Terra Steele is having an exhibition of works entitled ‘Eighteen Days’ at Something Special in Kingston. There will be an opening reception Saturday, October 3, 5-7pm. ‘Eighteen Days’ is an exhibition of paintings and collage work. The work will be on view at Something Special in
Kingston from Saturday, October 3, through Friday, November 6, 2009.
Something Special is open Monday-Friday 7:00am – 3:30pm. It is located at 23 W. Walnut Street, Kingston.
For more information about this and other Something Special events, please call 570.288.8386.
Archive for September, 2009
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Sep
Call For Photographers!
GIVE US YOUR BEST SHOT!
All amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit images to “Views from the Valley,” a photo contest sponsored by the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority. We are looking for images that capture the beauty and essence of the Lackawanna Valley, and showcase the region’s cultural, historic, and natural resources. Photographs must be taken within the boundaries of the Lackawanna Heritage Valley, and must reflect one of the three contest categories: Land, People, or Industry. Show us your favorite people and what you
like to see and do!
Photographs must be taken between October 1, 2009, and May 31, 2010. All submissions are due by June 1, 2010. A $10 entry fee is required for all participants. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded for each of three categories, as well as a “Best in Show” grand prize. Winning photos will be displayed in an exhibit during a First Friday art walk in Scranton.
Contest rules and regulations and entry forms can be found online at www.LHVA.org.
Cohen Gallery of the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA, has issued a call for artists for an exhibition entitled ‘MORE THAN FIBER: A CREATIVE APPROACH TO MATERIAL’, which is to take place March 7 - April 18, 2010. The juror is Warren Seelig. The entry deadline is December 15, 2009.
Download prospectus: http://www.goggleworks.org/calltoartists.php
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
201 Washington Street
Reading, PA 19601
610.374.4600 x113
www.goggleworks.org
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‘Signs To Nowhere’, an exhibition of works of Dennis Corrigan will continue at the River Gallery in Narrowsburg, NY, through Oct. 24. The works are collaged mixed media, acrylic, pastel, and digital. The inimitable Dennis Corrigan is considered the contemporary Hieronymous Bosch. A longtime resident of Wayne County PA and beloved professor at Marywood University in Scranton, Corrigan is one of the area’s most recognized talents. The River Gallery here presents the original creations of both familiar and previously unseen Corrigan images. Corrigan’s work is in the permanent collections of many leading institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Delaware Museum of Art, the Newark Museum of Art, the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Library of Congress, the Arts Council of Great Britain, the California Legion of Honor, and others.
River Gallery-The Art of Living
8 Main Street
Narrowsburg, N.Y. 12764
845.252.3238
www.rivergalleryny.com
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education near Philadelphia has issued a call for entries for ‘Nest and Branch’, a juried gallery exhibition of artwork relating to birds and their habitats. Entries must be received by (not postmarked by): Friday October 30th, 5 pm. The exhibition will run from December 5, 2009 - April 3, 2010. It will be curated by Zoe Cohen, Art Program Manager.
The Schuylkill Center’s 340 acres of woodlands, fields, streams and ponds is an oasis for birds in Philadelphia. This exhibition invites visual artists working in all media to present artwork that reflects the realities and mysteries of birds. In preparing submissions, artists should consider The Schuylkill Center’s two mission-driven objectives: Land Preservation and Environmental Education. Artists are especially encouraged to submit work that deals directly with bird habitat and behavior, and that relates to birds native to the Philadelphia region. Visual artists from any disciplinary background may apply, and submissions of any gallery-based media are welcome, with installation proposals encouraged. Each artist’s submission may include up to 3 separate artworks, with up to 3 views of each work.
Entries must be received by (not postmarked by): Friday October 30th, 5 pm.
For further information, contact Rachel Dobkin, Art Program Coordinator, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.
215-482-7300 x113
rdobkin@schuylkillcenter.org
The STAR Gallery at the Steamtown Mall presents an Artist Market and Music Festival on Saturday, October 24th, from 11am til 6pm in the 2nd Floor Atrium near the Gallery. Local artists will be showcasing their work and musicians will be performing for your listening pleasure. This event is open to the public. For artists interested in selling their work, the cost for a table for the day is $25. The gallery does not collect commissions on what you sell.
Reserve a table now by making your payment at the STAR Gallery.
For inquiries call 969-2537 or 343-3048.
The American Watercolor Society has issued a call for entries for the 143rd National Exhibition Apr 6 - May 2, 2009. Prospectus is available from www.americanwatercolorsociety.org. Deadline for entries is November 16.
