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Susan Cook

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Jim Fitzgerald


Chris Weber

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"Hot Summer Nights"

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"Splash of Color II" at CMH

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iPad Digital Sketchpad Workshop with 
Lois Freeman Fox


10% Donation of
BAA Member Purchases


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CLICK HERE for the complete July 2012 Newsletter, including member news, calls to artists, gallery news, photos, event calendar and articles for our members.
 

Newsletter Highlights 
 
Don't Miss the BAA Annual Potluck & Member Meeting, Board Election
Thursday, July 19, 6-8 pm at the Harbor Village Gallery
Ballots have been emailed to members. Election results will be announced at the meeting, plus an overview of the past year. Bring food to share, and enjoy this yearly communal feast with our members.
 
Susan Cook: "Alive"
Buenaventura Gallery
Thru July 14, 2012

Jim Fitzgerald: "Symphonies of Light"
Buenaventura Gallery
July 17-August 11, 2012
Reception: Sat. July 21, 4-8 pm (ArtWalk)
Also appearing: Sun. July 22, noon-5 pm (ArtWalk)
First Friday: Aug. 3, 5-8 pm
Jim Fitzgerald makes black-and-white photos using a laborious process developed in the mid-1860s and cameras that he built himself. "I have found that no other process has given me the quality, beauty and feeling that I want to produce." (More info)
 
West Side ArtWalk and BAA
July 21-22, 2012
Sale of "Bowl Hop" bowls for the event (while they last).

Chris Weber: "Divergent Views"
Harbor Village Gallery
Thru July 23, 2012
Subtitled "From Abstraction to Reality and the In-Between Spaces", Weber's passionate work shows her interest in semi abstraction based on plein air scenes.   (More Info)

"Hot Summer Nights"
Harbor Village Gallery
July 25-August 20, 2012
Open Competition celebrating the special moments of summer. In the Harbor Village Solo Area. Open to all artists. Digital entry only. Deadline July 16, midnight. (More Info)

Community Memorial Hospital 
"Splash of Color II"   

Thru September 9, 2012 

A theme show calling for the best in colorful expression. 147 N. Brent St. Ventura, CA First Floor Lobby & Corridors.

 

BAA Workshops: July & August

iPad Digital Sketchpad: Intro/Demo with Lois Freeman-Fox; Thurs. July 12, 7-9 pm.

Buenaventura Gallery. FREE to members. $10 non-members at the door.

iPad Digital Sketchpad with Lois Freeman-Fox

Saturday, July 14, 9am-1pm

Buenaventura Gallery. $20 members; $25 non-members

Nesting on a Nickel: Designing Wire Bird Nest Jewelry, with Nina Danza (for Beginners)

Saturday, August 4, 9am-1pm

Harbor Village Gallery.$20 members; $25 non-members.

Legal Contracts Between Buyer & Artist with Marta Hucall

Thursday, August 9, 7-9 pm

Buenaventura Gallery. FREE to members. $10 non-members at the door.

For more info on upcoming workshops, online registration and 

payment: (Click here)

 

Harbor Village Gallery & Artisan Store News

Featured Artisans: 

Nina Danza Thru July 24

Wendy Lefkowitz July 24-August 28

 

Gallery Hosting Review

Tuesday, July 17, 1-2:30 pm

Harbor Village Gallery

Everything you need to know to be a host at the BAA galleries.

 

Dick Blick Art Materials Donates 10% of BAA Member Online Purchases 

Buy your artist supplies online from Dick Blick, using the link on the home page of the BAA newsletter, and they will donate 10% or your purchase price to BAA. Click on logo below.

www.DickBlick.com - Online Art Supplies

Or go the link on the BAA home page.

 

HELP! Our Downtown Gallery Needs a Roof!  Anonymous Donor Will Match Funds  

Our downtown gallery's roof is leaking. Based on estimates, we need to raise about $20,000. An art-loving anonymous donor has offered to match the funds donated for our roof repair. Buenaventura Art Association is a CA 501(3)(c) corporation and donations are tax deductible. (See your financial adviser for more information.) Protect your art. Cash, Checks and Credit cards accepted. Donate today!
Donate safely online: BuenaventuraGallery.org or CLICK HERE.