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| | | | The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is a nonprofit membership service organization that supports its members through unified marketing, capacity building, professional development, and advocacy services. This newsletter is sent to all who request it, but we ask that, if you are not a member, you explore membership benefits and consider joining. See member benefits here. Join here.. |
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| | It’s been a tough couple of years for us all, perhaps especially for artists. If however, you have appreciated the news and information we have brought you, the support we have given and our plans for the future, we hope you will consider us in your year-end tax-deductible giving. Your support, what ever the amount, will support our continuing work strengthening the arts and culture of coastal Fairfield County. Any amount from any of you will be greatly appreciated. Read more about our Appeal and a Review of our Year here. And please donate either to our general appeal or to our Culture Connectors campaign. Thank you!
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| | | SPOTLIGHT:THE ARTS, CULTURE, & THE FUTURE OF BRIDGEPORT |
| | | | Join Phil Kuchma, Lauren Coakley Vincent and Seve di Costanzo to discuss how the arts and culture are driving Bridgeport forward. Builder and real estate manager and developer Kuchma has been shaping downtown Bridgeport since 1972 with the arts at the forefront of his consciousness. Steve di Costanza has led WPKN since 2012. The station was voted Best radio station (music) in 2017 by CT Magazine and "the word's best radio station" by The New Yorker in 2021. What does the recent move to Downtown's Bijou Theatre mean for the station? How important is place to a radio station? Lauren Coakley Vincent is just finishing her fourth year leading the Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District. A downtown merchants group, it has been transformed by Vincent's driving a Colorful Bridgeport campaign, public art commissions, and now a guide to that art. How far can the arts drive a city's economy and spirit? Listen and find out. Listen here |
| | | | Kimberly Dawnly started her career as a New York City Investment Banking and Corporate Finance professional and is now a full-time, professional artist. She currently lives in Greenwich, Connecticut where she works in her art studio and frequently visits Art Gotham in Soho (478 West Broadway, NYC) where her work is exhibited and sold. In addition to painting, Kimberly has a passion for traveling and learning about other cultures, politics and sociology. She studied Impressionism in Paris, Tribal art in Kenya, and Buddhist art in Bangkok. Website
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| | Selina Huber is a Westport resident, fine arts explorer, and artist.
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| | | Russel Miyaki is a contemporary, abstract artist. Since 1984, he has been working as a graphic artist, illustrator, fine artist, and a creative director. Throughout his career he has worked for several design studios and advertising agencies winning his share of industry awards and recognition, from the One Show Interactive to multiple Webbys. But his most fulfilling moment of his career was when he risked everything he had and started his own greeting card design studio where he designed, painted and published his own lines of work. Russell established a national fan base of followers (pre-Twitter and Facebook) working with a unique technique of design markers onto metallic paper. He called them “marker paintings.” Website |
| | | | | | | Evan Bieder of Bridgeport's new lionheART gallery was recently featured in an article in Westfaironline.com The gallery opened on November 11 in the Bijou Square complex in conjunction with Bridgeport Arts Trail. Evan, the gallery’s owner, is a newcomer to the entrepreneurial world. He intends to use lionheART Bridgeport as a forum for local artists to find new audiences. In addition to the gallery, he has established what he calls an “arts and social justice library.” All works being exhibited are available for purchase. Artists set their own sales prices. Website
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| | Nancy Breakstone’s photograph, Into The Mist (iphone, 18” x 14”) was awarded 2nd Place in the General Category at the 2021 Annual Easton Photography Contest, on view through Jan. 7, 2022. She is also showing a photograph in The Stamford Art Association Celebrates 50 Years Of Bringing Art To The Community exhibit, on view through Jan. 28th. Website
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| | Lauren Clayton’s dream has come true on Dream Street. Her Promised Land mural is now complete, depicting a vision of Martin Luther King's Promised Land; one grown from seeds of empathy and respect. Interested in visiting the mural? Find it at 492 MLK Dr, Norwalk, CT (Intersection of MLK Dr. and Old Trolley Way, Norwalk CT). Watch the process video HERE Website
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| | Adger Cowans will be featured in a solo exhibition called Adger Cowans: Sense and Sensibility along with a conversation moderated by author and art historian Deborah Willis, PhD on January 27 at Fairfield Art Museum Bellarmine Hall Galleries. The conversation will be followed by the opening reception for the exhibition. This exhibition will explore how Cowans uses photography as a vehicle to articulate the beauty within the human condition and the world in which we live. Website
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| | | Dolly Curtis is the prize winner for the Jammin@the SONO ART STREET FESTIVAL with her Funky Dawgz Brass Band photo. The band in the photo is leading the puppet parade at the SONO ARTS STREET FESTIVAL with their New Orleans captivating sounds. The photo is a closeup of these musicians at the crescendo of their performance.Website |
