September 2018 Newsletter
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Michelle Bach Mass-in-B-Minor by Richard Ventre, BIS 2017
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Exhibiting Member Show
Exhibit dates: September 2 – September 22
Opening reception: Sunday, September 9 (4-6pm) Delayed opening due to holiday
Chair: Lisa Laible Co-chair: Laure Dunne Judge: Joan Fitzsimmons
Receiving : Monday, August 27 (4-7pm)
and Tuesday, August 28 (11am-2pm)
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OPEN to all artists!
Online submissions only
Opening reception:
Sunday, September 30 (4-6pm)
Exhibit Dates:
September 30 – October 27
Artists Talk: Wednesday, October 17 (6:30-8pm)
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Best in Show 2017 by Sally Aubrey
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Portside Show featuring
Robert Baxter
September 2 – September 22
Opens Sunday, September 9 (4-6pm)
(Delayed opening due to the holiday)
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Robert Baxter has been part of the New York area art community for many years. Educated at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, Robert came back east and worked in New York as an illustrator. He worked for advertising agencies and magazines such as Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal and Reader’s Digest* .
Robert holds a AB from Miami University, is a USAF veteran and a member of the American Watercolor Society. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Art and is represented by Dabbert Gallery in Sarasota, Florida.
( *Reprinted from Askart.com )
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3-Day Workshop: Painting Seascapes and Boats in Oil
with Douglas David
Friday, August 24 – Sunday, August 26 (9:30am-3:30pm)
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All the way from Indiana , Douglas David is back in Rowayton and will inspire you to “capture the natural beauty of seascapes.”
Fee: $445
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Thursday, August 30 (6:30-8:30pm)
Free!
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Lenny Moskowitz will demonstrate his techniques in acrylic paint and medium. Discover the best sources to spark ideas for abstract paintings.
For more information about Lenny’s upcoming class this fall, Abstraction in the World of Everything: click here
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Art Demonstration with
Kathy Coe
Sunday, September 9 (2-4pm)
Free!
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Learn more about the various approaches, techniques and materials Kathy uses in oil painting. To find out more about Kathy’s upcoming class this fall, Painting in Oils or Acrylics: click here
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New classes start in September!
Classes available for all levels.
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Open Chantey Sing Along
Sunday, September 9 (4-7pm)
Join Deirdre and Sean Murtha and sing (or listen) along to the songs of the sea.
Always on the second Sunday of the month from September to May.
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Open Sketch
Sunday, September 16 (10-1pm)
Sunday, September 30 (1-4pm)
No reservations needed. Just bring your sketchpad and sketch the live model.
Fee: $15
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MY NOTORIOUS LIFE ( Scribner ) is the evocative, absolutely unforgettable new novel from Kate Manning. Inspired by the true story of Ann Trow Lohman, a female physician who became one of the most controversial figures in Victorian New York City.
MY NOTORIOUS LIFE , now published in paperback, vibrantly portrays a charismatic, passionate woman who changed the lives of countless others. Set in gritty 19th century New York City.
MY NOTORIOUS LIFE is the story of Axie Muldoon, a formidable child of Irish immigrants who works her way off the brutal streets to become one of the most successful—and scandalous—women of her time.
(Reprinted from press release)
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Author Talk with
Kate Manning
Come hear former RAC art student and Emmy Award winning TV producer, Kate Manning, discuss her latest critically acclaimed novel, My Notorious Life .
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Wednesday, September 12 (6-8pm)
Free!
“A daring page-turner.”
— O, The Oprah Magazine
“Unflinchingly memorable.”
— Emma Donoghue, author of Room
“Manning paints a vivid portrait of this daring yet deeply compassionatewoman who is willing to flout convention and defy the law in the name of women’s reproductive rights… it’s the details of Madame X’s private life, told in her thick Irish brogue—about the search for her long-lost siblings, her fiery relationship with her devoted husband, and her growth as a mother—that lend a human face to a this sensational figure.” —Publishers Weekly, * Starred* review
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Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
A portion the sale will be donated to the Arts Center.
