Subject: Artists Newsletter September 2022

News & Opportunities for

Visual & Performing Artists of Fairfield County

September 2022

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Lucy Krupenye, an award winning sculptor, creates wall hanging assemblages out of found objects such as stone, wood, metal and bone. Her sculptures, which range in height from less than 1 foot to over 6 feet high, are organic and Zen in feeling. Although some of them are whimsical, most frequently Lucy searches for harmony among the diverse elements. Her sculptures are often her personal reflections and meditations, but they can also represent the physical reflections and counterparts that exist in nature, life and our world. Lucy has exhibited extensively in galleries and museums in the Northeast and New York City and her work is in collections in the U.S. and Europe. WEBSITE

OUR NEWS

NOW ON SOUNDCLOUD

"WHAT PAIER COLLEGE IS BRINGING TO BRIDGEPORT"


The September WPKN Community Radio 89.5FM SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE is now available as podcast via SoundCloud. Hear about Paier's plans for how it will contribute to the arts and cultural life of its new home. Meet President Bierbaum, Khanlar Gasimov, the new director of the Schelfhaudt Gallery, and Ian McDonald, Technical Director & Event Coordinator at the Mertens Theater.

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ARTS & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY 6

SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 19th


Randy Cohen, Vice President for Research at Americans for the Arts, will be visiting our region for a full day and night of activities on October 19th. Meet Randy and learn how you can help with Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) report. Our local nonprofit arts and culture organizations have been and will continue to be critical to our economic recovery. This new study will give us the data we need to prove the arts and culture continue to mean business in Fairfield County! If you are interested in volunteering to help with audience surveys, contact Executive Director David Green at david@culturalalliancefc.org

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HAPPY ARTS EDUCATION WEEK!


A huge thank you to all the teaching artists out there! Your work is so important and we celebrate you this week and always. #becauseofArtsEd

HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH!

September 15 - October 15


We honor and celebrate Hispanic arts and culture this month and always. We are looking forward to the events and exhibits that celebrate this month as well.

YOUR NEWS

Melissa Benedek was accepted to a juried show titled, “Art At The Ferguson” at the Stamford Ferguson Library, running October-January. The piece that was selected is titled, “Inside My Room.” WEBSITE Email: Melissabenedekart@gmail.com

Barbara Boeck has the following pieces in the following exhibitions: "AQUATIC COLORPLAY" @Rowayton Arts Center, Marine & Coastal Show - Sept.4 - Oct. 1. 2022; "BEYOND BOUNDARIES" @Carriage Barn Art Center, 45th Annual Member Show - Sept.10 - Oct. 9, 2022; "REBIRTH" @Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 45th Annual Juried Exhibition -Sept.17 - Oct. 16, 2022. Reception 9/17, 4-6pm WEBSITE

Nancy Breakstone's photograph “Sea Grass Reflection” (digital 36” x 35) is showing in the Carriage Barn Arts Center “45th Annual Member Show” through Oct. 9.  She also has a photograph in the Rowayton Arts Center “Marine and Coastal Show through Oct. 1 and will be showing two of her photographs in their “Autumn Juried Show 2022.”Oct. 9 - Nov. 5, with an opening reception on Oct. 9, 4-6pm. She also had one photo juried into the Stamford Art Associations “Celebrating New Art: Work Created Since 2020," Oct. 2- Jan. 19, with an opening reception on Oct. 20, 6-7:30pm at the Ferguson Library. WEBSITE EMAIL 

Ann Chernow is collaborating with writer Judith Marks-White on a book of ten NOIR short stories. Chernow will illustrate these shorts with ten lithographs of her NOIR-based images. The First story, “The Gun Moll” is accompanied by a lithograph having the  title of the first story, "The Gun Moll”  17 x 14” (shown here). The painting is in the collection of Kristin and John McKinney.

