2/10/2012 ART LOVER’S FLING
12/4, 2011 – 3/29, 2012, HOME AWAY FROM HOME
THE ART GUILD’S “HOME AWAY FROM HOME” EXHIBIT
The Art Guild’s, “Home Away From Home,” exhibit is currently on view through March 29, 2012 in the community room at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Ave in Manhasset. Following the fire last August at The Art Guild’s home in Nassau County’s Elderfields Historic Preserve, the Manhasset Library invited members of the guild to exhibit in the library’s gallery space. Please call 516 627-2300 for viewing times.
Sixty-one quality artworks rendered in a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphite, mixed media and photography are on view in this exhibit. The juror of awards, Long Island artist and instructor, Robert Cariola, selected the pieces to receive awards during the Artists’ Reception held on December 10. First prize was awarded to Raymond Gomez (Northport), for his acrylic on metal painting, “Night City.” Diana DeSantis (Whitestone), won second place for her pastel figure painting, “Pigeon, ” and third prize was given to the oil painting, ”Mia,” by Barbara Stein (Port Washington).
Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Carol Bussola (Manhasset), for “Two For The Road;” Arlene Fiorello (Woodside), for “Israel;” Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone (Bronx), for “Snow Day;” Barbara Lewis Spivak (Port Washington), for “33 RPM;” and Susan Tiffen (Roslyn), for “Through The Gate;” Works by student members, Will Rubenstein (Port Washington) and Amy Vitale (Mt. Sinai), are also on exhibit.
ELECTRICAL FIRE AT THE ART GUILD
Electrical Fire at The Art Guild
On Wednesday, August 31, the home of The Art Guild of Port Washington, Inc., was forced to close after an electrical fire damaged part of the historic Hewlett-Munson-Williams House on the 3.5 acre Elderfields Historic Preserve. The Art Guild has been providing art classes and workshops for all ages, exhibits which are open to the public, as well as studio space for artists. The extensive damage caused the nonprofit arts organization to disrupt the current photography show and cancel an upcoming show in October. As of now, all workshops, programs, and exhibits are being canceled until further notice. Please check for updates on The Art Guild web site. If you are interested in making a donation and/or know of a suitable temporary space for classes and workshops, please call Shelley Holtzman at 516-944-7595 or Diane Bares at 516-883-4385.
NEW DATE: 10/2! PAINTFEST AT ELDERFIELDS PRESERVE
BYO Portable Easel, Art Materials & Picnic Lunch!
THE ART GUILD Will provide drinks & dessert, the beautiful grounds of
Elderfields Preserve and good company!
FRAME EXCHANGE Donate your unwanted frames (in good condition) and
The Art Guild will sell them for $5. All proceeds will go toward our Garden Committee Fund.
RSVP Members Only email Shelley Holtzman
at shell4now@aol.com or call The Art Guild at 516.304.5797
(Paintfest will be rescheduled if raining)
STOP BY If you can’t paint that day, stop by to picnic,
donate or buy a frame, or just to schmooze!
Pastel Workshop with Jane McGraw
PASTEL WORKSHOP WITH JANE McGRAW, PSA
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH & SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH
10:00AM – 4:00PM
1 OR 2 DAY Workshop
This workshop will include a lecture and demonstration, followed by a painting session
with a critique at each easel. It will cover underpainting, color theory and color choices,
composing the still life, and using value in the rendering of a 3 dimensional object on
a 2 dimensional surface. Explore the secrets of the still life by seeing not only the
forms, values, and edges but also the movement and atmosphere surrounding the
still life. Artists bring their own portable easel.
