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1988-1991: The village renovated the Bryan Building and moved the village offices there from the previous location at Union Schoolhouse building. It was a 1.4 million dollar project. A second floor Community Art Gallery was part of that design and the "Arts and Crafts Room" was presented by Village Manager, Dave Heckler, for use by the Yellow Springs Arts Council.

1990: Anna helped her husband Jonathan Brown run the Sunrise Café. The art that they had on the walls was a series of portraits of villagers done by Allan MacBeth. Anna and her husband bought the series for the restaurant. They sold the Sunrise Café in 2004.

1991: Cyndi Mucher designed new John Bryan Center interior.

*1990: Village Council became involved with John Bryan Pottery to say that artists could only use the facility for recreational use. Production potters, those using it for business gain, could not use the facility as their studio.

*1990's: Noise from John Bryan Dance Studio caused Village office employees to complain. Dance classes were no longer scheduled during 9-5 working hours.


 * 1991: Gallery program begins in the new JB Gallery on the second floor by Barbara Walker with assistance from Anna Arbor. Discussion and correspondence went on bettween Kent Bristol (Village Manager) and Anna Arbor, but the Village declined to make a permanent commitment to continue the gallery indefinitely.

1991: Women's Voices Out Loud celebrated their 12th anniversary as the first exhibit in the new John Bryan Community Gallery; which became an annual tradition utilizing the gym/auditorium for performance and the second floor gallery space for exhibition.

1992: Ron Booten was President of YSAC, Katheryn Van der Heiden was Vice President, Patricia White was Treasurer, Sue Pfeiffer was Secretary, Board members were Elden Levy, Behrle Hubbuch, Leslie Scharfer, Alan Ramey, Joyce Agnew, Richard Robles


 * 1990’s: Herndon Gallery began.

1992: Heartstrings was founded--seven women playing Celtic and Appalachian Music as well as traditioinal acoustic music of other cultures.

1993: Project leaders and gallery committee for JBC Gallery - Anna Arbor, Linda Byard, Margrit Petrie, Steve Rumbaugh and Barbara Walker.

1993: WEB (Women's Enterprise Builders), a Women's microbusiness cooperative organized the WEB Coffeehouse in 1994. Lina Landess and Ondwewe Chymes and others began it. Deborah Fugatt, Laurie Dreamspinner and Robin Eastman kept it alive. It was a unique venue for people to gather and share music and performance. It was located in the Presbyterian Church basement and was a venue for musicians, singers, songwriters and poets.

1994-2001: Dave Heckler, Village Manager.

1995: YSAC Board; Anna Arbor - President, Paul O'Keefe Buterbaugh - Vice President, Dorothy Somers - Treasurer, Pat Robinow - Secretary, Catherine Lehman, Beryl Schnicker, Peg Bird, Melina Elum, Luan Esposito Heit, Gerry Fogarty,and Ann Stafford. Previous President was Karen Van der Heiden.

1995: Anna and Jonathan Brown bought the Old Union School House. Made it into artist and healing art practitioner studios.

1995: Writer/Director Joanne Caputo began her independent filmmaking career with a children's video, Ballerina, Ballerina! The video was recommended by Sesame Street Magazine. [|more.]

1996 - current: Theresa Thinnes opened a Dancing Light photo studio in the Union School House.

1996: Sam & Eddies opens. Billed as "a gallery store for readers and writers." It includes a gallery/performance space.

1997: YS Arts Council Permanent Collection was started under the coordination of Anna Arbor and Gail Zimmerman. JoAnn McKee ran the gallery in its last couple of years. [|more.]

1996-2007: Jo Wilson Treasurer of YSAC

1997-1999: Sharon Mohler curated Women's Voices Out Loud gallery exhibits.

1998: Beryl Schicker was on YSAC board.

1998-1999?*: Yellow Springs Parade titled "We Live Here". Local artists provided assistance to anyone who wanted help to produce a wearable puppet, costume or float for the parade. They worked with cub scouts, school kids, the Historical Society and the YSAC. Beth Holyoke was chair of the Yellow Springs Parade Committee.

//(date) [|Tree of Knowledge]// by Jon Hudson at the front of Yellow Springs Library. Funded by private fundraising, YSCF and the Library Board.

1998: [|Women's Park of Yellow Springs]

Located on the bike path in Yellow Springs Key locals involved in the project: Imogen Trolander, Joan Ackerman. Principal Designer Deb Henderson

1999: John Bryan Center Conflict - artist Julie Karlson hangs a large-scale nude in the Women's Voices Out Loud show at John Bryan Community Gallery. Someone put post-it notes in the shape of a bikini on painting to censor the nudity. Village does not find source of vandalism. Julie Carlson threatens litigation with the Village, but ultimately does not take legal action and removes her painting from the show. In response Sharon Mohler calls other female artists in town to protest by bringing more nudes to hang. By the time they were done they had put up 30 more nude paintings.

1999-2000: YSAC President - Gail Zimmerman, Vice President - Peg Bird, Secretary - Pat Robinow, Chair of Program Development - Bette Kellym, Chair of Gallery Committee - Sue Kiehl, Chair of Membership Committee and accountant - Cindy Koebernick, Chair of Pottery Center Committee - Naysan Mcilgarhey, Michael McVey, Marianna Morris, Chair of Education Committee, and Florence Lorenz.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1999: Class sizes for YSAC Art classes began to dwindle significantly.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1999: Bette Kelley started the YSAC Artist Lecture Series. They were on the third Sunday of each month and met at the library meeting room.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1999-2000: Connie Birkbeck coordinated the John Bryan Center Gallery.


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