the arts association for Aquidneck Island and nearby towns
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"Let me ask you something, what is not art?"
~Author Unknown
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From the President
Welcome to our new on-line version of Guild Ink. Going to this format, provided through Constant Contact, enables us at minimal cost to include pictures and other formatting for a more interesting and informative newsletter. There are many different computer systems out there, and we want to make sure that yours can receive this new format and that you can read it easily. If you can't, please email me (eric.broudy@verizon.net) and copy Karen Talbot, Guild Ink's editor, at karentalbotart@gmail.com, and we'll try to figure things out.
April brings a show of student artwork to the gallery from a number of area high schools - Portsmouth, Middletown and Tiverton public schools, as well as Portsmouth Abbey, Rogers High School, and St. George's in Newport. In addition, simultaneously with the opening reception on Friday, April 4, 6-8 pm, Jan Armor has arranged for a photo exhibition of work by students from the Elmhurst School across the parking lot in the former Armor & Martel Photography building. The opening reception will also feature music by Sidewinder, a local 3-piece student rock band, from 7 to 8pm.
Of course, April also begins the ongoing exhibition of works by the Guild's resident artists on the standing panels. From April through July, you'll see work by Wanda Perkowska Coderre, Anne Winthrop Cordin, John Forasté, Carol Gates, Libby Gilpatric, Carol Lynn Hall, Rita Heymann, Jerry Landay, Toni Petersen, Jane Renwick, Lenny Rumpler, and John Tolley, as well as jewelry by Mary Ann Martin and Martha NacNaught in the display cases.
The next members' meeting, Tues., April 15, will feature a discussion by Marion Wilner, painter and printmaker. Marion is a long time member of the DeBlois gallery in Newport. She is also Professor Emerita of Arts at Bristol Community College in Fall River, where she founded the art department. She will speak about Jewish artists and themes in their work, a subject which is often reflected in her own work.
It's a whole new season of art at the Center for the Arts. If you're not currently involved on a committee and want to get more involved, give me a call or send an email and let me know. This is your arts guild; we want to hear your ideas and have you participate as much as you can.
See you at the gallery!
~Eric Broudy |
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Call for Artists 
Gallery X New Works 2008. Exhibit dates: April 16 - May 18, 2008. Artist reception: Friday, April 18, 6-9 pm. Juried exhibition, all 2-D and 3-D media accepted. Juror: Adrian Tio, artist and Dean of CVPA, UMASS Dartmouth. Drop-off dates: 4/2/ to 4/10 during gallery hours: Wed to Fri 11am-5pm, Sat&Sun 11am-3pm or by appt. Deadline: Thursday, April 10, 5pm. Work must not have been previously shown at Gallery X. 2-D work should be ready to hang with wire. Price: $35/3 works. $10/piece for each additional work.The fee is non-refundable. Final selection will be made by the juror. More info call508-992-2675 or visit www.galleryx.org
Art Contest. The Ocean State Center for Independent Living is holding its 20th anniversary celebration on June 26, 2008. As part of that celebration, OSCIL is soliciting submissions of artwork that exemplifies the theme of "Reaching New Heights". The artist with the winning selection will receive an award of $300.00. The original art will be displayed at OSCIL and may be reproduced as a poster, greeting card, or as part of a calendar which will be used to raise additional funds for OSCIL. Deadline for submissions: by 3pm on April 15 at the OSCIL office, 1944 Warwick Avenue, Warwick, RI. For more info and specifics, contact Susan Shapiro at 401-263-7876. 2008 ACGOW Regional Art Exhibit. The Arts Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, 12 High St. Westerly, RI 02891 announces call for entries for juried show in all fine art and fine craft media. Hand delivered work only Sunday, April 27, 12- 4pm and Monday, April 28, 2- 6pm. Non- members & associate members: first entry $15, subsequent entries $7 each. No limit on number of entries. Artist Members: Up to 5 entries included in dues. Cash awards. Reception Wednesday, May 7, 5-8 pm. Awards at 7pm. Part of the Westerly/Pawcatuck Art Stroll. For more info, entry forms, and juror bios go to www.westerlyarts.com or call 401-596-2221. Second Annual Paint the Parks Competition and Exhibition. Paint the Parks Art Competition is an open national artists competition with proceeds to help fund the PaintAmerica mission of supporting the visual arts and artists across the country. A portion of proceeds from Paint the Parks will be contributed annually to the National Parks Foundation and the PaintAmerica Scholarship Fund. Discounted entry fee of $40 for all entries postmarked by May 1, 2008; Final entry deadline: May 31, 2008 ($50 entry fee). For more info and to download a prospectus: www.paintamerica.org/Reach For the Sky. Submit your painting or drawing representing any steeple found in the City of Newport. Art will be exhibited by Channing Church for 2 weeks prior to auction. Proceeds from