May 2014 - Riverdale Art Association

Calendar of Events & Exhibits
The Riverdale Art Association is a group of local artists
who also welcome the community at its meetings.
We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at:
ATRIA Riverdale
3718-3726 Henry Hudson Parkway
Riverdale, NY 10463
718-432-2448
Riverdale Art Association
Group Exhibits & Announcements
May 2014
Meeting Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:00 p.m.
Our guest speaker is Dennis Delgado, a Bronx Council on the Arts BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) winner for sculpture.
Mr. Delgado is interested in an art work's ability to explore or bring to life the colonial past of a location. His work also reflects
his own life, investigating how the cultural exchanges between Spanish, English and African ancestries have shaped the present
moment.
He will give a talk about the Bronx Zoo, its architecture and cultural history as well as its present-day exhibitions and
relationships to other institutions and localities.
This promises to be a very interesting presentation.
Orhan Alpaslan - Oil on canvas - Revival
RAA Member Exhibits & Announcements
May 2014
RAA Member Ruth Hurd has four works in:
Adventures in Watercolor Reception
Friday, May 9, 2014 5:00 - 8:00pm
Office of Manhattan Borough President
1 Centre Street. 19th floor
New York, NY 10007
RSVP: 212-669-4448
Ruth Hurd - Watercolor - Socotra III
RAA Member Lena Blau has work in:
Community Art Exhibits & Announcements
May 2014
South Riverdale Avenue Block Festival
Including the work of Riverdale Art Association members:
Basking in the Sun by Jerry Friedman
May 2014
BONNIE GELLER-GELD INVITES YOU TO
HER PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT
“LOOKING BACK – PEOPLE, PARTIES AND PERFORMANCES”
On Display Will Be Photographs of People from the
Worlds of Literature, Music, Politics, and the Performing Arts
MAY 1 TO MAY 30, 2014
EXHIBIT RECEPTION
SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2014
1:00 – 3:30 PM
THE RIVERDALE Y
5625 ARLINGTON AVE.
BRONX, NY (718) 548-8200
Tennessee Williams Signing Book at the Gotham Book Mart
For More Information: 917-885-2793 or [email protected]
Exhibit Hours – Mondays through Thursdays 5:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Fridays 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday the Y is closed.
Getting to the Y
If you drive, there is a parking lot at the Y. The Y is accessible by public transportation and you might want to combine
a visit to the Exhibit with a visit to Wave Hill which is a 15 minute walk. Wave Hill offers free shuttle service from
Broadway 242 St. subway stop on the No. 1 Subway, and the Metro North Railroad at the Riverdale stop. Wave Hill is
closed on Mondays. For more information - Wave Hill: 718-549-3200 or www.wavehill.org
You can get to the Riverdale Y by Express bus from the East and West sides, the Metro North from Grand Central Station
(and a walk up a hill), and the No. 1 West Side subway to 231 Street and then a bus, the BX 7 or BX10 heading West and
get off at 256 St.. Cabs from the Riverdale Metro North Station to the Y are $8. Seaman Car Service, 212-304-1515.
There are cabs waiting at the subway stop at 231st and cost about $10 to the Y. On weekdays the Metro North from
Grand Central station is a very direct route since buses meet each train at the Riverdale station and drop you off very near
the Y.
May 2014
35th Annual Vintage Artists Gallery
We would like to invite you to participate in our 35th Annual Vintage Artists Gallery Show. Entries will be
accepted at the Riverdale Senior Center from Monday, May 5th to Wednesday, May 13th. An eligibility form
outlining entry requirements and procedures can be obtained by calling 718-884-5900 or emailing Maritza
Silver at [email protected]. Our opening reception will be held on Sunday, May 18th, 2014 , from
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Feel free to invite friends and relatives to this reception. Postcard invitations can be picked
up in the front office.
Over the years the Vintage Artists Gallery show has been a major venue for senior artists to display
their artwork. We are looking forward to having you as a participant this year.
Riverdale Art Association members Beverly Barker and Brian Allan Skinner will be among those with work in
the Vintage Artists Gallery show.
Beverly Barker - Photograph - Pergola Shadows
Brian Allan Skinner - Cliché Verre - Aquarium #6
"Natural Light"
The Premier Exhibit of the Riverside
Photographers
"Natural Light", the premier exhibit of
Riverside Photographers, has been extended
through the month of May. This exhibit by a
diverse group of photographers under the
tutelage of Benjamin Swett features a
collection of photographs from public gardens
in the area as well as people and sites from
Havana, Cuba.
Riverside Photographers is a
diverse group of men and women
from the area who became acquainted with each
other through the Landscape Photography classes
taught by award-winning photographer and author
Benjamin Swett at Wave Hill.
The "Natural Light" exhibit offers a wide variety of
photographs from Riverdale and the Bronx, as well
as locations around the world. Participating in this
exhibit are Beverly Joachim Barker, John P. Clarke,
Patricia Danaher, Barbara Lewin, Trish Mayo,
Eileen Sanna, Jane E.S. Sokolow and Howard
Tarragon.
The Society Meeting House is at 4450 Fieldston Road, at the corner of Fieldston Road and
Manhattan College Parkway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
For directions, click here.
For inquiries about these events or further information pertaining to the RAA please call: Aija Sears (914) 968-1569.
An archive of past announcements can be found here: Riverdale Art Association Calendar Archive.