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Featured Artists April:
Kurt Kindermann
May:
Perri Mason Read more on page 3
April /May /June 2013 Vol 1, No 1
TECAC The Electric Company Artists’ Co-op LLC, 207 East Depot Street, Bedford Virginia 24523
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The Electric Company building at 207
East Depot Street has been a constant
presence in Bedford since the 1880’s
and until the twenty-first century was
the place Bedford residents could pay
their electric bills.
In 2007, Patti Siehien and Al DeWeese purchased the building from the city
with bold plans to change its look and its purpose. They opened Art on Depo in
January 2008, featuring The Artisan Café, a 20-seat soup and sandwich lunch
spot with organic salads and food fare named for famous artists. Art and craft
work of all sorts, many from local artists and Siehien herself, was for sale in adjacent rooms, including an area dubbed
The Dessert Gallery for specialty cobblers and ice cream. Artists’ studios and Siehien’s pottery studio were in back. Fea-
tured opposite the café was the Paw Wash, a dog grooming facility; and Pawcasso, pet accessories and fashions for dogs;
Siehien’s daughters operated these businesses.
By 2009 the pottery studio moved downstairs where also
The Artful Cat, Bedford’s first fine arts supply store, was
owned and operated by Amy Carter. On September 15,
2009, the basement area opened as Rembrandt’s Closet,
with sales booths and studio spaces.
A variety of art, crafts, and artsy trinkets filled the gallery
spaces. A number of artists occupied studios in the current
Artists on Depot studio as well as downstairs. Various
businesses - such as The Prissy Parrot, the Book Nooky, The
Artful Cat, and Centertown Pottery - rented space in The
Electric Company before moving on. The café and its menu
remained the same though the establishment passed to
three different owners since 2008.
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The TECAC ConnectThe TECAC ConnectThe TECAC ConnectThe TECAC Connect
By Edrie Bays
From Utility to Art - Where Do We Go from Here? Pt 1
The opening exhibit of TECAC, The Electric
Company Artists’ Co-op, Second Friday, on
December 14, 2012
Entrance to TECAC Gallery at the west end of
207 East Depot building
Old east entrance to 207 Depot … now the door to The
Artisan Cafe
Profile view looking from east
end of 207 East Depot to the
west end
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As Siehien focused more on her own art, she first sold The
Artisan Café. Then in 2011, George and Sue Wachob bought
The Electric Company building. Fourteen years earlier the
Wachobs had purchased Hearthside Quilts, a Vermont business
with a thirty-year history. Hearthside Quilts - mostly a phone,
mail-order and Internet business - moved to the former Rem-
brandt’s Closet space. There the Wachobs design and make
ready-to-sew, pre-cut quilting kits.
End of Part 1 - to be continued
The gift shop in The Electric Company at 207 E Depot Street in down-
town Bedford is changing its focus and i name. The new Artisan Shoppe
is looking for locally produced quality artisan wares and artisans/
producers who want to maintain a display in the new space. A benefit
will be a listing on Bedford’s Artisan Trail as it is formed. Merchandise will be rotated out every two months and consignors will
come in frequently to update inventory and refresh their displays. We are looking for items originated and created locally. We cannot take
duplicate items and will create a waiting list for those creating the same
type items. Contact info: Perri Mason [email protected]
Call for Local Artisans
Awards & Recognitions Shelley Koopmann Three paintings by
Shelley were juried
into the Roanoke Col-
lege Biennial Juried
Exhibition held in the
Olin and Smoyer Gal-
leries. Included was
“Looking at the World
through Psychedelic Glasses.” This exhibit will be up through April 5.
Dotti Stone “ R e m n a n t :
Springtime Green”
is in the Roanoke
College Biennial
Juried Exhibition
held in the Olin
and Smoyer Galleries. Also, two of
her mosaics were accepted in the
RPI Retrospective Exhibit at VCU in
Richmond VA.
Donna Nevers Donna placed Best in Mixed Media
at the RVSPCA’s annual fund-
raiser art show at the Taubman.
Photo credit: Frazier Associates, provided by the
Bedford Historical Society (circa mid 80s)
Part 2 will be in the
July-August-
September
TECAC Connect
All photos, except the
one at right, were
provided by Edrie Bays
and Dotti Stone
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Featured Artist: April - Kurt Kindermann Kurt Kindermann was born outside of Philadelphia in 1979, and currently resides in
Bedford Virginia as a father and artist. He received a certificate in painting from the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 2005.
Kindermann’s works focus on expressing emotional
responses to life events great and small and often
times acting as a punctuation mark, years after digesting the
situation’s nuances, a cathartic release
Kindermann has received an award from the Taubman
Museum of Art and his works are part of many private collec-
tions and have been shown prominently in both Pennsylvania
and Virginia. He currently exhibits at the Electric Co in
Bedford and serves on the Board of Directors of the Wharton
Foundation.
Featured Artist: May - Perri Mason
Perri Mason grew up in Bedford, Va. She received her B.S. degree in Studio Art with
a minor in Education from Radford University in 1982. Her various art experiences
include teaching art in public schools, working as an artist for a silk screen company
and selling art materials for local retailers.
Although she has worked in various media,
Perri prefers the challenges of watercolor. “I
love the softness and the translucency of
watercolors. This medium requires you to see
things in layers, so I usually paint with a lot of
water and use several glazes of color to give my paintings a realistic depth. “
Perri, who maintains a studio at Artists on Depot, is a member of The Seven Hills
Art Club in Lynchburg as well as The Electric Company Artist Co-op in Bedford.
She is available for commissions and specializes in portraiture of animals.
