February 2014 
PAC LOGO NEW


Patchogue Arts Gallery & Office
20 Terry St., Suite 116
Patchogue, NY 11772
631-627-8686
info@patchoguearts.org
PatchogueArts.org

Gallery Hours:
Thurs./Fri. 2:00-7:30 PM
Sat./Sun. 1:00-5:00 PM


Make a Donation
 

Linda Abadjian
Thru March 10, 2014
 
The Patchogue Arts Council Members Gallery Wall at Roast Coffee and Tea Trading Co, 41 E. Main St., Patchogue.
 

Pre-Cognition - Lorena Salcedo-Watson, Mena Romano, Deborah Zlotsky
Thru February 22
The Patchogue Arts Gallery, 20 Terry St., Patchogue


Sandra Benny: Feathers and Flowers
Thru April 26
The Lobby Gallery inside the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 E. Main St., Patchogue.  
Patchogue Arts Council Photography Club
 
General meetings are open to both beginners and experts
 and are held at the BrickHouse Brewery and Restaurant upstairs in Shand's Loft on the second Wednesday of the month from 7:30-9:30 PM. 

The  assignment/contest for this month can be found on our Facebook page (see link below). Photographers can upload their photos to our blog, and members can vote on their favorites - all done anonymously.

Yearly memberships are $70 for PAC members, $100 for non-PAC members, $35 for student PAC members, and $65 for student non-PAC members. For more information please contact Chairman Titus Kana at 212-685-9710 or titus@kanaphoto.com 
 
CONNECTING THROUGH OUR STORIES 

The Patchogue Arts Council and Herstory Writer's Workshop invites you to join our ongoing memoir-writing workshop, Bridges To Justice.  Join men and women from all walks of life as they share their true stories about their efforts to create a more equitable and inclusive world.  Erika Duncan, Herstory founder, novelist, and former writer for The New York Times Long Island Weekly, facilitates this free weekly workshop designed to unite and inspire our community.  No writing experience is necessary, simply the desire to connect through your story and the stories of the other participants.   

The Bridges To Justice workshop meets every Wednesday from 10:00 AM to Noon at the Patchogue Arts Gallery located at 20 Terry St. in Patchogue.  It was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Knapp-Swezey Foundation, Briarcliffe College, and the New York State Council on the Arts.   For more information, email literaryarts@patchoguearts.com. 
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts       
71 E. Main St., Patchogue   snow-globe.jpg
631-207-1313   
February 22, 8:00 PM
 
March 1, 8:00 PM
 
 
Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center  
631-438-0083   20 Terry St., Patchogue  
Visit plazamac.org for current screenings and more information.
   
Islip Art Museum 
50 Irish Lane, East Islip   
Visit islipartmuseum.org for current for more information  
 
 
Shock - U - Mentaries features site-specific installations and works created for the Islip Art Museum. Exhibiting artists include Lorrie Fredette, Tony Ingrisano, Tobi Kahn, Heather Layton, and Jeffery Allen Price. Installations are intended to lure viewers in, yet upon further examination they encounter a thought provoking work and must explore the artists' reaction to disaster whether it is personal, local, national, or international.  
  
In support of local artists, the Islip Art Museum's gift shop will feature "Flora-Fauna," an exhibition of the work of Jennifer Formica. Formica's photographic images are meant to evoke the inner psyche and reveal the hidden beauty of organic matter. 
 
LOCAL HAPPENINGS...
 
fotofoto gallery located at 14 West Carver St., Huntington is pleased to announce its first exhibition of 2014 featuring the work of two Italian artists, photographer Paolo Tosti and jewelry designer Monica Maestrelli. The exhibition is on view thru February 23 and will also include work created by local photography students during a workshop directed by Mr. Tosti and taught by local artist Allison Rufrano at the 2013 Umbria Foto Festival in Gubbio, Italy. This exhibition is a result of the gallery's commitment to international outreach and cultural exchange. In addition, the gallery is once again hosting an exhibition of photographs by students of the Knox School in St. James, NY.  

Call for Artists - Studio 5404 presented by Environ Vision Designs is seeking artists to exhibit during 2014. Please contact Lori Horowitz at 631-748-4196 for consideration. Studio 5404 is located at 5404 Merrick Rd., Massapequa, NY.  For more information visit www.environvisiondesigns.com.

The Suffolk Center on the Holocaust, Diversity, and Human Understanding, Inc. is seeking submissions for the eighth Embracing Our Differences annual outdoor art exhibition. Each year Long Island artists, professionals, amateurs, teachers, and students create works of art that interpret and explore the struggles and joys of living in a diverse community and the impact of prejudice and hatred on human dignity and/or the varied people, cultures and perspectives in our world. Selected artwork will be displayed at multiple venues and will have an enormous impact on building an inclusive society - one that rejects hatred. Visit www.chdhu.org or call 631-451-4117 for more information. 

The 11th Annual Patchogue Garden Club "Think Spring" Luncheon will be held on March 27 beginning at 10:15 AM at the Mediterranean Manor, 303 E. Main St., Patchogue. Speakers are Carol Tvelia, Master Gardener, on growing poppies; and Joe Cioffi, meteorologist from WPIX TV and NEWS 12, on tornadoes.  A musical presentation, Celebrate It! The 75th Anniversary of the Wizard of Oz, will feature vocalists Mark Jeffers and Joanna Drake with Christine Atkinson on keyboard.  There will be raffles and door prizes. Tickets are $37; seats be reserved by March 18th. Make checks out to the Patchogue Garden Club and mail to 270 West Ave, Patchogue, NY.  For more information call Georgia at 631-289-0867.  All proceeds to benefit community beautification.   
 
Patchogue Artspace Gallery located at 20 Terry St. in Patchogue presents "Northwest Meets Southeast," an exhibition of photographs by 30 Long Island fine art photographers from March 16-30 with a reception on Saturday, March 22 from 7:00-9:30 PM.  A chance meeting of two fine art photographers, Aleta Cortes of Patchogue Artspace and Holly Gordon of Fotofoto Gallery in Huntington, like Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, but no murder to be committed - just a killer photography exhibition, led to Aleta suggesting that the two groups of Long Island artists hang together in the Patchogue Artspace Gallery. Compared to North by Northwest, the coordinates of northwest and southeast draw us into this production with breathless anticipation and suspense. This collaboration of 30 Long Island artists is a visual feast to be followed by a reciprocal exhibit in Huntington later in this year. For more information contact Aleta Cortes at alicesun@citlink.net, 304-445-8717 or Holly Gordon at holly@hollygordonphotographer.com, 631-835-0697.
Patchogue Sketch Club
The Patchogue Sketch Club was created for the purpose of getting people together to discover the value of sketching. Sketching itself is its own art form; sketching helps artists "see" better and enhances drawing skills. Sketching is also a fun way of recording the world around us much more intimately than a camera.

For more information about upcoming sketch outings and gatherings visit their blog at