Membership Update
| This Month’s New & Renewing Members |
| Our Members are the Best! Kathy Paul As of March 2019, the Arts Council has moved to an annual membership rather than a rolling membership in which all membership renewals are due in March. Are you in our Member Directory? Join Today! Not sure if your membership is current? Contact Membership@artscouncilwc.org |
Welcome New Board Member
| Barbara Dwyer – Vice-President |
| Franklin artist, Barbara Dwyer, has recently joined ACWC as Vice-President. She brings to this position decades of successful not-for-profit board experience and community leadership. She is the co-founder of 2 award winning service agencies in Illinois which are 34 years and 22 years in operation and going strong. After 22 years in clinical Social Work, 9 years as Vice President and Director of Development for a local university she ended her career as a professional speaker, popular with fortune 500 companies and local churches. Barbara retired into her life-long passions: leading small groups and creating art. Barbara’s love of art was cultivated at a young age. Her mother, also an artist, brought art to life though encouraging personal expression, providing resources to experiment with different mediums and schooling in art history. Barbara explains, “Going to the Chicago Art Institute with Mom was always a magical place for us to be. We went often, yet never often enough.” Barbara is married to her husband Tom, has two children and one granddaughter. In typical grandma fashion, she argues her granddaughter is the cutest child ever born. When not serving in community leadership roles or teaching Bible study you will find her either in her studio, painting, in the garden, or curled up with a good book. |
Grid Row: March – April
| Featured Artist: Tifny Miller, Squash Blossom Fine Arts |
Williamson County Public Library 314 Columbia Ave, Franklin Main Room (new books section) Squash Blossom Fine Arts was created by Tifny Miller in April of 2016. Originally from Mississippi, Tifny had recently moved to Franklin, TN from Arizona. She started taking a painting class to meet friends now that all three of her daughters were attending school. The class rekindled the love she always had for art and re-established the confidence she had in her skills. Her painting remained a personal enjoyment until she & her oldest daughter decided to join a mission trip to Honduras. Tifny decided to try and sell some of her paintings to supplement the funds for their trip. Within a few months, she had sold enough of her work to pay for both trips in full. As commission requests continued to come in even after her goal had been met, she realized that God had not only provided a means for her fundraising, but He had set her on a new path. Tifny has continued to grow as an artist over the last three years participating in events like Vines and Vintage at Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill, TN, Hunt The Fork in Liepers Fork, TN, and The Red Door Market in Hernando, MS. Tifny has also been a featured artist at the Franklin Art Crawl in Franklin, TN and the Beale Street Art Crawl in Memphis, TN. You can currently find Squash Blossom Fine Arts originals for purchase at the Java Café in Germantown, TN, as well. Tifny continues use her gift to give back by donating 10% of each purchase to local and international charities and often donates pieces to local charity auctions. Tifny enjoys using acrylics and oils on canvas for most of her work. Though, if she finds an interesting material like an old roofing tin or tobacco basket, she enjoys giving it new purpose and life also. Tifny draws inspiration from her deep southern roots, years of moving around the country, world travels, and God’s beautiful creation all around her. When she is not painting, you can find Tifny spending time with her family and their pup, Ruthie, in their new home town of Germantown, Tn. All of her past and current work can be viewed on Instagram @squashblossomfinearts or on her Facebook page Squash Blossom Fine Arts. ______________________________________________________________ Contact programs@artscouncilwc.org if you would like to apply to exhibit as a Grid Row artist. |
New Chairperson(s) Position
| New Chairperson(s) Position – Artist-in-Residence The Arts Council has a recent opening for Artist-in-Residence Chairperson(s) to be the liaison between professional artists and Williamson County Schools (just 1 -2 times a year). Artists are already lined up for 2019, so this would be a good time for an easy transition into the position. Benefits: Besides the gratitude of serving your community, The Chairperson(s) will have the opportunity to apply for a Board of Director position if they wish. For a complete description of the position, email info@artscouncilwc.org. We have great community based programs that have been highly regarded for over a decade now as well as, a lot of new and exciting things coming up. Interested but not sure you want to do it alone? Invite a friend. This can be a Co-Chaired position. |
