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Call for Artists: “Expressions of Nature” at Frelinghuysen Arboretum
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum is organizing their first art show and sale. Please read the details in the enclosed PDF. For more information contact the Frelinghuysen Arboretum at the email provided on the form. Good Luck everyone! It seems like a great artistic opportunity. Expressions of Nature Art Show Application (006)
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Workshop at the Chatham Library
The Library of Chatham offers a workshop led by Maia Kumari Gilman, local architect and ALC member. The workshop “Building Better World through Architecture” is suitable for children 11 years old and up. The children will learn how to transform their world by designing and building a three-dimensional model. They will also explore how architecture can create efficient communities with good flow. Those interested in a career in architecture will have a tangible model to start their portfolio! The models created in this workshop will be shared in an exhibition at the library at the end of the program. When: Wednesdays, July 12, 19, 26 and August 2, 4-6pm. Attendance at all 4 classes required.…
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Sally Abbott Solo Show Extended till September 2017
If you did not have a chance yet to stop by the Chatham Twp. Municipal Building to see Sally Abbott’s latest works, you can do so till September 2017. Sally’s works will be on view at the Lundt-Glover Gallery, at the Chatham Twp. Municipal Building, 58 Meyersville Rd., Chatham Twp., NJ till early September. The gallery is open Monday – Friday 10am-4pm. There were many new exciting works added since Sally sold over 10 pieces at her March opening. Here are a few photos from the show spruce-up. While you are visiting, you can also view on-going ALC Group show in the adjoining strolling gallery.
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Talk on Women in Art & Women Artists
A lecture on “Women in Art & Women Artists” will be presented by the Speakers Bureau of the Newark Museum at the Summit Library on May 18 at 7:30 p.m. This slide presentation looks at the way women were portrayed in art from Egyptian times up until the Gilded Age, when art was mostly created by men. It then follows the rise of women artists, using examples of their work from the museum’s collections. This program is free and open to the public. The library is located at 75 Maple Street in Summit.
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Lecture on Flowers in Art
An illustrated lecture, “Flowers in Art,” will be presented by the Speakers Bureau of the Newark Museum at the Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit on May 4 at 7 p.m. A small reception will follow the presentation. Flowers have bloomed in art from ancient Egypt to the modern day. Come and see examples in painting, sculpture, folk art, decorative arts, furniture, and jewelry—all from the museum’s collections. Learn how the artists Henry Inman, Martin Johnson Heade, Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Workshops, Florine Stettheimer, Max Weber, Marsden Hartley, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence, and Robert Rauschenberg rendered flowers in their unique and magnificent ways. The program is free for members of the arboretum and…
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ALC Show at Drip Coffee
ALC Group Show is on view at Drip Coffee in Chatham through July 30, 2017.
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Call for Artists – ALC at Drip Coffee in Chatham
ALC is organizing a group show at the newly opened Drip Coffee in Chatham. The show is open to all ALC members. Receiving is on Wednesday April 19, 10-10:30am at Drip Coffee, 262 Main Street, Chatham. The show runs May 1 – June 30, 2017. To enter, please contact Rosemary.
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ALC at Fishawack 2017
ALC was invited by the Chatham Borough to participate in the annual Fishawack Festival on June 10. Janice Piccolo of the Community Services of the Chatham Borough is organizing the event. She and her team added a prizes for the submitted art works this year. Media accepted: watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, photography, drawing and graphics, mixed media. Awards for artworks themed “Chatham” will qualify for following prizes: Best in Exhibit – $200 Judges’ Choice – $100 Honorable Mention – Ribbons Awards for artworks themed “New Jersey” or any other subject (meaning flowers, pet portraits etc.) People’s Choice award – $50 Judges: Amy Jarvis & Gregory Egan Entry cost: Chatham resident – free, non-residents $25 Entry…
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Public Arts Project under way
Two of our members are participating in the public arts project in Chatham. Chatham’s Public Art’s Council initiated the project of painting the traffic boxes in town. Jennifer DuTeil and Celeste Fondaco are each working on one of the boxes. How exciting!
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Philadelphia in May – ALC Bus Trip
Photos from the ALC trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Please join us on one of ALC’s big events of the year: a bus trip to Philadelphia on May 7. You will have the opportunity to view the permanent collections and the special exhibits of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Rodin Museum. Philadelphia, being a historically significant city, offers much more besides its museums. If you feel like spending the time outdoors painting, take your plein air set along and sketch the historic sights! Please read the details on the enclosed poster.
