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Audubon Arts on the Edge This Saturday
Doll-Making Workshop with Susan Clinard
Bus Trip to See Murals in Philadelphia
Spectra 2014 in the Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery
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June is Leave a Legacy Month
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Create On9
Take the Stage with Elm Shakespeare at I am Shakespeare
Panel Discussion with Choral Music
Projects2k Presents the Final Work of Late Environmental Artist, Joy
Wulke
Performances at Best Video
See Madama Butterfly
Linda Oh Group: Sun Pictures
Music Mountain Kicks Off its 85th Season
West Haven Concert Series
Music Haven Summer Performance Party
To Gillian, on Her 37th Birthday
Contact Improvisation Workshop and Performance
Promote New Haven Talent Fest
Projects2k Looking for Volunteers
Syntax Mixed Media Artists at Funky Monkey Cafe & Gallery
A-Space Gallery Presents Two Installations
Joseph Saccio & Fethi Meghelli at Kehler Liddell Gallery
ACES ECA Visual Arts Exhibit
Group Exhibition at Reynolds Fine Art
"Value Systems" at the New Haven Museum
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Audubon Arts on the Edge This Saturday
On Saturday, June 7, from 12-5 p.m.,families with
children of all ages are invited to join us on Audubon
Street (between Whitney Avenue and Orange Street)
for Audubon Arts on the Edge, an afternoon of free,
family-oriented music, dance, hands-on arts-andcrafts activities, and interactive educational programs.
Rain or shine!
Several performers will take the stage including St.
Luke’s Band, Neighborhood Music School DoSo
Band, New Haven Ballet, Wudang Kung Fu Academy
Wushu Ensemble as well as various performances by
the ACES Educational Center for the Arts and more.
In addition to great music and dance, Audubon Street
itself will morph into a concrete canvas on which
artists of all ages can create a meandering chalk
mural. Children will also be able to make music at the
“instrument petting zoo,” create art on a giant painting wall, and make useable art from
recycled materials. There will also be a host of other engaging activities for kids of all
ages.
For more information about Audubon Arts on the Edge visit newhavenarts.org or call (203)
772-2788.
Audubon Arts on the Edge is organized by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven,
Creative Arts Workshop, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, Neighborhood Music
School, and the New Haven Ballet and is made possible by presenting sponsor First
Niagara and additional sponsors Audubon Arts & Retail District, The Community
Foundation for Greater New Haven, DECD, Office of the Arts, Pfizer, Star 99.9, Suzio
Yorkhill and The Werth Family Foundation.
Doll-Making Workshop with Susan Clinard
In conjunction with the exhibition Doll-Like at the
John Slade Ely House, the Arts Council of Greater
New Haven presents:
A doll-making workshop with sculptor Susan
Clinard
Sunday, June 8th at 3pm.
At the John Slade Ely House, 51 Trumbull Street,
New Haven
Free and open to the public.
The exhibition, curated by Debbie Hesse and Paul
Clabby features artwork by T. Foley, Cara
DeAngelis, Joesph Saccio, Margaret Roleke, Susan
Clinard, Tine Kindermann, Kimberly Mikenis, Lani
Asuncion, Silas Finch, Laura Marsh and Mary Giehl.
The featured artists will show videos, paintings and
sculptures based on the idea of dolls which Hesse
says, “will expand your thinking about dolls.”
Also: The Doll Collection Room Featuring Unique, Handmade Dolls by LS Auth, Carole
Dubiell, Elizabeth Flournoy, Carolyn Jenkins, Najah Josie, Nancy MacBride, Fethi
Meghelli, Elaine Peters, Ruth Sack, Rashmi Talpade and more!
The inspiration for Doll-Like came over 10 years ago when Debbie Hesse travelled
through South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. “Dolls are concrete representations of our
humanness” Hesse said in article for the June Arts Paper, “They are universal icons which
offer social, political, historical context to explore issues about personal and cultural
identity, gender roles, play, heritage, magic, ritual, childhood, and memory.” To expand on
this idea the public is invited to participate by dropping off their favorite cherished,
handmade or collected dolls during gallery hours through July 2nd.
