Reuben Aaron Miller (July 22, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was a self-taught folk artist, best known for his whirligigs, metal cutouts and drawings. Miller began producing outsider art late in life, placing hundreds of his completed works on his property, as well as selling them on the roadside. His work gained wider recognition in the 1980s, when it was featured in a music video, and subsequently exhibited in museums of art. Widely collected, and in constant demand, Miller is acknowledged as one of the more notable senior folk artists in the United States.

Biography

Early years through retirement
The youngest of eight children, R.A. Miller was born July 22, 1912 in the East Hall County community of Rabbittown, Georgia; The Hare Apparent Rabbittown? You'll Know It When You see It - February 14, 1993 - philly.com Who made the Rabbittown Rabbit? - April 8, 2008 - GainesvilleTimes.com on the outskirts of Gainesville. Six months before he was born, his father was shot and killed over a land dispute for the control of a public road. For years after, the fatherless family "got by on farming cotton, hunting and fishing".

Miller dropped out of school at the age of 12 and went to work in a cotton mill. He also chopped wood for 50 cents a load.RAMiller.us - "Official" R.A. Miller website Later in life he served as an ordained minister for the Free Will Baptist Church. Miller retired at the age of 65, after his vision began to deteriorate due to glaucoma, and started making the whirligigs that he made as a boy to pass the time.

Later years as an artist
Miller lived out most of his life on the same property where he was born, only moving to a nursing home in his final years.New Georgia Encyclopedia His home was noted for being within "a stone's throw from the Rabbittown rabbit", a 20 ft. tall sculpture erected in 1993 to commemorate the community's namesake.Roadside Attraction - The Rabbittown Rabbit Starting in the 1970s through the 1990s, Miller's property commanded attention in its own right, as Miller populated the landscape with hundreds of whirligigs and tin artwork, which he sold on the side of the road. Miller experimented with a number of themes, but the better known pieces, which he produced in numerous variations, are animals, devils, and "Blow Oscar".

Inspiration
Miller used his artwork to help spread the word of God. His materials consisted of paint, magic marker, tin, bicycle parts, and scrap metal. His work generally consisted of animal and human figures, and short inspirational messages, most notably "Lord Love You." His animal images range from bluebirds, chickens, pigs, and snakes to an assortment of dinosaur types, which were inspired by National Geographic programs on television. The Human figures include red devils, angels, culturally iconic symbols such as Uncle Sam and Elvis Presley, and more abstract characters that sport hats, cigars, or red claws. In his folk art (also referred to as outsider art), Miller's most persistent image is a figure entitled "Blow Oskar", which is based on his cousin, who would always blow his horn passionately whenever he would drive by Miller's property.

R.E.M.
Miller's artwork gained notoriety, outside of his immediate community, when his whirligigs were featured in the twenty-minute video Left of Reckoning, which was a collaboration of the Athens based rock group R.E.M. and painter and filmmaker James Herbert. Images of the "whirligigs" were also implanted into R.E.M.'s music video for the song "Pretty Persuasion."

Recognition and exhibitions
One of Miller's neighbors recollected "When he first started, we all laughed at him and said 'Who wants that junk?' When he started making money, we all wanted to help." In addition to the recognition he received from R.E.M., Miller's artwork appeared on the December 2001 cover of TV Guide. GainesvilleTimes.com February 2, 2006 Miller began receiving visitors from overseas. His artwork, which he had sold for $5–$50 in the early years, by 2006 commanded gallery prices as high as $700–$800. Exhibitions soon followed. In 2006 Brenau University's Simmons Visual Arts Center featured his works in an exhibit titled "R.A. Miller: A Tribute." The Georgia Museum of Art organized a retrospective of Miller's work in 2009. The exhibit, titled "Lord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection" ran August 15 through October 24, 2009. It featured 83 paintings, drawings, sculptures and whirligigs by Miller.Gainesville Times - Georgia Museum of Art show focuses on R.A. Miller’s folk art - August 5, 2009 On July 23, 2012 an exhibit and "birthday party" was held at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center, in Gainesville, Georgia to recognize the works of R.A. Miller, and to celebrate the 100th birthday of the late artist.QuinlanArtsCenter.org with embedded video of the event

 Collections

 Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas

References

Further reading
"Reuben A. Miller: The Wizard of Windmills," Foxfire 10: Railroad Lore, Boardinghouses, Depression-Era Appalachia, Chair Making, Whirligigs, Snake Canes, and Gourd Art (New York: Doubleday, 1993), pp. 457–68.

Alice Rae Yelen, ed., Passionate Visions of the American South: Self-Taught Artists from 1940 to the Present (New Orleans, La.: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1993).

"Lord Love You: Works by R. A. Miller from the Mullis Collection" 32 pages. Catalogue from the exhibition of the same name. (Athens, Georgia: Georgia Museum of Art, August 8, 2009)

External links

 New Georgia Encyclopedia - R.A. Miller (1912-2006)
 caltech.edu - "Self Taught Folk Art" - R.A. Miller
 Official R.A. Miller website
 Outsider Art - R.A. Miller
 Findagrave.com

Category:Artists from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:1912 births
Category:2006 deaths
Category:Outsider artists
Category:People from Hall County, Georgia

Later years as an artist Miller lived out most of his life on the same property where he was born , only moving to a nursing home in his final years .

New Georgia Encyclopedia His home was noted for being within " a stone 's throw from the Rabbittown rabbit " , a 20 ft .

tall sculpture erected in 1993 to commemorate the community 's namesake .

Roadside Attraction - The Rabbittown Rabbit Starting in the 1970s through the 1990s , Miller 's property commanded attention in its own right , as Miller populated the landscape with hundreds of whirligigs and tin artwork , which he sold on the side of the road .

Miller experimented with a number of themes , but the better known pieces , which he produced in numerous variations , are animals , devils , and " Blow Oscar " .

R. A. Miller, a resident of Rabbittown, an unincorporated community north of Gainesville, was one of the state’s enduring self-taught artists, noted for his “whirligigs,” or metal cutout figures, and drawings, which typically feature animal or human figures and short inspirational messages. The best of his flat cutouts and drawn figures recall the expressive economy of such self-taught artists as Bill Traylor of Alabama.
Born on July 22, 1912, on the property where he lived for most of his life, Reuben Aaron Miller worked in cotton mills, farmed, and served as a preacher for the Free Will Baptist Church. When chronic eye problems began to limit Miller’s activities, he started making whirligigs to pass the time.
Although Miller’s early whirligigs sometimes featured mechanical figures, most were decorated with flat animal or human shapes, cut from tin and painted in enamel. Miller typically attached these cutouts to horizontal wooden supports, ranging from standard two-by-two lumber to salvaged furniture arms and legs. Tin paddles were cut, painted, and attached to wooden cross forms or bicycle wheels to provide surfaces for the wind to catch. By the mid-1980s Miller’s yard was a spectacle—a hilltop field of hundreds of spinning windmills. His animated environment attracted frequent visitors, including Athens rock group R.E.M., who in 1984, with painter and filmmaker James Herbert, filmed a twenty-minute video, Left of Reckoning, on Miller’s hilltop.
After folk-art dealers and collectors began to purchase Miller’s inexpensive whirligigs in large quantities, the artist started to make and sell cutout figures independent of the whirligigs. The best of Miller’s tin cutouts are gracefully abstracted and animated in gesture. His animal images range from bluebirds, chickens, pigs, and snakes to a variety of dinosaur types, inspired by nature programs on television. Human figures include red devils, angels, such American cultural icons as Uncle Sam and Elvis Presley, and less well-defined characters that sport hats, cigars, or red claws. Miller’s most frequent image is a figure emblazoned with the words “Blow Oskar,” a reference to the artist’s cousin, who would blow his car horn while driving past Miller’s property. Cutout shapes of churches, American flags, and crosses decorated with birds and angels also figure heavily in Miller’s work. In later years Miller’s popularity, combined with his failing eyesight, forced him to rely on assistants to paint his cutouts.
In addition to whirligigs and cutouts, Miller produced paintings and drawings in enamel or marker on masonite. These works include similar human figures, animals, and dinosaurs, which share space with such short inspirational messages as “Lord Love You” and are surrounded by simple decorative borders.
Miller’s work has been included in such exhibitions as Outside the Mainstream: Folk Art in Our Time at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta (1988) and Passionate Visions of the American South at the New Orleans Museum of Art in Louisiana (October 1993-January 1994). Further exhibitions, the inclusion of his work in museums’ permanent collections, and articles in such international publications as Raw Vision have contributed to Miller’s status as an elder statesman among Georgia’s self-taught artists.
In 2004 Miller lost his sight to an eye infection and moved to a nursing home in Commerce, where he died in March 2006. The month before his death, an exhibition of his work entitled R. A. Miller: A Tribute opened at the Brenau University Galleries.

