Artist Newsletter: February 2024

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News & Opportunities for Individual Creatives in

Fairfield County CT

February 2024

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Chris Froehlich is a master woodworker, sculptor and painter. His approach to artwork comes from an intuitive relationship developed with wood over the last 40 years. The sculptures come from what was once a living entity, what’s left is the structure or the skeleton with its vibrational memories of its history, growth patterns, and invasions. It was then arrested in its de-composing process to tell a story using its structure. WEBSITE

Barbara Galazzo is a fused glass and mosaic artist originally from New Orleans, LA. She recently moved to Connecticut after having lived in NY for over 35 years. She melds light and color into a kaleidoscopic window of movement, through the seductive medium of glass. A sense of joy and playfulness is found through her work.Galazzo is an artist, art promoter, curator and gallery director. WEBSITE

Robert Dancik holds a Masters degree in sculpture from Northern Illinois University, and a BA in fine art from Adelphi University. He has been an artist/teacher for more than 30 years and has taught people from kindergarten to graduate school while exhibiting his jewelry and sculpture in museums and galleries across the US and in Europe, Japan, and Australia. His work is in numerous permanent collections. WEBSITE

CAFC NEWS

Black history in the arts is a rich tapestry woven with resilience, creativity, and profound cultural contributions. Through the groundbreaking poetry of Langston Hughes to the soul-stirring music of Nina Simone, black artists have shaped and reshaped the artistic landscape, challenging societal norms and celebrating the beauty of Black identity. Through visual arts, such as the vibrant paintings of Jean-Michel Basquiat, and theatrical masterpieces like August Wilson's "Fences," Black artists have not only illuminated the struggles and triumphs of the Black experience but have also inspired generations with their unapologetic expression of truth and beauty. Black artists continue to push boundaries, redefine artistic genres, and leave an indelible mark on the world stage.

This month, we celebrate Black artists, creatives, and leaders in the arts across coastal Fairfield County!

Stay tuned to our social media channels all month to hear from some of the Black artists in our CAFC membership.

Erika K. Wesley,

CAFC Executive Director

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ARTIST WORKLAB MAR 2024

In partnership with Metro Art Studios, this month we will delve into all the details of grant proposals and fiscal sponsorship. This interactive session will focus on writing a strong grant proposal, which is essential to getting the funding your art project needs and deserves. We will also discuss how fiscal sponsorships serve as a function for those who do not hold a 501(c)3 status. See you there! Register below.

An Economic Prosperity 6 Study Save the date for our data walk through of the AEP6 data with Randy Cohen, VP of Research, from the Americans for the Arts. We will discuss the $255.3 million the nonprofit arts and culture industry generated in economic activity in 2022 and more!

MEMBER NEWS

Barbara Ringer currently has a solo exhibition online entitled, Ghosts Still Haunt These Walls, with The Camp Gallery. Nineteen of her photographic works can be seen on both Camp Gallery’s website and on Artsy.com . "Ghosts Still Haunt These Walls fosters a space in which one can sit in the uncomfortable feeling of remembering what one would rather remain unearthed, and serves as a reminder that years later, when time has corroded memories into muted phantasms, they have never left us and must be faced.”

Elizabeth White is happy announce that she is participating in the exhibition WAR at Hudson Valley MOCA. The basis of the exhibition, though conceived over 9 months ago, has been prescient, with current ever expanding conflicts, simmering anger boiled over, resurfacing hatreds—a world on fire! How artists choose to address this overarching topic, bring attention to the varied innuendos, personal, political, real and imagined, and perhaps offer a level field for discussion, empathy and understanding, this is the hope.

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Remy Sosa, a painter and mixed media artist, is the Metro Art Studios Featured Artist with an exhibit on view through March 16. Her exhibit, Aveces Mi Pierdo (sometimes I get lost), uses art to explore interiority and emotional intelligence. Her style of deconstruction and layering of elements combines painting and a variety of materials - acrylic, oil, charcoal as well as everyday household items- leading to a creative reinterpretation of portraiture that reflects the malleability and fragility of humans.

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Adair Wilson Heitmann Bridgeport writer, storyteller, educator, and artist, performed her true story, “See Anything you Like Sweetheart,” in front of a sold-out audience at the Hartford Flavor Company, Hartford, CT in February. Produced by Tell Me Another, the producer selected and curated a diverse show of nine storytellers. In addition, Adair recently won a 2024 Storytelling World Resource Award.

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Artists Collective Of Westport is happy to announce it's next Pop Up Art Show: Art In The Barn. Visit the Westport Country Playhouse to see the exhibit March 13-17th.

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Darien Arts has new Visual Arts offerrings for adults and kids. Looking for something to do during February Break? Come to the DAC, where students and attendees deepen their understanding and appreciation of visual and performing arts, and together.

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OTHER NEWS

Presenting and Producing Your Work: Advice for Performing Artists

Hear from new NYFA Coach Laura Greer, Senior Producer, Apollo Theater, on how to develop relationships with presenters and producers. How do you develop relationships with presenters and producing entities? Introducing new NYFA Coach Laura Greer, who can help you strategize ways of building your career in the performing arts.

Weston Makes Belonging Visible at CAW

With hugs and warm welcomes, Kim Weston invited people to “Made Visible: Origins in Belonging,” an exhibition she's curated that runs through February and into the middle of March, that will include an artists talk on Feb. 17

Upcoming Events at The Norwalk Art Space

The incredible team at Norwalk Art Space has been hard at work developing programs, applying for grants, creating partnerships, and lifting the arts for all in our community. They have a few exciting updates and dates you won't want to miss like: the closing reception of Mama's Baby, Daddy's Too on Feb. 26th and Multi-Media African Comb workshop with Aisha Nailah on Fe. 24th.

Fascinating Women’ of Ridgefield focus of March 23 tour

Celebrate Women’s History Month by taking a bus tour of Ridgefield with the amazing Dr. Darla Shaw, Ridgefield resident and “retired” women’s studies professor at Western Connecticut State University. Climb aboard for a 90-minute bus tour of the sites of 50+ of Ridgefield’s most fascinating and notable women. From Clare Boothe Luce and Alice Paul to Mabel Cleves and Elizabeth Ballard, these exceptional women left their marks on our town and well beyond. Bring your curiosity and spirit, we’ll provide the history and color.

THE BRIDGEPORT FILM FEST ART March Filmmaker and Artist Mixer

Calling all Filmmakers, Actors, Writers, Musicians and Artists of all kinds! The Bridgeport Film Fest is teaming up with Berlinetta Brewing to bring a monthly mixer and networking event for creatives to downtown Bridgeport the 2nd Sunday of the month. Come enjoy networking with your fellow creatives, light bites, your favorite film scores playing on vinyl and a cash bar! More info available at BridgeportFilmFest.org

Don't miss the exceptional opportunity to join Sustainable CT Fellowship Program

Seeking a diverse group of talented individuals who are passionate about sustainability and committed to effecting positive change. Fellows will work collaboratively with local governments and community partners to develop and implement sustainable practices and policies. Their responsibilities will encompass research, data analysis, community outreach, and project management to drive tangible outcomes contributing to Connecticut's sustainable future.

CALLS FOR ART & AUDITIONS

14th Annual Concerto Competition – The American Chamber Orchestra DEADLINE: FEB 16, 17 & 18

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