President's Message

***** HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL *****
Now that the holidays are behind us we welcome the new year with an enthusiastic approach to a more successful 2009.
Plans for the new year include an expansion of our electronic mailings and website enhancements. We'll be revising the WHHI-TV programming and other new marketing approaches, all designed to enhance art sales, academy class enrollment, and further recognition of your Art League s the leading visual art organization on the Island.


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Image - People's Choice at Academy, Mary Ann Hart's Antiquity

Featured Artist

The Art League Gallery starts the New Year with a group show EXPRESSIVE JOURNEYS - Cindy Chiappetta - Jeanie Hooper - Vickie Jourdan. The show opens with a reception on Tuesday, January 13, 5-7pm and runs through February 6, 2009.

CYNTHIA CHIAPPETTA's work is an exploration of abstract ideas, concepts and opinions concerning the human condition. Cindy delves into her subjects researching ideas while experimenting with visual presentation. She says: “The dreaded blank canvas is never a problem for me; I love the first mark or splash of paint. Beginnings hold so much promise!”

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Image - Cindy Chiappetta's East Coast

Special Events

South Carolina's military veterans need our help! Recently the SC Department of Mental Health opened a new 200-bed facility called “Victory House” in Walterboro. Any SC military veteran can qualify to live there in retirement. Unfortunately the State Budget did not include artwork for the facility, and we can help if each artist donates a painting or photograph.
Your Art League, along with the Society of Bluffton Artists, Beaufort Art Association, Sun City Art Club, Hilton Head Camera Club, and Beaufort High School Art Department, are all working together to attain our goal of 200 pieces of art by February 28th. I will coordinate the hanging of this artwork at Victory House in March.
Please consider what these military veterans have done for us, and help them have a more comfortable and enjoyable retirement life with the gift of your artwork. Email me at TJJRBB@roadrunner.com, if you plan to donate a painting or photograph. Additional instructions will follow. Thank you for your compassion.
Terry Brennan, 681-8041

Image - Vickie Jourdan, Wish You Were Here

Art League News

Jan. 12, 2009, 10-12 - Change of Show
Feb. 9, 2009, 10-12 - Change of Show
Feb. 28, 2009, 10-3 - Fabulous Fakes
March 9, 2009, 10-12 - Change of Show

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Image - Jeanie Hooper's Mum

Art Academy News

On Friday, December 5, 2008, the Academy had its opening reception of its largest student exhibit of the year which includes artwork of students who attended spring, summer, and/or fall classes. Walter Greer was our judge for the exhibit. Congratulations to all the awardees! Awardees names, places, and winning art pieces are available for your review (see text below).
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Image: First Place, Judy Wenning, Lagoon Reflections