Questions? Contact Debbie Hesse at [email protected]
Bus Trip to See Murals in Philadelphia
Join the Arts Council for an exciting charter bus trip
featuring a special trolley tour to see an impressive
array of murals done through the Mural Arts
Program in Philadelphia!
Date: Wednesday, June 11 (approximately
7:30am-7:30pm)
Cost: $25 which includes round trip bus
transportation from New Haven, a 3-hour mural tour
(on a trolley) and lunch
Only 30 seats available - to reserve your spot, or for
more information, contact Debbie Hesse at
[email protected]
Spectra 2014 in the Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery
Frances Gallogly
The Arts Council of Greater New Haven presents Spectra 2014 in the Sumner McKnight
Crosby Jr. Gallery, at 70 Audubon St., 2nd floor. The exhibition is currently on display
through June 27, 2014. A closing reception is scheduled for Thursday, June 26th
from 5 to 7 pm as part of the Audubon Arts Crawl. The public is invited to attend.
Spectra is the annual members’ show of the Photo Arts Collective, an Arts Council
program whose mission is to cultivate and support a community of individuals who share
an interest in photography, through workshops, lectures, exhibitions, portfolio reviews,
group critiques, and special events.
Open to Arts Council members, the Photo Arts Collective meets the first Thursday of each
month at Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Avenue, New Haven. Members include local
professional and amateur photographers that employ a wide variety of photographic
styles, which will all be represented in the exhibition.
For more information about this annual exhibition at the Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr.
Gallery, or about the Photo Arts Collective, call the Arts Council at (203) 772-2788 or email the Photo Arts Collective at [email protected].
Photo Arts Collective Meeting
Join us at our next monthly meeting of the Photo Arts Collective at Kehler Liddell Gallery,
873 Whalley Ave. in the Westville section of New Haven on Thursday, June 5th at 7 PM
as we host Bruce Wodder and Peter Bosco in the presentation of their new documentary
film about George Tice, entitled, George Tice: Seeing Beyond The Moment.
Join PAC member Peter Bosco and film partner, Bruce Wodder of High Bridge NJ, for a
special presentation of their film, "George Tice: Seeing Beyond the Moment." Following
the screening, (72 min.), Peter and Bruce will share a behind-the-scenes discussion of
their project followed by a Q & A session.
Long recognized for his deep photographic record of America, and "portrait" of New
Jersey, George Tice works in the urban tradition of artists such as Edward Hopper and
Jersey, George Tice works in the urban tradition of artists such as Edward Hopper and
Walker Evans. From his home and studio in New Jersey, Tice shares his life and work
spanning six decades and eighteen book projects. The film includes interviews with Tice
at the locales of some of his signature images, including "Petit's Mobil", and "Oak Tree,
Holmdel, NJ." Also in the film,Tice leads us through the process of taking five new
photographs - from location with 8 x 10" view camera - to darkroom and finished print. Of
special interest are conversations with two of his daughters and interviews with leading
authorities in photography today. For a teaser, check out this video on YouTube promoting
the production of this film.
June is Leave a Legacy Month
Because the Arts Matter, “There is no end to the good you can do.”
June is LEAVE A LEGACY month, a campaign designed to inspire people just like you to
make a charitable bequest. Click here to find out five ways you can preserve your support
of the Arts Council through planned giving.
Call 203.772.2788 for more information. We look forward to helping you decide the most
beneficial way for you to contribute to the Arts Council in perpetuity.
Create On9
On Friday, June 6, 2014, Create On9 provides an opportunity to “Celebrate the 99 Days
of Summer” in New Haven’s Historic 9th Square from 6PM to 8PM as Orange Street is
transformed into a creative oasis.
You can become a Shakespearean actor in 15 minutes during I am Shakespeare
presented by the Elm Shakespeare Company. If acting is not your thing, sit down at an
easel and pick up a paintbrush. Kwadwo Adae, Director of Adae Fine Arts, holds a live
class just beyond the performance area. Bistro tables and chairs will be placed about for
relaxation or sipping a Ginger Martini, our award-winning On9 cocktail created by Thali.
