Humphreys County Arts Council

2012-02-13T18:43:00.000-06:00

Our Feb. meet will be Tuesday, Feb.21 at 6pm at the Chamber Office.
We are working on "Art on the Square". We need lots of help.

2012-01-03T08:54:00.001-06:00

Our next meeting is Jan 10, 6pm at the Chamber of Commerce office.
See you there.

2011-12-28T11:18:00.003-06:00

                                                            Rita Miano

                                                            AUTUMN BLAZE 2011

2011-12-06T10:53:00.001-06:00

Next meeting is January 12, 6pm at the Chamber of Commerce office.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

2011-10-12T15:52:00.002-05:00

OK It is time for Autumn Blaze 2011.
We worked last night getting the invitations ready. They will go out by Friday.
We hope everyone is prepared and ready for this.
If you have a booth, you can get in on Thursday to set up.
I will post times as soon as I can get them.
See you there.

Autumn Blaze

2011-09-30T16:40:00.008-05:00

Autumn Blaze 2010

Autumn Blaze 2011 will be held

October 22
Hours 9am-4pm

24 Artists, Live Artist Demonstrations,
Free Balloons

Autumn Blaze

2011-08-29T14:24:00.002-05:00

We have the guidelines about ready for setting up a booth at Autumn Blaze. If you are interested in this, please email us at humphreyscountyartscouncil@gmail.com and we will put you on the list to contact.
We will meet again on September 13, 6pm at the Chamber of Commerce office.

Autumn Blaze

2011-08-24T12:42:00.002-05:00

OK. So we all made it to the right place and had a good meeting last night.
Autumn Blaze will be held at the "old G&A building" at the corner of Main and Clydeton in Waverly. Dates are October 21-22.

Booths can be rented to sell your Art work. Send an email to
humphreyscountyartscouncil@gmail.com if you are interested in setting up at Autumn Blaze. Info will be sent to you.

Updates will be posted as time goes on.
Check back often.

Next meeting

2011-08-20T09:38:00.001-05:00

We will meet again on Tuesday, August 23, 6pm at
the Humphreys County Chamber of Commerce. We need everyone
to help with the Autumn Blaze Festival. See you there.

August Meeting

2011-08-05T14:09:00.002-05:00

We will meet Tuesday, August 9th at 6pm at the Chamber of Commerce office, on Main Street in downtown Waverly.
We are working on Autumn Blaze. We need lots of help. See you there.

Art on the Square winnners

2011-08-05T13:56:00.014-05:00

July Meeting

2011-07-12T15:25:00.000-05:00

We will meet tonight a the Cafe at 6pm.

Meeting

2011-06-06T18:30:00.001-05:00

We will meet June 14th, 6pm at the Waverly cafe.

Art on the Square

2011-06-05T11:56:00.002-05:00

Hot but good day for Art on the Square.
A lot of beautiful and amazing drawings.
The vendors were here too. Not a lot of shoppers but maybe next year we will have more people downtown.

Thanks to all who came out and participated and for the vendors who braved the heat. We appreciate you very much. Hoping next year will be a little more bearable.

Winners will be in the News Democrat very soon. All of the drawings will be on the blog. Keep watching.

Congrats to everyone who drew. You all are great. Keep up the good work and keep on drawing.

Art on the Square

2011-06-02T09:56:00.000-05:00

This saturday, June 4th, starts at 7:30am.
Come out, bring your umbrella, knee pads and imagination.
Chalk is free. Everyone ages 2 to 100, are encouraged to come out and show us whatyou can do.
Prizes for first, second and third in 5 different age catagories.

Crafters and vendors will be set up with lots of things to buy.

Come out and enjoy yourself.

Remember, Music on the Square starts Saturday night at 7pm.

Meeting

2011-04-30T16:34:00.000-05:00

We will meet at the Waverly Cafe at 6pm on May 10th.

Storms!!!

2011-04-27T08:01:00.002-05:00

The weather is really stormy. Had rain all night and creeks and rivers are rising.

