Eric Camiel and Randy Lagana at Koenig FrameWorks Gallery; Newtown Arts Festival

Sculptor Eric Camiel and painter Randy Lagana are featured in a two-person exhibition at Koenig FrameWorks and Gallery, 97 South Main St., Newtown, CT until September 29, 2012, with a reception on Thursday, September 13 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The reception is free and open to the public.

Also of interest in Newtown is the Newtown Arts Festival which will take place at the former Fairfield Hills on Trades Lane in Newtown, on Sat., Sept. 15 and Sun., Sept. 16, both days 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. There will be arts and crafts booths, musical performances, author talks, literary readings, and food concessions. Admission is $5.



". . . another Viewpoint - Photographs by Jay Misencik" at Easton Library Gallery

© Jay Misencik
". . . another Viewpoint - Photographs by Jay Misencik" is an exhibition of Misencik's photographs of Bridgeport, Maine, Nova Scotia, Ecuador, and studio-made Polaroid photo transfers that will run from September 6 through October 15, 2012 with an opening reception on Wednesday, September 12 at the Easton Public Library Gallery Room located at 691 Morehouse Rd., Easton, CT. The exhibit was curated by Dolly Curtis.

Misencik will also be one of the artists included in City Lights Gallery's (Bridgeport, CT) exhibition "Make Art Not War" which opens Sept. 21 from 5-8 pm, and The Gallery at Still River Editions' Affordable Art Exhibition, which opens on October 6 from 4-6 pm.

Misencik owns Misencik Studio with his wife and business partner Geralene

Affordable Art Exhibition: Photography opens at Still River Editions on October 6, 2012



The Gallery at Still River Editions is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual Affordable Art Exhibition from October 6 - December 21, 2012. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, October 6 from 4 - 6 pm. This year's exhibit features 16 photographers from Connecticut and one from New Jersey.

The photographers are: Shona Curtis (New Milford), Paul Berger (Newtown), David Blackett (Stratford),Garry Burdick (Southbury), Karl Decker (Monroe), Tony Donovan (Ivoryton), David Haislip (Danbury), Keith Johnson (Hamden), Paul Jones (New Britain), Ben Larrabee (Darien), Jay Misencik (Monroe), Karen Neems (Stamford),  Ann Reeves (Redding), Michele Russell (Stamford), Graham Scott (Deep River), Marko Susla (Edison, NJ), and Dennis Yates (Woodbury).

The archival digital prints, made by Still River Editions, will be 16"x20", printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag paper, and will all be priced at $100.

Last year's exhibit featured 14 fine artists from Connecticut.

The Gallery at Still River Editions is located at 128 East Liberty St., Danbury, Connecticut.

"Brief Monuments" at the Orison Project

"Sybil's Fierce"
© Lys Guillorn
The exhibition "Brief Monuments: Making and Unmaking Memory", curated by Stephen Vincent Kobasa, is at at the Orison Project, 8 Railroad Ave., Building 7, Essex, CT from Sept. 7 to Oct. 20, 2012. There will be an opening reception on Friday, September 7 from 6 - 8 pm.

The exhibit features photographs by Paul Duda, Walker Evans, Lys Guillorn (of Still River Editions), Robert Lisak, Oscar Palacio, Katia Porter, William Williams, and sculpture by Heinz Warneke.

The gallery will host "A Conversation Between Robert Lisak, Photographer, and Stephen Vincent Kobasa, Writer and Curator"on Weds. Oct. 3 at 6 pm.

Bill Eppridge "One America, One American"

© Bill Eppridge
and the Echo Foundation
"One America, One American: Robert F. Kennedy through the lens of Bill Eppridge" will be on exhibit in the Charlotte Observer Lobby from Sept. 4 - Oct. 19, 2012, through the Echo Foundation.

According to their website, the mission of the organization is to ask "What can one person do?" to further humanitarian causes. "One America, One American," answers this through the photographs of Bill Eppridge.

