Ivana Pavelka, Afa Board Member, photographer, a founder of Camerawork Gallery at Marquis in Scranton, and adjunct instructor at Keystone College, is involved in a bevy of exhibits coming up. She is current a participant in ‘Shoot’, an exhibit of six photographers at Lizza Studio, Tunkahannock. The exhibit continues through March 22nd, 2008.

Other exhibits she will be involved in coming up are:

Faculty Exhibit
Linder Gallery, Keystone College
March 23rd-April 26, 2008

Still and Silent
Ivana Pavelka, Ted Harrison, Marian Wezmar
Camerawork Gallery, Scranton
May 2nd-June 2nd, 2008

Ivana Pavelka: Islands
Tynska Literarni Kavarna
Prague, Czech republic
June 9th-August 30th, 2008

The AFA Gallery, located in downtown Scranton, PA, is seeking artists who wish to exhibit in 1-, 2- or 3-person shows in the year 2009 at the Gallery. Artists wishing to participate should submit images of their work (either photographs or on CD), together with a resume and artist’s statement, to The AFA Gallery, Attn: Gallery Committee, 514 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503. The Gallery Committee reviews submissions monthly. For further information, call Cara India at the AFA Gallery at 570-969-1040. For further information about the AFA Gallery, visit the website at www.artistsforart.com or the blogsite at http://afa.jgrabowski.com.

Soft Pastel Artists: Pastel Society of America, Seeks entries for 36th Annual Open Juried Exhibition at National Arts Club, Sept 2-20, 2008. Send SASE Elissa Prystauk Exhibition Chair, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003 (212) 533-6931.for prospectus. pastelny@juno.com. www.pastelsocietyofamerica.org. Deadline for Slides: Jul 1.

CT, MA, NJ, NY, PA, VT Artists: Woodstock School of Art, PO Box 338, Woodstock, NY 12498 (845) 679-2388. Seeks submissions for Regional Exhibition 2008, Aug 9-Sept 6. SASE to Regional Exhibition or download prospectus. www.woodstockschoolofart.com. Slide deadline: May 9.

Hudson Valley Art Association, Inc. Seeks original oils, w/c, pastels, graphics, sculpture in American Realism, for 77th Annual Open Exhibition June 27 - Aug 2, 2008 to be held at the Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT. SASE to Joan Rudman PO Box 4137, Stamford, CT 06907 or visit website. www.hvaa.us. Slide deadline April 4.

Artists, All Media: Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. 73rd NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION 7/19/07-8/22/08. JURORS: Cornelia Seckel and Raymond J. Steiner. All media. Possible $3500 in prizes. Catalog. Slide and CD deadline: 5/15/08. Prospectus: available online at www.cooperstownart.com or send #10 SASE ATTN: National Exhibition.

Watercolorists: Arts Center/Old Forge, PO Box 1144, Old Forge, NY 315-369-6411 . Seeks entries for 27th Annual Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors. SASE or call for prospectus or download from website. arts@telenet.net. www.artscenteroldforge.org. Deadline: Apr 4.

NY, NJ, CT Artists: Art Center of Northern NJ Tri-State Watercolor Affiliate. Seeks entries for 2008 ACWA Tri-State Juried Watercolor Show Mar 31-Apr 14, 2008. Download prospectus from website -http://www.artcenter-nnj.org/ -or SASE to Dkohn, 400 Lincoln Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Deadline March 21.

“Two Wyalusing Women - Artists of the Mid-20th Century” is the title of the new exhibit at the Blue Heron Gallery. Joyce Hewitt Beck and Nancy Lee McCann both represented the people and landscapes of Northeastern Pennsylvania with watercolor, oil, and pastel paintings. This show at Wyalusing’s Blue Heron Gallery opens with a reception on Friday, March 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. A special commemorative catalog reproducing many of their
fine paintings in full color will be available for $15. The show continues until May 3 with the gallery being open M-F 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on some Saturdays from 10 to 2. Please call for information - 570-746-4922 or wchamber@epix.net. Visit www.blueheronart.org to learn more about the gallery. Blue Heron Gallery, 121 Main St, PO 813, Wyalusing, PA 18853

The Century Club in Scranton is sponsoring a series of art lectures entitled “Great Artists From Mexico”. All events are open to the public free of charge (bus trip excluded). Programs are held at the Century Club, 612 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, a handicapped accessible building.

