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News from Art Sandy Springs
January 2012 Volume 3, Edition 1
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Dear fellow supporter of the arts,
Well, Art Sandy Springs has so many fabulous things going on I hardly know where to start. We have been busy with our Member Events; read on to see what good times we have had and to learn about our next event at Spivey Hall. In December we helped the City launch the first "Sparkle Sandy Springs" holiday celebration. Last week we sent an exciting announcement unveiling the truly astonishing winners of our sculpture competition for the Playable Art Park. ArtSSpring planning is almost complete; you'll see a preview of our jam-packed calendar in the following pages. And our "Flowers for the City" team has updated and upgraded the Roswell Road Planters and Library Reading Garden. So get a cup of hot tea, curl up and read about our many accomplishments. If you are not yet a member, please do join. We put the dues money to very good use bringing beauty to our city, and we have a grand time doing it.
Warmest regards,
Cheri Morris, President |
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ArtSSpring 2012 Announces
Spectacular Month Long Events!
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 | | The Franklin Pond Chamber Music group is sure to "wow" audiences at this year's ArtSSpring. |
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Sandy Springs' own Act 3 Productions will be producing ShowStoppers, our annual city-wide children's talent show, as well as Steel Magnolias. |
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The 3 inspirational tenors will delight audiences at this year's ArtSSpring. |
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Building on the splendid success of 2011, ArtSSpring 2012 is off and running, scheduled for April 13 to May 13. There are grand plans!
Once again, Sandy Springs galleries, restaurants, theaters, churches, sidewalks, the Sandy Springs Library, stores and parks will be the scenes of theatrical performances, all manner of musical happening from cool jazz to chamber music and culinary masterpieces, to art extravaganzas and literary happenings.
Here are just a few of the main events available to you during this fun-filled, bountiful month long celebration of the arts!
1. ArtSSpring will make its grand entrance in fine fashion at the Bows ArtSS Bash, a razzle-dazzle evening of original art, sumptuous food, and glorious musical offerings, held at Motorcars of Georgia, where Lamborghini and Aston Martins set the stage. Get ready for a big time celebration. See the article below for details!
2. Save Thursday evenings for local gallery openings featuring the best artists in the region, enjoying wine and cheese at Huff Harrington Fine Art, artists at work at The Frame Source Gallery, fine artwork and incredible edibles at A Royal Affair Cafe, and a contemporary angle on Old World Art at di Domizio's Grand Opening Gala.
3. Spend a spring afternoon at the Artist Market at Congregation B'nai Torah, featuring Atlanta artists selling multi-media paintings, pottery, jewelry,fabric art and upscale crafts. Make Art in the Park with the kids, fashioning art projects out of recycled objects and finds collected on the nature trail, sponsored by Keeping North Fulton Beautiful and Sandy Springs Conservancy in conjunction with Leadership Sandy Springs.
4. You will not want to miss the "3 Inspirational Tenors", friends and classically trained tenors who have performed their repertoire of beloved hymns and classics at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome as well as here in Atlanta.
5. Go out on the town for Act 3's production of Steel Magnolias,a moving and funny story of six small-town Louisiana women, playing two weekends of ArtSSpring. Plus, the always agile Theatre-To-Go again delivers witty, charming pieces, including a 50's style musical.
6. String players from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra take the stage when Franklin Pond Chamber Music performs, and duo pianists Priscilla and Keith Jefcoat tackle the mighty Yamaha with four hands and a powerful spirit.
7. For a quieter moment, curl up with a book at the first annual Sandy Springs Reads sponsored by the Sandy Springs Library, Friends of the Sandy Springs Library (FOSSL) and the Sandy Springs Education Force.
Click here to view photos from last year's ArtSSpring festivities, and please feel free to add your own!
Be sure to periodically check the ArtSSpring page of the ArtSS website for updates as we add events to the ArtSSpring calendar. |
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BOWS ArtSS BASH!
Get ready to display your bows and show your love for the arts! |
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With spring on its mind, Art Sandy Springs will celebrate by hosting the BOWS ArtSS BASH, an Art Auction to raise funds for our Arts In the Open biannual sculpture competition program.
This glittering evening will be held on Friday, April 13, from 7:00-10:00 PM at Motorcars of Georgia's show room in Sandy Springs, with fine art, supreme cuisine and first-rate entertainment being center stage among the exquisite cars.
The art auction will gather over 100 pieces of canvas art, sculptures and artistic jewelry from local talented artists. Professional artist and art teacher Chery Baird will be the curator for the auction and Mark Karelson, director of the Mason Murer Gallery, will be the judge and award 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place ribbons and Honorable Mention and Best in Show recognition.
For submissions, artists should contact Ellen Stein at ellen.k.stein@gmail.com. Also at the BASH, ArtSS will honor a noted Sandy Springs artist as Artist of the Year. Mark your calendars for the BOWS ArtSS BASH and get ready to frolic.
Look for details and an invitation this spring! |
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Bean Head Toys Wins Sparkle Sandy Springs
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Bean Head Toys' mixture of elves and gingerbread men, white lights and "toy" magic earned the Sandy Springs local toy store first prize in the first annual "Sparkle Sandy Springs" contest.
Sparkle Sandy Springs is a competition awarding the best holiday display window within the Sandy Springs city limits, conducted in collaboration with Art Sandy Springs, the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce, Sandy Springs Hospitality and Tourism, the Sandy Springs Design Center, and the City of Sandy Springs.
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"It was great fun seeing the holiday spirit among our Sandy Springs businesses owners," said Deirdre Brock, an executive board member of Art Sandy Springs, who led the judging efforts. "Everyone did a great job. It was a close competition, but Bean Head Toys scored consistently on top in each of our judging criteria."
