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SWAN Days Allegany County NY 2017

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Getting Ready to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of SWAN(Support Women Artists Now) Day! 

 Co-sponsored by The Belfast Organization for Artists and SheilaLynnK Art Studio; SWAN Days Allegany County NY is being held in honor of the many creative local women and men working hard to bring the arts to our rural community. Numerous creative events and activities will occur around the county during the Month of March. 

From March 25th to April 5th, at SheilaLynnK Art Studio, there will be an Art Show andSale featuring work by Local Women Artists. 

View Our Listing at the International Calendar on WomenArts.org

 During SWAN Days Allegany County, NY; The studio will be open Noon to 4pm daily and 5-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. [CLOSED Sundays March 26th and April 2nd]. Learn more from last year’s events and 2016 ACTIVITIES HERE. The Art Show and Sale will be free to the public. 

Some registration fees may apply. CALL FOR ARTISTS AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS TBA January 2017.

Contact the studio if you have an event that you would like to have added to the Calendar of Local Artsy Activities happening during the March and April 2017. 

Belfast PTO Fall Festival:What's In The Box?

Donated to the Belfast PTO Fall Festival Chinese Auction

in Loving Memory of Amanda Nicole Curcio 

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          Pre-View the Featured Artwork in the Links Below

           Branching Out

           Flame

           Deer Face

           Juda

           All Things

          Mask

           Crescent

           Snow Family (no preview available) 

           New Pieces

           Four Petals

           Living Room
          Great Wellsville Balloon Rally Fine Art Coloring Book
          Tune Tangles Coloring Pages

   The Belfast PTO Fall Festival For All is Open to the Public at Belfast Central School Oct. 22, 2016 5-7pm

      AND NOW...A Word from our Sponsor

      In addition to other Rewards; SheilaLynnK Art Studio Patrons subscribing at $10 and Up per release Receive a PYO Notecard Ten Pack pdf for your personal use.

      Subscribe at $10 per RELEASE. Set your monthly limit. Never pay more. Increase, decrease, or cancel at any time. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Plans and Memories~October 2016

The Best Laid Plans...

No matter our intentions...sometimes plans seem to go astray. 

Due to extenuating unrelated medical circumstances for both us, neither Kathy nor Myself were able to attend the STRUM Event this year. We are both slowly recuperating and working through physical therapy with hopes of resuming normal activities in the months to come. 

We will be decorating a Christmas tree in the town park this year. 

FREE Tune Tangles and Christmas Ornament coloring pages are still available at SheilaLynnK Art Studio in Wellsville, NY. Stop in to color your ornament or Contact the studio to request a printable version delivered to your email. 

 CONTACT Kathy if you would like to volunteer to help decorate the BOFA Christmas Tree this year.

IN NOVEMBER 

BOFA is sponsoring The York-Penn Doll Club doll show at the Belfast Public Library in November. Using a Children's Book theme for inspiration, the dolls depict the characters of the books. The Show will be open to the public during regular Library hours.

Adult Library

Monday: 10-1
Tuesday: 3-7
Wednesday: 10-1 3-7
Thursday: 3-7
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10-1
Sunday: Closed

Children's Annex

Monday: 10-1
Tuesday: 3-8
Wednesday: 3-8
Thursday: 3-8
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10-1
Sunday: Closed

ABOUT OUR MISSION 

Through independent efforts and in collaboration with Belfast groups and clubs we wish to  
assist artisans to create work and make it available to the public, provide area artisans with links to information and resources, exchange ideas and skills knowledge with area artisans, create new opportunities to show work in the Belfast Area, provide publicity, collaborate with Allegany County Arts organizations, represent Belfast at the County Level, and provide enrichment and service opportunities to community members. 

BOFA welcomes creative minds
Creators from a diverse area of knowledge enrich our community... poets, painters, writers, performers, photographers, fabric artists, woodworkers, book arts, sculptors, potters, graphic designers, framers, and more..

Promoting Creative Unity awareness & participation in the arts in the Belfast, NY Area since 2009.