Alfresco dining is available at Bentara (76 Orange Street) and The 9th Note (56 Orange
Street). Over on Pitkin Plaza (Orange and Chapel Street), it’s the Second Annual
Cornhole Tournament On9. While thirty-two teams vie for the 2014 Title, DJ Spectrum
(Music. Light. Color. Heat. Energy. Vibration. Electricity. Alive) spins tunes. Other On9
events can be found on the website: http://www.on9newhaven.com/
On9 is a program of the Town Green Special Services District in collaboration with
participating 9th Square businesses. On9 strives to create events and spark vitality for the
shops, eateries, residences, and cultural arts centers in New Haven’s Historic 9th Square
neighborhood. Find us on Facebook and Twitter at on9newhaven or online at
www.on9newhaven.com.
Take the Stage with Elm Shakespeare at I am Shakespeare
You could become a Shakespearean actor in 15
minutes during I am Shakespeare presented by the
Elm Shakespeare Company on Friday, June 6 from
6-8pm in New Haven’s 9th Square during the Create
On9 street fair. This fun and innovative project is
sponsored by a community engagement grant from
the Arts Council of Greater New Haven.
Professional actors from the Company will rehearse
and perform short, famous scenes by William
Shakespeare with volunteers from the audience on an
outdoor mainstage and indoor video booth at the
Grove Studios for the Elm Shakespeare YouTube
channel.
Award-winning local filmmaker Stephen Dest (My Brother Jack) recently directed Mayor
Harp as Juliet opposite Associate Artistic Director Raphael Massie as Romeo in the atrium
of City Hall in a promotional trailer for the project. Mr. Dest will also film the event itself to
create a short film about encountering Shakespeare as a performer, the way he intended
over 400 years ago.
Participants receive a discount coupon for a business on 9th square for sharing their time
and talent. No audition, registration, experience, costume, or memorization is required.
Panel Discussion with Choral Music
The New Haven Chorale will present "The Dialogue Continues - Things That Really
Matter,” a panel discussion with choral music, on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 7PM at
Trinity Church on the Green, free to the public. A panel of community religious leaders will
explore the lack of tolerance, understanding and empathy in the face of pressing social
issues like homelessness, hunger, joblessness, and violence confronting our communities
today.
This event will continue a dialogue begun in panel discussions that accompanied the
Chorale’s 2013 New Haven and Hartford performances of "Understanding," which
explored common ground among religions. To develop “The Dialogue Continues,” the
Chorale gathered a working group of community religious leaders last fall,to frame its
vision for the project and plan the forum to address social issues affecting the community
Panel Participants
Christopher (Kip) Bergstrom, Deputy Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of
Economic and Community Development, will moderate a discussion among the following
panelists, with audience participation.
Mehlaqa Samdani is founder and executive director of Critical Connections, a
Massachusetts-based non-profit committed to improving understanding of the Muslim
world and Muslim Diaspora, and a peace-building associate at the Karuna Peacebuilding
Center in Amherst, MA, developing a proposal to address sectarian violence in Pakistan.
Fr. James Manship of Saint Rosa de Lima Church in New Haven was named “Person of
the Year” by the New Haven Register and featured in the Hartford Courant for serving as
an advocate for people suffering racial discrimination.
Rabbi Joshua Rattner, of Congregation Kol Ami in Cheshire, CT, was ordained by the
Jewish Theological Seminary where he was a Joseph Neubauer Fellow and earned a
Master's Degree in Midrash and a Certificate in Pastoral Care. Passionate about interplay
between Judaism, culture, and public policy, he has worked as a rabbinic fellow for both
the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
Rev. Frederick J. Streets served as the Yale University Chaplain and Senior Pastor of the
Church of Christ in Yale from 1992-2007, where he established a model for multi-faith
campus ministry. Jerry currently serves as Pastor of the Dixwell Avenue Congregational
United Church of Christ.
Chet Makoski is Secretary of the Regional Bahá'í Council of the Northeastern States
which serves Bahá'í communities in the six New England states, New York State, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. Baha'is are committed to building the capacity of individuals and
to learning, and finding better ways to effect change and improve society through
community-based efforts.