"We are so excited," said Chris Lowe, owner of Bean Head Toys. "I would have screamed, but I had customers in the store!"
Registrants were scored based on creativity and originality, best expression of theme, best use of lighting, best use of available space and overall design quality and presentation. Cornerstone Bank was selected for second place in overall judging. Receiving honorable mentions were CalyRoad Creamery in the category of creativity and originality, Phidippides for best expression of theme, and Mirage Persian Cuisine for best use of lighting.
Bean Head Toys was presented its $1,000 cash prize at the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce holiday gathering on December 15.
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Last week six pieces of original, permanent, interactive works of art were gifted to and accepted by the City of Sandy Springs from a joint venture of the Sandy Springs Conservancy and Art Sandy Springs.
The sculptures -- constructed through a generous grant from Northside Hospital--will find a home at the Playable Art Park at Abernathy Greenway to inspire active play for children ages 5-12. The City of Sandy Springs will be receiving the completed sculptures and installing them in the Greenway for the community to enjoy by Fall 2012.
The Playable Art Park competition spectacular winners and their original design include:
1. The Big Imagine, Jeff Hackney
2. Dragonfly, Alexis Gregg and Tanner Coleman
3. Wonder Wall, Reham Aarti
4. Twist and Shout, Beth Nybeck
5. Spider Walk, Phil Proctor
6. It's You & Me Kid, Frank Swanson
The Playable Art Park Steering Committee continues to lead and coordinate this project after the Sculpture Competition among worldwide artists held in the fall of 2011.
Please be sure to visit the Art Sandy Springs website for up to date information about this magnificent, exciting project benefitting our children and our community! |
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Roswell Road Planters Get a Makeover
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As you may know, ArtSS provides the beautiful planters along Roswell Road for the citizens of city. In community partnership, the Sandy Springs/Peachtree Dunwoody Home Depot is donating a wide arrangement of flowers and greenery for all 32 planters for all the seasons.
Thank you Home Depot for your support in beautifying Sandy Springs!
Recently, Cyndee Lucia, the horticulturist at Sandy Springs Home Depot, met ArtSS members and a sponsor of several planters, Cynthia Swann and Meredith Johnson, in decorating some of the planters for the holidays.
Left to right-Cynthia Swann and Meredith Johnson, ArtSS sponsors; Cyndee Lucia, horticulturist at Sandy Springs Home Depot |
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Reading Garden Gets Some TLC
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BNKJ professionals pull weeds, shovel and spread mulch, trim bushes, and tie vines to keep the Sandy Springs Reading Garden beautiful. Shown here: partners Jeff Olson (left), Chris Clayton (center), and Stafford Huff (right). |
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BNKJ volunteers stop for a quick photo. Thanks team for keeping our Reading Garden beautiful! |
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Next to the Sandy Springs Library Lawn is what some Sandy Springers consider a hidden gem-the Reading Garden, created by ArtSS on land donated to the Library by the Sandy Springs Women's Club. The Garden is a great place for our citizens to visit, and just settle down on a bench or tree trunk with a good book, surrounded by flowers and shrubs and trees, enjoying nature.
This fall the accounting and consulting firm Babush, Neiman, Kornman & Johnson, LLP (BNKJ), which is in the Palisades business complex in Sandy Springs, chose the Reading Garden as one of its Community Outreach projects. The employees gathered one fall day at the Garden with hoes and blowers and rakes and other yard supplies and went to work to keep the Garden beautiful.
BNKJ has committed to quarterly upkeep of the Garden, but more volunteers are needed. If you and/or your company would like to help,. please contact Laura Jones at lauraj@mindspring.com. |
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ArtSS Member Events
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A membership in ArtSS includes an annual schedule of outings, parties, and special behind-the-scenes cultural tours. Here are some recent and upcoming highlights!
November 8, 2012
ArtSS members had a tour at the Atlanta Art Conservation Center where the Hale Woodruff murals were being restored and cleaned for the Springs 2012 showing at the High Museum of Atlanta. This was a wonderful experience for ArtSS members to see a private showing and understand the scientific treating and restoring of art objects.
 | | ArtSS members and AACC staff members get a quick picture before the tour of the Conservatory. LtoR: Ronda Ensor (Curatorial Assistant), Larry Shutts (Associate Conservator of Paintings at AACC), and ArtSS members Cheri Morris (President), Terry Morris, Peggy Stapleton, Jerry Stapleton, and Linda Bain. |
December 11, 2012
Members celebrated the spirit and magic of the holiday season with fellow members and their guests at the eco-friendly LEED home of Laura and Bert Jones on December 11, 2011.
 | | Cheri and Larry Morris are welcomed to the ArtSS holiday party by Laura and Bert Jones, who opened their home to members that evening. |
April 29, 2012-- Get your tickets now!
Members and their guests are invited to a special recital at Spivey Hall featuring the highly esteemed pianist, Angela Hewitt.
Members can get tickets for just $52 each (20 percent off regular prices) and that includes a special post-concert reception exclusive to guests of the host Friends of Spivey Hall. Angela Hewitt will be present as well so this is a great chance to meet this talented performer! Please notice in the ArtSS invitation that there is a limited number of discounted tickets available and members should respond by January 31, 2012. For information contact www.artsandysprings.org.
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Special discount tickets to Angela Hewitt's performance at Spivey Hall are available to ArtSS members. |
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View and Share ArtSS Photos on Flickr
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Meredith Johnson and Tish and Willis Lanier share good times at the ArtSS Holiday Party.
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View our recent photos from the ArtSS Members Annual Holiday Party, ArtSS Members Only Tour of the Conservatory, and more!
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