| | ARTISTS' NEWSLETTER News and Opportunities for Artists of Fairfield County, CT June 2, 2018 |
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| | 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 575 individuals and organizations. You can sign up here. |
| | | | JOIN US: ACE AWARDS BREAKFAST - JUNE 6
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| The ACE Awards Breakfast. It's always a great mix of businesses, artists, arts groups, cultural organizations, entrepreneurs: for 90 minutes over a hearty breakfast in a wonderful spot on Norwalk Harbor, we meet, talk, celebrate and cheer the awardees nominated by the community. Come join us for our 2018 ACE Awards ceremony. Meet the awardees, hear business leader and philanthropist Robin Tauck discuss her take on the impact of the arts on our communities, and enjoy our always entertaining MC, James Naughton, star of stage and screen. Help support the Cultural Alliance and celebrate our awardees. Get your tickets at: https://aceawards2018.eventbrite.com |
| | | SPOTLIGHT PODCAST: 3 ACE Awardees |
| | Hear a discussion with three of our six ACE award winners in a podcast of our monthly Spotlight on Arts & Culture interview show. Hear how Dennis Bradbury (Citizen), Megan Bonneau McCool (Artist) and Jim Royle (Educator) got started and what drives them forward in their dynamic impact on their communities. Click here. |
| | | The Cultural Alliance is a co-sponsor of Create The Vote CT, a nonpartisan public education campaign to raise awareness about the impact of the arts and culture among voters and candidates running for public office. 12 of our Organizational Members have also signed up as co-sponsors, promising to help spread the word about the campaign. As individuals you can sign-up to the mailing list for the latest news, like and follow the campaign on Twitter and Facebook, sharing the news with the hashtag #CreateTheVoteCT! See the questionnaire just delivered to candidates asking about their positions on the impact of the arts and culture on our communities. |
| | SAVORCITY: NEXT STOP 'A VUCCHELLA, DOWNTOWN |
| SAVORCITY, the monthly tour of Bridgeport restaurants, food, art, and music, packed 50 people into Bereket Turkish Cuisine in Black Rock the night of May 23rd. Paintings by Susan Murray and music by John Torres entertained the crowd as Bereket brought out a stunning array of appetizers and a mixed grill main course. The next stop on the tour is Tues June 19, 6-9pm at 'A Vucchella on Fairfield Avenue, downtown Bridgeport, just 2 days before Make Music Day, Bridgeport. Music by Uma Lou Trio and paintings by Liz Squillace. Reserve your seat here!
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| | | | SUZANNE BENTON
Suzanne Benton has shared her multi-faceted artwork for 60 years and in 32 countries. A printmaker, painter, metal sculptor, mask maker/performance artist, lecturer, and workshop leader, she believes the purpose of art is to explore humanity, and that art comes alive when it clearly touches people’s lives. She is drawn to multicultural themes, steeped in myth, ritual, and archetype, and, bridging cultures, has created and shared her artwork throughout the world - having worked and exhibited from New York City to villages in remote parts of Africa, India, and Nepal, as well as philosophy and education portals from Calcutta to Cambridge. Suzanne has had over 150 solo exhibitions and representation in museums and worldwide private collections. Numerous grants and fellowships include a Fulbright to India, and artist residencies in the U. S. and abroad, oftentimes hosted by the cultural arm of U.S. embassies. She’s the author of The Art of Welded Sculpture and numerous articles, and listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Art, and Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975. A journeying artist, but long based in Ridgefield, she says she seeks "to filter the treasures of newness, of sharing, spectacle, friendship and insight into my artwork." Suzanne is currently writing Spirit of Hope, a memoir on her art and life. See below for details of her Open House Day showcase June 9. See Suzanne's website, and Facebook page. |
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| PETER MENDELSON
Peter Mendelson is a Weston-based photographer, whose work embodies photography’s potential to “elevate the ordinary” and present new ways of seeing the world. Growing up a suburban kid on the North Shore of Long Island in the 1970s, Peter’s two great escapes were New York City, and the Long Island shoreline from Jones Beach to Montauk. While radically different, these urban and coastal environments expanded his horizons, literally and figuratively, and have had a psychological pull on him that lasts to this day. Peter uses perspective, light, color and form to capture the psychological power of these spaces in photographs to transport viewers into these and other environments and inspire them to re-imagine the world for themselves. Whether taken during his visit to the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas, his explorations of Miami Beach and the Maine coast, or even during commutes to and from New York City, his photographs focus on those things that are often overlooked or abandoned, but which reward their viewers when given a second, deeper look. Peter’s work can be seen in exhibits and galleries in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. See Peter's website, and Facebook and Instagram pages. |
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| | Elizabeth Agresta, Painter
Valerie Ahneman, Musician
Peter Alexander, Landscape ArchitectKristen Ambrosi, Painter Tracey Anderson-Kollar, Visual Artist Francesca Andre, Filmmaker & Photo- grapherLeslee 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
Susanne Benton, Mixed Media.
