LeMoyne Arts has embarked on a journey to expand and improve its art education programming through the acquisition and renovation of the building located at 131 North Gadsden Street – immediately adjacent (on the southside) to the LeMoyne Galleries.
The new building, purchased by LeMoyne on July 13, 2021, is two stories, 6,254 square feet with 20 parking spaces, and a garden area. This new art education center will house modern, accessible classrooms and studios and is pivotal to LeMoyne's investment in and education of this region's youth as well as adults; thereby ensuring Art for Always for one and all.
Art studio classrooms will include drawing, watercolor/acrylic/oil painting, fiber arts, mixed media, digital media, glass arts and flexible open studio and workshop space. Each studio will be named in honor of someone who has played a meaningful role in the history of LeMoyne Art Foundation.
Ron joined LeMoyne as an affiliate artist in 1977 and served as volunteer Executive Director from 1983-1986. He recently recalled his active days at LeMoyne with much affection stating, “I loved those years at LeMoyne. We had a lot of fun keeping everything going.”
In appreciation of Ron’s role at LeMoyne and in the arts community, LeMoyne has previously honored Ron and his legacy by naming an art festival lane in his honor. Plans include a signature Yrabedra “border” at the top of one of the studio walls created by friends of Ron’s, and which channel his spirit and bring his memory into the studio space.
Ron was very pleased to learn of this new honor and had hoped to be able to see the project completed. An artist and leader, Ron played a major role in the evolution and development of LeMoyne as a local treasure and will now be remembered through this meaningful creative space.
LeMoyne is proud to create this teaching space and to make it the best it can be through the donations of generous donors seeking to remember and preserve Ron’s legacy in a meaningful and impactful way. LeMoyne is seeking $100,000 to support this effort and will recognize all who share in this tribute to Ron and his legacy.

The Ron Yrabedra Drawing & Painting Studio
"Quilt of Friends"
Updated July 26

Ben Baldwin
Betty Beck
Bettie Bedell
Nancy Bivins
Christopher Bivins & Jennifer Dubose
Anne Kochan Bozik
Al & Linda Clark
Karen Cooley
Kathy Leffew Cooley
Terrie Corbett
​Paul Craft
LeeAnn Day
Janet Lee Decosmo
Fran Dellaporta
Meris Delli-Bovi
Frank Douglas
Kelly Simmons Dozier
William Gary Elmore
Susan Evans-Kaye
Lee Reinecke Flynn
Bonnie Fowler
Nina Allen Freeman
Beverly B. Frick
​Theresa E. Gore
Marta Hardy
Valarie Howington
​Susanne Hunt
​Georgia & Josh Jordan
John Keith
Kaye Kendrick
Jeanne Kimball
Lina & Dean Knox
Mary Ann Lindley & Charles Nuzzo
​Joe Lama
​Rene Lynch
​Barbara & John Mahoney
Charles & Meredith Manning 
Sharon Maxwell-Ferguson
Charles Moore, M.D.
Sue Mullins
Lesley Nolan
Marsha Orr
Kally Patterson
​Dianne Perkins
David Poole & Douglas Moore
Anna Isabela Reality
Christine Reilly
Sally Rude
April Salter
Alicia Smith
Dee & Angel Trejo
Georgia Turner
Dorothy Vodicka
William "Bill" Walter
Louisa Warren
Jackie Watts
Virginia Chandler Weeks
Patrick Yack