EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITY
The Danbury Fair Mall and HVCA is proud to present the inaugural BSA Art Exhibit. BSA (Business Supports the Arts) is an art collaborative involving businesses, the arts community, and the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Western CT State University.
Call to Artists: Exhibit & Sale--Oct 1-15, 2009
Danbury Fair Mall
Entry Deadline: 8/31
For a prospectus, visit www.hvculturalarts.org.
For information email
info@hvculturalarts.org
or call 203.798.0760
UPCOMING
EVENTS
In September ... Member artist Roy
Weinstein invites all artists to a free lecture to demonstrate how easy
it is to design and produce your own custom hardcover book for all
creative artists - Painters, Photographers, Sculptors, Fiber Artists,
Craft Artisans, Architects, Fashion Designers, Children's Book Authors,
Chef's Cookbooks, etc. More info coming soon.
In October ... The Ridgefield Arts Council Festival is planned for October 3, 12 - 5pm,
in Ballard Park. The Guild is planning to have a booth at the event, If you have any interest in participating in this event with us, please contact Mary Louise O'Connell or Mary Pat Devine at the Guild.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Guild Members,
As our summer season draws to an end, and before we start gearing up for our traditional busy fall schedule, I'd like to update everyone on the exciting happenings at the Guild.
This season's extended Summer Camp
was a complete success. Weekly sessions full of happy campers and
interesting projects brought a wonderful energy to our barn galleries
and studio. The themed weeks included fine art--collage, painting and
three-dimensional mask making to elaborate fairy houses to fashion illustration and
accessory design to fiber arts and knitting--the mix was dynamic and
the feedback from both campers and parents was just great. As a by-product, the resulting traffic through the galleries and the Treetops Exhibition was record-breaking. Hat's off to our camp director Mary Harold who worked so hard overseeing the many details involved with these camps. Both Mary and Pam Stoddart
put together an amazing program that we definitely plan to repeat again
next summer. The new fall session of classes will be posted in the
next few weeks.
Under the direction of Cindi Mullins, our Satellite Gallery program is flourishing. In order to grow it further, however, we need more volunteers to help manage the program. As it stands now, we have had to turn away
some requests from community businesses and venues as we do not have
the manpower to broaden our reach. Our gallery committee headed by Kim Hanna is
also looking for volunteers to assist with installing exhibitions. If
you are interested in either of these committees, please contact our
director of volunteers, Mary Louise O'Connell at mloconnell@sbcglobal.net.
Gearing up for the fall season, we are looking forward to our Annual Juried Show and Festive Home. (Details on Juried show are posted on our website and in this e-blast.) New this year, Festive Home
will be opening a few weeks earlier on November 21 with an opening
party on November 20. The show will run through December 20th and it
is a great time to volunteer time at the guild during our extended
gallery hours. Another opportunity to contribute will be to paint one
of our stenciled canvases. These stencils--this year's theme will be
teapots and tea cups--will be sold for $50 and all proceeds will go
back to the Guild. Artists who donate their work will be rewarded with
a Summer Show
(unthemed) in July/August 2010. These canvases will be ready to be
picked up during receiving for our Juried Show. Looking forward, we
are working on our 2010 schedule which will be sure to include the
popular Bedlam Member Show as well as a major themed Member Show
in May. The positive energy of the summer looks to continue with
another wonderful year with plenty of opportunities to show member's
work.
Showcasing
our members work in a professional space is very important to all of
us. A major change is in store as our doors open this September. Our
visitors will be greeted by a brand new reception area. Board member Mary Louise O'Connell
brought in a large donation from the Seven Bridges Foundation that was
slated for this renovation of the reception area. Guild coordinator Joan Isaac, Kim Hanna and Mary Louise O'Connell
spent many hours working with a contractor to design this new area that
will provide a more efficient work space and a sleeker profile in
keeping with the galleries. Efforts to finance more capital
improvements through grants and donations will continue throughout the
year. High up on our wish list is new track lighting for the galleries
and additional classroom/studio space in the basement.