Paul Berger, Photographer
Karla Bernstein, Photographer
Thomas Berntsen, Photographer/Sculptor Elise Black, Painter
Tara Blackwell, Painter Christina Blais, Quilter Ziggy Bober, Sculptor
Amy Bock, Painter
Andrea Bonfils, Mixed Media Artist Dennis Bradbury, Photographer
Carolyn Brady, Photographer
Nancy Breakstone, Photographer Michael Brennecke, Painter
Janine Brown, Multi 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
Alan Chapell, Musician Eric Chiang, Painter
Frederic Chiu, Pianist
Yvonne Claveloux, Painter Elaine Clayton, Painter and Writer Lauren Clayton, Painter Alicia Cobb, Painter
Joyce Colburn, Painter
Heidi Lewis Coleman, Mixed Media Rosa Colón, Painter, Mixed Media Penrhyn Cook, Photographer
Rod Cook, Photographer Margaret Stapor Costa, Filmmaker
Adger Cowans, Photographer and Painter
Naomi Cruz, Painter Dolly Curtis, Curator
Lisa Cuscuna, Painter
Dawn Dahl, PainterCris Dam, Painter/MuralistHolly Danger, Video Artist Betsy Davidson, Painter
Carlos Davila, Painter, Sculptor
Jane Davila, Fiber Artist/ Mixed Media Cortney Davis, Writer
John Deakins, Sculptor
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| Ken Delmar, 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 Afsaneh Djabbari-Aslani, Painter Erin Dolan, Painter
Amy Dolego, Photography Jennifer Drolet, Painter
David Dunlop, Painter
Philip Eliasoph, Writer
Jeanine Esposito, Mixed Media
Katherine Evans, Painter
Susan Fehlinger, Painter
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
Rebeca Fuchs, Painter Megan Garbe, Painter Rhonda Gentry, Painter Joe Gitterman, Sculptor
Scott Glaser, Painter
William Glaser, Photographer
Lori Glavin, Visual Artist
Danielle Goldstein, Photographer
Ellen Gordon, Painter
Sue Brown Gordon, Painter/Jeweler Ellen Gould, Photographer
Joyce Grasso, Painter/ Photographer Kristen Graves, Musician
Len Grayeck, Painter
Jen Greely, MultiMedia/ Installation
Mindy Green, Mixed Media
Carolina Guimarey, Multi- Media Artist 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 Lenore Eggleston Herbst, Dancer Tracy Hoffman,
Photographer & Printmaker ASSOCIATE Veronica Hofstetter, Painter Bruce Horan,
Painter/Printmaker
Elizabeth Howard, Writer
Sonya Huber, Writer Yuko Ike, Painter
Jana Ireijo, Painter
Sholeh Janati, Painter
Renée Kahn, Painter/ Sculptor
Vasken Kalayjian, Painter
Karen Kalkstein, Graphic Artist
Amy Kaplan, Painter
Natasha Karpinskaia,
Painter
Ed Katz, Theatre Critic
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| Karen Kent, Painter
Elisa Keogh, Photographer
Susan Keown, Painter/ Mixed Media/Ceramicist Photographer ASSOCIATE Niki Ketchman, Sculptor/ Multimedia
Jin Hi Kim, Musician Lesley Koenig, Painter
Richard Koleszar, Painter
Xiao Mai Kong, Painter
Moki Kokoris, Visual Artist Michael Kozlowski, Painter
Joanie Landau, Jewelry designer/Printmaker Lydia Larson, Painter Emily Hamilton Laux, Photographer
Eric Jiaju Lee, Visual Artist/Musician Phyllis Lee, Visual Artist
Julie Leff, Painter
Susan Leggitt, Painter
Julia-Rose Liptack, Painter Barbara Loss, Photographer
Shelley Lowell, Painter/ Sculptor/Poet Jane Lubin, Mixed Media
Laurie MacLean, Choreographer, Dancer Mark Macrides, Painter,