SPRING SERIES

March 4 7:00 PM
Diego Rivera and other Mexican muralists

April 15 7:00 PM
Frida Kahlo

April 18 Bus trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to view the Frida Kahlo Exhibition. Price - $65

May 6 7:00 PM
Remedios Varo

Professors from the University of Scranton are the presenters. Lectures are acciompanied by slides.
For further information, contact the Century Club at 342-0204 or the series coordinator, Louise Finetti, at 342-1839

One Point Design, a Scranton office design and furniture business, is now located on the corner of Front Street and Pittston Ave just over the bridge from downtown into Southside. They are having a grand opening of their new showroom on March 28th, 11 AM to 5 PM. They are looking for artists who would like to display their work in the showroom for the opening and possibly monthly or for whatever timeframe is agreeable. They currently have photography hanging, courtesy of NE Photo Club, which plans to have a show there in October. They would like to try to do three shows there a year, but they do not yet have a set schedule yet. And they would like artists to hang works there year round. They are open Monday-Friday, 9 to 5 and get a lot of foot traffic. Contacts are Mandy and Melissa at One Point Design - 342-0737 ext 344.

The Main Street Gallery in Groton, NY, is seeking submissions for Go Green, a large installation about the environment, June 12–July 20, 2008. Artists and the general public worldwide can participate by sending handwritten or typed words in any language about the environment. The aim of this show is to let the public voice concerns about the environment. If there is enough response, the installation will become a touring exhibition. The paper may be rolled, folded, scrap, colored, uneven, preferably recycled, and no larger than 8.5 x 11 in. Entrants should write their names and where they are from in the lower right-hand corner of submissions. The handling fee is $10. Submitted works will not be returned. All work will be accepted and displayed. The application deadline is May 2, 2008. Entry fees and work should be sent to the Main Street Gallery, 105 Main St., PO Box 161, Groton, NY 13073. Web site: www.mainstreetgal.com.

Gallery Aferro in Newark, New Jersey, invites artists working in any medium to submit existing work or propose new work for Biological Imperative, June 14–July 26, 2008. Artists should respond to a list of topics listed on the Web site. A full-color catalogue of the exhibition will be produced. The application deadline is April 15, 2008. Web site: www.aferro.org. Gallery Aferro, 73 Market St., Newark, NJ 07102.

John Bromberg, The Sisyphis Project - Part II: THE PERFORMANCE (wherein Kasper comes to the aid of Sisyphus)

PERFORMANCE on March 9th at 3PM, with Peter Schumann, Ekumen Chorale, Pictures Moved by Strings Puppet Theatre, and Marywood University students at the Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts.

WORKSHOPS: March 6, 7, 8 with Peter Schumann, founder and artistic director of Bread and Puppet Theatre

Laura Craig Galleries in Scranton presents recent works of ceramicist Jordan Taylor from March 7 through April 23. There is a reception for the artist on Friday, March 7, 2008, from 5 to 7 PM. Laura Craig is located at 307 Linden St in downtown Scranton.

Jordan says, “In recent years I have succumbed to an infidelity in my studio life: My love for the material has outstripped the vocabulary of function. Despite all my traditional training I’ve begun pursuing work that is purely sculptural in an effort to create an experience of ceramic material absent the distraction of functional vocabulary. The work on exhibit demonstrates my transition.”

The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club is holding its 112th Annual Open Juried Exhibition on Sept 23 - Oct 15, 2008. The deadline for submissions is July 2. Open to women artists. Media: oil, watercolor, pastels, graphics and sculpture. Over $9000 in awards. Prospectus: SASE to Okki Wang, 431 Woodbury Rd., Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 or www.chwac.org

The Lancaster County Art Association National Juried Exhibition will take place June 8 - July 17, 2008. Deadline for submissions is April 12. Open to US Artists. Media: Oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, sculpture, ceramics. Entry fee: $15/artwork. 25% commission. $3,000 in cash awards. Juror: Denise Green, Australian/American artist & writer. Prospectus: SASE to Lancaster Co. Art Association, 149 Precision Ave, Strasburg, PA 17379 or 717-687-7061.

The Fieldstone Fine Art Gallery in Ramsey, NJ, is reviewing portfolios for upcoming July 2008 Watercolor Exhibition. Experience career painters can submit a CD of 15+ jpg images, corresponding hardcopy with titles, sizes and prices, bio, resume, artist’s statement and SASE. No submission fee. Miling address: Fieldstone Fine Art Gallery, Attn: Gallery Director, 147 East Main Street, Ramsey, NJ 007446. www.FieldstoneFineArt.com.

