Newsletter – February 2020

February 2020 Newsletter

Please note that the gallery is closed Monday, February 3 until Sunday, February 9 in order to prepare for the next exhibition, see information for Abstraction below!

Upcoming Exhibitions

Abstraction

February 9 – March 7, 2020

Exhibiting Member Show

Receiving: Monday, February 3 (4-7pm) and Tuesday, February 4 (11-2pm)

All media – two works per artist.

Cash Award: The Hu Lindsay Memorial Award – $250 for the highest prize in Mixed Media.

Prospectus

Theme:

Abstract – art which uses a visual language of form, color and lines to create a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. This departure from representation can be partial or it can be complete. For this exhibition, we encourage artists to submit work with a larger degree of independence from visual references.

Opening Reception: Sunday, February 9 (4 – 6pm)

Home

March 15 – April 11 , 2020

Exhibiting Member Show

Receiving: Monday, March 9 (4-7pm) and Tuesday, March 10 (11-2pm)

All media – two works per artist.

Prospectus

Theme:

Our home is where we physically dwell. We sleep there, eat there and spend time with loved ones there. On the most basic level, it shelters us from the elements. “Home sweet home” protects us and comforts us, a luxury that of course not all people enjoy.

But home is also an idea; a state of mind. Our home is our own little corner of the universe. We might have a “home away from home,” or feel “at home” in places that remind us of home, and we tell visitors to “make yourself at home.” In The Wizard of Oz , Dorothy chanted, “There’s no place like home,” while French philosopher Gaston Bachelard stated how the chief benefit of home is that it “allows one to dream in peace.”

Opening Reception: Sunday, March 15 (4 – 6pm)

Upcoming Workshops & Events

FREE Art Demonstration with Frank Bruckmann, “Painting from a Photograph”

Sunday, February 2

2 to 4 pm

In this workshop, Frank Bruckmann explains the painting process step by step. He’ll break it down from scene concept to photograph to composition to finished painting. Frank will be painting in oil, but much of his approach applies to acrylic and pastel artists as well. He currently teaches at RAC on Tuesday evenings.

Valentine Workshop for Kids

Ages 7 – 11

Friday, February 7

4 to 6pm

Fee: $50

Denise Minnerly will lead this afternoon of creating personalized handmade valentines that are spring loaded, collaged, printed, painted and decorated with loads of imaginative designs. Click here for more info!

Open Sketch

Sunday, February 9 & Sunday, February 23

Noon to 3pm

Fee: $15

Sunday afternoons in the studio with live model, open to all artists (no need for RAC membership!) Check the website for updates: rowaytonarts.org/special-events .

Author Talk with Angelika Buettner

I am: Celebrating the Perfect Imperfect

Wednesday, February 12

6:30 to 8 pm

Angelika’s quest, mission and passion is to empower women and portray ageless beauty through her photographs. This unique book is comprised of 121 nude portraits and testimonials, revealing the inner and outer beauty of women over the age of 40. It will be available for purchase at RAC for $75. This event is free and open to the public, refreshments will be served. For more information, visit iam-themovement.com .

Chantey Sing

with Sean and Deirdre Murtha

Sunday, February 9

4 to 7pm

Fee: $5 (suggested donation)

Everyone is welcome when RAC hosts the monthly Open Chantey Sing. Lead, sing along and/or listen to chanteys, works songs, and other maritime songs. Bring your voices, instruments, friends and enthusiasm for sea music!

Questions? Email sdmurtha@sbcglobal.net .

Check out our full class listings at rowaytonarts.org/education

“Creative Exploration”

NEW CLASS for Kids (Ages 7 – 11)

Starts Wednesday, February 5

4 to 5:15 pm

Fee $195 for six weeks

Mari Gyorgyey will lead your children through oodles of creative projects and art techniques with the intention of igniting their imaginations and curiosity. More info here !

Opportunities for Artists

Artists who are interested in exhibiting at the Harrison Public Library for approximately one month during 2021 are invited to submit samples of their artwork for review by a Juried Art Committee, sponsored by the Harrison Council for the Arts. Please bring samples to the Harrison Public Library, Halperin Building, 2 Bruce Avenue, Harrison, NY on Friday, May 15, 2020 between 10 am and 5 pm. All artists must pick up their samples on Saturday, May 16, 2020 between 12 and 4 pm.

Two-dimensional art only is eligible and the samples must be in the form of two different pieces of the actual art (preferably framed), 12 copies of the artist’s work either in the form of photos, prints, 35mm slides or on a CD (all different/representational of the artist’s work), and a resume. For more info visit harrisonpl.org.

RAC Happenings

From the RAC Studio: Instructors & Students Opening

Sunday, January 12

Highlighting the talent found in RAC classes…

Seen here: Tracey Dinkin and her husband John Ryan arrives, while Susan Fehlinger chats with a friend outside the front door. There was an art demo earlier in the day and a Chantey Sing going on upstairs, so RAC was quite the happening place! #ArtLivesHere

Betsy Fowler with her painting (at top) “Nature’s Magic” – she is a student in Anda Styler’s class.

Always a lovely spread at openings thanks to our exhibiting artists!!!

RAC instructor Lenny Moskowitz with his painting, “Merry Go Round.”

Happy bartender (and husband of Suzy) Michael Aubrey displaying the offerings at the event.

RAC people (left to right): RAC Executive DirectorAndrea Letters, RAC Board Exhibitions Chair Eunice Roy with husband Peter Kinseley, RAC Gallery Manager Leo Gonzalez, RAC Board President Steve Mernick with his mother-in-law Cristina D’Andrade and wife/RAC Board Secretary Ana Mernick

RAC Education Director Suzy Aubrey takes a moment to thank the teachers, students and RAC staff for making it all happen!!!

Some of the RAC instructors in attendance (left to right): Joseph Fama, John Grieco, Judith Orseck Katz, Sam Morrow, Lenny Moskowitz, Denise Minnerly, Tracey Dinkin and Christy Gallagher