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Jill Sarver MFA '10 is participating in a small-works show at First Street Gallery in Chelsea.
 

Katie Bassett '08 invites you to

Open Studio "Possibilities" Sculpture & Painting

Select Saturdays, or by Appointment, 10 am - 3 pm

Artists: Jim Felice, Katie Bassett, Kenny Hess, KVEAZY, & others including various Guest Graffiti Artists

Dates for 2012 -  June 9, - July no event, -
Aug. no event, - Sept. no event, Oct. date to be announced 
click here to see April 14 open studio

David Boyajian is in a group Out door sculpture exhibition Krasl Art Center St. Joseph MI. 9th Biennial sculpture invitational.

David Boyajian will be a visiting artist  at SUNY New Paltz May 2 ,2012

Plight of the Pollinators: A Call to Artists

Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust, in conjunction with Blue Horse Arts Studio, located in Watertown, Connecticut, seeks artwork for an upcoming exhibition in June, 2012. Artists will be challenged to create works of art inspired by nature and/or critical environmental issues. This “Art of the Earth” series of events will encompass seasonal group exhibitions starting this spring with an initial call for art and multimedia creations for a “Plight of the Pollinators” exhibition. This exhibition will be open to the local and online community in an effort to raise awareness of the vital importance of the role of pollinators in maintaining the health of our food and eco-systems. Partial proceeds from the sale of work from the exhibition and entry fees will be donated to Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust’s environmental educational programming.

 Exhibition opening will be held on Saturday June 2, 2012.

The exhibition will run from June2, 2012 - June 22, 2012

David Boyajian has a sculpture being showcased  in an exhibition at Chelsea Pier NYC at a one night event opening May 6 2012

Sculpture Fest, A Day in the Country

In the Garden:  David Boyajian,  M. Meken-Silvestri '86,  

with others and more in the gallery

May 11 - June 17

Performances, tours, wine tasting and much more every weekend at the

Joan Polzin MFA '05 will be teaching Life Drawing/Painting at the Brookfield Craft Center on May 19-20. 

286 Whisconier Road (Route 25 at 202)
Brookfield, CT 06804 [get directions]
203-775-4526

Blue Mountain Gallery Emerging Artists: 2012 WCSU MFA Thesis Exhibition

 June 19 – July 7, 2012

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 21, 5 to 8 pm

This year’s thesis class includes seven painters and three illustrators.  They have thoughtful comments about their work.

Amy Almeida, from Fairfield, CT, creates large-scale, powerful paintings that often include light bulbs and chandeliers as subjects.  “I use specific objects, reflections, light and shadows symbolically by painting them inside a particular reality that carries the expression of each piece independently.”  

Renee Bascetta, of Waterbury, CT, creates small-scale works, often watercolors.  She explains, “As an illustrator, I love to tell stories with images.  My hope is to bring out the child inside the viewer.  My current works are regarding traditional American holidays.”  

Christina Ciacci, from Milford, CT, is a painter of compelling works.  “I am particularly interested in shape and color functioning as weight and air.  Finding the shapes through observed forms and the use of my own intuitive sense of color, I seek to portray experiences or situations in my life.” 

Christopher Donnelly lives in Guildford, CT.  An inventive illustrator, he writes of his work, “I see the world as an imaginable place where characters of all types live to overcome difficulties.  As a character designer, it is my task to lend plausibility to the look and feel of a ‘toon, in order for it to be believable.”   

Tiffany Johnson is from White Plains, NY, and paints in a strong range from figurative to abstract forms.  Some are bold portraits; others are textural abstractions.  “The self portrait compositions”, she writes, “represent my use of color relationships and built up surfaces.”       

Megan Marden is from New Preston, CT.  She works with intriguing set-ups, some that include dinosaur toys.  “I paint from direct observation.  While areas of my paintings are abstracted, they do not stray from reality arbitrarily.  I find myself drawn to surface and three dimensional qualities in a work of art.” 

Eunsoo Park, of Trumbull, CT, is originally from South Korea.  Her intensely colored and patterned paintings are based in nature.  “Beauty is found almost anywhere in this world.  By working with a larger scale, I will both create an expansive image that draws the viewer in, and accentuate the beauty of my subject.” 

Angeli Robinson, of New Rochelle, NY, describes her lyrical, abstract paintings as “full of fresh colors and bold, expressive brushwork.  These elements come together in dynamic compositions that are full of life and energy.” 

Linda Ann Rynkowski, of Darien, CT, is a landscape painter.  “When engaged in painting from observation, I seek to evoke the sense of atmospheric phenomenon found in nature, creating a dialogue in which the subject transcends the canvas, evoking a sense of deep, intimate space, the perception of color as light.” 

Jennifer Wyzykowski lives in Harwinton, CT.  Her illustrations are engaging.  She writes, “My work has evolved into being inspired by children and what they feel.  Children need to know that what they think is important.  I am creating a book with their thoughts and feelings in mind.”

Cathy Vanaria will be an artist in residence at the Danbury Museum, continuing my exploration of the artifacts housed within the museum's archives.

Santo Bruno is exhibiting at State Street Real Estate Group from June 4-15^th with an artist reception June 8^th from 5 to 8 pm in the gallery at State Street Real Estate Group located at 12 Queen St, in Charleston, SC.   

The exhibit will feature a selection of earlier and current works.  Highlighting the exhibition is a piece called “Spinner” which he created in 1991.  “Spinner” is an interactive installation of 24 11 inch interchangeable discs with infinite compositional permutations.

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June 30 to August 5
Mary Lou Alberetti is exhibiting as a part of "No Explanation" at the Gallery at Hunt Hill Farm in New Milford, CT. Opening reception June 30 from 3 - 5 pm.
Artist talk Aug 5 at 2 pm.
E-mail: info@hunthillfarmtrust.org, Ph: (860) 355-0300
Hours: Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday - Saturday, Sunday 12 - 5 p.m

David Skora is in the International Miniature Art Project 2012. July 28 - August 31 at INDEXG Gallery, Toronto  Canada

David Boyajian is teaching a bronze casting work shop at the Truro Center for the arts in Truro MA. August 13th to 17th 2012