Summer Kaleidoscope

Small Works... Anonymous!

  

Exhibition and Sale:      Saturday, August 6, 2011   (from 3pm  - 7pm)       and      Sunday, August 7, 2011   (from 11am  - 4pm)      The show continues for two weeks only.     M Gallery      350 Main Street, Catskill, NY

Small Works…  Anonymous! Nine artists from Beacon to Toronto will participate in a small works show of 4”x6” and  5”x7” original works, including painting, collage, environmental and mixed media. Works will be presented unframed and unsigned.  Motivation is to entice buyers to collect art based on visual or emotional impact, not a signature. The sale emphasizes the importance of both creating art and collecting work.  Art will be offered for sale for $200 and $250, way below these artists’ gallery prices. Talented hands but no name-dropping.  Art aficionados will have the opportunity to decide if it is or if it isn’t the noted artists they know and love!   It’s art for art’s sake.  Artists will not be identified by M Gallery.  Bring your instinct and your discerning eye! Art will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.  More information 518-943-0380 or visit our website, www.mgallery-online.com.

Jacco Maris Design

.design news	August 04, 2011
Jacco Maris Design
The Outsider Unusual outsider. Silent witness. Robust charm. Impressive aura. Illuminating element. The outsider is an imposing lamp for indoor and outdoor use; an intriguing object that combines decorative simplicity with a hefty dose of robust charm. The pedestal and the arched frame are made of powder-coated steel and the shade is made of cast aluminium. The large window, made of clear glass, endows The Outsider with an illumination pattern that delights the eye. This exclusive lamp is available in black, white and aluminium blank and has a pedestal with bolt apertures for attachment to a hard base such as stone or concrete. Another version is available that can be embedded in cast concrete. The standing lamp is joined by a hanging lamp, an adjustable hanging lamp and a wall lamp.   Jacco Maris DesignMaking something from nothing and creating optimum designs from minimal amounts of materials. This is the inspiring basic concept that underlies the creation, since 1994, of the exceptional light features of Jacco Maris. These are unique objects that combine powerful and exciting looks with graceful harmony and subtle elegance. Each item is individually handcrafted and skilfully produced at our own studio in Breda, the Netherlands.   Jacco Maris Design Postbus 9902 - 4801 LX Rudonk 6 - 4824 AJ Breda - The Netherlands T +31 76 531 96 22 F +31 76 531 96 23 marketing@jaccomaris.com www.jaccomaris.com   It's LIQUID News is an e-mail announcement service that provides information about exhibitions at some of the world's leading art galleries selected. It's LIQUID News reaches the combined audiences of International Art Fairs, galleries, museums, and is thus a powerful tool for getting directly to this influential audience with information about exhibition programs and other events.   International galleries, museums, institutions, private and public groups, artists, architects, designers, are invited to join It's LIQUID News service. Each advertisement takes the form of an e-mail announcement, and features a press release, an image, and a link to the announcer's website. Announcements are distributed directly to over 60,000 international collectors, consultants, advisers, critics, writers, curators, dealers and other visual arts professionals. Database demographics: 40% in North America, 45% in Europe, 15% in other locations (South America, Australia, Japan, etc.).   Additionally all announcements are permanently archived on It's LIQUID web site, creating a valuable research resource of some of the most important events world wide. It's LIQUID News offers an unprecedented opportunity for participating clients to reach the most dynamic members of the community of professionals worldwide. If you are interested in our services, or you want to open an It's LIQUID office in your city, please contact us at info@itsliquid.com.   Thanks for all, It's LIQUID Group more details. www.itsliquid.com

Howard Alan Events, Ltd.

Howard Alan Events, Ltd.   

 Presents:    

6th Annual Coconut Point Art Festival 

Call to Artists  

Special Notice: $4,000 in Gas Card Prizes to be Awarded in Random Drawing!

   

WHAT:  Juried Fine Art Festival

WHEN:  February 11 - 12, 2012

              Saturday & Sunday

              10 a.m. - 5p.m. 

WHERE:  Coconut Point Shopping Center, Estero, FL 

NOTEWORTHY:

*Upscale, attractive lifestyle/shopping venue.

*Excellent festival layout, easy access to all booths for the public.

*High attendance from communities throughout West Coast Florida.

