Blue Door Gallery Publication Opportunities

Blue Door Gallery Publications

Poets And Writers' Opportunities

For more info about these opportunities, visit http://www.bluedoorart.org or email info@bluedoorart.org 
 

Blue Door Gallery is preparing it's next publication about the current FIBER PLUS exhibition which will include writings and ekphrastic poetry inspired by the adventurous mixed media artworks on the walls.   Open Mic poets, Artspeak Workshop participants, and other interested poets and writers are invited  to visit the gallery this weekend to begin to form their poetic ideas, and/ or  join BDG's Poet-in-Residence Golda Soloman on  SATURDAY, APRIL 16th FROM 1 TO 3 PM for an Ekphrastic poetry walk- about and writing session. Golda will be available for guidance and editing to prepare submissions for our publication.  Deadline for written submissions is April 30th. Suggested donation: $5-$10. As with Blue Door Gallery's earlier book, OUT OF AFRICA, the included Artists and Poets are entitled to purchase their own copy at cost (TBD) and extra copies for an additional $5 each.

Generations: A Call For Artists July 9 through August 28, 2011

Artists working in all media are invited to submit work influenced by the theme of "generations". Artwork should illustrate an expression of cultural, historical, social, or geographical characteristics connecting young and old such as: ancestry, heritage, family or community bonds, social dynamics, collaboration, guidance and growth. Please share with us your own interpretations of "generations". This eight-week exhibition will be held in conjunction with free community programming dedicated to fostering the bonds and creativity of young people and their significant adults.  The workshop expressions will be in the forms of performance art and poetry, dance, puppetry, drawing, painting, clay and fabric crafts, podcasting, and more TBA. To honor all generations  we will exhibit artwork created by the youth of Yonkers in conjuction with the works of professional artists whose art addresses  the exhibition theme.  CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT ONLINE

Out of Africa Books Now Available at Blue Door Gallery

Your ordered or reserved copies have arrived and will be available during gallery hours starting April 8th. 

To make payment or place a new order, you may respond to this email with your address and either pay online:

CLICK HERE TO PAY SECURELY ONLINE 

or mail a check or money order to:  

Blue Door Gallery

5 Hudson Street

Yonkers NY 10701

Pricing:

1st copy purchased by a featured artist or poet is $38.06 after tax. Additional copies are $43.35. Available to the public. To have your book shipped, please add $5. 

BEST IDEA:

Plan to pick up your book on Tuesday, April 12th at the next BLUE DOOR OPEN MEETING at 6:30 PM at Blue Door Gallery (13 Riverdale Avenue, between Main Street and Hudson Street)

For more info about these opportunities, visit http://www.bluedoorart.org or email info@bluedoorart.org 

Noel Fine Art moving to Tuckahoe

I got this email today- and I immediately thought the worst.  But fortunately, they are actually moving to a bigger space.  Not sure why the press release is so negative.

For Immediate Release:
05/01/2010

CLOSING SALE

It is with no small amount of sadness that after 11 years, Noel Fine Art announces the closing of its gallery at 80 Kraft Avenue in Bronxville, May 31st, 2010.

Beginning on May 1st, 2010, we will be having a “moving sale” comprised of the merchandise in the gallery – many at 30 to 40% off retail prices -- including vintage watches, clocks, oriental rugs, Chinese art, wooden boxes, jade jewelry and many, many other items. The sale will end May 31st.
Having served the community since 1999, Noel Fine Art is moving to a larger studio space at 33 Terrace Place in Tuckahoe, NY, just a short walk up from the train station. The new gallery space will continue to exhibit some of finest artists in Westchester, as well as continue to provide a range of services, including art, antiques, rugs and watch appraisals; art restoration; fine art framing; and watch / clock repairs.
As an exciting new addition, the new gallery will also offer art classes, including instruction in painting, drawing and watercolor – both with and without a model – as well as demonstrations in making sculpture with different materials. (A schedule of classes will be posted on our website – www.noelfineart.com -- mid August.) Finally, in a salute to the artistic and literary “salons” of another era, we will also be scheduling poetry and book readings by local writers, and we will offering the gallery as a place to meet.
I look forward to serving current and new customers at my new space in Tuckahoe.
Warm regards,
Noel DeGaetano

Blue Door Gallery Events

Saturday, April 17, 2pm WOMAN SPEAKING THROUGH US: Performing Women's Writings Professors Kathleen Fowler and Ellen Dolgin will be presenting dramatic readings followed by a discussion of letters, diaries, poems, speeches by a variety of women writers and activists, primarily from the 19th century and maybe some earlier voices as well. The idea will be to trace patterns of women's inspiration and achievement as well as frustration and longing for freedom. Free admission, donations welcome at Blue Door Gallery (see address below) ---------------------and---------------------- Saturday, April 21 POETRY  OPEN MIC 6:30-8:30PM RSVP 914-375-5100 OR poetry@bluedoorgallery.org

Feel free to visit their website at  bluedoorgallery.org or  call them at the Gallery at 914.375.5100.

