Recent Happenings at AAWS -

The Wake Forest University Community Law & Business Clinic did an excellent presentation, "Basic Legal Info for Artists," on Nov 3, 2010 at Associated Artists of Winston-Salem. 

This presentation covered the complex issues that arise for many artists - topics such as trademarks, copyrights, and setting up your business (differences between sole proprietorship, LLC, INC, etc) were covered.  To learn about other upcoming presentations and events, please visit http://www.associatedartists.org/

Also - we had some recent press in the Winston-Salem Journal about the winners of this year's Kathryn Leinbach Brown Memorial Scholarship.  To read the article, please click here

The following students have been awarded the KLB Award for 2010-2011:


Latasha Love - Atkins High School (Teacher Janet Blakely)
Georgia Hertz - Forsyth Country Day School (Teacher Mary Bailey Thomas)
Tori Lancaster – Career Center (Teacher Shawn Beard)
Rachel Pendergrass – North Forsyth High School (Teacher Beverly Steele)
Ross Pollock – Forsyth Country Day School (Teacher Rebecca Stone-Danahy)
Elizabeth Rosales - Parkland High School (Teacher Melissa Moore)

Congratulations to these students!

Photos from Bookbinding Workshop with Joyce Teta

Participants in Joyce Teta's Bookbinding Workshop, "Bonding and Binding," on October 26th at Associated Artists learned all about the lost art of making hand-made books. 

Joyce Teta, the workshop instructor,  is an AAWS member and owner of The Calligraphy Centre.  You can visit the Calligraphy Centre's link to learn more about her work, and stop by Associated Artists to purchase her art!  Our gallery is open Mon-Fri, 9am -5pm, and Saturdays from 10am-2pm.

An array of different materials were provided for participants to experiment with, and Joyce provided guidance and insight into her own process.

As the description of her workshop said "Your story, your voice, your mark and remark.  With a variety of tools, we will build and bind our story.  Bring your joy" 

Above: The finished books - don't they look fabulous?  Joyce Teta said that the class did a wonderful job and created some amazing stories.


To learn more about upcoming workshops and events at Associated Artists, please visit our website and check out our calendar.  Here is a link: http://www.associatedartists.org/calendars

Opening Reception of "Cultural Crossroads"

The opening reception for "Cultural Crossroads" took place Thursday, October 14th at Associated Artists of Winston-Salem.  A national juried exhibition, this show featured work from all over the country - with a few international works of art as well!  The juror for this year's third annual exhibition was Colin Quashie, a renowned muralist and painter from Charleston, SC.  You can learn about his work by visiting his website at http://www.quashie.com/



Out of over 300 works of art submitted for entry into the show, Colin Quashie selected 74 for inclusion in the exhibition.  This year's winners were:

1st place: "Immigrants: Limboland" by Duat H. Vu
2nd place: "Caballeros" by George Schober
3rd place: "Free to Be" by M.M. Dupay
Honorable Mention: "Remembering Mr. Potato Head" by Brian Haverlock
Honorable Mention: "American Farm Splendor" by Charles Hildebrandt
Honorable Mention: "Faith Healing" by Kathryn Cook
Honorable Mention:  "La Vieja" by Antuco Chicaiza

The reception included live music from the Hispanic Arts Initiative.

Refreshments were brought by volunteers as well as donated by area restaurants.  Restaurants who supported Cultural Crossroads were Mooney's Mediterranean Cafe, Rana Loca, Hutch & Harris, the Grilled Asparagus, and Downtown Thai. 

Wine was provided by Total Wine & More.

Trena McNab (image below, center) was this year's show chair, and she did an amazing job coordinating all of the volunteers, art intake, food donations, hanging the show, etc.  She was tireless - as were all of the volunteers!  Thank you!

This year's exhibition was presented by Seth Moskowitz along with a matching gift from Reynolds American.  Additional support was provided by Park West Salon, Tuggle Duggins, Hispanic League, Salem Senior Services, Clarks Group, Piers Clarkson, & Vicki Schober.

To see more photos from the opening reception, please visit our Facebook Album

Lots of Activity in the City of the Arts!

This past weekend was a momentous one for Winston-Salem, the "City of the Arts," because our community celebrated the opening of the new Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts.  Associated Artists had a nice presence at the weekend festivities, with artist demos and a booth staffed with volunteers.  A big THANK you to all of our volunteers and artists - including Jack Hernon, Connie Chesner, Ralph Calhoun, Joe Bircher, Kathy Fritz, Lee Reynolds, Scott Davis, Leslie Karpinski, Bill Gramley, and Suzette Sides to name a few!  You did an amazing job sharing with the public about Associated Artists!

To view more photos from this weekend, please view our album on Facebook!

Do you know that Associated Artists is open to anyone aged 15 and up?  Annual membership starts as little as $25 per year for students, and a general "Associate Membership" is only $55 per year.    There are advantages to becoming a member of our organization, ranging from discounted workshop fees to special exhibitions open only to members.  You can learn more by visiting www.associatedartists.org/membership-info

For all of you new members - we have scheduled a New Member Orientation on Friday, Sept 24, at 10 am at the Associated Artists Gallery (301 W. 4th St, downtown Winston-Salem).  This is your chance to learn about what AAWS has to offer - from community exhibits to volunteering on committees, from attending workshops to participating in exhibitions, come out to learn about AAWS and mingle with fellow members.   RSVP isn't required, but appreciated. Call 336-722-0340

Amani Bead Night recap

Amani Bead Night took place Friday, July 16th, from 6-8pm at the AAWS main gallery.  A fun night of beading, this event helped raise money for the Amani Foundation to support their work in improving the lives of orphans in Africa.  Sales of Amani Beads were given directly back to the Amani Foundation & a good time was had by all!  To learn more about the Amani Foundation, visit http://www.amanichildren.org/

To see the rest of the photos from Amani Bead Night, click here.