Her studio is open to the public and is located in The Electric Company at 207 E
Depot Street in Bedford, VA. Several of her finished works and prints are available for purchase there at The Electric
Company Artists Co-op Gallery and The Artists on Depot Gallery. Her work can also be seen at www.perrimason.com.
Self portraits concealed in birds: The works in this small series show the artist hidden in assorted birds. The
birds were each chosen for the clichéd character quality that they represent.
However, they do not depict the artist; rather, the circumstance in which he
finds himself.
Oli
Polka Dot #413
Owl
Crow
Patterned Lady 3
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Exhibit Opportunities 2nd Annual Itsy Bitsy Exhibit
Exhibit dates: April 12 - June 8 Deadline: Deliver labeled art, applica-
tions, and entries April 10, 10AM-12
to Art Upstairs at Bedford Hardware
126 S Bridge St, Bedford VA Sponsored by Art Upstairs and Artists
on Depot , the exhibit will be in in
Bedford Hardware’s Art Upstairs and
Artists on Depot studio galleries. Contact Edrie Bays:
[email protected] for forms. Artisan Fair at Sedalia
June 2, 10AM-5PM
1108 Sedalia School Rd, Big Island VA
http://www.sedaliacenter.org/
index.php/2013-artisan-fair-and-sales
-vendor-application
Application deadline: May 17 Calling Artists/Craft Artisans, Art/
Craft Related Venues, and
Agri-artisan Displays and Sales
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
34th Juried Exhibition Crary Art Gallery, Warren PA
May 25 - Entry deadline
Exhibit dates: Oct 5 - Nov 15, 2013 http://
www.pawcs.com/ Bower Center National Juried
Exhibition Judge/Juror: Susan Jamison
July 23 - Aug 31 exhibit dates
June 1 entry deadline
Aug 9, awards reception
Call to Artists available on line
www.bowercenter.org LRA Annual Showcase Jefferson Center
541 Luck Ave SW, Roanoke VA
August 10 - Entry deadline
August 26, 9AM-10:30 Art delivery
Sept 8, 2PM-4 Awards reception
http://
www.leagueofroanokeartists.com/
LRA%20Exhibits.html
Call to artists will soon be posted.
Mystery Build Deadline: October 20
$15,000 in cash awards! Create a work
of art using ONLY the materials pro-
vided in a Mystery Build Kit. THE
TWIST: You don't know what's inside!
You can expect to find some common
sculpting materials like wood, clay,
metal, fiber, and a few surprises. The
kits are 12" x 9" x 3" and contain 5 lbs.
of materials. All 2013 Mystery Build
Kits are identical. Enter individually or
as a team. The theme for 2013 is "Re-
Invent a Work of Art". You may inter-
pret the contest's theme any way you
wish.
http://www.mysterybuild.com/
Don’t forget to “like”
us on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/TECAC207
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Committee Volunteers - thank you!! Please note this is our list of volunteers from the March 3rd meeting. If you were unable
to attend, or volunteer at that time, there are still opportunities. Just let someone in the Steering Committee know what you will be
volunteering for. There is still plenty to do and we will find a good match. Any errors or additions, please notify Suzanne immediately.
Thanks again for all your help!
STEERING COMMITTEE ~ committed for one full year
Edrie Bays [email protected]
Mitchell Bond [email protected]
Patrick Ellis [email protected]
Erni Houser [email protected]
Perri Mason [email protected]
Suzanne V Paddock [email protected]
Brigitte Petersen [email protected]
George Wachob [email protected]
Due to our need to firmly establish structure and order, we may ask at least one person per committee to volunteer for 3 months to
specifically help out with this extra need. Otherwise, one month is an acceptable volunteer term. Any and all assistance is greatly
appreciated.
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Patrick Ellis Suzanne V Paddock George Wachob
EVENTS COORDINATOR/ TECAC LIAISON COMMITTEE ~ in need of a dedicated coordinator to manage events
Erni Houser Shelley Koopmann Jane Schafer Dotti Stone
FUND RAISING - NEED VOLUNTEERS
GALLERY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Perri Mason Edrie Bays
Erni Houser Jane Schafer
ARTISAN SHOPPE COMMITTEE
Perri Mason Bill Koopmann
George Wachob Suzanne V Paddock
HANGING COMMITTEE
Patrick Ellis Shelley Koopmann Perri Mason
Jane Schafer Kurt Kindermann
MARKETING COMMITTEE
Mitchell Bond, Suzanne Paddock
Kurt Kindermann
MINUTES/ E-LETTER COMMITTEE
Dotti Stone Suzanne V Paddock
MEMBERSHIP PROCESS COMMITTEE
Erni Houser Shelley Koopmann
Suzanne V Paddock Martha Rhodes
RENOVATIONS COMMITTEE ~ labor only at this time
Patrick Ellis
540-491-2585 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/TECAC207
TECAC Connect Newsletter TECAC members, this is YOUR newsletter. It will come
out quarterly. Please send information about any awards
and recognitions you receive, classes you will be offering
… anything to get the word out about what is happening
in your world and the arts community in the area. If you
know of classes, workshops and exhibit opportunities,
send that information along also. Send to Dotti Stone - Email: [email protected] Newsletter deadline: June 25 for July/Aug/Sep issue
Important Dates - 2013 Gallery TECAC Member
Rotations: Meeting - 2 PM Apr 7/8 May 5
Jun 2/3 Jul 7
Aug 4/5 Sep 1
Oct 6/7 Nov 3
Dec 8/9 Jan 5 2014
Membership Announcements TECAC welcomes Nancy Brown who works in
oils and pencil. We’ll see her in April! Sorry to see Deena Ruiz and Nancy Blankenship
depart. Thanks for being here to get the co-op
off the ground. Everyone … invite other artists to apply for
membership and join our growing gallery.