Schools are closed today because buses can't cross the flooded creeks. The weather has been wild this spring.

Tornadoes and hail everywhere. I hope it passes soon.
Homes torn up, trees down on everything, people having to be rescued from their homes.

Hopefully this will pass soon.

February meeting

2011-02-09T09:43:00.003-06:00

We met Feb. 8th at the Cafe for our meeting.
Representatives from Houston county Quilt Trails gave us interesting information on what they do. They had samples of the quilts on the trail. We are looking into how we can do this in Humphreys County.
We had 10 members present. Officers were elected for the coming year. Hope to see you next month.

February meeting

2011-01-30T07:10:00.001-06:00

The Art Council will meet Feb. 7, 6:00pm at the Waverly Cafe.
Hope to see you there.

August 10th meeting

2010-08-11T17:44:00.004-05:00

Humphreys County Art Council met for its regular monthly meeting. We discussed Autumn Blaze, Oct. 15 & 16. We are getting tickets ready for the 'Wine & Cheese" event on Friday night, the 15th. They are $25 for Individual or $35 per couple. These will be available from council members as soon as we get them printed.

If you have not paid your membership dues, booth fee will be $25. More info coming.
We have several auctions planned for Friday night the 15th.

We will have another meeting August 24th at the Waverly Cafe, 6pm.

Please come.

Autumn Blaze

2010-07-29T08:59:00.003-05:00

We had another meeting on July 27th at the Waverly Cafe.
We are getting ready for Autumn Blaze, October 15-16, 2010.
This is our 8th year.

We have found a home for the festival.
Booths will be available for interested artists.

We will host a private showing on Friday night, invitation ONLY, "Evening Attire" event. There will be wine and cheese and two auctions.

If you are a member of the Arts Council, 8'x10'booths are free. Non members will pay $35.00 for booth space.

More information on the festival will be coming soon.

July meeting

2010-07-24T14:34:00.002-05:00

We are having another meeting on July 27th at 6pm at the Waverly Cafe.
We need to start planning Autumn Blaze. There is a lot to do and we need
everyone that can help to do so.

Check back here later and we will have some of the information up for you. We need to get Autumn Blaze back on track and it will take a lot of work. All of the artists in the county need to join together to create a beautiful artisan collection.

Humphreys County has a tremendous amount of talent. We need to showcase ALL of the talent here so everyone can enjoy it. If you know someone who has an artistic talent, let us know. This is for ALL of the arts.

Together, we can create one of the best artisan communities in the state.

July Meeting

2010-06-28T08:25:00.004-05:00

We will meet at the Waverly Cafe on July 13, 6:00pm.
We are discussing "Autumn Blaze." We need to find a place to hold this and we need
people to help with it.
If you have not joined Humphreys County Arts Council, please do. We have
a lot of talented artists in this county.
If you would like to become a part of the Council, email us at humphreyscountyartscouncil@gmail.com.

Winners at Art on the Square

2010-06-09T17:17:00.005-05:00

Small Kids- First- Allen Evrard

Kids- First- Megan Bozeman

Youth- First- Ashley Parkans

Tweens- First- Kalee Hemby

"Art on the Square"

2010-06-06T13:40:00.010-05:00

Adults- First- Kristie Greene

This is just a few of the beautiful artworks that were drawn Saturday at "Art on the Square."

All ages participated. These were done in chalk, on the pavement and in the hot sun. We have a lot of serious artists in Humphreys County.

Thank you to all who came out and shared their talents with us.

We had 8 artists and vendors with us also. Thank you to them for being a part of our festival. We hope next year we will have more artists and crafters around the square along with our chalk artists.

Thank you to the volunteers who make this possible every year.

Art on the Square

2010-05-17T16:18:00.003-05:00

Art on the Square is June 5. It will be behind the Court house in the Annex parking lot.
There will be artists and crafters set up behind and around the court house.
Come and join in the fun. Chalk is free. Come and draw your masterpiece on the pavement. Prizes will be awarded at 1:00pm. Everyone is invited to participate.

