From lucie at as220.org Fri Aug 1 15:00:08 2008 From: lucie at as220.org (Lucie Searle) Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:00:08 -0400 Subject: [Board] MERCANTILE ACQUISITION Message-ID: <48935D38.2040606@as220.org> GOOD NEWS: We have closed on all the paperwork for the acquisition of the Mercantile Block Building! I expect that we shall go to record as the actual owners of the building at the beginning of next week. Staff: Should any calls come in about the building--from the press or prospective tenants or whatever, would you please direct them to me. Either transfer the call or ask the caller to dial me directly at 490-2119. Thank you, Lucie -- Lucie G. Searle AS220 115 Empire Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Tel. (401) 490-2119 Fax. (401) 454-7445 lucie at as220.org From John.Scott at dcyf.ri.gov Fri Aug 1 15:12:32 2008 From: John.Scott at dcyf.ri.gov (John Scott) Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:12:32 -0400 Subject: [Board] MERCANTILE ACQUISITION Message-ID: Congratulations to all. Great Job! John Scott RITS Community Liaison 300 New London Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 401-462-7049 john.scott at dcyf.ri.gov >>> Lucie Searle 8/1/2008 3:00 PM >>> GOOD NEWS: We have closed on all the paperwork for the acquisition of the Mercantile Block Building! I expect that we shall go to record as the actual owners of the building at the beginning of next week. Staff: Should any calls come in about the building--from the press or prospective tenants or whatever, would you please direct them to me. Either transfer the call or ask the caller to dial me directly at 490-2119. Thank you, Lucie -- Lucie G. Searle AS220 115 Empire Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Tel. (401) 490-2119 Fax. (401) 454-7445 lucie at as220.org _______________________________________________ Board mailing list Board at as220.org http://www.as220.org/mailman/listinfo/board From John.Scott at dcyf.ri.gov Tue Aug 5 11:47:28 2008 From: John.Scott at dcyf.ri.gov (John Scott) Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:47:28 -0400 Subject: [Board] Minutes of July 8th 2008 Board Meeting Message-ID: Good Afternoon Matt, Here are the Minutes of our July 8th 2008 Board Meeting. Please review carefully and forward out to the rest of the Board. Hope all is well and I will see you next week. John Scott RITS Community Liaison 300 New London Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 401-462-7049 john.scott at dcyf.ri.gov -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: board-bounces at as220.org [mailto:board-bounces at as220.org] On Behalf Of John Scott Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:47 AM To: board at as220.org Subject: [Board] Minutes of July 8th 2008 Board Meeting Good Afternoon Matt, Here are the Minutes of our July 8th 2008 Board Meeting. Please review carefully and forward out to the rest of the Board. Hope all is well and I will see you next week. John Scott RITS Community Liaison 300 New London Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 401-462-7049 john.scott at dcyf.ri.gov From John.Scott at dcyf.ri.gov Tue Aug 5 12:07:24 2008 From: John.Scott at dcyf.ri.gov (John Scott) Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:07:24 -0400 Subject: [Board] Corrected Version Message-ID: John Scott RITS Community Liaison 300 New London Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 401-462-7049 john.scott at dcyf.ri.gov -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Shawn -- S h a w n P W a l l a c e http://www.as220.org/shawn/ 115 Empire St Providence RI From matthew.cullina at gmail.com Mon Aug 11 14:35:00 2008 From: matthew.cullina at gmail.com (Matthew Cullina) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:35:00 -0700 Subject: [Board] Reminder AS220 Board Meeting Tomorrow Night Message-ID: <870f96330808111135i1389357dsb5f2a7f51e356bd7@mail.gmail.com> Good Afternoon all, hope your Summer is going well. Let this serve as a reminder for tomorrow night's board meeting. We will be convening on the 2nd Floor of Empire Street @ 6pm. Please follow the sign to the right room. If you can't make it, please shoot me a note and I will report on your absence at the meeting. If anyone has any questions, let me know. 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Read > reviews on AOL Autos. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.as220.org/pipermail/board/attachments/20080812/a77c77e0/attachment.htm From arleyrose at as220.org Thu Aug 21 12:39:18 2008 From: arleyrose at as220.org (Arley-Rose Torsone) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:39:18 -0400 Subject: [Board] Print show at Gallery "Z" TONIGHT! References: <3B76CB66-DD28-4216-92C5-29FF396E0709@as220.org> Message-ID: Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgan Calderini > Date: August 21, 2008 12:29:32 PM EDT > To: everyone at as220.org, printshop at as220.org, printshop- > announce at as220.org, printshopmonitors at as220.org, board at as220.org > Subject: [everyone] Print show at Gallery "Z" TONIGHT! > >> > Hello Everyone! > > Tonight and tonight only, Agata Michalowska, printshop Keymember > and intaglio mastermind and I will be speaking about Printmaking > and the technical processes at Gallery Z. Gallery Z is located on > Atwells Ave on Federal Hill. Come to see some really wonderful > prints, eat and keep us company. I've attached a press release > below. > > See you soon, > Morgan > > >> >> >> August 19th, 2008 >> Issue: 68 >> >> >> >> >> Greetings from Gallery Z! >> >> Gallery Z cordially invites you to attend a Reception for the >> second half of the "Prints and Multiples" exhibition this >> Thursday, August 21st, 2008, from 5pm to 9pm. This reception >> includes a series of lectures by Morgan Calderini and Agata >> Michalowska, both of whom are printmaking teachers at the AS220 >> Community Printshop. These lectures are intended to educate and >> stimulate the public interest in the resurgence of printmaking in >> contemporary art by explaining the processes of the different >> printing techniques, and will start at 6:15pm, 7:15pm, and 8:15pm >> respectively. In addition, performance artist Ximon Dunedain will >> be engaged in "Living Etching" performance in front of the gallery >> at intervals throughout the evening. The event is free to the >> public and wine and hor dorves will be served. >> >> Af ter having received her BFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island >> School of Design in 2007, Calderini chose to redefine the >> hierarchical printshop archetype by establishing and managing >> Rhode Island's only community printshop with a grant from >> AmeriCorps VISTA. Combining an interest in preserving a dying >> craft and sustaining its place in society with a pure desire to >> provide affordable and accessible printmaking resources, Calderini >> has found a home at the AS220 Community Printshop. >> >> Agata Michalowska is an artist and printmaker driven by technique >> and process. She received her BFA in Printmaking from Rhode >> Island School of Design in 2007. Michalowska is currently working >> in the AS220 Community Printshop as well as teaching workshops. >> >> With substandard or misrepresented reproductions often surfacing >> on today's art market, Gallery Z will provide examples of the >> various skilled processes that provide authentic prints. The show >> will serve as an exploration into the history of prints and >> multiples reflected against social, political, industrial, or >> purely aesthetic contexts, spanning the larger history of art. >> >> This exhibition showcases the numerous techniques used by prin >> tmakers that include limited edition prints, lithographs, >> woodcuts, etchings, engravings, and serigraphs. Explanations of >> each process accompany the work in order to enhance the >> understanding of the work that these artists create for art >> collectors and art admirers alike. >> >> This exhibition includes distinguished work by Jean Carzou, Marc >> Chagall, Albrecht D?rer, Salvador Dal?, Honor? Daumier, Edward >> Linley Sambourne, Hovsep Pushman, Harutune Hovhanesian, Aristide >> Maillol, Karnig Nalbandian, Japanese and Venetian prints, and >> etchings by local artist Carol Travers Lummus. >> >> Researcher and Gallery Z assistant Derek Mearns conducted all >> research regarding the artwork that will be featured in the August >> show. Any questions regarding this research should be directed to >> Derek at galleryzcontact at aol.com, Attention: Derek. >> >> We look forward to seeing you here! >> Upcoming Events at Gallery Z >> >> Food, Art, and Wine >> . >> Gallery Z welcomes the famous Ruth's Chris Steakhouse to feature >> their cuisine at our monthly Food, Art, and Wine event, at Gallery >> Z on August 28th, from 5:30pm to 8pm. >> >> Ruth's Chris Steakhouse is an upscale fine dining experience with >> generous portions and a menu sure to please all from the most die- >> hard carnivore to vegetarians. Please join us on Thursday, August >> 28th, to savor a sampling of the best that Ruth's Chris has to >> offer, while enjoying the final week of our "Prints and Multiples" >> exhibit. >> >> Rhode Island Italian Artists >> >> With Gallery Z calling Federal Hill its home for the past four >> years, we have decided to pay homage to the neighborhood that has >> so warmly embraced us by hosting an exhibition of Rhode Island >> Italian Artists. In this exhibition, Gallery Z has selected well- >> established artists of Italian descent from Rhode Island. Featured >> artists include painters Anthony Tomaselli and Stephanie Marzella, >> photographers Angelo Marinosci and Salvatore Mancini and renowned >> sculptor20Angelo Rosati. >> >> Salvatore Mancini's work has been published, exhibited and >> collected throughout America and Europe and he has received Rhode >> Island's Pell Award and Italy's Bolaffi Prize in addition to >> numerous grants to support his work. >> >> Having been born and raised in Rhode