Collagist Jessica Makin, Painter/ Photographer
Connie Manna, Painter Mary Manning, Painter/ Printmaker
Elizabeth Marks, Painter
Ruben Marroquin, Fiber Artist
Nadia Martinez, MultiMedia
Sooo-z Mastropietro, Multimedia
Barbara Mathis, Painter
Megan Bonneau McCool, Choreographer
Carole McClintock, Painter
Grace S. McEnaney, Painter
Nancy McTague-Stock, MixedMedia Shanna Melton, Poet
Peter Mendelson, Photographer Kristin Merrill, Jeweler/Sculptor
Toby Michaels, Painter
Jay Misencik, Photographer Duvian Montoya, Painter
Brechin Morgan, Painter Day Moore, Painter Nancy Moore, Painter Meighan Morrison, Painter Carol Mueller, Painter/Printmaker Cynthia Mullins, Painter Susan Murray, Painter Aisha Nailah,MixedMedia/ Photographer Tava Naiyin, Dancer Dale Najarian, Painter Karen Neems, Photographer/MixedMedia Susan Newbold, Painter Mary Newcomb, Painter Jill Nichols, Painter Eddie Niño, Painter Judith Norinsky, Painter Julie O’Connor, Photographer Kazumasa Oda, Painter Amy Oestreicher, Performing/Visual Artist Melissa Orme, Painter Rose Palmiero, Painter Parkway South, Musicians Steve Parton, Painter Judy Peknik, Painter Justin Perlman, Sculptor Chris Perry, Book Artist Jay Petrow, Painter Laura Pflug, Painter Diane Pollack, Mixed Media Karen Ponelli, Painter ASSOCIATE Lynn Carlson Popat, Painter |
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| Jennifer Prat, Photographer Joseph Provey, Painter Elizabeth Quesada, Painter Ben Quesnel, Sculptor, Videographer Lauren Rago, Mixed Media Tim Reimer, Painter Gwen North Reiss, Poet Rick Reyes, Singer/ Songwriter Barbara Ringer, Photographer Mariya Rivera, Painter Dorothy Robertshaw, Mixed Media Alyse Rosner, Painter/ Mixed Media Richard Sadlon, Musicians
Renee Santhouse, Graphic Artist Jill Sarver, Painter Visual Artist
Ellen Schiffman, Fiber
Artist
Norma Schlager, Fiber
Artist
Marianne R. Schmidt,
Painter
Guy Sealey, Multimedia
Lisa Seidenberg,
Filmmaker
Rick Shaefer, Visual Artist
Barbara Shea, Writer
Alissa Siegal, Painter
Norm Siegel, Painter
Lisa P. Silberman,
Photographer
Nomi Silverman, Printmaker Phyllis Sinrich,
Photographer
Megan Smith-Harris,
Writer/Filmmaker
Cleo Sonneborn, Painter
Rene Soto, Painter
Liz Squillace, Painter/Printmaker
Connie Stancell, Painter
Sergei Stepanenko,
Painter
Barbara Stewart, Painter
Pam Stoddart, Painter
Florence Suerig, Visual
Artist
Janice Sweetwater,
Painter
Susan Tabachnick, Sculptor
Juliette Tehrani, Painter
Alicia Thompson, Actress/ Playwright
Dara Tomeo, Painter
Kris D. Toohey, Painter
Andrea Towey, Musician
Ruth Kalla Ungerer, Printmaker
Vincent Verrillo, Painter
Karen Vogel, Painter
Lee Walther, Mixed Media
Ann Weiner, Multi-Media,
Painter
Peggy Weis, MultiMedia
Al Coyote Weiner, Painter
Ann Weiner, MultiMedia
Conceptual Artist Peggy Weis, MultiMedia Gregg Welz, Paper Artist
Jahmane West,
MultiMedia Cynthia Whalen, Painter Joan Wheeler, Painter Elizabeth White,
MultiMedia
Justin Wiest, Painter
Jarvis Wilcox, Painter
Bruce Williams, Painter
Jen Williams, Painter
Tammy Winser, Mixed
Media
Nancy Woodward,
Photographer/Mixed
Media
Dmitri Wright, Painter
Jeffrey Wyant, Visual
Artist
Greg Ziebell, Painter |
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