Times are from 7am-1pm. Come be with us.

April meeting

2010-04-13T13:22:00.004-05:00

Our April meeting is tonight, April 13, 6pm at the Waverly Cafe'.
Come join us.

March meeting

2010-02-16T17:13:00.002-06:00

Our next meeting is March 9th, 6pm at the Waverly Cafe.
John Romanko will be teaching an oil painting class at the Waverly Senior Citizens center. Class lasts 4 hours and cost is $45.00 that includes all materials.
Hope to see you at both.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

2009-12-19T14:35:00.001-06:00

Our next meeting is January 12th at the Waverly Cafe.
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

November Meeting

2009-11-14T07:43:00.003-06:00

The Arts Council held its November meeting on the 10th. We had 8 members attending.

The Woods & Strings Puppet shows were held in October. Susan has the evaluation on this ready to turn in so we can get grant money to help pay for this.

Please get your membership dues in for the new year. Individual membership is $25.00, and Family is $35.00. You can mail them to HCAC at PO Box 387, Waverly,TN 37185.

There will not be a meeting in December. The next meeting will be January 10, 2010, 6:00pm at the Waverly Cafe.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Next meeting

2009-09-08T20:54:00.002-05:00

We had 8 members at the September meeting.
We will have a booth at the Bicentennial celebration on October 17.
If you would like to display a piece of your art please contact Linda Baty.
We also need booth volunteers the day of the celebration. We are doing this in shifts so everyone can enjoy the days festivities. Contact Linda Baty if you can help out.

Next Arts Council meeting is October 13, 6pm at the Waverly Cafe.

The next Bicentennial meeting is Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6pm at the Annex.

August meeting

2009-08-12T18:25:00.002-05:00

Our meeting last night was attended by 9 members.

Susan Eaton informed us that we got the grant to put on "Woods and Strings" in the schools and a public show on Friday night. The show will be October 23 and will be open to the public on Friday night at the Waverly Central High School auditorium. Please mark your calendar.

John Miano had drawn 2 logos for the council. They are being adjusted for print and will be on our letter head and business cards. Thank you goes out to John for his work on the logos.

The council will have a booth at the Bicentennial celebration. If you wish to display a piece of your work, please contact Linda Baty. We will also have a booth for the kids again this year. We need volunteers. Please let me know if you can help in any way.

If you would like your won booth t sell your art or crafts, contact Wendy at the Chamber office for a form. You need to turn the form in by Sept. 1.

Janie, at the Waverly Cafe is hosting a "Tea" on Friday night, October 16. There is limited seating and tickets are $12.00. Only a few tickets remain. This wil be a lot o fun and very informative.

Next meeting

2009-07-27T17:43:00.002-05:00

August 11, 6pm at the Waverly Cafe.

Please try and come. We need your help with Autumn Blaze preparations.

Art Council happenings

2009-07-14T19:58:00.003-05:00

We had seven members at the meeting on July 14.
Susan Eaton is working on the grant for the Woods and Strings performances.

John Miano had some rough drafts for our logo. We need a logo for the Art Council. It will be used for anything to do with the council. If you would like to work something up, that would be great. Bring it to the next meeting and we will look at all of them and pick one to use for the council. Use your imagination and create something that will represent our artists.

We will have a table at the Bi Centennial celebration on October 17. If you would like to bring a couple of pieces to display that would be wonderful. Some of you don't want to set up and sell. That is fine. We need the artists of the county represented that day. Please let me know if you want to participate in the display. We need volunteers to sit at the table for 2 hour intervals. Please put your name on this list.

If you want to set up and sell, you need to fill out a form, pay a $20 booth fee and get it turned in by Sept.1. Forms are at the Chamber of Commerce office or I can email it to you. Turn them in at the Chamber office or to me at the next meeting.

Next meeting

2009-07-11T16:48:00.002-05:00

Our next meeting is Tuesday, July 14, 6pm at the Waverly Cafe.

We will be discussing the Autumn Blaze participation in the Bi Centennial.
We need artist to participate and volunteers throughout the Festival.

