June 2022 Newsletter
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Visit the gallery until June 19, 2022

All Media Exhibiting Member Show

This exhibition features artwork by RAC Exhibiting Members

representing their best work of the year, with cash awards thanks

to individuals and merchants in the area.

Tuesday through Friday, 12-5pm plus Saturday and Sunday from 10am-1pm.

Visit the gallery and view everything on the RAC online gallery here!

Thanks so much to our local merchants and individuals who donated

the prize money: All Seasons Marine, Arden’s Rowayton, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, The Bait Shop, Charles Michael Gallery, Chou Chou, Classic Prep, Core Burn Pilates, Darien Rowayton Bank, Fairfield County Bank, The Gatt Group, House of Needlepoint, Images of Old Greenwich, Ana and Steve Mernick, Rings End, The Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood, SAILS American Grill, ER Salvatore Associates, SubShots, UCBC Darien/New Canaan,

White Bridge Wine & Spirits, William Raveis Real Estate Darien/Rowayton.

Artists – reminder that pick up days are

Monday, June 20 (4-7pm) and Tuesday, June 21 (11am-2pm).

Upcoming Exhibitions
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June 26 through July 24, 2022

All Media Exhibiting Member Show

For this exhibition, RAC encourages members to go BIG or go small!

This is the chance to submit works that are as large as 40″– 60” or as

small as 12” or under. Think outside the box or into it!

Receiving: Monday, June 20 (4-7pm) and Tuesday, June 21 (11am-2pm)

Opening Reception: Sunday, June 26 (4-6pm)

How Many Works: One large work per artist, one large and one small work per artist OR two small works per artist.

Prospectus

Remember to pay for entries online prior to drop off.

DEADLINE is JUNE 17 at MIDNIGHT –

click here to submit the form!

Questions? Email exhibitions@rowaytonarts.org

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An Exhibition of Artwork created by Rowayton School’s 3rd Grade Class Visits to RAC

Thursday, June 9 (12-5pm)

OPENING RECEPTION 5-6:30pm!!!

Friday, June 10 (10am-5pm)

Saturday, June 11 (10am-5pm)

Sunday, June 12 (10am-1pm)

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Get your tickets now!!! Saturday, June 11

There will be 25 bands performing throughout Rowayton, including RAC with the Nola Beatnicks at 4-5pm!!! Porch Jam is JAM Studio‘s fundraising event, which encourages everyone to soak in a wide array of music indie, funk, jazz, rock, country and everything in between. Info and tickets for the entire afternoon here.

RAC Classes and Workshops
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Summer Classes

The Spring 2 schedule continues through June with a full slate of adult classes and the summer schedule is posted online for future planning. Review the entire schedule at rowaytonarts.org/education.

 

The Summer 3-Day Workshop and July Ceramics Class registration is open for children ages 6-12 . (Pictured here are students from RAC Instructor Monica Sprei’s “Creative Explorations” class in the studio.) For more info, 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 by contacting RAC Education Director Suzy Aubrey at education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2).

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Painting Creatively from Photographs

Sunday, June 12  **NEW DATE

11am-3pm

In this workshop with Souby Boski, students learn to paint in a creative, personal, and expressive way using reference photos as inspiration. Color, value and composition will be the focus.

Fee: $115 (see website for a listing of suggested supplies). More info and register online here.

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Online Photography Classes for Adults and Teens

Starting next week, Thom Williams will offer two online classes open to all camera types: Intermediate Photography (beginning June 8 from 6-7:30pm) and Intro to Adobe Lightroom (beginning June 9 from 6-7:30pm). Review the entire schedule and register online via the RAC website at rowaytonarts.org/photography-classes.

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From Small to Big

Saturday, June 25

10am-4pm

This workshop is about transforming one of your smaller landscape paintings into a much larger version. RAC Instructor Anda Styler will guide students throughout this process of transformation! (This workshop coincides with our Big & Small exhibition in the gallery.)

Fee: $170 (see website for a listing of suggested supplies). More info and register online here.

RAC Happenings
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Community Sponsored Awards Reception

Sunday, May 22

This all media exhibition features almost one hundred pieces of art by RAC Exhibiting Members representing their best work of the year, with cash awards thanks to individuals and merchants in the area. (Pictured here is Chair Karen Kent, center, handing an award to Joyce Andersen with Co-Chair Yuko Ike looking on at left.)

