Mon Noon - 4, by appointment, or whenever you see the flag flying. decordovastudio@optonline. 631-477-0620

  • Letty A Damm-Norjen took a first in BAHC’s Gallery-on-the-Hill show Americana Collage/Mixed Media. The piece entitled ‘He Paid’ is a collage that honors her Uncle Henry who died in World War II.

  • SBAA Member's Show Exhibit- Best in Show went to Carolyn Harrington for her Oil Painting, "Bellport Regatta" rendered in palette Knife technique. The judges for the show this year were Ruth Baderian and Arline Goldstein.

  • Letty A. Damm-Norjen received a first at Brookhaven Arts and Humanities Council show “Flowers." ‘Spring Iris’ was rendered in charcoal and pastel. Way to go!

  • Lester Sprague will have a show at the Bay Gallery of the Unitarian Fellowship, entitled "Textured Abstracts" Sundays in June from 1:30- 3:30. The reception originally scheduled for Sunday, June 7th will now be held on Sunday, June 14th. Click here for more information.

  • Sunday's Newsday L.I. Life Section, back page, a full page article on Colby Grace, one of our scholarship winners from last year, and also the recipient of the BNL award...... Colby has won a commission to create a sculpture for the Northport Veterans Sculpture Committee. Funds are now being raised to have the pieces cast in Bronze. The sculpture depicts a soldier writing a letter home, and then a separate sculpture depicts his wife reading the letter to their child. Congratulations Colby and keep up the good work! You can read the article here.

  • Larry Johnston has made the Papers again, in The Press of Manorville and Moriches, "Artist coming to an open field near you" in the Arts & Living Section- Click here to read the article.  Click on Arts & Living in the Table of Contents (Page A15)

  • Congratulations to Adele Roberts for earning BEST IN SHOW at the Brookhaven Arts & Humanities Council's "Black and White" Exhibit! Michael G. Maas also earned a Third Place in that show. Keep up the great work!

  • Chris Taylor will be exhibiting at: Laughing Gull Artisans Gallery, Bay Walk, Ocean Beach, Fire Island, May thru Sept.

  • The Bay Gallery at the Unitarian Fellowship has openings for artists to exhibit. It is only $40 for an entire month. Artists may contact Margaret Montemagno at 750-5218 or Phyllis Potts at 281-7869 for details.

  • The Winner of the 2009 Poster Contest is our own Larry Johnston for his oil painting, "Light of Day" which depicts the first light of dawn over Bellport Bay from the foot of Brown's Lane. The Poster will debut on Bellport Day, July 25th 2009.

  • Congratulations to Rosmaria Eisler, who was chosen as one of twelve from the Long Island Region, by New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) for the MARK program, which offers a unique opportunity in a six month long program for professional development.




Upcoming Events

  • Artists On The Lane celebrates 50 Years of Fine Art! For Fifty years now, South Bay Art Association has brought fine art right to your doorstep with the annual sidewalk art show, where artists from all over the world present their works under sunny skies and shady tents. The whole village turns out to stroll the Lane all the way down to the Bay, what a perfect way to spend Independence Day! July 4th, Bellport Lane, 11 am to 6 pm Free and Open to the Public. Artists who wish to participate may click here for a Prospectus.

  • Lian Quan Zhen, July 22nd, 7pm - Bellport Community Center. Award winning artist, Lian Quan Zhen ‘s exquisite watercolors borrow the best artistic elements from two different worlds- the traditional painting techniques of the East and the watercolor techniques of the West. Lian is a world famous artist and has published several books and watercolor dvds. Visit his website for more information.



Recent Events

52nd Annual SBAA Members' Exhibit

Members ExhibitThe 52nd Annual Member's Exhibit was held over Memorial Day Weekend, May 23rd-25th at the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell St, Bellport. The award winners were invited to display their work at the South Country Library in Bellport for the month of June- in the Art Gallery. Click here to see photos from this year's Exhibit.

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This Year's Award Winners
*Honorable Mentions were not given in some categories because there were too few entries.

Best In ShowBest In Show
Carolyn Harrington, Bellport Regatta, Oil. Carolyn is featured with her award winning painting to the left. Click on the photo for a larger version.



