Herm Freeman Paintings

Upstairs Gallery @ The Ridgefield Guild of Artists
HERM FREEMAN
P A I N T I N G S

Reception: Saturday, October 17, 12-4PM

Artist Website at www.hermfreeman.com

Kindred Spirits by Lucy Whitehouse

Paintings & Photos by

Lucy Hanna Whitehouse
Constance Hanna
Kim Hanna

Opening: Saturday, Jan 23, 2-4 pm
Snowdate: Sunday, Jan 24, 2-4
Gallery Hours: Wed – Sun, 12-4

32nd Annual Juried Show

The Ridgefield Guild of Artists is happy to invite the public to the opening of its 32nd Annual Juried Show on Sunday, Sept 27 from 2-5 pm at its 34 Halpin Lane gallery.

This year’s juror was Amy Smith-Stewart, gallerist and MFA instructor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. From over 350 entries, Ms. Smith-Stewart chose some 50 works in a variety of media, including oils, pastels, photos and mixed media. Cash prizes will be awarded for Best in Show, First, Second and Third Place, and several Awards for Excellence will be presented, too.

Come out and see the show, meet with members and enjoy refreshments provided by Nature’s Temptations.

Rachel Volpone

Rachel Volpone will be the next featured artist in The Guild’s Upstairs Gallery exhibiting from Sept 19 – Oct 1. Her show, “Color Fields,” is a series of mainly abstract works that explore and celebrate the elements of color, pattern and form. According to Rachel, “Each surface is slowly built up to reveal intentional and accidental shapes as the canvas takes on a personality of its own.”

The opening reception will be on Sun, Sept 27,
2-5pm in conjunction with The Juried Show opening. Plan to come and attend both! For further information, call 438-8863 or visit the Guild’s website at www.rgoa.org.

Artist’s website at http://rachelvolpone.com

Radius Exhibition

Radius has entered its second decade! Radius is a professional development program organized by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in conjunction with the Ridgefield Guild of Artists to promote the growth and interests of regional artists.

Artists who participate in the Radius exhibition are chosen from a review of submissions received following an open call for entries. In addition to the group exhibition at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, selected artists receive an individual exchange with a curator, through a review of their portfolio and original work, focusing on professional development. Radius also includes networking opportunities, workshops, and a public forum to address important issues for professional advancement.

Deadline for Radius Submissions: Applications for the Radius exhibition will be accepted from September 1 to October 16, 2009. All applications will be reviewed by the Radius Selection Committee, comprised of curators from The Aldrich and the Guild. Applications for Radius will only be accepted online. Qualified applicants may submit applications to Radius only once every two years.

The opening reception for the exhibition featuring the 2009 selections will be held at the Guild of Artists on February 27, 2010.

Click here for complete information

Click here to apply to the Radius exhibition

The Member Small Works exhibit is being shown in the Upstairs Gallery. All works are under $500, and the exhibit opens for the duration of Festive Home.

Extended Gallery Hours: 10am – 5pm, Tuesday – Sundays.
Closed Mondays & Wednesdays 11/25 & Thursday 11/26.

Sunday January 31, 2010
Hours: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: Ridgefield Library
Contact: Laurie McGavin Bachmann 438-2282 x. 1010 lmbachmann@ridgefieldlibrary.org

Flow and creativity have a great deal in common. Both are experiences that open one’s self up to enhanced attention and engagement with what we are doing. Creative flow is a mindset that pervades many different disciplines and enriches our everyday lives.

Flow is a mental state in which a person is fully immersed and absorbed in what he or she is doing while feeling an energized focus and full involvement in an activity at hand. In a flow state, an awareness of time disappears as one focuses and concentrates on a flow activity. This slide-illustrated talk will be supplemented with creative exercises. Bring a journal or sketchbook. Artist and art historian Laurie McGavin Bachmann will lead this workshop.

Registration is not required, however space is limited.

ART IN INTERIORS

with interior designer Olga Adler

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Ridgefield Library

2pm

Slide-illustrated talk with Olga Adler, Principal of Olga Adler Interiors, whose work has been featured in numerous publications and on Connecticut Style, ABC CT News. Channel 8.

“To me, an interior is not complete without works of art. They bring back memories, help you focus or remind you of what you aspire to. Art works bring color and texture–they set the tone.”  -Olga Adler.

No registration.  Free admission.  For more information about ARTalk contact Laurie McGavin Bachmann 20.438.2282 x. 1010, lmbachmann@ridgefieldlibrary.org or The Guild at 203.438.8863.