Bevi Bullwinkle is in the Rowayton Arts Center Marine Show with her painting called "Under Sail." It is a mixed media 20 X 16. Show dates are October 19 - November 5 with a reception on October 9, 4-6pm. She is also in the current Carriage Barn Arts Center Annual Member Show through October 9. The piece (shown here) represents a divided world. WEBSITE

Lauren Clayton will lead an Artist Talk at the New Britain Museum of Art, 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, on Sunday September 18th at 1 PM. "Museum Unwrapped" with Lauren Clayton is part of the programming around the 30 Americans exhibition. Drawn from the acclaimed Rubell Museum in Miami, Florida, 30 Americans showcases works by some of the most significant Black and African American artists of the last four decades, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Carrie Mae Weems, Kerry James Marshall, Mickalene Thomas, Kara Walker, Hank Willis Thomas, and Kehinde Wiley. LEARN MORE WEBSITE INSTAGRAM

Jane Davila had an article featured in Quilting Arts Magazine about the Migrant's Alphabet exhibit, featuring work by national fiber and other artists. The travels next to View Art Center in Old Forge, NY, opening in late September. WEBSITE

Elisa Contemporary Art will be at the Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Booth D24 on the first floor in NYC from Sept 22-25 - featuring two CAFC artists: Tim Nighswander and Dale Najarian. There are a limited number of Complimentary Admission tickets available for the VIP and all fair days. Get a complimentary ticket Be sure to select "All Access/Exhibitor VIP" The tickets will be emailed to you or available in a digital form.

Eugenie Diserio’s painting, "Chiron" (acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40”) is currently on view in the 45th Annual Member Show at Carriage Barn Arts Center in New Canaan. The diverse exhibit of subjects, styles and media runs through October 9. WEBSITE

Lucy Krupenye is thrilled to share that the Hammond Museum, 28 Deveau Road North Salem, NY, is featuring her family's artistic history through November 5th. "Artistic Legacies: The Krupenye Family" and " Zen Sanctuary" are open to the public and there will be a reception on Saturday, September 17, 2-4pm. There is a section on her grandmother's gallery in Woodstock, NY in the 60's, a Memorial Retrospective for her mom in the Hays Gallery, her sculptures in the Goelet Gallery, and her curated group exhibition "Zen Sanctuary" in the Guild Hall Gallery. Hours: Wednesday through Saturday from 12-4pm Sculpture pictured: "Ancient Message" WEBSITE                        

Metro Art Studios is planning its gala - a unique Art + Design event to benefit Adam J Lewis Academy. Seven local interior designers are teaming up with Metro Art Studios artists to create a showcase of fine art and interior design and each designer will feature one artist. It's Metro's version of a “white room challenge,” showing off their design aesthetic and style while highlighting how well fine art works as a focal point. Ticket proceeds will support Adam J Lewis Academy in Bridgeport, a private school providing a social-emotional learning experience to local students with tuition based on what they can pay. The artist studios will also be open for guests to explore the renovated factory on Saturday, Oct.1, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. BUY TIX

Russell Miyaki is featured in the Atlanta's DK Gallery in Atlanta's "All Creatures Great & Small" which debuts an exhibit full of wonderful creatures big and small. In addition to Miyaki, the show will highlight artists Jeffie Brewer, Julia Burns, Lauren Chambers, Amy Cobb, and more. This show runs through September 24th. Shown here: Boston Terrier, 2022 Acrylic on Canvas, 27.50 x 27.50 in. WEBSITE

Dale Najarian, who was featured in The Affordable Art Fair in New York City, also has her 'Ode to Our Ocean' in Eco Evolution, Norwalk through November 1st. This exhibit in EcoEvolution’s Green Room Gallery, features works by Dale and CAFC member Jana Ireijo, and celebrates the beauty of our seas, bringing awareness to climate change and pollution to our Oceans. She may also be seen at Metro Art Studios Open Studios October 2 (12-4pm) November 12, 13 (10am-5pm) and December 5 (12-4pm) in Collaborations with the Bridgeport Art Trail Studio 101.

Tim Nighswander has selected works featured by Elisa Contemporary Art (Booth D-24) in the Fall Affordable Art Fair which will be held September 22 - 25 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St, NY, NY. Tim will be at the booth on Saturday the 23rd at 2:00 for anyone who would like to meet the artist. Currently Tim also has works on view in both the Carriage Barn Arts Center's Annual Member's Show in New Canaan and in the Ridgefield Guild of Artists Annual Members Show in Ridgefield. WEBSITE

RIdgefield Guild of Artists opens its 45th Annual Juried Exhibition on September 17th, 4-6pm, with 366 pieces by 129 artists submitted with 72 pieces by 47 artists accepted.The following CAFC members are in the show: Barbara Boeck, Michael Brennecke, Kat Evans, Gayle Gleckler, Fruma Markovits, Nancy Moore, Erin Nazzaro, Tim Nighswander, Barbara O’Shea, Diane Pollack, Norm Siegel, and Greg Welz.

