Alain Picard '97

Alain will be sharing his "Reflections of Hope" series of Rwanda paintings alongside photographs of Kenyan children by Richard C. Close at Spruce Home & Garden, on Bank Street in New Milford. Come on out and enjoy inspiring african art and conversation with a cause. 

Alain's entire collection of prints will be for sale, with a significant portion of the proceeds going to support the work of World Relief in Rwanda.

 

    Spruce Home & Garden, 20 Bank Street, New Milford 

     Saturday, February 25, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Newtown Arts at Edmond Town Hall

Register now for new classes beginning Feb 27th

Classes taught by:
Ginger Hanrahan MFA '10, 
Betsy Davidson MFA '10,
Eileen Tavolacci MFA '11,
Kevin Dunn MFA '11 and
Saba Quraishi-Fiala  

newtownart1@gmail.com

call 203-748-5849 and leave a message.

 Call about the ART BOX-An exciting mixed media of choices. Each week will focus on a different medium, including pastels and acrylics. Supplies are included in the $120 fee for the course.

Phil Lique MFA '08

Phil writes, "new website. ahh..."

www.phillique.com

Film series - an afternoon of art

Richter Association for the Arts offers an annual winter film festival beginning February 22 at 3 pm with "The Age of Splendor, from Rembrandt to Gainsborough". This film is the first of four in a series, "A new Look at Western Art and American Folk Music."

If you love art and music, join RAA in the Farioly Room in the lower level of the Danbury Library for these four free one hour presentations followed by discussion and light refreshments.

Bridget Grady MFA '04 - Call for Artists!

Plight of the Pollinators: Call for Art

This call for entry is open to all artists working in a variety of media, professionals and students who wish to contribute their vision or voice to raising awareness on the “Plight of the Pollinator”. A panel of jurors from both the disciplines of art and science will select works for the “Field Projects” exhibition space. All artists, who contribute to this event through participation, will have the opportunity to be exhibited online through “Flickr”. This online exhibition will be accessible through the Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust website for a six month viewing period. Awards for adult artists and professionals will be announced. A Natalie Van Vleck Student Award will be offered in honor of Natalie Van Vleck, artist and founder of Flanders Nature Center, for an outstanding piece that reflects the spirit of this spring’s “Plight of the Pollinator” challenge. Entry fees and partial proceeds from the sale of work at the exhibition will benefit the Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust’s environmental education programs.
Jury Panel and Process
The jury panel for “Plight of the Pollinators” was assembled to represent a diverse combination of arts professionals and representation from the science community who are supportive to the theme of promoting awareness of this critical environmental issue. The process is two-fold ensuring a variety of inputs into the selection of artworks in order to enhance the quality and transparency of the jury process .All artworks submitted will be available for viewing on an online platform, in this case Flickr . Artists will have the option to opt in or out of this opportunity when they apply to the call. This ensures that all artists who support this theme are represented and their participation is acknowledged. Selections from those submissions are first filtered through the curators of the show. Works from that first selection process are then passed on to the blind jury panel for an objective selection of work that reflects a high level of artistic quality.
Jurors; Donald Taglialatella ( World House Publications)Marjorie Frankel Nathanson( Executive Director of the Hunterdon Art Museum )Douglas Hyland(Director of the New Britain Museum of American Art)Marjorie Portnow( Painter,National Academy of Design)Susan Cusato(the Chairperson of the Science Education and Environmental Studies at Southern Connecticut State University)Jay Foster (Musician, composer, audio production consultant, and owner of J. Foster Music Studios)
for full Prospectus visit www.bluehorsearts.com- Plight of the Pollinators or apply directly thru https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=949

Bridget Grady MFA '04

LET THERE BE LIGHT
Guest Artist and Master Photographer
 Georgia Sheron will be holding a one day workshop at Blue Horse Arts Studio on March 3^rd, 2012 from 12PM- 5PM. The workshop, “Let There Be Light” will incorporate the use of the model while working in a variety of lighting situations. Topics covered will be working with day and window lighting, studio lighting techniques, working with difficult lighting conditions, and shooting on location. The workshop is all open to all participants who possess a working knowledge of their camera. This short course is also great for artists and figurative painters who sometime need to work with photo reference. Photographers are encouraged to bring 5 pieces of work for a wine and cheese group critique at 5pm.

The workshop tuition is 80.00 plus a 20.00 dollar model fee. Refreshments will be provided. A 25.00 deposit is required to hold your spot in the workshop.

To register for this class with Georgia Sheron please contact the photographer at georgiasheron@gmail.com or call 860-274-7823. To view more of Georgia Sheron’s work please visit her website www.georgiasheron.com

Vincent Baldassano

Vincent writes, "painting "Winter Rose" was selected for a faculty exhibition at the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, NYC which continues thru June 2012."

Robert Alberetti

http://www.themercurial.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=919%3Aprofessor-emeritus-alberetti-to-show-at-westconns-higgins-gallery&catid=17%3Apreview&Itemid=30#.Tz7AdDekvok.facebook


Professor Emeritus Alberetti to Show at WestConn's Higgins Gallery

Arts and Music - Preview

Friday, 17 February 2012 12:01

from Western Connecticut State University

From the Mercurial and the Mercurial Gallery

Plight of the Pollinators: A Call to Artists

Art of the Earth

Art and Environment Series

First Challenge

“Plight of the Pollinators”

PROSPECTUS

Plight of the Pollinators: A Call to Artists

Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust, in conjunction with Blue Horse Arts Studio, located in Watertown, Connecticut, seeks artwork for an upcoming exhibition in June, 2012. Artists will be challenged to create works of art inspired by nature and/or critical environmental issues. This “Art of the Earth” series of events will encompass seasonal group exhibitions starting this spring with an initial call for art and multimedia creations for a “Plight of the Pollinators” exhibition. This exhibition will be open to the local and online community in an effort to raise awareness of the vital importance of the role of pollinators in maintaining the health of our food and eco-systems. Partial proceeds from the sale of work from the exhibition and entry fees will be donated to Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust’s environmental educational programming.

Click here for prospectus

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 4^th, 2012

 Exhibition opening will be held on Saturday June, 2nd, 2012.

The exhibition will run from June2, 2012 - June 22, 2012

ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE ONLINE

Finalists will be notified by email on MAY, 15th, 2012

 ELIGIBILTY

This event is open to all artists both professionals and students, whose work reflects the topic of pollination. The artwork selected by the jury for exhibition at “Field Projects” exhibition space must meet the space criterion of the gallery. Works that are site specific or oversized will be included in the online exhibition.

Finalist Artwork selected by jury panel.

Bridget Grady MFA '04

Congratulations to Young Artist, Maggie Di Matteo!

Blue Horse Arts Studio wishes to congratulate to Maggie Di Matteo for her selection into the New Hampshire Institute of Art’s National High School Art Competition!!!

Maggie is a 16 yr old art student from Oxford, CT. currently enrolled in the Blue Horse Arts Studio’s Portfolio Preparation Course located in Watertown, CT. She has been studying at the studio for about 10 weeks where she has been learning to draw from observation utilizing a classical methodology. Maggie’s recent graphite drawing has been selected to be exhibited in the New Hampshire Institute of Art’s National High School Art Competition. Her classical cast drawing of the ear, (that she has put in 7 weeks of patient observation into!), has landed her a place in this competitive exhibition.  

Her drawing will be on view March 17^th, 2012 at the campus of the New Hampshire Institute of Art. The awards ceremony will take place at 2pm that day. Finalists in this competition are eligible for awards and scholarships totaling 10,000 dollars. Good luck to Maggie!