LAST WEEK in the gallery until Saturday, March 5
Exhibiting Members Show
Tuesday through Friday, 12-5 pm and Saturday from 10am-1pm.
More info and link to online gallery here!
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March 13 through April 9, 2022
All Media Exhibiting Member Show
Receiving: Monday, March 7 (4-7pm) and Tuesday, March 8 (11am-2pm)
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 13 (4-6pm)
How Many Works: Two works per artist
Cash Award: The Hu Lindsay Memorial Award – $250 for the highest prize in Mixed Media.
***Remember to pay for entries online prior to drop off.
DEADLINE is FRIDAY, March 4 at MIDNIGHT –
Chair: Michael Brennecke Co-Chair: David Lindsay
Judge: Paul Efstathiou
Paul Efstathiou is Director of Contemporary Art at Hollis Taggart in Chelsea, NYC and Southport, CT. His responsibilities include bringing new artists into the Hollis Taggart program, developing exhibitions of contemporary art and expanding the gallery’s art fair presence. Paul is a second generation art dealer and independent curator with almost 20 years experience.
The Hu Lindsay Memorial Award was established in 2016 for the top winner in the Mixed Media Category for RAC’s annual Abstraction exhibition. This cash prize of $250 honors the life of Hu Lindsay, an active exhibiting member for many years and RAC President from 2007 to 2013. Throughout his successful 50-year career as an award-winning graphic designer, Hu continued to create his own artwork. After his retirement, he concentrated on collages, mixed media artwork and paintings, many of which won awards at regional art venues.
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April 19 through Mary 14, 2022
All Media Juried Show, open to all artists
Receiving: Monday, April 11 (4 – 7pm) and Tuesday, April 12 (11 am – 2pm)
Cash Award: $250 Cash Award for Best in Show
Chair: Ronnie Gold Co-Chair: Barbara Hamill
Judge: Greg Shea
Greg Shea is an award-winning artist and craftsman with diverse creative interests including drawing and painting, portraiture, illustration, photography, relief printmaking, sculpture, calligraphy and illumination, woodworking plus more. For over twenty years, Greg has worked at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT, where he is the Senior Museum Preparator.
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RAC Classes and Workshops
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Spring 1 Classes Start Next Week
There are a wide variety of in studio, online and hybrid classes for adults of all levels in all mediums. (Seen here is the studio set up for RAC Instructor Lenny Moscowitz, who teaches a hybrid class “Abstraction with Lenny,” beginning March 9!) Review the entire schedule at rowaytonarts.org/classes. Three youth classes are continuing in the studio, “Creations” for ages 6 to 9, “Creative Explorations for 7 to 10 year olds” and “ClayPlay@RAC.” For more info on these classes, visit rowaytonarts.org/youth-classes-and-workshops. RAC will also arrange private art classes and parties for all ages in small groups. Schedule a private weekly art class, a Paint and Sip party or Open Sketch session with RAC Education Director Suzy Aubrey by emailing education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2).
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FREE PHOTOGRAPHY Q&A forum this Thursday, March 3 from 4-5:30pm with Thom Williams!!! Plus starting next week, he will offer online classes open to all camera types: B&W Photography (beginning March 8 from 4-5:30pm), Advanced Techniques in Photography (beginning March 9 from 4-5:30pm) and Intermediate Photography (beginning March 9 from 6-7:30pm). Review the entire schedule and register online via the RAC website at
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FREE Online Portrait Drawing Class
Wednesday, March 2
6:00-9:00pm
RAC Instructor John Grieco is offering a free class to anyone interested in learning more about the art of Portrait Drawing. John will demonstrate how to work from a chosen photograph (of Queen Elizabeth, at right) – sharing his approach to creating a portrait by working with a combination of mass and line.
Fee: No charge! Registration is necessary to receive your Zoom invite and reference photo. More info and register online here.
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Open Sketch
Sunday, March 6
11:30am-1:30pm
Traditional in-studio Open Sketch Sundays are still on hold, but RAC is offering the same great models and format in real time using Zoom as our venue.
Fee: $15. Register online here.
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Working with Pen & Ink
Saturday, March 19
11:00am-1:00pm
In this workshop, RAC Instructor Mari Gyorgyey will teach students how to use cross-hatching, stippling and pointillism to create darks and lights as well as every value in between. Open to artists of all levels.
Fee: $50 (includes all supplies). More info and register online here.
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Atmospheric Landscapes” with Will McCarthy
Saturday, April 2 (10am-4pm)
Sunday, April 3 (11am-3pm)
Back by popular demand, this workshop will inspire your imagination and loosen up your flow, as William McCarthy shares techniques to paint from imagination and achieve an atmospheric style. Open to oil and acrylic painters.
Fee: $295. (Will provides a good number of oil painting supplies.) More info and register online here.
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In the Garden Opening
Sunday, February 6
This popular all media exhibition features over 100 pieces of artwork by RAC Exhibiting Members. Pictured here: Executive Director Andrea Letters (left) watches David Lindsay accept his Honorable Menetion ribbon from Co-chair Dana Laird (center) and Chair Pamela Proctor (right).
Winners were announced by the judge, Lee Findlay Potter: 1st Place: Michael Brennecke of Westport for “Under the Trellis” (Painting), 2nd Place: Peter Kinseley of Norwalk for “Tribute to Georgia O’Keefe” (Watercolor), 3rd Place: Ronnie Gold of Stamford for “Outer Banks” (Pastel), Honorable Mention: David Lindsay of Norwalk for “Dutch Tulips” (Photography), Judy Peknik of Stamford for “Bouquet” (Watercolor) and Amy Schott of Wilton for “Butterfly Companions” (Mixed Media).
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First Place: Michael Brennecke, “Under the Trellis” (top center)
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Third Place: Ronnie Gold, “Outer Banks” (left middle)
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Honorable Mention: David Lindsay, “Dutch Tulips” (top middle)
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Honorable Mention: Judy Peknik, “Bouquet” (left)
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RAC Board Member Lulu McPhee (center) chatting with RAC President Joanna Bridges
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Ikebana Demonstration:
The Art of
Japanese Flower Arranging
February 9
Thank you to Kathy Draper, RAC Exhibiting Member, Rowayton Gardener and Director of The Connecticut Sogetsu Ikebana Study Group, who created exquisite floral pieces from tulips, lilies, branches and even placemats!!!
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Chantey Sing
with Sean and Deirdre Murtha
Sunday, March 13
4 to 7pm
Lead, sing along and/or listen to chanteys, works songs, and other maritime songs. Bring your voices, instruments, friends and enthusiasm for sea music!
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View RAC Artwork Online
Did you know that artwork from the past year’s shows are available for viewing on the RAC online gallery – click the blue button in the upper right hand corner on the RAC website (see arrow) to access link here.
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Welcome to RAC’s newest exhibiting member, Rowaytonite Carol Sattler!
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