Tour of The Whitney Biennial – Friday, September 6.

Tour of The Whitney Biennial – Friday, September 6.

by | Aug 21, 2019 | Past Events

Free Tour of The Whitney Biennial with a Guide
Friday, September 6, 10:15 am SHARP
FREE, But Registration REQUIRED

Members of The Art Guild are invited to a FREE Tour of the Whitney Biennial with a Guide. The tour is limited to 20 people (first come first serve) and you MUST REGISTER. Attendees must be at the museum by 10:15 am on Friday, Sept 6.

Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to the Whitney located at 99 Gansevoort Street, New York City 10014

Please register below. A wait list will be taken.

 

About the Whitney

Designed by internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano, the museum is the jewel of the Meatpacking District, alongside new NYC attractions including the High Line and nearby Hudson Yards. Since Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney initiated this invitational exhibition in 1932, the Biennial is still the longest running survey of American art.

About the Whitney Biennial

The Whitney Biennial is a must-see for anyone who wants to see the art of the moment – paintings, sculptures, installations, photography and more by over 75 artists specially chosen by the Biennial curatorial team.

What makes the Biennial unique?

The Biennial was designed to express the voices of primarily young emerging artists with the majority under forty-years old. This year, female artists are represented in record breaking numbers. The curators traveled the country looking for diversity in artist backgrounds and artistic expression with a message – from body image and gender identity, politics and current events, ethnicity, physical disabilities, social and community issues. This is an edgy, not pretty exhibition – their mission is to provoke thought and appeal to the way people look at their world today. 

Painting with Colored Pencils Workshop with Cynthia Knox CPSA – July 26-28, 2019, 9am-4pm

Painting with Colored Pencils Workshop with Cynthia Knox CPSA – July 26-28, 2019, 9am-4pm

by | Jun 30, 2019 | Past Classes and Workshops

PAINTING WITH COLORED PENCILS
FINE ART WORKSHOP WITH CYNTHIA KNOX, CPSA
Three Day Workshop: July 26-28, 2019, 9am-4pm
$460 M/$495 NM • Deposits being taken

Discover the difference between drawing and painting with colored pencils in this three-day colored pencil workshop.  Cynthia Knox will guide you step by step through the process of creating this stunning still life (photo reference shown) and will demonstrate her signature style of painting with this dry medium.  A variety of tips and techniques will be taught that will enable each artist to render the lace, fruit, flower, wood and metallic textures seen in this composition.  In addition to group and individual instruction, Cynthia will provide high-quality instructional materials that include a glossy tutorial booklet, reference photo, her popular “Cheat Sheet” and the actual surface with a light tracing of the entire still life to minimize actual drawing time and focus on color rendering.  Join Cynthia in creating a unique masterpiece that friends and family will be certain to ask, “THAT’s colored pencil?!”

Cynthia Knox, CPSA, is a colored pencil and graphite artist who lives in New York with her family.  Her artwork has received numerous awards in national and international juried exhibitions, and she has published 13 art instructional books, with a new book to be released in the Fall of 2018.  Publishers include Walter Foster Publishing (Quartos), Ann Kullberg Publishing, Strathmore Artists, and Viking Woodcrafts.  Cynthia teaches art workshops to individuals and large groups throughout the United States, internationally and online with Craftsy.com.  She is represented by LaBelle Enterprises for her workshops with Bob LaBelle as the primary contact: boblabelle@sbcglobal.net.

Cynthia’s artwork, resume, and workshops can be viewed on her website at www.cynthiaknox.com, and she is on Facebook and Instagram.

Please click here for materials list

WORKSHOPS:  Cancellations by the student – more than 90 days: full refund. Under 90 days: $50 non-refundable registration fee is included in the workshop tuition.  Deposit is non-refundable within 14 days of the start of the workshop.

 


Colored Pencil Workshop w/Knox
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Best of The Art Guild 2018-2019

Best of The Art Guild 2018-2019

by | May 23, 2019 | Past Exhibitions

Best of The Art Guild 2018-2019
July 11 – August 25

Pot Luck Reception: Thursday, July 11, 6:30-8:30pm

The special invitational exhibit, on view from July 11 through August 25, features the award winners from The Art Guild’s exhibitions from September 2018-June 2019. 

Artists who have won awards (first, second, third and honorable mentions) in exhibits between September 2018 and June 2019 may drop off artwork on the following days:

  • June 30, 3-5 pm 
  • July 1, 1-7 pm

The work may be new (it won’t count as “previously exhibited at The Art Guild” for future exhibits) or may have been shown at The Art Guild in the past. Artwork should be no bigger than 36” in any direction.

More details to be announced.