| | Eugenie Diserio’s painting Purple Haze (acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18”) is on view in The Stamford Art Association’s exhibit, Celebrating 50 Years of Bringing Art To The Community, on view through January 28th. Her Zodiac Series is also available in the final days of the Deck The Walls holiday show at The Carriage Barn Arts Center in New Canaan. Website
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| | Ellen Gordon has work in two exhibitions - Sunday Morning Again (pictured here) is at the Stamford Art Association Celebrates 50 Years of Bringing Art to the Community at the Stamford Jewish Community Center. On view through January 28th. Crazy town 1 & 2 are at the Mayor’s Gallery for The Mayor's Gallery presents: SPAG Takes a Field Trip! St. Philip’s Artists’ Guild of Norwalk presents a selection of paintings and mixed media work from 15 members. On view through January 6th. Website
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| | Diana Gubbay’s Siesta Light IV (24” x 30”) is on exhibit in the juried exhibition Best of the East at 311 Gallery in Raleigh, North Carolina. It comprised of layered photographs, brush strokes and digital painting on aluminum. The exhibition will run through January 1, 2022. Gubbay’s work is inspired by nature and the inherent energy within all matter. She works with layered images of photographs, brush strokes and digital painting in an intuitive and organic process that uses chance as an element in creation. The final hybrid images aim to express her awe at the natural world as it links to visions of vibrating universal energy. Website
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| | | Adair Wilson Heitmann is a published contributing author in Animals: Personal Tales of Encounters with Spirit Animals Launch day isJanuary 11, 2022, published by Sacred Stories Publishing. Her story is titled Overcoming Fear With Help From the Whales. Available for purchase on Amazon Website |
| | | Barbara Loss has one photo in the BRAG exhibit at the Nest with a photograph entitled Mystery of the Sound (shown here). It is a digital photo on archival paper, matted and framed, 26x32. It had been shown in the juried New Canaan Carriage Barn’s Spectrum ODE TO COLOR exhibit, Spring 2021, in the Silverlight palette. Also, she has two photographs selected for the 16th annual Ridgefield Guild of Art Festive Home Reimagined exhibit through December 19th. One photograph is entitled Winter Woods; the second is Man in Red. Both images were photographed in Vienna Woods. Website |
| | | Nancy Moore has work in two shows: five paintings in the group show Spirituality and Nature at The Meetinghouse in Ridgefield, which is on view through January 2nd; and Halo,” a 39”h x 30”w original painting is in this year’s Ridgefield Guild of Artist's Festive Home Reimagined show. She has one original painting and a sling of signed, limited-edition prints from her Unconventional Women series. The show and sale runs through December 19th. Website |
| | | Ruth Kalla Ungerer has been juried into Brooklyn's 440 Gallery show WHOLENESS: The 17th Annual Small Works Show celebrating small-scale creativity and innovation. We Come In All Sizes will be on exhibit through January 7, 2022. Website
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| | Trish Wend's From Farm to Table: Classic Landscape, Still Life, and Floral Paintings exhibit is on view at Ridgefield Library through December 28th. Trish Wend is an award-winning representational artist who works in oils to create luminous still life and landscape paintings. Her work has been described as rich, classic, and radiant and is in a number of private collections. Website
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| | | | A Look Back at Art News in 2021
From NFTs to Restitution to the Pandemic, this year was one for the books. Hyperallergic journalists spent the year reporting on the stories most pressing in the cultural sector. Here are the 15 biggest art stories from this whirlwind of a year. Read more...
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| | LatinX Artists Take On Gentrification
Shellyne Rodriguez and Danielle De Jesus powerfully respond to the continued attacks on their neighborhoods with works that validate and uplift elements of everyday urban Latinx life that are usually devalued. Read More...
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| | A 24-year-old Makes $300,000 Selling NFTs
A 24-year-old artist, Lana Denina, has made over $300,000 in 10 months selling NFTs (nonfungible tokens) since February 2021. As a painter, Denina was instantly impressed with the technology and its ability to act as a vehicle for proof of ownership for artists. The Mona Lana collection includes 500 unique portraits of women created by Lana Denina. Lana hopes to inspire more creatives who look like her with this story. Read More Learn about NFTs |
| | | | | A GUIDE TO PATREON
Creators have the opportunity to earn money to fuel their creative work directly from audiences, but how successful are membership platforms such as Patreon? Get a better understanding of how they have or haven’t helped creators build their practice and audience. Read more... |
| | ARTIST RESUME WORKSHOP
December 13, 3:30 pm
Learn the Dos and Don'ts of how to communicate your skills and competence, design tips, language, and new trends for the arts and culture sector. The Arts Administration Association of New England invites emerging art leaders and artists to a workshop, Build, Redesign or Update Your RESUME. You are invited to send your resume in advance to: fiksclaudiart@gmail.com Learn More & Register...
