The
SBAA's "Artists On The Lane" Celebrates 50 Years In 2009
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.
2010 Board of Directors
President: Don Stonebridge
Vice President: Jim Vaughan
Treasurer: Michele DePalo
Corresponding Secretary: Lorraine Fosmire
Recording Secretary: Dolores Szigethy
Publicist: Gina Lento
Newsletter: Adele Roberts
One Year Trustees: Br. Gerard Cormier, Lynn Stonebridge
Two Year Trustees: Ted Stamatelos, LuAnn Thompson
The SBAA now has a blog!
Click here to read the latest
blog entries.
The best way to contact the SBAA is by phone.
President: Don Stonebridge,
631-286-1205
Email: southbayart@gmail.com
Mailing Address:
SBAA
P.O. Box 244
Bellport, NY 11713-0244
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.
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,
Don Stonebridge at
631-286-1205.
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.
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| Paper Making demo by Greg Barbera, Pres. of Brookhaven Arts & Humanities Council |
Paper Making demo by Greg Barbera, Pres. of Brookhaven Arts & Humanities Council |
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| Painting demo by Larry Johnston (April 2009) |
Demo in portrait sketching by Doug Broadhurst (June 2009) |
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| Kurt Larsen gives
a sculpture demonstration |
Kurt Lawsen gives a sculpture demonstration |
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| LuAnn Thompson
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Marty Macaluso gives a caricature demonstration |
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| LuAnn Thompson with her caricature | Chris Taylor with her caricature |
Click here for the latest Calendar of SBAA Events
Click
here for the June 2010 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.
Summer 2010 Plein Air Schedule
Join us this summer for outdoor sketching and
painting inspiration! In July and August the sketch group meets Tuesdays,
10:00am to 12:00pm. We have some exciting new destinations planned. Carpool
when possible, especially where there is a parking fee. Bring art supplies
and come prepared to deal with natural elements: bug/tick repellent,
sunscreen, drinking water, a hat and a folding chair are recommended.
[Driving directions are estimated from the intersection of Station Rd
(Bellport Ln) & South Country Rd/CR-36, Bellport Village, except as noted.]
If you have questions, contact coordinator Kathy Wayman (363-2520).
Click here
for the Summer 2010 Plein Air Sketching Schedule.
Below are photos from a recent Plein Air session.
The photos were provided by the SBAA.
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Chris
Taylor Writes For Bellport.com:
Bellport.com asked Chris Taylor 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.
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Congratulations Are In Order! Mary Bouzianis was accepted into Salmagundi Club's 33rd Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition For Non-Members for her watercolor, "Dragonfly." Exhibition of original oils, watercolors, pastels, acrylics, mixed media, and sculpture, July 12th through July 23rd, 2010. The Awards Reception will be held on Friday, July 23rd, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Club Dining Room is open to exhibiting artists and their guests during the pendency of the exhibition. The exhibition will be open to the public 7 Days a Week, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., July 12th through July 23rd, 2010.
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"A Woman And Her Art" featuring the original artwork of Lorraine Rimmelin, Sunday May 16th 2-6pm at Tre Sorelli at Gatsby's Hair Salon, 35 Bay Avenue Hicksville, 516-822-8810. Come join us for a spectacular afternoon of fine watercolor art, fun & refreshments. More info contact Lorraine 631-281-4530 or email lorrainesart@optimum.net.
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Marianne Thorvaldsen will be exhibiting with "Artists & Friends" from Wet Paints at the Bayport/ Bluepoint Library and with the National League of American Pen Women at the Sayville Library for the month of May. "Memories of Saltaire," a finalist for the FFINS Calendar, sold thru the exhibit which continues until May 31st. Calendars will be available at the Watch Hill Ferry Terminal in Patchogue to support FFINS.
