The 2010 Northeast Pennsylvania Scholastic Art Awards opens January 16th at Marywood in the Mahady Gallery. The exhibit will continue until February 10th. Presentation of Awards will take place on Jan 16th at 1 PM in the Latour Conference Room in Nazareth Hall.
Archive for December, 2009
Ashcan Humanists: John Sloan and Jerome Myers
February 5 through March 12, 2010
During the first decades of the twentieth century, artists John Sloan (1871-1951) and Jerome Myers (1867-1940) lived and painted in New York City. Turning their attention to subjects such as immigrants shopping from push carts on the Lower East Side and families asleep on city rooftops, they were among the first to challenge what had been considered the proper subjects for art at the time. Soon recognized as painters of the Ashcan School, the artists developed a lasting friendship, grounded in their shared human-ist ideals and their love of the city.
The Hope Horn Gallery at the University of Scranton will be hosting an exhibition entitled ‘Ashcan Humanists: John Sloan and Jerome Myers” from February 5 through March 12, 2010. Co-sponsored by the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Scranton, this exhibition features paintings, drawings, and prints on loan from the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Kraushaar Galleries, LLC, New York, NY; Ken Ratner, and Barry Downes, New York, NY; the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE; the Madron Gallery, LLC, Chicago, IL; and Stevens Fine Art, Phoenix, AZ. It is accompanied by a full-color catalogue featuring essays by Ken Ratner, guest curator and collector; and Dr. Bennard Perlman, noted author and scholar of the Ashcan School.
Special events: Friday, February 5, 2010
Gallery Lecture: “Ashcan Humanists: John Sloan and Jerome Myers”
Ken Ratner, Guest Curator, New York, NY
Brennan Hall, Room 228, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Public Reception: The Hope Horn Gallery
Hyland Hall, 4th Floor, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
“EarthStewards Coalition:Artists Respond to Drilling the Marcellus Shale”
Opening: Friday, February 5, 2010, 6 to 9 PM, thru February 26 at the City Plaza Gallery, Binghamton City Hall, 2nd Floor. The Gallery is open Monday thru Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
-All media accepted; work MUST be ready to hang. Artists MUST provide their own pedestals for 3-D work. No entry fee. Drop-off date for artwork: Wednesday. February 3. To register, or for more information, contact Yvonne Lucia at 772-9711 / Artsy56@aol.com. Organized by the Gaia Grrrls–find us on Facebook.
The Keystone Art & Culture Center has announced ongoing exhibition opportunities for 2009 - 2011. Keystone Art is a nonprofit arts educational gallery and foundry located at 420 Pearl Street, Lancaster, PA . The 1800 sq. ft. gallery features local, regional, and international artists working in all media. The gallery features exposed brick and white wall space, track lighting and hardwood floors. Submissions are accepted on an open basis. Applications are reviewed every 3 months. No fee. Sales subject to PA state tax and a 30% commission. Submission information is available for download by clicking on “Call for Artists” at www.KeystoneArt.org.
Philadelphia Sculptors invites artists working in all disciplines to change the world — or at least the World Book — for its upcoming project Art Between the Covers. In this collaborative project with Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership (PAEP), artists will use a volume of the World Book Encyclopedia to create an upcycled sculptural object. Philadelphia Sculptors will provide one book free of charge (pick-up only – books can be mailed for a shipping fee of $10) to any artist who does not already have one. Deadline March 02, 2010. The selected sculptures will be exhibited at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia from May 30 to June 13, 2010 and then auctioned off to benefit the artist residency program of PAEP. Artists will receive 25% of the proceeds from sold works and one artist will receive a “Best in Show” award of $150. Artists working in all media are encouraged to participate. Artists may submit proposals or completed works for consideration. All submissions, including images, must be made online. A nominal entry fee of $10 for PS members and $20 for non-members will be assessed. For prospectus and more information, go to www.philasculptors.org. For additional information, contact: Leslie Kaufman, 215-413-9126, lesliekaufman@verizon.net or Raye Cohen, rcohen@uarts.edu.
The Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, Maryland is accepting submissions for the 9th Annual International Photography Competition, taking place March 12 - April 3, 2010. Deadline January 22, 2010. Eligibility: Open to local, national, and international photographers aged 18+. Juror: Catriona Fraser, Director. $950 in awards will be presented. Entry fee $25 for three images. For a prospectus, visit www.thefrasergallery.com or send SASE to The Fraser Gallery, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Maryland Federation of Art’s, Circle Gallery, March 19-April 18, 2010. 2D/3D work created on or of paper. USA residence. Slide/Digital postmarked deadline Jan. 11. Juror: Joann Moser, Senior Curator of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. $1000 cash awards. Per 1-2 entries, $25; 4 additional entries $5.00 each. Prospectus: Send SASE: AOP-Dept. AC, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401; Download: www.mdfedart.org; Email: info@mdfedart.org, subject: AOP-AC.
