December 17 - January 30, 2009
Opening Reception Thursday, December 18, 5-7pm
Artist Talk with Arlé Sklar-Weinstein, Thursday,
January 8, 5-7pm
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Press Release
The 25th Anniversary Art/Place Exhibition will encompass a wide range
of 21st century artistic creativity, from representational to abstract
and conceptual, in paintings, prints, photography and mixed media.
A highlight will be a wall with a grid of artist portraits created
by member Arlé Sklar-Weinstein. Inspired by studio visits to each artist,
the individual portraits are mixed media compositions which capture
the spirit of the artist as well as his or her image in photo montages.
The seeds of the project sprouted over a year ago when Sklar-Weinstein
was participating in an Artist Residency at the Fundacion Valparaiso
in Mojacar, Almeria, Spain. Her first Artists Portraits series of the
eight international artists and writers there were shown in an Art/Place
exhibition here in 2007 and her colleagues proposed a similar project
for their 25th Anniversary Exhibition.
Sklar-Weinstein will discuss her work in an Artist Talk on Thursday,
January 8 from 5 to 7 p.m at the museum.
A catalogue of the Artists Portrait Project includes a quote from
The New York Times on the l982 opening of Art/Place in the Southport
Railroad Station which described the gallery as “a blend of old
architecture and new aesthetics, creating an exciting art environment.” The
founders’ goals were to create a cooperative run by artists – not
bound by the complex concerns of a museum, nor determined by the strong
market concerns of a commercial gallery….a place where artists
were free to explore and develop their own potential, and where artistic
concepts and space combined to benefit both the artists and the community.
Sampling
of Participating Artists (click image for larger view)
Fulll listing of artists follows thumbnails |
Barbara Bernstein
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Binnie Birstein |
Barbara Harder |
Susan Newbold |
Diane Pollack |
David Pressler
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Arlé Sklar-Weinstein |
Florence Zolan |
All Participating
Artists |
Don Axelroad
Barbara Bernstein
Margot Bittenbender
Binnie Birstein
Richard Byrnes
Phyllis Clamage
Cecilia Fradet
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Lori Glavin
Barbara Harder
Susanne Keany
Elisa Khachian
Cate Leach
Mary Louise Long
Belle Manes
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Mary Jo McGonagle
Sandra Meagher
Toby Michaels
Liana Moonie
Susan Newbold
Diane Pollack
David Pressler
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Martha Reinken
Tina Rohrer
Wendy Shalen
Arlé Sklar-Weinstein
Karen Vogel
Florence Zolan |
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