April - June 2012 Newsletter

Day camps are already avai lable in al l

flavors and locations…or are they?

“Certainly there is a need for an arts-

focused day camp that encompasses

and presents al l the arts—from music

to pottery,” the Brainstorming Com-

mittee at ARRAC (known as “Brain-

ers”) decided. Last February we

enthusiastical ly dove in to the

planning process. Li ttle did any of us

know how things would turn out!

We now have one week of Camp

under our belt and aside from being

ti red, we have a wonderful feel ing of

having sown (and sewn) some great

seeds into our inaugural group of

Camp ARTumpka campers.

Over the course of five days we

presented opportuni ties to try to play

the ukulele, learn to sew a yo-yo,

paint a mural , design a t-shi rt, make a

clay percussion instrument, and tel l a

story with your hands whi le dancing.

Parents and honored guests got to

witness the closing presentation at

our last day (see

page 2), but we

invi te you to view

the sl ide show on

skydrive or check

our Facebook page.

A picture is worth a

1 000 words…

Alabama River Region Arts Center Providing high quality, affordable programs

Camp ARTumpka .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 , 2, 3, 8

News from the Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Board of Directors/Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About Us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

ECCF Grant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Out & About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

T-Shirt Sponsors and Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . 3

Keeping Busy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Si t & Sew.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chamber Business After Hours. . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Classes & Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Contact Us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Three Seasons Art League.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Trash or Treasure?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Music Arts News.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

River Region Sunday Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Reborn Harmony/CAGMA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Camp ARTumpka Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

APR-June2012

Camp ARTumpka June’s Fun

Our Mission Statement:The Alabama River Region Arts Center’smission is to bring the People of the RiverRegion together and enhance communitylife through a supportive environmentwhere people of all ages, backgrounds andabilities can study, create and present art.

The Alabama River Region Arts Center is a

501 (c) 3 not-for-profi t organization.

Inside This Issue

The River Region'sFriendly Place forthe Arts

Vol. II /Issue 4

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UPDATE

Percussion rattles and air-dry clay tileswere the result of two days in the PotteryStudio (Above, and below, left). Below,two campers worked on the collaborativecanvas; the results appear in our mastheadat top of page.

2 Alabama River Region Arts Center a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization

TheARRAC UPDATE/APR-JUNE. 2012

May 15 was the Elmore County Community

Foundation grant awards ceremony at Lanark.

I t was a big day for the Arts Center with an

award of $2500 for a chi ldrens' arts camp.

Accepting the award (at left) were ARRAC

Board members Marty McIntyre, Theresa

Wayne and Mari lyn Winborn. The Camp was

a creation of the Brainer Group with the

grant request being wri tten by Theresa Wayne under the ECCF's grant guidel ines.

ARRAC’s plans for hosting a chidrens' Art Camp, cal led Camp ARTumpka, includes

the goal of introducing campers, ages 6-1 4, to a variety of arts such as music,

painting, t-shi rt decorating, sewing, clay and other various arts. Thanks to ECCF for

their fai th in our mission to bring the arts to the River Region community.

ARRAC receives grant from Elmore County Community Foundation

Newsfrom The Center

The Arts Center is avolunteer based,community supportedorganization that derivesits funding from publicand private donations,contributions, grants,benefactors and theproceeds frommemberships, ArtistSpace, Rentals, GalleryArt Sales and specialevents.

About Us

The ARRAC Board of Directors met Saturday May 5th at ARRAC. In attendance were

Rick Bowman, Geoff McIntyre, Frank Sul l ivan, Mari lyn Winborn, and new Board

Member, Theresa Wayne. Business included voting to add addi tional members

Marty McIntyre, Theresa Wayne, Jerry McRay and Connie Morrow; continued

support for the Brainer Committee to handle the dai ly operations of the Center; and

approving instal lation of internet service.

Board of Directors Report

More scenes from Camp ARTumpka, above.Campers performed on stage for friends andfamily at the last day of camp.

