Subject: Artists Newsletter October 29, 2017

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ARTISTS' NEWSLETTER News and Opportunities for Artists of Fairfield County, CT OCTOBER 29, 2017 The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is a nonprofit 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 this community of more than 550 individuals and organizations. You can sign up here. Quote of the Week "Art-making is almost unparalleled in helping people see they have something of value in themselves." Carolyn Matthews, Project Coordinator for Sew Much Love, OUR NEWS DESIGNERS CELEBRATE THE ARTS A BIG SUCCESS! Some 200 designers, artists, business leaders, innovators, media and more gathered Thursday night October 26 to celebrate the arts, to honor DJ Carey, Editorial Director, C&G Media, and to benefit the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. The event was co-chaired by Lynn Morgan and Patrick Mele. Two videos, generously made by 4th Row Films, were shown: one honoring DJ by her friends and colleagues (http://bit.ly/djcareytribute) and the other paying tribute to the role of the arts, designers and the Cultural Alliance itself (http://bit.ly/designerscelebratethearts). Thank you to all who took part! NEXT ARTISTS TALK  SUN. NOV. 5... Sign up to attend our free ARTISTS TALK #5 - GREENWICH on Sun. Nov.5, 2-4pm in collaboration with the Flinn Gallery, at the Greenwich Library (101 West Putnam Ave. 2nd Floor). As part of Of Art & Craft, come see, hear, and ask questions of selected speakers Susan Eisen, Norma Minkowitz, and Cultural Alliance member Ellen Schiffman. The videorecorded talks of our members will be available on our ARTISTS TALK YouTube Playlist. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here. More info + RSVP here. ...AND FRI. NOV. 10 And please register also for our 10x10 Artists Talk on ... Fri. Nov. 10, at The NEST Arts Factory as part of the Bridgeport Art Trail. Starting with their entries for The NEST's fundraiser, 10x10, Carlos Davila, Lauren Rago, and Rick Shaefer, three NEST artists, who were accepted into the very competitive Silvermine Arts Center's Art of the Northeast 2017, (July - Aug, 2017), will talk about their current work. Register at https://atnest.eventbrite.com. See our Artists Talk Archive Below is a linked list of artist members who now have their talks posted on our YouTube channel: Polly Castor Eric Chiang Adger Cowans Erin Dolan Louise Flax William Glaser Gwen Hendrix Tracy Hoffman Xiao Mai Kong Shelley Lowell Allyson Monson Duvian Montoya Nancy Moore Cindi Mullins Aisha Nailah Tim Reimer Norma Schlager Liz Squillace Jahmane West Jarvis Wilcox SAVE THE DATE: SHAPING COMMUNITY - JAN. 23-24 Interested in how you as an artist, working together with arts nonprofits, town planners, businesses, architects and others can shape your community? Save the dates, Jan. 23-24 for the Cultural Alliance's Creative Placemaking Conference, Shaping Community. With keynote speakers, Kristina Newman-Scott (CT Office of the Arts), Jamie Bennett (ArtPlace America), Jennifer Hughes (National Endowment for the Arts) and Patrick McMahon (CT Main Street Center), one day exploring the impact of Public Art, Artist Residencies, Artists Spaces, and New Narratives for our Towns, and one full day of workshops creating grant proposals to actively shape our communities. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS ANDREA BONFILS Andrea Bonfils is an award winning mixed media artist who is represented by several galleries (notably the Bruce Lurie Gallery in Los Angeles) and in many corporate and private collections worldwide. Her work exhibits in several major art fairs and can be viewed in the permanent collection at The Museum of Encaustic Art. Prior to having children and working in Manhattan for several nonprofits with a Masters in Clinical Social Work, Andrea was always drawn to art. After having her first child, she started spending every free moment painting. Word of mouth spread, her paintings sold and she kept painting. Using unconventional hardware - a blow torch, iron and other heated tools - along with paper, encaustics, photography, resin and natural materials, her uncommon painting and photographic techniques give way to a vision that is intense, mysterious and ethereal. Andrea says that most of her inspiration comes from the natural world, as she captures her subject's movement, drama and complexity. She says she uses all mediums in what Van Gogh called a "language of nature," particularly in her Underwater, Wild Horses and Aspens Series. Her imagery shows curiosity, adventure and evolution which is both compelling and seductive to the viewer. "In all of my explorations in photography, I’m primarily drawn to the wonders of nature and our humanity within; the stunning perfections and imperfections of the world. I’ve spent countless hours following majestic bands of wild horses, staring above in bird sanctuaries and submerged while exploring fluidity in underwater movement."  