Island, Anthony Tomaselli is >> well known for his paintings of local landscapes. Tomaselli >> teaches painting to many different audiences, including the >> painting classes at the Providence Art Club. >> >> Angelo Marinosci is a well-known and respected photographer who >> has taught and lectured at such Rhode Island institutions as Rhode >> Island College, and Rhode Island School of Design. >> >> Since moving to southern Rhode Island, Stephanie Marzella has been >> focusing solely on landscape. The driving forces behind >> Stephanie's work are her love of nature and interpretive use of >> color. >> >> Angelo Rosati joined the art department of Rhode Island College >> where he nurtured the department into a vibrant art curriculum >> that gained national notoriety. He served two terms as the >> Chairman of the Art Department once in 1966-1968 and again from >> 1973-1976, retiring in 1985. Rosati exhibits in Rhode Island, New >> York City, the national art exhibit in Washington D.C., Mexico, >> Rome and countless galleries earned him many awards and accolades. >> >> The opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 18th, >> from 5pm to 9pm. This exhibition is the first of two consecutive >> shows that overlap the month of October, designated as Rhode >> Island's Italian Heritage Month. >> About Gallery Z >> >> Located on Providence's Historic Atwells Avenue (Exit 21 from >> Interstate 95) since 2001, Gallery Z offers an eclectic collection >> of works by 20th-21st century Armenian, American, international, >> and Rhode Island artists. Opening receptions are held on the >> third Thursday of each month. Owner and photographer B?rge Ara >> Zobian, spearheading efforts to raise public interest in the arts, >> dedicates an entire front window to the public forum. >> >> Also, Gallery Z is a TAX FREE ZONE. For more information, click >> here. >> And, as always, all exhibits are free and open to the public. >> >> The gallery can be found on the World Wide Web at >> Please feel free to contact the gallery at galleryzprov at aol.com. >> >> Gallery Hours: >> Tues & Wed 12-6pm >> Thurs-Sat 12-8pm >> By appointment and by chance >> >> MEMBER - Gallery Night20Providence >> MEMBER - PWCVB, Providence Warwick Convention Visitors Bureau >> MEMBER - Federal Hill Commerce Association >> MEMBER - Americans for the Arts >> >> Directions to Gallery Z: >> >> From the North: >> Take 95 South to Exit 21. At the end of the exit ramp, take a >> right onto Atwells Avenue. >> >> From the South: >> Take 95 North to exit 21. At the second set of lights take a left >> onto Atwells Avenue. >> >> Gallery Z is located on your right at 259 Atwells Avenue. >> In This Issue >> Upcoming Events at Gallery Z >> About Gallery Z >> August Public Art Window >> Current Show >> >> "Prints and Multiples" >> >> Reception & Lectures: >> August 21st, 2008 >> 5pm-9pm >> >> Show Dates: >> July 15th, 2008 >> to August 30th, 2008 >> August Public Art Window >> >> Gallery Z welcomes the Rhode Island International Film Festival >> back to its Public Art Window once again for the month of August. >> >> Now in its Twelfth Year, the Rhode Island International Film >> Festival? (RIIFF) took place August 5-10, 2008. Ranked as a o ne >> of the Top 12 Film Festivals in the United States, this world- >> class festival is held at venues around Providence. >> It features screenings, filmmaking workshops, meet-and-greet >> industry events and seminars. Aiming to promote Rhode Island as a >> filmmaking location and to celebrate the independent filmmaking >> spirit, RIIFF also hosts a number of high-profile premieres and >> provides a showcase for international features, documentaries, and >> shorts. >> >> >> 20 >> 259 Atwells Avenue - Providence, Rhode Island 02903 - tel (401) >> 454-8844 - fax (401) 751-3295 >> >> Forward email >> >> This email was sent to berge1957 at aol.com by galleryzprov at aol.com. >> Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with >> SafeUnsubscribe? | Privacy Policy. >> Email Marketing by >> >> Gallery Z: A Fine Art Gallery | 259 Atwells Avenue | Providence | >> RI | 02903 >> >> Get the MapQuest Toolbar. Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More! > > _______________________________________________ > everyone mailing list > everyone at as220.org > http://www.as220.org/mailman/listinfo/everyone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.as220.org/pipermail/board/attachments/20080821/4072699b/attachment-0001.htm From arleyrose at as220.org Tue Aug 26 14:35:47 2008 From: arleyrose at as220.org (Arley-Rose Torsone) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:35:47 -0400 Subject: [Board] Fwd: Board post from davido@as220.org requires approval References: Message-ID: <29786941-0ED4-491A-8961-52BE7D0E795E@as220.org> Begin forwarded message: > From: board-owner at as220.org > Date: August 26, 2008 2:33:34 PM EDT > To: board-owner at as220.org > Subject: Board post from davido at as220.org requires approval > > As list administrator, your