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News & Events
NEW CLASSES
Check out the Guild's new classes!! Click here for more information on our NEW CLASSES & WORKSHOPS.
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FREE TO ALL -- RVNA Health Fair Saturday, March 24 9 am - 1 pm RVNA Office 90 East Ridge, Ridgefield Please come to the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse's yearly Health Fair. Choose from the many medical screenings & info booths that are open to residents in Ridgefield and surrounding towns. FREE of charge! No appointments necessary!
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Volunteer
OPPORTUNITIES
Our latest member show,
Post Odyssey, brought a lot
of you into the Guild with
your artwork, and it was great
to see the amazing turnout at the opening. We had great support for post odyssey from both new and regulate volunteers.
Thanks to Amy Kaplan, Nancy Moore, Rick Rodamar, Tom Bernsten, and everyone from NCL who stepped up!
Please email Mary Louise at (mloconnell@sbcglobal.net) to become part of the team of volunteers that put this and
all our exhibitions together.
RGA depends on your
support!
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Satellite
GALLERY
Featuring Guild artists at local businesses ...
Nature's Temptations (32 Prospect St, Ridgefield)
- Mary Pat Devine Watercolors
- Nancy Moore Crayola crayon, watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite. www.nancymooreart.com
Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce
(9 Bailey Ave, Ridgefield)
- Mary Harold
- Antonio Muņoz
Graphic Artist www.amunozdesign.net
INK, Fine Stationers
(109 Danbury Rd, Ridgefield)
- Cindi Mullins
Oil and pastel florals www.cindimullins.com
Susi Laura Massage Therapy
(20 Prospect St, Ridgefield)
- Rachel Volpone
Acrylic Landscapes
www.rachelvolpone.com
Please contact Cindi Mullins at ckmu1@aol.com for more info on the Guild's Satellite Galleries.
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Guild
MEMBERSHIP
Membership renewal letters have been mailed. If you have not already done so, please renew your membership today.
Click here to join/renew.
Not a member? Please support the Guild by becoming one today! Thank you!
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Thanks to our SPONSORS
- Capital Investment
Marketing
- Events Party & Rental - Nature's Temptations
- Ridgefield Magazine
- Teresa Mucci Landscape
Design
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"I believe it is impossible to make sense of life in this world except through art." -- Daniel Pinkwater
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 ARTalk
at the Library
Sunday, March 11
2:00 pm
Ridgefield Library
Join National Park Service staff from Weir Farm National Historic Site to learn about the enormity of the restoration project going on right in Ridgefield's own backyard. Historic objects from the Park's collection (never before seen by the public) will be highlighted as well as expertly researched reports and plans that guide and inform the restoration process. A restoration of this magnitude only comes along once in a Park's lifetime, so don't miss out on your chance to experience it first-hand! Speakers: Linda Cook, Superintendent; Jessica Kuhnen, Museum Technician and Caitlin Sjaarda, Park Ranger.
ARTalks is a series of lectures, workshops and panel discussions that focus on the arts, architecture and design. ARTalks is sponsored by the Ridgefield Library and the Ridgefield Guild of Artists.
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Post Odyssey 
Artists Walk & Talk Series
Sunday, March 18
3:00 PM 34 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield
Free & open to the public!
Bring your friends!!
Come to the Guild and hear what six wonderful artists from the Post Odyssey show have to say about their art, their specific work in the show and their passion for art making in general. Join the discussion & enjoy the goodies!
The artists include:
- Tom Bernsten: sculpture
- Lucy Krupenye: mixed media
- Don Axleroad: woodcut - Cindi Mullins: painting
- Andrew Graham: photography
- Alice Walsh: mixed media
For more information on the Post Odyssey artists, please visit rgoa.org. GALLERY HOURS: Wed - Sun 12-4pm Ridgefield Guild of Artists 34 Halpin Ln Ridgefield, CT 203.438.8863 www.rgoa.org Click here for photos of Post Odyssey opening reception. Photos by Mary Harold
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 Juried Member Show
May 12 - June 22, 2012
Opening: Sat, May 12, 2pm
Kenise Barnes of Kenise Barnes Fine Art Gallery will be our Juror for this year's Member Juried show in May!
Kenise Barnes Fine Art was founded in 1994 on the belief that art is essential. Representing over thirty emerging and mid-career investment quality artists working a variety of mediums, the gallery mounts seven exhibitions annually and participates in art fairs in Miami, Santa Fe and New York. Director and owner Kenise Barnes has degrees in Painting and in Women's Studies. She gained early experience as the Specialist in Charge of Contemporary Art at Christie's East, a division of Christie, Manson and Woods International. With more that 20 years experience in the arts, Kenise is a frequent guest curator, speaker and advisor.
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 Summer Arts Camp
This summer will mark our 4th fabulous year for the Guild's Summer Arts Camp. July 2 - August 10, 2012.
Back again this year will be Project Runway, Photography, Express Yourself in Art, Sculpture, Knitting, Sewing, and many more creative sessions.
Come see us at the Camp Fair on Wed, March 21 at the Ridgefield Parks & Rec Center, 9:30 - 11:30 am, and 7 - 9 pm.
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 Festive Home 2012
A lot of artists have asked about participating in Festive Home 2012. Information on submissions will be in future e-mails, but in the meantime we strongly encourage all Guild Member artists to take advantage of our Member Work link on the Guild website. This page is used time and again to refer interested parties to artists--including some of our Festive Home decorators and Satellite Gallery venue hosts. There is no fee and it is simply done by submitting an image of your work and a link to your website to Guild Coordinator, Joan Isaac at rgoa@sbcglobal.net.
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1st Annual Juried RHS Competition
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RIDGEFIELD GUILD OF ARTISTS is a regional and community-based art organization that promotes the visual arts and arts education by providing high quality gallery space for exhibitions, art classes for children and adults, opportunities for artist-in-residency programs, and art lectures on-site and in collaboration with other cultural organization. 
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