Hello all wc painters,

As the VWS 2006 exhibit nears, it has been suggested that the New River area artists pool contributions for an award in memory of Stevi Stephenson, Gari's late husband. Gari has agreed and feels this is a fine way to honor Stevi's support of both her art and area artists.

I'm sending this email to those in my classes and others in my address book. I don't want to leave out others who want to be a part of this award, so please pass the information/ request along.

If you desire to support this, please send or bring a check to The Studio School, 541 Luck Ave, Roanoke, VA 24016, payable to VWS. I will collect and send to Staunton.We thank you for your continued patronage of local arts.

Regards, Vera M. Dickerson