Main Gallery – RADIUS (February 27 – March 27)
RADIUS
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. The Radius program has multiple components, including a professional practice forum, annual juried exhibition, workshops, and networking events.
Learn about technology’s impact on today’s studio practice then celebrate the 12th annual Radius exhibition of work by up-and-coming regional artists on Saturday, February 27, 2010.
Radius Professional Practice Forum
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum; February 27, 2-3:30pm; FREE
Panelists: George Fifield, founder and director of the Boston Cyberarts Festival; artist Eva Lee; and Steven Sacks, director of Bitforms Gallery
Radius Exhibition Opening Reception
Ridgefield Guild of Artists; February 27, 4-6pm; FREE
Artists: Mia Brownell, Geoffrey Detrani, Thomas Doyle, Brad Guarino, The Ladies’ Auxiliary, Sabrina Marques and Blake Shirley
Annual Juried Exhibition: February 27 – March 27, 2010
34 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield, CT; 203.438.8863; www.rgoa.org
Open Wednesday – Sunday, 12 noon to 4 pm
Herm Freeman – Landscape State of Mind (Oct 15 – Nov 15, 2009)
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
Upstairs Gallery – Kindred Spirits (Jan 15 – Feb 14, 2010)
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
Rachel Volpone: Color Fields (Sept 19 – Oct 1, 2009)
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
Call for Artists: Apply to Radius 2009-10
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.
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Click here to apply to the Radius exhibition
Upstairs Gallery – Sholeh Janati’s SECRETS: NEW WORKS (Feb 15 – March 14)
SECRETS: NEW WORKS
This exhibit will feature 28 of Sholeh Janati’s abstract paintings from February 15 - March 14th. An open-house style reception will be held on Sunday, February 28 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. with a talk by the artist at 2 p.m.
Sholeh Janati is an accomplished artist whose works are found in Europe, Middle East and North America . Her work is characterized by strong brush strokes, rich textures and vibrant colors, and her creative, spontaneous and affectionate personality shines through her paintings, which unite past, present and future and represents a great strength of cultural identity.
Born in Tehran, she adopted the US as her home in 1988. While her talents were originally recognized by Persian traditionalists, she has since concentrated on still life, nudes, portraits and abstract paintings, which has brought her praise from a broad spectrum of American and European enthusiasts. The vibrancy of her colors and her ability to express real life through her work is the defining characteristic of her creativity. Her recent works have focused on abstract paintings, through which she expresses her vision through a myriad of colors and shapes.
Sholeh’s paintings typically evoke a unique response. Collectors of Sholeh’s work have commented that her paintings provide a constant interaction with the viewer — as if taken on a journey to a new place and time. Repeated viewings of her work reveal something that hadn’t seen before ~ a constant interaction with the individual, as if the painting changes dynamically time after time. In this sense, the individual finds each of Sholeh’s works as an expression of their own artistic vision.
Sholeh maintains her studio in Westport , Connecticut . In the last twelve months, some of her most recent award-winning works have been on display at the Bowery Gallery in New York City (curated by Paul Resika); the Viridian Artists Gallery in New York City; Andrews Art Museum in Andrews, NC; FABRIKA in Paterson, NJ; and Westport Arts Center in Westport, CT.
Upstairs Gallery – Festive Home Small Works Member Show
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.
ArtTalk – Flow: The Chemistry of Creativity (Jan 31, 2010)
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.
ARTalk: Art in Interiors (Feb 21, 2010)
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
This year’s Spring Fling
