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March 2011 BSA Newsletter (PDF) I just read recently that Mark Stevenson’s book “An Optimist’s Tour of the Future” borrows from Abraham Lincoln’s message in 1862 to Congress and speaks of disenthralling ourselves of ‘the dogmas of the quiet past’ in order to ‘think anew’. The article indicates that a key lesson of adulthood is the need to unlearn and to pose the question how many other false nostrums still infect my brain, unexamined, obstructing the arrival of fresh thoughts? We think that we know certain things to be true, but these things may turn out to be false and until we unlearn them, they get in the way of new understanding. It made me think of the so-called BSA Endowment. Many felt for certain…

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.

September 2010 BSA Newsletter (PDF) This being my last President’s message, I want extend my thanks to all of the Board members and volunteers I worked with to meet the incredible challenges and changes that we faced the past few years—not only the website-development, but also a reorganization of the BSA into five major components: Exhibitions, Artpark, Membership, Programming, and Communications–the stark reality being we simply could not operate any longer in the simpler, 20th century mode if we hoped to survive and flourish. The past few years we have shown ourselves to be nothing if not adaptive. Organizations that get complacent die. Over my two terms, we reined in our budget, identifying problem areas and working out cost-cutting solutions; raised thousands of dollars through…

In recent years we have held a Spring Members Meeting to update the BSA membership on the state of the organization and about new initiatives that were in the works. After reviewing the potential agenda items for such a meeting, and after consulting with other Board members we decided that it would be more efficient to bring you up to date through the newsletter. To that end, I would like to summarize some of the of BSA activity over the last few months. The Board held its reorganization meeting in December of 2011, electing its new officers. I agreed to fill the role as president once again as long as every Board member would take on a task and that those officers and committee chairs…

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An Important Matter for Every BSA Member to Consider For more than 120 years the Buffalo Society of Artists has been a voluntary association of local artists committed to supporting one another and to exhibiting high quality artwork in the Buffalo region. To be an exhibiting member of the BSA has carried a certain distinction over the years. However, the actual significance and meaning of membership in the Society has been as diverse and varied as the members themselves. For many, belonging to the BSA has been about the juried exhibition opportunities offered twice a year, for some it has meant a chance to network, form friendships and fellowship with like-minded art makers, others have found in the BSA the opportunity for professional growth, and…