Stan Sperlak, who works in pastels, and Michael B. Harris, who works in prints and paintings, will be featured at the Laura Craig Galleries in Scranton for the month of October. There will be a First Friday opening reception on October 2 from 6 - 8 PM.
Harris says about his work, “The festival of coloration of these woods has heightened by colorist sensibilites. The rich verdant canopies, the vibrant fall foliage, and the nakedness of hardwood dtrees in winter, reveal to me what seems to mirror the human experience: the sense of gain and loss, lifeand death, the letting go process of life itself, and the ever renewing cycle of life in nature.”
Spelak speaks about one of his pastels - ‘Sunset on the Marsh’ - “The South Jersey landscape doesn’t reveal itself the way a scenic overlook calls attention to a grand view across a river. It doesn’t build in suspense like when seee the Rocky Mountains in the distance. But this corner of the world is just as beautiful. In subtle ways the marshes will move you, the oceans will renew you, and the forests will engage you. When you cross into this southernmost peninsula of new Jersey, it is different and has been an allure to many artists over the years.”
The exhibit will continue through October 31.
Projects Gallery announces a call to artists for its April 2010 juried art exhibition entitled “To Die For”. In conjunction with the NCECA, the exhibition will be co-curated by Judith Schwartz and Jack Thompson and will be on display from March 31 through May 1, 2010 at Projects Gallery in Philadelphia.
Eligibility: Open to all artists 18 years and over. Work must be original and completed within the past 2 years. Works for consideration may be either pedestal or wall-mounted but must be ceramic, no larger than 4 feet, no heavier than 50 lbs. and in accordance with the theme “To Die For”. All work must be available for sale.
To Die For Theme: Whether in effigy pots, vase paintings, or offerings to the dead, ceramics has always been a significant material in the world of the rituals of death, spirituality, and transformation. Work should deal with the nature of mortality, issues of loss, hosts, ghosts, surrounding fears, and the meaning of life or afterlife.
To Enter: Full prospectus available at http://www.projectsgallery.com/prospectus.html
Take your chops to the next level with local guitarist, Billy Rogan, as he introduces you to fingerstyle tapping techniques and shows you some ways to spice up your basic strum patterns into a little something extra. In partnership with AFA Gallery, this hands-on, exciting workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 14th, from 6-8pm. Limited seating available for only 12 students. Tickets are $35.00. To reserve your seat email billy@billyrogan.com Intermediate to advanced ability levels. Must have own guitar and basic understanding of chordal shapes, picking and basic familiarty with hammering on, pulling off and sliding on strings.
Billy Rogan is a well-versed guitarist know mostly for his instrumental acoustic work, whose influences include the styles and techniques of artists such as Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, Keller Williams and Kaki King. His original compositions reflect a unique combination of classical and modern fingerstyle with hints of new age sounds that blend forms with these intricate details.
In 2008/2009, Rogan studied with Tim Reynolds of the Dave Matthews Band and was recently selected Top Twenty out of three-thousand applicants for the Mass Transit Authority (MTA) of New York/New Jersey’s - Music Under New York (MUNY) rostered musicians for his unique talent. Join him as he shows you what he learned from his recent time with Tim Reynolds as well as ways to add and create a new sound and approach to your playing.
Instructor – Kristie Miller McMahon
Sunday, October 25th - 1pm to 4pm
at Burti Ceramics Studio & Supply
Mailbox 4136 on Marshbrook Road, Fleetville, PA
$170.00 (includes instruction, clay, tool usage and firing)
For more information contact Nan Burti @ 945-5139 burticeramics @ yahoo.com or www.burticeramics.com
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Sep
Artist Apprentice Needed
Ken Kenowski, Master Scrimshander, is applying for a grant in the spring of 2010. He needs an Artist Apprentice who would like to take classes in the art of scrimshaw. Applicants should have taken classes in at least 8 art forms. For further information, contact Ken at 842-9949
A number of local artists are exhibiting in ‘Conversations’, an exhibit at the Broome Street Gallery in NYC. Local artists featured are Tobi Balin Grossman, Mary Louise Steinberg, Anna Ostapiw, Georgiana Cray Bart and Alice Laputka. There is an opening reception on Saturday, Sept 26, 2009. from 2-4 PM. The show will run until October 11. The Gallery is located at 498 Broome Street in New York. Gallery hours are from 11-6 Tues to Sunday. For more info, call 212-226-6085.
