Viva Espana!

Viva Espana!

We had a wonderful celebration of Florida's Quincentennial at the St. Augustine Art Association last Thursday. Thank you to the many volunteers who made this evening so enjoyable and such a success. A special thank you to Nanette Phillips for her beautiful decorations!

In addition to enjoying the sounds and flavors of Spain during this festive evening, StAAA spotlighted "What Flows From Spain," a new installation by Cuban-American artist Elio Beltran. This exhibit has been extended through June 3. 

What Flows From Spain

An Exhibit of Works by Elio Beltran, April 5 - June 3.

The St. Augustine Art Association is privileged to host an exhibit by Elio Beltran celebrating the 450^th anniversary of St. Augustine.  Elio’s large scale works, in several different medium, can be found in the Marguerita Phillips now through April 28^th.

Born in 1929, Elio started to paint with oils at age twelve in his native Cuba after receiving drawing instructions from a distinguished art professor from San Alejandro School of Art in Havana.

Speaking about the works displayed in his current exhibit, Elio says, “I feel extremely privileged to participate with my works in the celebrations of the 500^th anniversary of the discovery of Florida and the 450^th commemoration of St. Augustine’s founding. It was a difficult process creating works that honor the memory of such important events and human beings. I drew inspiration from the sea and wind as the protagonists in the making of our history and in the making of these paintings. In doing so, this exhibition reflects what the waters brought to our shores and the bridge of culture that endures through generations. I believe these flowing waters manifested an inconceivable human development far beyond the motivations for wealth and power and the resulting connections will continue to evolve and endure in the most positive of human endevors.”

Congratulations to all the winners at the Annual Members' Show!

Best in Show, "River Blaze" by Mel Neale

First Place, "On the Net & Online" by Charles Dickinson

Second Place, "Durbin Creek Detail" by Richard Lundgren

Third Place, "White Birch" by Barbara Berlin

Fourth Place, "Sunflowers" by Barbara Lutton

Honorable Mention, "Marsh Magic" by Pauline Dickson

Honorable Mention, "Old Fla. Oyster Boat" by Sam Kates

Honorable Mention, "Camouflage Heron" by Jan Neff

Honorable Mention, "Screaming Gnome with Bark Mask" by Anthony Rooney

2013 FIGURE & PORTRAIT SHOW

Congratulations to the award winning artists who participated in the Annual Figure & Portrait Show.

2013 Figure & Portrait Show winners

Best in Show: Jesse Britten "Hecate Beckons"

First Place: Charles Dickinson "Joe Taylor Sketching"

Fourth Place: Richard Hausen "Marie"

Honorable Mention: Brianna Angelakis "God's Orchestra"

Second Place: Claire Kendrick "Comfortable"

Award of Merit/Historical Figure: Mary Rhopa La Cierra "Olympic Bond Girl"

Third Place: Rhonda Bristol "Maryn: Connected & Content"

Carl Steinsieck Award/Best Figure Drawing: Abigail Schmidt "Debbie From Life"

Honorable Mention: Eve Albrecht "Inner Goddess"

Tactile Art Show Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Elyse Brady

St. Augustine Art Association

22 Marine Street

St. Augustine, FL 32084

(904) 824-2310

elysebrady@staaa.org

www.staaa.org

ARTISTS HONORED FOR CREATING TOUCHABLE ART FOR THE BLIND

St. Augustine, FL - (Oct. 9).  The St. Augustine Art Association celebrated the opening of the 11th Annual Tactile Art Show on Friday, October 5, with the presentation of artistic achievement awards by show sponsor representative Mary Cay Brock.

Mari Carmen won the Jean Wagner Troemel Best in Show prize for her mixed media assemblage "Earth's Jacket."  The whimsical creation was made with moss, banana leaves and grass. "It's 100% recyclable," stated Carmen, a first-time exhibitor at the St. Augustine Art Association.  

Jill Cerulli won First Place for "Read," a wood assemblage.  Second Place was awarded to Almadean Williams for "Winter Gatherer," a mixed media figure. Amy Dove received the Third Place prize for "Dreadlocks, Knots & Net," a fiber wall hanging.  Scarlett Gieger's "Lithic Fingerprints" fiber creation was recognized with the Nancy Garrard Best Fiber Art Award, sponsored by the Textile Arts Guild of St. Augustine.  Honorable Mentions were given to Virginia Pledger, Don Gieger and Jerry Peters.  

