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Happy New Year! This year is off to an exciting beginning as preparations roll forward for “An Artsy Affair”! The event is to benefit Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter and Pro Re Bona (a sliding-scale child care facility for low-income working mothers) in Chattanooga.

February 10th is the date to mark on the calendar for “An Artsy Affair”. The event will be held at the Waterhouse Pavilion in downtown Chattanooga (at the intersection of Market Street and M.L.K. Boulevard.) A Silent Auction of works by Chattanooga-born painter, Debbie Walker Mayfield will begin at 7:30 p.m. Be sure to arrive promptly since works will offer a “Buy It Now” option.

An array of delicious desserts will be provided by Ruth Reynolds of The Deli Man & The Cake Lady. Coffees and other beverages will be available.

Dan Landrum will entertain guests with melodies played on his hammer dulcimer. Dan formerly toured with world- renowned Yanni.

For more information, please call Katie Harbison at Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter. Her telephone number is (423) 698-2456.

Special thanks to all the event sponsors and to all the people who have contributed so many hours to make this event possible.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS from 2006

  • Solo Exhibit “Inner Visions” in the Martin Gallery at the Manchester Art Center, February 3 through March 18, 2006.
  • Solo exhibit at Lannom Memorial Library in Tullahoma, Tennessee November 1, 2006 through January 9, 2007.
  • Conducted Watercolor Basics Workshop in conjunction with ArtWorks! in Tullahoma, Tennessee on November 16, 2006.
  • Conducted watercolor demonstrations at Artisan Depot in Cowan November 5, 2006
  • Invited to exhibit paintings at The Art House in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
  • First Place Cash Award: Watercolors from Murfreesboro-Rutherford Art League, 40th Anniversary Art Show, April 2006.
  • Third Place Cash Award: Oils from Murfreesboro-Rutherford Art League, 40th Anniversary Art Show, April 2006.
  • Merit Cash Award from Tullahoma Fine Arts Center, Juried members competition.
  • Exhibited artwork in conjunction with the Tennessee Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in October and November.
  • Outstanding Exhibitor Award, Tullahoma Fine Arts Festival, May 2006.
  • August 2006: Group exhibit at Murfreesboro Center for the Arts. Displayed five new Linear Garden Series of watercolors.
  • Artist of the Month, October 2006, Foothills Mall, Manchester, Tennessee.
  • Saturday, February 25, 2006, the Memorial Hospital Foundation and AVA hosted their annual Arts for Healing Gala and Silent Art Auction to support Memorial Hospital's Arts in Medicine Program. The event is one of the most prestigious events in the area and draws works from artists nationwide. Debbie was very pleased to have a work accepted and sold at this juried event for the second consecutive year. Before the Gala, the artwork was on exhibition at Memorial Health Place at Hamilton Place in Chattanooga from February 13th through the 24th.
  • April 2 – 30, 2006, three of Mayfield's watercolors were exhibited in the Baillet Gallery at the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center in conjunction with the American Watercolor Society's traveling exhibit in the Regional Museum Gallery. A reception was held on Sunday, April 9th, from 2:00 until 5:00 pm.
  • February 2006: Invited to display paintings at The Art Gallery located at The Shoppes at Cokers in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The Shoppes at Cokers are located in the historic and beautifully refurbished former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant that was featured in the November issue of Southern Living.
  • April 1 - 30, 2006, Mayfield's oil painting "Into Light” was on display in the Members Gallery of the Tennessee Art League located at 808 Broadway Street in downtown Nashville. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
  • Foothills Annual Christmas Show at the Coffee County Convention Center, November 10 & 11, 2006. This was Debbie’s third consecutive year to participate.
  • Engaged to teach children’s and adult art classes at the Manchester Art Center starting January 8, 2007.
  • Exhibited at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village, Murfreesboro, Tennessee during Opening Weekend Festivities, Uncle Dave Macon Days, and Christmas Festival.
  • Participated in “Mini’s” show at Tullahoma Fine Arts Center. Displayed ten miniature oils and watercolors from September through December.
  • Taught art class for children in conjunction with Pioneer Days camp at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village, July 2006
  • Manchester Rotary Club's Annual Antique & Art Show at the Convention Center in Manchester, Tennessee, April 7 - 9, 2006