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Sep
Schimsky Open Studio
Marc Schimsky will be holding an Open Studio at his studio at 42 Church St., 3rd Flr, Montrose, on Oct 10, 11, 12, 2009, from 10 AM to 6 PM. as a part of the 13th Annual Susquehanna County Artists Open House Weekend Tour.
21
Sep
EMCA Members’ Show
The Endless Mountains Council of The Arts presents the EMCA Members’ Show from October 4 through October 25. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, Oct. 4, from 2-5 PM.
The Linder Gallery at Keystone College will present its first-ever juried alumni art exhibition from October 16 through November 24 on the Keystone campus in La Plume. The exhibit Alumni Art 09 will feature artwork in all media by 34 selected alumni from the 1960s through 2008.
A variety of activities will accompany the exhibit during Homecoming Weekend at the College, beginning with a reception for the artists on Friday, October 16 from 6-8 p.m. in the Gallery. Light fare and refreshments will be served.
On Saturday, October 17, the College will present the Alumni Showcase, an open forum for former students to speak about their artwork. The Showcase is a “come and go as you please” event, and runs from 2-5 p.m. in the President’s Dining Room of the Hibbard Campus Center.
The events conclude on the evening of October 17 with the Alumni Art 09 awards ceremony, at which award recipients from the exhibit will be announced. Prizes will be given to selected pieces in various categories, including a $1,000 Best of Show. The awards ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. in Hibbard Campus Center, and will feature a full buffet and live music from the Marko Marcinko Jazz Trio. Tickets are $25, and may be reserved by calling 945-8161.
All events that are part of the exhibit Alumni Art 09 are open to the public.
“Keystone College has produced so many extraordinary alumni in the visual arts that an exhibit such as this is a small way to acknowledge their achievements,” said Drake Gómez, director of the Linder Gallery. “On the other hand, it is an exhibit that is long overdue, and I think will be as exceptional a group show as each alumnus is exceptional individually.”
The juror for this exhibition is New York artist Jeff Russell, known professionally simply as “Jeff.” Jeff’s paintings, prints, and photographs have been shown in exhibitions worldwide, and are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., and the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, among other U.S. museums, and in collections ranging from Europe and South America to Asia and the Middle East. Jeff’s work has also been featured in Art in America, Artforum, Arts Magazine, and The New York Times, among other notable publications.
Jason Riedmiller and Alex DuBois at will be having an exhibition of their photographs at the AFA Gallery for the month of October. There will be an opening reception on First Friday, October 2nd, from 6 to 9 PM.
Photographer Jason Riedmiller earned a degree in Integrative Art form Penn State University. His works have appeared in Photographer’s Forum and Soph Ride magazines as well as having been exhibited at the Renga 5 Gallery in New Hope, PA and Art:Raw Gallery in New York City.
Over the past three years Jason has been documenting the artists and musicians of Scranton, PA. The first installment of these portraits was displayed in 2007 at The Bog in downtown Scranton.
Jason lives and works in Scranton.
Alex DuBois received his BFA from Hampshire College in 2008. He has exhibited in group shows at the Linder Gallery- Keystone College, The Hope Horn Gallery- Univ. of Scranton, and the Afa Gallery. He also had a solo show was at the Harold F. Johnson Gallery, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.
About his work, Alex says, “These photographs were taken while traveling alone throughout the United States. My intention was to express what the experience may have been like. These are a collection of earnest, visual questions about how one relates to the unfamiliar, while weaving in and out of multiple spaces and lives. Please accept all omissions of written fact and documentation as my sincerest compliment to you, the viewer, and your insatiable appetite for a bread trail rather than a sledgehammer.”
A non-profit community development corporation based in South Scranton is in the process of finishing the rehabilitation of an elementary school in South Side - the Harriet Beecher Stowe School - and expects to be finished with the renovations in several weeks. The building will contain eighteen apartment units. They have maintained the historical integrity of the building. They are currently in the process of choosing furnishings for the building, and thought that it would be a great idea to feature the works of local artists in the hallways and common areas of the building and wanted to know if AFA members would consider donating pieces (paintings, photos, prints, posters etc.) or selling at a reduced cost for that purpose. They would especially like to include works that depict the local landscapes/cityscapes and subjects of an historic nature pertaining to the City of Scranton, although all offers would be considered and appreciated. There will be an open house at the end of September and this would provide for those who donate an opportunity to showcase their work. For further information, contact Nicole at the Gallery - 969-1040.