Question: when was the Rabbittown rabbit erected

Answer: 1993

Question: where did miller go in his final years

Answer: nursing home

Question: how far is miller's home from new georgia encyclopedia

Answer: a stone's throw from the Rabbittown rabbit

Question: when did miller paint the rabbits

Answer: 1970s through the 1990s

Question: what is the name of the rabbit on miller's property

Answer: The Rabbittown Rabbit

Question: what kind of home did miller move to in his final years

Answer: nursing

Question: when was the Rabbittown rabbit built

Answer: 1970s

In 2006 Brenau University 's Simmons Visual Arts Center featured his works in an exhibit titled " R.A. Miller : A Tribute . "

The Georgia Museum of Art organized a retrospective of Miller 's work in 2009 .

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Question: when did r.a. miller exhibit

Answer: 2006

Question: when did the georgia museum of art host a retrospective of r.a.

Answer: 2009

Question: where did a.a. miller exhibit in 2009

Answer: The Georgia Museum of Art

Question: which american artist's works are featured in a tribute exhibit at the georgia

Answer: R.A. Miller

Question: what is the name of the exhibit that featured r.a. miller's work

Answer: R.A. Miller: A Tribute

Question: where is r.a. miller located

Answer: Brenau University

Question: where is r.a. miller: a tribute located

Answer: Simmons Visual Arts Center

Exhibitions soon followed.

