City of Gaffney Visitor's Center

Get Into Gaffney

City of Gaffney Visitors Center

P.O. Box 2109 (29342)
210 West Frederick Street (29341)
Gaffney, South Carolina
864.487.6244

What's Up ?

The Gaffney Ledger has asked CAVA members to help them with a project. The Ledger is asking us to help give their newspaper boxes a "face lift".

CAVA artists will be given $25 for supplies per each box. Some artists are donating their money back to CAVA for future gallery uses. CAVA artists may paint your box in the gallery window. Any CAVA member that would like to paint a box can contact Fred Knowles or come by the gallery and sign up.

Be sure to go by and see the completed boxes:

Fred Knowles - located outside of Rite Aid on Floyd Baker Blvd.

Nancy Elliott- located outside of Ingles on Floyd Baker Blvd.

Noah Lindemann- located inside of Agean Pizza on Floyd Baker Blvd.

Bryan Benson- located outside of Daddy Joes on Floyd Baker Blvd.

Cindy Wilson- located outside the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum

Pat Page- located outside of Ingles on 3rd Ave.

Shelba Cook- located outside Sub Station II on Floyd Baker Blvd.

Rich Ponder- in process

2010 Officers

Noah Lindemann, President

Fred Knowles, Vice President

Nancy Elliott, Treasurer

Lavetta Sherrill, Secretary

Cindy Wilson, Past President

Board Members

Dianne Barnhill-11

Nancy Elliott-11

Noah Lindermann-12

Rich Ponder-11

Lavetta Sherrill-10

Daryl Smith -11

Karen Spigner-10

Fred Knowles-12

Peter Nagel-11

Tisha Thompson -11

Cindy Wilson- Past Pres.

Dates to Remember...

Other Important Dates…

November 2nd- Beginning Jewelry Making Class 9am-11 am

November 6th, 13th and 27th- Beginning Quilting Class 10 am- 1 pm

November 9th- General Membership meeting Sara Setzer monoprint demonstration

November 11th- Beginning Jewelry Making Class 3pm-5pm

November 15th- Beginning Acrylic Painting on Canvas Class 5pm-7pm

November 17th- Beginning Acrylic Painting on Canvas Class 5pm-7pm

November 20th- Beginning Acrylic Painting on Canvas Class 9am-11am

November 30th- Handmade Christmas Cards 9:30am-12 noon and 5:pm-7:30 pm

December 14th General Membership meeting Wilkerson Pallet knife demonstration

CAVA Classes to begin!

Mark your calendars. We will begin Creative Art Classes on November 2 starting with Beginning Jewelry Making: Instructor, Pat Page

Dates: November 2, 90:00 am-11:00 am or November 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm

Maximum class size, 15 adults

Cost: $35.00(one class)

This class will allow you to make two pieces of jewelry, a necklace or bracelet or earrings. All materials will be supplied $20 deposit will be required at registration. Registration deadline October 29^th

Beginning Quilting: Instructors, Dianne Barnhill and Lueva Drake

Dates: November 6^th, 13^th, and 27^th 10:00 am-1:00 pm

Maximum class size, 20 adults

Cost: $60.00(includes all three classes)

This class will complete a Christmas Lap Quilt or hanging, approximately 37” x37” Some materials will be supplied, a materials list will be available. A deposit of $30 will be required at registration.

Registration Deadline: November 4^th

Beginning Acrylic Painting on Canvas: Instructor, Bryan Benson

Dates: November 15^th , 17^th 5:00pm-7:00pm and November 20^th 9:00 am-11:00 am

Maximum class size: 12 students ages 12 and up

Cost: $60.00 (includes all three classes)

This class will have you taking home a completed landscape painting. Some materials will be furnished: a material list will be available. A deposit of $30 will be required at registration

Registration deadline November 13^th

^{Christmas Workshop Series}

^{Handmade Christmas Cards: Instructor, Cindy Wilson}

^Dates:November 30^th , 9:30 am-12 noon or 5:00pm-7:30 pm

Maximum class size: 12 adults

Cost: $25.00 (one class)

A fun class designed to help you create your own Christmas cards with watercolor. Each person will be able to complete at least 5-6 cards per class. All materials will be supplied. A deposit of $10 will be required.

A registration deadline: November 28th

Cherokee Alliance of Visual Artists (CAVA)

Noah's Notes

Noah's Notes

Dear CAVA,

WOW! We did it! We moved into the new Gallery, and have an excellent show on exhibit. If you haven’t seen it yet, please try to stop by. If you are not a current member please join us as we explore Art in our new studios. Half of the $66, 483.00 has been spent on all the things we need to be a first class learning center.

I want to thank all of you who have been so faithful and helpful in making the transition as smooth as it was. My thanks to the entire board for their countless hours of hard work, and in providing the leadership we need for such a major leap ahead.

We are still in need of volunteers to man the gallery. This is a volunteer organization, and we rely on each of you to provide time and talent for all that we do. It is also part of an agreement, that when you pay your dues, you agree to serve as a volunteer sometime during the year. We have an absolutely marvelous new space, and in order to keep it that way we each have to do our part.

We will try to have a general membership meeting the first Tuesday of the month, and if you are interested in taking classes or in teaching a class contact Dianne Barnhill or me, and we will work on scheduling you in. We have four classes available for November, and we are in the process of making a calendar for the whole year. If you are interested in Gallery Sitting, we have a training program and guide sheet to make that an easy thing to do. Please think about a block of time you could volunteer. It may be a week, or a day, or part of a day. Anytime you have to give will be most appreciated.

I am so grateful to be CAVA’s President, and hope as the years go by we will reflect back on this time as the re-awakening of culture in Gaffney. My thanks to all of you for making my job a pleasure.

Sincerely yours,

Noah Lindemann

CAVA President 2010-2011

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