The Second part of John Bromberg’s ‘The Sisyphis Project- Part II’ is ‘The Performance’ (wherein Kasper comes to the aid of Sisyphis). It will take place at the Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts at Marywood at 3 PM on Sunday, March 9. It will include the Ekumen Chorale, Pictures Moved by Strings Puppet Theatre, various Marywood University Students and Peter Schumann. Peter Schumann is the founder and artistic director of the Bread and Puppet Theatre, based in Vermont for many years, and he willbe leading workshops on March 6, 7 and 8. For further information contact the Mahady Gallery at 348-6278.

Herbert Simon, longtime Afa member, is having an exhibition of his sculpture and prints at Modern Vintage, 96 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. The exhibit will run from February 12 until March 15. There will a Meet the Artist reception on “Third Friday”, February 13 from 5-8 PM. The Gallery will be open on that day from noon to 8 PM.
Modern Vintage is a gallery recently opened by Wilkes-Barre artist Nina Davidowitz. For further information, call 822-9900, or go to www.modernvintagegallery.com

The AFA Gallery presents its March exhibit - ‘Rachel Dare • Debra Koval • Karen Poels’ .

The show will be on exhibit from March 6 until March 29 There will be an opening reception on Friday, March 7th, from 6 PM until 8 PM.

The exhibit features the works of three women whose works are thematically and stylistically related. Rachel Dare, a native resident of the Scranton area and graduate of Marywood, produces three-dimensional works in mixed media, often incorporating wood. Karen Poels, from the Wilkes-Barre area, is a painter who paints both abstract and figurative works, using a mixed media approach, but often incorporates objects which can become a part of the work itself. She is well-known for glazing the paintings, giving the feeling of great depth. She graduated from Kutztown with a degree in fine arts.

Debra Koval (a former resident of the region who now lives in California) produces both colorful abstract paintings and totemic clay wall pieces, incorporating materials such as clay and horse hair.
(Below: Koval)

The AFA Gallery is located at 514 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton. The Gallery is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon until 5 PM. Further information is available by calling the Gallery at 969-1040.

Marylou Chibirka, Dalton portrait artist, is the subject of a two-page feature article in the Abington Suburban, out February 7. The extensive article, complete with a number of photos of her portraits, describes her home and studio (both designed by her), located on the farm of her grandfather outside Dalton. Her work can be see at http://chibirkagallery.blogspot.com/ and http://marylouchibirka.blogspot.com/.

Sunday, February 10, 2008, 6-9pm‹

DRAWING SOCIALS 2ND ANNIVERSARY!!
* When I Float Backwards *
The Drawing Socials are two years old! The trouble-makers who performed the very first Drawing Social, and played most consistantly and intrepidly throughout these two years, will be in the room to whoop it up and make mad merry. When I Float Backwards brings gifts from Mars. They opened up last Sunday for the incomparable Shahzad Ismaily and Ches Smith. Altogether they conquered the Superbowl. Now they’ll be firing their salutes the whole evening, joined again by the genial Joe Michaels. Come and cut loose.
Jason Smeltzer: two theremins, MoogerFooger, Ring Modulator
Steve Kurilla: drums and percussion
Joe Michaels: upright bass
http://www.myspace.com/whenifloatbackwards
http://www.myspace.com/joemichaelsbass

Juror Marjorie Weinstein of the Whitney Museum of American Art selected eleven winners for the B J Spoke Gallery’s National Juried Competition called EXPO 27. Five of Marc Schimsky’s recent oil paintings (done during the course of this past year) were selected by Weinstein to be included in EXPO 27!

The exhibition will run from March 1st to the 30th, 2008. Opening reception is Saturday, March 8th, 2008, 6 to 9 PM.

Marc Schimsky, artist and retired teacher who splits his time between Commack, NY, and Montrose, PA.,and who is a member of AFA, will have several oil paintings on display at EXPO 27 at the B J Spoke Gallery, 299 Main Street, Huntington, NY, this coming March. Marc’s paintings deal mainly with the fleeting nature of life and the passage of time. He often captures subjects mid-stream in a familiar activity. Marc likes to work with an abundance of vibrant color and he generally keeps the brushwork in his paintings loose and expressive. Borrowing qualities found in photography, Marc frequently blurs parts of his figures and develops a pattern of overlapping shapes to convey a sense of movement and action in his work. This is the focal point of many of his recent paintings.

The Gallery is open Tuesday - Sunday, 11AM to 5PM. Fridays, 11AM to 9PM.