Projects2k Presents the Final Work of Late Environmental Artist, Joy Wulke
TERRA TRACTUS: The Earth Moves
A Dynamic Multimedia Epic!
8 Shows – Thursday, Friday, Sunday June 19, 20, 22
and June 25-29
Stony Creek Quarry in Branford, Connecticut*via shuttle
Projects for a New Millennium (Projects2k), well known for its past quarry spectacles, has
partnered with the Stony Creek Quarry Corporation and geologists from the Yale
University Department of Geology and Geophysics in bringing you TERRA TRACTUS:
The Earth Moves! This production, the fifth in the Quarry Series, is a celebration of
Projects2k’s 20th anniversary as an Art/Science/Environmental not-profit organization,
and is presented in memoriam to its inspirational founder, Joy Wulke. The performance
will tell the story of the Quarry's geological and human history from past, present and
future using dynamic, multi-media marvels, including projected and laser light, original
music, pyrotechnics, climbers, dancers, environmental kinetic sculpture and much, much
more.
Eight performances only! Thursday, Friday, Sunday June 19th, 20th, 22nd (summer
solstice weekend) and Wednesday-Sunday June 25th-29th. Note remote parking only
(except with limited VIP ticketing option) at Francis Walsh Intermediate School, 185
Damascus Road, Branford, CT 06405. Shuttle Service, Food, Tai Chi and Preshow fm
6pm on, show begins at 8:15 dusk! Food trucks from local restaurants will be on site for
pre-performance dining. Tickets available at www.EventBrite.com search term TERRA
TRACTUS. For more information, visit our website at www.Projects2k.org or Facebook
Projects2k.
Performances at Best Video
Best Video Performance Space
1842 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
(203) 287-9286
Fri., June 6, 8 PM, $5 cover
World Music/Folk: Dr. Caterwaul's Cadre of
Clairvoyant Claptraps
Dr. Caterwaul's Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps-composed of Michael Tepper on upright bass,
Adam Matlock on accordion and vocals; Michael
Paolucci on percussion; Chris Cretella on electric
guitar and Brian Slattery on violin, banjo, trombone and vocals--plays as much music as
it's able to: blues and murder ballads, Eastern European folk, traditional music from North
and South America, tango, swing, classical music, and the songs of contemporary
songwriters (including Matlock), using the influences of the music they love to create fluid,
improvised arrangements.
See Madama Butterfly
The Hillhouse Opera Company, in association with the Cooperative Arts & Humanities
High School, is performing Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" at the school,
177 College Street, New Haven, this weekend.
Performances will be on Friday, June 6, at 8 PM, and on Sunday, June 8, at 4 PM.
Tickets are available through the Shubert Box Office, (203) 562-5666; online at
www.shubert.org; or at the door. Tickets are $35, $20 for students and seniors.
Linda Oh Group: Sun Pictures
Friday, June 6th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m.
Firehouse 12
45 Crown Street New Haven, CT
Tickets are $18 (first set) and $12 (second set)
Tickets are available at http://firehouse12.com or (203) 785-0468
On Friday, June 6th, Firehouse 12 is pleased to present the Linda Oh Group as they
perform music from their recently released album "Sun Pictures" (Greenleaf Music).
Named after the world's oldest operating cinema, Oh's album is a collection of musical
snapshots from her travels around the country and around the world. Find out more about
Linda Oh here: http://fullyaltered.com/fa/clients/linda-oh/
Music Mountain Kicks Off its 85th Season
Saturday, June 7
5:30pm: Gala Reception
6:30pm: Concert
America’s oldest continuing summer chamber music festival kicks off its 85th Anniversary
Season with a gala concert featuring the Emerson String Quartet performing Haydn:
Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3, Mendelssohn: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80, and
Schubert: Quartet D Minor, "Death and the Maiden." Governor & Mrs. Dannel Malloy have
lent their names as Honorary Chairs for Music Mountain's Gala & Concert. “We are thrilled
that the Governor and Mrs. Malloy has signed on as Honorary Chairs for the gala" said
Music Mountain President, Nicholas Gordon. "85 years is a milestone landmark in the life
of a musical institution and there are no better Ambassadors to the Arts than the Malloys!"
