Activities / Events / Fundraising
Monthly Basket Raffle
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Our member artist Donna Blatchly is putting a themed raffle basket together for the next 12 months. Each with a different theme - paired with the appropriate month. Several artists will be featured in each monthly basket. The estimated value of each basket will be $100.00 or more.
Winners will drawn at our monthly reception as well as the introduction of the basket for the next month. The basket will be on display at the gallery. TICKETS will be offered at 1 for$5 or 3 for$10. Visit our facebook page to see updated photos of the baskets or stop in. 
Update: Basket Winners: Happy "Holly" Day - Angie Sturm, Let it Snow - Pat Morton, Warm and Cozy - Trine Wilson, Vermont - Claire Graham-Smith. Winners of the last three baskets, were El Towle, Sue Chase and Courtney Grimes. Rochelle Wallace was the lucky winner of the basket in July! Barbara Tenney was the winner on August 1st, 2019 Lisa and Amon on September 5th, 2019.
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March's Basket
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FUNDRAISING POTTERY CLASS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2019This pottery class will be instructed by Artist In Residence own Barbara Colgrove and Martha McGinn. The class includes slab construction, decorating and glazing. Clay, glazes and 2 kiln firings included with cost.
The class will be held at Barlow Street Community Center, 39 Barlow Street, St. Albans, Vermont, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at the Artist In Residence Gallery at 10 South Main Street, St. Albans, Vermont. |
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OUR PAINT & SIP FUNDRAISING FUN
On June 14, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm Pat Murphy hosted a Paint & Sip at Barlow Street. The theme was sunflowers. Everyone had a good time, with bright and colorful results! Check our calendar of events to find our next Paint and Sip! |
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Stitch & Sip Fundraiser
Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Barlow Street Community Center, 39 Barlow Street, St Albans, VT from 3:00 to 6:00pm. Tickets are $40 which includes all materials. Available at Artist In Residence Gallery, 10 South Main Street, St, Albans. Fiber Artist Claire Graham-Smith of Artist In Residence will lead you in a fun afternoon of hand stitching a felted wool sampler. "Fantasy Garden" is made of free form shapes, applied with the simple embroidery stitches. Thick thread and big needles used. Tea and cookies will be available. |
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Mini Barn Quilt Painting Fundraiser
PUT YOUR PAINTING APRON ON!!! AIR Gallery is hosting a FUNdraiser on Saturday, April 6th from 2 to 4 at the Barlow Street Community Center(St. Albans Rec. Dept.) Instructor Kristina Bolduc will provide tips and advice as you create a beautiful mini quilt for your home or as a gift, please see attachment for further details and how to sign up for this fun event 
Update: Mini Barn Quilt Painting Update - with Artist Kristina Bolduc, on April 6, 2019 @ Barlow Street Community Center, $500.00 was raised toward AIR's Capital Campaign .
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WOMAN'S HISTORY MONTH EVENT
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UPDATE: March 30th 2019 @ Saint Albans Museum
Over $4000.00 raised toward AIR Capital Campaign 
The Artist in Residence Gallery and the Saint Albans Historical Museum
co-hosted a fundraising event including a silent auction to benefit both the gallery and the museum. A.I.R. member Terry Buehner portrayed the First Ladies to perfection, giving viewers a different perspective of each one's tragic story.
Photo credits: Michael Frett, St. Albans Messenger Staff Writer
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The Women’s History Event at the museum last night was a HUGE success. There were over 100 in attendance. Terry Buehner was fabulous as she visited the event as three First Ladies. Donna Blatchly, Martha McGinn and their team put on a great event.
A big Thank you to all who attended, The Saint Albans Historical Museum, Morgan Stanley, and to all our members who donated items to the silent auction.
Photo credits: Michael Frett, St. Albans Messenger Staff Writer
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Capital Campaign Raffle
The Capital Campaign raffle was organized and paid for by member artists Donna Blatchly and Martha McGinn. These artists have continuously made generous efforts to the success of the raffle. "We had a number of artists offer a raffle prize and Paule Gingras, Meta Strick and Pat Rugg’s items were chosen. We have had 80% of our members participate in selling the raffle tickets. We hope to have a good shopping night on December 20th when the raffle prizes are given away at the gallery. " - Martha McGinn
The raffle is part of our Capital Campaign fundraising efforts.
Stop in at the gallery and talk to any one of our members to purchase a ticket. Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 to 5pm.
The Capital Campaign raffle was organized and paid for by member artists Donna Blatchly and Martha McGinn. These artists have continuously made generous efforts to the success of the raffle. "We had a number of artists offer a raffle prize and Paule Gingras, Meta Strick and Pat Rugg’s items were chosen. We have had 80% of our members participate in selling the raffle tickets. We hope to have a good shopping night on December 20th when the raffle prizes are given away at the gallery. " - Martha McGinn
The raffle is part of our Capital Campaign fundraising efforts.
Stop in at the gallery and talk to any one of our members to purchase a ticket. Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 to 5pm.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN RAFFLE WINNERS: December 20, 2018 drawing: $500.00 Cash Prize - Suzan Seymour, Pat Rugg Quilt Bedrunner - Mary Young,
Meta Stick Sylvia Doll - Sherry Payrat, Paule Gingras Watercolor - Alisa Aylward
Meta Stick Sylvia Doll - Sherry Payrat, Paule Gingras Watercolor - Alisa Aylward
Annual Events
2019 People's Choice
Cards....................$4.00 each
Mixed Card Sets......$15.00 Proceeds to benefit Artist in Residence Gallery |
July 2019 Themed, Special Exhibit, People's Choice
For many years the AIR gallery has sponsored a "People's Choice" Award in the month of July. This event is very successful in engaging the community and encouraging our customers to take a closer look. Visitors to the gallery are invited to vote on their favorite piece, and they may vote more than once. The Theme this year (2019) is "Sunflowers" and it is free to the artists interpretation. Representational or abstract, realistic or fanciful, literal or imaginative. Each piece that is participating will be on display and identified by a special wall card or card on the shelf. There will be two categories, one for wall art that can be reproduced and one for shelf or three -dimensional work. The "winner" of the first category will allow the gallery to make giclee copies of the work. The winners of 2019, Donna Blatchly was the first place winner of this years People's Choice Event and Ann Standish was second. Their pictures will be made into cards and prints that will be for sale in the gallery as fundraisers. The winners of the July 2018 People's , Patricia Rugg with "Grandma’s Loyal Union Sampler " and Donna Blatchly with her work "Never Ending" We had over 100 people in the community participate. The winners of 2017 were Paule Gingras with the watercolor "Spring Rain" and Cathy Bohannon gourd sculpture "Call It A Day" . |
