Newsletters

October 2009 BSA Newsletter (PDF) First, our heartfelt congratulations to all the award winners and accepted artists in the Annual Catalogue Exhibition at the Kenan Center, which will run from October 18 to November 15. I need first to thank the fine work done by Chairperson Beth Pedersen and the Exhibition Committee for making this run smoothly. The catalogue, published by Patti Harris’s daughter, Erin, promises to be something special. Every member who attends the exhibit will be entitled to a copy. Well, our long-awaited web site is here, and as far as web sites go, it’s a Porsche. I invite our members to test drive it, if you haven’t already. It’s got all the news from the beehive of activity that has become the…

If you haven’t stepped forward to participate in any one of our vibrant committees, you’re missing something special. It’s been two years since you, our members, told the then Board what you want our Society to do and become when you answered the strategic plan questionnaire. You said we needed better publicity, a stronger connection to the community and other arts groups, and improved educational and professional developments through programs, workshops, studio visits, and demonstrations. Thanks to the hard work of the previous and current Board members and officers, and a surprising number of non-board, non-officer volunteers, we are achieving many of these goals, some at breakneck speed. I am honored to serve with these people. We have all benefited from the diligence and tenacity…

The Buffalo Society of Artists is a work in progress. It exists as one of the nation’s oldest arts organizations. The vision of its founders was preserved by capable and conscientious stewards who in turn left it stable and financially healthy, even through the Great Depression. Where many other groups and galleries came and shined a few moments before fading into the amnesiac ether of history, the BSA has been stable and adaptive. When the question is posed: “Are we relevant?” my answer is that resiliency and tenacity must count for something. We have weathered many storms. Transitions are tough. There’s always a period of adjustment as new and old board members and new officers get used to working with each other. When the stalwarts…