Last few days to catch "Lost and Found"

Anita Gangi Balkun's artwork "Embedded Breath" evoked interesting responses from Arts Academy students on a recent visit to the RAW galleries.

FEBRUARY CREATIVE COCKTAIL HOUR

Thursday, February 16 | 6-10 PM Open-minded, friendly people make Real Art Ways home for innovative art, independent film, and all sorts of new ideas. At Creative Cocktail Hour we do it all at once, on the third Thursday every month. Music: Sorg & Napoleon Maddox - Electronic Hip Hop duo from France Munchies: The Kitchen at Billings Forge Brew Samples: Hanging Hills Brewing Company Four Gallery Exhibits: - Lost and Found - Liz Atzberger * Anita Balkun * Robert Calafiore * Joseph Fucigna * Jeff Ostergren * Scott Schuldt - Marion Belanger: Passing Moments - Ellen Hackl Fagan: Into the Blue Again- Kurt Steger: Scribing the Void Book & Record Sale! Out-of-print and eclectic! Hardcovers, paperbacks, mysteries, histories, biographies, rarities, and vinyl records! 3 days, 11-2pm. Fri., Feb. 17 Sat., Feb. 18 Mon., Feb. 20       William Baczek Fine Arts ANIMAL KINGDOM – Group Exhibition at William Baczek Fine Arts 36 Main St. Northampton MA 01060 Exhibition Dates: February 15 – March 25, 2017 Opening Reception with the artists: Saturday, February 18, 5-7 p.m. Gallery Phone: 413-587-9880 Gallery Website: www.wbfinearts.com Gallery email: info@wbfinearts.com   Donna Martin Dates  Northwest Park Nature Center February 18th at 7:30pm 145 Lang Road, Windsor CT Northwestpark.org Tickets: $16. This is a split bill performance with the Armentano Duo.  I'm excited about this show since we will also team up at the end to do a few songs together.   Head on over to the nature center website for more details and the link for purchasing tickets.  Tickets will also be available at the door.   New date for opening reception: We hate to do it but... Due to the weather predictions, and the fact that we have people traveling in from all areas of the state  and beyond, we are postponing both opening receptions  (Exposures and The Faculty Exhibit)  to Sunday, February 19th. Same time  (2-4) Same place (37 Buena Vista Road) Hope to see you all then!     Steven Holmes | Photography On view: February 20 - March 28, 2017 Art reception  SATURDAY,   March 4th 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm "I think I have finally come to terms that the only art I can make is the art that I have only ever been able to make..." EBK Gallery [small works] 218 Pearl St Hartford, CT Continuing through February in the Gilbert Gallery in Main Dining Hall at Miss Porter's School are works by Don Moss and Susan Reeder Moss http://www.porters.org/page/learn/visual--performing-arts/art-galleries The show may be viewed by appointment only 860 409-3701 option 2 FEBTOBERFEST Rescheduled for Thursday, February 23 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.  Due to the forecast for Thursday, February 9, we have rescheduled FEBTOBERFEST for Thursday, February 23 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Tickets are still available and it's sure to be a great time!   If you have any questions please feel free to contact Marketing & Development Assistant Molly Nelson at 203-753-0381 x138 or molly@mattmuseum.org. Thursday, March 9Infinity Music Hall & Bistro 6:30PM  - 9:00PM | VIP: 5:30PM at NIXS Hartford Eat, drink, & support the arts! It's the art party of the year! Celebrate the start of our 2017 United Arts Campaign at Big Red for the Arts and enjoy special live performances by Sonia Plumb Dance Company, Hartford Opera Theater, and Cuatro Puntos. Featuring signature dishes from the area's best restaurants, local spirits, and international wines! Please join us at the VIP reception with Claire and Esther Pryor to honor the Pryor Family for their incredible commitment to our arts and cultural community.                                   Artist Opps:   Nasty Women open call  deadline: March 7  apply online: www.institutelibrary.org/nasty-women drop off/install: March 8 - International Women's Day - from 8am-8pm. location: 845 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT (first floor of the Institute Library). Opening Reception & Party: Thurs., March 9, 6-8pm with an afterparty at BAR from 8:30-10pm. ALL ENTRIES ARE DUE MARCH 6 JUROR | JAMES CHASE ABOUT THIS EXHIBITION Numbers are used to quantify, rank, prioritize, calculate, and measure. Depending on their context, numbers can be holy, encouraging, devastating, superficial, or so commonplace they are barely noticed. Many works that feature repetition or are part of a series inherently reference numbers. Open to all media, The Nth Degree is a juried exhibition that encourages artists to submit work that uses numbers or mathematics. These influences can be conveyed boldly, subtly, contextually, literally, or simply as inspiration. For more information or to submit your work, click here We are pleased to announce a twelfth venue (!!!) for Threads of Resistance: August 3-24, 2018 Experience Fiber Art   The Wilder Building Rochester, New York As of this posting, Threads of Resistance is scheduled to be exhibited in ten states! The Artist Circle presents “Threads of Resistance,” a juried exhibition of work created to protest the Trump administration’s actions and policies. We invite you to consider the theme “Threads of Resistance,” and create work – fiber art, art quilts, modern quilts or traditional quilts – to convey your passion, anger, or sadness about an issue that concerns you. Your work can be either positive (encouraging and unifying), or negative (portraying anger, sadness or discouragement). Possible themes include: Refugee crisis Immigration Environment Climate change Black Lives Matter/racism Attack on science and more! http://threadsofresistance.blogspot.com/                             Boats, Surf, and Beaches: Open Juried International Exhibition Boats, surf, and beaches - whether combined or separate, active or passive, foreground or background - are often the intrinsic components of coastal recreation. Let your art interpret some aspect of these recreational themes. Click here for more information and to submit your artwork via CaFÉ. ALRI Members, please call (401) 861-0500 or email us to receive your discount code. Entry Deadline: February 24  Juror: Anthony D. Tomaselli, Painter and Teacher, Fluer De Lys Art Studio, Providence, RI.  www.anthonytomaselli.com Exhibition Dates: April 7 - May 27 at the VETS Gallery.