1:30 P.M.: Screening of the
documentary "Lord Love You: The R.A. Miller Story,"
Born Reuben Aaron Milleron July 22, 1912, R.A. Miller
would have been 100 years old this month. He was a self-taught folk artist, best known for his
“whirligigs,” metal cutouts and drawings. Largely collected, Miller
is acknowledged as one of the more notable senior folk artists in America.
Besides being a patriot, Miller was a preacher at
the Free Will Baptist Church and used his artwork to help spread the word of
God. His materials consisted of paint, magic marker, tin, bicycle parts,
and scrap
metal. His work generally consisted of animal and
human figures, and short inspirational messages, e.g. "Lord Love
you." His animal images range from bluebirds, chickens, pigs, and snakes to an assortment of dinosaur types, which were
inspired by National
Geographic programs on television. The Human figures
include red devils, angels, culturally iconic symbols
such as Uncle
Sam and Elvis Presley, and more abstract
characters that sport hats, cigars, or red claws. Please join us in
celebration of his birthday on Monday, July 23rd at 12:30. Birthday
cake generously provided by The Colored Egg and a special screening of the 1997
documentary “Lord Love You: The R.A. Miller Story” written, produced and
directed by Bryan Dodd
and Craig Williams. Find the R.A. Miller
friends and fans page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ramillerfolkartist.
This celebration is held
in conjunction with “JUST FOLK: Folk Art meets the Quinlan” on view through
August 11, a special showing of work by R.A. Miller and a satellite exhibition
presented by Around Round Back at Rocky’s Place.
_Bethanne Hill
_A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T
I
have always been drawn to rural landscapes. Growing up in Alabama with my family meant long, hot car trips;
spent looking out the window as my parents pointed at the scenes which reminded
them of their childhood homes in the farmland of southern Ohio. They told their stories and I
half-listened with a child's short attention span. As an adult, these memories
hold strong emotion for me, and they represent a time that is lost. I would
give most anything to hear my parents' stories now. I would pay close attention
this time. I believe my fondness for these landscapes
springs from these memories.
As
a young artist, my first great influence was
primitive art, specifically Australian Aboriginal art.
The bold outlines, patterns and simplified shapes seemed to directly convey the
power of the animals depicted. The images were stories, legends. and their
energy was there to see. Often, in what is called "x-ray style", the
Aboriginal artist will show the insides of the animals, as well. Their way of
filling every inch of the format with mark-making was very appealing to me.
In
the 1990's, I had a job that had me driving southern back
roads for years. Along the way, I stopped to sketch old barns, churches, houses, cemeteries, and animals…whatever
caught my eye. I am haunted by these places, thinking of the stories that must
exist, all of the untold memories. When you drive
back roads, you see many strange and beautiful things,
and these are my starting points as I work.
In
the South, we enjoy a "gracious plenty", as
you hear folks say. There are plenty of stories, plenty of legends,
plenty of moments in lives long gone. Through time, Southerners have spun their
lives into tall tales and songs that burst with the lushness
of life. In my paintings, I invite the viewer to look at the details, to
pay attention to these stories and small moments. Often they are
familiar…things we’ve seen ourselves, legends we’ve heard others tell. They
always change a bit with each retelling. These paintings are
my stories, embellished in that great, southern tradition.
My
hope is that they convey a sense of place-my home
here in the South.
Betsy Halford
I am a mixed media artist using found and recycled objects, as well as fabric, paint, glass and anything else that inspires me to create art. Each piece I create is unique and starts with one of my found "treasures" guiding me along until the piece is complete. Some pieces speak louder than others and come together quickly, while other pieces I have to “listen” to for awhile to figure out what they are trying to say.
I started gathering "treasures" as a child growing up in South Carolina. I was influenced by my parents who were both collectors of everything and incurable pack rats.
I currently live in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia with my husband and two kitties, Priscilla and Eva.
Billy Roper
_Billy Roper is a self-taught, contemporary
North Georgia painter and sculptor based upon
traditions found in Appalachian vernacular and mainstream art forms, Roper
works in a variety of formats and styles in two- and three-dimensional media.
At
the age of forty-two he sold his first pieces of art and has since been a full
time artist, selling his work across the USA and beyond.
His subject matter ranges from minutiae of his
childhood memories to contemplations on his cultural heritage, and from an
accounting of the day’s events to reflections on the nature and meaning of
life. His work has been called self taught, outsider, folk art. Billy says, "It just is."
Robin "Bird" Smith
_Robin
“Bird” Smith is a self-taught folk sculptor that started working with clay in
2000. She works from her home studio in Gainesville, Georgia. She also creates layered
paintings and mixed media pieces.
“Bird” is inspired by the outdoors and all things
nature, from the North Georgia Mountains
to the plains of Middle America. She has been
fortunate to travel all over the United States
and to Europe. The main characters in her
ceramic pieces live on her Merrylegs Farm in Blairsville, Georgia.
She is represented by many art galleries in Dawsonville,
Rome, Blue Ridge, Winder, Cumming, and Gainesville, Georgia
as well as Brasstown, North Carolina.
_Ken “Blacktop” Gentle
_ Ken “Blacktop” Gentle is a self-taught artist who began painting at an early age as a way of sharing his experiences of growing up in the South. His paintings typically start with a base of "black tar" on wood, tar paper, tin or cardboard - hence the moniker "Blacktop". His style of using a mixture of found objects further complements the stories he tells. 'My paintings are a process of storytelling - invoking the past and spirit into people & environments. They are also about a way of life, about the struggle of life and the events that have changed our lives'. This highly acclaimed artist is in numerous galleries, business and private collections around the country. Blacktop’s work has been referenced or featured in various newspapers and magazines across the U.S. and was the subject of a Georgia Public Radio interview. His work is in the permanent collections of Kennesaw State University and Appalachian State University.
_ Bob McGill
_ Bob McGill is a native Californian who has lived in Tennessee since 1980. He makes his home high on a bluff overlooking the Cumberland River, just a few miles north of downtown Nashville.
Bob always enjoyed drawing and painting as a child, but because a high school art teacher discouraged him in the late 60s, he abandoned art. It was not until 1995 after much encouragement from family and friends that he started painting again.
The most common tool used to create his paintings is a common safety razor. He uses brushes sparingly, and more frequently than not, it is the wooden handle end that leaves its mark on his works.
Numerous pieces of Bob’s works have been requested by local and national agencies for presentation in fund raising events, including the American Cancer Society, The W. O. Smith School, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, The American Heart Association, Kings Daughters Day Home, Chairish the Future (Furniture Bank of Atlanta), Retune Nashville, and the American Parkinson Disease Association. Several of his works have been used in television commercials. His pieces have also been used on posters and on billboards to advertise events in the southeast. He has attended numerous regional outsider art shows, including “Where the Art Meets the Soul” Folk Art Festival at the Orlando House of Blues and Finster Fest held in Summerville, Georgia.
“When I wake up in the morning I like to look around and see things that make me smile. In today’s world there is so much stress. People are rushing here and there, never taking the time to stop and reallylook at things. Many people seem to be so busy that they forget to enjoy life. I paint with bright, bold, happy colors that I hope make people stop and take notice. There is nothing more satisfying then having someone stop, look at one of my paintings, and break out in a big smile. That is what life is all about...being happy.”
WHY DO I PAINT WITH RAZOR BLADES?
In the mid 90’s, I was trying to develop a unique painting style. I knew of an established artist in Franklin, Tennessee, who gave individual lessons. His name was Walter Bunn Gray.
I took lessons from Bunn for about 6 months, but it was apparent to me that my style was developing more like his style than mine. We would try anything different to make my paintings have the unique look I was looking for. One day Bunn was helping me with a tall narrow piece. When I finished the piece and stood back and looked at it, I noticed that one of the lines was not straight. Bunn picked up five razor blades and handed them to me. He said, “Take these home and work with them. Fix your line!”
On my way home, I thought how crazy he was to think I could paint with razor blades, but I was determined to do it. For the next two weeks, I sat at home and practiced painting with these 5 razor blades. After a few months, I realized that I seldom used brushes any more. One day, another artist entered the studio. He noticed how close my hand was to the piece I was working on, and assumed that I was cleaning up a mistake and asked about it. I replied, “I didn’t make a mistake, I’m painting.” He asked if I had ever heard of brushes or a pallet knife. Bunn was sitting next to me and began laughing and said, “I told him to straighten a crocked line with a razor blade several months ago, and he hasn’t put down the blade since. I love everything he has done since that day, and I’ve actually stopped telling him what to do. He’s on his own.”
I’ve painted with razor blades ever since that time. I use the wooden handled end of brushes to scratch paint away from areas of my paintings. I only use the actual brush for tiny highlights in eyes. I use a pallet knife on large frames when applying a solid color. Other than those few exceptions, my paintings are completed using razor blades.
"capman"
_In 1998 I found myself faced with stage
3B cancer...not what I was expecting to hear although I knew I was sick.Two days later I was at my Oncologist's
office getting my first dose of 12 chemo treatments.About 4 days later I woke up and it was as if
I had been visited by an angel who took my fears and my illness away.I amazingly had already begun my recovery and
needed to keep my mind off of what was happening to me.
My wife and I were restoring a small
cottage on our property that was formerly a barn.In the process of rehabbing the house, several
old pieces of lumber were left over.My
first attempt at art was making a garden bench out of all this old stuff.Well I did it and I titled it
"Re-Barned"...it was about a year later that I realized the
significance of the name.I too was
being "reborn"...my body was healing and my art was being born.
OK cap man...where did the bottlecap
truck idea come from?I had found some
vintage "Crush" bottlecaps that were really cool so I used them as a
signature on each of my pieces of furniture.I decided that my fledging art business needed a name...after much
discussing and thought we came up with Architectural Resurrections.So I found a couple of old pieces of metal
wrote the name of the biz on them and screwed them to my then blue/rusty 1979
F-150.I pulled out one of my vintage
Crush bottlecaps and glued it to each of the signs.That's when the light bulb went off!I announced to my wife that I planned to
cover my entire truck in bottlecaps- thankfully there is no shortage of
bottlecaps in a college town (thanks Athens!)
and now 10,000 bottlecaps later I have a truck completely covered.
As I began to branch out with my art, in
addition to furniture I make bird shacks, clocks tables and lamps.I also paint- mostly flowers and mountains
with inspirational quotes.I also paint chickens
and flags.I have put some of these
images on cards.All of my materials are
found or come from our local Habitat ReStore.My philosophy is simple...try and breathe new life into something that
was headed to the dump.
Oh yeah...that cancer thing...well I
kicked its ass 13 years ago!
_Cate Larkin
_ I have been an active member of the Atlanta Arts Community since 1994. I came to Georgia from California where I was a teacher and a graphic designer. I was raised in New York and attended Syracuse University.
My earliest artistic influence — American Expressionism — and my current fondness for southern folk art come together in my current work – The Blue Ridge Series. These personal landscapes express a correlation I see between the principles of modern abstract painting and the intuitive invention of the outsider.
In addition to my website you can find artwork by Cate Larkin at The Art House Gallery in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia and at Mattie’s Attic in the Turkey Creek Public Market in Knoxville Tennessee. My paintings can also be seen at Maddie’s Gallery in Charlotte, NC and at Wild Oats & Billy Goats in Decatur, GA.
_Charlie Henson
_ I worked for 20 years as a commercial construction superintendent, and then started my own handyman business. I bought welding equipment to do some repair work and taught myself how to use it. Fifteen years ago I had an idea for a small steel dog, so I made several and they sold. I still make them today. Other ideas and art came along. Now I make everything from a small steel mouse to yard art to a six foot tall trumpet player. I try to make each piece humorous and unique.
Charlie Henson’s award-winning work has appeared in:
Inman Park, Atlanta, GA
Wild Chicken Festival, Fitzgerald, GA
Folk Fest, Atlanta, GA
Who Fest, Chattanooga, TN
First Saturdays on the River, Savannah, GA
Kirkwood Spring Fling, Atlanta, GA
Clairemont Holiday Marketplace, Atlanta, GA
www.junkyarddogart.com
Chris Allison
Chris Allison, a local folk artist who lives in Mt. Airy, Georgia, enjoys working with bright, bold colors on a variety of recycled media.
Chris "CHUB" Hubbard
With no formal art training since grade school, Kentucky native, now Athens, GA resident, Chris Hubbard left a 20 year career as a scientist (microbiologist and environmental consultant) in 1998 to be "BORN AGAIN" as an artist.
_CORNBREAD
_Many
people have stopped and asked, “Who is Cornbread?” He is none other than John Anderson.
Cornbread is native to Georgia and was
born and raised in the Mill Creek Community. He continues to live in the North Georgia area with his wife, Jana,
and their two sons, Poley and Isaac.
He has held numerous jobs in his lifetime including diesel mechanic and manager
of a farm. These jobs were not quite as creative as that of being a visionary
artist, and currently, his painting has taken the role of a full-time job.
He
has been surrounded by artists, as both his mother and his wife paint, but the
bug didn’t hit him until 1995, and he has been a house afire ever since. His
subjects come straight from his own personal experiences of living the country
life. His folk art features guineas, strawberries, foxes, bees, turkeys, and
the like painted on the surfaces of metal, wood, cardboard, and canvas. In the
folk art world, his name is a household word.
Cornbread’s
work can be found in most of the major folk art galleries in the south, and he
is a favorite at the annual Folk Fest in Atlanta.
Just recently his art received rave reviews in New York at the Outsider Art Fair, and he is
quickly gaining notoriety in the north as well as in his native south.It is with great pride that Around Back at Rocky’s Place can boast
that the gallery features more of Cornbread’s work than any other gallery in
the universe!!!
_Durwood,
a Gainesville
native, has had an interest in outsider folk art since his early adult life.
Originally inspired by long daily visits with R. A. Miller, Durwood began creating his
original works in the 1990’s. Under Miller's tutelage, Pepper (whom Miller calls "Dagwood") learned the trade and his
work is now in many collections. Following in his mentor’s footsteps, Durwood
refined his own unique style of art using the same materials as Mr. Miller:
tin, hand snips, and remnant paint.Durwood’s art style includes whirligigs, three-dimensional characters,
and things of nature.