Eppridge photographed Robert F. Kennedy extensively for Life Magazine, developing a rapport with Kennedy and creating intimate portraits of both a man and his profound effect on people. Eppridge lives in New Milford, CT. Still River Editions of Danbury, CT performed the high-resolution scans of Eppridge's photographs for the exhibit and book A Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties.

The exhibit in Charlotte is in conjunction with the Echo Foundation's 2012 "New Visions. New Media." student photo competition. The grand prize of the photography competition is one day photo shoot with Bill Eppridge at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC.

The Charlotte Observer is located at 600 Tryon St., Charlotte, NC.






HVCA 2nd juried outdoor show: "DisH"

© Shona Curtis
The Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance has announced that photographer Shona Curtis placed "Best of Show" in its second outdoor juried photography exhibition, "DisH" taking place in downtown Danbury, Connecticut. The other photographers chosen for the exhibition are Dennis Yates, Paula Antolini, Elisabeth Levy and Cynthia O'Connor.

Twelve photographs by the artists will be displayed at Kennedy Park, the location of Danbury's weekly Farmer's Market.

The exhibition was judged by sculptor Eric Camiel, photographer Ursula Herczku and Peter Born, executive editor at Women's Wear Daily. The exhibition was sponsored by HARTransit.

There is an opening reception on Friday, August 24, 2012. From 3:45 - 4:15 pm there will be an unveiling at the Danbury Farmer's Market at Kennedy Park, followed by a reception from 4:30 - 6:00 pm at the Danbury Museum and Historical Society, 43 Main St., Danbury. The public is invited, and may RSVP for the event here.

Still River Editions sponsors Windows on Main St., Beacon, NY


Still River Editions is one of the sponsors of Beacon NY's Windows on Main St., 2012. It runs from August 11 through September 8. There will be a closing party and book signing on Saturday, September 8, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Chill Wine Bar, 173 Main St., Beacon.


Sixty Beacon-area artists of all media are featured in the storefront windows of Beacon's Main St. From their website: "Windows on Main Street is a collaborative project between artists and businesses — engaging residents and visitors alike through a public display of art along Beacon’s historic Main Street. The exhibit explores how art can provide cultural and social understanding, be a catalyst for economic improvement in communities, and strengthen the relationship between residents and artists."

SoNo Arts Celebration Aug. 3-5, 2012 and SoNoMART, Aug. 4

The 37th annual SoNo Arts Celebration takes place August 3, 4-5, 2012 in historic South Norwalk, Connecticut. It is a juried arts festival with fine arts and crafts vendors, food, and music. There are activities for children including giant puppets.

During the festival, on Saturday, August 4 from noon - 5 pm, Still River Editions' own Lys Guillorn will be participating in SoNoMART pop-up gallery and boutique hosted in creative placement's storefront at 13 North Main St., South Norwalk.  Others participating in SoNoMART are the Weather sKwirl, Designer Journals, MegaGlam, Franklin Street Works, and more. The pop up features "art, artisan crafts, handmade designer objects, jewelry, paper goods, apparel, vintage, modern, thrift, surprises." Guillorn will have handmade cards of her Holga photographs and various kinds of wearable art. 

The Mercurial Gallery Staff Show in Danbury

The Mercurial Gallery at 11 Library Place, Danbury is hosting its first Staff Art Show from July 28 through September 7, 2012. There is an opening reception on Saturday, July 28 from 5 pm - 7 pm.

Artists include Robert Rae (who also designed the Mercurial's new website), Katie Bassett, Joshua L. Durkin, Amanda Bloom, Jing Lu, Alec Jordan. Also included are gallery neighbors Erin Walrath, Chris Durante and David Haislip.

On Saturday, August 25, there will be a musical performance by DawnMother at 7 pm.

Jim Felice exhibit at Scott & Bowne

"James Dean & Marilyn"
© Jim Felice
Sculptor Jim Felice of Ridgefield is featured in a one-artist show titled "Fresh Pop!" at Scott & Bowne in Kent, Connecticut from July 28 through September 3, 2012. There is an open in reception on Saturday, July 28 from 4 pm - 7 pm.