 

Watercolor
1st   Lorraine Rimmelin, Harvest Moon
2nd   Lorraine Rimmelin, Flowering Pots
3rd   Rita Swanteson, Seeing Red
HM   Jeanne Salucci, Main Street
HM   Mary Bouzianis, Meeting the Gourds
     
Printmaking
1st   Rosamaria, First Day
2nd   Rosamaria, Crumbling Wall
3rd   Meduseld I, George Wybenga
     
Photography
1st   Anne Baum, Blue Waterlilies
2nd   Bonnie Norjen, Tribal Pride
3rd   Michele DePalo, Garden Stillife
HM   LuAnn Thompson, To Be Free
HM   LuAnn Thompson, Park It
     
Oil/Acrylic
1st   Carolyn Harrington, Bellport Regatta
2nd   Daveen Herley, Late Afternoon
3rd   Carolyn Harrington, Spring Comes to NYC
HM   Musician, Calvin Chen
HM   Chinese Venice, Calvin Chen
     
Drawing
1st   Adele Roberts, Windows and Walls: Nest
2nd   Michael Maas, Fourth Dimension
3rd   Michael Maas, He Who Has Tender Lips
HM   Doris Nickerson, Long Island Landscape
     
Mixed Media
1st   Lilian Masten, Treescape In Blue
2nd   Chris Taylor, Sign of Spring
3rd   Susan Varga Chrien, Medley
HM   Christina, Abstract
HM   Kathy Wayman, Evening Beach Scene
     
Miscellaneous
1st   Muriel Musarra, View From the Hill
     
Sculpture
1st   Anne Meinhold, I Have a Secret
2nd   Anne Meinhold, Brainstorming
3rd   Diana Berthold, Summer on 7th Avenue
     
Pastel
1st   Roberta Gugliotta, Storm Over Wetlands
2nd   Letty Damm-Norjen, Early Morning
3rd   Rita Swanteson, Snow Angel
     



3rd Annual Bellport Bay Festival and Regatta Poster Contest

Poster Contest WinnerPoster Contest

Local artists were invited to participate in the third annual Bellport poster contest. This year’s competition was sponsored by the South Bay Art Association in conjunction with the Bellport Chamber of Commerce. The official poster for the Bellport Bay Festival and Regatta was chosen from among the entries. Submitted artwork reflected the essence of Bellport Bay, maritime scenes or boats of the Bellport area.

The winning artwork, above left, was an oil painting by Larry Johnston entitled, "Light of Day." Second Place, above right, was earned by Celeste Fosmire for her photo, “A Day at the Park.”  To see more of the submissions, and past posters, click here for photos taken by Bellport.com and the SBAA.


Below is a note from SBAA President, Chris Taylor:

"The recent Bellport Festival & Regatta Poster Contest was a lively event- a well attended reception decided upon the winning artwork, “Light of Day," an oil by Larry Johnston. Second Place was earned by Celeste Fosmire for her photo, “A Day at the Park” . Congratulations to all!

A note of thanks is in order to all those volunteers who made the Exhibit possible, the artists who entered work, the sitters, set-up crew, design and production crew, and the take-down crew…. All those who worked behind the scenes to make the event as successful as it was, and especially the Bellport Village Building and Grounds crew- couldn’t have done it without your help!

Special thanks to those who donated Posters for the Retrospective: from the private collections of Kathy Ellis, Varney’s Restaurant, LuAnn Thompson, the Chamber of Commerce and Bellport Village. In all, 18 of the past posters were on display,

The winning artwork will be published as a Poster, available on Bellport Day, July 25th this year.

To read the article that appeared on Friday, April 3rd by Jennett Russell in the Press of Manorville and Moriches, click here
www.pressmm.com."



South Bay Art Association's 22nd Annual Student Art Show and Opening Reception

Annual Student Art ShowNovember 21st-23rd was the SBAA's annual Student Art Show and Reception at the Bellport Village Community Center. As always, the artwork was wonderful, and the students who participated should be very proud of their work. The winners of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Award were invited to exhibit at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Art Show November 24th-26th. Click here to see some of the entries.


Artists On The Lane Outdoor Art Show, July 4th

Artists On The Lane The Annual "Artists On The Lane" Outdoor Art Show, presented by the South Bay Art Association, was held on Friday, July 4th on Bellport Lane. The weather was overcast on July 4th, but the rain held off and everyone had a wonderful time. This is one of the largest outdoor art shows on Long Island and draws artists from all over the country. The show is devoted to fine art, displayed along the sidewalks of lovely Bellport Lane, all the way down to the Bay. Click here to see more photos from the 2008 Artists On The Lane.



South Bay Art Association's 21st Annual Student Art Show and Opening Reception

Annual Student Art ShowThis year's Student Art Show was held at the Village Community Center. As usual, the entries were wonderful and all of the students should be proud of their work. Click the photo for more details and to see some of the entries.


 


From The Archives

Below are links to photos, newsletters, and other SBAA memorabilia. Enjoy! Many of the items below are in Adobe PDF format. If you don't have Adobe Reader, click here to download it for FREE!

6th Annual Bal Masque Photo- Al and Ruth Hallock as "Albert and Victoria"
20th Anniversary Bal Masque Photo- Founders and Charter Members
Bal Masque Flyer
Bal Masque Ticket

The September 1972 Newsletter Page 1
The September 1972 Newsletter Page 2

LI Advance Photo Featuring Ruth Hallock and Margo Pendergast