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South Bay Art Association

 

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Contact The SBAA Monthly Membership Meeting
About The SBAA Tuesday Sketch Group/Plein Air Sketch
Join The SBAA From The Archives



Contact Us

Email: southbayart@gmail.com

Mailing Address:
SBAA
P.O. Box 244
Bellport, NY 11713-0244

 



About The SBAA

The South Bay Art Association was founded in 1956 to encourage the creation and appreciation of the visual arts. Their activities include monthly meetings with demonstrations, lectures, critiques, morning sketch groups, workshops in various media, exhibits, newsletters, and many other events. Many of the events are geared toward raising funds for the Scholarship Fund.

 



Join The SBAA

Anyone with a genuine interest in the visual arts is invited to join our Association. Dues are $25.00 a year for individuals, $35.00 for a family of two, and $20.00 for non-exhibiting individuals.

If you are interested in joining the SBAA, please print and fill out the membership form here.




Monthly Membership Meeting

The South Bay Art Association holds its Monthly Membership Meetings on Wednesday's in the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell Street, Bellport. These meetings are free and open to the public. New members are always welcome! Refreshments will be provided.

The South Bay Art Association is pleased to announce that Artists Katerina Kyriakakis and Allison Rosa-Schultz will be conducting a demo in hand building clay, at 7:15pm on Wednesday, April 24th at the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell St. Bellport, NY. During the demo, attendees will be given a chance to produce their own ceramic piece with materials on hand for the demo. The meetings are free and open to the public. New members are welcome. For further information, call 631-589-7518.

Below are photos from recent demonstrations at monthly membership meetings. Click on any photo below to view a larger version.


  Greg Barbera Greg Barbera
     
  Paper Making demo by
Greg Barbera, Pres. of Brookhaven
Arts & Humanities Council
  Paper Making demo by
Greg Barbera, Pres. of Brookhaven
Arts & Humanities Council
     
  SBAA SBAA
     
  Painting demo by
Larry Johnston (April 2009)
  Demo in portrait sketching by
Doug Broadhurst (June 2009)
     
  Kurt Lawsen Kurt Lawsen
     
  Kurt Larsen gives a
sculpture demonstration
  Kurt Lawsen gives a
sculpture demonstration
     
  SBAA SBAA
     
  LuAnn Thompson gives a
lecture on framing
  Marty Macaluso gives a
caricature demonstration
     
  SBAA   SBAA
     
  LuAnn Thompson with her caricature   Chris Taylor with her caricature

 



Tuesday Morning Sketch Group / Plein Air Sketching

The South Bay Art Association holds a sketch group on Tuesday mornings during the school year (September through June) from 10am until about 12:30pm at the Community Center. Click here for a map of the Community Center. In the summer, the group moves outdoors to various locations (TBA) for plein air sketching. These sessions are open to all artists. It is a portrait group with a live model. A small fee will be collected to pay the model, and refreshments are available. For more info please call Lynn at 631-286-2642. *NOTE- The sketch group is usually cancelled in bad weather.

Below are photos from a recent Plein Air session. The photos were provided by the SBAA.


Plein Air  Plein Air
  Plein Air   Plein Air
     
  Plein Air     




From The Archives

Below are links to photos, newsletters, and other SBAA memorabilia. Enjoy! Many of the items below are in Adobe PDF format. If you don't have Adobe Reader, click here to download it for FREE!

SBAA Founder- George Cox
SBAA Founder- Anita Elder
SBAA Founder- Dot Maggio
SBAA Founder- Sigrid Rice

1994 Holiday Party Photo

Postcard Save The Date For December 1989 Events

LI Advance Article About Lucy Mott And Her Donation Of The Community Center

6th Annual Bal Masque Photo- Al and Ruth Hallock as "Albert and Victoria"
20th Anniversary Bal Masque Photo- Founders and Charter Members
Bal Masque Flyer
Bal Masque Ticket

The September 1972 Newsletter Page 1
The September 1972 Newsletter Page 2

LI Advance Photo Featuring Ruth Hallock and Margo Pendergast

Gerry Grace receives a 1st Place for his Watercolor in the 1973 Members Exhibit

Irving Boker at our weekly sketch group, 1995

Linda McChesney with her award winning Yacht Club painting, 1973

Sally Munson and Joan Streibel prepare for Artists on the Lane, 1973

Joan Streibel and Nita Elder are interviewed on WALK Radio, 1972

LI Advance article about the Annual Bal Masque, 1974

Art Exhibit by Mrs. Em Czaja and Mrs. Jodi Love, 1974 (LI Advance)