Hope to see you there.

Next Bi Centennial Meeting

2009-06-20T16:28:00.001-05:00

It will be June 29, 2009 at 6pm at the court house annex. We still need volunteers to help.

Hope you can be there.

200th Birthday meeting

2009-06-14T16:52:00.002-05:00

Our next meeting for the Bi Centennial Celebration and Autumn Blaze will be Monday June 15
6:00pm at the court house annex. Enter through the back entrance.

We still need lots of help and volunteers for this great day. Hope you can make it.
This will not happen in our lifetime again. Let's make it a momentous occasion.

"Art on the Square"

2009-06-10T19:26:00.003-05:00

It was a good day last Saturday. We had 54 artists to participate.
A good time was enjoyed by all.

Best in show was "Summertime" by Kristi Greene.

First in Adults was Stephanie Parkans,
"Enigma"

First in Youth was Caitlin Greene,
"Audrey"

First in Children was Ben Muha,
"In the Jungle"

First in Kids was Gage Coon,
"Duck in the Water"

Next Meeting

2009-06-06T13:02:00.000-05:00

We will meet June9, 6:00pm at the Waverly Cafe.

Humphreys County 200th Birthday

2009-06-03T17:11:00.002-05:00

Humphreys County is having a Birthday Celebration on October 17, 2009.
It will be on Main street and around the Court House.

Vendors and crafters will be there selling all kinds of "good things".
Our local artists will be there with their art.

Quilters, Civil War re-enactors, cannons, a train you can ride, musicians, bands and performers will keep you entertained all day.

Bring your family, bring your chairs and enjoy our birthday party. There won't be another one for another 100 years.
Come and be a part of history.

Art on the Square

2009-06-03T17:08:00.003-05:00

June 6, this Saturday is our "Art on the Square".
This is a fun time for all ages. Come and try your hand at drawing on the pavement. It is behind the court house by the annex. Bring your umbrella, water, blanket to sit or kneel on and have fun.

Anyone wanting to help, be there at 7am.

Thanks
See you there.

Art on the Square

2009-06-01T13:04:00.002-05:00

OK all artists are needed on Saturday June 6, at the parking lot behind the court house.

Art on the Square will be from 8-1pm. We need volunteers to help with this event.

Please be there by 7:30 am and you will have lots of fun.
Tell everyone you know, to come and participate. There are 4 catagories and prizes in each one.

See you there.

Art on the Square

2009-04-14T17:42:00.002-05:00

We had our regular meeting last night. There were 6 members present.
We have finalized "Art on the Square". It will be held on Saturday,
June 6 from 8 to 12 with awards to be presented at 1:00PM.
We need all the help we can get. There are a lot of children that participate and we need
HELP!
If you are a member of the Humphreys County Art Council, please come out and support ART.

Our next meeting will be May 11 at 6pm at the Chamber of Commerce office.

Art from "Art on the Square"

2009-03-03T13:51:00.005-06:00

2009-02-24T11:59:00.001-06:00

Images from 2008 Autumn Blaze.
Face painting, musicians, artists and demonstrations.

Autumn Blaze 2008

2009-02-24T10:57:00.002-06:00

Next Meeting

2009-02-18T14:18:00.003-06:00

Our next Arts Council meeting will be March 9, 2009 at 6pm.
It is held at The Humphreys County Chamber of Commerce office.
See you there.

We have begun!!

2009-02-10T08:32:00.000-06:00

The Humphreys County Arts Council would like to welcome you to our Blog.
We have a new year ahead and lots of great things to do.

We have our regular meeting each month on the second Monday, 6pm, at the Chamber of Commerce office on Main street. We want to invite you to the meeting. Bring your ideas, energy and talents to share with us.

The Arts Council is made of artists and lovers of the arts.
Our county is home to many different artists. Our goal is to promote them and share their talents with everyone.

Please visit here often. We will keep you informed of what is happening.

Stop by the Waverly Cafe on Main Street to see the works of some of the artists.