Clay Workshop: Farmington CT

Close by and hands-on opportunity to make art!!  offered through Miss Porter's School:

Miss Porter’s School Presents a

Taino Ceramic Workshop
with Angels Tello Pardo

Artist and founder of AMUCA Association of Farming Women Artists

Los Marranitos, Dominican Republic
Workshops (Open to all skill levels):

Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16

9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Pottery & Photography Exhibit and Reception

Friday, October 14

6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Registration fee of $100 per day includes clay, firing, and lunch.

Participants may attend one or both days.

To register, contact Susan Reeder Moss at (860) 409-3701 or susan_reeder_moss@missporters.org.

AMUCA is a non-profit dedicated to revitalizing the traditions of Taino ceramics and clay

sculpture by teaching farm women in the Dominican Republic to work in clay.

For more information, please visit www.amuca-art.org.

Clothesline Addendum

You know my affection for clotheslines, so when the West Hartford Art League sponsored an exhibition via the clothesline, I was there! The WHAL had a wonderful turnout to the event assembled on the green by Blue Back Square including: individuals together with families making mosaics, and kids along side pros painting their hearts out!

"Balkun-Batch-Bidwell" section of the exhibit line!

 A few weeks before, I enjoyed some 'student time' with my artist/teacher friend Susan, who graciously invited me for batik lessons.  Here are some of the results:

Tools of the trade: hand made print blocks and buckets of dye. 

Susan's backyard improv studio and her batiks.

My fabrics getting a second layer of wax.

Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge, Susan!  I hope to try this again.

Art show - Hartford Art School

Hartford Art School Alumni Juried Exhibtition

Opening Reception & Awards

Silpe Gallery of the Hartford Art School
Gallery Show: October 10 - October 25, 2011
Opening Reception: October 12, 2011
5:30 to 8:00 p.m. with Awards program at 7:00 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate the first ever alumni juried exhibition. Ninty eight alumni works will be displayed, all chosen by our juror Helen Hsu, Assistant Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Several of the artworks are also available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting HAS alumni programs.

call for Artists: West Hartford & Putnam CT shows

Above: an image of Tuscany, Italy from Sean Kernan's bookAmong Trees.   Sean is the juror for this years Exposures, our annual Juried Photography Exhibit, coming in November. Exposures 2011 Juried Photography Exhibit  CALL FOR ARTISTS: November 4-27, 2011 Clubhouse and Saltbox Galleries Click here to download an entry form. Juror of Selection and Awards: Sean Kernan Sean Kernan is an award-winning photographer and writer who lives and works on the Connecticut coast. His photographs have been shown in museums around the world, including the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Museum of Photography in Greece, and the Whitney Museum in the United States, and he has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Communication Arts, Graphis, and the Atlantic Monthly. He is the author of Among Trees (Published by Artisan Books, May 2003) and The Secret Books, with Jorge Luis Borges. Contact Us The West Hartford Art League 860.231.8019 www.westhartfordart.org

Call For Entries  EXHIBIT NAME:   "Trashformations": Trash to Treasures   EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION:   Artists are often on the cutting edge and see things a bit differently than others. For instance there is now a very large movement using items we discard on a daily basis to create something entirely different and novel - contemporary art. This is the practice of "upcycling", transforming everyday trash into treasure troves of creativity. There have been hotels and places of worship made of garbage, as well as furniture and vehicles. We are looking for small-scale work for this show-- an art piece worthy of gift-giving for the holiday season exhibiting a sophisticated level of craftsmanship only. Make a mosaic or other mixed media work and exhibit your creativity. Compositions can be made from recycled paper or plastic bags, rubber bands, dried paint chips, recycled bottles, cans, bike parts. We ask that you do not submit perishable items like food as art.   IMPORTANT DATES:  *Submission Due Date: Friday October 7, 2011 Notification of Acceptance: Friday October 14, 2011 Exhibit Dates: November 30-December 31, 2011 Artist Reception: Friday, December 2, 6-8pm   HOW TO SUBMIT ARTWORK:  download the prospectus here for submission details  email us for more information     *contact us if you have any questions or concerns about deadlines*

Sky in flux

Anyone catch this overcast sunset last thurs.?  These were taken on Whiting Lane, a great spot to catch the full sky (also ck out So. Main by Rockledge and the ultimate spot at Buckland Hills mall).  Look for the wash of orange cast on the ridges from the lowering sun.  It all looks like quilt batting!

art show - Fairfield CT

art opening tonight!

Lots going on today and tomorrow down on Broad Street behind Trinity, come and join in the community celebrations!

ART OPENING RECEPTION:

Friday, September 16, 2011, 5pm-8pm

BROAD STREET GALLERY

(Trinity College, across from Trinfo-Cafe)

 Artists Exhibiting: Andres Chaparro, Amaris Harris, Harmal Cuevas, Kevin Hernandez, Lindaluz Carrillo, Mozes, Zabu and others.

Peace, & Light

Andres Chaparro

Also an invite from Trinity's "Big Read", remember all those wonderful pics of my students working on the wave mural??  Ck out the previous blog post and join us on sat. as we celebrate!!

