Member Achievements

The first summer BSA Open Studio visit after our required COVID break was held at Sally Treanor’s home studio on Saturday, June 3rd. Sally provided an overview of the build-out of the space from unheated/uncooled attic to a modern, up-to-date, purpose-built work space. Visitors saw slide-in painting storage and shelving for acid-free boxes and teaching materials. A flat file provides a framing station. The area is super-insulated with a Mitsubishi unit providing heating and cooling. Finally, color corrected, full-spectrum lighting was chosen over skylights and the whole space was rewired. Sally gave two demonstrations illustrating some of the special joys of watercolor. The first was a mini video (4.5 minutes) demo of surf and rocks. The second demo was a paint-along that Sally calls “The…

Gerald Mead presented a lecture “A Passion for Collecting Art” at the Garret Club in Buffalo on February 9 (coordinated by Catherine Tillou) and at Canterbury Woods Gates Circle on March 8. He also juried the entries for the upcoming American Craftsman Artisan Festival at the Kenan Center and judged the West Seneca School District Annual Student Exhibition.

Sally Treanor and the Hope Studio Painters, including BSA members Janet Ide, Sandy Ludwig, Carol Siracuse and Sally Treanor are exhibiting their work in the Art Gallery at Fox Run in Orchard Park (corner of 20A & California Road). The exhibition will be on view through August 31st. Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9 am – 7 pm. One Fox Run Lane, Orchard Park Enter through Commons Building 716.662.5001 foxrunorchardpark.com

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Jane Foley Ferraro had three of her paintings featured in Still Point Arts Quarterly Spring Issue “Minimalist Wisdom”. This art and literary journal published by Shanti Arts features historical and contemporary art, fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

Brian Porter was commissioned to create the Charles W. Howard Santa Sculpture by The Albion Betterment Committee of Albion, New York. Charles W. Howard (1896-1966) was an American actor, teacher and founder of the first Santa Claus School, Albion, NY 1937. He was the Macy’s parade Santa Claus for 18 years, from 1948-1965. The unveiling ceremony took place Saturday June 10th, 2023 in downtown Albion, New York, after the town annual Strawberry Festival parade. Press coverage was published in the “Orleans Hub.”

Nancy Mariani’s Sedona Blues was accepted into the 9th Annual Adirondack National Pastel Exhibition at the LARAC Mountain Gallery in Glens Falls NY. The exhibition will be on view from July 7th to August 9th. Nancy was also accepted into The Pastel Society of Western New York exhibition at The Kenan Art Center juried by BSA Exhibiting Member Judy Hodge. And Nancy will be represented by River Art Gallery in Tonawanda, NY.

Cluster, a graphite and pan pastel on toned paper by Cindi O’Mara was accepted in the Cooperstown Art Association‘s 88th National Juried Art Exhibition juried by Regina B. Quinn. The work will be on view from July 7 – August 11, 2023 at the Cooperstown Art Association Galleries in Cooperstown, New York.

Barbara Hart contributed her painting, Wallflower, to the Burchfield Penny’s annual gala fundraising auction scheduled for the evening of June 17. Auction works were on view in the BP’s main gallery from June 7 to 17. On May 6, Barbara participated in the Raft of Sanity’s activity “Drawing with Felice Koenig” in conjunction Koenig’s solo exhibit “Enough Love for Everyone” which runs through June 24 at the Raft.