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Congratulations! Heidi Lewis Coleman wins Best in Show for Convergence !
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The other winners are:
Acrylic – 1st Place- Carol C. Young (Fairfield) Claire’s Orange Hat
2nd Place- Jessica Huse (Norwalk) Devil’s Den
3rd Place- Hanneke Goedkoop (Rowayton) Hidden Aspects
HM- Virginia Jennewein (New Canaan)Tea Cups
Oil – 1st Place- Bevi Bullwinkel (Fairfield)Dawning 3
2nd Place- Betty Ball (Rowayton) Yellow Yellow
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3rd Place- Sean Murtha (Norwalk)Sherwood Sunburst
HM- Gretchen Bruno (Darien) Lunchtime
Watercolor- 1st Place- Pamela Tucker (Rye, NY) Low Tide
2nd Place- Susan Spivak (Westport) At the Studio
3rd Place- Judith Orseck Katz (Westport)Fairfield
HM- Ann Marie Tetelman (South Salem, NY) The Bridge
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Left to right: Chairs Judith Orseck Katz and Lilly Langotsky with some of the award winners – Hanneke Goedkoop (3rd Place, Acrylic) Jessica Huse (2nd Place, Acrylic) Gretchen Bruno (Honorable Mention, Oil ) Betty Ball (2nd Place, Oil) Susan Spivack (2nd Place, Watercolor) Virginia Jennewein (Honorable Mention, Oil)
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Judith Orseck Katz
(Chair, Board Member)
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Lilly Langotsky (Co-chair) withWindow Boxes
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Hanneke Goedkoop (3rd Place, Acrylic,Hidden Aspects )
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Gretchen Bruno (Honorable Mention, Oil, Lunchtime )
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Volunteer Ann Marie Tetelman
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Interim Marketing Director Emily Kelting with Onions
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Pamela Tucker (1st Place, Watercolor,
Low Tide)
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Susan Spivack (2nd Place, Watercolor,At the Studio)
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Virginia Jennewein (Honorable Mention, Oil for Tea Cups) with husband, Peter
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Yuko Ike, Board Member Eunice Roy, Executive Director Andrea Letters, Board Member Joanna Bridges
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Ann Marie Tetelman, Honorable Mention, Watercolor, The Bridge
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Antoinette Vardamis, The Uninvited
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Betty Ball, 2nd Place Oil, Yellow Yellow
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Jessica Huse, 2nd Place, Acryllic,Devil’s Den
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Photo by Exhibiting Member David Lindsay
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Are you or anyone you know interested in trying to achieve Exhibing Member status at RAC? The review committee meets in September.
Next drop off date:
Thursday, September 6 (12-5pm)
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Member News – September
Reception, September 6 (5-7pm)
Until September 16
New Canaan Historical Society with work by Katharine Draper and Heidi Lewis Coleman
New Canaan Historical Society
13 Oenoke Ridge Road
New Canaan, Connecticut
Phone: 203-966-1776
nchistory.org
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To submit your member news, email:
Please include:
Name of exhibit
Name of artist
Exhibit dates
Opening reception date
Location and venue details: website, phone
(Submit by the 16th of the month)
You can also read RAC member news on the website .
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The Explorers by Joel Flora
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Inquiring minds were wondering about this piece, The Explorers by Joel Flora. Are they friends or relatives of Joel’s? “Neither. I didn’t know any of the kids,” said Joel.
“The characters are all taken from my lunch hour walks through Rockefeller Center. I used to work near there before I retired,” Joel said. T here is a small fire department museum at the Visitors Center in Rockefeller Center, so kids all got fire helmets to wear while they were shown around.”
“Basically, I was always entranced by the kids’ abilities to be in the moment and express their interest and joy as they walked or skated around on the ice rink. Each moment for them looked to me like an act of discovery, so I wanted to express that in the painting.”
“It saddens me that as we grow older, some of that immediate joy and enthusiasm fades away because we tend to suppress how we feel, lest we be judged for acting strange.”
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