Watercolor for Beginners with Esther Marie

Watercolor for Beginners with Esther Marie

by | May 3, 2019 | Past Classes and Workshops

Watercolor for Beginners with Esther Marie
4 Tuesdays: Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 25, 2020 • 1-3pm
$120M/$155NM

This class will help promote confidence and control in watercolors for the beginner. We will focus on developing good compositions through negative painting, focal points and a variety of tools. Students will learn about brush strokes, washes, mixes, blending and color theory. They will use watercolors to establish color and light, to work wet-on-wet, for texture, to suggest value changes, for negative painting with discussion on composition, as well as for focus and depth.

Emphasis in this class is for individual instructional techniques to foster your ability. Students will complete several small paintings in the class. A demonstration will be followed by hands on experience and personal critiques.

 

Click HERE for Esther Marie’s supply list.

A native of Long Island, Esther Marie actively exhibits in many art related gallery shows, auctions and events both nationally and internationally. She works for clients in New York City and across the country. She had also showed her work globally, as far away as South Korea. She was awarded a fellowship and hand selected for a renowned art residency at The Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, as well as a full scholarship to the Vermont Studio Center. She also participated in a Rotary International Exchange for a month where she learned about the culture. Besides being immersed into the culture they were introduced to artists, viewed their art, and she created several different art pieces using Korean traditional art techniques. Esther Marie’s paintings are in several private as well as permanent collections. She concentrates on Plein Aire and abstract painting and has shown at numerous galleries in the Northeast of the United States. Esther Marie was named “Best in Show” at the Northport Plein Aire event. In perhaps her best achievement yet, she was chosen to be in the exclusive Heckscher Museum of Art Long Island Biennial. Aside from painting, Esther Marie enjoys teaching art, yoga, meditation, dancing, poetry and chess. She lives and works as an art instructor and adjunct professor in Long Island, New York. You can see more of her art at www.esthermarieart.com
Watercolor w/EstherMarie Winter 2020
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Tour of The Whitney Biennial – Friday, September 6.

Lecture Series: The Whitney Biennial with Debbie Wells, August 8, 6:30-8:30pm

by | Apr 25, 2019 | Past Events

Lecture Series: The Whitney Biennial with Debbie Wells
Thursday August 8, 6:30-8:30
$15 M/$20 NM

Debbie Wells of Artful Circle will be our Virtual Tour Guide for the inagural evening of a new lecture series. This evening focuses on an overview of the Whitney Biennial as an “armchair tour” or as a preparation to visit the show in person. Understanding what the artists are trying to accomplish will give you a better appreciation of the works on view. After the talk, the floor will be open for a lively discussion. As artists, art collectors, and art lovers of all levels, the Art Guild’s audience should prove to have a very interesting perspective on the way the artists were chosen, the quality of their art, and why the controversary and the intensity of this show makes it an important showcase in the art world.

About the Whitney Biennial

Designed by internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano, the museum is the jewel of the Meatpacking District, alongside new NYC attractions including the High Line and nearby Hudson Yards. Since Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney initiated this invitational exhibition in 1932, the Biennial is still the longest running survey of American art. The Whitney Biennial is a must-see for anyone who wants to see the art of the moment – paintings, sculptures, installations, photography and more by over 75 artists specially chosen by the Biennial curatorial team.

A few things make the Biennial unique: It was designed to express the voices of primarily young emerging artists with the majority under forty years old. This year, female artists are represented in record breaking numbers. The curators traveled the country looking for diversity in artist backgrounds and artistic expression with a message – from body image and gender identity, politics and current events, ethnicity, physical disabilities, social and community issues. This is an edgy, not pretty exhibition….their mission is to provoke thought and appeal to the way people look at their world today. Plus – there is always a major controversary going on behind the scenes and you will learn about the current protests as well as the newsworthy conflict that occurred at the last Biennial.

About the Speaker

Debbie Wells is the co-founder of Artful Circle with Franklin Hill Perrell which provides visits to art galleries and museums, art lectures and curatorial services. For more information, visit www.artfulcircle.com

She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design (BFA/MA) with a professional background in graphic design, advertising and publicity for over 30 years. Over the years, she has won several awards from Graphic Design:USA magazine for her designs in package design, corporate design and publication.

Wells is an Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC and has had her photographs in many juried exhibitions, including their historic Black & White Exhibition. She also serves as Immediate Past President of the Board at the Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills and in addition to her leadership role, personal projects there include: creating a hand-painted fundraising mural for their art library and as speaker for the “Dab of Paint” art history lecture series.

Her curatorial work with Franklin Hill Perrell includes exhibitions at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor, Heckscher Museum in Huntington, Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills, Preservation Long Island in Oyster Bay, Roslyn Landmark Society, and Bryant Library in Roslyn and Tria Gallery in Chelsea.

Lecture: Whitney Biennial
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