Barbara Ringer won an honorable mention with her piece Regularly Scheduled Program  17” x 21” x 2.5” hanging in the Photography and Sculpture Show at Rowayton Arts Center, on the wall until August 28th. She also had a piece accepted in the Five Points Small Works Exhibition in Torrington, juried by Douglas Hyland. Barbara had several pieces in the Artists Collective of Westport Pop Up. She was selected by the curators at the Royal Society of American Art for a small group show entitled Altered Dreams.  The show runs through October 9 at 400B S.2nd Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The piece (shown here) is Somniphobia, (fear of sleep) 17” x 25” x 3” - a metal print in custom wood frame. It is one of three works juried in to this show. VIEW MORE 

Lizzy Rockwell's book, The All-Together Quilt, was chosen for the Library of Congress National Book Festival’s Great Reads from Great Places program. Connecticut Center for the Book has selected The All-Together Quilt authored and illustrated by Rockwell to represent the young reader category for Connecticut at the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival. In the book, Lizzy Rockwell tells the heartwarming story of a diverse group of people coming together to make things both lasting and beautiful—a quilt and friendships.

Debbie Smith showed her porcelain Dancing Orbs at Spring/Break Art Show, NYC with The CAMP Gallery. The show ran from Sept 7th - 12th. WEBSITE

Scott Smith and North County Band will hold a "Connecticut" Album Release Party for their album at The Bijou in Bridgeport on October 28th. The band's song "Connecticut" was shared by Governor Lamont on Twitter, featured on News 12 CT, and discussed on the Chaz and Daj show on 99.1PLR FM. North County Band embodies country music from Connecticut, performing a mix of originals and covers from Allman to Grateful, Waylon to Dwight, Wilco to Skynyrd.This event supports SpreadMusicNow. LEARN MORE

Sova Dance & Puppet Theatre will welcome guests to the Newtown Arts Festival with their giant parade puppets of Titania and Oberon this weekend on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 11am-12pm. Adelka Polak of Sova Theater also received the Artist Responds grant award round 2 for her seasonal project entitled “Fantastical Footpaths” with the support of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the federal ARPA.  “Fantastical Footpaths” kicked off in the spring on Earth Day with a fairy & goblin walk through Franc’s Preserve in Bethel in order to welcome the forest and the life within into the budding of spring hosted by the Bethel Land Trust & Find Us Outside Nature Immersion. The next pollinator puppet-making event in this series is at the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary for their Monarchs, Meadows & More! on Sept. 25th. 

Trish Wend is one of 37 artists participating in a fundraising auction for United Help Ukraine. Proceeds go to medical equipment and supplies for OHMATDYT, Ukraine's largest children's hospital. The online auction on Bidsquare runs through September 28. There will be 45 works for sale, many by distinguished master artists. "Forsythia in Blue" is on view at the NOAPS 2022 Best of America Juried Exhibition. The show is hosted by the Wilcox Gallery in Jackson Hole, WY through October 8. "Asian Crabapples" was accepted into the Guild of Boston Artists New England Regional Juried Exhibition, which runs through October 21. WEBSITE

Joan Wheeler is exhibiting "Sowing the Seeds of Liberty" at MOCA Westport. This 40" x 60" fiber art piece is sewn and needle-felted and represents two early woman's rights activists whose endeavors were integral to women getting the right to vote. This show, Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse, is a collaboration with MOCA Westport, The Contemporary Art Modern Project (The CAMP Gallery) and the Fiber Artists Miami Association (FAMA). The exhibition explores how female artists, utilizing textiles as their medium, subvert the social expectation of crafting by lambasting this soft medium with political and social awareness. Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse is on view at MoCA Westport through October 2nd. Joan is also exhibiting at the CAMP Gallery in Westport as part of The Quilt Project. WEBSITE

OTHER NEWS

SIX THINGS TO STOP SAYING IN YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT


Alicia Puig, CEO of P X P Contemporay Online Museum, explains how your artist statement should act as a guide, explaining aspects of your art that people might not immediately notice or appreciate on their own. In this way, people can have a deeper and more engaging connection with your work. Steer clear of these six things to avoid saying in your artist statement so that you can connect with your audience in a meaningful way.