Andrea says her latest collections Fly and Float and Submerged Gardens depict a kaleidoscopic interaction between an entirely organic, botanical color palette and the magical play between reflection and refraction.” See her website;  Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram pages. LYDIA LARSON Born in New Jersey, Lydia Larson grew up as an American nomad, something that she thinks has affected her ever since. She received her BFA locally from Montclair State University, receiving the Excellence in Painting Award of the 2009 graduating class. She went on went on to receive her MFA from Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and then traveled the world in earnest. She engaged in residencies and research in the Netherlands, Italy, India, Hawaii, Japan, and Hungary. In 2014, she received an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. She says that since an early age, art making was a means of documenting the constant changes of her surroundings. With her sense of an almost constantly changing environment came an interest in connecting experiences and places. She writes: "I believe there are multiple realities that exist at the same time, that the physical world is not all there is. I imagine many simultaneous events that link together, spilling over, in a highly organized way. Perhaps our everyday events fit into something greater; there may be a common thread weaving in and out of the lines of every history there ever was, tying us all together. Perhaps, we are these very threads stitched into a colorful and profound synchronistic quilt." Lydia says her work borrows from various histories, images, memories, and tales: "They are little worlds. I am engaged in an ongoing investigation concerning: rootlessness, voyages, spiritual forces, survival, displacement, what it means to sojourn, place, time, and the great struggle and triumph of communicating.” Lydia has exhibited across the United States and internationally. She currently lives and works in Westport, has shown at Loft Artists Association and Stamford Art Association and has a forthcoming solo show, In Plain Sight, at The Mayor’s Gallery in Stamford. See Lydia's website and Facebook page. KAREN PONELLI An Associate Member Working in many creative fields for more than 30 years, Karen Ponelli is now a full-time painter. She has an extensive background in the design world. Her prior work included faux finishing, glazing, gilding specially designed hand-painted ceilings and home decor furnishings. She also created her own line of home accessories, specially designed for interior decorator clients and specialty shops. However the time came to devote herself exclusively to painting over the last decade. Her studio/gallery is located minutes from her home in Milford, CT where she works full-time painting. Living on the water has inspired her to study the various changing colors of the atmosphere - her main focus is to capture peacefulness with paint. Karen's work is collected nationally and internationally. Her work has been represented in galleries in Connecticut, New York, Georgia and New Jersey. She was accepted into the Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport in 2014 and and is a member artist of the gallery. See Karen's website, and Instagram pages. CURRENT MEMBERS Elizabeth Agresta, Painter Valerie Ahneman, Musician Peter Alexander, Landscape     Architect Tracey Anderson-Kollar, Visual     Artist Leslee Asch. Curator, Writer Frances Ashforth, Painter/     Printmaker Judith Bacal, Designer Anna Badini, Painter Mary Bailey, Sculptor & Writer Louise Baranger, Musician Patrice Barrett, Painter Nina Bentley, Mixed Media/    Sculptor Sue Benton, Photographer Paul Berger, Photographer Karla Bernstein, Photographer Thomas Berntsen, Photographer/    Sculptor Binnie Birstein, Painter/    Printmaker Elise Black, Painter Tara Blackwell, Painter Ziggy Bober, Sculptor Amy Bock, Painter Amy Bonfils, Mixed Media Artist Dennis Bradbury, Photographer Carolyn Brady, Photographer Nancy Breakstone, Photographer Eric Brennan, Singer Michael Brennecke, Painter Wendy Brest, Mixed Media Lucienne Buckner, Sculptor Bevi Bullwinkel, Painter Miggs Burroughs, Graphic Artist Trace Burroughs, New Media Joy Bush, Photographer Louise Cadoux, Painter/Sculptor Bob Callahan, Painter Donna Callighan, Photographer Patricia Campbell, Dancer Linn Cassetta, Printmaker Polly Castor, Painter Carolyn Cavolo, Dancer Ann Chernow, Painter/Printmaker Eric Chiang, Painter Frederic Chiu, Pianist Alicia Cobb, Painter Joyce Colburn, Painter Heidi Lewis Coleman, Mixed    Media Catherine Conroy, Photographer Margaret Stapor Costa,    Filmmaker Adger Cowans, Photographer/    Painter Naomi Cruz, Painter Lisa Cuscuna, Painter Dawn Dahl, Painter Cris Dam, Painter/Muralist Holly Danger, Video Artist Betsy Davidson, Painter Carlos Davila, Painter, Sculptor Jane Davila, Fiber Artist/Mixed    Media Cortney Davis, Writer John Deakins, Sculptor Ken Delmar, Painter Loren DePalma, Painter Joseph Dermody, Painter/    Sculptor/ Furniture Maker/    Violinist Emily Derr, Illustrator/Designer Joyce DiCamillo, Musician Barbara Kunin Dierolf, Painter Jan Dilenschneider, Painter Eugenie Diserio, Painter Carol Nipomnich Dixon, Mixed    Media Erin Dolan, Painter Amy Dolego, Photographer Jennifer Drolet, Painter David Dunlop, Painter Kate Eisemann, Photographer Philip Eliasoph, Writer Jeanine Esposito, Mixed Media Katherine Evans, Painter Susan Fehlinger, Painter Mary Ferguson, Photographer Louise Flax, Mixed Media Rosaida Flores, Dancer David Laurence Flynn, Lighting    Designer Heide Follin, Painter Christa Forrest, Painter Rose-Marie Fox, Painter Cecilia Moy Fradet, Painter/     Printmaker Herm Freeman, Painter Joseph Fucigna, Sculptor Megan Garbe, Painter Sandy Garnett, Visual Artist/    Writer Rhonda Gentry, Painterr Racey Gilbert, Musician Joe Gitterman, Sculptor Leslie Giuliani, Mixed Media Scott Glaser, Painter William Glaser, Photographer Lori Glavin, Visual Artist Danielle Goldstein, Photographer Ellen Gordon, Painter Sue Brown Gordon, Painter/    Jeweler Ellen Gould, Photographer Nicole Grant-Paul, Painter Kristen Graves, Musician Len Grayeck, Painter Jen Greely, MultiMedia/    Installation Mindy Green, Mixed Media Carolina Guimarey, Mixed Media Barry Guthertz, Photographer Dorothy Hafner, Sculptor Don Hamerman, Photographer Mary Harold, Photographer Julie Headland, Painter/    Printmaker Adair Heitmann, Printmaker Kate Henderson, Mixed Media    ASSOCIATE MaryEllen Hendricks,    Photographer