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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FEBRUARY Through Feb. 9 “3-D” Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m. MGAA Board Meeting Feb. 15 - March 9 Winter Arts Festival Deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 MARCH March 8, 5:30 p.m. MGAA Board Meeting (tentative) March 15 - April 12 “Macon” and Youth Art Deadline to enter “Macon” is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 March 30-31 Mulberry Street Arts and Crafts Festival Deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 APRIL April 12, 5:30 p.m. MGAA Board Meeting (tentative) MIDDLE GEORGIA ART ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2019 Rachel Gambill, president, (478) 832-0207 John Myers, vice president, (478) 696-9006 Glennean Grossman, treasurer Rex Gambill, secretary, (478) 447-7676 Barbara Barry Nishanian, Skip Fields, Candace Griffith, Glenn Grossman, Garrison Hammontree, Lee Masters, and Scott Serafy, at-large members Theresa Trail, administrative assistant MIDDLE GEORGIA ART ASSOCIATION MAIN PHONE: (478) 744-9557 MiddleGeorgiaArt.org WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Helen Graziadei Marina Hackett BOARD MEMBER PROFILE: MEET SCOTT SERAFY Scott Serafy is from Atlanta, originally, and now makes Macon his home. He graduated from Princeton University and earned two master’s degrees, one in Psychology, and one in Business Administration; and he recently earned a law degree from Mercer University, graduating cum laude. Serafy has worked as an educator and as a counselor, and is a registered mediator, and currently works full- time in private-practice counseling, seeing families, couples, and youths. He has been a cartoonist and caricaturist for the Macon Telegraph and blogs, and paints in watercolors, oſten choosing vibrant street scenes or historical buildings and sites for subjects. He teaches guitar lessons and conducts both music therapy and art therapy. He has traveled extensively and internationally, a practice which has informed and fueled his art, and he has visited 49 of our 50 states. Serafy’s heritage is Greek, and Greece is one of his favorite places to visit and to paint. An honorable mention went to Frank Maxwell for “Autumn Tapestry.” eresa Fry-Green placed second with “Letting Go Is Hard To Do.” GALLERY EXHIBIT: ‘Autumn’ Kari Waltz (above) placed first with “e Begin- ning or the End - Springer Mountain.” Daly Smith (right) received an honorable mention for his “Fall on the River.” Photos by Glenn Grossman
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CALENDAROF EVENTS
FEBRUARYThrough Feb. 9“3-D”
Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m.MGAA Board Meeting
Feb. 15 - March 9Winter Arts FestivalDeadline to enter is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12
MARCHMarch 8, 5:30 p.m.MGAA Board Meeting (tentative)
March 15 - April 12“Macon” and Youth ArtDeadline to enter “Macon” is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15
March 30-31Mulberry Street Arts and Crafts FestivalDeadline to enter is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15
APRILApril 12, 5:30 p.m.MGAA Board Meeting (tentative)
MIDDLE GEORGIA ART ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2019
Rachel Gambill, president, (478) 832-0207John Myers, vice president, (478) 696-9006
Glennean Grossman, treasurerRex Gambill, secretary, (478) 447-7676
Barbara Barry Nishanian, Skip Fields, Candace Griffith, Glenn Grossman, Garrison Hammontree, Lee Masters, and Scott Serafy, at-large membersTheresa Trail, administrative assistant
MIDDLE GEORGIA ART ASSOCIATIONMAIN PHONE: (478) 744-9557 MiddleGeorgiaArt.org
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Helen GraziadeiMarina Hackett
BOARD MEMBER PROFILE:
MEET SCOTT SERAFY
Scott Serafy is from Atlanta, originally, and now makes Macon his home. He graduated from Princeton University and earned two master’s degrees, one in Psychology, and one in Business Administration; and he recently earned a law degree from Mercer University, graduating cum laude.Serafy has worked as an educator and as a counselor, and is a registered mediator, and currently works full-time in private-practice counseling, seeing families, couples, and youths. He has been a cartoonist and caricaturist for the Macon Telegraph and blogs, and paints in watercolors, often choosing vibrant street scenes or historical buildings and sites for subjects. He teaches guitar lessons and conducts both music therapy and art therapy. He has traveled extensively and internationally, a practice which has informed and fueled his art, and he has visited 49 of our 50 states. Serafy’s heritage is Greek, and Greece is one of his favorite places to visit and to paint.An honorable mention went to Frank Maxwell for “Autumn Tapestry.”
Theresa Fry-Green placed second with “Letting Go Is Hard To Do.”
GALLERY EXHIBIT: ‘Autumn’
Kari Waltz (above) placed first with “The Begin-ning or the End - Springer Mountain.” Daly Smith (right) received an honorable mention for his “Fall on the River.”
Photos by Glenn Grossman
Our annual Holiday Artists’ Market had more participants and a more heavily attended opening. It was wonderful seeing the great variety of art work, crafts, and gifts on display. It will be exciting to see what everyone comes up with for next year’s market!
HOLIDAY ARTISTS’ MARKET
Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 175Macon, GA
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
MGAA Gallery 2330 Ingleside Ave.Macon, GA 31204
N E W S L E T T ER
JANUARY 2019
Photos: Glenn Grossman
Fellowship over beer and bratwursts was the order of the day at the November member’s meeting.
