Next General Membership Meeting
January 20, 2010
will be held at the Erie Art Museum at 7:00p.m

Do you have any news that you think should go into the NPAA newsletter?

If so, please email your news to Deborah Sementelli, the NPAA secretary

June3, 2010
"NPAA is revising its new-member application process. Applications will be accepted in October. Guidelines and criteria are forthcoming."

The Mercantile Show

May 21 - June 18, 2010
1401 State Street, Erie, PA

Gallery Hours: Thur. - Sat. from Noon - 5pm

Special Gallery Night: June 11th, 7 - 10pm

We are now accepting sponsorship donations for The Mercantile Show
Please go to the Sponsor Page for more information and become a sponsor.

Download The Mercantile Show Prospectus here.

March 1, 2010 The Mercantile Show

The NPAA is excited to announce that we have partnered with the Erie Redevelopment Authority for the first major event at the newly renovated Mercantile Building located at 14th and State St. Our exhibition will be titled "The Mercantile Show" and the exhibitions committee will be looking for member volunteers to help plan all aspects of the show. This show promises to be a highly publicized event and similar to last year's Nuts & Boltz show, it highlights the important role that the NPAA plays in nurturing the awareness of visual arts in the Erie Region. If you are interested in helping with this exhibit, please contact Tom, Fran, Deborah or any member of the NPAA BOD. The exhibit will open with a reception on May 21st and the exhibit will run till June 18th.

NPAA General Membership Meeting
January 20, 2010

The meeting was held at the Erie Art Museum 7:00p.m. Members attending: Tom Ferraro, Fran Schanz, Vicky Norvaisa, Carol Posch Comstock, David Seitzinger, Carl Sundberg, Luke Gehring, John Vanco, Justus Cotterill, Gary Cardot, R. David Pratt, Rob Weber, Kathy Travis, Toni Kelly, Michael Tkach, Deborah Sementelli, Mary Rosiak, Gary Cacchione, Suzanne Proulx, and Marsha Cisek.

The meeting started with John Vanco giving a walking tour of the Museum and the new renovations. The new galleries promise to be quite exciting. The amount of planning that has been done to complete construction as green as possible is to be commended.

There were four applicants for membership:
Kathy Travis was voted from candidate to Active status.
Sandy Shelenberg was voted active and
Jim Roehm and John Schwein voted in as candidates.

Annual dues postcards have been sent out by mail, and are due by March 1, 2010

The 2010 NPAA Board of Directors:
Executive Co-Directors Tom Ferraro and Fran Schanz
Advisory Committee…..Carl Sundberg and David Seitzinger
Secretary……………………Deborah Sementelli and Gary Cacchione
Treasurer…………………..Vicky Norvaisa and Tom Ferraro
Exhibitions…………………Rob Weber and Luke Gehring
Futures……………………...Mary Rosiak and Justus Cotterill
Publicity……………………..Marsha Cisek and Carol Posh Comstock
Standards…………………..Fran Schanz and Wilda Sundberg
Membership………………Michael Tkach and Gary Cardot