auction of steeple art work will be shared between artist and Friends of the Channing Steeple Fund. Work must be framed and prepared for hanging. An image file required in JPEG format. Public vote at exhibit opening will determine twelve works for 2009 calendar. Drop off date for art work: May 9 & 10,10am-2pm. Exhibit opening and vote: May 17, 5pm-7pm. Exhibition runs from May 18 thru May 31. Combined Auction art work & services at Fenner Hall: May 31. For more info: www.channingchurch.org 21st Annual Tiverton Art & Artisan Festival. This event will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2008. Each exhibitor must have proof of RI Sales Tax Permit with them at the show. Application Deadline is May 12, 2008. Details and application can be downloaded from Festival website at www.tlholland.com Providence Art Windows. Seeking proposals for the Providence Art Windows Project, Providence, RI. Art will be installed by selected artists in windows downtown. Work may be pre-existing or site specific; 2D or 3D. Jury includes Diana Gaston, Associate Curator, Fidelity Investments. Two rounds of installations: opening 9/18/08 and 12/6/08. Deadline for both: postmarked May 15. $100 stipend available. Send 10 jpegs on disk, proposal, resume and SASE to: 205 Kenyon Ave., E. Greenwich, RI, 02818. No email entries. Information: Liz Keithline, keithlineri@cox.net, (put 'Windows' in subject line), or 401-596-221. Sea Grant. The Visual Arts Program of Sea Grant (Rhode Island) was established in 1988 to encourage New England professional visual artists to address the issue of the environment of the ocean and its coastal communities. Grants are intended to financially assist individual and/or collaborating artists whose works are related to themes of the marine environment. Curatorial proposals will be considered. The grants, up to $2,000, will be awarded annually. Application Deadline is May 30, 2008. Previous recipients of Sea Grant awards are not eligible for 5 years. Individuals enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students are not eligible. Proposals will be reviewed by a panel of RI professionals in the visual arts. Awards winners will be notified by September 2008. A written report of the results of creative activities supported by Sea Grant, including appropriate visual documentation, is required at the conclusion of the project. VISUAL ARTS SEA GRANT, c/o Department of Art and Art History, Fine Arts Center, University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston, RI 02881-0820. |
Openings and Exhibits
"Spring" at G. Scott Gallery. G. Scott Gallery @ Custom House Coffee, Clock Tower Sq. (next to King's Grant Plaza) Rt. 114, West Main Road, Portsmouth RI,401-935-8858. "Spring" is the theme for a new exhibition that runs from 3/31 thru 4/30. Hours: Monday-Saturday 6am-6pm, Sunday 9am-2pm.
Gallery 297. Gallery 297 at 297 Hope Street, Bristol, on the upper level of the Green River Silver Co., is hosting the Art League of Rhode Island's 2nd Associate Members' Juried Exhibit from Wednesday, April 2nd through Sunday, April 27th. Opening reception: Sunday, April 6, 1-3pm; light refreshments served. Selected by noted Rhode Island painter, Gretchen Dow Simpson, the exhibit is a diverse mix of original artwork in various media - from oils, watercolors, pastels, acrylics, printmaking, photography, drawing medium, mixed media, to small sculptures created in the last 3 years by regional artists at the associate level of ALRI membership. Award winners will be announced at this time. In addition, Gallery 297 and ALRI are sponsoring Artists' Panel Discussion on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 2pm and a Sculpture Slide Presentation by Howard Newman on Sunday April 20, 2008 at 2pm. Artist members Cindy Wilson, Meg Little, Peter Hussey, Richard Harrington, and Kendra Ferreira will speak from personal experience on becoming a professional artist, followed by a question and answer period. Both programs are open free to the public. Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm and Sunday, noon-5pm. For more information or directions call Green River Silver Co. at 401-253-5005 or go to www.gallery297.com
Emerging Artists: A Student Show. Portsmouth Arts Guild presents the 2nd annual Student Show featuring art students from Portsmouth, Tiverton, St. George's, Portsmouth Abbey, and Middletown High Schools. Show runs from April 3-27, with an opening reception Friday, Apr. 4, 6-8 pm.
Hope Gallery. Hope Gallery, Fine Art & Fine Craft, 435 Hope Street, Bristol, RI www.hopegalleryfineartfinecraft.com 401-396-9117. "Olde Master Copies" in pastel by Jay Egge, after Giorgione, Van der Weyden, DaVinci, Spranger, Verspronck, Petrus Christus, Vermeer & Others. Exhibit April 1-30, Reception April 4, 6-9pm. Also exhibiting are: Anita Trezvant, Mixed Media Figurative Sculpture & Textiles; Kathy Armor, Sculpture; Pat & Bob Benoit, Art Glass; Wanda Perkowska Coderre, Monotype & Solar-plate Intaglio; Sarah Fielding-Gunn, Pastel & Oil; Toni Petersen Watercolor; Lenny Rumpler, Photography; Lyle Rudloff, Sculpture and Painting; Lorraine Trenholm, Pastel & Oil; Robert Mariani, Acrylic on Board; & Ginny Yanyar, Architectural Pottery. Hours: Mon.to Thur.12-5pm, Fri. 12-8pm & Sat.12-6pm, Sundays by appointment.