Gwen Hendrix, Fiber/Mixed    Media Tracy Hoffman, Photographer & Printmaker ASSOCIATE Veronica Hofstetter, Painter Bruce Horan, Painter/Printmaker Elizabeth Howard, Writer Siovhan Hutcherson, Mosaic Artist Yuko Ike, Painter Jana Ireijo, Painter Sholeh Janati, Painter Martin Johnston, Sculptor Renée Kahn, Painter/Sculptor Vasken Kalayjian, Painter Karen Kalkstein, Graphic Artist Amy Kaplan, Painter Natasha Karpinskaia, Painter Ed Katz, Theatre Critic Emily Kelting, Photographer Karen Kent, Painter Elisa Keogh, Photographer Susan Keown, Painter/Mixed    Media/ Ceramicist/    Photographer ASSOCIATE Niki Ketchman, Sculptor/    Multimedia Lesley Koenig, Painter Richard Koleszar, Painter Xiao Mai Kong, Painter Michael Kozlowski, Painter Dana Laird, Painter/Photographer Joanie Landau, Jewelry designer/     Printmaker Daniel Lanzilotta, Sculptor Lydia Larson, Painter Paul Larson, Painter Emily Hamilton Laux,    Photographer Eric Jiaju Lee, Visual Artist/    Musician Phyllis Lee, Visual Artist Julie Leff, Painter Valerie Ann Leff, Writer Susan Leggitt, Painter Barbara Loss, Photographer Shirley Lowell, Painter/Sculptor    Poet Jane Lubin, Mixed Media Katya Lebrija, Painter/Mixed    Media Jessica Makin, Painter/     Photographer Mary Manning, Painter/    Printmaker Elizabeth Marks, Painter Ruben Marroquin, Fiber Artist Nadia Martinez, MultiMedia Peter Massini, Photographer Sooo-z Mastropietro, Multimedia Barbara Mathis, Painter Megan Bonneau McCool,     Choreographer Carole McClintock, Painter Grace S. McEnaney, Painter Tessa Smith McGovern, Writer Nancy McTague-Stock, Mixed      Media Shanna Melton, Poet Kristin Merrill, Jeweler/Sculptor Toby Michaels, Painter Jay Misencik, Photographer Allyson Monson, Photographer Duvian Montoya, Painter Brechin Morgan, Painter Day Moore, Painter Nancy Moore, Painter Carol Mueller, Painter/Printmaker Cynthia Mullins, Painter Susan Murray, Painter Aisha Nailah, Mixed Media/     Photographer Tava Naiyin, Dancer Dale Najarian, Painter Karen Neems, Photographer Susan Newbold, Painter Mary Newcomb, Painter Jill Nichols, Painter Eddie Niño, Painter Judy Noel, Painter Julie O’Connor, Photographer Kazumasa Oda, Painter Amy Oestreicher, Performing/    Visual Artist Melissa Orme, Painter Rose Palmiero, Painter Parkway South, Musicians Judy Peknik, Painter Louisa Percudani, Producer,    Writer Justin Perlman, Sculptor Chris Perry, Book Artist Marjorie Poe, Painter Diane Pollack, Mixed Media Karen Ponelli, Painter ASSOCIATE Lynn Carlson Popat, Painter Joseph Provey, Painter Jennifer Prat, Photographer Ben Quesnel, Sculptor,     Videographer Cynthia Quintanal, Sound Healer Lauren Rago, Mixed Media Tim Reimer, Painter Gwen North Reiss, Poet Rick Reyes, Singer/Songwriter Barbara Ringer, Photographer Mariya Rivera, Painter Christian Roesch, Painter Alyse Rosner, Painter/Mixed    Media Richard Sadlon, Musicians Renee Santhouse, Graphic Artist Jill Sarver, Painter Roxanne Faber Savage, Visual     Artist Ellen Schiffman, Fiber Artist Norma Schlager, Fiber Artist Marianne R. Schmidt, Painter Lisa Seidenberg, Filmmaker Rick Shaefer, Visual Artist Barbara Shea, Writer Alissa Siegal, Painter Norm Siegel, Painter Lisa P. Silberman, Photographer Nomi Silverman, Graphic Artist Phyllis Sinrich, Photographer Bronislava Slagle, Mixed Media     Painter Megan Smith-Harris, Writer/     Filmmaker Cleo Sonneborn, Painter Rene Soto, Painter Liz Squillace, Painter/Printmaker Connie Stancell, Painter Sergei Stepanenko, Painter Kevin Stevens, Mixed Media Barbara Stewart, Painter Florence Suerig, Visual Artist Susan Tabachnick, Sculptor Juliette Tehrani, Painter Mick Theebs, Writer/Painter Alicia Thompson, Actress/    Playwright Dara Tomeo, Painter Kris D. Toohey, Painter Andrea Towey, Musician Ruth Kalla Ungerer, Printmaker Amy Vensel, Painter Vincent Verrillo, Painter Karen Vogel, Painter Lee Walther, Mixed Media Peggy Weis, MultiMedia Cynthia Whalen, Painter Joan Wheeler, Painter Vonne Whittleton, Mixed Media Al Coyote Weiner, Painter Jahmane West, MultiMedia Elizabeth White, MultiMedia Justin Wiest, Painter Jarvis Wilcox, Painter Bruce Williams, Painter Tammy Winser, Mixed Media Nancy Woodward, Photographer/    Mixed Media Dmitri Wright, Painter Jeffrey Wyant, Visual Artist Janet Zamparo, Visual/Literary/ Performing Artist      ❦ – See a List by Town of Artist Members: here ❦ – See a List by Town of all Organization and Creative Business Members: here YOUR NEWS ROUND-UP OF MEMBERS' NEWS GROUP SHOWS & OTHER NEWS Andrea Bonfils, Miggs Burroughs, Linn Cassetta, David Dunlop, Veronica Hofstetter, Sholeh Janati, Paul Larson, Emily Hamilton Laux, Julie Leff, Nancy Moore, Cynthia Mullins, Dale Najarian, Julie Tehrani, and Jahmane West were all curated into our Designers Celebrate the Arts party (see Facebook slideshow) by Nina Bentley at The Antique & Artisan Center, Thursday Oct. 26 in honor of DJ Carey, editorial director of CT C&G Media and to benefit the Cultural Alliance.  Karen Kalkstein, Sooo-z Mastropietro, Lee Walther, and Jahmane West all have work in BOOBs, opening at City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, Thurs. Oct. 26, 5:30-8:30pm and running through Dec. 2. The show is a "provocative exhibit depicting personal stories of breast cancer patients, their caregivers and healthcare providers, along with statements about the socio-economic conditions regarding treatment, healthcare, appearance, gender, age and race." Barbara Dierolf, Leslie Giuliani, Lori Glavin, Karen Kalkstein, Sooo-z Mastropietro, Diane Pollack, Norma Schlager, Joan Wheeler, and Nancy Woodwardare some of the 40 artists from the tri-state region, whose work is included in the show, Unbound, curated by Nancy Moore for the CT chapter of the Surface Design Association, opening Sat. Nov. 4, 5-8pm and riunning through Jan. 7, at the River Street Gallery of Fair Haven Furniture, 72 Blatchley Ave., New Haven. Focusing on fiber and fiber technique, these works "expand and challenge our ideas of what fine art can be, and of what fiber can make us feel and think about outside of its obvious and everyday uses." As the Bridgeport Art Trail kicks off Thursday Nov. 9, Cris Dam, Ruben Marroquin and Liz Squillace are among the artists opening their studios in the Bridgeport Arcade Mall. Together with Holly Danger, who will showcase a new body of performative video art, they are throwing a party celebrating Arcade Night, Fri. Nov. 10, 5-8:30pm, that will transform the Arcade into an all-immersive happening.  