Durwood’s
art has been featured in numerous art shows throughout the Southeast.
Eric Legge
_Eric Legge has worked on painting
images and honing his art at a determined pace throughout the years since the
age of three. Eric was born in Decatur, Illinois but was
raised by his mother in Valdosta,
Georgia. While
working at a developmental center there with the severe mentally and physically
handicapped individuals, Eric
developed a profound spiritual outlook on life as well as the urge to express
himself seriously through making art.
Eric went to live in the
mountains with his father Joe
Legge, a wood carver. The
breathtaking beauty of the valley they overlook daily in rural northeast Georgia is an
inspiration to them both. Their life revolves around creating art with what
they can find while taking care of numerous stray creatures and trying to keep
at least one vehicle mobile. Eric is
viewed by others as being "like a Buddha",
a "holy man", "universally spiritually in tune" and he
often creates works that collectors use to form their own personal shrine.
Eric looks for found
objects from the mountain remnants near his house. He uses them to create his
works that range from views from his mountaintop home, blues singers and the
Statue of Liberty to haunting faces of discarded trinkets and old building
materials. His work is gaining recognition throughout the country and is now in
numerous collections.
Frank Norton, Jr
_“Chick’in
Scratch”
Crayons,
colored pencils, markers, chalk, the tools of first graders combined in swirls
of energy and motion to create these fantastical birds. Through the imaginative
mind and talented eye of F.K.
Norton, these unique creatures
come to life and exhibit their distinct personalities. Each an original
portrait never to be repeated.
While
mostly self-taught, Norton studied
art, color, graphics and design in high school and college but his talents lay dormant
for almost 20 years. Only after taking up the markers to decorate his
children’s brown paper lunch bags did the feathered friends emerge. Norton explores mountains, seashore and lake
shoreline for inspiration. Part folk art, part cartoon, part modern art; Norton calls these simple portraits “Chick’ in
Scratches”.
Select
Galleries:
The
Funky Chicken, Dahlonega
Ann Jacob
Gallery, Buckhead, Highlands
Quinlan Visual
Arts Center,
Gainesville
Birds
on a Wire, Columbia, SC
The
Purple House Gallery, Gainesville
The
Primitive Eye Gallery, Scottsdale,
GA
Joycelyn Hairston
_“Simple presentations on
the complexities of life”
As
a member of one of Atlanta’s
founding families, Joycelyn
Hairston continues the family
commitment to community and creativity. She paints what she knows and
loves…gifts of grace, warm traditions, and sincere hospitality, simple
presentations on the complexities of life.
Joycelyn’s
passion for architectural art history, historic renovation and the creative
celebration of everyday life are apparent in her works. She is most known for
her deeply respectful heritage scenes and has a growing client base desiring
her large abstracts. The range of the subject matter is personal, inventive and
often exhibits humor. Her works are available for viewing on television, in
museums, in public spaces and facilities, at institutions through private collectors,
and in her working studio. Joycelyn’s paintings exude a sense of pride and
contentment. Many are created with colorful, unique brushwork.
Wherever
she goes, her heart, eyes and mind are open to the ever-abundant opportunities
to capture special images in paint. She accepts private commissions, sells
original oils and acrylics, and occasionally produces signed, limited edition
prints. Joycelyn’s art brings her friends who share her passion for color,
creativity, and life.
Joycelyn
combines her southern heritage and love of people with her artistic talents in
her other works. Her 2012 portfolio collections include:
·Graceful
Splendor
·Spiritual
Southern Religion and
·Making
the Ordinary Extraordinary.
Kreg Yingst
_Initially
a painter, I first became interested in relief block-prints when I discovered
the woodcut novels of printmakers Lynd
Ward and Frans Masereel.The strong graphic contrasts of light and
shadow, black and white, seemed to appeal to my aesthetic sensibilities.
My
block-prints are carved out of wood or linoleum - a compression of cork, wood
pulp, and linseed oil.I print each
block on an obsolete Showcard sign press, and the larger prints I burnish by
hand.The choice of paper and style are
important in trying to create the correct feel for the subject matter.
My
ideas are a result of my interests in the narrative; story, poetry, lyric, and
personal experience.
Music Series: It’s been my intention to foster a nostalgia
or retro experience, while still making the art uniquely my own. The narrative
aspect of lyrics was a natural progression for me in developing artistic
ideas.The blues legend, Robert Johnson,
became an early study in Faustian narrative myth, while many other musicians
had their own unique stories to tell.From there, it was simply the beginning of a series, or cycle of
prints.I’ve worked in this method for
the past 20 years as it allows me the opportunity to fully exhaust my ideas and
flesh out the subject matter.I enjoy
researching the history of the blues, country, jazz, and Americana, while the rock series is deeply
imbedded in personal experience. It was with purpose I created my small images
the same size as a CD cover, the mat similar in size to an album cover, and the
medium size prints scaled to resemble old music posters.The print bin creates the same recollection
of browsing through albums in a record store. Pensacola, Floridakregyingst.com
Kris London
Kris London has been creating original artwork in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains since 2004. Much of her work reflects her love of nature and is inspired by her travels. Nature inspired textures can be found throughout her work. Natural elements inspire her to create artwork that brings the outside in.
Kris has enjoyed drawing and sketching since she was a child. After taking a pottery class on a whim, she quickly discovered that clay allowed her a much greater range of expression than she had ever found with pencil and paper. She has been in love with clay ever since.
“I strive to combine my talents and interests into both decorative and functional artwork. The greatest compliment is when someone buys a piece of pottery that I have created.”
-- Kris London
_
Pam "pj FISHSTICK" Schiftic
Known throughout the art world as pj FISHSTICK, Pam Schiftic began her career as an educator – an elementary school teacher, assistant principal and arts education supervisor. Her name is difficult for little ones to pronounce, and one day at school a child came running up to Pam saying, “Miss Fishstick, Miss Fishstick!” Several of her fellow educators overheard and the name stuck.
Today, Pam is a full time artist, creating one-of-a-kind pieces called memory jugs and uses the name pj FISHSTICK. Beautiful and unique, Pam’s designs are a treasure chest of fascinating objects brought together to tell a story.
Battered. Broken. Tarnished. Tacky. Discarded. Damaged. These adjectives aren’t usually associated with art pieces. But pj FISHTICK has changed that. As the designer of a collection of one-of-a-kind memory jugs, she says, “I’m a storyteller, but I use objects instead of words. Reinventing the rejected is both exciting and challenging.”
Memory Jugs
Memory jugs are believed to have a history in both the African American community and in Victorian England. Nineteenth century African Americans honored a loved one who had passed on to the next life by affixing objects, belonging to or representing that loved one, on to a discarded jug as a remembrance, or as a grave marker. IN Victorian England, the plethora of objects available made it possible to create highly embellished containers, some whimsical, and others somber.
Today, pj creates remembrance pieces, whimsical pieces, and everything in between. Combining her “dime store chic” with vintage baubles, and a “priceless” heirloom here and there, she says “The sum is definitely greater than its parts! I love that I can mix junk drawer items- the quirky and the mundane- to tell a story. If you study my pieces, there’s always a story…”
_Margaret Vinson
Cameron is a Kentucky
born artist who now lives in Cumming,
Georgia.She began painting after retiring from
newspaper, real estate, and cosmetology as well as Kraft Foods, Western Apparel
store display designer and TV commercials with The Morning Show, Nashville. After
discovering that Baltimore,
Maryland was well known for
painted window screens in the 1930’s, Margaret
tried her hand at painting on screened doors. The artist uses acrylic on her screens
and fiberglass sculptures, her portraits and landscapes are oil on canvas.
A solo show at the Sawnee Center
was followed by an article in the August 2004 issue of Southern Living.
Cameron enjoys building life
sized soft sculpture characters. Her figures include a teacher and two young
students in the historic Cumming Playhouse’s elementary classroom from the
1930’s era, seven community Christmas carolers around the 18 foot tree at Cumming City Hall,
a 300 pound seated farmer for a Kentucky
tractor, Father Christmas and a Cowboy/Sheriff/Gold Prospector.
Galleries that display Margaret’s work include: Up Country Living, Duluth; Hangry’s, Cumming; Hummingbird Lane, Dahlonega Square; Bowen
Center for the Arts; and Around Back
at Rocky’s Place, Dawsonville,
Georgia.
Her current memberships
include Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, The Georgia Art
League, Dawson County Arts Council and Sawnee Artists Association.
P.J. Floyd
_I
began my artistic career as a contemporary dancer/choreographer. As a result of
sewing costumes, I fell in love with new, vintage and recycled textiles.
A
passion for nature and my garden make up a large part of my life. Finding a way
to combine these interests has been my heart’s desire. Through the use of wire,
wool, recycled fabric and found objects, I delight in conveying my fascination
with nature.
Married
to jewelry artist Ricky
Frank, I live in a two studio
household in Marietta, Georgia, with my husband and lovely
daughter, and of course two birds, two frogs, a school of koi, and our Border collie,
Stella.
Pami Ciliax
_I am a self-taught oil
painter. I lived in Sedona,
AZ for 20 years. I moved to Georgia
in 2006. My pictures are the stories of my life. The ravens, blackbirds and
crows are my overseers. The ladders, hearts, paths and crosses represent our
ability to ascend. The others are about the celebration of this fabulous life. My
stark minimal Western vision is slowly merging with the subtle detail and depth
of the South. The reflection is my journey.
It has been said that
my colors are what one expects to see in heaven. My pictures are meant to
inspire and heal. Often people have told me that a painting they have purchased
from me hangs in a bedroom because it brings them peace. A great poet spoke of
my pictures in this way:“Here is
surrealism at its finest. The intimacy of Georgia O’Keefe, the folk-art-starkness of Frida Kahlo, and the imagination
of Sonia Delaunay.
In watercolors Pami
C’s relation to nature is a
skyrocket to look up- in oils- it’s a gentle reminder to watch falling stars. She
is a contemporary treasure.”
Peter Loose
_Georgia self-taught artist Peter Loose
saturates the surfaces of his works with dots upon dots of vivid color. Loose
celebrates the animal kingdom in his creations, painting all manner of birds,
dogs, snakes, and other creatures in palettes that break all conventional
bounds. His love of animals can be traced to his works as a naturalist at a
nearby nature center, where he teaches young and old about the native animals
of Georgia.
Loose's works include birdhouses and elaborate working dulcimers. In addition,
he and his wife, Sandy
Loose-Schrantz, have written and
illustrated two children's books. In "Bongo Is a Happy Dog", Bongo, a
stray that Loose rescued, explores the universe. "Bongo Has Many
Friends" is a delightful counting book for preschoolers and animal lovers
alike. Pictured here are Peter
Loose and Bongo.
Inspired
by his beautiful companions and surroundings Peter
continues to create whimsical paintings, birdhouses and sculptural musical
instruments, his trademark being snake-shaped dulcimers.
A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T
I paint because it makes me happy.
I paint because I love all the creatures of the earth.
Painting can make you happy too.
Enjoy this and more. Your friend in Hull,
Peter.
Phyllis Vaughn
_As
an artist, my world is filled with color and whimsy. I work from my imagination
and gain inspiration from the natural world around me. It delights me when my
work brings a smile and conveys a message that speaks to the heart.
I
enjoy the process of arranging shapes and images in imagined settings to create
an emotional as well as a tactile experience. A finished piece often inspires me to begin
anew as I set out to follow my imagination.My
joy is truly in the journey.
Sherry Cok
_Sherry A.
Cook's career has spanned over 25 years,
beginning in the early 80's with a short stint as a middle and high school art
teacher. Thanks to the insightful mentoring of a supervising teacher she quickly
moved into a career as a professional artist. Over the years she has sold
her work at art galleries and shows around the country. She lives and works in
rural Georgia
with her children, and numerous pets.
In
the course of her twenty-five year career as an artist, Sherry
has experimented with a variety of media. In fact, a unifying theme of the work
over the years is the experimental use of materials, including handmade paper,
silk, clay tiles, sheet metal, and salvaged wooden architectural elements. The
current encaustic paintings are a natural evolution for the artist—rather that
using actual objects added to the surface of the painting to create texture,
the 'wax paint' itself creates the texture and surface relief. It is the
artist's hope that the energy of the physical process of painting with
encaustic—that quick application of molten wax, the reheating and manipulation of the surface
with irons—combined with the inherent energy of the text and images will be
felt when the work is viewed.
The Encaustic Process
Oil
paint is mixed with microcrystalline wax for pigmentation and then melted. The
molten mixture is applied to wood panels or paper in numerous layers and allowed to cool, at which time marks are drawn and carved into the surface. The
multiple layers create rich surface textures as well as opportunities for
translucent images to subtly emerge from below the surface. Images and text are
drawn onto the surface of the raw wood, serving as the first layer or 'under
painting'. These words and marks are a sort of journal with intentions, poems
and prayers, both global and personal, which influence and suggest the images
that emerge on the upper layers as the painting.
Common
themes in the work are one's relationship to others on life's journey and one's spiritual connection to all that is around us.
_Around Back at Rocky’s Place
_ABRP is recognized as one the country’s premier
folk art galleries; a visual link to the preservation of the history, culture,
and values of our Southern heritage located in Dawsonville.Now entering into its 10th year, Robin Blan and Tracey Burnette
began as personal collectors. Each piece of art has a story, and Robin and Tracey
have been helping artists tell their stories for over two decades.The primary focus of the gallery's collection
is Southern culture and regional heritage, from Georgia, Alabama,
North Carolina, South Caroline, Tennessee, Louisiana,
and Kentucky.
A wide variety of media on
display including paintings, pottery, woodcarvings, and metal sculpture; pieces
produced from mud, clay, chalk, cardboard, feed sacks, cabinet doors, old tin,
newspapers, and found objects.Approximately
300 artists are represented; many new to the genre while others have works
represented in the Smithsonian and other major museums worldwide. Vessels from North Georgia’s two leading pottery families, the Meaders
and the Hewells, whose roots date back to the 1800’s, have a home at the
gallery.The Rocky’s collection also includes works from the Grandfathers of
Southern Folk Art: Mose
Tolliver, Jimmy
Lee Suddeth,
Howard Finster,
R.A. Miller, and Woodie Long and prides itself
with having the largest selection of John
“Cornbread” Anderson.
Rocky’s has become the nerve center to educate the public about the
culture that accompanies folk art.Robin and Tracey,
both teachers by occupation, value knowledge and continue in the cycle of
passing it on to others.Robin and Tracey’s
goals for their audiences are the same as those for their students in the
classroom…to leave with two things: more knowledge and a smile.