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THE ARTIST'S CREED: 10 PRINCIPLES FOR YOUR ARTS CAREER


This is distilled advice from several people with intentions and action steps that can help you protect and strengthen yourself, as a member of a community, an individual who must survive in the world, and as a creator.

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ARTS FOR LEARNING


In partnership with the Teaching Artist Hub, AFLCT is launching a new program called Emerge, a training and mentorship program for emerging teaching artists that aims to support folks from underrepresented communities in developing the skills and network to serve young people through arts in education. They are seeking applicants for a paid training program. The application will be live at www.aflct.org/emerge through September 30. Reach out to Alex Novak Foster here:

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IT'S CT BOOK FESTIVAL SEASON!


Connecticut Book Festival: October 1, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. West Hartford Conference Center, Town Hall building,50 South Main Street, West Hartford


Haystack Book Festival: September 30 to October 2, 2022, various times. Norfolk Public Library, 9 Greenwoods Rd East, Norfolk


Hartford Book Festival: September 23 to 25, 2022 at various locations Day One: Writers’ Workshops Only

Day Two: The Fourth Annual Hartford Book Festival

Day Three: An Evening of Poetical Musings

CREATE THE VOTE


Are you ready to support arts champions this Election Day?

CT Arts Alliance has launched #CreatetheVoteCT 2022, a nonpartisan campaign to raise awareness for the Arts among candidates running for the Connecticut Legislature. If we want the arts to thrive, then we need arts champions! Candidates responses to a survey will be posted on the Ct Arts Alliance website so that you can support candidates who support the Arts. Here’s how you can get involved:


  • Join #CreatetheVoteCT to keep up to date

  • Check out the #CreatetheVoteCT Toolkit for ways to share

  • Find answers to your voting questions with the Voter Resource Guide.

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STUDIO INSTITUTE OPPORTUNITY


Join a Community of Artists as an Artist Instructor of Studio Institute. PART-TIME PAID OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2022–23 SCHOOL YEAR in Greenwich & Stamford, CT. They partner with community organizations to help young people develop their creative vision and artistic skills through visual arts workshops led by professional artists. As a Studio artist instructor, you may work with children and young people at early learning centers, schools, or libraries—fostering individual, family, and community engagement in arts learning.

Deadline is October 1st, 2022.

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OCTOBER IS NATIONAL ARTS & HUMANITIES MONTH


It’s the perfect time to plan for National Arts & Humanities Month (NAHM)! There are a lot of ideas for ways to celebrate and a number of new initiatives, tools, and resources for 2022, including a redesigned suite of logos that are freely available for use and an expanded color palette. Visit the NAHM Resources page to learn more and download logo files to get started promoting NAHM events in your community! The #ShowYourArt2022 Instagram challenge features a unique theme each day in October to inspire you to express yourself and uplift the cultural assets and experiences in your community. Work with your local media to get the word out about NAHM and how your community is taking part. Get tips, a sample press release, and a guide to writing op-eds and letters to the editor by using NAHM media resources. Save the Date: Americans for the Arts’ October Member Briefing will take place Tuesday, October 11, at 3:00 p.m. ET with a focus on National Arts & Humanities Month.

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CAREFULLY WORDED DEFINITION OF "MUSEUM" ESCHEWS NEUTRALITY


A near-unanimous vote by members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has officially replaced its standing definition of a “museum” with a more contemporary one. The new definition introduces terms like “accessibility,” “inclusivity,” “diversity,” and “community,” marking a more horizontal and democratic conception of the modern museum. ICOM’s definition of a museum was last updated in 2007 during General Assembly conference proceedings in Vienna. But since 1974, modifications to ICOM’s definition have been relatively minor and piecemeal. Read the full new definition here:

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CALLS FOR ARTISTS

METRO ARTS SEEKS CURATOR PROPOSALS FOR NOV EXHIBIT


DEADLINE: SEPT 17

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SILVERMINE GUILD OF ARTISTS MEMBERSHIP


