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News from ArtSandySprings
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Greetings!
We are pleased to send you the winter edition of the Art Sandy Springs Newsletter. Please read the articles , below, to find out about all we are doing in our fine city of Sandy Springs.
Sincerely,
Bernadine Richard
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Membership Information |
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Your passport to cultural and artistic representation in Sandy Springs! .... Join or renew your membership today and become a part of ArtSS.
I hope you received your renewal of membership form in the mail. New members should consider joining today for the upcoming 2010 calendar year. ArtSS is 100% volunteer-run with no paid staff. ArtSS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your contribution is tax-deductible.
Join via our website or contact Kate Dalba at membership@artsandyspings.org
As a member, your investment in ArtSS will contribute to the success of our work in the community. Help us to ensure that there is always a quiet space for meditation, sculptured art on our streets, ongoing landscape improvements, and cultural activities for all in our community to enjoy - Join us today!
Bernadine Richard, President
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Installation of Planters on Roswell Road |
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As part of its mission of supporting the landscape arts in Sandy Springs, ArtSS implemented a planter project along Roswell Road to provide colorful and repeating pockets of greenery along the heavily traveled main retail corridor of Sandy Springs. The project was funded entirely by private individual or business sponsorship of each planter.
In the spring of 2009, ArtSS placed and planted the first ten containers along the Roswell Rd. , mainly between Hammond Drive and Hilderbrand Drive. The planters are large (6'L x 3'H x 3'D) and solidly constructed of concrete with a pebble grain surface. The initial plantings consist of a colorful combination of evergreens, perennials, and spring annuals, and the Sandy Springs Fire Department is taking care of their watering. The annuals will be replaced every spring and fall to keep the containers colorful year-round.
Enthusiasm for the project is so high that now twelve more donors have stepped forward to sponsor planters. These additional planters will be placed in the spring of 2010.
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Library Reading Garden |
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On Sunday afternoon, April 18, 2010, there will be a community-wide celebration to mark the dedication of the Library Reading Garden at the Sandy Springs Public Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway. The event will recognize the vast number of people, including the youth of Sandy Springs, who helped make this community project possible!
The Ridgeview Chorus and the Franklin Pond Orchestra will be performing.
Come out and help us celebrate!
Please check the ArtSS web site for details to come.
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What Color Are the Bows This Year? |
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So, neighbors in Sandy Springs, shed the vestiges of winter and display your bright, new "fuchsia bows". Purchase one of the new bows and in turn support the various cultural events that ArtSS has in store for the upcoming ArtSSpring 2010! Shown here, Shelly Dozier-McKee and Deirdre Staab, the owners of the Scarlet Tassel, are stocking their store with "fuchsia bows". Bows may be purchased for $25.00 at the Scarlet Tassel, Antiques and Interiors of Sandy Springs, and the Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore.
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Art around the World |
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2010 Sculpture Event 
The second Sculpture Event hosted by ArtSS, Art around the World, will bring new sculptures to Sandy Springs. Following a juried selection process, ArtSS will host an unveiling of the ten finalists and announce the winning sculpture at a black-tie dinner reception at Griffith-Richard House on Saturday, May 15, 2010.
The sculptures of the ten 2010 finalists will be displayed at the Sandy Springs Library. Shown here is Tumble, by David Landis, the winner of the 2008 Sculpture Event sponsored by ArtSS (currently on display at the Sandy Springs Library).
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Community Events |
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Act 3 Productions, located behind Sandy Springs Plaza, 6235 Roswell Road NE, is now open and bringing the performing arts to the community. Click Here for more details.
The largest Anne Frank Exhibit in the country has moved to Sandy Springs and it may become its permanent home. The Exhibit, located at Parkside Shopping Center, 5920 Roswell Road NE, is owned by the Anne Frank House of the Netherlands and is sponsored and managed by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust. Click Here for details.
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