August Exhibits —
Main Gallery —
Henry Kidd
Opening Night
Friday, August 9
5pm-9:00pm
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Art Park Summer Music Series:
Tri-City Revue featuring
Jimmy Tynes
Friday, August 9
6pm-10:30pm
Enjoy a night in the Art Park featuring
live music, food, and a cash bar. Tickets available at the gate.
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PAAL Annual Meeting:
Saturday, August 17 3pm-5pm
To be held at the PAAL, 7 E. Old Street Petersburg, VA |
PAAL Art Market Hours:
Thursday-Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday 9am-1pm
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September Exhibits:
Members Gallery —
Martin Gonzalez
Friday, August 9
5pm-9:30pm
Main Gallery — “Lasting Impressions,” Cockade City Camera Club Photography Exhibit and Contest
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The PAAL
Board of Directors
Dr. Cynthia Owens Richardson, Ed.D.,President
Col. Victoria Revilla,
1st Vice President
Diane Wiley,
2nd Vice President
Charles White, Treasurer
Nancy Sanderson, Secretary
Jim Warehime, Historian
Kim Colton, Director
George Fatseas, Director
Dolly Holmes, Director
Adam Johnston, Director
Mark Pehanich, Director
Suzanne Vaughan, Director
Penny Williams, Director
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Opening Night August 9th!
Local Artist Henry Kidd Exhibits in the Main Gallery
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Henry Kidd, a nationally known historical artist, is a lifelong resident of Colonial Heights. He graduated from Virginia State University with a BS in Art Education. His artwork has appeared in documentaries and on the covers of books and magazines. He has previously displayed in museums such as West Point, the Virginia Historical Society, and the Museum of the Confederacy.
Some of his awards and accomplishments are as follows: he received a National Red Cross Award in 1991 from Elizabeth Dole, President of the American Red Cross, for Desert Storm artwork which raised thousands of dollars for our fighting forces and their families. He also raised $25,000 for September 11th victims through the sale of his artwork, ‘America’s Heroes,’ and was recognized by the Virginia General Assembly with a Joint House and Senate Resolution for artwork and efforts aiding September 11th victims. He was nominated for the Michael Shaara Award for his novel ‘Petersburg, War on the Doorsteps,’ and is the official artist for the 150th anniversary of the battles of Gettysburg and Cloyd’s Mountain.
An avid Civil War and Revolutionary War reenactor, Kidd portrays Confederate General Lewis Armistead at the Gettysburg Reenactments. He has also been an extra in several movies, such as Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, and Lincoln.
While continuing to create historical artwork, Kidd works part time as a historical tour guide in Richmond and Petersburg. He is also the co-owner of Side Street Gallery in Colonial Heights, Va.
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PAAL Annual Meeeting 2019
ATTENTION ALL PAAL MEMBERS!
On Saturday, August 17, 2019 the PAAL will hold our Annual Meeting for all members! At the meeting the Board of Directors will present an annual report which will contain information about the PAAL's performance and strategy for future development.
We are encouraging all members of the PAAL to please attend.
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The PAAL Art Park Summer Music Series 2019 |
Join us every Friday for the Arts from June through September! We have reduced the general admission cost to $6! Only $5 for members. Tickets available at the gate. The show starts at 6:00PM. Come dance, mix and mingle! Bring a lawn chair if you want to sit and lounge.
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Summer Art Camp
By Col. Victoria Revilla (USA), Camp Coordinator
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Children, front row (L-R) Janiah, Janeese, Grayson, Kaden, Tara, Shannon. Back row (L-R) Spencer Pegran, Lisa Mistry and Alicia Crawford.
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Children from Week 1 of Summer Art Camp show off the puppets that they produced during this week of instruction. We welcomed new instructors to PAAL, Spencer Pegram, Lisa Mistry and Alicia Crawford who taught the children to construct/paint the puppets, prepare the dialogue for each character and put on the show for the family members and friends. Special recognition goes out to 17- year-old Spencer, a student at the Appomattox Governor’s School, who volunteered his time for Week 1 and 2 as a teacher’s assistant; he was a great role-model for the children. Many thanks to our other volunteer assistants: Nancy Cox and Laurie Wilcox. Photos from the three weeks of camp can be found at the PAAL website and PAAL Facebook Page. |
Some of the girls from Week 2 relax to design their poster for their
Marinette show (L-R) Reese, Harper, Ryann, Juliette and Irene.
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Cockade City Camera Club Photo Contest
The Cockade City Camera Club will hold its Second Annual "Lasting Impressions" photo exhibit and contest that will open September 13th in the main gallery of the PAAL. The camera club meets every third Thursday of the month at the PAAL Gallery. Photo Contest Rules can be found HERE.
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Theatre with Children Program Starts September 17th!
“Theatre with Children for Children at PAAL” (TWCFC) announces its 4th season. The Artistic and Teaching Director is Una Harrison, well-known British actress, singer and playwright. Young actors are welcome as soon as they can read a script. The program has small classes allowing individual attention. Students can improve their life skills and self-confidence through theatre basics such as voice enunciation and projection, art of movement, stage presence, audition and performance skills and team building. TWCFC students have succeeded on Broadway, film, RADA and local theatre, as well as law and ministry.
The fall semester at PAAL starts Tuesday Sept 17 at 5 pm and ends December 20 with a Holiday performance of either “Dickens of a Christmas” or “Santa’s Parlor.” Spring semester starts Jan 14 and ends in early May with an end-of-year performance of plays and monologues. Fees are $200 per semester, with a discount for siblings.
Please contact Una Harrison at 804-748-4601 or unaharrison@yahoo.com
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Art Market Hours:
Thursday-Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday 9am-1pm
The PAAL Art Market offers locally crafted art and jewelry for sale at the PAAL building during open hours.
Calling All Volunteers!
Art Market Monitor
Volunteers are needed to assist in monitoring the PAAL Art Market space during open hours. Volunteers will interact with guests, explain the current art pieces for sale, and take payments.
Gallery Monitor
Volunteers are needed to assist in monitoring the PAAL gallery main exhibition space during open hours. Volunteers will interact with guests, explain the current exhibition, direct visitors to the Art Market, and inform them on upcoming events.
If you are interested in volunteering for the PAAL Art Market, please contact our Art Market Chair:
Rose Mary Alais
rmalais@hotmail.com
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