The ARTalk series is cosponsored by the Ridgefield Library & Ridgefield Guild of Artists

Sunday, December 6, 2009
Hours: 2:00PM – 4:00PM
Location: Ridgefield Library, Dayton Program Room
No registration.

Internationally known mask-maker, storyteller (and Ridgefield resident), Suzanne Benton discusses her life’s work using masks and performance to give voice to persons of all ages and backgrounds. Benton will perform two short mask tales and screen a portion of her exciting 2009 Brooklyn Museum of Art performance.

Widely exhibited with over 250 solo shows and representation in museum and private collections worldwide, Suzanne Benton is a noted sculptor, mask maker, performance artist, feminist, painter, printmaker, lecturer and workshop leader who has shared her multi-cultural performances and art for over 30 years in 29 countries from Calcutta to Cambridge.

A Fulbright Scholar, Benton has received numerous grants and artist residencies worldwide. In addition, she is the author of, The Art of Welded Sculpture, The Journey Letter of a Traveling Artist and numerous articles.

Of her inspiration, Benton says that she is “drawn to diverse themes steeped in myth, ritual and archetype.” Her masks, sculpture, paintings and prints are infused with a strong sense of storytelling which has been deeply developed by Benton’s extensive travels.

The ARTalk series is co-sponsored by the Ridgefield Guild of Artists.

Alan Shulik's "Into Cypresses"

FRESH PICS is curated by Camilla Cook (http://www.camillacook.com)

Show dates: January 23 – February 20, 2010
Artwork drop off: Wednesday, January 20, 12-4pm
Installation: Thursday, January 21, 12-4pm; Friday, January 22, 12-4pm
Opening reception: Saturday, January 23, 2-4pm (snowdate Sunday, January 24)
Curator-led walkthrough: Saturday, January 23, 2pm (snowdate Sunday, January 24)
Resources & Opportunities for Artists Panel Discussion: Saturday, February 6, 2pm (snowdate Sunday, February 7)
Artwork Pick up: Monday, February 22, 12-4pm

Artists in the Exhibition

Christine Aaron (Larchmont, NY), June Ahrens (New Canaan, CT), Corina S. Alvarezdelugo (Branford, CT), Cynthia Atwood (New Marlborough, MA), Donald Axleroad (Stamford, CT), Karin Bartimole (New Rochelle, NY), Binnie Birstein (Weston, CT),  Irwin Block (Norwalk, CT), Jennifer Contini Enderby (New York, NY), Christopher Curnan (Ridgefield, CT), Roxanne Faber-Savage (Fairfield, CT), Alanna Fagan (Milford, CT), Jim Felice (Ridgefield, CT), Cecilia Fradet (Weston, CT), Antonio Frascon (Norwalk CT), Ernest Garthwaite (Old Greenwich, CT), Lori Glavin (Darien, CT), Rima Grad (Larchmont, NY), John Harris (Norwalk, CT), Paul Harvey (Westport, CT), Lou Hicks (Greenwich, CT), Ann Hodgdon-Cyr (Windsor, CT), Jane Ingram (Ridgefield, CT), Nancy Jaffee (Weston, CT), Stephanie Joyce (New Canaan, CT), Paul Kaiser (Easton, CT), Marty Kremer (Pound Ridge, NY), Nancy Lasar (Washington Depot, CT), Cate Leach (Darien, CT), Connie Manna (Stratford, CT), Michael Manning (Montclair, NJ), Susan Manspeizer (Pound Ridge, NY), Nancy McTague-Stock (Wilton, CT), George Megrue (New Canaan, CT), Liana Moonie (Greenwich, CT), Susan Newbold (Fairfield, CT), Carey Parks Schwarz (Stamford, CT), Steven P. Perkins (Rye Brook, NY), DeAnn Prosia (Newtown, CT), Nancy Reinker (Weston, CT), Gay Schemmp (Winsted, CT), Alan Shulik (Guilford, CT), Nomi Silverman (Glenville, CT), Janet Slom (Westport, CT), Karen Sorensen (Woodbury, CT), Judith Steinberg (Stamford, CT), Jodiann Strmiska (Bridgeport, CT), Florence Suerig (Greenwich, CT), Jane Sutherland (Fairfield, CT), Jo Ubogy (Cos Cob, CT), Derek Uhlman (Norwalk, CT), Peggy Weis (Fairfield, CT), Torrance York (New Canaan, CT)