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KMUW (89.1 FM), is a National Public Radio member station in Wichita, Kansas, United States, owned by Wichita State University.

History
KMUW first took to the air on April 26, 1949, as a 10-watt station owned by "Municipal University of Wichita" (former name of Wichita State University).  The station call letter name was derived from the first letters of the university name.  It was the first noncommercial FM station in Kansas, second FM station in Kansas, and the first 10-watt noncommercial FM station in the United States.History; KMUW.

It was a charter member of NPR in 1971. In 1994, the station became an affiliate of Public Radio International. It also broadcasts the BBC World News from American Public Media.

Transmitting power
In 1949, KMUW started at 10 watts.  In 1962, it increased to 250 watts.  In 1970 to 10,000 watts.  In 1987 to 100,000 watts.

Location
On March 27, 1981, KMUW dedicated Blake Hall at 3317 East 17th Street in Wichita.

On April 25, 2016, KMUW moved to 121 North Mead Suite 200 in "old town" area of downtown Wichita.Contact; KMUW.

See also
 Global Village

References

External links

Station information

Historical "After Midnight" / "Midnight Hour" (during 1980s, alternative college music show that was broadcast from 12am to 5am every night)
 KMUW After Midnight (R.I.P.) - Facebook
 Video of KMUW "After Midnight" Deejays - YouTube
 Audio of KMUW "Best of Midnight Hour" - archive.org

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MUW

History KMUW first took to the air on April 26 , 1949 , as a 10 - watt station owned by " Municipal University of Wichita " ( former name of Wichita State University ) .

