September 2020 Newsletter
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Now through September 6
In the gallery this week Monday through Friday 12 to 5 pm plus Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm, as well as in RAC’s online gallery with other recent shows at racgallery.carbonmade.com. Exhibiting Member Emily Kelting won Best In Show for her photograph captured in Bagan, Myanmar, “Sun Shower,” out of 86 pieces (seen here).
For more info and to watch our virtual artist talk with Fruma Markowitz
on our website, click here!
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September 13 – October 10, 2020
Who: Exhibiting Members
What: All Media
How Many Works: Two works per artist
Fees: $20/1 piece; $35/2; Fees waived for Art Angels.
Receiving: Please note altered schedule due to the holiday weekend!
Tuesday, September 8 from 4 to 7pm
Wednesday, September 9 from 11am to 2pm
Remember there is a new process for paying for entries online
prior to drop off to minimize exposure during the procedure.
Please note the gallery will be closed the week of September 8 through September 12 to prepare for this new exhibition.
***Special opening day hours on September 13 from 4 to 6 pm
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October 18 – November 14, 2020
Juried Show, open to all artists
Online submissions deadline: Friday, September 18
Receiving: Sunday, October 11 (11 am – 2pm) and Monday, October 12 (4 – 7pm)
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Upcoming Workshops & Events
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ONLINE Paint Along to Live Music
with Karen Siegel and
Mary Ann McSweeny
Thursday, September 10
4:30 to 6:00pm
RAC Instructor Karen Siegel will lead participants through a watercolor landscape while world renown musician Mary Ann McSweeney plays live music in the background. Students are welcome to follow along or choose an image of their own.
The fee for the class is $60. All participants need is a basic set of watercolors, #6 round brush, jar of water and paper towels.
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ONLINE Pastel and Sip
with Becky Holden
Thursday, October 1
4:30 to 6:30pm
RAC Instructor Becky Holden will lead participants through a soft pastel drawing in the style of Georgia O’Keefe. The workshop will begin with a short introduction to the artist, discussing her painting technique and famous flower series.
The fee for the class is $30. Students should have a box of 12 assorted soft pastels, a kneaded eraser, vine charcoal and two sheets of 9 x 12” or larger Canson Mi-Tientes toned paper. For an extra $20 RAC will deliver supplies to your home (as long as you live within a 20 mile radius of RAC).
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RAC offers a full slate of adult art classes both online and in studio starting in September. Two classes will be held in the RAC classroom: “Mixed Media and Collage” (artwork by RAC Instructor Mari Gyorgyey here) and “The Art of the Knife” with Susan Fehlinger (seen below on the left). The rest will be held online via Zoom: oil painting, watercolor, gouache, abstraction, figure drawing, plus portraiture. New this season is music appreciation among others.
RAC will also arrange a weekly private 1.5 hour class for groups of children aged six and above. You’ll have your own instructor, curriculum, tons of fun supplies, and a safe environment for kids to be creative. Another option for adults is Paint and Sip parties for small groups in our studio ($45 per person). Email Education Director Suzy Aubrey if interested in the above at education@rowaytonarts.org.
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RAC Patio Bricks
Commemorative stones on RAC’s front patio are a wonderful way to honor these special people in your life, while also donating to RAC. Please note that there is a deadline of November 1 in order to have the brick in place before the winter.
For $350, you can celebrate any special occasion and provide a lasting gift – there’s plenty of space to inscribe your favorite saying or remember a loved one.
Please call the office for more information (203) 866-2744 or simply fill in and submit the form at the link here:
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In the News… back to back!
Two artists in RAC’s Photography and Sculpture exhibition were featured in the Hearst Newspapers “Sunday Arts & Style” section of the Connecticut Post, The News-Times (Danbury), Greenwich Time , Stamford Advocate and Norwalk Hour . Nancy Breakstone, Honorable Mention, Color Photography for “Downpour Beach Break” was profiled in “Fleeting Images” August 23 and Josephy Dermody, First Place, Sculpture for “Unrestricted” was the subject in “Visual Symphony” August 30. Both articles were written by Joel Lang, who visited the show recently after learning about the artists online.
Read the articles by clicking on the images below!
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NEW EXHIBITING MEMBERS
Welcome to RAC: Joyce Andersen of Wilton, Elena Powell Abrahams of Old Greenwich, Fruma Markowitz of Weston, Nancy Schlater of Rowayton, Nancy C. Woodward of Norwalk plus our own Suzy Aubrey of Rowayton!
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