Wayne County Council for the Arts, Inc.

The main gallery’s “Photo Show” will be open today, from 5-8 and tomorrow/Saturday, from 10-2.
Alicia Linzy’s “Mixed Media” show in the Fayad gallery will be opening,on June 27th, and on display until mid August.

Happy Juneteenth!🙏🏾❤️

We are happy to announce that this month’s “ Family Fun day” will once again be at this great community festival. There will be tables set up offering free face painting and making/ taking Kindness Rocks, with our instructor Jill Short and other wonderful volunteers. It was a big hit last year and we had lines all day!

They will be located near the WARE table.

We also have two free Art Summer Camp dates ,so far, of July 8th and 9th, with Jill Short. I will share more info when the projects and times become available!

Thanks!
Wayne Arts

The 2024 “Photo Show”opens on Thursday, from 5-8. Gallery hours on Friday and Saturday are 10-2. The Opening reception is on June 29th, from 4-6.

Pickup/ Drop off today will be until 4pm.
If you can’t make it, please send a message and we can make arrangements for next week.
Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

Gallery Hours are today and tomorrow from 10-2 and next week is the final week of the “ Member’s Show” exhibit. Drop off for the “ Photo Show” is next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, during gallery hours! Thanks!

Wayne William’s figure drawing class, that was scheduled to meet tonight, will be rescheduled to June 19th! Sorry for the inconvenience.

Tomorrow we will have overlapping Opening Receptions at Wayne Arts! Our featured Fayad/ William’s Gallery Artist ,Dawn Miranda’s Opening reception,is from 3-5. The main gallery’s “Member’s Show” Opening reception,is from 4-6pm.
The gallery is also open,today and tomorrow,from 10-2. Thank you for your continued support of the arts!

Our Annual Member’s Show Opens on Thursday!!!!!

The exhibit is from May 9th- June 8th! I am hanging it on Wednesday from 4-til it’s done:) We have a lot of amazing entries…but,If you missed out and still want to participate,you can drop them off between 4-5pm on Wednesday!
Entry fee is $35/up to 4 pieces. The Prospectus and Entry forms are available at Wayne Arts or can be found from the email that was sent out to members.

If you are not currently a member and wish to participate you can join at anytime. You will also have member’s discounts for classes and future exhibits.Hard copy membership forms are available at Wayne Arts or can be filled out online.

We also have an upcoming (six week)Wayne Williams Figure Drawing class that kicks off this Wednesday,on May 8th. The link to sign up is below. This is always an amazing class for all adult skill levels. Prices are: $150/members/ $175/non members
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.gle/PMpRcMXYHWJeyy4n9&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1713021998020049&usg=AOvVaw3WOM2eHsjTpA5WFVmQie7R

You can also pay and sign up in person, on Wednesday!

See you soon!

Redirect Notice

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"The first proclamation declaring May 5 MMIP (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons) Day was issued in 2017. The date of May 5 was selected after the Montana congressional delegation persuaded the U.S. Senate to pass a resolution declaring the national day of awareness to honor the birthday of Hanna Harris, a 21-year-old member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe who went missing on July 4, 2013," reports Native News Online.

"In 2019, quilt squares spelling out the words “YOU ARE NOT ALONE” blanketed the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It was the first national memorial created for and by survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. Such violence is prevalent through many communities, yet certain populations experience it far more often than others. Studies have shown that four out of five American Indian and Alaska Native women have suffered such violence, and thousands of Indigenous people in the United States and Canada are murdered or are declared missing each year," writes artist Ashley Minner (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) in our (https://s.si.edu/4bj0Ek4).

The creation and display of the Monument Quilt on the National Mall was organized by FORCE: Upsetting R**e Culture, an artist and activist collective co-founded by Rebecca Nagle, Cherokee writer and advocate, and Hannah Brancato. FORCE organized workshops to create quilt squares and in-progress displays on American Indian reservations and other outdoor spaces 49 times across the United States and Mexico.
The National Museum of the American Indian, through the generous support of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, acquired 10 quilt squares and 5 shawls from the Monument Quilt in 2022.