From the press release:
"'Fresh Pop!' will showcase Felice’s unique twist on objects of play and chance – common dice, the Sorry! pawn, and the iconic red and white bucket of popcorn. Using industrial materials, the sculptor explores a variety of forms, colors, sizes and configurations, examining how these objects occupy space and relate to each other. Felice incorporates a sense of playfulness in these larger than life, color-infused, morphed objects."

Scott & Bowne is located at 27 North Main St., Kent, Connecticut.


Gene Gort: Nocamera

"Cyclamen"
© Gene Gort
Celeste LeWitt Gallery at the University of Connecticut Health Center is exhibiting the archival print editions of Gene Gort, who is a professor of media arts at the Hartford Art School. The exhibit runs from June 28 to September 26, 2012.

The prints featured are camera-less photographs from Gort's "nocamera" series, which, according to Gort's website, all of the images "have been produced by placing objects on or above a flatbed scanner. No camera has been used in the process, hence the name."

Many of the subjects are botanical in origin, and the prints achieve an extremely high level of detail, and cropped close creating a sense of deep intimacy.

There is a reception on Thursday, July 12 from 4:30 - 6 pm. The gallery is located at 263 Farmington Avenue in Farmington, CT 06030.

Banjie Getsinger Nicholas and Mary Pratt Hawvermale to Oliver Wolcott Library

"Vernal Equinox XI"
© Banjie Getsinger Nicholas
Banjie Getsinger Nicholas and Mary Pratt Hawvermale are in a two-artist exhibition titled "All Natural" at Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St., Litchfield, CT from July 3 through July 28, 2012.

Banjie Getsinger Nicholas works in hand-pigmented egg tempera and delicate silverpoint while Mary Pratt Hawvermale makes assemblages from materials found in nature. The pair have exhibited together before, and their art works marvelously together.

There will be an artists' reception on Thursday, July 5, from 5 - 7 pm.

Ben Larrabee wins award at RAC's "Marine & Coastal Art" exhibition

"Nantucket Ferry, Man at Bow"
© Ben Larrabee
Ben Larrabee's strikingly contemplative black and white photograph titled "Nantucket Ferry, Man at Bow" won first prize for photography at the juried group exhibition "Marine & Coastal Art" at the Rowayton Arts Center. The photograph was printed by Mark Savoia at Still River Editions.

The exhibit features marine-themed works in a diverse range of media and techniques and was juried by Helen Kunzman.

 Read more here in the Darien News.

The exhibit runs until July 29. The Rowayton Arts Center is located at 145 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton, CT.

Pop Up Art Bethel Opens Saturday, June 30

Jim Felice's sculpture
outside of PUAB
Pop Up Art Bethel is a temporary art gallery that has opened across the street from Bethel Cinema in Bethel, CT. Pop-up galleries have become a popular way to use vacant storefronts for a positive use that brings people into the area. It's a win-win for property owners and artists.

PUAB was spearheaded by artists Michael Seri and Frank Kara (who is also the building's owner).

According to the Connecticut Post, the gallery will be open Thursdays through Sundays through July 30, 2012 with an opening reception on Saturday, June 30, 2 - 5 pm. There will be live music by the jazz band "Tonal Eclipse."

Bethel Buzz News lists the artists as Michael Seri, Frank Kara, Jim Felice, Katie Bassett, Chris Durante, Catherine Lucia, Ival Stratford-Kovner, Kenny Hess, Justin Buto, Joseph Farris, Erin Nazzaro, Frank Post, Tarol Samuelson, Eric Camiel, Leslie Pelino, Bibiana Matheis, Nicole Cudzillo, Juan Andreu, Michael Morris, Tara Burgess, Judith Wyer, Suzanne Ross, Tanya Kukucka, Kathleen Benton, Keith Dube, and F. Henry-Meehan.

Pop Up Art Bethel is located at 262 Greenwood Ave., Bethel, CT.

Arts Network of Danbury Members' Closing Reception at Boyajian Studio

Photo © Mark Savoia 
The Arts Network of Danbury is hosting a closing reception on Friday, June 22, 2012 from 6 - 8 pm for its show at David Boyajian Studio which was mounted for Greater Danbury Open House Day. David Boyajian Studio is located at 3 Milltown Rd., New Fairfield, CT.