Tickets: $75. Price includes voucher for one regularly priced concert.
225 Music Mountain Rd, Falls Village, CT
860-824-7126
www.musicmountain.org
West Haven Concert Series
Concerts are held on FRIDAYS from 7-9 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Concert
cancellations due to weather are rescheduled for MONDAYS (dates are in parentheses) same time and venue.
June 6/(9) - C.J. West and the Downtown Train playing country on the West Haven Green
- dedicated in memory of Val Withington.
June 13/(16) - Rock Bottom Band playing on the West Haven Green
June 20/(23) - Simply Swing Orchestra playing BIG band standards, swing & jazz at Old
Grove Park
June 27/(30) - Dually Noted playing on the West Haven Green
July 11/(14) - Soul Sound Revue playing at Old Grove Park
July 18/(21) - Rock Ridge Band playing on the West Haven Green
July 24-27 - SAVIN ROCK FESTIVAL at Old Grove Park - BANDS TBD
August 1/(4) - Latanya Farrell and the Bookman Styles Band playing at Old Grove Park
August 8/(11) - Sin Sisters Band playing at Old Grove Park
August 15/(18) - The Kathy Thompson Band playing at Old Grove Park
Music Haven Summer Performance Party
photo credit: Kathleen Cei
Friday, June 6, 2014 | 6 p.m.
Celebrate the accomplishments of our 75 promising young students!
Performances by Music Haven students and their teachers, the Haven String Quartet and
pianist Miki Sawada, will be followed by a potluck feast.
Come for the music, stay for the food & community spirit!
Charles Garner Recital Hall
Southern Connecticut State University
Engleman C112
501 Crescent St., New Haven
Admission: Free; please bring a dish to share at the potluck reception.
To Gillian, on Her 37th Birthday
Center for the Arts
40 Railroad Avenue, Milford, CT
Tickets $17; $15 seniors/students
203 878-6647, www.milfordarts.org
203 878-6647, www.milfordarts.org
Eastbound Theatre, a division of the Milford Arts Council, presents the final show of its
20th season, the touching comedy To Gillian, on Her 37th Birthday, by Michael Brady,
directed by Nancy A. Herman.
The production will run from June 6 through June 22, 2014 at the Milford Center for Arts.
Friday and Saturday performances are at 8pm, Sunday matinees are at 2pm.
The show features John Bachelder of Woodbridge, Deanna Hartog of Westport, Marc
Hartog of Westport, Leigh Katz of Westport, Kimberley Lowden of Stamford, Emily Pisarra
of Milford, and Alisson Wood of Stratford.
David is a widower living with his daughter Rachel. Since the death of his wife Gillian on
the day of her birthday two years ago, he has retired from teaching and instead he spends
his time brooding at their island beach house, trying to connect with Gillian's spirit. His
love for her and his inability to cope with her loss blinds him to the increasing strain on his
relationship with his daughter, and her need for his love and guidance. As Labor Day
approaches, David's sister-in-law Esther and her husband Paul come to visit, bringing with
them a woman named Kevin as a blind date for David. Tensions rise as the family tries to
finally deal with their grief and find a way to move on.
Contact Improvisation Workshop and Performance
Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser, master practitioners of contact improvisation and
professors at Smith College, will teach a workshop during the day and, that evening will
perform a duet at The BIG ROOM, all on Saturday June 14, 2014.
"WHAT JUST HAPPENED?”
A workshop with Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser
Saturday June 14 , 2014
10am-5pm (with 1 hour lunch break)
$75
Open to all levels
Trinity Lutheran Church
292 Orange Street (corner Wall St.)
New Haven 06510
Class Description:
Each of us has experienced heightened states of being through contact improvisation—
times when we felt fearless and alive. There are no recipes to create these moments, but
training can lay the foundation for physical and emotional breakthroughs. In this workshop
we are specifically interested in developing our reflexes, our coordination, and the
capacity to continually recycle our mental, emotional and physical energies back into the
dancing. At the core is our commitment to staying with the modulation of tone and weight
in the body—so that the touch remains alive and sensitive. We are also committed to the
creation of a workshop container that is both playful and focused.
