5 Pieces Gallery News - Talk about young contemporary art

5 Pieces Gallery News New forum: Talk about young contemporary art To encourage the discussion about young contemporary fine arts, we've now got a forum on our blog! Feel free to open new topics and post any messages! We will handover some gifts for the topic with the most replies each month.. Link to the new 5 Pieces Gallery Forum! New artists at 5 Pieces Gallery KC Ortiz Karen Hsiao Christina Thwaites Georgy Kurasov Julia Sossinka Esteban Pastorino Diaz Roger Kelly Samppa Törmälehto Beatrice Dreux

Apply to Perform/Present for the 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Festival

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE:  Apply to Perform/Present for the 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Festival Charleston, South Carolina The old-world European charm and rich history of Charleston, South Carolina, set the stage for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the official outreach arm of Spoleto Festival USA. Presenting more than 700 events during its 17-day festival season, Piccolo Spoleto transforms Charleston into a city celebrating performing, literary and visual arts. Focusing primarily on artists of the Southeast region, Piccolo Spoleto is the perfect complement to the international scope of its parent festival, Spoleto Festival USA. GENERAL PERFORMER 2012 APPLICATION Piccolo Spoleto's traditional program offerings include visual arts exhibits, classical music, jazz, blues, dance, theatre, poetry readings, children's activities, choral music, ethnic cultural presentations, crafts and film. Piccolo Spoleto offers something wonderful for everyone from classical to contemporary, from traditional to cutting edge. APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 25, 2011 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Performer Application L'ORGANO ORGAN RECITAL SERIES 2012 APPLICATION The L'Organo series has been an important part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival since its launch in 1979. Recitals in this series are presented on weekday mornings from 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. in some of Charleston's most beautiful historic churches in the downtown area. The L'Organo selection committee consists of professional organists who volunteer for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. Applications are welcome for solo organ recitals. APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 25, 2011 2012 Piccolo Spoleto L'Organo Organ Recital Series Application THEATRE SERIES 2012 APPLICATION Piccolo's theatre productions have been presented in a variety of venues, including The Footlight Players, Charleston Music Hall, American Theatre, Theatre 99, Chapel Theatre and the Village Playhouse. Other venues may be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the various productions proposed for the series. Because of Piccolo's family-oriented nature and our continued emphasis on children's programming, theatre companies producing works that reach out to younger audience members are also encouraged to apply. APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2011 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Theatre Series Application RISING STARS 2012 APPLICATIONS The goal of Piccolo Spoleto Rising Stars is to provide artistically talented youth ages 9-18 of South Carolina who are not full-time college students with a high profile performance venue that recognizes their exceptional artistic talent. Students who are gifted visual artists, actors, classical dancers, creative writers, classical solo musicians (instrumental and vocal), and classical ensemble groups, of no more than 12 members, may apply. APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 16, 2012 General Guidelines and Application Instructions Letter of Welcome from Director of Piccolo Spoleto Festival Classical Dance Application Creative Writers' Application Instrumental or Vocal Classical Music - Ensemble Application Instrumental or Vocal Classical Music - Soloist Application Theatre Application Visual Art Application FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs at (843) 724-7305, visitwww.PiccoloSpoleto.com or email ThompsonL@charleston-sc.gov Additional applications for other festival series will be posted throughout the coming months.  Visit www.piccolospoleto.com to sign up for e-mail newsletter alerts when new applications become available. The Piccolo Spoleto Festival is produced by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs.  Festival Title Sponsors:  Publix, Publix Super Markets Charities and Charleston Ice.

Toni Silber-Delerive Fall Update

Toni Silber-Delerive Fall Update Listen the wind is rising and the air is wild with leaves, we had our summer evenings, now for October eves!- Humbert Wolfe Hello friends and art lovers, I can't think of a better introduction for my October update. Please visit my website, tonisart.com where you can discover new aerialscapes. Feel free to contact me with any inquiries. Abstractions Exhibition Paint Factory, dissected, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 36" Opening Reception: Thursday, October 20, 5:30 to 8 PM Please RSVP to Carolyn deLisser Join me at the Blue Hill Art and Cultural Center for a 12 artists exhibit of interpretation of life and abstract composition. I have 14 paintings in the show. Viewing hours are weekdays 9-6 and Saturday 9-2 until March 30, 2012. Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, NY The Gates in NYC, various sizes available Downtown Magazine NYC article, Uncommon Prints Reproduces Toni Silber-Delerive Paintings for Affordable Home Décor A selection of my work is being reproduced into collectable prints and some of the original paintings are available for sale. They have the images in a variety of sizes and formats so they can be customized for your space. Visit my work Sunbathing on the Beach, oil on canvas, 36" x 36" Light Space & Time Gallery, Seasons Art Exhibition, Special Recognition. A couple laying on a beach as a bird would see it. The flattening of the plane reduces the details to their graphic essence. The shadows hint at a time of day and add perspective. You can see more figurative paintings at tonisart.com