Darlene Laibl-Crowe and Jean Light Willis judged the exhibit of all touchable art. "Jurying together was an enlightening experience because we each brought our own 'sense-abilities' to the process," said Jean Light Willis, artist and founder of the exhibition.  "Although we live in a visual world, we still need to touch it to get the full picture," said Laibl-Crowe, program administrator for the Florida Deaf-Blind Association, who is deaf and blind. The judges praised the artists for reinventing their media to reach a wider audience. 

Sponsored by Community First Credit Union, the Annual Tactile Art Show is produced in partnership with the International Art Education for the Blind/Art Beyond Sight initiative to make the visual arts more accessible.  Students from Florida School for the Deaf and Blind created Braille labels for the exhibit and will participate in guided tours as part of their independent mobility training.

The 11th Annual Tactile Art Show is on display through October 28, at 22 Marine Street.  Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.  For information call the Art Association at (904) 824-2310 or visit www.staaa.org.

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Mari Carmen, Best in Show Winner with "Earth's Jacket" (l) and Mary Cay Brock, Branch Manager of Community First Credit Union, Show Sponsor

Sarah Harris, FSDB 12th grader creates Braille labels for artwork with assistance from Lydia Webster.

After School Art Studio

St. Augustine Art Association presents After School Art Stuido

After School Art Studio will begin after the first of the new year! We are all excited to have the kids back!! Click on the link below to fill out a form on our website!

Annual Fall Member Show Award Winners

Congratulations to the Award Winners of the 2012 Annual Fall Members Show!!

Jean Banas 

 Best Show Jean Wagner Troemel Award.

Artwork: My Tears Are For You

Type: Acrylic

Gene Roberds

First Place

Artwork: Egret

Type: Acrylic

Jerry Noloboff

Second Place

Artwork: Craftsman Small Dresser

Type: Wood

Trish Vevera

Third Place

Artwork: Dancing Fields

Type: Acrylic

Jennifer Jordan

Fourth Place

Artwork: The Kitchen

Type: Photography

Mary Rhopa la Cierra

Honorable Mention

Artwork: Still Life

Type: Fiber

Linda F. Hawkins

Honorable Mention

Artwork: Far From His Homeland 

Type: Mixed Media Encaustic

Betty Morris Parker

Honorable Mention

Artwork: Readers

Type: Collage

Douglas Howk

Honorable Mention

Artwork: Trout River Crabber

Type: Palladium Print

"The exhibit as a whole shows a strong sense of regionalism, with a sincere love of place and craft, said Mark Parrish, show judge. I admire all of the artists for the authenticity they bring to their art."

                                                                                    By: Ryan Cinney
                                                                                                                      Intern/Flagler College Student

Who was the Renaissance Man?

Who was the Renaissance Man?

The late Thomas Glover W. sadly passed away in May leaving the art community seriously empty. To commemorate Glover’s work the St. Augustine Art Association will launch its new season with a featured exhibition including various works to show off the many facets and innovative instincts of this great man.

Glover was born in Italy and adopted then raised in Michigan, and Washington D.C.  He graduated from Layton School of Art in Milwaukee. Glover also once wrote for a column named “The Furtive” and worked for the Smithsonian as a herpetologist, branch of zoology dealing with reptiles. Marianne Lerbs, Glover’s wife, also artist and musician, met Glover in 1992 and then married in 2007 after staying friends for eight years. “He was a decent guy with old-fashioned values that always wanted to go his own and he was a rebel, “said Lerbs.  “We had 14 intense and beautiful years together. I would not change a minute of it,” she says.

“He literally changed his surroundings, building furniture, carving guitars and creating the St. Augustine Beach Sculpture Garden, his greatest achievement,” Lerb says. In 2009 this dream of the garden became real for Glover. St. Augustine Beach City Commission approved a $10,000 expenditure which helped pay for building slabs, sites for lighting, and security for the park.

“It was always exciting to see Thomas’ works appear in our gallery and throughout the community,” said Elyse Brady, Administrator, St. Augustine Art Association.

The retrospective, curated by Lerbs and Kevin Lang, opens during First Friday Art Walk, September 7, 5 to 9 p.m., in the South Gallery at 22 Marine Street. It runs through October 2, 2012. Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. and Sundays 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information, call the St. Augustine Art Association at (904) 824-2310 or visit us at www.staaa.org. 
                                                                                                                        By: Ryan Cinney
                                                                                                                      Intern/Flagler College Student