The practice of contact improvisation includes the ability to move with ease and efficiency,
the integration of the head, spine and limbs, and the ability to motivate movement from
multiple centers within the body. Students in the workshop will learn specific technical
skills, somatic techniques, and principles of awareness and improvisation.
Contact improvisation is a dance form which involves the practice of improvising while
maintaining some form of physical contact. This can include weight sharing, balancing,
and counterbalancing. The form allows partners to experiment with supporting one
another while falling, flying and tumbling. The emphasis is on personal and physical safety
through bio-mechanically sound techniques and through the practice of physical and
psychological boundaries. We have many years of experience teaching the form and have
worked regularly with its founders.
Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser, master practitioners of contact improvisation and
professors at Smith College, have been making work together for over 10 years. They are
know both for their highly physical skills as dancers and their ability to access the poetics
of contemporary dance performance.
Registration Info:
Email [email protected] with any questions or to confirm your interest. Payment in
full is required to hold your spot in the class. Space is limited. A full refund will be given for
cancelations up to one-week prior to the workshop date. No refund after that date.
Checks should be made out to Pamela Newell and sent to: The BIG ROOM, Erector
Square, 319 Peck St C-7, New Haven, CT 06513
Studio Show: Dance Right Now
An evening of dance exploration featuring three leading movement improvisers: Chris
Aiken, Angie Hauser, and Margaret Bennett.
8pm, Saturday June 14, 2014
The BIG ROOM
www.thebigroomnewhaven.com
Erector Square, 319 Peck St. New Haven, CT 06513
Building 6W, Studio D
Tickets are $15.
Advance reservations can be made by email: [email protected]
At The BIG ROOM, Chris and Angie will perform a duet entitled “The Unrepeatable
Moment”, demonstrating their finely honed skills of creation and exploration in pursuit of
their shared interest in the potential for composing dances in the moment.
Margaret (Maggie) Bennett is an artist whose work includes architectural interventions,
objects, inter-disciplinary collaboration, and choreographic and improvisational
performance practices. A 2005 graduate of Connecticut College and currently a first year
MFA student in Yale’s sculpture program, Bennett has had residencies at New York Live
Arts/ Dance Theater Workshop, Pieter, No Idea Festival, Ritual and Research, the New
Museum, Movement Research, AUNTS, and facade/fasad. At The BIG ROOM she will
present a new work based on transition: attempting transformation through the movement
potential of her body.
Promote New Haven Talent Fest
Come Showcase Your Talent on August 16th at 7pm, Woolsey Hall, New Haven
Audition Dates: June 12 & 13, 5-9pm
Youth ages 5-21 in Solor or Group performances welcome
Win over $8000 in recording contracts, trophies, scholarships & cash
Gateway Community College, Community Room N100, 20 Church Street, New Haven
Registration is free! Call today: 203-936-8567
www.paactllc.com
Projects2k Looking for Volunteers
Are you someone who appreciates the arts, sciences, and the outdoor environment? Do
you love live music, performances and laser light shows? Are you theatrically inclined?
We want you to be part of the Projects2k spectacle in Branford Connecticut at the Stony
Creek Quarry.
Projects2k is a non-profit collaborative that fuses art, science and the environment to
create a sense of wonderment for our natural world. We are proud to present the highly
anticipated Stony Creek Quarry Spectacle—TERRA TRACTUS: The Earth Moves. This
dynamic multi-media marvel tells the story of the quarry’s geological and human history
through the past, present and future, through laser light, original music, kinetic sculpture,
LED’s, dancers, projections, rock climbers, fireworks, shadow puppetry, pyrotechnics and
much much more.
Performance starts at 8pm on Thursday, Friday, Sunday June 19th, 20th, 22nd and
Wednesday-Sunday June 25th-29th. Help needed beginning at 6pm each night. A variety
of important positions are available during the month of June for interested
volunteers. Call, text or email at [email protected].
