PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hello Fellow Artists!
Believe it or not, this is my final message as FAA president. These five years have flown by, and I have learned so much about this wonderful organization, not to mention all the fun, friendly, talented members I was privileged to interact with. God truly blessed me when he brought me through the doors of the Fairborn Art Association and it’s been a joy to meet and learn from so many of you. Dave Schneberger will be our new president, and I know you will give him all the encouragement and support that you gave me.
Our Members’ Show is absolutely awesome and congratulations to all our winners, although you are all winners in my book. Steve Rogers picked a wide variety of winners which represented the artistic versatility in our organization. His demo was interesting to observe and the pieces I saw after his workshop were spectacular! I would like to thank Shirlee Bauer for all her hard work and time spent in the planning and execution of this huge endeavor… you did an exceptional job! I would also like to thank Paula Whittington, Frank Trick, and everyone who volunteered to help with registration and hanging of our show. Our association cannot exist without the help, time, and talents donated to keep things running and I am so appreciative for each and every one of you.
Our Social will be held on Tuesday, June 2, at 6:30 pm. FAA will provide hot dogs, buns, condiments, drinks, and paper products. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. We will be voting on our People’s Choice categories, so please arrive promptly as the voting will end at 7:00 pm. We will also have installation of officers, introduction of our scholarship winners and the Sweet Corn Festival King and Queen.
Keep Creating!
Linda Brandenburg, (Outgoing) President
2026 MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW AWARDS
Congratulations to the 2026 Members’ Fine Art Show award winners, to all the artists for a wonderful show, and thanks to the Juror for the show, Steve Rogers!
Best of Show
(Sandie Kinnamon Memorial Award)
Tom Kinarney
“Bosom Buddies” (Colored Pencil)
First Place
Tessa Kalman
“Water for Horses” (Watercolor)
Second Place
Matt Lammi
“Sunday Morning” (Photography)
Third Place
Darci Salinas
“Royal Malachite” (Wire-Wrapped Jewelry)
Honorable Mention
Linda Keller “Whidbey Island, Washington” (Acrylic)
Eileen Thomson “Just Fiddlin’ Around” (Watercolor)
Warren Brown “After Snow Melted on Paper Plate” (Photography)
Jeffrey Davis “Innocence” (Photography)
Jane Trame “Sunny Waterlilies” (Watermedia)
Lorenzo Lee “Sunny Courtyard, Atalaya Castle” (Gouache)
Christy Powell “Soliel” (Soft Pastel)
Connie Weber “Blossoms and Birds” (Acrylic)
Judge’s Merit
Debora Hurst “Misty Blue Dayton” (Photography)
Sue Seitz “I Am A Rhino” (Colored Pencil)
Barb Olekas “Katie” (Watercolor)
Tessa Kalman “Bringing In the Beans” (Watercolor)
Celise McKee “Winter Sunset” (Oil)
Barb Olekas “Sunlit Hibiscus” (Colored Pencil)
Matt Lammi “Incense Smoke” (Photography)
Frank Trick “Light Sabers and the Force” (Acrylic)
2026 MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW JUROR’S STATEMENT
“I judge paintings with my heart and gut as much as with my head. This is true in the case of both abstract and representational work, and it really involves a lot of subjective feeling on the part of the juror. Visual communication is a two-way street, and I do apologize where the failure to understand a given work lies with my insensitivity or natural bias. I sincerely try to divorce myself from any prejudices of which I am aware, but if we choose to participate in figure skating or painting for a competition, we have to accept the subjective nature of the beast.”
Steve Rogers, Juror
2026-2027 FAA OFFICERS
The following members were elected at the April meeting to serve as officers on the 2026-2027 FAA Board of Directors:
President – David Schneberger
Vice President – Audrey McGowin
Recording Secretary – Sheryl Scott
Corresponding Secretary – April Coppess
Treasurer – Roger Browning
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR 2026-2027
Please remember to pay your annual membership dues by June 1 (or the June meeting). Membership forms are available in the Gallery and on the FAA website Home page under Forms (as a printable form or as an online entry form). A completed Membership Form is required, along with your dues payment. Please contact our Membership Chair, Debbie Cosenza, if you have any questions.