Music will be provided by DJ Justin Shay of JMS Jams, and drinks and small bites will be offered. Bridgeport Art Trail City-Wide Open Studios, Nov.10-12, feature member artists Linn Cassetta, Roxanne Faber Savage, Lesley Koenig Fine Art, Brechin Morgan, and Susan Newbold(at the American Fabrics Building); Ina Alisa Anderson, Alicia Cobb, Herm Freeman, Jill Sarver, Marianne R Schmidt, and Lee Walther (at 305 Knowlton Street); Adger Cowans, Vasken Kalayjian, Shanna Melton, Aisha Nailah, and Liz Squillace (at Read's ArtSpace); Patrice Barrett, Carl os Davila, Jane Davila, Barbara Dierolf, David L. Flynn, Carolina Guimarey, Gwen Hendrix, Phyllis Lee, Kristin Merrill, Susan Taylor Murray, Joe Provey, Lauren Rago, Rick Reyes, Rick Shaefer, and Janice Sweetwater (at The NEST Arts Factory); Lucienne Buckner, Christa Forrest, Chris Perry, Diane Pollack, and Tim Reimer (NEST Associates); and Susan Fehlinger, Barbara Loss, Jay Misencik, Kaz Oda, Bronislava Slagle, Lee Walther, and Bruce Williams (at the Black Rock Art Guild) INDIVIDUAL NEWS Heidi Lewis Coleman is delighted that her Dreamscape 1 (2017, acrylic & cut paper on canvas, 36" x 36")  has been acquired by the Larson Gallery Guild Board as part of the Larson Gallery's Permanent Collection in her hometown of Yakima, Washington. This was the culmination of her recent solo show in Yakima, Transitions: The Artwork of Heidi Lewis Coleman. Heidi is tremendously honored to have her artwork hanging alongside so many of the Washington State artists that she's known and admired throughout her lifetime. Carol Nipomnich Dixon will have her art featured at Images Gallery in Old Greenwich during November and December. The Reception is set for Friday, November 17. Among the 18 works she is exhibiting is Artists' Garden, (2017, mixed media embroidered collage, 16” square, at right). It incorporates William Morris fabric flower fragments, torn pieces of reproduced Klimt garden paintings, and photos of flowers from Carol’s own garden with embroidered floral images. Cris Dam will open his studio in Bridgeport’s Arcade Mall for the first time to the public during the Bridgeport Art Trail (Nov. 10-11). Among the works on view will be a new series of groundbreaking paintings that will transform his studio into a light-filled installation, pushing beyond the limits of compositional tradition. At right, Ursa (2017,  light, latex, acrylic, and oil on panel, 5 x 5 feet). In his "light" series, Cris incorporates incandescent light bulbs into oil paintings, a method that he first introduced in Explosive Target, 2013. In these paintings, which range from diminutive to large scale, he transforms the bulb from its historical place as a subject matter to a medium, integrating it in ways that have yet to be explored by compositional painters. By painting with both oil and light, he juxtaposes the tangible with the intangible. Erin Dolan has a solo show, Memory Palace, opening at the Darien Library, with a reception Fri. Nov. 3rd 6-8pm. The show runs through Dec. 11. As Erin comments, A "Memory Palace is an imaginary space in your mind where you can store mnemonic images. This exhibition is a culmination of specific locations I have lived and depicted through an abstracted lens of New York City, New Mexico, Hawaii and Coastal Connecticut." At right, Between Waikiki and NYC (2016, oil on canvas, detail). Leslie Giuliani has a piece in Nancy Moore's Unbound, opening  Sat. Nov. 4, 5-8pm at New Haven's River Street Gallery. Her Side View with Brain (2010, hooked wool on burlap, 17”x13", detail at right) is made using the traditional, primitive rug hooking technique. Click for larger image. Lori Glavin is showing a series of small thread “drawings” on paper in Nancy Moore's Unbound, opening  Sat. Nov. 4, 5-8pm at New Haven's River Street Gallery. In these, Lori uses machine stitching as one might use a drawn line. At right Simple Addition 3 (2016, thread on paper, 10" x 12"). Lori is also in Interplay, opening with a reception and artist Q&A at New Canaan Library, Thurs. Nov. 9, 6-8pm, in which she and Karen Dow intentionally explore the interplay of their individual works, featuring prints, collages and works of mixed media. Ellen Gordon will be exhibiting 45 of her most recent work this weekend in City Wide Open Studios in Erector Square (Oct.28 - 29, 12-6pm at 315 Peck Street, New Haven Building #8, 2nd floor). These pieces are what she calls her "Alter Ego" series: freer, more emotional and immediate sketches that have a touch of the macabre and reach back to the work of Schiele and Klimt that so inspire her. Ellen Gould was invited to hang a group of her photographs in the Darien Cheese Shop located in The Goodwives Shopping Plaza (25 Old Kings Hwy N). The photographs will be on display until November 30. Nod to Alden Weir (2017, a plex panel, 20" x 30", detail at right) fits perfectly into the curated autumnal theme of the shop. Joanie Landau's Justice + Equality (2017, digital collagraph, 30x40," detail at right) will be a part of the Juried Exhibit, Art of Protest at the Imago Foundation