For more info visit www.projects2k.org
Syntax Mixed Media Artists at Funky Monkey Cafe & Gallery
“PHOOM Too!” a dynamic exhibit of over 50 mixed media works
of art, opens with a reception at The Funky Monkey Café &
Gallery, Cheshire, Connecticut, Friday June 6th from 7 to 9
p.m., and runs through June 29, 2014. Exhibiting artists, who
belong to Syntax mixed media artists, combine their diverse
creative skills and expertise with a mutual respect and the joy of
making art. The public is invited to meet the artists at the
opening reception. Admission to the opening and exhibition is
free.
Syntax is a group of eight women artists living and working
throughout Connecticut who inspire each other to create, grow
and share their artwork with the public. Although their artistic
training and approaches vary, they share a commitment to
creating dynamic and engaging works with a variety of materials
and innovative techniques. Syntax artists work independently,
then meet regularly to critique each other’s work and share
ideas. Each artist's work is highly individual. However, when
exhibited as a collection, an energetic dialogue is created
between the works. In this exhibit, the group will also show a
collaborative work that will be raffled off to attendees who enter a drawing at the gallery.
Syntax mixed media artists includes Connecticut residents Anne Doris-Eisner and Jean
Swanson of Bethany; Karen Larocque of Rowayton; Regina S. Levin of Westport; Jan
McLean of Shelton; Kelly Taylor of Glastonbury; Diane Ward of Farmington; and Gretchen
Wohlgemuth of West Hartford.
Need more information? Please email us at: [email protected]. The Funky
Monkey Café & Gallery is located at 130 Elm Street, Watch Factory Shoppes, Cheshire,
Connecticut 06410. Hours: Monday 10:00am – 4:00pm, Tuesday -Thursday 10:00am –
8:00 pm; Friday 10:00am – 10:00 pm; Saturday 9:00am - 10: 00pm. Phone (203) 4399161 or www.thefunkymonkeycafe.com
A-Space Gallery Presents Two Installations
Jim Felice: A Beautiful Thingling (from The Alien Circus
Project)
Outer Gallery: Susan McCaslin: Coats
June 7 through July 19
Opening reception, Saturday, June 7, 5-7 p.m.
West Cove Studio
30 Elm Street
West Haven, Connecticut
by chance or by appointment
phone 203-500-0268
Easy access from I-95, to exit 44. Turn onto Kimberly Ave
towards West Haven. Kimberly Ave. becomes Elm St. Turn
onto Water St (first left after first stoplight), then immediate
left into parking lot. Entrance is at rear of building, up flight
of metal stairs.
Jim Felice, Gigi Corbino from A Beautiful
Thingling. Courtesy of the artist
Joseph Saccio & Fethi Meghelli at Kehler Liddell Gallery
Epiphany, detail, Joseph Saccio
Kehler Liddell Gallery
873 Whalley Avenue, New Haven
www.kehlerliddell.com
Kehler Liddell Gallery presents Fragments: Tragedy and Hope, two member artist shows
featuring painter/collagist/sculptor Fethi Meghelli and sculptor Joseph Saccio, from
Thursday, May 29 - Sunday, June 29.
At the intersection of tragedy and hope there exists a kind of magic realism that compels
these two artists to find laughter among the tears, joy amidst the suffering, and beauty in
the contradictions. A variety of media are presented in these distinct shows that narrate
the journeys of two artists in fragments of memories, stories, and dreams.
For FRAGMENTS, North Haven artist Joe Saccio is inspired by his extensive collection of
natural and synthetic materials. Observation of the natural world and modifications of
biologic forms drive his work. Working primarily with wood and found objects, his
sculptures come together in a primitive, raw manner that expresses his impressions of
myth and ritual, loss and birth. “For me this is analogous to the literary tradition of magic
realism,” he explains. “There is humor in some of the sculptures, as the fragments of
materials and forms are brought together to express the polarities and contradictions of
tragedy and hope in our perilous world.”
New Haven artist Fethi Meghelli presents a selection of works from different periods of
time that demonstrates the transitions in his artistic life. “This is the work of the artist,” he
explains. “What you see in this collection shows a natural progression of a life’s work.” For
Meghelli, that includes a variety of media—paint, collage, prints, sculpture, installation—
and the imagination to explore the imagery and themes that drive him: “all of the magic
and stories, all the laughs and tears, all the sorrows of poverty and war, the music and
beauty, the memories and dreams.”