Yoho Open Studios- April 17 & 18

OPEN STUDIOS

Saturday, April 17, 2010        12 pm -5pm
Sunday, April 18, 2010        12pm - 5pm

YOHO Artists' 7^th Annual Open Studios, This Year Featuring the Earth Day Exhibit "One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure”

Location:        YOHO CENTER FOR THE ARTS
                540/578 Nepperhan Avenue
                Yonkers, NY 10701
Contact:         Barbara King - bergerkent@optonline.net for individual statements from artists and visual material, or to set up interviews
For renting artists loft space, call George Huang at (212) 317-1423 ext 601 or Zuki Pjetrovic (917) 682 - 5172
    _______________________________________________________________________
Yonkers, NY – For the past seven years, Artists, Gallery Owners, Art Collectors, Critics, Curators and Art lovers from all over Southern Westchester and the Bronx have made YOHO Center for the Arts their destination during our annual Open Studios weekend.  At this year's Open Studios on Saturday April 17th and Sunday April 18th we're also featuring a 3,000 square foot Gallery space exhibiting the works of many of the talented local artists.
        Our Open Studio event gives the public an opportunity to see where the art is made and to meet the artists in a one-on-one atmosphere. In our studios’ relaxed atmosphere, the art loving public will discover how accessible art really is. They can meet with the artists and familiarize themselves with their creative processes, materials and range of works. Visitors may purchase artwork directly from the artists. Many of our artists are gallery-affiliated and have exhibited internationally. Many of their works are part of numerous collections in the United States and abroad.
       
        In keeping with the spirit of Earth Day on April 22nd, YOHO is proud to feature this year its Green-themed exhibit "One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure." The exhibit promotes the importance of alternative and creative ways to "Go Green" by recycling, reusing, and transforming things we would normally throw away into works of art. Participating Artists in this year's Exhibit include: RJ DiBenedetto, Kevin Gordon, Adam Shultz, Dakota Christianson, Catherine Latson, Dean Tomasula, Laurie Vigoda, and George Gutierrez.

The YOHO Artists are a collective of 55 artists and craftsmen, including painters, sculptors, etchers, jewelers, photographers, illustrators, assemblage artists, musicians and more.  Since it’s redesignation as the YOHO Center of the Arts in 2009, YOHO has hosted several Gallery Nite arts receptions. Patterned after popular gallery receptions in Chelsea, the Gallery Nite events focus on arts-related networking within an art-filled open studio-like environment. The next Gallery Nite event is scheduled for Friday June 4, 2010 from 6 PM to 8 PM. Nearly 100 art lovers attended our last Gallery Nite Event.

ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S OPEN STUDIOS INCLUDE: 
Adam Shultz, Amy Pasco, Barbara King, Catherine Latson, Dakota Christianson, Daniel Ortiz, David Fischweicher, Dean Tomasula, Deborah Yasinsky, Diane Mitchell, Eli Benjamin Yamin, Elizabeth Debethune, Ervin Vincent T. Chandler, George Gutierrez, Ginny Fox, Joe Hanerfeld, Joel Neff, Kevin Gordon, Laurie Vigoda, Marko Gosar, Michelle Frick, Noelle Knight, Paulo Suzuki, RJ DiBenedetto, Ruth M Gilbert,  Steve A. Nunez, Tom Blake and Victor Rothman.

Yoho Artists Gallery Night 2/5/10

YoHo Gallery Nite ~ a sublime networking event for arts enthusiast
WHERE:  540 Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701
WHEN: Fri 02/05/2010
Time: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Fee: No Fee
Event Attachment(s): YOHOgallerynitepostcard020510.pdf
Event Description:
definition: gallery nite
i) a networking event series devoted to art and their enthusiasts on a 1st fri
ii) a virtual gallery at YoHo, ever moving,.. always evolving

feel the ArT

discover the ExperiencE

see YoHo 3 (in the 540 bldg) unveiled and artistically illuminated

see the works, meet the artists, & mingle with the arts community

showcased artists:
dakota christianson
rj dibenedetto
kevin gordon
noelle knight
catherine latson
joel neff
melanie rorher
adam shultz
laurie vigoda
plus various works from the other YOHO artists

YoHo welcomes gallery owners

guest artists: Local artists of Westchester welcome! - sign up at YOHOartists.com for your free account today

YoHo ~ Yonker's SOHO: Supporting and growing the arts of Southern Westchester



Location: 540 Nepperhan, 5th Floor
Take the elevator up to the 5th floor
(Follow signage to the left side of the rear parking lot)
Admission: Free



Directions: The entrance to the rear parking lot is located on the south side of Lake Avenue btwn Nepperhan Ave and Saw Mill River Road. Once you enter and make a right over the one lane bridge, 540 Entrance is straight ahead and to your left.