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Congratulations to SBAA members Toni Bevona, Jeanne Salucci, Chris Taylor and Marianne Thorvaldsen whose work has been chosen to appear in the Friends of Fire Island 18 month Calendar, sales of which benefit FFINS and will be available on Fire Island in June.
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Larry Johnston's work will be on exhibit at the "Interpreting Fullerton" show at Gallery North, April 20- May 30. The exhibit features 12 artists selected to interpret the photographs of Hal B. Fullerton. On May 3rd there will be an ArTalk at 3pm with Neil Scholl "Placing Fullerton in History." See the SBAA blog for more info!
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Mary Bouzianis was accepted into the American Association of Botanical Artists. Congratulations Mary!
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Joan Sicignano received 3rd place in the Art & Soul Gallery Juried Show, for her plein air of the HOG farm-- Congratulations, Joan. Keep up the Great work!
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Congratulations to all Award winners from the Phoenix Gallery Annual Juried Show, judged by world renowned artist, Marlies Ihmels: Br Gerard Cormier, Ted Stamatelos, Carolyn Harrington, and Chris Taylor.
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Toni Bevona was awarded 1st Place at The Brookhaven Arts Council's Annual Member's Exhibit in January 2010. She also received an Honorable Mention at The Brookhaven Arts Council's "I Love ..." Exhibit in February, 2010. Both were held at Gallery on The Hill in Farmingville NY.
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Chris Taylor, as a member of Women Sharing Art, is now showing at the Bayport-Blue Point Library as part of the "What I Learned from a Book" exhibit. The exhibit has traveled from the New Sayville Library, via Sachem Library over to Bayport-Blue Point, and will continue on, to parts as yet unknown. http://www.sayville.com/news.asp?news=423
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Congratulations to Mike Maas for making it into the 12/4 issue of Dan’s Papers, page 27 - also showing a color photo of his work.
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Mike Maas earned a Best in Show at the Portrait Show Bay Gallery on the Hill. Congratulations, Mike!
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Several SBAA members won awards at the recent North Shore Art Guild Show, at Bald Hill: Mary Bouzianis got her first blue ribbon for the "Meeting of the Gourds" watercolor painting. Jeanne Salucci took 2nd with "Sunflowers" (W/C) and Lorraine Rimmelin took 3rd with "Flowering Pots," also a watercolor. Congratulations Ladies!
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At the BAHC Nautical Show. Lester Sprague was awarded Best in Show and Letty Damm-Norjen received an Honorable Mention.
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Carolyn Harrington was accepted into the American Impressionist Society National Juried Show for the second year.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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)
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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!
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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.
Artists On The Lane 2010
The
hit of the July 4th weekend is always the SBAA's "Artists On The Lane."
2010 was no exception. The weather was great and the art was wonderful.
Click here for a small sampling of what the day had to offer
The 53rd Annual SBAA Members Exhibit
The 53rd Annual Members Exhibit was held at the Phoenix Fine Arts Gallery in Bellport Village towards the end of May and over the Memorial Day Weekend.
Click
on the speaker to the left to see a video from the
event!
If you own a Mac instead of a PC,
click here to download the latest version of Windows Media
Player specifically for Mac users! This download is FREE!
South Bay Art Association's 23rd Annual Student Art Show and Opening Reception
2009
marked the SBAA's
23rd annual Student Art Show and Reception at the
Bellport Village Community Center. Graduating
seniors from participating high schools across Suffolk
County will compete for scholarships and awards. This show
usually attracts the most energetic and colorful artwork
by the students- the work is consistently outstanding
and worth a look!
Click
on the speaker to the left to see a video from the
event!
If you own a Mac instead of a PC,
click here to download the latest version of Windows Media
Player specifically for Mac users! This download is FREE!
2009 Award
Recipients
SBAA
$2,000 Scholarship Awards: Blue Ribbon. Judged
on all three works of art. Three recipients:
Numbers 33A, 33B, 33C: Terence Corrigan, Northport HS
Numbers 36A, 36B, 36C: Emily Green, Northport HS
Numbers 38A, 38B, 38C: Paulina Stewart, Northport HS
SBAA $50 Cash Awards: Yellow Ribbon.