Saccio and Meghelli are two of 25 member artists at the Kehler Liddel Gallery. Founded in
2003, the Gallery has grown to represent some of Connecticut's highest achieving midcareer and emerging artists in a full range of media, from painting, printmaking and works
on paper, to photography and sculpture.
ACES ECA Visual Arts Exhibit
Thursday, June 12
Retrospective
Student Work, Senior Show, AND Alumni Day
5-7 pm
Free and open to the public
View work by appointment: Monday, June 16-Tuesday, June 17
Contact Johanna Bresnick, Visual Arts Department Chair
[email protected] / 203-777-5451
ACES ECA Educational Center for the Arts
55 Audubon Street, New Haven
Group Exhibition at Reynolds Fine Art
Emily Buchanan, Housatonic River, Oil on panel, 16" x 20"
Plān ˈE(əә)r : A Group Exhibition
Artist Reception: Friday, June 6th, 5-8pm
June 6th - August 4th, 2014
Reynolds Fine Art is pleased present Plān ˈE(əә)r : A Group Exhibition. This group show is
an exhibition of Plein Air painters from across the nation featuring the artwork of Leif
Nilsson, Emily Buchanan, Brian Neher, Timothy Horn, Karen Weihs, Kathryn McMahon,
Terry Delapp, Eileen Eder, Margaret Dean, and Kevin Macpherson.
This opening will coincide with this Ninth Square first Friday event
(www.on9newhaven.com).
Located on 96 Orange Street, the mission of Reynolds Fine Art is contribute to the
economic and cultural ecosystem through vibrant samples of artwork, not only in our
home neighborhood, but in the Lower Chapel district and in New Haven as a whole.
Periodically shows, demonstrations, lectures, workshops and art sessions are held to
infuse New Haven with diverse aspects of the art world.
www.reynoldsfineart.com
96 Orange Street, New Haven
Phone (203) 498-2200
[email protected]
"Value Systems" at the New Haven Museum
Laura Watt, Sound System Study 4
New Haven has always been known for inspired collaborations. On Thursday, June 12,
2014, from 5 to 8 p.m., the trend continues as the New Haven Museum opens “Value
Systems,” a thought-provoking new exhibition in partnership with Artspace New Haven.
The exhibition will run through November 2, 2014.
“Value Systems” curator and New Haven Museum Director of Photo Archives Jason
Bischoff-Wurstle makes intriguing connections between several of the museum’s archival
images and manuscripts and contemporary works by a dozen Artspace artist members.
Inspired by New Haven’s infrastructure and events that shaped the community, BischoffWurstle explored the Artspace “Flatfile” collection of contemporary art and the New Haven
Museum’s archives in an effort to create links that collectively inform the city’s civic
consciousness.
In one such connection, Bischoff-Wurstle pairs the museum’s images of an 1890’s
telephone directory (the first in the world) and a drawing of the first commercial telephone
switchboard (also a New Haven first) with a work entitled “Sound Systems,” created in
2013 by artist Laura Watt.
“Value Systems” features the work of 12 artists: Aspasia Patti Anos, Louise Barry, Gary
Duehr, Julian Gilbert-Davis, Andrew Hogan, Janne Höltermann, Keith Johnson, Aurora
Pellizzi, Amy Pryor, Kirsten Rae Simonsen, Paul Theriault, and Laura Watt.
This is the first time works from the Artspace Flatfile collection have been shown in a
museum context, and is one of the first projects for expanding the Flatfile’s presence in
the community through extra-gallery programming. The Flatfile is Artspace New Haven's
changing collection of works on paper by over 200 artists. It is accessed by collectors,
curators and the public in their galleries, and forms the basis of an active roster of
exhibitions throughout the year. This exhibition also marks the debut of FOLD, a speciallycommissioned portable exhibition kiosk designed to showcase works from the Flatfile
when they travel from the Artspace gallery.
As part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Bischoff-Wurstle and Artspace
Education Curator Martha Lewis will lead a special curatorial tour of the “Value
Systems” exhibition on June 17 at 1:30 p.m.
The Arts Council of Greater New Haven
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203-772-2788
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