David Cohen: MFA Visiting Artiost cancelled Feb. 3

The David Cohen Visiting Artist Lecture has been CANCELLED due to inclement weather. I will post the new lecture date.

Sheri Schwartz

Works of 13 Artists on Display Though March 4

 

The public is invited to view a collection of works by 13 young artists who are employed by Dick Blick (Plainville) in the Wallace Barnes and Barbara Hackman Franklin Art Gallery at Tunxis Community College in Farmington Feb. 4-March 4. The community is invited to enjoy refreshments at an opening reception on Feb. 4 from 4-7 p.m. The featured artists are Patrick Cadrain, Lauren Deming, Tracey Deming, Bryant Dumais, Ahren Guathier, Lauren Lutynski, Brie Mcdonald, Jenny Medellin, Ruth O’Neil, Nicholas Palazzo, Sheri Schwartz, and Alyssa Speranza.
The Barnes-Franklin Art Gallery, located at the entrance of the 600 Building is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, call 860.255.3661 or email William Kluba at wkluba@tunxis.edu. Tunxis is located at the junction of Routes 6 and 177.

Liz Popiel

Congratulations to Valarie Sue Henry and Myles Tripp, Popiel's design tech students, for their recognition at Region 1 of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. They will be sent to a week of allied craft workshops in Vegas!

David Cohen, Editor & Publisher of ArtCritical.com at WCSU

WCSU Department of Art Visiting Artist:
David Cohen, Editor & Publisher of ArtCritical.com
Don't miss his lecture titled "Their Blood in Our Veins:
Schools of London and the Old Masters"
Monday, February 3rd, 11:00am
White Hall basement, Viewing room 2

Maryann Meken-Silvestri

Maryann Meken-Silvestri is proud to announce an affiliation with Gallery 25 and Creative Arts Center located on 25 Church St in New Milford CT . She says, "The quality and the skill of the artists I am privileged to be associated with is very apparent in this show."

The new show opening is on Feb. 1st. The reception will take place from 4-6pm. Maryann adds, "This is an awesome venue for the arts community and is promoted by the town cultural commission and the office of the mayor. I would love to have a hand in validating the support of their confidence in the artists involved by inviting friends and family to attend and enjoy our new show!"
http://newmilfordgallery25.blogspot.com/

KAREN BARTONE, “TONDO ART: AN INTIMATE EXHIBITION OF MINIATURE PAINTINGS.

Founded in 1966, Middlesex Community College is part of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System.

In the Niche:

Karen Bartone’s series of tondo paintings employ the traditional round panel format and the Italian Renaissance combination of oil paint and gold leaf.  Picturesque subjects of reflected water lilies, trees, sky and rippled water dislocate viewer’s sense of specificity as they are composed within closely cropped peephole perspectives.  The small scale and circular shapes here similarly reference telescopic and magnified slide compositions in as much as the direct landscapes they represent.

Bartone lives in Clinton, CT and holds an MFA from Western Connecticut State University and a BFA from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts.  See more of her work at http://karenbartone.com/Karen_Bartone/Home.html

Call For Artists - Westport Arts Center

The Westport Arts Center is now accepting submissions for SOLOS 2014, juried by Patricia Hickson, Emily Hall Tremaine Curator of Contemporary Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum.  

We invite you and your member artists and/or students to participate in this exhibition which features fresh and innovative work by artists from all regions of the United States and abroad.

About the Westport Arts Center

The Westport Arts Center’s Visual Arts program is dedicated to creating exhibitions of excellence that enrich the local and global community. Each year the Westport Arts Center hosts more than five exhibitions that are free and open to the public. Past exhibitions include work by Chuck Close, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, William Wegman, Paul Cadmus, Anselm Kiefer, Weegee, and Bernd and Hilla Becher.

About SOLOS

The SOLOS exhibition is one way in which WAC celebrates the artistic talent and diversity of its Artist Members. Past jurors include Susan Cross, Curator at MassMOCA, Robin Jaffee Frank, Chief Curator of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Richard Klein, Exhibitions Director of the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, and Ian Berry, Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator at The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College.

SOLOS 2014 will be on view from April 4 - June 1. Up to eight artists will be selected to exhibit a body of work in the WAC Gallery. Submissions must be received by February 21. To submit your work, visit www.westportartscenter.org to download the prospectus and enter your submission online.

All inquiries may be directed to Visual Arts Coordinator, Jill Sarver, at jill@westportartscenter.org.

Call for Photographers - Vernon Community Arts Center

SECOND ANNUAL JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

Jan. 26 – Feb. 22, 2014

The Vernon Community Arts Center is a non-profit organization committed to enriching lives and enhancing economic development by bringing the arts to the diverse community East of the River through education, events, exhibits and performances.

Opening Reception Sunday January 26, 1:00 – 4:00

Awards Ceremony 3:00

Drop Off Dates Thurs. Jan. 16, 12 – 8; Sat. Jan. 18, 1 - 5  Or by appointment.

Pick-up of Unaccepted Work Thurs. Jan 23, 12 –8; Sat. Jan. 25, 1 – 5

End of Show Pick-up Sun. Feb. 23, 1—5; Mon. Feb. 24, 4 -- 8

If you are unable to pick up photos during scheduled hours, please arrange for someone else to pick them up for you. Thank you.

CASH AWARDS

FIRST PLACE

SECOND PLACE

THIRD PLACE

Honorable Mention

Open to photographers 18 years of age and older.

Each artist may enter up to 3 pieces.

All work must be wired and ready to hang.

No saw tooth hangers.

All work must be original.

Work must be hand delivered.

There is a one-time, non-refundable entry fee for submissions.

$20 for one entry.

$30 for up to three entries.

Make checks payable to the Vernon Community Arts Center.

Please be advised that we retain the right to refuse any work if it is not wired and ready to hang or if it is inappropriate for the exhibition venue. Work must remain on view for the duration

of the exhibit. For more information please email vernonarts@gmail.com or call (860) 871-8222.

709 Hartford Turnpike

Vernon, CT 06066

(860) 871-VCAC (8222)

www.vernonarts.org

vernonarts@gmail.com

JURORS: BRUCE DUNBAR / PETER GLASS

CALL FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS: CODAMAGAZINE

Deadline: January 31, 2014. CODAmagazine is accepting project entries for its February issue, which addresses the theme of The Written Word. All design + art projects that incorporate typography or symbols to send messages or tell stories will be considered. CODAmagazine is a digital publication dedicated to highlighting the best design + art projects from all over the world and is published through Flipboard, a personal magazine platform with more than 90 million users.

www.codaworx.com/magazine

Juan Moreno MFA '02

Juan Moreno MFA '02 - Beyond Image
exploring the nature of color through abstract painting
Feb 3 - April 4, 2014

Artist Talk and Reception:
Thurs, Feb 20, 7-8:30pm

Whitson Gallery & Brick Wall Exhibition Space
M. Adela Eads Classroom Building, UCONN Torrington