Conanicut Island Art Association Photography Show. "All Island All Photography" opening Thursday April 3rd, 5-7pm. Refreshments provided by Simpatico's of Jamestown. Show runs through May 29th at Jamestown Town Hall, Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown, RI. Open daily 8am-4pm Monday thru Friday. Enquiries call Wendy Crooks at 401-423-0993.
AS220. Portsmouth Art's Guild members Sheila Clark, Suzanne Lewis and Kathleen Morton will be exhibiting their work at AS220 with the Ceruleans painting group. "Rhapsody in Blue" opening on April 6, from 4-7 with art work created in the theme BLUE by the Ceruleans will be on exhibited in the downstairs gallery of AS220 in Providence. The month long exhibit will include a presentation by Keith Fox, a RISD teacher, entitled The Color Blue as Interpretive Tool" on Friday April 11th from 5:30 to 7pm, free and open to the public. A workshop "Printmaking in the Sun" will take place in the printmaking room on April 19th from 10am-1pm. Taught by Suzanne Lewis, one of the Cerulean Printmakers, will assist in creating your own print using sun light. Early registration is encouraged by calling 401-831-9327. The fee for this course is $25.00 plus $10.00 materials fee. AS220 is located at 115 Empire St., in Providence.
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Artist Opportunities
Artist Housing. Please join Church Community Housing Corporation and Donald Powers Architects on Tuesday, April 22nd 6:00 p.m. to discuss: Plans for artist housing, Live-work spaces, Arts programming at Sandywoods Farm off Bulgarmarsh Road. The discussion will be held at: Tiverton Community Center, 346 Judson Street, Tiverton, RI. Please rsvp to Lisa at (401) 846-5114 or via email at lcastillo@cchcnewport.org
Art Tours. Art tour to Sicily and Italy, May 14-28, 2008. Also, "Romance of the West," art tour, June 18-30, 2008, to Nebraska, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming. See www.rupipertravel.com or call 1-888-414-4177. Email ruptravel@iw.net.
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News
Spring Craft Fair. The Tiverton Middle School is having their Spring Craft Fair on Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 9am-3pm. The fair is located at the school and will be held in either the cafeteria or the gym, depending on how many exhibitors there are. For information please contact Sharon Hamlen at 508-674-5132.
SCA Member Invitational. Susan Stone has been invited to be one of 10 artists to show in South County Art Association's Member's Invitational in June/July. The opening will be on June 12th from 7- 9pm and continue thru July 5th. South County Art Association is located at 2587 Kingstown Road, Kingston, RI, just north of URI's main entrance. View Susan's portfolio at: http://profile.guru.com/741292 . View her publications illustrated at: http://www.jacketflap.com/ColeStone
Rhode Island Senator Joins National Arts Council. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has been appointed to serve as an ex-officio member of the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).The National Council on the Arts serves in an advisory role to the Chairman of the NEA, Dan Gioia, reviewing and making recommendations on grant applications and initiatives. Along with the six ex officio Congressional members, the council consists of 14 people widely recognized for their contribution to the arts. Last year, Rhode Island received over $1 million from NEA. Whitehouse said, "The NEA supports Rhode Island artists, performances, and educational opportunities that make our communities richer, our economy stronger, and our lives more meaningful.
Wanted: Your Unwanted Art Supplies, Fabrics, Beads - and such! If you're cleaning out your studio and sorting through art supplies you no longer need - don't throw them away! We're always looking for donations of items that can be used for arts and crafts by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You may drop off your items at Flying Shuttles at The Grant, 250 Main Street, Pawtucket or contact Linda Dvelis at 401-724-7260 for more info.
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New Members
Janet Dassau: pen/ink, watercolor, jdassau@msn.com
Mary Evans: printmaking
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Members Classified
Do you have something to sell or give away? Something you're looking for? Send info to info@portsmouthartsguild.org for a free listing in the Member Classified.
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Guild Ink
Issue no. 1
April 2008
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Contents
at a glance
CALL FOR ARTISTS (8)
OPENINGS & EXHIBITS (6)
ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES (2)
NEWS (4)
NEW MEMBERS (2)
MEMBER CLASSIFIEDS (1)
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REMINDER
Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 15
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Leonardo da Vinci's "Lady with an Ermine" by J. Egge in Hope Gallery's Old Master Copies Show
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