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August 25, 2012 – Gary Wolfe, President
I last wrote to you in the beginning of the summer encouraging a greater commitment and involvement of members as volunteers in the initiatives and leadership of the Buffalo Society of Artists and in leading the organization into the future. I continue to extend that invitation and look forward to your response. In the meantime, however, I would like to report on two significant actions that the Board has initiated designed to build the organization, make it more responsive to members and more relevant in the Western New York arts community. As the BSA has focused on its mission and strategic planning over the past few years, the organization’s structure, programming and day?to-day tasks have grown in sophistication and complexity. Changing technology, local economics, members’…
February 8, 2012 – Gary Wolfe, President
February, 2012 BSA Newsletter (PDF) Once again I have been asked to fill the role of president for the Buffalo Society of Artists. Fortunately for me (and for all of us) our organization has a talented, committed and active Board that will continue to move the BSA forward. I am excited to work with these seasoned veterans, new Board members, Trustees and you, the membership, to help the BSA grow both qualitatively and quantitatively. Read full contents of the newsletter here.
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Finding Meaning in Our Mission by Gary L. Wolfe
As I finished helping install the BSA Spring Exhibition at Artspace, I took a moment to look over the work and was once again struck by the quality, variety and creativity of what our members had made. The Buffalo Society of Artists was born 128 years ago in a response to the assertion that “There is no art in Buffalo!” Today, there is indeed “art in Buffalo,” as we have a vibrant, diverse and energetic art community as well as a wide range of art groups, organizations, galleries and museums. Indeed, the local art landscape and its role in our community continue to morph and grow. We have affirmed in our new mission statement that we “embrace visual exploration as critical to the voice of…