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Editor:
Please help us celebrate the first anniversary of our Arts and
Activities Alliance, a committee of Building a Better
Boyertown.
We’ve had a much busier year than we’d initially planned!
We’ve staged a dozen separate art exhibits/sales, field trips,
art classes and healthful living experiences. In addition, our
artists have gathered together regularly at one another’s home
or studio to “yak and chat.” We’ve initiated a student YEA!
Team for our community’s young, enthusiastic artists. We’re
pleased that over two dozen of our local artists have
participated regularly and that the community continues to
support their work.
We’ve created stronger ties with artists and similar art
guilds in surrounding communities and counties and provided
our artists a greater awareness of assorted opportunities to
market and promote their work, classes, and skills.
We owe much of our success to the leadership and writers
connected with our local media--especially WPAZ radio, WZAR TV
and Z96 Radio, the Boyertown Times and and Community
Connections who have done much to promote the efforts and
opportunities afforded by our artists.
We are always grateful to Building a Better Boyertown—the
Board and staff—and our local businesses and individuals who
participate with us and support our efforts.
We will continue some of the initiatives for a second year,
delete those that were not as successful, and continue to
create new opportunities to fulfill our mission of promoting
local visual and literary art and artists and providing
opportunities for the community to participate in activities
to enhance creativity and healthful living.
For example, we're currently encouraging artists to create
work to enter a "Scenes of Boyertown" contest to be held
during a major art show planned for November 2009. This summer
additional art lessons for children and for adults--some
indoor and some plein air--are offered by contacting the
artists hosting them. (Visit
www.boyertownpa.org for further information
or call 610-369-3054 to direct your inquiries.)
Our vision for the future includes a “home” for our artists
where art classes can be scheduled, exhibits staged, and
gatherings held. Someday, somewhere…our dream will come, and
we’ll celebrate some more!
Arts and Activities Alliance
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