authorization is requested for the > following mailing list posting: > > List: Board at as220.org > From: davido at as220.org > Subject: immediate board vote > Reason: Too many recipients to the message > > At your convenience, visit: > > http://www.as220.org/mailman/admindb/board > > to approve or deny the request. > > From: davido at as220.org > Date: August 26, 2008 2:33:27 PM EDT > To: board at as220.org, matthew.cullina at gmail.com, mail at sethprice.net, bjepson at gmail.com > , mchazan at apslaw.com, jgb at jonathanbonner.com, kb at kippworks.com, marlaine_noel at hotmail.com > , adeola at youthinaction.org, Kara at DCIGIFT.com, clay at thesteelyard.org, jrsascott at aol.com > , samseidel at yahoo.com, laura at as220.org, MVales at sovereignbank.com, rwelch at mosesafonso.com > , cwhite333 at cox.net > Cc: bert at as220.org, xander at as220.org > Subject: immediate board vote > > > Hello AS220 Board, > > Matt is traveling this afternoon and something has come up that > requires > an immediate (though perfunctory) board vote, wonder if everyone can > reply > ASAP... > > Back in early May, state Sen. Frank Ciccone earmarked a legislative > grant > in the amount of $2,000 for FY08 for AS220. We plan to use the money > to > buy furniture and equipment for BSS's Youth Resource Center. > > The grant application is due, Xander and I have it all done but just > noticed we need board approval. We want to run it over the the State > House > this afternoon. > > Thank you for the quick attention, much appreciated, -Dave Ortiz > > ... > > BOARD VOTE: To approve request of a $2,000.00 legislative grant for > FY08, > submitted to the Rhode Island Senate Chamber by Sen. Frank A. > Ciccone III > on behalf of AS220. > > > > > > From: board-request at as220.org > Subject: confirm 2b5d146d3ff9ecf624f1c2f6b28cdce389177762 > > > If you reply to this message, keeping the Subject: header intact, > Mailman will discard the held message. Do this if the message is > spam. If you reply to this message and include an Approved: header > with the list password in it, the message will be approved for posting > to the list. The Approved: header can also appear in the first line > of the body of the reply. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.as220.org/pipermail/board/attachments/20080826/82d7ad26/attachment.htm From davido at as220.org Tue Aug 26 14:33:27 2008 From: davido at as220.org (davido at as220.org) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:33:27 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Board] immediate board vote References: In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1468.70.184.10.213.1219775607.squirrel@www.as220.org> Hello AS220 Board, Matt is traveling this afternoon and something has come up that requires an immediate (though perfunctory) board vote, wonder if everyone can reply ASAP... Back in early May, state Sen. Frank Ciccone earmarked a legislative grant in the amount of $2,000 for FY08 for AS220. We plan to use the money to buy furniture and equipment for BSS's Youth Resource Center. The grant application is due, Xander and I have it all done but just noticed we need board approval. We want to run it over the the State House this afternoon. Thank you for the quick attention, much appreciated, -Dave Ortiz ... BOARD VOTE: To approve request of a $2,000.00 legislative grant for FY08, submitted to the Rhode Island Senate Chamber by Sen. Frank A. Ciccone III on behalf of AS220. From davido at as220.org Tue Aug 26 16:19:38 2008 From: davido at as220.org (davido at as220.org) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:19:38 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Board] thank you for quick board vote! Message-ID: <1517.70.184.10.213.1219781978.squirrel@www.as220.org> we got a majority vote within 15 minutes of my email - thank you thanks everyone! -dave From samseidel at yahoo.com Tue Aug 26 15:07:00 2008 From: samseidel at yahoo.com (Samuel Seidel) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:07:00 -0000 Subject: [Board] immediate board vote Message-ID: <199981.2316.qm@web36906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I approve! On Aug 26, 2008, at 1:33 PM, davido at as220.org wrote: Hello AS220 Board, Matt is traveling this afternoon and something has come up that requires an immediate (though perfunctory) board vote, wonder if everyone can reply ASAP... Back in early May, state Sen. Frank Ciccone earmarked a legislative grant in the amount of $2,000 for FY08 for AS220. We plan to use the money to buy furniture and equipment for BSS's Youth Resource Center. The grant application is due, Xander and I have it all done but just noticed we need board approval. We want to run it over the the State House this afternoon. Thank you for the quick attention, much appreciated, -Dave Ortiz ... BOARD VOTE: To approve request of a $2,000.00 legislative grant for FY08, submitted to the Rhode Island Senate Chamber by Sen. Frank A. Ciccone III on behalf of AS220.