We all enjoyed a great night when our Seeds of Summer show opened among all the Film Fest activity! Thank you to all who are participating (the show runs through April 5th) and special thanks to Sara Ashodian for doing such a great job hanging the show. We've got 29 pieces in the SAtv Gallery so stop by if you're in the mood for spring and check it out. In fact, if you have a proposal for a future show (maybe with one or two others) send it on to myself or Patrick Kennedy at SAtv.

Speaking of proposals we are looking to send in a few from the SAA to the Salem Arts Festival in June. Our largest one will be the ARTS WALK, with "Meet the Artists" –en plein air– and in the studio, June 5th and 6th respectively. We've got a few other ideas cooking let us know if you want to join in. If you have some other ideas of your own send them in to Jennifer Bell at Salem Main Streets, the deadline has been extended from March 15th to March 30th.

Let's Rock!
Ellen

Ellen Hardy
Vice President
Salem Arts Association
P.O. Box 226
Salem MA 01970

We still could use more Greeting and Note Cards from our members for the Table Favors to be given out to each guest. It's FREE ADVERTISING! Deadline for delivering said Greeting and Note Cards? ASAP! Drop them at the Art Corner.

We then need volunteers to help with the assembling of the Party Favors, no date has been set yet for the Assembly Party, it'll be REAL SOON! Email Elizabeth if you can help.

There's still time to be a part of a great evening of dinner and dancing to support and celebrate the arts! Friday, March 26th, Reception: 6-7pm, Dinner, Program, and Dancing: 7-11pm. Call (781.631.2608) or go online to reserve your tickets. You can also make the evening even more successful by becoming a Gala Sponsor!

Over $10,000 in silent auction items and experiences will be available on our auction and raffle tables. Our accomplished dancers will entertain you and redefine Dancing with the Arts! We'll be looking for you on the dance floor on March 26th, at the Hawthorne Hotel!

It's just around the corner and the Salem Arts Association Gallery will be opening soon. The retail committee has asked us for a few things: first, they'd love a used computer that can be set-up with a running slide show of members work. Anyone know someone who has upgraded but would be happy to donate a computer? Wouldn't it be great for our visitors to be able to see all of our members work if they could sit a minute? Second, the group would also like us to put our creative minds to work and come up with some themes for the season's shows! Ideally we'd like to give you a running start with our eBlast on the topics so you have enough time to maybe do some new work.
Send theme ideas to Dan Browne at gallery@salemartsassociation.org

In April 2009 the Marblehead Arts Association, in collaboration with the Salem Arts Association, produced the extremely successful, "Green Show: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." This year's collaborative exhibit in April will have an emphasis on water. We are looking forward to another stimulating and exciting show.

Water means many different things to many people. It is a vital ingredient of life. Though it is often a source of inspiration it can also be a destructive force. Some may imagine the light bouncing off the waves on a crisp September morning, while others may remember the devastation from Hurricane Katrina.

Marblehead and other coastal towns are exposed to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Over the years it has been a livelihood for many. For others the waters around the North Shore have been a source of great pleasure. Artists from the Marblehead Arts and Salem Arts Associations are invited to submit paintings, photographs, sculpture, mixed-media and other works of art depicting individual interpretations of what water means to them.

For more details visit:
http://salemartsassociation.org/calls_for_art

Special Note:
The reception is SUNDAY, April 11, not SATURDAY, April 11

This season we are planning to convert the format to 11" x 8.5" so that we can more easily print a few copies to sell at the SAA Gallery. This will allow us to place more ads of local businesses in the back. We're looking for some writers? Got an idea? We've got a few and would love someone to put together a few articles for us. We're still looking to have images from anyone in the membership who had work in the SAA gallery on Artists' Row last season. Please send JPGs with name, title, medium, size to James Goncalves at james@gardenhead.net. Got an idea for an article? Send it in to EGH.ARTS@gmail.com. If you attend a SAA event and take pictures please send them on as well to James. We'd love some images from Dancing with the Arts!

May 17, 2010 at the Art Corner, potluck BBQ. New Executive Committee and Operations and Committee Chairs to be voted in. Watch for more details in a future e-Blast. Ballots will be mailed in April.

June 4-6, 2010. Sponsored by Salem Main Streets. Salem Arts Association's proposed ARTS WALK on Saturday, June 5, "Meet the Artists," creating art in different locations around the city –en plein air– and Sunday, June 6, Meet the Artists in their studios. If you would like to be a part of the SAA proposal for the Meet the Artists –en plein air– on June 5th or the Meet the Artists in their studios on June 6th please send an email to EGH.ARTS@gmail.com. Check out the Salem Arts Festival website with artwork by SAA member Richard Flynn. Many areas of the city can be opened for our use. Think outside the box.

Salem Arts Association's latest news postings on the SAA website has included info about several of our artist members, most recently Charles Lang who is having a solo show at the Kensington Stobart Gallery. We also feature reminders, calls and other great art related events going on around Salem. You can send your membership news to news@salemartsassociation.org. You can also add news@salemartsassociation.org to your regular emailing list.

Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Elizabeth Black atzabuscreations@hotmail.com. She can assign you to help with a specific short term need, an event, or a committee. There are lots of upcoming events where we can use your help including the upcoming Dancing with the Arts, the SAA/MAA Annual Gala Fundraiser. If you are already part of a committee and are not getting separate emails from the Committee chair please contact Elizabeth Black at zabuscreations@hotmail.com and she'll make sure your name and email are on the right mailing lists.

The Salem Arts Association has a new Facebook Page and is also on Twitter! Help spread the word about all the great things the Salem Arts Association is up to by becoming a fan of the Salem Arts Association Facebook page, adding the page as a favorite, or following the SAA on twitter!!