*Tremendous media campaign: television, print and radio.

*Excellent quality art in all mediums.

*For more details about the show, click HERE.

This year, for the 6^th Annual Coconut Point Art Festival that will be held on February 11^th & 12^th, 2012, we would like to give you the opportunity to be rewarded for coming out to participate with us! At this year's event, HAE will draw 40 of its participating artists at random to receive $100 each in gas card prize money!

Don't Delay! Only artists who apply at least 3 months prior to the show and put down a $50 minimum deposit will be eligible.

We look forward to sharing the success of the 6^th Annual Coconut Point Art Festival with you and rewarding you for your continued support!

CONTEST ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to receive gas card winnings artists must have applied for the show at least 3 months prior to the show date with a minimum $50 deposit down as well as be present at the show on February 11^th & 12^th, 2012.  

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:  

Applications can be found on our website: www.ArtFestival.com, under "Applications", or by clicking HERE.
For pricing, please call our office at: 561-746-6615

Curious Theatre Branch

CURIOUS THEATRE BRANCH STILL IN PLAY: A PERFORMANCE OF GETTING READY September 15-17, 2011

The MCA Stage's 15th season launches with the world premiere of a work by Chicago's Curious Theatre Branch that reveals a behind-the-scenes view of the hour before a performance begins. The situations that unfold by the 17-member, multi-generational ensemble are inspired by real experiences and rituals within the company. Still in Play: A Performance of Getting Ready was developed by Jenny Magnus through a year-long residency at the MCA, is directed by Stefan Brün, and features live music by ensemble-comprised Crooked Mouth Band. The performances take place at the Museum of Contemporary Art on September 15-17, 2011.    Still in Play is scripted, but has the feel of real time improvisation as the actors work through activities and anxieties prior to the start of a performance. The ensemble members move back and forth between acting and playing and singing songs with lyrics that act as a "Greek chorus commentary" about what is happening in the story, focusing on themes of fortitude, perseverance, and frustration. Crooked Mouth Band's style is a cross between folk and pop-rock and features guitar, banjo, bass, accordion, and drums. A massive video projection behind the actors adds another dynamic by presenting both live feed and pre-recorded content. The actors are responsible for running the video while they perform, revealing the creative process to the audience.  Magnus' residency was part of the MCA's ongoing commitment to support the development of new work by visual and performing artists. Her residency, titled Office Hours, took place over the course of a year. Magnus welcomed visitors to engage in conversation about topics they were interested in and related to Still in Play, including the notion of the theater as a place of work; the stress between parenting and being an artist; the ensemble as tribe and clan; how to maintain generational working relationships; and how an artist can create attention on stage. Notes culled from these interactions directly inspired the development of the work and some of the script is a "love letter to the MCA Stage," according to Magnus.     ABOUT THE ARTISTS Curious Theatre Branch was founded in 1988 by Jenny Magnus and Beau O'Reilly as the Curious Theatre "Branch" of the alt-rock cabaret act Maestro Subgum and the Whole. Curious works with an ensemble of artists, ranging from pre-teen to late 70s in age, in a non-hierarchical decision-making process. Curious has produced more than 100 full productions of world-premiere shows. Still in Play marks their fourth full performance at the MCA Stage, including Dictator Light (1997), No Danger of the... Spiritual Thing: Short Plays by Samuel Beckett (2006), and Round and round: a sexfarcetragedy (2008). Jenny Magnus is co-founder of Curious Theatre Branch, a playwright, performer, and musician whose work has appeared nationally and internationally with Curious, Steppenwolf Studio, Cleveland Public Theater, and the Chimney in Berlin. She also teaches theater and writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Chicago, and Columbia College. She has released four music recordings. Stefan Brün, co-artistic director of the Prop Thtr, has been working with Curious Theatre Branch since 1988 when he directed Careening Is a Skill. Other recent projects include I Am In A Small Space For A Reason I Don't Understand and the current version of Room with Jenny Magnus.     ARTISTS UP CLOSE First Night Thursday, September 15 A moderated post-show talk with the company members and MCA Associate Director of Performance Programs Yolanda Cesta Cursach in the theater provides insight about the performance and includes time for questions from the audience.   CD Release Concert Friday, September 16 $10 ticket or $5 with a Still in Play ticket A CD release concert (separate ticket) for a recording by Crooked Mouth Band along with Elvis Bride and Midnight Moxie follows the September 16 performance.    Saturday Speakeasy Saturday, September 17 An informal post-show gathering provides a special opportunity for the audience to engage with the artists. Snacks, hot and cold beverages, and beer and wine are available for purchase. Still in Play takes place Thursday, September 15 - Saturday, September 17, at 7:30 pm at the MCA Stage, 220 East Chicago Avenue. Tickets are $28 and a limited quantity of $10 student tickets is available. The MCA Box Office is at 312.397.4010 or www.mcachicago.org. Running time is approximately 60 minutes.   Image: Curious Theatre Branch performing Still in Play. Photo: Kristin Basta

