january 2007 newsletter

Elizabeth (Betty) Asche Douglas, Artist/Owner • 491 McKinley St, Rochester PA 15074 • www.douglasartgallery.com • tel/fax 724-775-4618
JANUARY 2007 NEWSLETTER
WOMEN OF VISIONS' 26TH YEAR
TRIBUTE TO PHILIP H. INMAN
T
he tribute portrait commissioned by the Beaver Valley
Choral Society to commemorate founding artistic director Philip H. Inman's 50 years in music performance and education was unveiled and presented at the society's Dec. 17,
2006 Christmas concert
at Saints. Peter & Paul
Catholic
Church, Beaver, PA. Artist Elizabeth
Asche Douglas was present for the
event. A festive reception in the parish social hall followed the concert.
AWARDS FOR 2006
T
he Rochester Chamber of Commerce honored Elizabeth
Douglas with a Service to the Chamber Award for her administration of the chamber's scholarship program at its holiday banquet at the Grand Valley Inn on Dec. 6. On Dec. 22,
at the Winter Solstice party at the Pittsburgh Center for the
Arts, Elizabeth Asche Douglas was recognized with the 2006
Service to the Arts Award given by the Guild Council which
represents the various guilds of artists and artisans affiliated
with the Center. The ceremony was followed by a piano &
vocal program from Lou Schreiber and Betty Douglas.
MARTIN LUTHER KING REMEMBERED
G
eneva College will celebrate the holiday dedicated to
Martin Luther King, Jr., with a series of special events
during the week beginning Jan. 15. At 7 pm, Monday evening in the Skye Lounge of the Student Center, Betty Douglas
will be special guest vocalist at a concert featuring noted Chicago jazz pianist Willie Pickens. All are welcome to attend.
A reception will follow.
PRINT WINNER AT CAFÉ KOLACHE
G
eorgette Hassler of Butler is the winner of a framed
print of one of the works in the exhibition that will continue at Café Kolache, , Beaver, PA. through January 2007..
W
omen of Visions will be
celebrating the collective's 26th anniversary in
2007. The opening event is
an exhibition at Penn State,
New Kensington, PA, Jan 8 Feb 7. Elizabeth Asche Douglas is represented by three
works in the show, one of
which is Bakuba//Aaron. In
Feb, "Black History Month,"
WOV will exhibit at the Heinz Regional History Center. On
Feb. 10, WOV artists will lead a day of workshops, "Trails of
Courage," for the Trillium Girl Scouts Council of Pittsburgh.
Elizabeth Asche Douglas will be facilitate Senior Scouts in a
exploration of women in art. Her painting entitled Faithful
Remnant, of Black Beauty's Lounge in Pittsburgh's Hill
District, will be submitted for
the Heinz Center exhibition. It
was originally created as part
of the August Wilson "Jitney"
installation. Prints of works by
Elizabeth Asche Douglas may
be ordered by mail and from
the website. Images are also
available as note cards. The
gallery is open by appointment
only: 724-775-4618.
As part of WQED Multimedia's Member Card Program,
Douglas Art Gallery provides a 13% Rebate to WQED members on mail or Internet orders , or a 13% Discount on ingallery sales. Support Culture--Buy Art!
S
COMING EVENTS
weetwater Center for the Arts will be hosting its second
annual "Celebrate Sewickley" exhibition in March. Jazz
giant Mary Lou Williams will be celebrated with a set of
events scheduled for March 31 and April 1 at Pittsburgh's
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater. Betty Douglas will serve on a panel
discussing "Women in Jazz." She will also participate in the
Easter Monday Jazz Fest benefiting B-PEP at Dowe's on 9th in
Pittsburgh's Cultural District. April will also see the opening
of Group A's exhibition at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
Member: Beaver County Chamber of Commerce, the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, WBN, and Beaver Valley local, AFM