Scituate Arts Association Awards its 2008 Scholarship to Abbey Newkirk

Scituate Arts Association congratulates Abbey Newkirk, the Association’s 2008’s High School Scholarship Award winner.  She was presented with her check at the SAA’s recent Art Alive! Weekend Wet Paint Show.

Abbey Newkirk receives this year's Schlaarship award from SAA President, Janet Cornacchio.

Abbey, a 2008 graduate of Scituate HighSchool plans to focus on the arts at Salve Regina with a possible combined focus on studio arts and graphic design.  Abbey’s portfolio demonstrates a wide breadth which  includes work  with  photography, design, pottery and painting accompanied by well rounded participation  in  extracurricular activities and willing involvement in  art department events.  Her  works were among those displayed in the SAA’s Front Street Art  Gallery High  School Show this  winter  and she was one  those who took responsibility  for  hanging the  show.  Scituate Arts is proud to be able to help further this developing artists goals.  Congratulations again, Abbey!

SAA’s Annual Painting Raffle  Winner  is…

And the winner of  SAA  member, instructor and  Front  Street Gallery Artist, Mary Beth Lo Piccolo’s lovely watercolor is Carol Healy. 

Mary Lo Piccolo proudly displays the Floral Water Color that she graciously donated to the SAA for this years Raffle.

The raffle winner was selected during the events surrounding the Association’s “Arts Alive!” Weekend.   The  SAA’s winner was drawn at the conclusion of  the Wet  Paint Show where those who painted  “en plein air” (outdoors) displayed their works.  Carol has  recently  begun  to volunteer at  the Front Street Art Gallery.  Let’s hope  this  work by Ms. LoPiccolo will inspire her to  continue her greatly appreciated help at the Front Street Art Gallery.

SAA Arts Alive Weekend Gains Momentum

To paraphrase Mark Twain, ‘If you don’t like the weather  in Scituate, just wait.’ The “Arts Alive!” Weekend Plein Air Event and Wet Paint Show drew an almost continuous stream of visitors into the Front Street Art Gallery.  Plein Air painters could be found at Lighthouse Point, all along Cole Parkway, at  Mill Wharf and the  Fish  Pier.  The Wet Paint Show featured  excellent examples of painting in open air, capturing the changing effects of light that are so much a part of plein air painting.  

Seen painting around the harbor during the 2008 Arts Alive Plein Aire Paint Festival were, Bob Beaulieu...

The “People’s Choice Award” this year went to Josh Durant for an oil painting of a sailboat moored off Cole Parkway.  In addition, we had activities for children, including a mural scenes to paint, coloring pages and  coloring book of Scituate scenes printed by our own Bob Beaulieu. 

The SAA would like to acknowledge the contributions of those who made this event possible.  First and foremost we need to thank Harbour Insurance Agency who once again generously agreed to sponsor the Plein Air Event.   A host of artists took part in the Event and displayed their creation in the Front Street’s Wet Paint Show.  We want to thank those of the public who voted for their favorite work. The coverage given to the SAA in thepress brought awareness of this Event into Scituate household.  

Pat McCarthy...

Our volunteers and Gallery artists sold raffle tickets for our annual painting raffle, and Carol Healy  in particular is to be thanked for her help in the Front Street Gallery during the Plein Air Event registration.  And lastly our fund raising committee and SAA Board need to be acknowledged for their time, energy and dedication to keeping Arts Alive! . 
The funds raised from the Raffle and Event will be  used towards our school and community projects such as our Senior Scholarship Award, much needed repairs on the Ellis House and towards the expenses and improvements needed at our Front Street Gallery, our artist run and association owned non-profit gallery, a unique asset for both Scituate and the South Shore.

Pat Turner....

So once more, thank you one and all for helping keep Arts Alive!

Rita Brace...

Josh Durant

Arts Association Announces the Winner of the Arts Alive! Weekend’s Wet Paint Show:
Scituate Arts Association  would like to  announce the winners of the Arts Alive!  Wet Paint Show.  A “People’s Choice Award” was awarded was selected from among those plein air artists who entered the Alive!” Weekend Plein Air Event held on June 28 & June 29.   The Wet Paint Show featured  excellent examples of painting in open air, capturing the changing effects of light that are so much a part of plein air painting. All artists who registered were eligible to enter the Wet Paint Show which was judged by popular vote.  The Award went to Josh Durant for an oil painting of a sailboat moored off Cole Parkway. In addition, we had activities for children, including a mural scenes to paint, coloring pages and  coloring book of Scituate scenes printed by our own Bob Beaulieu. 

Josh Durant receives his award for Peoples Choice from SAA President Janet Cornacchio and Gallery Co-Chair, John Cornacchio..

The funds raised from the Raffle and Event will be used towards our school and community projects such as our Senior Scholarship Award, much needed repairs on the Ellis House and towards the expenses and improvements needed at our Front Street Gallery, our artist run and association owned non-profit gallery, a unique asset for both Scituate and the South Shore.  Harbour  Insurance Agency once again sponsored this event for the SAA.
So once more, thank you one and all for helping keep Arts Alive!

The Ellis House Takes on Color
The Scituate Arts Association BOD of directors is directing funds for the Ellis rehabilitation. Chimney reubilding quotes are being assembled, work has gone ahead with a much-needed electrical panels and updates, and most visual, is the new paint on the north end of the house.
Using historically accurate (and researched colors... there is still the original paint scheme within the side porch), Ted Nystrom, Diane Soucey, Fran and John White and Bob Beaulieu picked up scrapped and a paint brush to initiate this refurbishment to original colors.Bob, later grabbed a ladder and finished, almost to the peak (anyone have a 40 foot extension ladder we can borrow?)

The look, fabulous... but far, far from being done. the whole backside need a protective coat of paint to halt any further decay of the woodwork. In a number of cases, gutter work, and some structual work needs to be completed, but the decision was to get some paint on the historic site, before more damage is initiated.The front, where it is grey and white, will be left for last, to ensure, that what needs to be protected, is done first.

Many of the funds used in the preservation of this historic site, are through the assistance of your generous donations to the Scituate Arts Association, and funds raised from the SAA House Tour and Open Studio.

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