** MUSIC ** WINE ** ENJOY**
(feel free to bring your own choice of beverage)

RSVP 

Banish Modern Slavery- Exhibit Starting January 9

BANISH MODERN SLAVERY!
YONKERS, N.Y. (December 1, 2009) – Between September and December 2009, four children have been producing an unusual product as the result of their studies: a museum exhibit entitled Banish Modern Slavery!
We invite you to attend the free opening of Banish Modern Slavery! on Saturday, January 9^th from 12-4 p.m.  The exhibit features the interpretations of these four children, who participated in a ten-week class covering exhibition design and the study of both modern and historical slavery. From an installation referencing the Department of Labor’s recent release of a list of goods potentially tainted by slave labor to original artwork, the exhibit speaks to the unfortunate continuum of international slavery.
During the opening reception, visitors will have an opportunity to meet and speak with the child curators, experience the exhibit, stroll through the larger museum (which features the exhibit Slavery: The Great and Foul Stain) and participate in activities centering on raising awareness about modern slavery (films, handicrafts, a lecture and more).
For further information, please call 914-965-4027 or visit our event information website, philipsemanorhall.blogspot.com. You may also visit the blog the students have created to describe a portion of the work process: www.slaveryiscruel.blogspot.com.

This exhibit was made possible by a partnership between Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, a museum and historic house in downtown Yonkers, and the Adventure Center: Journeys of Wonder, Inc., an educational enrichment program. Philipse Manor Hall, the setting for the exhibit, was once owned by the Philipse Family, who were slave owners and slave traders in the 17^th and 18^th centuries.

Philipse Manor Hall, a high-style Georgian manor house, was the seat of a 52,000-acre estate and home to three generations of the Lords of Philipsburg Manor. Built between c. 1680 and 1755, it is the site around which the City of Yonkers grew and developed. Philipse Manor Hall is located at 29 Warburton Avenue, at Dock Street, in Yonkers, and parking is available on site. The historic site is one of six state historic sites and 13 parks administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Taconic Region: www.nysparks.com. 

"The Art of Cardboard" Performance Sat. Nov 14, 2 pm

DON'T MISS ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCE ARTIST
MARCY B. FREEDMAN
FOR A ONE-TIME SOLO PERFORMANCE AT 2:00 PM
Blue Door Art Gallery
13 Riverdale Ave, Yonkers NY 

FREE ADMISSION

for more info, visit 

http://www.bluedoorgallery.org

or call 914.375.5100

After Marcy Freedman's performance, you are invited to attend the opening reception of the Blue Door Art AssociationOpen Members Exhibit 2009
Yonkers Riverfront Library
3:00 to 5:00pm.
The library is located at 1 Larkin Center in Downtown Yonkers.

The Labyrinth at Blue Door: This Saturday.

A Blue Door Gallery Solo Exhibition

A ROMP THROUGH GREEK MYTHOLOGY:
THE MINOTAUR AND OTHER MYTHOLOGICAL BEASTS

ARTIST: DON AXLEROAD

Woodcuts, Paintings and Labyrinth

September 19 - October 24

Deceit, brutality jealousy and revenge are all part of the Minotaur Story, brought to life in a new exhibition of prints and paintings by award winning artist Donald Axleroad at Blue Door Gallery, 13 Riverdale Avenue in Yonkers from September 19 through October 24. Families and children are especially welcome at the public reception on Saturday, September 26 from 2 to 5 p.m. Included in the exhibition, a labyrinth inspired by the mythological tale of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth will be featured in the gallery to engage young explorers. The artist’s reception will include a carnival performance by the “Minotaur” who tries desperately to escape the labyrinth. The cast of characters in the story of the Minotaur includes Deceitful King Minos, Beautiful Ariadne, Brave Theseus, Inventive Deadalus, Foolhardy Icarus, the Great White Bull, the Mighty Minotaur and Cerberus, the Gatekeeper from Hell. The Minotaur Story is just one of many examples of ancient Greek mythology which have long fascinated award winning artist Donald Axleroad. He believes that the epic figures of mythology, remind us of the capriciousness of man and nature as they relate to the challenges we face today, ranging from war and vengeance to the diseases of the aging such as Alzheimer’s. He draws the parallel that today, as in ancient mythology, bad things happen to good people – events over which they have no control. Also on display at the Blue Door Gallery will be several of Axleroad’s most recent works which focus on the artist’s portfolio of “The Human Condition: Identity Theft, Role Reversal and Fear of Fate. He currently teaches art to disabled adults with positive results through ARI of Stamford, which he founded. Donald Axleroad has won numerous awards from prestigious organizations including the Salmagundi Club, the National Arts Club of NY and The Allied Artists of America, as well as top prizes in many Fairfield County art associations, most recently Best in Show at the Flinn Gallery in Greenwich Library. His work has been shown in museums on the East coast and in a UN sponsored traveling exhibit of 100 American printmakers. A graduate of Pratt Institute, he has studied with Philip Guston, Richard Linder and Antonio Frasconi.

