Newsletter – March 2020

March 2020 Newsletter

Abstraction

February 9 – March 7, 2020

Exhibiting Member Show

Come visit RAC during this last week of the show – more info here !

Upcoming Exhibitions

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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)

Spring Juried Show

April 19, 2020 to May 16, 2020

Open to all artists

Theme: open theme, all media (up to five pieces per artist)

Deadline: Submit artwork online now until March 20

Notice of acceptance by March 27

Prospectus

Online Submission

Opening Reception: Sunday, April 19 (4-6pm)

Upcoming Workshops & Events

“Art as Inspiration”

FREE Creative Writing Workshop @ RAC

Thursday, March 5

6:30 – 8:00 pm

Using the current Abstraction exhibition as a portal into creativity, the group will engage in individual and collaborative exercises under the guidance of Drew Lamm . Participants will also have an opportunity to share their writing.

Drew Lamm is a published author, educator, facilitator, mentor and writing muse. She was a classroom teacher who joined The Writing Project at Teacher’s College, Columbia University as a consultant to train teachers in the art of teaching writing. Drew also taught in the Masters of Writing Program at Manhattanville College. She created Taste Life Twice Writing , ongoing sessions for women willing to touch pens to paper in her home in Rowayton. For more info about this program, visit tltwriting.com .

This workshop is free and open to all ages and levels of writing experience. Refreshments will be served. More info call RAC (203) 866-2744.

RAC @HAYVN Artists Talk

Thursday, March 19

6:30 to 8 pm

RAC artists currently featured at the new HAYVN coworking space at 320 Post Road in Darien will be on hand to share their background and artistic process. Participants include Ronnie Gold, Yuko Ike, Ben Larrabee and Kat Evans (her painting “Color Awakenings III” is in this photo of the lobby there). Other exhibiting artists at HAYVN this spring are Judith Orseck Katz and Lenny Moskowitz.

HAYVN is located at on the second floor of 320 Post Road in Darien. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Open Sketch

Sunday, March 8 &

Sunday, March 22

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 .

“Art in the Home”

FREE lecture from a design viewpoint with Carey Karlan

Thursday, March 26

6:30 to 8 pm

Choosing artwork as a personal expression for the home –

from the entry hall to over the fireplace and even the kitchen!!!

Award-winning interior designer Carey Karlan is the principal of design firm Last Detail , located in Darien, CT. Since founding her firm 20+ years ago, Carey has created timeless interiors throughout Fairfield and Westchester Counties as well as in Manhattan, San Francisco, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Florida and the Hamptons. For more info visit careykarlan.com.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Chantey Sing

with Sean and Deirdre Murtha

Sunday, March 8

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! For more info, email sdmurtha@sbcglobal.net .

Adult Workshop with Lenny Moskowitz

“Diving Into Abstraction”

Drawing, Painting and Collage

Saturday, April 4 and/or Sunday, April 5

10:00am to 4:00pm both days

Fee: $125 Saturday only,

$240 for Saturday and Sunday

In this workshop, Lenny Moskowitz will help students investigate contemporary abstraction and discover ways to generate and compose their own abstract imagery. This workshop is especially suited for people who are looking to work more loosely. More info and register online on the RAC website here .

Image: Lenny Moskowitz, “Green March”

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

RAC Adult Classes Spring 1 Session: March 9 – April 30

Starts Monday, March 9

8 weeks

Photo here is from the Monday afternoon “Palette Knife” class with Susan Fehlinger. Register online at rowaytonarts.org/registration.

RAC Art Parties

Looking for a unique place to have a party? The Rowayton Arts Center is located on the shores of the Five Mile River in the beautiful seaside town of Rowayton, CT. The studio upstairs has vaulted ceilings, skylights and gorgeous views of the river. Plenty of space for all ages to spread out, to be creative, have fun and to learn a little something too!

Choose from one of our themes or create your own. Call 203-866-2744 x-2 to speak with our party coordinator. More info here .

Opportunities for Artists

IMAGES 2020 – Submission dates April 17, 18 & 19

Shoreline Arts Alliance @GAC

411 Church Street, Guilford, CT 06437 (203) 453-3890

shorelinearts.org

IMAGES is the oldest juried photographic competition in the state, offering CT photographers the opportunity to have their work viewed and juried by nationally-known photographers and curators.

Harrison Public Library

Halperin Building, 2 Bruce Avenue

Harrison, NY 10528 (914) 835-0324

harrisonpl.org

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 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.

RAC Happenings

Abstraction 2020 Opening

Sunday, February 9

RAC was once again a very busy place with Open Sketch, Chantey Sing and this opening reception all in one afternoon!!! #ArtLivesHere

David Lindsay explained to the crowd in the gallery how his father loved RAC and the family is proud to have an annual award in his honor. Pictured below: David Lindsay, the son of Hu Lindsay and RAC exhibiting artist, with winners in attendance (left to right): Amy Schott, Laure Dunne, Joseph Dermody, David Lindsay and Heidi Follin