ARRAC

Board of Directors

Officers

Rick Bowman - PresidentMari lyn Winborn

SecretaryMembers at Large

Geoff McIntyre

Marty McIntyre

Co-Executive DirectorJerry McRay

Connie Morrow

Frank Sul l ivan

Theresa Wayne

Co-Executive Director

300 West Tallassee Street Alabama River Region Arts Center 3


Thanks to our Camp ARTumpka t-shirt

sponsors for contributing to make our

t-shi rts a real i ty! We could not have

done i t without you!

2012 Camp ARTumpka

T-Shirt Sponsors

Aluminum Special ties Company

Central Alabama ElectricalCooperative

Dunn & Schreiber Orthodontics

Elmore County Community

Foundation

1 st Community Bank & Trust

Florence Arnold/Qui l ter

River Bank & Trust

Three Seasons Art League

Waci Wireless/Verizon

Anyway you look at it, our t-shirt sponsors deserve thanks!

Out &About

Shirts are only $1 0 and we sti l l

have a few shirts left in most of

the sizes. You may stop in at the

Arts Center on any Saturday from 9 am –

4 pm, or contact Theresa Wayne at 300-

9394 or via emai l to:

arti [email protected] to reserve your

shirt celebrating 2012 Camp ARTumpka.

$10

Civi tan - Camper Sponsorship

Max Credi t Union - Camper Sponsorship

Rumbl ing Waters Art Club - CamperSponsorship

Barry Chrietzberg - suppl ies donation

Cinda & Bi l l Walton - suppl ies donation

June's Camp ARTumpka Volunteers

Sharon Ervin

Jessica Howard

Jon Masters

Col in McIntyre

Marty McIntyre

Dawn Sul l ivan

Frank Sul l ivan

Anna Thibodeaux

Cinda & Bi l l Walton

Theresa Wayne

Thanks for al l you did and wi l l continueto do. We could not have done i t withoutthis great Arts Team!

Look like fun?

Register now for

Camp ARTumpka 2

July 9 - 13

Registration Form pg. 9

Thanks to these individuals,

groups, and businesses for

Camper Sponsorship

assistance and supplies

donations.



Come finish up one of theprojects on your project stack.

Resume work on one of your projects

with fel low fabric and qui l ting fans in

the Monet room. We' l l meet from

9am – 12pm.

Sit & Sew

Thu Jun 21 4:00pm – 5:00pm Drawing/Painting Club

Tue Jun 26 5:00pm – 6:30pm Brainer Meeting

Thu Jun 28 4:00pm – 5:00pm Drawing/Painting Club

Tue Jul 3 5:00pm – 6:30pm Brainer Meeting

Sat Jul 7 9:00am – 12:00pm Blue Grass Jam

9:00am – 12:00pm Sit & Sew

Mon Jul 9-13 9:00am – 12:00pm Camp ARTumpka I I

Tue Jul 1 0 4:00pm – 5:00pm Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club

Sat Jul 1 4 9:00am – 11 :00am Jewelry: Basic Bead Stringing

12:00pm – 2:00pm Digi tal Photography

1 :00pm – 3:00pm Jewelry: Basic Wire Wrap

Mon Jul 1 6 9:00am – 4:00pm DIY Websi te Design

Tue Jul 17 4:00pm – 5:00pm Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club

5:00pm – 6:30pm Brainer Meeting

Thu Jul 1 9 3:00pm – 5:00pm Origami Mini Photo Album

5:00pm - 7:00pm Jewelry: Basic Bead Stringing

Sat Jul 21 4:00pm – 1 0:00pm Wetumpka Jazz Fest-Downtown

Tue Jul 31 4:00pm – 5:00pm Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club


Sat Aug 4 9:00am – 12:00pm Blue Grass Jam

9:00am – 12:00pm Sit & Sew

12:00pm – 2:00pm Origami Mini Photo Album

Tue Aug 7 4:00pm – 5:00pm Guitar; Drawing/Painting Club



Thu Aug 16 5:00pm – 7:00pm Jewelry: Basic Wire Wrap

Mon Aug 20 9:00am – 4:00pm DIY Websi te Design


Sat Aug 25 9:00am – 11 :00am Jewelry: Basic Bead Stringing

1 :00pm – 3:00pm Jewelry: Basic Wire Wrap



Sat Sep 1 9:00am – 12:00pm Blue Grass Jam

9:00am – 12:00pm Sit & Sew

KeepingBusyUpcoming Events/Classes

ARRAC Hosts Chamber ofCommerce’s Business After Hours

Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce members

met May 8 at ARRAC for Business After

Hours. For some it was a trip down memory

lane, as they once walked the same hal lway

as a high school student.