Finally,
our last bit of very good news, we are extremely happy to announce that
we were awarded $10,000 ($5,000 for 2009 and $5,000 for 2010) from the Richardson Fund.
This grant is to be allocated towards general operating costs and will
be a big help in keeping our doors open. A big thank you to board
member Betsy Brand and grant writer extraordinaire Patty Short for spearheading the application.
As
our outgoing communication efforts continue to improve with our new
Constant Contact email blasts (a giant thank you to our talented
graphics chair Liz Marcus who
designs and manages this very important tool), we also need to hear
from you, our members. Without your input and help, the Guild cannot
continue to grow and improve every year. As a volunteer for many
years, I can attest that while I've put in many hours, I have grown
personally and professionally in a way that would not have been
possible without the Guild. I invite everyone to join me and our
talented hard-working board in growing our art center and artist
community.
Here's to a positive, energetic and inspiring fall season--and, sowing those seeds of opportunity.
3 Cheers,
Rachel Volpone
ps--the
idea of Bedlam's hang-your-own art came from a conversation with an
incoming artist for the Juried Show in the guild parking lot! We love
to hear creative ideas from our members.
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SUMMER CAMP FINALE
SUMMER CAMP EXHIBIT: KIDART
Opening: Sat, Aug 15, 1 - 3pm
The
Guild will host an Opening in the Upstairs Gallery and Studio for KIDART- an exhibit of the fantastic creations of our summer campers. All are
invited to share in this delightful afternoon of visual treats created
by our young artists.
For more info: 438-8863 or rgoa@sbcglobal.net
Photos to left (T)
Project Runway Week ended with a Fashion Runway Show directed by Deb
Crichton. The girls modeled their designs and accessories that they
created at camp. (M) Summer camper displays her Treehouse that was built
during Fairy/Forest Treehouse Week. (B) Lauri Hill and campers pose
with their Fairy creations.
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GUILD EXHIBITS
From the Treetops
July 18 - August 16
A show of generous guild artists who donated bird/
branch work for the Guild's 2008 Festive Home.
Pick Up of Unsold Work: Aug 16, 12-4pm
32nd Annual Juried Show
Continuing
our long tradition, the Guild will welcome submissions to the 32nd
Annual Juried Exhibition, which will run this year from Sept 27 through
Oct 31.
Artists
in all mediums, from throughout the north-eastern US, are welcome to
enter up to three pieces for on-site jurying at the Guild's
gallery/studio barn.
Work
will be judged this year by Amy Smith-Stewart, owner/director of
Smith-Stewart gallery in New York and MFA instructor at the School of
Visual Arts, also in NYC. Ms. Smith-Stewart will select all work for the exhibition and select prize winners, who will receive cash awards.
SPECIFICS
Deliver work for jurying: Sept 10 & 11, 12 - 4pm and Sept 12 & 13, 11am - 5 pm
Fees: Guild members: $15/piece, Nonmembers: $20/piece, New members take immediate discount!
Notifications: by email or phone and on our website by Fri, Sept 18, 9pm
Pickup of non-accepted work:
Sat/Sun, Sept 19/20, 12-4 both days.
Opening reception: Sun, Sept 27, 2 - 5pm
For
more information, download a prospectus from rgoa.org or contact the Guild
to request a paper prospectus at 203.438.8863 or rgoa@sbcglobal.net
Upstairs Gallery Exhibit Schedule
MEMBER ARTIST RACHEL VOLPONE
Color Fields, Sept 19 - Oct 11
Opening Reception - Sept 27, 2-5pm
MEMBER ARTIST HERM FREEMAN
Oct 15 - Nov 14
FESTIVE HOME SMALL WORKS
Nov 20 - Dec 20
MEMBER ARTIST KIM HANNA
Jan 2010
The
Upstairs Gallery provides a reasonably priced venue for member artists to show their art. Call the Guild for more information if you
are interested.
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Thanks To Our Corporate Sponsors
CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
EVENTS PARTY & TENT RENTALS
NATURE'S TEMPTATIONS
RIDGEFIELD MAGAZINE
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