What Do We Need?
As you know, we are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization supported almost 100% by your membership fees and donations. We have done amazing things since we started in 2005-2006, and we have exciting ideas and plans for the future. The only way we can continue to offer our exhibits, classes and outreach is through your support and gifts.
Watch for more information soon on how you can help, both monetarily and through your gift of time.
May Exhibit: "Notable Art," Art Inspired by Music
May 13 - June 2, 2011
Intake for this show is May 5 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and May 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join us on May 13 at 7:00 p.m. for the opening reception.
Election News
Nominations for the Mint Hill Arts Executive Committee for the 2011-2012 year are in, and the ballot has been prepared. Officers will be elected at the MHA monthly meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. At this time nominations from the floor will be accepted and added to the ballot as write-ins.
Voting will then take place by the members who are in attendance at this meeting. All votes will be checked for eligibility and then counted by the committee, and the results will be announced by the chair at the end of the meeting.
You will find the ballot here. Please print the ballot, review the nominees on the slate of officers and fill out your ballot. If you wish to nominate someone from the floor at the meeting, check with the person to be sure they agree to serve if elected. Or, if you cannot be present at the monthly meeting on May 24, you may place your ballot in an envelope, seal it and mark it "Absentee Vote" and either ask someone to deliver it to MHA or mail it in to the address to the right of this column. Thank you for participating in this very important election!
Congratulations to these winners of our Fourth Annual Student Art Show, held in April (we had over 400 entries from area students!):
1st Place - Lydia Teten - for "Medium" -3-D paper sculpture, Mallard Creek High School, age 17
2nd Place - Jessica Purser - for "Sunset" - painting, Piedmont High School, grade 12
3rd Place - Jessica Purser - for "Dandelion" - painting, Piedmont High School, grade 12
Honorable Mention:
Thomas Reed - for "Iguana" - charcoal and acrylic painting, Porter Ridge Middle School,grade 8
So Young Lee - for "Untitled" - collage using magazine paper, United Faith Christian Academy, grade 9
Cat Kopti - for "Traverse" - pencil drawing, Metrolina Christian Academy, grade 10
Valerie Vasquez- for "Spring Bloom" - photography, Butler High School, grade 12
Brian Garcia - for "Death" - charcoal drawing, Providence High School, grade 11
Kaitlin McClusky - for "Dandelion Pot" - ceramic pot, Methodist Christian Academy, grade 12
Heather McElravy - for "Yee Haw!", clear packing tape sculpture, Grace Academy, grade 9
Milan Henson - for "The Runaway Hieroglyphics" - painting, Queens Grant Preparatory High School, age 16
Raven Hensley - for "Purple Dog" - painting, Piedmont High School, grade 11
Paul Cunningham - "Wire Bird Sculpture" - 3-D wire sculpture, Grace Academy, age 16
*Some students/teachers provided grades, some provided ages.
Thank You to Our Volunteers!
Mint Hill Arts is grateful for the talents and hard work of our dedicated volunteers - and they've been really busy for the last several months...here are some who deserve extra thanks:
- Laura Sussman-Randall for her ongoing dedication and commitment to Mint Hill Arts!
- Linda Sacra for a wonderful presentation at our April monthly meeting.
- Tony Billotto, Larry Ferguson, and Josh Kaplan for hanging the April student show.
- Tony Billotto for all he did to make the April student show a success, including the opening reception.
- Marta Brown for arranging a special performance by her drama students at the April opening reception.
- Charly Photography for capturing our April opening reception.
- Mary Beth Thomas and all the intake volunteers who managed April intake: Judy and Mary Rhodes for setup; Mila Antonjuk Carole Davis, Helene Main, Sylvia Lowder, Tammy Morris, Brenda Roberts, Pam Rooney, Jennie Tomlin, and Rosalia Weiner for intake.
- Tony Billotto, Vicki Crossman, Sue Ellis, Suzanne Lederman, Tammy Morris, Marianne Ober and Julius Pratt for preparing and hanging the Gallery Tags for the April show.
- Leslie Teiro and Candace Bridge for all they've done to enhance the Gift Shop.
- Potters who donated their work for the pottery raffle: Doc Beard, Marianne Oberg, Lois Edwards, Rachel Hoover, and Sylvia Coppola
- Ann Litaker for mopping the entire gallery floor!
- Sylvia Coppola for chairing the PR committee for the last 3 years; Gretchen Gaertner for stepping up to chair this vital committee for the coming year!
- Sandra Smith for agreeing to chair the Nominations Committee for 2011-2012 elections.
Dennis the Menace Raffle
Once again, Marcus Hamilton has generously donated a Dennis the Menace piece for raffle, with all proceeds going to Mint Hill Arts. Stop by the gallery to purchase tickets. Raffle winner will be announced at our May opening reception on 5/13/11.
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