DEADLINE: SEPT 21

LEARN MORE & APPLY HERE

WESTPORT ARTS ADVISORY COMM & WESTPORT PUBLIC ART COLLECTIONS COMM SEEK LOANS OF LARGE SCALE ARTWORK FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS


DEADLINE: SEPT 23

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WINGS 4 PEACE


MISSION #3 DEADLINE: SEPT 24

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ART, DESIGN, & THE AUTOMOBILE


DEADLINE: SEPT 25

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BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC ART FUND

ART ON BROAD STREET


DEADLINE: SEPT 29

LEARN MORE & APPLY HERE

PHILIP JOHNSON GLASS HOUSE & STAND TOGETHER AGAINS RACISM (S.T.A.R) "THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE INTERSECTION OF ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE" YOUTH ARTS SHOWCASE


DEADLINE: OCT 4

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NORWALK PUBLIC LIBRARY INDIE & LOCAL AUTHOR CELEBRATION


DEADLINE: OCT 5

CONTACT LIBRARY DIRECTOR

URSA DRAWINGS AFTER DARK


DEADLINE: OCT 5

APPLY HERE

YOUNG ARTS NATIONAL ARTS COMPETITION


DEADLINE OCT 14

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"CAPTURING NEW CANAAN" PLEIN AIR ART EVENT & EXHIBIT


DEADLINE: OCT 15

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DeFINE ART GALLERY EXHIBIT

CT's FIRST HYBRID NFT & CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION


DEADLINE: OCT 20

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ARTS ALLIANCE OF STRATFORD "ELEMENTS" EXHIBIT


DEADLINE: NOV 3

LEARN MORE & APPLY HERE

EASTON ARTS COUNCIL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST 2022

JUDGE: ADGER COWANS


DEADLINE: NOV 5

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KELLER LIDDELL GALLERY SEEKS NEW MEMBERS

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BRIDGEPORT ART TRAIL

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LINKS TO OPPORTUNITIES

JOBS, INTERNSHIPS, & VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

 

FUNDING, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, + MORE

Foundwork Artist Prize for Contemporary Art

Deadline: SEPT 26


NEMA Scholarships & Fellowships

Deadline: SEPT 30


NYFA Fiscal Sponsorships

Deadline: SEPT 30


Pioneer Works Open Call (Visual Arts, Tech, Music)

Deadline: SEPT 30


Grand Canyon Artist In Residence

Deadline: SEPT 30


Alex J. Ettl Sculptor Grant

Deadline: OCT 3


Emerging BANFF Artist In Residence 2023

Deadline: OCT 5


The Bennett Prize

Deadline: OCT 7


Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program

Deadline: OCT 7


Rauschenberg Dance Emergency Grant

Deadline: OCT 14


COA Artist Fellowship Program

Deadline: OCT 17


NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre

Deadline: NOV 1


Smithsonian American Art Museum Research Fellowships

Deadline: NOV 1


NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre

Deadline: NOV 1


The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant

Deadline: ROLLING


The Awesome Foundation On the Water Grants

Deadline: ROLLING


CT Sea Grant

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

STUDIO RENTALS

THE KNOWLTON is a historic, a one-of-a-kind waterfront venue located on the Pequonnock River estuary in the Washington Park Historic District on Bridgeport’s East Side. Once referred to as “Pembroke City” — it is an area rich with some of the finest examples of nineteenth century residential architecture in the country — largely due to P.T. Barnum and William Noble, who invested heavily in its development.
 Today, The Knowlton houses a thriving community of visual artists, cutting edge innovators and production companies, surrounded by a world-class mural park. Two Rentals Available!

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RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Artist Communities Alliance Directory of Artist Residencies
Artworkarchive: Complete guide to Artist Opportunities; Calls for Artists
Call for Entry (Cafe)
Massachusetts Arts Council ArtSake Calls to Artists
Creative Ground (New England's Directory of Creative Enterprises and Artists)
Creative Capital
Hyperallergic Opportunities
New York Foundation for the Arts Classifieds (Opportunities; Jobs)
Springboard for the Arts (Opportunities) 

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