for the Arts in Warren, Rhode Island, Nov. 2-Dec. 3. This piece previously won the Award of Merit at the Cooperstown Art Association's 82nd Annual National Juried Exhibition as well as appearing in Resist at the Zenith Gallery in Washingon, DC, an exhibition juried by Carol Rhodes Dyson, Margery Goldberg and Celinda Lake in honor of the latest Resist movements captivating the globe. New member Lydia Larson has a solo show opening at The Mayor's Gallery of Stamford, Thurs. Nov. 9, 5:30-7:30pm. In Plain Sight is a collection of recent paintings that explore what Lydia sees as the synchronistic connection between places and events and those that are seen and unseen. Her work borrows from various histories, dreams, images, memories, and tales. The paintings are in essence, little worlds. Julie Leff is having solo show at the Weston Public Library and Town Hall, opening with a wine and cheese reception on Thurs. Nov. 6, 6-8 pm. Her paintings will be on view in the Library through Nov. 29, and in the Town Hall ongoing. At right, a detail of her painting, Memory (2015, oil on canvas, 30" x 25"). Sooo-z Mastropietro has her Boob Tube: Teetering on the Edge of Approval (2017, tubes of fabric, wire, tv, mdf, 18x18x45", detail at right) featured in BOOBs, opening at City Lights Gallery Thurs. Oct 26, 5:30-8:30pm, and running through Dec. 2. Sooo-z comments: "Breasts are a wondrous part of the female anatomy. An ambrosia of highly utilitarian function and pure curvilinear beauty, they are unpredictable, charismatic, mysterious, sculptural, and ever changing for better or worse. Whatever outward veneer one assumes or is bestowed, we are relatively anatomically similar on the inside. It is the yet another way we savor our individuality while wondering 'how do I look?'” Sooo-z Mastropietro has four pieces in UNBOUND, at the River Street Gallery, New Haven, opening Sat. Nov. 4, 5-8pm: RuffCuffMuff, RipTied, Tactical Forces, and The Tops (2017, 36x36, at right) Inspired by Bassonova music by Los Van Van from a recent trip to Cuba, The Tops was painted during a high-spirited listening session, and then 're-painted' with tubes created from 13 old shirts. Colors came from original shirts as well as dyeing and extraction processes. Diane Pollack has three of her stitched collages featured in UNBOUND, at the River Street Gallery, New Haven, opening Sat. Nov. 4, 5-8pm. Diane's works on white paper have a limited palette of black, red and grey as well as her signature free-form stitching. At right, Whimsy (click for larger image) Norm Siegel was inspired by the trompe l'oeil art he saw on a sixth-grade trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he saw Albert Bierstadt landscapes, and a still-life by William Harnett. Now he is exploring interactive 3-D anaglyph painting where you need the 3-D glasses to view them. See Norm's solo show, The Art of Norm Siegel at WorkPoint in Shippan Landing, Stamford, from Oct. 30 through Jan. 10, with an opening reception, Sun. Nov. 5, 4-6pm. Dara Tomeo has a solo show, Seascapes, Landscapes and Escapes, opening at Fairfield University Bookstore, Fri. Nov. 3, 6-8pm (2nd floor). The show will run through Nov. 29. A Fairfield artist, Dara's seascapes express the captivating and varied moods of water in motion, while her landscapes capture the essence and beauty of trees in varying seasons and light, and her compositions of paths in the woods entice the viewer to take an enchanted journey into her paintings. At right, detail of Coastal Bliss (2017, acrylic on canvas, 24"x40"). Lee Walther has her Vibrant Energy (2017, collage on plastic mold) in BOOBs, at City Lights Gallery through Dec. 2. This work is part of series of female forms with color and patterns depicting different energies and emotions. Lee comments that "the human body is a beautiful machine and I am fascinated by individueal faces but I choose to work with torsos and explore how I can depict aspects of the human soul and psyche." Joan Wheeler will be exhibiting her fiber art piece The Seeker, (2017, needle-felted sheep's wool, 24"x36", detail at right) in Nancy Moore's exhibition Unbound, opening Sat. Nov. 4, 5-8pm, and running through Jan. 7, at the River Street Gallery of Fair Haven Furniture. Nancy Woodward had her Burr’s Prayer Rug (2016, 35 x 25") curated into Unbound, opening Sat. Nov. 4, 5-8pm, at New Haven's River Street Gallery. Nancy's piece was created using printed Abaca tissue sewn to a light backing paper, with burlap and threads woven into the rug’s borders and fringe. Nancy says this piece recalls a childhood memory of a living room rug in her Uncle Burr’s home. Compiled List of Artist Member Openings & Events iCal Click button to right to download events to your ICAL or Google Calendar iCal Fri. Nov. 3: Erin Dolan, Memory Palace, Darien Library. Opening Reception, 6-8pm. Fri. Nov. 3: Dara Tomeo, Seascapes, Landscapes and Escapes. Fairfield University Bookstore. Opening reception, 6-8pm. Sat. Nov. 4: Unbound, River Street Gallery of Fair Haven Furniture, 72 Blatchley Ave., New Haven. Curated by Nancy Moore. Opening Reception, 5-8pm. (Barbara Dierolf, Leslie Giuliani, Lori Glavin, Karen Kalkstein, Sooo-z Mastropietro, Diane Pollack, Norma Schlager, Joan Wheeler, and Nancy Woodward). Sun. Nov. 5: Norm Siegel, The Art of Norm Siegel. WorkPoint, Shippan Landing, Stamford. Opening Reception, 4-6pm. Thurs. Nov. 9: Lori Glavin, Interplay, New Canaan Library. Opening Reception, 6-8pm Thurs. Nov. 9: Lydia Larson, In Plain Sight, Mayor's Gallery of Stamford. opening Reception, 5:30pm-7:30pm.  