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| | CRAFT A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST STATEMENT
This article is from Dance Magazine, but it's great information for all artists. At its core, an artist statement offers a short description of what your work is, what it looks like and how it functions within the larger arts world. It speaks to what an artist feels their purpose is in creating their work An artist statement lets people engage in the work—and patronize it, too. Read More...
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| | ARTIST FINANCES: MINDSET & MONEY
February 1, 7:00 pm
Dancer and educator Erika Moore developed this online workshop for artists after recognizing her own pitfalls related to money management. Participants are guided through a holistic approach to money management, starting with uncovering their money blueprint. Mindset & Money is an engaging, high-energy, humorous workshop, filled with diverse perspectives on life, career, and choices. Learn More...
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| | | | 42nd ANNUAL PHOTO SHOW Deadline: December 11
The Carriage Barn in New Canaan is calling photographers to their 42nd Annual Photo Show juried by PLATON, an internationally-renowned photographer and human rights advocate. Submission is open to amateur, professional, and student photographers. All original photographic media, including film and digital images accepted. Criteria the juror will consider include: impact, creativity, style, composition, color balance, presentation, focal point, lighting, subject matter, narrative, and degree of difficulty. Exhibit dates: January 22 - February 19, 2022. Learn More...
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| | MIXMASTER 2022 JURIED MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Deadline: December 17
MIXMASTER is an exhibition that seeks to discover and recognize the talents of its artist members working in New England and the Tri-State region. Initiated to support and recognize contemporary art, MIXMASTER provides an opportunity for established and emerging artists to debut their most recent work, done in the last three years. Works will be judged by Kyle Harris, a Director at Peter Blum Gallery in NYC. Exhibition Dates: Sunday, January 30 – Sunday, March 6, 2022 with Reception & Awards on January 30 at the Mattatuck Museum.Submit here |
| | WESTPORT FINE ARTS FESTIVAL Deadline: January 7
Westport Downtown Association is pleased to announce that
online registration is now open for the 49th Westport Fine Arts Festival, Memorial Day Weekend, May 28th & 29th, 2022
in the Main Street area of downtown Westport CT. New this year! Westport Fine Arts Festival will be using ZAPPLICATION for the application process. If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact Sue at FAFDirector@westportdma.com Website |
| | FIGURES EXHIBIT Deadline: January 7
Art Fluent is calling for art that shows FIGURES through different perspectives.The figure can offer us insight into the range and complexity of our human emotions. The construction of identity, whether, at our most beautiful and strong or in our most raw form with scars exposed help shape how we see ourselves. The figure expresses beliefs, tells stories, and is used to explore what it is to be human. Add your perspective to the mix. Prospectus
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| | NEWTOWN ARTS FESTIVAL Deadline: January 10
Submit a piece of artwork representing the “ARTS in Newtown” This can include the visual arts (painting, collage, digital art, wood cuts, sculpture, fiber arts ) or music, drama, poetry, prose, dance, film, crafts, culinary, horticulture, a special place, special people, an identifying symbol, a tradition, and so on. Learn More... |
| | THROUGH OUR EYES EXHIBIT: A Celebration oF Local Black Artists
Deadline: January 11
In honor of Martin Luther King’s birthday and Black History Month, Arts Alliance of Stratford and Sterling House will celebrate the creativity of local Black artists. Black artists in Fairfield and New Haven Counties are invited to submit artwork curated by Willie Scaife. Show dates: Monday, January 17 – Friday, February 18, 2022 with an opening reception: Monday, January 17, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Learn more... |
| | NEW CANAAN SCULPTURE TRAIL
Deadline: January 15
The New Canaan Sculpture Trail was created by the New Canaan Land Trust and the Carriage Barn Arts Center in 2020 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The 2022 Sculpture Trail exhibition features the theme, Open Spaces for Everyone, which draws upon and reflects on the deep-rooted social, racial, and environmental challenges that have risen to the forefront of our national dialog over the past two years. The juried selection of outdoor sculptures will premiere in June and and will be on view through October on New Canaan Land Trust preserves, the Carriage Barn Arts Center, and other highly visible New Canaan locations. Submit Here... |
| | FRAGMENTS OF LIGHT, IMPRESSIONS OF COLOR
Deadline: February 11
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is calling all artists for a juried exhibition titled, Fragments of Light, Impressions of Color. The exhibition will open on Apr. 7 and run through Aug. 28, 2022. Learn More... |
| | | | Loft Style Rentals In Bridgeport Upscale and loft style office suites and great retail spaces available in Bijou Square, Downtown Bridgeport. 150 sf to 11,500 sf. Join a dynamic neighborhood with restaurants, two theatres, two architectural firms, three marketing and web design agencies, two art galleries, and a variety of other businesses. Call Phil at Kuchma Corporation for more information: 203-366-3761. Learn more... |
| | UrbanGlass Class Scholarships Deadline: December 12
Scholarships and awards are available for UrbanGlass classes that range from introductory to master classes for professional artists, as both in-person and virtual offerings. Apply here...
