SPECIAL REPORTS & NEWS

MEMBERS EVENT

One feature of the May 2010 art exhibit, "Artists of the Carlson Trust," was a special Members Event. Members were invited to come to the Gallery on First Thursday to preview the art show and enjoy a discussion about the Carlson Cultural Trust art student award process.

They heard from Richard Beards, standing in for Dan Miller, who is responsible for selecting a student at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for an annual monetary award. They heard from Ernie and Karen Saniga, who host the students each summer at their home in Lancaster County. They heard from Ediene Ringler, Treasurer of the Carlson Trust, who is responsible for distributing the grant monies. Ediene and Ernie traced the history of the grant awards and talked extensively about Charlie and Lois Carlson. They heard from Lilly Woodworth, one of the featured artists in the show. She said the summer program changed her life in terms of making her art a major function in her life.

 

THE MEMBERS

 

(l-r) Ediene Ringler, Richard Beards, Karen & Ernie Saniga

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Managing Director

 

The Oxford Arts Alliance announces the selection of Tina Skinner as our Managing Director. She will become the new face of the Arts Alliance in the Gallery and in the community. She brings a wealth of experience in corporate management and writing and editing skills to our organization. Mrs. Skinner is also a well known artist, and her own artwork has been featured in juried exhibitions of the York County Arts Alliance and Perry County Arts Alliance, as well as the Fiber Arts exhibit at the Oxford Arts Alliance, and she has authored and edited various books on art.

 

Among her duties as Managing Director will be managing the day-to-day activities of the gallery and gift shop, coordinating the work of our Committees, gallery staff and volunteers, coordinating Alliance activities with local businesses and governments, and developing and executing fundraising strategies.

 

For awhile, Tina will be available in the Gallery Tuesday through Friday, 10AM to 2PM.

 

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 Pennsylvania Partnership for the Arts awards grant to Oxford Arts Alliance

January 21, 2010

(l-r) Richard Beards, Jahan Sheikholeslami, Tom Kaiden (Acting Director, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance), Jay Eaton

NOTE: Photo taken at PPA Check Presentation Ceremony by Edward Savaria, Jr., New Communications, Inc.

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MAYOR'S AWARD

May 18, 2009 

 

   Oxford Mayor Geoff Henry presents the Mayor's Award to

Jahan Sheikholeslami, President of the Oxford Arts Alliance

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