Chamber guests explored classrooms and the

pottery studio, and heard about the upcom-

ing Camp ARTumpka. Cul inary del ights were

prepared and served by Vanessa Bordlee;

ARRAC members provided punch and tea. A

free membership at the Arts Center was won

by Carl Bledsoe during the raffle.

And FOR FUN, al l attendees were invi ted

and many participated in a col laborative

painting of the Bibb Graves Bridge. The

painting was based on a reference photo

taken from the northwest riverbank and an

outl ine was transferred to a 36" x 44" canvas

by Theresa Wayne, Co-Executive Director.

The finished painting now hangs in the

Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce and

wi l l ci rculate among participating Wetumpka

businesses. At a later date, the painting wi l l

be auctioned for a community project. I f

your business would l ike to participate in

displaying this painting for a month or two,

please cal l Vanessa Lynch, WACC Director.

ARRAC's Theresa Wayne, Co-Executive Director,with finished mural



Basic Bead StringingSat July 1 4 9-11 am

Thu July 1 9 5-7pm

Sat Aug 25 9-11 am

Basic Wire WrapSat July 1 4 1 -3pm

Thu Aug 1 6 5-7pm

Sat Aug 25 1 -3pm

Classes &Workshops

* Advance registration is required so that your camera model PDF manual may be incorporated into the materials. No cel l phone photography training.

A two-hour drawing and painting refresherworkshop.

For those who need a slight push to get those paints out of the drawer and

start an art project. . . just to get the colors flowing again. Come to the Arts

Center and let us get you started again with quick exercises and fun

challenges. Call to set up a time that's good for you. $60

Origami Mini Photo Album

July 1 9 3pm - 5pm or

Aug 4 1 2pm - 2pm

Learn to fold and assemble anorigami mini photo album.

Supplies: l iquid adhesive

3-6 students. $23

Clay: SlabBeginner to intermediate students

wil l learn about clays, methods of

constructing with clay, techniques for

working with slab clay. Student

pieces wil l be bisque fired and basic

glazing techniques discussed. $55

Pottery for the Wheel

Digital Photography forBeginners July 1 4 1 2pm - 2pm

Get off the "AUTO" button. Learn to use

all the features on your camera. Pre-

registration required.* Contact instructor

with camera model info. Studio set-ups

and overhead projector by instructor.

$30.In one day you wil l learn to:

1 - PLAN: Follow a roadmap to define,

gather, and organize your website content.

2 - BUILD: We wil l actual ly build and

configure a ful l featured commercial website

and blog using WordPress.

3 - PUBLISH: You wil l learn how to get your

website/blog online.

$249 includes lunch, bring your ownlaptop.

Guitar Club for Kids:Tuesday July 1 2, 1 9, & 26

Join Jon Masters, and his class on

Tuesdays from 4pm - 5pm. $20 per

month. Beginners are welcome.

Instruments available for use at the

Arts Center.

DIY Website Design Class Using:

Mon July 1 6, or

Sat Aug 4, or

Mon Aug 20

9am - 4pm

Do It YourselfWebsite Design

Start with either of these basic workshops to learn the

fundamentals of making your own jewelry with beads on string

or beads wrapped with wire. Learn to select, design, use tools,

other techniques. $50 + supplies.

Jewelry: Start with the Fundamentals

Call the Arts Center at 578-9485 for moreinformation.

Beginners learn the basics, Intermediate

wil l bui ld on knowledge of wheel work:

centering, opening, pul l ing up, &

trimming. Ages 1 4 and up. $90 +

materials fee.



TUESDAY, MAY 22, Three Seasons Art League

met at the Arts Center to paint their own

col laborative mural . The abstract design was

of their own creation. They suppl ied their

own brushes and paints, whi le Frank Sul l ivan,

ARRAC Board member, had bui l t the frame,

which Theresa Wayne stretched with canvas

and primed. I t was truly a col laborative group

effort from many hands.