Members participating in the exhibition are: Shona Curtis, Jing Lu, David Haislip, Lys Guillorn, Catherine Vanaria, Mark Savoia, David Boyajian, Eric Camiel, Maressa Gershowitz, Wendy Cahill, Katie Bassett, Jim Felice, Tony Carvalho, Tiffany Johnson, and David Boyajian.

RSVP via the Facebook events page here.
Photo © Mark Savoia
Photo © Mark Savoia


Ann H. Carew Exhibiting at New Milford Art Festival

"Morning at Marty's"
© Ann H. Carew
Ann H. Carew is exhibiting at the 17th annual New Milford Outdoor Art Festival on Saturday June 16 10 - 6 pm and Sunday, June 17, 2012 10 am - 5 pm. She will be in booth #21 on the New Milford, CT green. The New Milford Historical Society sponsors the two-day juried art show.

Here is an article from Southbury Patch about a previous exhibition of Carew's.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown's Annual Spring Juried Art Show

From SCAN's press release:

"SCAN, The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Inc., announces its Annual Spring Juried Art Show to be held at the Cyrenius H. Booth Library in Newtown, at 25 Main Street.  This exhibit, which is celebrating its 42nd anniversary, will run from June 9 to June 16, 2012 at the Booth Library and is sponsored by the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, an organization dedicated to promoting art and art education in the region.  The show will continue for a week including both weekends during regular library hours.

Some of the finest traditional as well as contemporary artists will be exhibiting their works in oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, mixed media, graphics and sculpture. Over $1000 in cash prizes will be awarded.  The jury of selection and awards includes Diane Dubreuil, Edward Martinez and Peter Seltzer.

The show open[ed] Saturday, June 9 followed by a Reception and Awards Ceremony on Sunday afternoon, June 10th from 2:00 until 4 PM."

Saturday June 9 is Open House Day - come visit us!

Saturday, June 9, 2012 is the state of Connecticut's 8th annual Open House Day. For the very first time, a group of Danbury artists and arts and culture institutions have gotten together to create Greater Danbury Open House Day.

The Gallery at Still River Editions is one of the 11 venues participating.

Cathy Vanaria photographing
photographer Robert Jacobsen
during Open House Day 2011
We'll be open 10am - 5 pm. A very special event we are having is a photo shoot with Catherine Vanaria (co-owner of SRE/Connecticut Photographics). She'll be using her vintage 8"x10" film camera to take black and white fine art portraits for her "Faces of Danbury" series. (Participate on a first-come, first-serve basis--you will be sent an 8"x10" print after the event.)

Gene Gort's exhibit, "Intellectual Property" is on view in our gallery.

Snacks, music, fun!

In Danbury:
A Common Ground Arts Center
Danbury Museum & Historical Society
Danbury Railway Museum
Jim Felice Studios
The Gallery at Art & Frame of Danbury
The Gallery at Still River Editions
The Mercurial Gallery
Rogers Park
YMCA ESCAPE to the Arts

Greater Danbury:
David Boyajian Studio, New Fairfield
Molten Java, Bethel

Also participating in Danbury is Phyllis Savage, ceramic artist of Savage Studio 84 Mill Plain Rd. Danbury.

New Pond Farm Photography Invitational, "Perspectives"

© Elyse Shapiro
Both Mark Savoia and Catherine Vanaria of Still River Editions / Connecticut Photographs were invited to participate in the 2012 New Pond Farm Invitational Photography Show, "Perspectives",  by photographer Elyse Shapiro.

On June 1 there will be a preview party for photographers, New Pond Farm members, and guests from 6-8 pm, $25 per person. On Saturday June 9 there will be a closing with refreshments from 5-7 pm.

New Pond Farm is a 102-acre farm, nature preserve, outdoor classroom, Native American education center, and arts venue with programs for both children and adults. Photographers were asked to submit work that reflected New Pond Farm's beauty, history and mission.

New Pond Farm Gallery is located at 101 Marchant Road, Redding, CT.