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ART FAIR NEWS

Many thanks to Dawn Hope Smith of Pushback Productions for these video gems commemorating the:

2012 Old Town Art Fair

2012 First Sight Friday night


The 64th Old Town Art Fair June 8-9 2013

Announcing:

Changes are afoot to make this the best Fair ever for our artists and patrons.

What’s NEW:

  • More Openings: In 2013 we are opening 50% of our spaces to applying artists, more than double the number of open spaces last year.
  • Fewer Booths: To make sure we have a comfortable environment for all participants, and to reduce the competition for buyers, we are decreasing the number of booths/artists by 16, to 250.
  • Better Entertainment: We are ensuring that our music venues and offerings are appropriate to our patronage and environment.
  • Better Food: We are re-evaluating our food vendors to make sure the quality of the food is as high as possible for our event.
  • Better Outreach: We are formally surveying patrons and meeting with artists to gather information to help improve our Fair, and stepping up our public relations efforts to attract more buyers.
Our 2013 OTAF Poster and Featured Artist:
(click on the image to see full resolution)

2013 Poster

Art Work: "Maya" by Helen Gotlib

Helen Gotlib was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan

A lifetime interest in art lead Helen to study at the University of Michigan’s School Of Art And Design where she divided her time between printmaking and scientific illustration. This lead her to develop a process oriented drawing style characterized by extreme detail.

Gotlib has traveled extensively. Her observations of people and customs of Europe, Asia and the Middle East have influenced her perception of the human body and it’s complex range of expression. This interest manifests itself primarily in the vast body of figurative drawing, painting and print making work she has produced over the course of the last decade.

Gotlib’s work has been exhibited in numerous juried shows across the country.


2013 Poster Art Director: Robin Cecola
2013 Graphic Design: Michael Garzel


 

 



In the News

A Walk Through Old Town:

65 Years of OTTA

Sunday, April 21

Open House: 2-5pm at the Triangle

Walking Tours: 2:15pm & 3:30pm

Stump the Historians: 3:30pm

Historians Shirley Baugher and Diane Gonzalez will lead a walk through the streets of the Old Town Triangle sharing unique tidbits of history and lore that occurred in our homes and on our street corners. During the Open House at the The Triangle Center you are invited to bring your best Old Town historical tale, artifact or photograph in an attempt to "stump the historians". You will have 2 minutes to share your bit of history and amuse and entertain your neighbors. The winner will take home the grand prize! Beer, wine, soft drinks and tasty morsels will be served as you view the photo timeline and historical archives.

 

Grant Applications Deadline: April 1

Grant applications for 2013 are due by April 1st and should be submitted to info@oldtowntriangle.com.  Forms are available by clicking here.

 

ANNUAL MEMBER’S MEETING/ANNUAL ELECTION

Pursuant to the OTTA By-Laws, the Secretary is required to notify membership of the date, time, and place for the impending Annual Election of the Board of Directors of the Old Town Triangle Association.  No member submitted an alternate slate and so the 2013 Annual Election will not require a paper ballot vote.  Instead, a viva voce vote will be taken at the Annual Meeting. 

As slated by the Nominating Committee (Scott Early, Chair, Lucy Baldwin, & Corinne Svoboda), the candidates for this year’s Board election are as follows:

  • President:            Vi Daley
  • Vice President:   Jeff Smith
  • Secretary:            Karen Pfendler
  • Treasurer:            Claire Leaman
  • Director (3 Yrs.) Anne Giffels
  • Director (3 Yrs.) David Pfendler

The date for the Annual Members’ Meeting has been changed to January 31, 2013  to be held at 1763 N. North Park Ave.  The dinner will begin at 6:30 P.M.  The meeting and election will begin promptly at 8:00 P.M.  All OTTA members are encouraged to attend the meeting and reconnect with other neighbor-members and meet the 2013 Board.  This year’s meeting marks the 65th Anniversary of the establishment of the OTTA.  We would love to see an overflow crowd in attendance to acknowledge/celebrate this extraordinary milestone.

The theme to this year’s meeting is ‘Taste of the Triangle’.  Our menu will consist of foods catered by the following local restaurants: Adobo Grill, Corcoran’s, Marge’s, Stanley’s, Rocco Ranalli’s, Twin Anchors, Delightful Pastries, & Catering Chocolate. You won’t want to miss this dinner!

OTTA will be setting up a gallery display featuring past Art Fair Posters [both framed and unframed] for sale. This will be a limited 2 week display ending the evening of our Annual Meeting.  Also for sale will be a limited number of framed, Old Town Triangle maps designating both the historic and landmarked boundaries of the Triangle.

 And finally, since this is the annual Members’ Meeting and not a Board meeting, if members have any questions or concerns regarding matters relating to the Association, please email Secretary Karen Pfendler at Secretary@oldtowntriangle.com and let her know the nature of those questions or concerns.  There will be a slot on the meeting’s agenda for member input.

Read the Message from the President here

 

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