Thurs. Nov. 9: Julie Leff, Weston Public Library and Town Hall. Opening Reception, 6-8pm Fri. Nov. 10: Arcade Night, Bridgeport Arcade Mall. Opening Party, 5-8:30pm (Cris Dam, Holly Danger, Ruben Marroquin and Liz Squillace) Nov. 10-12: Bridgeport Art Trail: City-Wide Open Studio Now that you have read our NEWS... Check FCBuzz.org for listings of all EVENTS by our members! CALLS FOR ENTRIES -Deadlines THE CONTEMPORARY PRINT PRINT AUSTIN NOVEMBER 2 PrintAustin invites you to enter its 5th annual juried international exhibition The Contemporary Print to be held at O2 Gallery at Flatbed Press Headquarters (2832 East MLK Blvd, Austin, TX) during PrintAustin 2018. The Contemporary Print exhibition is a survey of the traditions and the innovations of contemporary printmaking happening today. While non-traditional or digital output is accepted as a print element, submissions must utilize traditional print media as their primary technique including: Lithography, Relief, Intaglio, Silkscreen, Photo Polymer Plate ( SolarPlates) and Monotype. Solely Digital and Photographic Prints are not eligible but feel free to contact us with any questions. Requirements: Images - Minimum: 3, Maximum: 10. Entry Fee $35.00. Juror: This is the first time The Contemporary Print will be accepting international artists and we are excited to have our first juror from the United Kingdom. Dr. Paul Laidler is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Fine Print Research, and Senior Lecturer in BA Illustration/MA Multidisciplinary Printmaking, University of the West England, Bristol, UK. His research explores the impact of digital technology on the field of fine art print-making, focusing on the advantages of using the traditional collaborative print studio model when generating and realising physical artefacts in the digital age. Paul has worked with artists such as Richard Hamilton, Lesley Dill, Joe Tilson, Gordon Cheung and Stanley Donwood. Awards: PrintAustin Award: $500; Gamblin Award: $200 + $200 Gift Certificate courtesy of Gamblin Artists Colors; The Awagami Paper Award: $100 + $250 (50 sheets) of "Awagami Editioning" Japanese washi paper; and Dick Blick Award: $150 Gift Certificate courtesy of Dick Blick. Open to international artists 18 years or older. Any 2-D or 3-D work including ceramics, sculpture, mixed media and artists’ books that uses printmaking as the sole or major technique in its execution. Work cannot exceed 72 inches in any direction. Be prepared to submit your artist statement if chosen for the final selection. We would prefer statements no longer than 250 words. Register and Apply here. PICTURE THAT  HISPANIC HERITAGE UNITY MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 10 Picture That, LLC and Thompson Hospitality invites Latin artists to submit artwork for the September 2018 Hispanic Heritage edition of Unity Magazine. Unity Magazine is distributed on a complimentary basis to hundreds of corporate and university dining centers throughout the United States where Thompson Hospitality provides food services. This is a great opportunity to have your artwork viewed by thousands of consumers and possibly sold. Desired Works: We are interested in a variety of unique objects in different media: paintings, watercolors, collage, drawings, photographs, prints, mixed media works as well as traditional art forms, such as beadwork, baskets, jewelry, pottery and sculpture, including works of glass. Please format the subject of your e-mail as follows: Hispanic_LastNameFirstName_City_State (Hispanic, your last name, first name and your city and state). For example: Hispanic_DoeJohn_Butte_Montana. Required Materials:  1. Five (5) digital images as jpg files of artwork to be considered; 300DPI or greater (3.5+ insize) must be available if chosen as a finalist. Name the jpg files the same as artwork title. 2. Artist Bio and/or Artist Statement (Word documents or text files are acceptable). Include detailed contact info: phone number, city and state and website address, if available, since the curatorial team may select alternative and/or additional website images to include with your submission 3. Artist Photo as jpg file Submission Process: If you have any questions and/or would like your work considered for a feature in UNITY Magazine, please e-mail the required materials below by Friday, November 10, 2017 to opencallforartists@picture-that.com. There is no fee to enter. Read complete rules here: http://enflyer.net/fs/10026 FAIRFIELD COUNTY ARTS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ANNUAL EXHIBITION INDEPENDENCE HALL NOVEMBER 30 Fairfield County Arts Association (FCAA) is a networking group for area artists. Membership includes a presentation by an artist at monthly meetings, a website with postings of artwork by members, plein air sketch outings, and a monthly newsletter. FCCA has issued a call to artists for its annual member exhibition to be held at Independence Hall, 725 Old Post Rd, Fairfield, Dec. 1, 2017 - Jan. 11, 2018. A reception will be held Dec. 21, 7-8:30pm. All area artists are invited to enter work. Entrants must complete an application for and bring up to 3 original wall pieces in any media up to 40 inches in any direction. The annual membership fee is $40. The entry fee for the show is $20 for up to 2 original wall pieces ready for hanging, up to 40″ in any direction. 3rd work is $5. For full details and to enter click here for entry form.  