- The 143rd annual homecoming recently took place in Nicodemus, a small western Kansas town founded in the late 1800s by Black pioneers.
- For the first time, a prominent Black woman, Millie Hodge, will be among those being portrayed as an early settler of Wichita in Old Cowtown.
- Hattie McDaniel made history as the first Black actor to win an Academy Award, for her role as Mammy in “Gone with the Wind.”Now, visitors passing her…
- Time may be running out for the iconic Menninger clock tower in Topeka. It's now one step closer to being torn down.At a meeting of the Topeka Landmarks…
- This past summer, Americans rediscovered the art of baking bread. Whether you got involved or just watched, tried your hand at sourdough, or kept to a…
- Charles Curtis was a leading voice in the fight for women's suffrage. He also orchestrated the breakup of tribal government and communal land in what is now the state of Oklahoma.
- COUNCIL GROVE, Kansas — Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 30 other schools owe at least part…
- Parts of a prehistoric shark skeleton, the only specimen of its kind found in North America, will soon be on display at Fort Hays State University.The…
- A historic steam locomotive is headed to Kansas as part of a tour to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Union Pacific transcontinental railroad…
- WICHITA — Ashley and Erin Watt have always enjoyed the outdoors.Over the years, they’ve spent a lot of time floating down the Arkansas River in…
- The Cosmosphere and Exploration Place will hold events this month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.NASA astronauts Neil…
- On the heels of her 68th pledge drive, KMUW’s member services coordinator Pat Hayes was honored with the WSU President’s Distinguished Service Award.Her…

Question: when did kuw first go on the air

Answer: April 26, 1949

Question: what was the former name of wichita state

Answer: Wichita State University

Question: who was the original owner of wichita state university

Answer: Municipal University of Wichita

Question: when did kuw start on the air

Answer: 1949

Question: how big was kuw when it started

Answer: 10-watt

Question: how many watts does kuw have

Answer: 10

Question: in which us city was the radio station kmuw first broadcast

Answer: Wichita

Question: what was the former name of the university of wichita

Answer: Wichita State University)

Contact; KMUW.

On April 25 , 2016 , KMUW moved to 121 North Mead Suite 200 in " old town " area of downtown Wichita .

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KMUW is open to the public 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
We are located at 121 N. Mead, Suite 200, in Old Town.
To contact KMUW:
- Email info@kmuw.org
- Call (316) 978-6789 to leave us a voicemail. Messages are checked daily and a KMUW staffer will return your call.
- Email membership@kmuw.org for questions regarding donations/memberships.
- Submit news tips to news@kmuw.org
Please visit KMUW's COVID-19 Resource Center for the latest news and information on the COVID-19 pandemic, and download our free KMUW app on your Apple or Android device.
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Question: when did kuw move to 121 north mead suite 200

Answer: April 25, 2016

Question: where is kuw located in the old town

Answer: downtown Wichita

Question: where is kuw located in the united states

Answer: Wichita

Question: where is kuw located in downtown wichita

Answer: old town

Question: when did kuw move to north mead

Answer: 2016

Question: how many north mead suites does kuw have

Answer: 121

Question: how many floors is north mead suite

Answer: 200


The Safe America Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working nationally and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. The organization was founded in 1994 and partners with corporate, government, public and private sector organizations and non-profit organization to improve the awareness of safety and preparedness in the United States. Safe America History The Safe America Foundation operates an Emergency Preparedness program and Driver Education program.

Emergency preparedness

9/11 Drill Down for Safety
The 9/11 Drill Down for Safety Campaign–launched in 2009—promotes the planning and execution of preparedness drills. The overall goal of the campaign is to create a culture of preparedness. The campaign works with families, businesses, public institutions and non-governmental organizations to demonstrate preparedness through drills, exercises, text emergency alerts, building an emergency preparedness kit and other various activities.9/11 Drill Down for Safety May 4, 2011

In 2009, the Safe America Foundation focused on getting businesses—medium-sized to large-sized—to organize emergency drills leading up to the anniversary of September 11 attacks.  Safe America created three scenarios where businesses had to practice an emergency drill. These scenarios included a power outage, a flood, and a pandemic. The Safe America Foundation also conducted a national drill during a meeting in January 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting was hosted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) V Regional Administrator Edward Buikema. The organization also focused on creating the campaign around the FEMA's 10 regional hubs. Safe America's online Pledge to Drill form was also introduced in 2009. The online campaign was promoted through Facebook and Twitter, with the 30-day blitz beginning in mid August 2009. The campaign resulted in over 400,000 people participating in the program with support from over 20 firms.New “Drill Down For Safety” Campaign On 9/11 Aims To Increase Preparedness

The campaign ended in September 2009, and had accomplished the following:New “Drill Down For Safety” Campaign On 9/11 Aims To Increase Preparedness
 A National Pledge to Drill Campaign that occurred during August
 Test Drills organized in 10 national sites including: UPS Headquarters in Atlanta; Office Depot Headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida; CNA Insurance and Motorola in Chicago; Michigan State University in Lansing; Medical Reserve Corps in Phoenix; Dilworth Paxson and PATCO Speedline in Philadelphia; a UPS regional location in Richmond; 16 high schools in San Diego; a Federal Building in San Francisco; and the suburban community of Lindon, Utah.
 Online Training - A total of six webinars and online training events were held for small and medium size businesses. Topics included: Drills: Why and How to Plan for an Emergency, Creating Business and Community Drills, Personal Emergency Planning and Preparation, Protecting Employees: Legal Responsibilities, Critical Messages: How to Communicate, Creating Business Continuity Planning: Process and Program, Protecting Special Need Populations

In 2010, the Safe America Foundation kicked off its 9/11 Drill Down for Safety Campaign with leadership from Former First Lady of West Virginia Gayle Manchin and West Virginia Business Volunteer Co-Chair Sam Cipoletti. The 9/11 Drill Down for Safety campaign continued to work with businesses, communities and families to have an emergency preparedness drill practiced before or on the day of September 11, 2010.Safe America

Ex'pression College Contest
In 2010, Safe America held a contest at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts, located in San Francisco, California, for current students or recent alumni to produce the best Public Service Announcement on the use of texting in an emergency. The PSA was 30 seconds long, and it supported and promoted awareness of Safe America's Text First. Talk Second. drill, which was scheduled for September 11, 2010. The winner of the PSA contest won $1,000 in cash, a chance to fly to New York City for the winning PSA preview at NBC Headquarters and an opportunity to have their work critiques by top animation expert Fred Seibert.

Federal Signal Survey
Federal Signal's 2010 Public Safety, developed in partnership with the Safe America Foundation and Zogby International, revealed consumer attitudes and preferences in Emergency situations. Results to the survey were announced at the Safe America Foundation's 9/11 Drill Down for Safety briefing at USA Today Headquarters on December 1, 2010.

The survey announced that half of the respondents (47%) do not have an emergency plan, while 46% do. The survey also reported that Americans who live in the West and/or living in the rural areas are more likely to have family or household plans in place versus those who live in the East and/or those that live in larger cities. The survey also said that one if four Americas prefer to be notified of an emergency by telephone (26%) or by television (25%). 18% said they would like to be notified by text message and 15% would like to be notified by outdoor loud speakers. One in 10 Americans prefers that they be notified by radio.Safe America

First Spouses Campaign
The First Spouses Campaign was developed under the 9/11 Drill Down for Safety in 2010. Spearheaded by Former First Lady of West Virginia Gayle Manchin, the campaign was designed to involve spouses from governors in all states to encourage their citizens to take part in the Text First. Talk Second. drill.

Text First. Talk Second.
Text First. Talk Second. is Safe America's initiative to use texting communications rather than voice communications in the event of an emergency. Voice communication is often overwhelmed in an event of a disaster, and Safe America encourages individuals to use a new safety shorthand – 7865 (RUOK) and 4665 (IMOK) – to communicate with loved ones during an emergency.Women Legislators & First Spouses Unite in Common Mission

March to 1 Million Campaign
Launched in late 2010, The March to 1 Million Campaign is a remembrance campaign for the 10th year anniversary of  the September 11th attacks. The campaign will continue Safe America's Text First. Talk Second  initiative, with the safety shorthand being practiced during a national preparedness drill day on Sunday, September 11, 2011 and the involvement with the First Spouses and a new partnership with the National Foundation for Women Legislators.Women Legislators & First Spouses Unite in Common Mission
New features of Safe America's 9/11 Drill Down for Safety: March to 1 Million Campaign includes:
 A partnership with the National Foundation of Women Legislators (NFWL). The Safe America Foundation is asking more than 2,000 elected women to be trained to be community leaders by promoting Text First. Talk Second. Safe America will also hold a special workshop at the NFWL's annual conference in Des Moines, Iowa, and it will help elected officials model practice texting drills within their own families. Women will be advised on how to mobilize their own citizens during Town Hall Meeting and will be filmed for TV spots that will be distributed to NBC, Telemundo and other local broadcast media.Women Legislators & First Spouses Unite in Common Mission
 Providing classroom curriculum for schools, while holding town hall meetings where Safe America explores what Americans feel they can do to support a culture of being Prepared, Not Scared.Senator Claire McCaskill Hosts Capitol Readiness Briefing
 A new cell phone application that allows individuals to pre-load valuable information that can reduce the time taken for them to stay in touch with other in a post-emergency situation.Senator Claire McCaskill Hosts Capitol Readiness Briefing

Goals
In 2011, Safe America has set a goal to engage 100 firms to pledge to:Senator Claire McCaskill Hosts Capitol Readiness Briefing
 Conduct texting drills
 Teach employees to drill and take the concept home to educate their families during National Preparedness Month in September
 Help fund ongoing activities of the 'Safe Team' coalition over the next five years.