15 MINUTES: HOMAGE TO ANDY WARHOL

15 MINUTES: HOMAGE TO ANDY WARHOL
An Exhibition in Sight and Sound


The Pollack Krasner House Foundation opening yesterday honored the shows organizer and producers, ... Jeff Gordon and Path Soong, the exhibition features silkscreen prints and original recordings, ranging from spoken word to music and sound, created by some of the most prominent artists, writers and performers who knew, worked with, or were associated with Andy Warhol. Included are Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Ivan Karp, Billy Name, Ultra Violet, Lawrence Weiner, Carter Ratcliff, John Giorno, Vincent Freemont, Alexander Heinrici, Brigid Berlin, Christopher Makos, Yura Adams, Nat Finkelstein, Connie Beckley, Susan Breen, Path Soong, and Jeff Gordon. ... http://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/pkhouse/exhibition/warhol.shtml

The 15 MINUTES Box, sponsored by Sony and released through Sony's Legacy Recordings, and is available for sale.


All Photos © Jamie Ellin Forbes/ Sunstorm Arts Publishing Co. Inc. 2011, above top Roy Nicholson, Helen Harrison, Director of the Pollack Krasner House Foundation, Below Anthony Hayden Guest, Renee Dahl, happy crowd, Jeff Gordon, project organizer and producer, guests, Helen Harrison, Jeff Gordon &, fellow organizer and producer, Path Soong, crowd, Hans Van de Bovenkamp, & Phyllis Graff, Pollack Studio shot

Karyn Mannix contemporary will be hosting "A Select View" a POP UP show at the Delaney Cooke Gallery, 17 Madison St (across from Il Cappucino), Sag Harbor.

Karyn Mannix contemporary will be hosting "A Select View" a POP UP show at the Delaney Cooke Gallery, 17 Madison St (across from Il Cappucino), Sag Harbor.

Showing multiple disciplines in art; painting, photography, digital art, and sculpture..from six artists; Kristina Gale, Steve Haweeli,  Athos Zacharias, Steven Zaluski,  Evan Zatti, and Zig.

The show will be on view Saturday, August 13, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 14, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Artist Wine Reception will be held on Saturday, August 13, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

www.karynmannixcontemporary.com. 516 318 0000.

Daria's opening, New World Stages " Flash Back- The Larry River Years" 8/4

Thanks for viewing Daria Deshuk's " Flash Back- The Larry River Years " at the  New World Stages opening 8/4 curated by Bernard Stote, Hanging Art Organization pictured left.

All friends of Daria below had a great time. Every one was wowed by the depth of Daria's  body of work. The space is beautiful and every thing displayed perfectly.

Glad you come with me via the pics.

SunStorm Arts Fine Art Magazine Lake Placid Celebration of the Arts

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITES

Each day art exhibition, continuous music, poetry readings, books signings, demonstrations

Thursday Oct. 6 -
VIP Cocktail party, soiree, meet the artists with entertainment 6-10 pm

Friday Oct. 7 -
Exhibition space opens, Celebration of the Arts begins at Noon
Music in Hall 3 begins at 4 pm
Films run continually

7:00 PM LAKE PLACID’S GOT TALENT:
singers, musicians, bands invited to perform John Lennon’s music with prizes

Saturday Oct. 8 -
Book signings, special art demonstrations, films, art show
Dance Concert with Hylton Beckford’s Slickers and Montréal’s Boogie Wonder Band

