Acadia Art Group continues to meet Monday’s from 4 to 7PM. Again, everyone and anyone welcome. Good, clean art. A great time to be creative.
Barbara Buza will be presenting the Acadia Art Sanctuary “story” today to Ellsworth’s Noontime Rotary. We hope to see a good turnout for that meeting and that the presentation will be well received.
The art group will meet today from 4PM to 7PM at the Ellsworth Assembly of God church on Beechland Road.
Representatives from Acadia Art Sanctuary will be at the Ellsworth Elks Lodge craft fair on Saturday October 1, 2011 from 9AM to 3PM. The book The Twelve Days of Christmas as Scene in Maine will be available for sale, and artist and author Barbara Buza will be on hand to sign copies of the book. Net proceeds from sale of the book will be used to establish an art center in Ellsworth.
Other products (1, 2), not benefiting Acadia Art Sanctuary, will be available in the same booth. Donations to Acadia Art Sanctuary may be made at this shared booth.
We look forward to seeing you there, and please spread the word about Acadia Art Sanctuary.
Here are ten good reasons to support our mission.
Barbara Buza’s book The Twelve Days of Christmas as Scene in Maine has arrived! The net income from the sale of this book will be used to help establish an art center in Ellsworth. If you have expressed an interest in purchasing a copy of this book, please contact Barbara at bran@bransart.com to obtain your pre-ordered copy. To place an order, click the Buy Now button below.
These are exciting times! We have seen the first “press proof” of artist Barbara Buza’s book The Twelve Days of Christmas as Scene in Maine. The first proof looked almost perfect, and just a few minor corrections were needed. The second press proof copy arrived last night and we gave the printers the thumbs up to start production. We expect to have the book available by September 1st.
As mentioned in an earlier post, net sale proceeds from the book will be coming directly to Acadia Art Sanctuary. Please contact Barbara to pre-order your copy today! The retail price of the book is $22.95.
The Twelve Days of Christmas as Scene in Maine by Barb Buza is available for purchase from Amazon as a Kindle e-book for $3.99. Net proceeds from the sale of the e-book will be used for the support of Acadia Art Sanctuary. This book contains 42 of Barb’s paintings and explores the legend of the origin of The 12 Days of Christmas with a State of Maine twist.
We are in the early stages of self-publishing a print edition of this 12 days of Christmas book. Net proceeds from (at least) this first printing with go directly to Acadia Art Sanctuary to support our effort to acquire a permanent location. We will be using the services of Maine Author’s Publishing in printing the book.
Ms. Sophie was out checking the mailbox again after Monday’s holiday. Still no word from the Internal Revenue Service regarding our application for recognition of exemption.
UPDATE: Recognition letter was issued December 22, 2011
Beginning June 2, 2011, the weekly art group will move to the Acadia Christian School cafeteria, and will meet there every Thursday from 3:30 to 6:30 PM until further notice.
On June 9th (and each Thursday thereafter), after the art group, we will hold a public meeting to discuss and brainstorm the plans for Acadia Art Sanctuary. Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting, so feel free to share this notice with friends, family and co-workers. We will provide coffee and cookies during the meeting.
We will also be discussing and brainstorming ideas for the upcoming August 11th Ellsworth Art Festival / Show / Fundraiser.
We will be raising money to purchase a building for the art center.
This week’s “art group” met at the home of Director Barbara Buza, and was a full house. If you are not part of this weekly gathering of artists, but would like to be, please contact Barbara at 667-5355. The group will meet at this location again next week. Please check the calendar for details.
Acadia Art Sanctuary has received its license for charitable solicitations and can now accept donations in support of AAS. Our license number is ECO9016. The “Exempt Charitable Organization” license permits us to solicit and receive contributions up to $10,000 per year from Maine residents only. We will apply for a new charitable solicitations license as a “regular” Charitable Organization after we receive our IRS determination letter.