Teen Driving Academy
Safe America offers a Driver Education program that is licensed by the Georgia Department of Driver Services. Since the beginning, The Safe America Foundation has partnered with corporate foundations and state governments on initiatives such as the Baby Buckle Program, which provided discounted car seats in twenty states. The organization also works with companies and other groups to create meaningful educational initiatives, including media campaigns, that encourage adults and youth to modify harmful behaviors and ensure their lifelong wellness.NPO: Spotlight Safe America Foundation

Safe Teen Georgia Driving Academy
The SafeTeen Georgia Driving Academy is an annual driving safety expo produced by the Safe America Foundation and held in May in metro Atlanta.

This expo allows teens 14 or older and their parents/guardians to learn the basics of safe driving through engaging interactive presentations and demonstrations taught by Safe America Foundation training staff, law enforcement, fire fighters, emergency medical personnel and judges.

Begun in 2002 as the Teen Driving Institute, the Driving Academy was initially a weekday driving safety event for metro-Atlanta high school students held in the parking lot of Lockheed Martin Marietta, Georgia facility. In an acknowledgement that parental involvement has a major impact on teen driving habits, the Foundation decided to move the event to the weekend. From 2005 to 2012, the Atlanta Motor Speedway served as the Driving Academy's home. In 2013, the event moved to Cobb Galleria Centre.

Since Driving Academy's inception it has provided more than 10,000 attendees tips and tools to make them safer drivers and is now regarded as one of the largest events of its kind in the Southeast.

Safe Communities
The Safe America Foundation is funded by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety with an overall goal to raise awareness of safe driving behaviors and prevent crashes, injuries and fatalities under Cobb Safe Communities. The program addresses various driving issues for middle and high school students, senior citizens and businesses. The program delivers: Cobb Safe Communities
 Safe driving presentations to middle schools and high schools.
 Seat belt checks at various high schools around the community.
 Lunch and Learn programs at local businesses on traffic safety topics.
 "Car Smarts" programs for senior citizens.

House Resolution 1863
Representatives Smith of Georgia's 13th congressional district, Post 2, Cummings of the 19th Georgia District, and Lewis of Georgia District 12 signed House Resolution 1863 commending and recognizing Safe America's efforts to increase driver education.HR1863

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The Safe America Foundation is a 501(c)(3 ) non - profit organization working nationally and headquartered in Marietta , Georgia .

The organization was founded in 1994 and partners with corporate , government , public and private sector organizations and non - profit organization to improve the awareness of safety and preparedness in the United States .

The Safe America FoundationÂ is launching a new campaign, “Drill Down for Safety,” designed to “create local practice drills on an annual basis in communities large and small to assure that Americans are prepared for disasters.”Â
The nationwide campaign will focus initially on getting businesses — small, medium-sized and large — to organize emergency drills during September 11th. According to Safe America official Bob Surrusco, the organization will be creating three scenarios — a power outage, a flood, and a pandemic — for participants to use in their exercises.Â ”Getting people to practice – just like staging a fire drill,” the Safe America website explains, “will be a first step in making executives, families, disabled, senior citizens and children feel empowered – and convinced – that in an emergency, their actions can both protect their lives and minimize property loss.”
This video provides more information on the campaign:
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A video (above) describing the “Drill Down For Safety” Campaign.
The Safe America Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with headquarters in Marietta, Georgia. Founded in 1994, the foundation partners with corporate, governmental, public and private sector organizations, and other nonprofits to improve the safety awareness and preparedness of Americans nationwide.Â If you are interested in getting involved in the “Drill Down For Safety” campaign, contactÂ Bob Surrusco (bsurrusco@safeamerica.org) orÂ Joel Mendelson (joel.mendelson@safeamerica.org).

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The overall goal of the campaign is to create a culture of preparedness .

The campaign works with families , businesses , public institutions and non - governmental organizations to demonstrate preparedness through drills , exercises , text emergency alerts , building an emergency preparedness kit and other various activities.9/11 Drill Down for Safety May 4 , 2011

West Virginia First Lady, Gayle Manchin, joins the Safe America Foundation as spokesperson for the second annual 9/11 Drill Down For Safety, to raise awareness on the need for emergency preparedness
(Marietta, GA and Charleston, WV) – West Virginia First Lady Gayle Manchin announced today that she will participate in the Safe America Foundation’s 9/11 Drill Down for Safety national preparedness drill. Mrs. Manchin has agreed to serve as a special spokesperson for the emergency drill to promote the planning and practicing of preparedness drills with her fellow West Virginians. The First Lady has also agreed to help Safe America promote the program with other First Spouses from around the nation.
Safe America launched the Drill Down in 2009. Its purpose is to promote the planning and execution of emergency preparedness drills and to create a “culture of preparedness.” Last year, over 400,000 American families, businesses, public institutions and NGOs participated in Drill Down and demonstrated their preparedness through drills, exercises, text emergency alerts, building an emergency preparedness kit, and other activities.
(Marietta, GA and Charleston, WV) – West Virginia First Lady Gayle Manchin announced today that she will participate in the Safe America Foundation’s 9/11 Drill Down for Safety national preparedness drill. Mrs. Manchin has agreed to serve as a special spokesperson for the emergency drill to promote the planning and practicing of preparedness drills with her fellow West Virginians. The First Lady has also agreed to help Safe America promote the program with other First Spouses from around the nation.
Safe America launched the Drill Down in 2009. Its purpose is to promote the planning and execution of emergency preparedness drills and to create a “culture of preparedness.” Last year, over 400,000 American families, businesses, public institutions and NGOs participated in Drill Down and demonstrated their preparedness through drills, exercises, text emergency alerts, building an emergency preparedness kit, and other activities.
“I have lent my support to this effort because I recognize how vital it is to have every family across our state – and across America – become more self-reliant,” Mrs. Manchin said. “Having people practice what they would do in an emergency – conducting a text ‘drill’ by phone – is a good step in recognizing how to react – and to begin a multi-phased process of having a plan, knowing how to exercise it – and having emergency supplies in place.” Mrs. Manchin, along with Volunteer West Virginia Chair and West Virginia Business Volunteer Council Co-Chair, Sam Cipoletti, will assist the Safe America Foundation’s Drill Down in a number of ways including:
“After meeting with First Lady Manchin, I came away very impressed by her commitment to serving as a real voice for safety in West Virginia,” said Safe America President Len Pagano.
“Most impressive was the fact that she didn’t want to be involved in the program unless she could make a true contribution toward making West Virginians and others more prepared to handle emergencies. I think that speaks volumes about the kind of woman she is,” Pagano noted.
Both Volunteer West Virginia and the West Virginia Business Volunteer Council will spearhead the Drill Down rollout with educational programming. They will also hold local West Virginia events aimed at encouraging businesses, communities and individual families to ‘drill’ on September 11, 2010 or during the month of September, which is National Preparedness Month.
“We’re pleased to be leading the nation in bringing the preparedness message to the public,” said West Virginia Business Volunteer Council Co-Chair Sam Cipoletti. “We believe that there is a need to make Americans ‘self-sufficient’ – and it begins with knowing how to send a text message during an emergency and where to rendezvous if you cannot go home immediately after a crisis occurs.”
Cipoletti, who is also the Director of Government Relations for Verizon West Virginia has confirmed that the company will be the official corporate sponsor for all Drill-Down activities in West Virginia.
Cipoletti also noted that additional information will be made available free-of-charge this summer to members of the West Virginia Business Volunteer Council. Online training via webinars will also be provided via Safe America and Volunteer West Virginia.
For further information, contact Mitzi L.M. Vince at (800)-WV-HELPS (1-800-984-3577).
About Safe America Foundation
The Safe America Foundation is a Marietta, Georgia based 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to addressing emerging health and safety issues – at home, work and play. Founded in 1994, the foundation develops educational programs in partnership with the academic, corporate, public and non-profit sectors. For more information, visit www.safeamerica.org or call 770-973-7233. Safe America can also be found on Twitter @safeamerica.
For more information contact Cullen Gossett at (770)-973-SAFE (7233).
About Volunteer West Virginia
Volunteer West Virginia is the state’s Commission for National and Community Service. Established in 1994 to administer the state’s AmeriCorps *State programs, the agency challenges citizens to strengthen their communities through service and volunteerism. Volunteer West Virginia now administers the West Virginia Citizen Corps program and the West Virginia Business Volunteer Council in addition to AmeriCorps *State. For more information, visit www.volunteerwv.org or call (800) WV-HELPS. Volunteer West Virginia can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.
About West Virginia Business Volunteer Council
The West Virginia Business Volunteer Council (WVBVC) is a program of Volunteer West Virginia, the state’s Commission for National and Community Service. The WVBVC is a membership organization that encourages, educates, and connects private sector entities that support employee volunteer programs as a business strategy. Members include statewide businesses, professional and business associations, and labor organizations. For more information, visit www.volunteerwv.org and click on the “Business Volunteer Council” link in the left menu or call (800) WV-HELPS.
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In 2009 , the Safe America Foundation focused on getting businesses — medium - sized to large - sized — to organize emergency drills leading up to the anniversary of September 11 attacks .

