News from the BAA Chairperson:
 
Dear Billings Art Assn. Members,

Flash: The BAA Steering Committee has sanctioned the Audubon/Billings Arts Association Montana State Juried Exhibition. Prospectus to come show dates May 15th - June 7th so get on the bird paintings Show will be called Birds, About Montana. More details to come: Sign up sheet, time line etc.

Ladies and Gentlemen of BAA, Greetings, again I apologize for the lateness of the BAA newsletter.

We are involved with organizing some really fun endeavors and in doing so we are awaiting info from those whom we are dove-tailing with… For instance we are presented with a great opportunity to dove-tail with the Audubon Society of Montana in a State wide juried exhibition at the location of Audubon's Bird Watcher Art Fair or Bird Fair, Rocky Mountain College (RMC); that rotates from city to city within Montana each year.

This year it's the 6th, 7th and 8th of June.

We only have a couple of wrinkles to iron out and one of them is having enough BAA volunteers to join in on this grand and exhilarating project. This would entail a theme of Montana Birds and I sense that this could be a traditional type Exhibition, as Art Assn's in cities where the fair rotates too could keep the ball rolling. The ball would certainly add to the quantity of viewers for both bird and art lovers while contributing to the knowledge and esthetics of each. Not to mention visibility and prestige. This would entail a theme of Montana Birds

I'm putting the prospectus together as we speak. We'll need ppl to assist in production, administration, jury, put up/ take down and return of product etc.

Another project that has found our BAA door is a group of high school students who want to make murals in Billings. I'm still working on the Juried exhibition opportunities with the Moss Mansion ppl and the MT state insurance on this project.

Last month we adopted our first BAA Budget based on the past 10 years of BAA bookkeeping analysis. It's more than a club now, we have earned the right as a non profit organization to create grants and further the insight into the arts and humanities of Montana. It was a big step and now it's incumbent on us to see to it that the status of being a 501C3 is lived up to.

We are seeking 2 - 3 more active board members to help take the reins of this Billings Arts Association on the move


William Crain, BAA Chairperson

Writers Group Forming:

Sharie Pyke, BAA writers' chairman will begin monthly writer's critiques on Sunday December 2 at 2 PM at her home.  All genres welcome.  Length of time per reader dependent on the group size.  For more info, call her at 254-1525 or email srpyke@imt.net

 

We Need a New Logo:

The BAA needs a new logo.  All members are invited to submit ideas ASAP.  We're looking for a fresh ides that's playful, intriguing and not limited to only one genre.  Submissions can be mailed or dropped off at Sandstone Gallery, 2913 Second Ave North Attn: BAA Logo.  The BAA has a box there.