Col laborative art projects may be a fun activi ty for your group. Cal l for more

information, 578-9485.

ONE ARTS CENTER’S TRASH i s another arti st’s bird

feeder. We arti sts are very frugal people. We

supported “green” even before i t was popular.

We paint outdoors (“plein air”). Our studios

are often unheated or uncooled garages or

attics. We keep our art suppl ies forever. We

col lect odd things for use in sculpture

projects. . .before we know it our spouse refers

to our creative stash as “junk.”

Yes, even an Arts Center must clean out the

unused i tems, which is precisely what we did

May 12 at our Indoor Yard Sale. We made over

$300 whi le we disposed of many things and

were overjoyed when our customers told us

what they planned to do with their new-found treasures:

“These will be perfect at our church bazaar.” (round wood tables)“This will work to display jewelry on.” (wire display racks)All in al l i t was a great day, made even better the next

week when we trucked off the remainders to Robinson

Recyclers on Tal lassee Hwy.. .

The Update is publ i shed monthly.

Your comments, ideas, and story ideas

are welcome.

Marty McIntyre, Edi tor

[email protected]

Alabama River Region Arts Center

Mai l ing Address:

PO Box 1172

Wetumpka, AL 36092

Alabama River Region Arts Center

Gal lery/Classrooms

300 West Tal lassee St

Wetumpka, AL 36092

The Arts Center welcomes volunteers. I f you would l ike to get involved there are

many tasks avai lable, even Camp ARTumpka! Please contact Sharon Ervin, Volunteer

Coordinator, at 3756374sse@gmai l .com or 514-3420. Do your part for the ARTS in

the River Region.

Volunteer to Get Involved!

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“Reborn Harmony” a band that performed

at ARRAC’s recent “Ways to Praise”

Sunday Special Concert Series, has been

nominated for membership into the

Central Alabama Gospel Music Associa-

tion by the president Tim Stough. Tim

heard “Reborn Harmony” when he

attended their May performance at Frazer

Uni ted Methodist Church on Spiri t N ight.

Representatives from the band, Alan

Mitchel l (the bass player) and Dan Bass,

ARRAC member, attended the CAGMA

meeting last week where they were

formal ly introduced to the CAGMA

members. The band wi l l perform July 3

before the committee and at that time, a

formal vote of the CAGMA membership

wi l l be made.

Membership in CAGMA consists of many

varying styles of gospel music each

unique. Reborn Harmony fel t honored to

be nominated and is looking forward to

the performance next month.

ARRAC is honored to have had the op-

portuni ty to spotl ight “Reborn Harmony”

at our Sunday Special , “Ways to Praise”

and is grateful to have Dan Bass as an

ARRAC member, active on our Brainer

Committee.

Whi le Apri l and May's

Jams were indoors,

June’s Bluegrass Jam

took place under the

old oak tree in ARRAC’s

front yard. I t was a

beauti ful day and chairs

were toted outside to

take ful l advantage.

Bass, mandol in, gui tar,

resonator gui tar, banjo

and fiddle players al l

showed up. Join us next month, fi rst Saturday, July 7th, from 9 am – 12 pm.

Al l acoustic players are welcome, any ski l l level .

Music ArtsNews

Bluegrass Under the Old Oak Tree

Sunday Special performers,“Reborn Harmony” nominatedfor Central Alabama GospelMusic Association

ARRAC’s second Sunday Special was wel l received by our loyal audience.

Performing Sunday May 6 in the Wetumpka Performing Arts Center were:

Laurie Harris on gui tar; Home Remedy; Reborn Harmony; and Grace Point

Praise Band of Grace Point Church in Wetumpka. Four groups brought their

sound equipment and friends and fami ly along with their abundant talent to

the ARRAC fundraiser. This was a great opportuni ty to not only showcase

many different types of gospel -praise music to the community, but i t was a

chance to fel lowship with others and meet new friends.

Keep watching for our next

Sunday Special Concert Series

production. I f your group would

l ike to perform for these fund-

raising events, please contact Jerry

McRay, Board member and Music

Committee Coordinator at [email protected] for more information.

We are planning our next event for August.

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