Sunday Oct. 9 -
7:30 pm JOHN LENNON TRIBUTE CONCERT
Special guests to be announced

http://fineartmagazineonline.com/index2.php

The Wassaic Project Summer Festival THE WASSAIC PROJECT PRESENTS FOURTH ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL Artist-Run Organization Offers Three Days of Free Art, Music, Dance and Film Events Wassaic, NY – August 1, 2011 – The Wassaic Project, an artist-run multidisciplinary arts organization located in a renovated mill in the hamlet of Wassaic, New York,is pleased to announce the fourth iteration of the Wassaic Project Summer Festival, a free multi-disciplinary celebration of art, music, and community from August 5-7, 2011. This year’s Festival—curated by guest jurors Eric Gleason, Risa Shoup, Ryan Frank, Nicholas Cohn and Wassaic Project co-directors Eve Biddle, Bowie Zunino, and Jeff Barnett-Winsby –will bring together over 100 artists, 23 bands, poetry readings, dance performances, film screenings, and much more. Housed in and around historic buildings in Wassaic, NY, The Wassaic Project’s annual Summer Festival aims to present art in a venue that challenges the white walls of traditional art spaces, focusing instead on site-sensitive installations and performances. As visitors climb through the vertical levels of the Project’s historic wooden mill-cum-exhibition space, they are able to explore the work of over 100 emerging contemporary artists, whose bold and intricate installations, paintings, sculptures and videos respond beautifully to the unique architecture that houses them. In 2010 over 4,000 festivalgoers shared in the three-day celebration. The 2011 Summer Festival, which promises to be even bigger, offers a unique weekend-long opportunity for the general public, as well as artists of all mediums, to come together, exchange ideas, learn new things, and engage in a thriving arts community—free of cost. This year, participating Visual Artists include: Ghost of a Dream, Lauren Adelman, Michael Aghy, Ben Bigelow, Lorne Blythe, Jade Boyd, Hannah Brenner-Leonard, Josh Bricker, The Bridge Club, Peter Brock, Benjamin Brown, Dana Bunker, Grant Cornett, Sena Clara Creston, Richard Deon, Danielle Durchslag, Ryan Frank, Joshua Frankel, Jamie Gaul, David Grainger, Jeila Gueramian,Sarah Hardesty, Gregory Hayes, Troy Herion, Janine Iversen, Kate Johnson, Jimmy Johnson, Ben Judd, Hyeon Jung Kim, Henry Klimowicz, Matthew C. Lange, JaeWook Lee, Guillaume Legare, Valerie Magarian, Tom Mason, Shepard  McCallum, Lori Merhige, Naomi Miller, Jackie Mock, Gala Narezo, Alee Peoples, Amy Podmore, Francis Rabkin, Steve Rossi, Lauren Ruth, Tomie Seo, Nicholas Shepard, Matthew Slats, Eliza Swann, Fabian Tabibian, Breanne Trammell, Clement Valla, Leigh Van Duzer, Brian Wane, Ian Warren, Christopher Wawrinofsky, James Weingrod, Audra Wolowiec, Angelo Womak, Michael  Woody, Rick Wray, Angela Zammarelli, Mario Zecca,and more. The Music Lineup features over 20 bands, including Free Blood, Delicate Steve, Patrick Cleandenim, The Acrylics, Cuddle Magic, Bobby, Electric Junkyard Gamelan, Caged Animals, This Frontier Needs Heroes, and more. The Film Program, organized by the Wassaic Project’s Director of Film Programming Liliana Greenfield-Sanders and guest curators Rowan Riley, Joshua Frankel and Amy Basil,is comprised of over 20 short films from emerging filmmakers and two outdoor midnight movie screenings during the Festival.  The line-up includes The Strange Ones (directed by Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein), The Substitute (directed by Talya Lavie), Suu and Uchikawa (written and directed by Nathanael Carton), Ten Years from Now (written and directed by Jordan Schiele), and Little Horses (written by Levi Abrino and Wa ssaic alum Luke Matheny, directed by Levi Abrino), among others. The Dance Program, co-curated by Charmaine Warren (Harlem Stage, The Ailey School) and the Wassaic Project Dance Committee, features performances by an all-star cast that includes Malinda Ray Allen, Jamel Gaines (Creative Outlet Dance Theater), Vincent Hardy, Helen Heinaman (Viewpointe), Maré Hieronimus, Earl Moseley (Institute for the Arts), Becky Sellinger, and Antonia Urzua. The performances will embrace the unique structure and environment of the Maxon Mills as the dancers interact with the art installations and audiences on the expansive renovated deck adjacent to the mill. ABOUT THE WASSAIC PROJECT The Wassaic Project is an artist-run sustainable, multidisciplinary arts organization that focuses on community engagement and facilitates artists and participants to exhibit, discuss, and connect with art, each other, our unique site, and the surrounding community. We seek to make connections between artists of all disciplines. We facilitate interaction and collaboration among artists and the public by utilizing our historic location to create new ways of working in the arts and to inspire new ways of seeing art. The Wassaic Project’s activities include an annual summer festival, a year-round artist residency, studio visits/critiques for artists involved with the organization by guest curators and visiting artists, artist workshops with community members, published catalogs, and fundraising exhibitions in Wassaic and New York City. Our programs intend to generate dialogue and collaboration across geographic, ideological and disciplinary boundaries. GETTING THERE: Maxon Mills and The Luther Barn are located within walking distance from Metro North’s Wassaic station. For schedules and fares, visit the MTA’s website at http://mta.info/index.html. CAMPING: Visitors are invited to camp at the Wassaic Project on the Luther Barn field. Tickets for the entire weekend can be purchased online in advance for $40 or onsite during the Festival for $60.  No camping equipment will be provided at the site. Please note that only gas camping stoves are permitted at the camping grounds. For more information on the Wassaic Project’s Summer Festival and its year-round programming, visit www.wassaicproject.org. Press Contact: Jessica Shaefer press@wassaicproject.org The Wassaic Project Summer Festival August 5th - 7th, 2011 At the Maxon Mills + Luther Auction Barn 37 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic, NY 12592 Gallery Hours: Friday-Sunday, 12pm-7pm Art Reception at Maxon Mills: Saturday, 5pm-7pm

