Patrons get Consistent Rewards and a Variety of Spontaneous Creative Content.
Every month, in addition to posting free content on my blog and Substack; I also post exclusive discounts and For-Your-Eyes-Only-Artsy-Stuff here that cannot be found anywhere else. Subscribing Patrons get the most. When you subscribe: in exchange for the benefits of your subscription level you are providing funding to allow this work to continue to thrive in the world. Thank you!

Though there is an abundant amount of free content in the public feed,
Subscribing patrons get the most art.
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A few changes to the Subscription Tiers will begin April 1, 2025.
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$1 Tier Thankful4U
$1 monthly seeds new Things. Thanks for being here! This level unlocks patrons-first access to PSAs and Bloggy brainstorms on random Things. Ranging from seasonal clusters of frequent posts to just one monthly post, feel free to Adjust your notification settings if it starts to be too much in your inbox.
Includes
· Patrons-First Content Feed with access to new and previous posts
· Previews and Early Announcements
· Vote on Future Content
$2 Tier Growth4us
$2 Per month grows more Things. Thank you! This level unlocks a monthly look at what I am learning or re-learning to expand Resilience and Creative Wellness.
Includes
· Links to Resources and References
· Materials Lists
· Lessons Learned
· Patrons-First Content Feed with access to new and previous posts
· Previews and Early Announcements
· Vote on Future Content
$3 Tier FREE4All -Mutual Aid (Level ONE) (Only the name has changed)
$3 Per Month Funds Mutual Aid to keep the Creative Wellness Study Program FREE4All. In Spring 2020, this $35 five module independent study program became available in the public activity feed here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/creative-program-34938106
Includes:
· Over 200 previous posts
· Coloring pages from the archives
· Access to posts in the $1 and $2 Tiers
$4 per Month Re-wilds Things. Thank you!
From the wild to the pantry to the studio, this level unlocks ONE monthly post about reciprocity and sustainable use of Organic Things.
Includes:
· Resources and Instructions
· Organic Methods for making art, DIY crafts, and anti-inflammatory recipes
· More Mindfully wild-to-the-studio activities that connect us to our wild allies.
· Links back to previous related studio projects
· Access to content at the $1, $2, and $3 Tiers
$5 Tier STAYS THE SAME
NewArt4U $5 per month funds supplies for my creative projects. Thank you!
Unlock a 30 page collection of e-z print drawings already in the patrons-only activity feed.
Includes
· Thirty Things4Thriving Sep 2024 content
· The 30 page printable pdf of 33 original drawings
· Early access to my NEW work
· Patrons-First Content Feed
· Vote on Future Content
· Access to all content posted at lesser payment tiers
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Patreon has been updated to use Apple’s in-app purchase system. This means that all purchases of memberships and shop items through the Patreon iOS app will now include Apple’s 30% App Store fee. Apple’s fees do not affect existing members.

This is a link to my blog. Where I write words about the words and more words about the things I am into, learning about, or remembering. It had words before my PatreonPage had my words. Now my words are in both places.
It contains studio stories, special offers, my art and local event news, current projects, and bloggy dialogue about my creative discoveries and wellness projects.

Creativity In Action
Promoting creative unity
BOFA has been established to increase awareness and participation in the Creative Arts in the Belfast, NY Area.
Established 2009 by Sheila L Kalkbrenner
in loving memory of Amanda Nicole Curcio, daughter, friend, poet, writer, and musician.
Membership is open to creative people of all ages residing in Belfast, NY and surrounding areas.

MORE ABOUT BOFA

Here to support and empower Arachnoiditis Survivors during Rehabilitation and Recovery. I help them tell our story, display original healing art by Arachnoiditis Survivors, encourage healing through assorted art activities or creative practices used in ancient and modern art therapy applications, provide methods for arachnoiditis survivors to document survival and adaptation through the arts, establish a venue to publicize arachnoiditis awareness/prevention events using original art by Arachnoiditis Survivors, and do my best to supply credible links to resources for survivors.

View videos of studio projects and community service announcements.

About US
Unifying creative minds to expand local access to the arts, The Allegany Arts Association, a non-profit (501c3) founded in 1982, promotes participation in the arts by all residents of Allegany County, NY. Supported by our members, a grant from ASI of Western NY, and a NYS Council on the Arts Statewide Community Regrants Program with support from the Governor’s office and the NYS Legislature, administered by the Wyoming County Arts Council; we provide arts programming and cultural activities for all ages. We work together with Allegany County Libraries, Allegany Artisans, the Wellsville Art Association, The Fountain Arts Center, The Belvidere Cornerstone, The Belfast Organization for Artists, and many others to expand access to the arts in Allegany County, NY.
The AAA Newsletter is published quarterly. We welcome news and photos about cultural activities in Allegany County. Announcements and Content may not reflect the views of the AAA Board.
Board of Directors March 2022
President
Sheila Kalkbrenner
Vice President
Vacant
Treasurer
Kay Eicher
Secretary
Kathryn Ross
Board Members
Molly Pike
Betsy Orlando
Youth Activities Director
Susan Doran
Newsletter Editor
Kathryn Ross
Associate/Volunteers
Ed Eicher
Alice Deres