Thank You, Laurie!

In Appreciation for a job (jobs) (many jobs!) well done--- Laurie Fosmire.

Shown with Board Members:

Michele DePalo. Ted Stamatelos and Joan Tavolott at the Holiday Brunch.

Congratulations LuAnn!

Our own LuAnn Thompson has been elected and installed at the new President of the Bellport Chamber of Commerce!  Best of Luck and Good Wishes, LuAnn!

Award Winners of the 2012 Nita Elder Student Scholarship Show

$1,000 Awards, based on a body of works:
Kaylyn Gardner, Bayport-Blue Point HS
Luke Alexander, Northport HS
Lorelei Olk, Sayville HS

$50 Cash Awards:
Anna Ferrante, Northport HS
Miranda Warren, Northport HS
Alex Bresalier, Smithtown West HS
Sara Ritzman, Eastport- South Manor HS
Ariel Quantinilla. Longwood HS
Chelsea McClendon, Longwood HS
Sean Rall, Bayport- Blue Point HS
Megan Cassidy, Bellport HS
Anna Corso, Sayville HS
Alyssa Wood, Eastport South Manor HS

Women Sharing Art  $250. Award
Lorelei Olk, Sayville HS
Madison Weisman, Northport HS

Brookhaven National Laboratory $300.Award
"Discovery" Theme
Kaylyn Gardner, Bayport-Blue Point HS
Victoria Lucchese, Smithtown West HS

The 25th Annual Nita Elder Student Scholarship Show

The  25th Annual Nita Elder Student Scholarship Show

November 16, 17 & 18, 2012  

At the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell Street, Bellport.

Our Chairperson for the event is Rosamaria Eisler, former adjunct professor at Adelphi College and longtime SBAA member- with assistance from the very capable artist/educator, Mike Maas. We are sure to have a great show this year- we know this team gives 110%.

Reception for the Artists: Friday, November 16^th 7- 9:30 (Awards at 8 pm)

Exhibition Hours:

Saturday November 17,  from 10 – 6

Sunday, November 18^th,  10 -3

This show is the culmination of all our fundraising events, and we thank all of our members, volunteers, supporters, neighbors and friends for helping to make this happen! High School Seniors from all over Suffolk County will be eligible for the awards.  Judges’ determinations are based on a body of 3 works entered, where the students must show proficiency in various media. 

Brookhaven National Laboratory will give an award for the works they deem best represent the theme of "Discovery". The winner of that award is then invited to exhibit  that work at the BNL Art Show at Berkner Hall, at the Lab,  November 19, 20 & 21

Women Sharing Art, a non profit corporation providing avenues for women artists to nurture and encourage one another to further their artistic accomplishments, will provide two Special Awards in the amount of $250. each, to two deserving young women. Work selected must show student's breadth and strongest pieces as an artist.

Bell Street Artists Show

"Autumn Symphony"  

Bell Street Artists at the Gillette House in Sayville

Exhibition Dates: November 3,4,10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25   (1-4 PM)
Reception: Sunday Nov. 11, 2012  1-4 pm

47 Gillette Avenue, Sayville, NY  11782 Phone: (631) 589-7343

Several SBAA Members are also part of the Bell Street group, lets support them! :-)

Award Winners

South Bay Art Association

First Annual Juried Member’s Show

Phoenix Gallery, October 2012

Best in Show

Lester Sprague  “Grouper”     Monoprint

1^st Place

Michael Maas  “Ancient Roman Head”    Etching

2^nd Place

Ted Stamatelos “Field of Crosses”     Mixed media

3^rd Place

Lorraine Rimmelin  “Charmed Forest”     Watercolor

Honorable Mentions:

Greg Barbera, “Landscape”    Acrylic

Marlene Bezich, “Herself”     Pastel

Rosamaria Eisler, “From Here to Eternity”    Oil

Kim Grucci-Petersen, “Black Hole of Life”,    Digital Art

JoAnne Powell, “Marsh 2”      Encaustic

Our FIRST Annual Juried Show!

We've had a great turnout for this show, hope you can come see what a wonderful body of work our members have presented!

Our Judge, Mr. Dan Welden selected the works for the show, and presented awards for Best In Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5 Honorable Mentions to the  37 Artists who participated in the show.

Many thanks for all our volunteers who helped make the show possible, and of course our members and friends---
Reception is Saturday October 13 from 5- 8 pm at Phoenix Gallery,
139 South Country Road in Bellport.