Receiving Nov. 30, 1-3pm at Independence Hall. Hanging: Nov. 30, 1-4pm. PEWABIC POTTERY DETROIT  ON THE ROCKS: VESSELS FOR DRINKING NOVEMBER 10 Detroit’s Pewabic Pottery is pleased to announce ON THE ROCKS: An Exhibition of Vessels For & Related to Drinking, juried by Pete Pinnell. Pewabic is a National Historic Landmark pottery located in Detroit’s Jefferson Corridor. Founded by Mary Chase Perry Stratton in 1903, whose experiments with glazes changed the face of contemporary ceramics and her business partner Horace James Caulkins, their blend of art and technology gave the pottery its distinctive qualities as Detroit's contribution to the International Arts and Crafts movement and exemplified the American Craftsman Style. For ON THE ROCKS,  artists from around the globe ages 18 and older may submit up to 5 ceramic works for consideration. Works may include cups, mugs, tumblers, goblets, steins, bottles, flasks and jugs. All works must be functional, food safe and available for sale. Entry fee: $40. Prizes: $500 First, $250 Second, $100 Third. And Remember... Nov. c1: New Canaan Library: Artist in Residence Program Application Deadline Nov. c4: 10x10 NEST Fundraising Exhibit Submissions Deadline Nov. 6-10: Spectrum Gallery, Centerbrook: Winter! Submissions Due Nov. 10: Land Art Generator Initiative Willimantic Project: RFQ Submissions due Nov. 15: Heritage Gardens: Commemorations Exhibition Entry Deadline Nov. 17: Smithsonian.com: 15th Annual Photo Contest Submission Deadline Nov. 18: Easton Arts Council: Annual Juried Photography Show Submission Deadline See other deadlines below in Opportunities Calendar Resources: Cafe.org CallforEntry.org: Run by WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation) this is a registry of opportunities, as well as an application management system. Registration required. ArtSake: Archive of Calls for Artists, run by the Massachusetts Arts Council ArtDeadline.com "the art world's first and most accessed resource of its kind" The ArtGuide.com: Calls for Artists (can be indexed by state and deadline) Scoop.It: Public Art RFPs and RFQs NYFA Opportunities: Calls, Residencies and other opportunities. Can be indexed by date, location and type No Film School recently released a list of opportunities available from October to December for documentary, narrative, screenwriting, and new media projects Poets & Writers - the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests grants and awards available anywhere. OPPORTUNITIES JACOBS PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INSIDE/OUT STAGE PERFORMANCE APPLICATIONS OCTOBER 31 Dancers, Choreographers Applications are currently being accepted to perform at the 2018 Inside/Out stage at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (June 20-August 26, 2018) and Inside/Out performances occur every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening during the Festival. Jacob’s Pillow is interested in presenting all dance forms and genres, including culturally-specific dance forms and dance-theater in addition to classical and contemporary choreography. Artist submissions that contain an audience engagement element, work-in progress proposal, or educational component are welcome. Performances take place on the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage. Both audience and performers are surrounded by nature and the stunning backdrop of the Berkshire Hills. Performances are free and open to the public. They are geared toward exposing audiences to dance in an informal way, giving all people, regardless of their financial means, the opportunity to experience a wide variety of dance. Both the content and production needs of your presentation must be appropriate for a free outdoor venue with sound only. There are no lights, wings or other staging, and the performance moves indoors in the event of rain. Apply here. Click image for video NEA - MUSICAL THEATRE SONGWRITING CHALLENGE JANUARY 5 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced the expansion of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, a national competition for high school students who have a passion for writing songs that could be part of a musical theater production. Launched in 2016 as a pilot program in three cities (Dallas, TX; Minneapolis, MN, Seattle, WA), the Songwriting Challenge offers six semi-finalists mentorship opportunities with professional songwriters and musicians and the opportunity to have an original song performed by those musicians. Also, the finalists will be awarded a school scholarship and more. Applications are due by January 5, 2018. Regional semifinals will be held in February and the national competition among the six semifinalists will be in April. The Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts partnering with the American Theatre Wing and in collaboration with Playbill, Inc. and Disney Theatrical Productions. If you teach or work with high school students, please help us to spread the word about this exciting opportunity! PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHERRY STREET ART BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS AS AN ARTIST NORWALK LIBRARY NOVEMBER 1 Artist and Fine Art Consultant Liz Tardif and Cherry Street Art, present a series of free presentations and discussions on Building Your Business As An Artist. This presentation is designed as an introduction to understanding the process and value of creating a business plan that will help visual artists succeed in building a collector base and earning an income from their art. To be discussed are the basics for organizing and operating the business of marketing and selling art and how to design a map for your own success. Submitting applications to galleries, the pros and cons of publishing, identifying a target market, business building resources and much more will be discussed. As a follow-up to this presentation, individual and group Business Planning Sessions will be offered to artists who are interested. Norwalk Public Library, Weds. Nov. 1, 6:30-8:00pm, 2nd Floor, 3/4 Auditorium, register here, or call 203 899-2780 x 15133. CREATIVE CAPITAL WEBINARS Mon. Nov. 6:  7-8:30pm $25 Unlocking Europe: Commissions & Festivals Revealed Frustrated by the art market in the US? Artist Kurt Perschke has built his career around working with presenters all over Europe. In this course, he will teach you how to find commissions and art festivals in Europe, how to write tech riders, and about negotiation tactics specific to arts organizations outside the US. Register Mon. Nov. 20 7-8:30pm $25 Producing & Funding Your Community Engagement Campaign In the past few years, Stephanie Bleyer has raised millions of dollars for engagement campaigns for over 20 social justice projects. She will teach artists of all disciplines how to create a plan, partner effectively, find an audience and measure the impact of a project once it's completed.  