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| | Marquis Studios Teaching Artist Training Institute (TATI) 2022
Deadline: December 17
Marquis Studios TATI provides free training in arts education best practices for individuals interested in working with students with disabilities. Through observational visits and professional development seminars, TATI participants will experience multidisciplinary arts learning with neurodiverse students as well as students with physical disabilities. TATI provides an opportunity to learn through classroom observations and interactive and engaging professional development workshops. |
| | Call for Muralists - NYC Mural Arts Project Deadline: December 23
Seeking Professional Muralists to work on the NYC Mural Arts Project (NYCMAP). The aim of the program is to use a collaborative mural-making process as a tool to raise awareness and eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness, while engaging the broader community and Peers (people with lived experience with a mental illness) in mental health-related discussions and art programs. Learn More... |
| | Ezra Jack Keats Foundation New Writer, Illustrator Children's Book Awards Deadline: December 31 The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation awards are designed to recognize and encourage authors and illustrators starting out in the field of children′s books who share Ezra Jack Keats′s commitment to children and diversity. The writer award is given annually to a new writer who highlights the universal qualities of childhood and the strength of the family; reflects the multicultural nature of our world; has an original text and original story; unifies illustrations and text; avoids stereotypes; is respectful of the child′s intelligence, sensitivity, curiosity, and love of learning; and displays freshness and originality of language and literary expression. Learn More... |
| | I-Park Artists-In-Residence Program Deadline: January 17 I-Park is accepting applications for the 2022 General Residency Program. Residencies are offered from June through October and are 4-weeks in duration. Multi-disciplinary sessions consist of between 6 and 7 artists, all of whom arrive and depart at the same time, ensuring a deeply shared experience. Learn More... |
| | Create! Magazine Women's Print Issue 2022 Deadline: January 30
Artists are invited to submit their work to a new juried call for entries for the Create! Magazine Women’s Print Issue 2022. Curated by guest curator, Eliza Ali, Founder, Director, Editor-In-Chief. This is a special edition issue open to all women -identifying and non-binary artists. All styles and media are welcome. All submissions will be considered. Learn More... |
| | | | GRAPHIC DESIGNER Pinpoint Promotions This position is a full-time role ($45,000 - $53,000 a year) for a strategic graphic designer responsible for delivering fresh ideas and high-quality graphics for various projects and mediums. Learn more... |
| | ART TEACHER Bridgeport Public Schools This position is responsible for designing lessons that provide an opportunity for problem-solving, creativity, and communication skills in relation to authentic, real world problems; and providing an atmosphere where students have the opportunity to fulfill their potential for artistic and intellectual growth. Learn more... |
| | ART TEACHER MENTOR Fusion Academy An immediate opening for an Art Teacher Mentor at Fusion Academy. This position provides a student centered, supportive classroom that promotes compassion and tolerance, emotional security, resourcefulness, and independent critical thinking while addressing the individual academic and emotional needs of each student through Fusion's differentiated approach. Learn More... |
| | ARTS INITIATIVE FAMILY PROGRAMMING FACILITATOR Grace Farms Foundation, New Canaan
Reporting to the Arts Initiative Curator, the Arts Initiative Family Programming Facilitator primarily supports the Arts Initiative's Open Arts Studio for the Families program - a facilitated series that serves children ages 5 to 11 with adult caregivers. This role requires between 10 and 15 hours per week: approximately 4 hours of preparation work during the week (flexible), and 6-8 hours of facilitation work on Saturdays, including set-up, implementation, and break-down responsibilities. Learn More... |
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| | | | DECEMBER:
11: Carriage Barn Arts 42nd Annual Photo Show Deadline23: New York City Mural Arts Project Deadline
JANUARY: 11: Stratford Arts Alliance Through Our Eyes Exhibit Deadline17: I-Park Artist In Residence Program Deadline30: Create! Magazine Women's Print Issue Deadline
FEBRUARY:
11: LMMM Fragments of Light, Impressions of Color Deadline
ROLLING DEADLINES: Gottlieb Foundation: Emergency Grant Program (painters, printmakers, and sculptors) ioby/ArtPlace America: Artists Lead!: creative placemaking crowdfunding plus Stochastic Labs: Residencies for engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs |
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