As we enter the month that brings us daylight savings time and the official beginning of Spring, I am hopeful and energized by the art gracing our gallery, particularly the daffodils in Kathy Draper’s piece (seen here). In my walks to town I see daffodils emerging, having survived the snows and cold of February. I look forward to warmer days ahead and the not-too-distant future, when we can once again share a glass of wine to toast the opening of a new exhibition.
Steve Mernick, RAC Board President
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Last week!!! Now through March 6
Visit Tuesday through Friday, 12-5pm or Saturday from 10am-1pm.
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March 14 – April 10, 2021
All Media Juried Show, see list of accepted artists and more info here. Receiving: Monday, March 9 (4-7pm) and Tuesday, March 10 (11am-2 pm)
Opening: Sunday, March 14 (4-6pm)
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RAC Classes and Workshops
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New Session Spring 1 Classes Begin March 8
RAC’s Spring1 Session starts next week with a full slate of adult and children’s art classes both online and in studio.
Three adult classes will be held in the RAC studio: “Mixed Media and Collage” and “Intro to Watercolors” as well as a new class, “Painting Landscapes from Photos.” The rest will be held online via Zoom: oil painting, watercolor and drawing, plus portraiture, pastels and more. Review the entire schedule at rowaytonarts.org/classes. “Creative Explorations for 6 to 9 year olds” will meet in the RAC studio on Wednesday afternoons beginning March 24 and a new class “Mixed Media for 8 to 12 year olds” will meet there on Thursdays afternoons beginning March 25. Education Director Suzy Aubrey is also continuing to teach “Cartooning and Caricatures” online on Thursdays (photo above). For more info on any of these classes, visit rowaytonarts.org/youth-classes-and-workshops. RAC will also arrange private art classes and parties for all ages in groups of six or less. Whether it be a private weekly art class, a Paint and Sip party or Open Sketch session, contact Education Director Suzy Aubrey at education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2).
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Photography instructor Thom Williams (his photograph here) will continue to offer online photography classes targeted toward new and experienced photographers.
Starting this week, Thom Williams will teach a four week session with three offerings – Intermediate Photography (beginning March 3 from 4-5:30 pm), Beginner Photography 2 (beginning March 4 from 6-7:30 pm) and Introduction to Photographic Lighting (beginning March 5 from 6-7:30 pm). Open to all camera types. To review the entire schedule and register online, visit rowaytonarts.org/workshops.
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ONLINE Paint Along
with Susan Fehlinger
Thursday, March 25
4:30-6pm
RAC Instructor Susan Fehlinger will lead participants through this colorful and breezy island scene. She will be demonstrating with a palette knife and acrylics, but students are welcome to use a brush and/or oil paints if you prefer. Open to artists of all levels.
The fee for the class is $30. If you need supplies, RAC will deliver them to your door for an additional $35. Table easels can also be purchased for $15. Register online at rowaytonarts.org/workshops. A Zoom invite will be sent out a day or two before the event.
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ICYMI – Watch the Artscapades Talk “Impressionists in the Garden: From Vista to Vase”
Robin Hoffman of ArtScapades discusses how gardens and flowers played an important role in the periods of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism as well as American Impressionism. Artists include Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh and Childe Hassam (the artist’s “Celia Thaxter’s Garden” seen here).
This event was free and open to the public!
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New Exhibition In the Garden
The opening for In the Garden was cancelled because of snow, so it was wonderful to have the Rowayton Gardeners Arts and Flowers fundraiser on the schedule for February 12. A dozen gorgeous floral displays brightened up the gallery just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend.
Winners were announced by the judges, Amy Pal and Kevin Manley, owners of the Newton Roux Gallery in Westport: Best in Show: Mari Gyorgyey of Stamford, “Falling Flowers” (Painting),1st Place: Heide Follin of Norwalk, “Lace Bouquet” (Painting), 2nd Place: Amy Schott of Wilton, “Butterfly Garden” (Mixed Media), 3rd Place: Tom Kretsch of Westport, “The Lightness of Being ” (Photography), and Honorable Mention: Elena Abrahams of Old Greenwich, “Roots” (Mixed Media), Ginny Rowan of Riverside, “Front Door” (Painting), and Yuko Ike of Darien, “Wisteria” (Painting).
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Co-chair Lilly Langotsky (left) and Chair Pamela Proctor (center) hang the show with help of Dana Laird
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Floral displays by Rowayton Gardeners were auctioned off as a fundraiser on February 12
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A new IKEA credenza arrived just in time to be put into use for some flower arrangements for the fundraiser
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RAC Member Maria Friscia came by to see her floral paintings on the wall (at left) and left with a lovely bouquet
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RAC Instructor Mari Gyorgyey (right) came down to the gallery with her “Creative Explorations” class to see her BIS painting, “Falling Flowers” (which will soon go to a new home after the show ends March 6 as SOLD!)
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RAC @HAYVN
There is a new group of RAC artists featured at the HAYVN coworking space in Darien this spring: Joel Flora, Kris Toohey, Nancy Woodward, Joseph Dermody, Heide Follin, Heidi Lewis Coleman. (Nancy Woodward, at right, drops off her work to RAC Marketing Director Jane Seymour). HAYVN is located on the second floor of 320 Post Road in Darien. For more info visit HAYVN.com.
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Joel Flora drops off his painting “Strange Day” (from the online only Spring Juried Show 2020)
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Kris Toohey with her painting “Skyscape” which was awarded BIS in Marine & Coastal Art 2020
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Left to right: RAC Executive Director Andrea Letters (left) hanging the art with the help of Jane Seymour, Heide Follin with her paintings “Flotsam” (left) and “Jetsom” (right), Heidi Lewis Coleman with her mixed media piece “Annwyn.”
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SHOP @ RAC – Stop by the gallery or shop online via the rebooted Shop tab on our website next to the blue ONLINE GALLERY button in the upper right hand corner. Check out the variety of books, jewelry and RAC artist kits we have in the gallery with more items to come soon…
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Welcome to RAC!!! These new exhibiting members were juried in by our volunteer committee: Nina Daryanani of Ridgefield, Alanna Fagan of Milford, Carolyn Gamanos of Cos Cob, Don Hamerman of Stamford, Norm Jenson of New Canaan, Meredith Mulhearn of Ridgefield, Ginny Rowan of Riverside, Katy Sullivan of Norwalk and Maggie Swanson of Norwalk
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