SEPTEMBER 19TH 2009

Silver Anniversary/Deed Ceremony Plans Underway
...by Delane Cox

Mark your calendars now for September 19, 2009

That is the prospective date for the Wishing Spring Gallery Silver Anniversary Celebration and Deed Transfer.

A committee is already hard at work on ideas to make this a spectacular event.  Many ideas have been discussed, and more will probably come up.  Right now, here is what we can definitely tell you:

There will be a grand, day-long celebration and dedication ceremony at the Gallery, Studio, and surrounding property.  The public will be invited to help the VAC celebrate, and fun events are being planned.  The Deed Ceremony will involve as many of the "old-timers" who helped make the Gallery what it is today.

The Committee is looking for names of our original founders and "barn workers".  If you know any of them and know how to get in touch with them, please pass their names on to the Planning Committee  It would sure help in finding them.

And, there will be a theme for the day.  Ready?  The theme will be Buffaloes!  After all, they were the last legal residents of the barn before the VAC turned it into the Gallery we all know and love today.  It's only fitting that they be recognized...and it will be fun too!

There is one event that we are encouraging every VAC member to take part in.  We want each person to submit a piece of artwork created around the Buffalo theme.  It may be a painting, it may be a piece of pottery, it may be a buffalo on a stick...what can you come up with?  All the buffalo examples will be on display in the Studio!  So, get your thinking cap on and start working on your buffalo artwork.

The Gallery will sport a new banner out front around September 1, announcing our 25th anniversary. There are plans for several media features, also.  And, did we mention food?  What's a celebration with out refreshments?

There will be many more activities announced in the near future.  We hope each one of you will find one of them to work with.  After all, this is YOUR Village Art Club, and YOUR Wishing Spring Gallery.  It is a wonderful addition to the community, and we should be very proud that we have had the Gallery in operation for 25 great years.

If you have any ideas for the BIG DAY, don't hesitate to tell any one of the committee members.  It may be something they had not thought of, and it might work out wonderfully for the celebration. 

In the meantime, it is time to start thinking about your "buffalo art or craft" for our art show!

For more information contact Carrie Haase wifemommaid@yahoo.com, or Delane Cox delanec3@earthlink.net

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