Register JOBS ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY - BRIDGEPORT ART SUPPLY CLERK Artist & Craftsman Supply in Bridgeport is seeking a helping hand in the form of a full-time art supply clerk. The ideal candidate has past retail experience, is a dedicated team player, has a friendly demeanor and a willingness to learn. Main tasks and responsibilities include: help customers locate products in the store; give product details and demonstrations to customers; ensure that all displayed items in the store comply with company standards; follow standard operating procedures of the store; keep inventory active and stocked, follow all receiving and stocking guidelines; accurately and properly handle the store’s money including the opening and closing of a register, as well as the basic security of the register during store hours; and all other duties as assigned by management. Physical Requirements:   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, bend, reach, climb, grasp, and key. Employees are required to speak and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Experience with fine art materials such as oil painting, printmaking, sculpture materials, etc. is preferred, but not necessary. Weekend and evening work is required. Benefits are available. To be considered for this job, send your resume and a cover letter introducing yourself and how your skills apply to working here. Email: bptct@artistcraftsman.com or mail to: 1001 Main Street, Bridgeport, 06604. No phone calls please.  KENNEDY CENTER TRUMBULL  EXPRESSIVE ARTS FACILITATOR/THERAPIST  The Kennedy Center, Trumbull, offers a broad range of programs and services for children, adults, and the elderly with diverse disabilities. The Kennedy Center seeks a per diem Expressive Arts Facilitator/Therapist - ($15/$18 per hour).  Responsibilities  include: to develop and implement an expressive therapy program that interfaces with the individual needs of each participant to include a variety of disciplines; to provide opportunities for consumers to explore themselves in the areas of art, yoga, music, dance, media and poetry. etc.; to conduct individual and group sessions in the areas of art, music, movement, drama.; to develop a curriculum and goals for each activity planned, tying them in with prevailing established goals for consumers. Hours: oncall generally, Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.). Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Expressive Therapy or related field; significant and demonstrated experience instructing in area of discipline may be considered in lieu of degrees; two years experience in area of specialization (i.e., music, art, drama, yoga, etc.); one year experience working with people with disabilities preferably with the age group assigned to. Please send resume and cover letter to: hr@kennedyctr.org   Jobs Previously Listed and Still Available Aldrich Museum: Head of Marketing Brookfield Crafts Center: Manager of Charitable Giving Bruce Museum: Brucemobile Instructor. Caramoor: Special Events Assistant Connecticut Historical Society: Exhibit Developer Connecticut Humanities: Executive Director Connecticut Office of the Arts: Unpaid internships Downtown Cabaret: Digital Marketing Specialist Fairfield County Children’s Choir: Part-time Executive Director Stamford Museum & Nature Center: Curator of Collections & Exhibitions Westport Country Playhouse: P/T Box Office and Concessions Associate MEMBERS: Please post your Job Opportunities in FCBuzz Classifieds: http://fcbuzz.org/classified/jobs/ FOLLOW US! Follow the Cultural Alliance on Twitter,  Facebook,    YouTube + Instagram. Then, share this newsletter with your friends. Thanks! OPPORTUNITIES CALENDAR OCTOBER Oct. 31: Experimental Studio Residencies, Newcastle, UK: Application Deadline NOVEMBER Nov. c1: New Canaan Library: Artist in Residence Program Application Deadline Nov. c1: Norwalk Library: Building Your Business As An Artist Nov. c1: Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival One-Act Play Submission Deadline Nov. c4: 10x10 NEST Fundraising Exhibit Submissions Deadline Nov. 6-10: Spectrum Gallery, Centerbrook: Winter! Submissions Due Nov. 10: Land Art Generator Initiative Willimantic Project: RFQ Submissions due Nov. 15: Heritage Gardens: Commemorations Exhibition Entry Deadline Nov. 17: Smithsonian.com: 15th Annual Photo Contest Submission Deadline Nov. 18: Easton Arts Council: Annual Juried Photography Show Submission Deadline DECEMBER Dec. c1: Provincetown Fine Arts Center: Writers Fellowships Application Deadline Dec. c1: Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, USA International Travel Grants: Application Deadline for               projects taking place March 15, 2018 and March 14, 2019. Dec. 12: Puffin Foundation: Application Deadline for Music, Photography and Theatre Projects The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is a 501(c)(3) organization. We are very grateful for the support of our individual and organization members, our individual donors and the following organizations.
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