CONTACT: MICHAEL POSTER 570-278-2696 OR mposter@epix.net
Have You Slept In A Wigwam Lately? Travelogue Exhibit Checks In At Camerawork Gallery
Scranton, October 25—On Friday November 6, Camerawork Gallery will celebrate the opening of Have You Slept In A Wigwam Lately? A Travelogue by Michael Poster and Melissa Whalen Haertsch. The exhibit, which showcases Poster’s photographs and writing by Whalen Haertsch, captures some two dozen singular moments across America from New England to Arizona. An opening reception will be held November 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Camerawork, located inside Marquis Art and Frame at 515 Center Street, Scranton. The exhibit runs through December.
Camerawork’s Rolfe Ross said, “Poster’s photographs explore the texture and incidental details of life, details which make us notice life’s beauty and strangeness, and ultimately its value. Whalen Haertsch’s writing complements the pictures while covering different geographical ground.”
Michael Poster’s previous work has appeared at the Sordoni Gallery in Wilkes-Barre and Butternut Gallery in Montrose. Melissa Whalen Haertsch’s credits include a stint as Poet In Residence at Salt Springs State Park, Franklin Forks, PA, and publication in several national journals. Both artists were panelists at the Pages & Places Literary Festival in October 2009.
Additional work from Michael Poster can be seen at :
http://www.backroadsproject.com
Camerawork gallery website:
http://www.cameraworkgallery.org/
ROBERT KAREKA: PHOTOGRAPHER is featured in a Photo Show opening on First Friday, 11/6/09 at Creedon’s Gallery and Flower Shop at 323 North Washington Ave. Scranton
The Reception will go from 6-9 PM. The exhibit will run for 2 months.
Kareka was born and raised in Scranton. He left for 30 years and returned about 15 years ago. He worked in NYC theatre for 7 years while shooting street scenes. Then he lived and photographed in Japan, Germany, NYC, Chicago, Cape Cod, Boston and Key West. For the past years Scranton is my home again and the natural environment of NEPA is my subject. Photographic style depends upon where I am at the time. This show is mostly recent work from the nature of NEPA.
STAR Gallery at the Steamtown Mall invites you to our First Friday Event on November 6, 2009. The title of the Opening is “Last Blaze of Color”. During this event, we will feature our newest member of STAR Gallery, Kevin Vogrin, He will exhibit his abstract colorful photography. Also, we will feature a few guest artists from the Pocono Mountain Art Council. Those artists included will be Mildred Williams, Mariana Russo, Tecu’Mish Munha’Ke, Christine Farling, and Joanne Bridgman.
Study Art in Italy this Spring with Brian Keeler May 24, 2010 - June 3, 2010. The ten-day workshop is the fifth such art instruction in Italy by Keeler and will feature figure painting instruction from a model on several mornings and landscape painting
with work done plein aire in the beautiful Umbrian land each day. The workshop is focused on oil painting techniques (especially for the figure) and pastel or acrylic. The workshop is well suited for seasoned artists who wish to improve and gain new insights or for those new to painting. We stay at Acquaviva Agritourismo near the medieval town of Todi and the food is beyond description. A swimming pool, trips to visit great works of art in Florence, Rome and little towns of Umbria add to this incredible educational excursion. Call today as space is limited.
Brian Keeler, 570-746-1187 or bkeeler@epix.net
Electric Theatre Company presents ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens, arranged for voices by David Zarko.
December 11 & 12 at 8:00 pm, December 13 at 3:00 pm
James Langan as Scrooge, with Barbara Blackledge, Jerry Durkin, Greg Corin, David Hunisch, Michael Maria, Conor McGuigan, Michaela Moore, Heather Stuart, and Mary Ethel Schmidt.
This is ETC’s famous orchestration for voices of the great holiday classic; every year the interpretation is a little different. One thing stays the same, though, every one of Dickens’ words is there in all its glory for you to savor and enjoy. This is a Carol like you’ve never heard before, full of wit, irony, lyricism, and love.
A party in The Ballroom follows every show; all are invited!
For tickets at details: www.electrictheatre.org or 570/558-1515
‘Forgotten Farms’, and exhibit of watercolors and oil paintings of our fleeting
American farm heritage by our local renowned artist,James McGinley, will take place Oct. 24, 2009 through Nov. 28, 2009, at the River Gallery in Narrowsburg. Reception: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 6-8PM. For further info, contact 845.252.3238 or go to
www.rivergalleryny.com
‘Art Under the Sun’ is the title of the Annual Art Auction of the Wyoming Valley Art League. It will be held at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Plans on Friday, Nov. 6. Preview begins at 4 PM, with the Gala Reception at 5 PM. The cost is $30 per person. For further info, call 288-1020.
The Blue Heron Gallery in Wyalusing will present a juried exhibit of contemporary still life painting, “When Life is Still”, which will offer a vision of how this genre of painting is expressed through the sensibilities of artists working today.
