What. A. Year. Not since the economic crash of 2008 has RAA seen such a challenging year. But like the creative force that drives us, we are rising to the challenge. In February, we were looking at a recording-breaking year for art sales and classes. And then...
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with how to load and bless…” Snippet from the poem, “In Autumn” by John Keats Happy Autumn! ...
It’s already February and the Art Association is off to a good start and I hope you are, too. RAA offers plenty of classes and opportunities to learn new skills. Even though I work primarily in clay, I signed up for a beginning drawing class which is...
As I write this, January is just around the corner! That means, after the production deadlines and shopping frenzy of the holiday season, it’s time to take a breath and contemplate — in this quiet time of the dark winter — what we want to...
For artists, fall and early winter is the make-or break festival, studio tour, and party season. For art patrons, these events offer opportunities to meet and support artists, get together with friends, and do some early holiday shopping. In recent weeks, there was Art on State...
I am pleased to announce that RAA has gained three new board members: Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja, Camille Kesler, and Melodee Seccombe. Additionally, RAA’s new take-in chair is Janet Esparza. Camille will take over development of the Youth Advisory Board that was started by Amber Smith. (Amber left...
It’s summer and that means a change in board leadership. It’s always an honor to do good work on behalf of an organization that does so much for so many. And I hope I can live up to my predecessors’ legacies in helping navigate the...
Well, here we are at the penultimate month of our Fiscal Year. I’d begun to draft a review about what your Association has offered and accomplished this year, when I realized we still have many things to look forward to in these last two months....
Welcome to “March Madness” the theme of our new show, starting 16th March. You will see many images from our show in our social media accounts – Instagram and Facebook over the course of the show. At RAA we use social media to tell the world...
Hello February! Suzanne Burke here, Coordinator of Youth Education classes. I’ve decided to take a class. I’m all signed up and shopping for the necessary supplies. After 7 years of regularly teaching youth classes, I’m on a break. What a joke. When I say break, I...