"As the final coda to our Big Read initiative of last spring, we will be
holding an "unveiling" and celebration of the Big Read Mural on the side of
Trinfo Café on Saturday, September 17, from 12-1 p.m. Marela
Zacarias, the artist who designed the mural and instructed dozens of
schoolchildren and Trinity students in mural making as part of the Big Read,
will be on hand, and final credits will have been added to complete the
mural and demonstrate its role in this community project.

We hope that you can attend and lift a glass with us as we celebrate last
spring's Big Read and look forward to more community alliances. Please let
me know if you have any questions or thoughts about this brief event."

Many thanks!
Lucy

Artwalk Live this Sat. 9/17

Lots of art sponsored by WHAL, inside and out!

Gallery Committee Exhibit: September  15th - 25th. Saltbox Gallery, 37 Buena Vista Road, West Hartford. Gallery hours: Thursday - Sunday, 1- 4 p.m. (860) 231-8019 office hours 9-1 p.m. www.westhartfordart.org exhibiting committee members:  Clare Phillips, Jane Shaskan, Jo McGuiness, John Rohatsch, Julie Bidwell, Karen Israel, Lee Goode, Linda Rahm, Lisa curran, Nancy Hoffman, Nancy Morrell, Reggie Dardzienski, Susan, Spaniol, and Anita Balkun

     

ArtWalk Schedule of Events   Spread the word and bring your friends!  ArtWalk Festival: Saturday, September 17th, 10 - 5:30 p.m. FREE parking in the Town Hall parking lot. 10 - 5:30 p.m: Juried Clothesline Exhibit and Sale 10 - 5:30 p.m: Purchase a $10 raffle ticket for a chance to win Night Reverie, a painting by Frank Federico, left, valued at $2500. If 100 tickets are sold by 5 p.m, a winning ticket will be drawn at 5:30. Winner need not be present. 10 -12 noon: Free face painting for kids, provided by Blick Art Materials 1-4 p.m. ArtWalk Live: Artists will create work on site which will be sold through silent auction from 4 -5:15 in the Whet Your Palette tent 12:30 -3 p.m.: A Community Quilt, led by artist Ed Johnetta Miller. Come help make a tile which will become part of an art installation. 1:30 - 3:30: Kids Art Zone: Kids can create work and hang it for display on their own clothesline.   Demonstrations: 1 p.m Silk Screening: Sara Prentis Brown 1:30: Sculpture bas-relief: LeaAnn Cogswell 2 p.m. Palette knife painting: Joan Jardine 2 p.m. Cartooning demonstration: Elana Steier 4 - 5:30 p.m:  Whet Your Palette  Food and wine tastings from The Mattabesett Canoe Club, Treva Restaurant and Bar, Rizzutto's Wood Fired Kitchen and Bar, The Cheesecake Factory, The Counter, and Moe's Southwest Grill.   Wine tasting supplied by Wine Cellars 4. Admission fee: $15 p/p. 4 - 5:30: Support the Art League and purchase wine from Wine Cellars 4.  A portion of all sales will be donated to the West Hartford Art League. 4 - 5:30: Silent auction of work created on-site during the day 5:30: Winning bids announced!!!    ArtWalk is sponsored by The Greater Hartford Arts Council The Larsen Family Foundation Sanborn Mortgage Corporation Blick Art Materials

Whet Your Palette for the Art League ArtWalk Festival Raymond Road West Hartford, Connecticut 06107 FREE Parking in the town hall lot on Memorial Road. Silent Auction: Bid on artwork created during ArtWalk in the Whet Your Palette Tent Artists working on site include  Joan Jardine, Paul Batch Bob Norieka Frank Federico Mary Cottle Smealie and many others... Artists will be painting, sculpting and creating on site during the afternoon. Finished artwork will for sale under the Whet Your Palette tent from 4-5:30. Ticket must be purchased for admission to the tent.  Whet Your Palette: September 17th Join us at this years ArtWalk festival and sample food and wine from Treva - Gnochi con Tartuffo porchini mushrooms, truffle oil The Counter Moe's Southwest Grill - Mini burritos with rice, black beans, chicken or ground beef, cheese and pico The Mattebesett Canoe Club Rizzuto's La Petite France The Cheesecake Factory - assorted cheesecake samples Wine from Wine Cellars 4 Tickets: $ 15 p/p Time: 4:00 - 5:30 p.m Location: Raymond Road, in Blue Back Square Avoid the lines and purchase your tickets in advance. Call the Art League at (860) 231-8019 and we will hold your tickets for you at the entrance to the tent. We accept Master card, Visa or Discover. ArtWalk Clothesline Exhibit: 10 - 5:30 p.m This years ArtWalk exhibition was juried by Sue Sturtevant, Director of the Hill-Stead Museum. Close to 100 works of art will be on display and for sale. All purchases may be taken at time of sale so come early for the best chance to purchase some great pieces by a variety of artists. On the green under the tent on Raymond Road. This years ArtWalk Festival is sponsored by; The Greater Hartford Arts Council Blick Art Materials The Larsen Family Foundation Sanborn Mortgage Corporation Blue Back Square ArtWalk Friends: Bernheimer Lincoln Insurance | Cooperative Systems| Viking Oil Company  For more information, or to purchase tickets for Whet Your Palette in advance, please call the West Hartford Art League | (860) 231-8019. www.westhartfordart.org