Masterworks Duo Exhibition

MASTERWORKS DUO EXHIBITION

With Clayton J. Beck III and Albert Handell

On Display from November 4, 2011 – November 30, 2011

CHARLESTON, SC (October 2011)- M Gallery of Fine Art SE is pleased to present “Master Works Duo Exhibition” featuring living masters Albert Handell and Clayton J. Beck, III.  The show will be composed of works from both artists in pastel and oil and will hang from November 4^th – November 30^th,. The opening reception will be held on Friday, November 4th, in tandem with the First Friday Art Walk. We will broadcast the event live on our website  www.mgalleryoffineart.com from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Albert Handell enrolled in the Art Students League of New York City to study drawing and anatomy with the late Louis Priscilla and the late Robert Ward Johnson. He also studied painting for two years with Frank Mason. From 1961 to 1965, Handell lived and traveled in Europe. In Paris, he painted independently in his own studio, working from the model at L’Ecole de la Grande Chaumiere and at the Louvre, copying the old masters. A 1980 trip to Santa Fe was life changing, sparking a love affair with the Southwestern landscape. He is a Master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America. He is one of only three living artists to be voted into the Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame. Handell currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and teaches nationally and internationally.


Born in Illinois, Clayton J. Beck, III studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, as well at the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts with Richard Schmid.  His career began while attending the American Academy, exhibiting at Jody Kirberger’s Talisman Gallery. He has received awards of excellence and distinction from the Midwest Pastel Society, the Pastel Society of America, the Municipal Art League of Chicago, the Palette & Chisel and the Oil Painters of America.  He then began teaching in Chicago after graduation.
Join us on opening night to experience the work of two of the greatest artists of our era, good friends, and great brush men!

India Art Fair 2012 Announcement of India Art Fair, 4TH Edition 25-29 January 2012in New Delhi  New Delhi, 15 October 2011: Now in its 4th edition, India Art Fair (formerly India Art Summit) is set to take place at the NSIC grounds in New Delhi from 25-29 January 2012. Established in 2008 as the country’s first international art fair, India Art Fair has received 178,000 visitors over its first 3 editions. The forthcoming 4th edition will showcase 87 galleries from 19 countries including Argentina, Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the U.A.E, U.K. and U.S.A. While the fair presents a diverse breath of art from across India, over 40% of exhibitors are international galleries. Hauser and Wirth (UK/Switzerland), White Cube (UK), Gallerie Continua (Italy), Kalfayan Galleries (Greece) and Everard Read (South Africa) will be amongst the leading international galleries participating for the first time at the fair. Attracting more than 100,000 people and a record number of new collectors (30-40%), the highly successful 3rd edition firmly established India Art Fair as the region’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art, and demonstrated the vast potential of the Indian art market. With one of the world’s fastest growing economies and HNWI (high net-worth individual) populations, and an expanding collector base, India is increasingly becoming an important centre for the global art market.  With an annual growth rate of almost 300% and an expanding global participation in its initial years, India Art Fair has repeatedly brought art into the focus of mainstream society in India, and contributing to the long term development of the Indian art scene. The 4th edition will include the flagship Speakers’ Forum, Video Lounge, Art Projects, the Merchandise and Book Store, and a series of Collateral Events around the city of New Delhi. The art fair will be presented in an expanded new format, spread across 10,000 square metres at the NSIC grounds in central New Delhi. India Art Fair’s partners for the 4th edition supporting partners include Officine Paneria, Sotheby’s and the Conde Nast Group. The fair’s academic partners include Asia Art Archive (Hong Kong) and Jawarharlal Nehru University (New Delhi). Earlier this year, India Art Fair launched The Collectors’ Circle - a new initiative aimed at increasing awareness and access to art amongst young collectors. This will be a year-round membership based initiative that will provide information about art events including  talks, conferences, workshops and networking events with top individual and institutional collectors spread across India, and global art centres. Neha Kirpal (Founding Director, India Art Fair) describes the upcoming edition of India Art Fair as “an important milestone for the art fair; which has witnessed exceptional growth and development in a short period of time. The 4th edition brings us closer to our goal of developing a truly world class fair, facilitating international exchange and trade, and contributing to the growth of a vibrant art scene in the Indian sub-continent”. This year, Ms. Kirpal brings on two new strategic partners as co-owners of India Art Fair,  Will Ramsay and  Sandy Angus, who will bring in their global expertise in exhibitions and events.  Mr. Ramsay is Founder of Ramsay Fairs, PULSE Art Fairs, and Affordable Art Fairs; he runs art fairs in 8 countries on 4 continents.  Mr. Angus is Chairman of Montgomery Worldwide.  Mr. Ramsay and Mr. Angus are also co-founders of Art HK, the Hong Kong International Art Fair. To see highlights of the 3rd edition, and what is in store for India Art Fair in 2012  please view a short video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX0inxnOMGE.