Awarded to ten individual works of art. Ten recipients:
Number 5C: “Wedding Cut.” Mexican Cut Paper. Frank
Cannizzaro, Bayport-Blue Point HS
Number 6A: “Untitled #1." Digital Photography. Julianne
Jenks, Bayport-Blue Point HS
Number 11B: “Study #1." Photography. Nicole Cavalliere,
Bellport HS
Number 17A: “Untitled.” Mixed Media. Denzel Daniels,
Brentwood HS
Number 18A: “Fading In.” Digital Photo. Stephanie
Nassetta, Brentwood HS
Number 19A: “Self-Portrait.” Charcoal. Tuyetmai Nguyen,
Brentwood HS
Number 35C: “Untitled.” Photography. Kayla Forman.
Northport HS
Number 43B: “The Reclining Figure.” Ink. Dylan Coleman,
Sachem North HS
Number 54B: “Time for Change.” Ceramics. Elizabeth Vita,
Sayville HS
Number 58B: “The Dining Room.” Marker. Elizabeth
Colantuoni, Smithtown HS
Brookhaven National Laboratory $500 US Savings
Bond Awards: Red Ribbon. “Discovery” theme,
Awarded to two individual works of art. Two recipients:
Number 33A: “Unzipped.” Mixed Media. Terence Corrigan,
Northport HS
Number 35C: “Untitled.” Photography. Kayla Forman,
Northport HS
SBAA Judges: Hector Decordova &
Esperanza Leon
BNL Representatives: Robert Chrien &
Elizabeth Seubert
Chinese Watercolor Demonstration by Lian Quan Zhen, July 22, 2009
South Bay Art Association was host to a free watercolor demonstration by
world-renowned artist Lian Quan Zhen on Wednesday evening, July 22nd, at
the Bellport Community Center. More than seventy attendees were
instructed in the artist’s Chinese watercolor technique. In attendance
were members of neighboring arts organizations as well as other
interested newcomers. The demo was arranged by local artist, Mary Jane
Stevens, who has been instrumental in arranging his workshops locally
for the past several years.
Artists On The Lane 2009
After
nearly a month of rain, the skies cleared and the weather was beautiful
for the 2009 Artists on the Lane Annual Art Show.
If you are an artist who is interested in participating in the
2010 Artists On The Lane, contact the SBAA for more details at
southbayart@gmail.com.
Click on the speaker to the left to see a slideshow from the event.
If you own a Mac instead of a PC,
click here to download the latest version
of Windows Media Player specifically for Mac users! This download is FREE!
52nd Annual SBAA Members' Exhibit
The 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.
If you own a Mac instead of a PC,
click here to download the latest version
of Windows Media Player specifically for Mac users! This download is FREE!
This Year's Award Winners
*Honorable Mentions were
not given in some categories because there were too few entries.
Best 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
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."
Artists On The Lane Outdoor Art Show, July 4th
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.
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!
SBAA Founder- George Cox
SBAA Founder- Anita Elder
SBAA Founder- Dot Maggio
SBAA Founder- Sigrid Rice
Postcard Save The Date For December 1989 Events
LI Advance Article About Lucy Mott And Her Donation Of The Community Center
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
Gerry Grace receives a 1st Place for his Watercolor in the 1973 Members Exhibit
Irving Boker at our weekly sketch group, 1995
Linda McChesney with her award winning Yacht Club painting, 1973
Sally Munson and Joan Streibel prepare for Artists on the Lane, 1973
Joan Streibel and Nita Elder are interviewed on WALK Radio, 1972
LI Advance article about the Annual Bal Masque, 1974
Art Exhibit by Mrs. Em Czaja and Mrs. Jodi Love, 1974 (LI Advance)