ArtSpot! July 12, 2007

Join us for ArtSpot!--the monthly Happy Hour with an arts twist--from 6 to 8 Thursday, July 12. Enjoy a lovely Summer evening in Park of the Arts, located on Audubon Street behind the Neighborhood Music School. Drinks, snacks and a celebration of Site Projects' newest art installation, created by artist Matej Andraz Vogrincic and located in the Farmington Canal, which borders the Park. Hope to see you there!

Admission: $10 for Arts Council Members, $15 for Non-Members

Small Space Gallery

Off the Wall 2007

CUBICLES FOR ART

Organia by Isaac Canady takes place at Rumberos ( 216 state street) and the Arts Council from June 8 to July 16. Artists' Reception will be held at Rumberos on June 27 from 5 to 8 pm.

Small Space Gallery

The Show is over, but the Blog is still up! Check it out: www.acmailart.blogspot.com

Gallery 195

art by Laura Barr

Two Painters
An exhibition featuring paintings by local artists Laura Barr and Laurie Flaherty, will take place at Gallery 195, New Alliance Bank, 4th floor, through July 27.

Haskins Laboratories Gallery

art by Kelli Newton

Table Tops Discover what items on a table top can reveal. The exhibit is at Haskins Laboratories Gallery, Haskins Laboratories, 300 George Street, 9th floor, May 10 to August 17. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Friday, 10 to 4, with an artists'reception on Thursday, May 10, 5 to 7 pm.

ArtSpot! comes to Artspace

Come and preview the contemporary art auction of the year with over 100 contributing artists at ArtSpace, 50 Orange Street on Thursday, April 12, from 6 to 8 pm. Live auction artists will include Donald Baechler, Walker Evans, Chris Mir, Eve Stockton and more. And not only will the ArtSpot! crew get a unique, up-close peek at all auction items on display, but they'll also get to enjoy tasty food, sip fantastic drinks and flex their networking skills — and all for quite a steal. ArtSpot! costs just $10 for Arts Council members, $15 for everyone else. Hope to see you there!

International Mail Art Exhibition

Wishing You Were Here is the theme for this year's annual International Mail Art Exhibition, which will be held at The Arts Council of Greater New Haven's Small Space Gallery from May 9 through June 27. Deadline for entries is May 7. For more information, call the Arts Council at (203) 772-2788 or visit www.acmailart.blogspot.com.

SMALL SPACE GALLERY

Small Space Gallery is at 70 Audubon Street, 2nd floor. Gallery hours: Mondays through Fridays, 9am - 5pm. Third Annual Young Artists Show through April 27. Paintings, pictures, photographs and more by area artists aged 18 and under.

GALLERY 195

An exhibit featuring paintings by Laura Barr and Laurie Flaherty will take place April 26 to July 27 with an artists' reception on April 26, 5 to 7 pm.


Painting by Laurie Flaherty

HASKINS LABORATORIES GALLERY

In Dreams, Memory and Sleep, artists explore themes of dream and sleep through a variety of art forms. The exhibit is at Haskins Laboratories, 300 George Street, 9th floor, from January 24 to April 25. Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 10 to 4. Artists reception on Thursday, April 19, 5 to 7 pm. Featured artists include David Coon, Ann Holley, Lisa Hess Hesselgrave, Julie Fraenkel, Joan Gardner, Judy Gelles, Mary Lesser, Maryann Ott, Jay Seeley, and Greta Stromberg. In collaboration with the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health.

Artwork by Julie Fraenkel Mamis

CUBICLES FOR ART

Grits and Soul, a collection of paintings by local artist Katro Storm. The exhibit, located at the Arts Council and Sandra's Place, runs through March 28. An artists' reception will be held at Sandra's on Saturday, February 17, 1 to 3 pm

Roadside Attractions

Roadside Attractions explores quirky roadside sites from February 5 to March 16. Gallery hours: Wednesday- Friday, 10 to 4. It takes place in collaboration with the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health. Artists' reception will take place Friday, February 9, from 5 to 7 pm.

GALLERY 195

Artwork by Karen Klugman

An exhibit featuring digital photographs by Karen Klugman and paintings by Peter Ziou will take place at Gallery195, New Alliance Bank, from January 17 to April 18.

Late Night Thursday

Arts Council supporters welcome new Director

Barbara Lamb, Cindy Clair, and Mimsie Coleman.


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On Monday, November 28, arts organizations and artist members turned out in style to welcome the new Arts Council Executive Director Cindy Clair. The reception, held in Neighborhood Music School’s beautiful new recital hall, featured music by and lots of friendly faces. Welcome Cindy!

Seniority Rule

On Friday, November 17, community members, family, artists and friends packed the Small Space Gallery to celebrate the opening of Seniority Rule. The exhibit featured paintings and collages from area senior artists, ranging in age from their late 60’s to 91. Participating artists included Mary Lee Neale, Mary Grant and Jo Garguilo of West Haven, Brenda Harvey and Lee LaForte of Orange, New Haven’s Phil Foxx, Ruth Blum and Mary Lou Horan.

Random Intention

On Thursday, November 9, the artists’ reception for Random Intention at Gallery 195 was held at NewAlliance Bank. The exhibit, which features works by local artists Oi Fortin and Liz Pagano, explores the interactions of chance and control in the creative process of printmaking.


To read a review of the show in the New Haven Register, please visit the link below: http://www.ctcentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17513068&BRD=1773&PAG=461&dept_id=566798&rfi=6

SMALL SPACE GALLERY

Spectra 2006, the Photographic Arts Collective Annual Members Show, takes place December 11 to January 26, with an artist's reception on Thursday, December 14, from 5 to 8 pm. Small Space Gallery is located at 70 Audubon Street, 2nd floor. Gallery hours: Mondays through Fridays, 9 am- 5 pm.
Artwork by Majorie Wolfe.