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(e)merge art fair

Ai Kijima: Non Stop Everywhere

212GALLERY

Ai Kijima, Judgement, 2011 (27 x 31 inches, textile)

Ai Kijima: Non Stop Everywhere
1 August 2011 – 15 September 2011

212GALLERY is pleased to present the fabric collages of Ai Kijima.

Ai Kijima crafts patchwork extravaganzas out of American pop culture.  Following a generation of artists like Arturo Herrera, who began his career by using Disney character imagery as the raw material for a kind of subversive formalism, Ai Kijima combines the traditional hand-working technique of quilting with postmodern appropriation.

The nine candy-colored cartoonscapes on display at 212Gallery will range in scale from 20 inches to over eight feet and will absorb the viewer into their layered narratives of fantasy and subliminal associations that muse on consumerism, sexuality, superficiality and moral decay.

Scouring flea markets, garage sales and thrift stores from Asia, Europe and North America, Kijima uses disparate materials of varying iconography -  a Pink Floyd T-Shirt, a Kimono, childrens’ “Disney” bedding. Stitched together, Kijimas wall hangings juggle American pop culture icons with traditional Japanese symbols such as the chrysanthemum and koi.

Kijima’s process is painstaking. What begins as an intuitive layering of images is then ironed to a fusible web to which she adds backing; then the sewing machine.  The images bounce off one another suggesting connecting narratives. Kijima uses color-matched shiny polyester thread to sew minute stitches on the fabrics. When seen from afar, the large works, composed of hundreds of fabric pieces, appear as two-dimensional paintings. The intense, seemingly cacophonous imagery morphs into highly choreographed quilted collages. The end result is an astonishing array of beauty and intensity.

Tokyo born, Brooklyn-based artist Ai Kijima received her M.F.A. in Fiber and Material Studies at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. She has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions around the world and has permanent collections at the Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, NC and the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL. She was recently awarded a residency at Miami, Florida’s Fountainhead Residency program.

Ai Kijima: Non Stop Everywhere
1 August 2011 – 15 September 2011
Opening Reception 2 August 6-9pm.

Images are available upon request. Please call 970-925-7117 for further details.

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212GALLERY features innovative, established and emerging international artists working across media including, photography, painting, sculpture and mixed media.
 

Gallery Hours are Monday through Saturday 10-7 and Sunday 10-6.
212GALLERY 525 East Cooper Avenue, next to Ralph Lauren

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