A special thank you to our friends who contributed to the Community Sponsored Awards 2022: All Seasons Marine, Arden’s Rowayton, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, The Bait Shop, Charles Michael Gallery, Chou Chou, Classic Prep, Core Burn Pilates, Darien Rowayton Bank, Fairfield County Bank, The Gatt Group, House of Needlepoint, Images of Old Greenwich, Ana and Steve Mernick, Rings End, The Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood, SAILS American Grill, ER Salvatore Associates, Subshots, UCBC Darien/New Canaan, White Bridge Wine & Spirits and William Raveis Real Estate Darien/Rowayton.

 

Winners were selected by judge Felicity Kostakis, artist and art instructor at Greenwich Academy:

Best in Show: Karen Popp, “North End, Boston” (Mixed Media

Acrylics and Oils:

1st Place: Kathleen Weinstock, “Chief” (Oil)

2nd Place: Sean Murtha, “At the Oyster Bar” (Oil)

3rd Place:  Joanne Leaman, “Summer Days” (Acrylic)

Photography & Sculpture:

1st Place: Marcy Juran, “1910 Census” (Photography)

2nd Place: Emily Kelting, “Dunking the Nets, Inle Lake, Myanmar” (Photography)

3rd Place:  Joyce Anderson, “Main Street” (Photography)

Honorable Mention: Lisa Liable, “Inside Out” (Photography)

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pastel, Prints and Collage:

1st Place: Lynne Arovas, “Poem” (Mixed Media/Collage)

2nd Place: Margaret Esme Simon, “Portrait of Nia” (Pastel)

3rd Place:  Amy Schott, “Watch Dials” (Mixed Media)

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Best in Show: Karen Popp, “North End, Boston” (Mixed Media)

1st Place Photography: Marcy Juran, “1910 Census” (Color Photography)

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Honorable Mention Photography: Lisa Liable, “Inside Out” (Color Photography)

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Exhibitions Chair Eunice Roy (left) greeting artists with Board Member LuLu McPhee
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RAC Executive Director Andrea Letters (left) with artist Richard Ventre

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Admiring the fence fabrication created by Board Member and Exhibiting Artist Pamela Proctor (left) is (left to right) Georgette DiScala Diamandis, Dana Laird and Cam Diamandis
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Community Sponsored Awards honorees (left to right) Karen Popp, Amy Schott, Margaret Esmé Simon, Joyce Andersen, Emily Kelting – missing from the photo is Kathleen Weinstock, Sean Murtha, Joanne Leaman, Marcy Juran, Lisa Laible and Lynne Arovas.
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RAC Spotlight: Dana Goodfellow

A new show featuring artwork by Dana Goodfellow is on view at the Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices office through September at 165 Rowayton Avenue in Rowayton, CT. Dana is a Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) Instructor and longtime Exhibiting Member as well as a former Board Member who lives in Darien, CT. Learn more about the artist at goodfellowart.com

 

Office hours are Monday through Friday 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm. To find out more about RAC’s partnership with Berkshire Hathaway, email RAC Marketing Director Jane Seymour at marketing@rowaytonarts.org.

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RCA River Ramble Openings for July 9

There are a few spots open for vendors at the Rowayton Civic Association 2022 River Ramble. Any exhibitors or artists who would like a table to sell at the River Ramble this year on July 9th from 11am – 3pm should contact RCA member Sue Powell at susanjoycepowell@gmail.com or

(917) 855-5386. The cost to have a table is $125.

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In Memoriam – Patricia A. Atkin

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news about Pat Atkin, 94, who died Sunday, May 15th at her home in Noroton, Connecticut. Pat was an art teacher at Tokeneke School in Darien for 30 years as well as a renowned artist and potter. She was on the Board of Directors of the Silvermine Arts Center, and for the last 10 years of her life, an active member of the Boards of the Darien Arts Center and of the Rowayton Arts Center. Here she is with her stoneware sculpture “Three” in the RAC gallery during the 2019 Spring Juried Show. She once said about her love of ceramics, “you can’t plan anything.”

Welcome to RAC – Emi Subotovsky, Bonnee Pecquex

and Robbin Babbin!

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