Events Coordinator,Fabric Artist, Designer, and member; Kathryn Garrison, resides in Belfast, NY
Founder, Artist & Studio Owner,Sheila L. Kalkbrenner assists BOFA from her studio, SheilaLynnK Art Studio in Wellsville, NY.
Active Founding Member, fabric artist, and community volunteer, Marie Nix resides in Belfast, NY

Follow BOFA on Facebook for links to current resources and information. 

 Contact Sheila at the studio 

if you would like to become an active member and volunteer 

to assist us in achieving our mission.

Established in 2009 in loving memory of Amanda Nicole Curcio 

Oct. 17, 1989-May 19, 2007 Virtual Memories Page

BOFA News Spring~Summer 2016

The Belfast Organization for Artists was founded

 in loving memory of Amanda. 

This year we will be honoring her Memory at 

with a fundraiser to benefit the BOFA Mission to Promote Creative Unity in the Belfast NY area and 

the Memorial Scholarship set up at Belfast Central School to benefit 

a student who intends to pursue the arts. 

The 11" x 14" photography print
 and Ten postcards of "Flame" are on display and provided
 courtesy of SheilaLynnK Art Studio. 

Tickets will be on sale at SheilaLynnK Art Studio in Wellsville NY during Open Studio Hours from June 7-23rd. The winner TBA 4pm June 27th. Need not be present to win. 

Please Contact the studio if you would like to Volunteer to sell tickets in the Belfast, NY area. 

(PARKING at the Wellsville studio IS LIMITED. Car-pooling or walking 12 min. [health and weather permitting] from Island Park, A PUBLIC PARK, at the bottom of the hill from the studio is recommended. View The Map) 

If you would like to donate to the scholarship directly
Donations can be mailed to: 
Belfast Central School, 1 King Street, Belfast, NY 14711.  
Checks should be made payable to Belfast Central School, with a memo/note indicating it is a donation to the Amanda Curcio memorial scholarship. 

If anyone has any additional questions, they can reach either Teresa Heaney at 585-365-8297 or Bob Lingenfelter CA BOCES District Treasurer
Serving Belfast (Mon & Thur) 585-365-8289 &
Friendship (Wed & Fri) 585-973-7618
Alternating between districts on Tuesdays 

Those who would like to support the Belfast Organization For Artists mission toward creative unity can also indicate if they would like a portion of that support to be applied to the scholarship. 

ORNAMENTS FOR THE BOFA CHRISTMAS TREE
ALL NEW! FREE Coloring Pages Available NOW. 

Later in June...
UFO DAY June 30, 2016

1-4pm
Belfast Town Hall
Belfast, NY 
The next un-finished objects day. 

FREE  No registration
Bring your works in progress, your supplies, and socialize with creative connections while you work.

BOFA Events Coordinator, Kathy Garrison 
585-365-8856 
In July We Will be Accepting Entries for 2016 Annual Art Show at the Belfast Public Library. Entry forms will also be available at our table at STRUM ACCORD. 
These student in the After School Program do an amazing job. There are so many talented artist growing up in Allegany County, NY. 
Hope to see you there! 

BOFA Member offers Beginners' Rug Braiding Class

Belfast Braids Classes are going to be on Saturday evenings starting on March 26th.
[SWAN Day 2016] 

For four weeks.

 No class on April 16th. 


Class Fee $100. 
Which provides all supplies - book, lacer, clamps, cording .

 Wool is brought from home or may be purchased at class.

Contact Peggyann for more details.  

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

                               We Are Already 20 Days into IT! 



WINTER IS HERE! 
DRIVE SAFELY AND JOIN THE NEXT UFO DAY. THEN, 

SWAN DAY 2016 ALLEGANY COUNTY NY 

 DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SWAN! 

Fabric Artists are Also included in the SWAN

Call For Local Women Artists 

Here is some work from our own talented designer and fabric artist, Kathryn Garrison.  See the October 21-27, 2015 Cuba Patriot for an article about these panels and other doings at the Belfast Library's Children's Annex. The article is byCynthia Dutton, retired Library Director for both Belfast & Cuba Public Libraries.

Fabric Art by Kathryn Garrison w/ Quilting by Audrey Pomeroy Wolfer now on display for use in the Children's Story Corner at the Belfast Public Library.