We spoke with Minner, Brancato, and FORCE studio director Shanti Flagg, behind-the-scenes at our Cultural Resources Center during the archiving of the quilt squares in 2023 (see our Instagram post: https://s.si.edu/3Ur9HJ5). Minner said "I thought it was very important and timely [for the museum] to invest in these pieces [...] these belong here. They were made in support of tribal sovereignty, challenges to which are directly related to the epidemic of violence against Native women and children that is now being brought to light, perhaps most effectively by artists."
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Photo: Monument Quilt on view on the National Mall in Washington, DC in 2019, photo by Nate Gregorio.

Family Fun Art Day “Pig with Flowers” paintings” and other fun paintings with instructor Jill Short.

The Annual Lyons 5th and 6th grade Wayne Arts Field trip was this morning. The kids had a blast and loved seeing their work and the other school’s work on the walls.
Take down for the show is this week and I would like to thank everyone who participated and also visited the gallery! The Member’s Show is the next show and opens next Thursday! Drop off is Thursday-Saturday!

This might be your final week to see the complete Middle School show!Gallery hours are tonight from 5-8, and 10-2 on Friday/ Saturday.
Don’t forget to stop into the Fayad Gallery also to see the work of Dawn Miranda!

Family Funday will be May 5th, 10-12!
We'll be painting a pig with flowers!
Link to sign up:
https://forms.gle/4wXE6Zjm1JopaZ1bA

New artist exhibit in the Williams & Fayad Galleries! Come check it out during regular gallery hours (Thurs: 5-8; Fri & Sat: 10-2) or at her reception May 18th, 3-5pm!

Raised in Newark, NY, Dawn Miranda has been an artist since middle school. She attended Syracuse University and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Art, then worked as a graphic designer for several Fortune 500 companies. Now retired, Dawn has begun to more actively pursue her love of painting watercolors, oils and pastel. Light and shadow play a big role in her paintings, but the most important aspect for Dawn is to create a sense of tranquility, bringing the viewer to a peaceful and enjoyable place where they would feel a sense of serenity and relaxation.

What an awesome turnout for the Wayne County Middle School Show Opening! If you missed out you can still see the show until the first week in May! Thank you to all of the teachers, parents, students, family members and administrators that came out to show your support for the arts! Thanks also to my fellow board members Jason and Steven for all of their help too!

Interested in shaping our art community? Join us for the Council meeting this Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Your attendance and input are highly valued as we explore new ways to enhance our offerings. We'd love to hear what excites you about expanding our activities! Your involvement could make a big difference.

The Wayne County Middle School Opening Reception is tomorrow, from 2-4pm! Check out the beautiful work in the Fayad and William’s Gallery from Dawn Miranda too!
See you tomorrow!

After our Wayne County Middle school closes the first week in May,we will have our 2024 Annual Member’s Show! Drop off will be on May 2nd :5-8 and May 3rd & 4th from 10-2. The exhibit is from May 9th- June 8th! Entry fee is $35/up to 4 pieces. The Prospectus and Entry forms are available at Wayne Arts during Gallery hours (Thursday 5-8, Friday/Saturday 10-2),can be printed from the member’s email (that was sent out today) or printed from the website.

If you are not currently a member and wish to participate you can join at anytime. You will also have member’s discounts for classes and future exhibits.Hard copy membership forms are available at Wayne Arts or can be filled out online.

We also have an upcoming (six week)Wayne Williams Figure Drawing class that kicks off on May 8th. The link to sign up is below. This is always an amazing class for all adult skill levels. Prices are: $150/members/ $175/non members
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.gle/PMpRcMXYHWJeyy4n9&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1713021998020049&usg=AOvVaw3WOM2eHsjTpA5WFVmQie7R

Lastly, don’t forget to stop in to check out our current Middle school show! Gallery hours are Thursday:5-8 and Friday/ Saturday 10-2!

See you soon!

Happy Easter!

The 2024 Wayne County Middle School Show is set up and opens on April 4th! The participating schools are Lyons, Clyde, Sodus, Wayne, Pal-Mac and North Rose-Wolcott! The opening reception is on April 14th, from 2-4. Stay tuned for more information on future exhibits and classes! See you soon!

Bear Painting Family Fun Day with instructor Jill Short! A messy but fun day of painting that ended with a cute bear or at least a smile:) I even made one:)