BRING YOUR EMPTY WATER BOTTLES TO FAA
Please bring empty water bottles to the gallery by the June 2 FAA meeting. That’s the deadline to collect them. We have 45 of the needed 250 for the 4th of July parade float. – Susan Fosnot
MEMBER NEWS
Tessa Kalman sold the two paintings she had entered into the 2026 FAA Members’ Fine Art Show.
Dave Schneberger and Celise McKee each had work accepted into Rosewood Arts Center’s 32nd Annual The View Juried Landscape Exhibition which runs from June 8 – July 18, 2026, at the Kettering Health Art Gallery at Rosewood Arts Center, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, Ohio.
Some of our members will be exhibiting in the 2026 Western Ohio Watercolor Society (WOWS) Spring Fine Art Show which will be held June 9 – June 30, 2026, at the Champaign County Arts Council Gallery in Urbana, Ohio.
Lorenzo Lee, along with two other members of the Dayton Plein Air Painters Group, will be exhibiting at the Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery, 111 Cory Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio from June 19 – July 19, 2026. “Chasing Light, Works in Plein Air” will feature paintings in oil, pastel, and gouache. Gallery hours are Thursdays thru Sundays from 1:00–4:00 pm. The Opening Reception will take place on June 26 from 6:00–9:00 pm.
ENTRIES DUE THIS MONTH FOR LANDSCAPES2026
Landscapes2025 First Place – Connie Gifford “Thick in the Thistles”
Entries for the Landscapes2026 juried art competition will be received at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn, Ohio, on Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28, from 1:00–3:00 pm.
The Gallery will be open to the public on July 12 (Opening Reception) and 19 from 1:00–3:00 pm, and July 26 from 1:00–2:00 pm with art pickup from 2:00–3:00 pm.
The B-W Greenway Community Land Trust & the Fairborn Art Association’s Landscapes Art Exhibition was established in 2009 to heighten public awareness of local greenspaces, the need to preserve them, and to foster an interest in creating art inspired by nature. The juried competition is open to artists 16 years and older, living within a 200-mile radius of Fairborn, Ohio.
For more information, visit their website at bwgreenway.org or contact Heidi at [email protected] .
HOW TO USE “SIGN UP GENIUS” TO VOLUNTEER FOR FAIRBORN SWEET CORN FESTIVAL
These are the days and timeframes where help is needed for the Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival. The Sign Up Genius scheduling tool breaks them down into 2-hour slots. Please sign up for as many slots as you are able to help.
- Use this link to open the app. Sweet Corn Festival-Sign Up Genius
- FIRST – Select Sign Up for all the slots you wish to fill, AND THEN select the Save and Continue bar.
- You will see a list of all the times you selected.
Enter your name, email and phone number.
To complete the schedule, select Sign Up Now.
Thank you!
FAA EVENTS 2026
June 2 6:30 pm–8:30 pm Social
July 12 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Landscapes2026 Art Exhibition Opening Reception and Awards
July 19 1:00 pm–3:00 pm Landscapes2026 Art Exhibition
July 26 1:00 pm–2:00 pm Landscapes2026 Art Exhibition
August 15 11:00 am–7:00 pm Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival (Community Park)
August 16 11:00 am–6:00 pm Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival (Community Park)
September 1 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Oil painting demo by guest artist Marybeth Karaus
October 6 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Demo/Workshop artist TBD
November 3 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Oil/acrylic/mixed media demo by guest artist Dr. Hyacinth Paul
December 1 Holiday Party (Date subject to change)
NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTERS
Please submit your articles for the newsletters by the 20th of the month before the next newsletter. Please call or email the article to the Corresponding Secretary, April Coppess, by the deadline.