Dapper by Wendy DeMaiorebus Pieper, BIS 2017
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Exhibiting Member Show
Exhibit dates: August 5 – August 26
Opening reception: Sunday, August 5 (4-6pm)
Chair: Judith Katz Co-chair: Lilly Langotsky Judge: Elizabeth Agresta
Receiving : Monday, July 30 (4-7pm) and Tuesday, July 31 (11am-2pm)
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Best in Show 2017 by Richard Ventre
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Photography and Sculpture
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Exhibiting Member Show
Exhibit dates:
September 2 – September 22
Opening reception:
Sunday, September 9 (4-6pm) (Delayed opening due to holiday)
Chairs: Lisa Laible & Laure Dunne Judge: Joan Fitzsimmons
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Portside Show featuring
Robert Baxter
September 2 – September 22
Opens Sunday, September 9
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Robert Baxter has been part of the New York area art community for many years. Educated at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, Robert came back east and worked in New York as an illustrator. He worked for advertising agencies and magazines such as Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal and Reader’s Digest .
(Reprinted from Askart.com)
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Interior with Figures by Robert Baxter
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Accepting ONLINE Submissions Now!
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OPEN to all artists!
Opening reception: Sunday, September 30 (4-6pm)
Exhibit Dates: September 30 – October 27
Artist Talk: Wednesday, October 17 (6:30-8pm)
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Douglas David is Back at RAC!
3-Day Workshop: Painting Seascapes and Boats in Oil
Friday, Aug 24 – Sunday, Aug 26 (9:30am-3:30pm)
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All the way from Indiana , Douglas David is back in Rowayton and will inspire you to “capture the natural beauty of seascapes.”
Fee: $445
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Thursday, Aug 30 (6:30-8:30pm)
Free!
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Find out the best sources to spark ideas for abstract paintings. Lenny Moskowitz will demonstrate his techniques in acrylic paint and medium.
For more information about Lenny’s upcoming class this fall. Abstraction in the World of Everything: click here
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Art Demonstration with
Kathy Coe
Sunday, September 9 (2-4pm)
Free!
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Learn more about the various approaches, techniques and materials Kathy uses in oil painting. To find out more about Kathy’s upcoming class this fall, Painting in Oils or Acrylics:
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Thank you for your service to RAC
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We bid adieu to…
Board Member Yuko Ike
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“I’ve been a Board member since 2015.
(And I’ve been an exhibiting member long before that!) RAC is a wonderful and friendly artists’ community. I love how everyone is so supportive of each other’s work.
I’d like to thank you all for letting me serve on the Board. What a learning experience!
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Board Member Nancy Romberg
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“I have always known that RAC is a wonderful community resource. Participating on the Board for the last 2 years was an experience that only deepened my sentiments. I met energetic, dedicated and talented people who helped me appreciate the Rowayton Arts Center and all it provides even more. I am a fan!”
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Marketing Director
Jeanne Taylor Hard
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“In my three years at RAC, I’ve been proud to see RAC and RAC artists front and center in newspapers, magazines and television. It was also satisfying to see art submissions, art sales, event and exhibition attendance break records.
The arts center is in a good place and it’s good time for me to turn my energies elsewhere. In addition, I will start serving on the Alumni Committee of Sesame Street, my former employer.
Thank you to friends, colleagues and to the Board for their support these past years.” J eanneHard@gmail.com.
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Marine & Coastal Reception
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Congratulations!
Susan Fehlinger Wins Best in Show
The other winners are:
Acrylic- 1 st Place- Kim Romero (Southport) On the Pier
2 nd Place- Virginia Jennewein (New Canaan) Rocks- Sherwood Island Park
3 rd Place- Leslie Ware (Norwalk) Old Salts, Nova Scotia
Honorable Mention- Heidi Lewis Coleman (Stamford) Seaspray 1 & 2
Mixed Media- 1 st Place- Nancy Gramps (Darien) Turks – Two Birds of a Feather
2 nd Place- Ginger Jespersen (Weston)Thousand Islands
Oil- 1 st Place- Kris Toohey (Westport)Summer View
2 nd Place- Susan Leggitt (Norwalk)Stolen Heart
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Beach Cottage by Susan Fehlinger
3 rd Place- Alan Sprules (Rowayton) Boat Yard
Photography- 1 st Place- Monique Michaels (Armonk, NY) Exhale Edition 1/7
2 nd Place- Joanna Bridges (Darien) Last Light Over Long Neck Point
3 rd Place- Rick Pank (Rowayton) The Boatworks
Honorable Mention- David Kaplan (Greenwich) Sunrise in the Reeds
Watercolor- 1 st Place- Marianne Rothballer (New Canaan) View from Wilson Point
2 nd Place- Hanneke Goedkoop (Rowayton) Ocean III
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Congratulations Award Winners!