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The campaign ended in September 2009 , and had accomplished the following : New “ Drill Down For Safety ” Campaign On 9/11 Aims To Increase Preparedness A National Pledge to Drill Campaign that occurred during August Test Drills organized in 10 national sites including : UPS Headquarters in Atlanta ; Office Depot Headquarters in Boca Raton , Florida ; CNA Insurance and Motorola in Chicago ; Michigan State University in Lansing ; Medical Reserve Corps in Phoenix ; Dilworth Paxson and PATCO Speedline in Philadelphia ; a UPS regional location in Richmond ; 16 high schools in San Diego ; a Federal Building in San Francisco ; and the suburban community of Lindon , Utah .

Online Training - A total of six webinars and online training events were held for small and medium size businesses .

Topics included : Drills : Why and How to Plan for an Emergency , Creating Business and Community Drills , Personal Emergency Planning and Preparation , Protecting Employees : Legal Responsibilities , Critical Messages : How to Communicate , Creating Business Continuity Planning : Process and Program , Protecting Special Need Populations

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In 2010 , the Safe America Foundation kicked off its 9/11 Drill Down for Safety Campaign with leadership from Former First Lady of West Virginia Gayle Manchin and West Virginia Business Volunteer Co - Chair Sam Cipoletti .

The 9/11 Drill Down for Safety campaign continued to work with businesses , communities and families to have an emergency preparedness drill practiced before or on the day of September 11 , 2010.Safe America

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Talk Second initiative , with the safety shorthand being practiced during a national preparedness drill day on Sunday , September 11 , 2011 and the involvement with the First Spouses and a new partnership with the National Foundation for Women Legislators .

Women Legislators & First Spouses Unite in Common Mission New features of Safe America 's 9/11 Drill Down for Safety : March to 1 Million Campaign includes : A partnership with the National Foundation of Women Legislators ( NFWL ) .

The Safe America Foundation is asking more than 2,000 elected women to be trained to be community leaders by promoting Text First .

Atlanta, GA - Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) will host a Safe America Foundation Congressional Briefing on March 31st, focused on addressing weaknesses in America’s grassroots readiness.
The Briefing – which will include announcements of support from a bi-partisan group that includes participation by Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (R-OK) – will outline Safe America’s plans for a 2011 “‘March to 1 Million”’ and the third year of the related “‘9/11 Drill Down for Safety”’ programming and 10th anniversary memorial activities for 9/11 in September of this year.
The Briefing will be held beginning at 4pm on Thursday, March 31st in Room 385 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
“The recent events in Japan clearly underscore the importance of being prepared to act quickly during an emergency, and having a rehearsed plan for both remaining safe and contacting loved ones,” said Safe America Honorary Chairman Norman Y. Mineta. “Since 9/11, we have not done enough to prepare average Americans to survive on their own. It’s time we addressed this issue – since more disasters are almost inevitable in every region of the country.”
The event will showcase an emerging national coalition – spearheaded by the Safe America Foundation and the Center for National Policy, the National Foundation for Women Legislators, the Disaster Recovery Institute International and a variety of other public and private groups. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Medical Reserve Corps, the national PTA, The Travelers Institute, Federal Signal, Hill & Knowlton and the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, are among other organizations participating in the program.
Former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta – the program’s Honorary National Chairman – will report on how the program has ‘made America safer’ while Gayle C. Manchin, former First Lady of West Virginia, will outline plans to involve First Spouses (and State Governors) in modeling family rehearsal drills such as a ‘family texting communication’ involving a new ‘safety communication shorthand.’
“Our goal is to involve 5 million people over the next five years in emergency readiness at a local level,” said Safe America CEO Len Pagano. “As the events in Japan has have shown, the ‘unexpected’ can happen – and it’s time we make Americans more ‘self-reliant.’ This process will increase the disaster preparedness levels of American citizens – and that’s the a only piece in our preparedness puzzle we’ve neglected since 9/11.” More than 100 civic, business and government organizations will be engaged in a national grassroots movement to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Motorola Mobility, the UPS Foundation, the Traveler Insurance Company and Motorola Solutions are current national sponsors.
The program will include:
Broadcasting a public service campaign on television that educates the American public to the value of texting in an emergency situation and teaches a ‘new’ safety shorthand code,
Providing room curriculum for schools, while holding town hall meetings where we explore what Americans feel they can do to support a culture of being ‘prepared, not scared™,’
Distributing a new cell phone application that will allow individuals to pre-load valuable information that can short-cut reduce the time taken needed for them to stay in touch with others in a post-emergency situation, plusContinuing research begun in 2010 by Zogby International and Booz Allen Hamilton on how Americans ‘feel’ about their own responsibilities in a post-disaster scenario, along with an annual survey to see which are the ‘Top 10 States’ doing the best job in encouraging grassroots’ resiliency.
Safe America has set a goal of engaging 100 firms to ‘pledge’ to (a) conduct “texting” drills; (b) teach employees to drill and take the concept home to educate their families during National Preparedness Month in September; and (c) help fund ongoing activities of the ‘Safe Team’ coalition over the next five years. Other ‘Safe Team’ participants at the Capitol Hill Briefing will be:
- The Center for National Policy CEO Dr. Stephen Flynn
- The National Foundation for Women Legislators CEO Robin Read
- The Disaster Recovery International CEO Al Berman
- The Travelers Insurance Institute, represented by Company Regional Vice President Bob Schurke, and
- NORC at The University of Chicago’s NORC /training center, led represented by Executive Director Dr. Douglas Himberger
At the briefing, Safe America will honor the American Red Cross; Anheuser Busch; and Motorola Mobility for their work in addressing key emergency resiliency issues. Safe America’s national task forces for “‘March to 1 Million”’ and “‘9/11 Drill Down for Safety”’ will also be in attendance, along with other congressional invitees (both elected officials and staff of both parties).
About the Safe America Foundation The Safe America Foundation operates nationally, and is based in Atlanta, Georgia as a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to addressing emerging health and safety issues – at home, work and play. Founded in 1994, the foundation develops educational programs in partnership with corporate, governmental, public, and private sector organizations and other nonprofit sectors organizations to improve safety awareness and preparedness of Americans nationwide. For more information, visit www.safeamerica.org or call 770-973-7233. Safe America can be found on Twitter @safeamerica.
For more information, contact: Christina Dela Cruz Communications Manager Safe America Foundation Phone (770) 973-7233 christina.delacruz@safeamerica.org

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March to 1 Million Campaign Launched in late 2010 , The March to 1 Million Campaign is a remembrance campaign for the 10th year anniversary of the September 11th attacks .

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Goals In 2011 , Safe America has set a goal to engage 100 firms to pledge to : Senator Claire McCaskill Hosts Capitol Readiness Briefing Conduct texting drills Teach employees to drill and take the concept home to educate their families during National Preparedness Month in September Help fund ongoing activities of the ' Safe Team ' coalition over the next five years .

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Answer: 100

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