Contact:Joann Vaughan | 410-268-4566 | www.mdfedart.org | info@mdfedart.org
First Street Gallery 2010 National Juried Competition
DEADLINE: Wed, March 31, 2010
Show dates: June 23 - July 17, 2010. Juror: Lance Esplund - art critic for the Wall Street Journal, senior art critic City Arts, NYC; former chief art critic of the New York Sun. Eligible entries: paintings, pastels, graphics, prints, sculpture. Fee: $30/3, $5 each additional image. For prospectus, send SASE to: First Street Gallery, 526 West 26th Street, Suite 915, New York, NY 10001 or download from www.firststreetgallery.net
Contact:First Street Gallery | 646-336-8053 | www.firststreetgallery.net | firststreetgallery@earthlink.net
Art Of the State:Pennsylvania is recognized as the official, statewide, juried competition for Pennsylvania artists. The finest current works of established and emerging artists are selected by a distinguished panel of jurors. Most pieces are available for purchase. This year’s exhibition, celebrating 40 years, runs from June 28th-September 20th. The exhibition is free to the public. The Greater Harrisburg Arts Council co-produces this event with the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Artists receive over $6,500.00 in prize money with an additional purchase award up to $2000.00. Categories of submission are Painting, Works on Paper, Sculpture, Photography and Crafts. Artist Applications for the 2010 exhibition has a deadline of March 1, 2010. The opening Artist Reception is on June 27, 2007 at 7:00 PM. Invitations are available by contacting the Greater Harrisburg Arts Council at 717.238.5180 or friends@harrisburgarts.org
For more information or to obtain an application, visit the State Museum of Pennsylvania’s website at http://www.statemuseumpa.org.
Jurors-
PAINTING & WORKS ON PAPER: Kevin Wixted, New York. Painter, Faculty, Alfred University School of Art & Design
PHOTOGRAPHY: Juan Carlos Castro, Maryland. Photographer, Faculty Advisor, University of British Columbia
3-DIMENSIONAL: Wendy Wilkinson-Gordon, New Jersey. Sculptor; Board member, New Hope Arts, Inc.
AWARDS :John Vanco, Director, Erie Art Museum
In January, theElectric Theatre Company presents Mark Twain’s ‘The Diaries of Adam and Eve’ by David Birney. This is a Regional Premiere directed by Barbara Blackledge and featuring Heather Stuart & Conor McGuigan.
This delightful adaptation of Mark Twain’s stories is set in a formal garden as the first couple struggles to come to grips with creation. Adam is puzzled by the odd new arrival in the garden, and is suspicious of her disturbing appetite for fruit. Eve, believing herself to be a kind of experiment, is curious about the other experiment in the garden, surmising that it might be a rather strange genre of architecture. Eve gives names to everything and, as Adam tries to ignore this, she seeks companionship among the animals — particularly with a certain snake. Twain’s characters are as charming as they are human, and the play, filled with his wit and humor, also touches us and tells us something about how we live.
January 13 - 31
Previews: January 13 & 14
Opening Night and Party: January 15
The Electric Theatre, 326 Spruce Street, 2nd Floor, Downtown Scranton
Wednesday & Thursday at 7, Friday & Saturday at 8, Sunday at 3
Full Price $20, Seniors (60+) $15, Students (-25) $7
Tickets and details: 570/558-1515 or www.electrictheatre.org
STAR Gallery at the Steamtown Mall presents an Artist Market and Music Festival on Saturday, December 19th, 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 and the gallery does not collect commissions on what you sell (you keep what ever you make on your sales).
Reserve a table now by making your payment at the STAR Gallery.
For inquiries call 969-2537 or 343-3048.
‘Art D’Eco’, a juried theme show at Gallery 125 in Trenton, New Jersey. This show invites artists in all mediums (except video) who utilize found objects or recycled materials or non-traditional materials in all, or part of the artwork; or whose work raises awareness about the impact of environmental issues affecting us; or whose subject is concerned with the preservation of our ecological resources.
Juror: Michelle Barfoot — www.michellebarfoot.com
Associate Professor, Digital Media Arts/Modeling & Animation/Game Design /Digital Art at Mercer County Community College
FEBRUARY 12 through APRIL 3, 2010
Deadline - December 17, 2009
for further info, contact Gallery 125, 125 S. Warren St., Trenton, NJ 08608. Please call the gallery at 609-989-9119 or email gallery125@trenton-downtown.com with any questions.
Frank Goryl was featured in an article in the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader concerning his recent show at the Paper Kite Press Studio & Gallery in Kingston. Frank and his family had a 18-week sabbatical in Italy earlier this year. As for Goryl himself, he was in a kind of artistic heaven. “I didn’t have to teach. I didn’t have to work. I was able to concentrate on my art all the time.”
The pottery Frank Goryl had on display at the Paper Kite Gallery in Kingston was crafted using a raku technique, in which smoke from smoldering straw helped create the design. Goryl, who teaches art at Keystone College in LaPlume, has never exhibited raw clay before, and he doesn’t know how long it will hold up. He anticipates the tile will eventually disintegrate, and that’s fine with him.