To enter,Please send five, j-pegs to; (bkeeler@epix.net) of your submissions along with the following information; title, medium, dimensions, and price. The e-mail submission should be received by November 15 and the actual delivery of the paintings before, Monday, November 30 at noon. The gallery retains only a 20% commission on any sales. There will be $30 fee for this show to help offset the exhibit costs, and the check should be made out to: Blue Heron Still Life Show. The entry fee should be sent to Blue Heron Gallery, 121 Main St, PO Box 813, Wyalusing, PA 18853 and postmarked by November 15.
There will be an opening reception for the artists on, Wednesday, December 2, from 5 to 8 p.m.
For further information, contact 570-746-4922 or wchamber@epix.net or
www.wyalusingartgallery.com
The Endless Mountains Council of the Arts (EMCA) is partnering with ArtWorks to exhibit the work of renowned watercolorist Serge Hollerbach. His work will be shown the the EMCA Gallery in Tunkhannock from November 1 through November 22. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, Nov 1, from 2-5, with a talk by the artist at 3 PM. His works will also be exhibited at ArtWorks in Moscow from Dec 4 through Dec 26.
Please join us in celebrating Holloween at the 2009 AFA Gallery Costume Ball. I will take place on October 30, 2009, from 8 - 12 AM. Featured are DJ PartsNTafts, hors d’oeuvres and dancing. There is a $10 donation.
‘Water’ is a collaborative exhibition between writers and visual artists at the Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books in Montrose. There is an opening reception on Friday, October 23rd, from 5 - 8 PM. The exhibit will run until November 22. The exhibit is curated by Melissa Whalen Haertsch, and links 16 pairs of writers and visual artists.
The Waichulis Studio’s Capturing Realism 2009
7 November – 19 December 2009
Pauly Friedman Art Gallery-Misericordia University
301 Lake Street. Dallas,PA 18612
Apprentices and Alumni of the nationally recognized Waichulis atelier, gather to celebrate their biennial homecoming with a select expose of realist endeavors including Still Life, Landscape, Portrait, Trompe - L’oeil and Figure renderings in graphite, charcoal and oil. Founder and nationally acclaimed Art Renewal Center Living Master, Anthony Waichulis, proudly presents a varied sampling of the artwork from current and former apprentices and their individual Realist interpretations.
Reception - Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00pm.
Gallery Talk by Timothy Jahn and Sharon Lloyd Hourigan at 6.00 pm.
Instructor: Joe Statuto at the Abington Community Library in Clarks Summit.
• Beginner to intermediate skill level
• Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements
Participants will learn how to:
• Use the curves and adjustment layers
• Use layers in Photoshop to improve contrast, enhance color
• Use the blend modes to maximize drama
• Dodge and burn to lighten and darken
• Use filters to sharpen, blur, and achieve special effects
Any questions? Call instructor Joe Statuto at 570-604-1111.
www.joestatuto.com
Email: info@joestatuto.com
Class fee is $30 per person, due at time of your registration.
Saturday / November 7 / 10 AM - 3:30 PM
For Adults
There will be a Wilkes Faculty Exhibition 2009 at the Sordoni Art Gallery from October 19 through December 13. There is an opening on Sunday, October 25 from 3-5 PM. Featured in the exhibit are the works of Jean Adams, stoneware; Bruce Lanning, painting; Mary Lou Steinberg, collage;Darlene Miller-Lanning, painting; Nicole DePolo, digital collage; Richard Fuller, mixed media (shibor & batik); Sharon Bowar, painting; Herbert Simon, sculpture; and Beverly Glennon, painting.
‘MarywoodArtFacultyBiennial2009′, a multimedia exhibition of current work by Marywood University art department faculty will be at Mahady Gallery at Marywood from November 7 - December 11, 2009. The exhibition
features paintings, illustrations, graphic design, sculpture, prints, ceramics, furniture, mixed media, and photography. Showcasing the diversity and creative talent, this year’s exhibition includes over twenty-five full-time and part-time faculty members.
Reception: November 7th, 6-8 PM
Gallery Talk: November 18th, 2 PM
Susan Dowling, co-creator of Art 21, a national prime-time PBS series that features contemporary visual artists now in its fifth season, will host a talk and video presentation on Wednesday, October 28th, beginning at 7 PM, in the Latour Conference Room, on the Main Floor of Nazareth Hall at Marywood University. During the presentation, MEET Art 21, Dowling will talk about the finest and most inventive visual artists of our time and develop the idea of the artist as a model for creative thinking. Before her association with Art 21, Susan Dowling had been a television producer in the field of visual arts for 25 years. She was originally with the WGBH New Television Workshop in Boston, which produced historically important work in the early years of video art. Subsequently, she was the Co-Director of the Contemporary Art Television Fund. She then served as Executive Producer of New Television that presented a wide range of experimental work by independent artists and filmmakers from around the world. Susan Dowling now serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Art 21. She also serves as a consultant to not-for-profit arts organizations.
MEET Art 21 is sponsored by Marywood University Art Galleries and Insalaco College of Creative and Performing Arts, The Everhart Museum, and Artists for Art. The program is open to the public and admission free of charge. For more information about Art:21 educational programs, books, web sites and initiatives worldwide, visit http://www.pbs.org/art21. For further information about MEET Art 21 contact gallery@marywood.edu or 570.348.6211×2428 or www.marywood.edu/galleries.