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Some of the winners from left to right: Susan Leggitt, Alan Sprules, Nancy Gramps, Rick Pank, Susan Fehlinger, Joanna Bridges, Ginger Jespersen, Hanneke Goedkoop, Marianne Rothballer
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Marine & Coastal Reception Photos
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Elaine Pagano (Co-chair) and Sandy Mills (Chair)
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Nancy Gramps, Board Member Joanna Bridges
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Ginger Jespersen, Sara Sikes
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Nancy Breakstone, Andrea Letters (Executive Director)
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Board Member Joanna Bridges
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Susan Dumas, Sherri Daley
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Board Member Kathleen Weinstock and Pat Himmel
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Diane Lauricella, Laure Dunne
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Brian Klecatsky & Aaron Mertz
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Clarice Shirvell, Judith Runette, Hanneke Goedkoop
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Alan Sprules with his son, wife, daughter-in-law and grandchildren
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Sara Sikes, Brenda Pank, Anotinette Vardamis, Rick Pank
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Elaine Pagano with her daughters and grandchildren.
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Photo by Exhibiting Member David Lindsay
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Welcome to NEW
Exhibiting Members:
~Rebecca Fuchs ( Fairfield ) Oils
~Michele Hubler ( Bridgeport) Digital
~David Kaplan ( Greenwich ) Photography
~Veronica Hofstetter ( Westport ) Oils
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Member News
Reception, Thursday, July 26 (6-8pm)
Greenwich Art Society Members Show
With work by Monique Michaels
Exhibit Dates: July 25 – August 15
Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Avenue, 2nd Floor
www.greenwichartsociety.org
Until Sunday, August 12
61st Mystic Outdoor Art Festival
With work by Susan Leggitt (over 230 artists)
Exhibit Dates: August 11 – August 12
Downtown Mystic
Mystic, CT
www.thisismystic.com
Reception, Thursday, August 23 (5-8pm)
Special Group Exhibit
With work by Susan Leggitt
Exhibit Dates: August 8 – August 24
Sorelle Gallery
84 Main St.
New Canaan, CT
www.sorellegallery.com
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Until August 25
Art of the Northeast
With work by Robert Sachs
Silvermine Arts Center
1037 Silvermine Road
New Canaan, Connecticut.
To submit your member news, email:
Please include:
Name of exhibit
Name of artist
Exhibit dates
Opening reception date
Location and venue details: website, phone
(Submit by the 16th of the month)
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Can’t Let the World Forget About Me by Eden Neleman
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Inquiring minds were wondering about this piece from the Focus Under Forty Exhibition by Eden Peleman ( New Canaan ). Turns out the artist is a newly graduated senior headed to NYU in the fall. Wondering if this is the work of a big Mickey Mouse fan? Eden explains,
“As a child, I did grow up with Mickey Mouse. However, the painting reflects how society chooses to remake and rebirth old yet classic images and characters.
I only went to Disneyland once as a small child. Yet today, at 18, I notice all ages continue to wear the ears and wait in the long lines. So as much as I connect Mickey Mouse to my childhood, many people continue to cherish the 1928 character due to either a refusal to let go of the past, or, in my belief, due to society constantly recharging and rebranding the classic mouse.”
Dave Dillinger, a photographer also in the Focus Under Forty show, purchased the painting and said “I really loved this piece and who doesn’t hope the world doesn’t forget them!”
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Inquiring minds were also wondering about this photograph by Paul Scully (Norwalk ) from the Marine & Coastal Exhibition . What jewel is this? We asked Paul to explain.
“While out exploring in the Farm Creek Nature Preserve, I saw this amazing golden pod and was inspired.
I was knocked over with its beauty. There is this strong contrast of all the browns and greys of autumn with the golden interior of the plant. I later learned that this is the Milkweed plant. They say, ‘All the creatures in the woods are hunting something,’ this was my catch for the day.”
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