Events:

• Saturday, September 26 - Artist's Reception - 2:00 - 5:00 pm - LIVE MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS!
  Special Invitation to children to explore the labyrinth!
  
• Saturday, October 1 - Second Teen Poetry Slam - 6:00 - 8:00pm
  
• Saturday, October 14 - Closing Reception Featuring Katherine Adamenko & Company - 2:00 - 5:00pm

Call for Artists- Blue Door Art Gallery

CALL FOR ENTRIES FROM ALL TYPES OF ARTISTS:

From the Community Galley at Blue Door Gallery, (a summer time community effort of the Blue Door Gallery in Yonkers NEW YORK). For the show, Inspired by Heritage, August 15th - September 12th, 2009.

We invite artists of all ages to provide generational viewpoints of the cultures that surround us. We also invite artists to submit proposals to share aspects of their culture through talks, demonstrations, storytelling and performance art that provide educational and awareness opportunities to the community as part of our outreach efforts.

Please send images of your work (CD or Photographs) and/or your one page proposal of your performance to yonkersbluedoor@gmail.com or mail to:
Blue Door Gallery,
Inspired by Heritage,
5 Hudson Street,
Yonkers, NY 10701.
A SASE may be included if you wish return of materials.
If sending via e-mail please place title of the show in the subject line.
The Blue Door Exhibition Committee will be the curator for the "Inspired by Heritage" Exhibition.
• Artists may submit up to three (3) images.
• Maximum artwork size: 36" x 60" framed.
• Three-dimensional no heavier than 100lbs
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: July 3rd, 2009

Blue Door Gallery, 13 Riverdale Avenue (south of Main St), Yonkers, NY 10701, (914) 375-5100, yonkersbluedoor@gmail.com, and www.bluedoorgallery.org

Noel Fine Art Announces the Summer Show

Coast with Algae by Peter Devine, ©Noel Fine Art

Noel Fine Art has announced their Summer Show for 2009, an annual event featuring the gallery artists:

(Click on artist's name to view images)

• Biagio Civale
• Noel DeGaetano
• Peter Devine
• Michael Gesinger
• Elissa Gore
• Christian Kunze
• Tom Lollar

• Fred Mitchell
• Alvin Most
• Jenna Lyn Pallio
• Luca Spallanzani
• Leonard Stokes
• Hank Virgona
• Mansheng Wang

The exhibit will open on June 12th and will stay until the end of August. Check out this exhibit that has so many diverse techniques, mediums and styles.

For more information, visit their website at www.noelfineart.com , or contact Noel Fine Art at 914.337.4050.

Blue Door Show and Tell: Artist Demonstrations.

WHAT: Blue Door Gallery, a project of the Blue Door Artists Association celebrates its second show "Show and Tell". This wonderful exhibition showcases exquisite pieces of art ranging from porcelain sculptures to woodcut prints. Each Saturday during this exhibition there will be special events such as poetry readings, jazz performances, and artist's demonstrations on techniques and inspirations.


WHERE: The Blue Door Gallery - 13 Riverdale Avenue, (South of Main
Street) in the downtown business district of Yonkers, NY.

WHEN: Opening Reception May 16th, 2009 from 2-5pm.

Schedule of Artists Demonstrations:

May 23

12 - 2:30 Don Axleroad woodcut prints
2:30 - 5:00 Leslie Miller digital portrait collage

May 30

12 - 2:30 Gino Civale dripping paint
2:30 - 5:00 Kaya Deckelbaum wire Mesh

June 6

12 - 2:30 Terry Brandon photography to painting
2:30 - 5:00 Jeff Campion mosaics

June 13

12 -2:30 Florence Suerig collaboration
2:30 - 5:00 Amy Bilden collaboration

June 20

12 - 2:30 Sally Aldrich clay wheel throwing, coils
2:30 - 5:00 Belle Manes painting & drawing

June 27

12 - 2:30 Suzanne Ashley salted watercolor print
2:30 - 5:00 Lily Schor clay slab faces

More info: http://www.bluedoorgallery.org/
http://www.bluedoorart.org

2009 Yonkers Arts Fest Happening ... Now!

I just found out about the 2009 Yonkers Arts Fest by perusing the Lohud News...

Now considering that I run an arts blog about Yonkers, (and that my show on May 17 is part of it), that you'd think I'd have heard about this before-- but alas and alack.

Not sure if it's a failure on my part to find out stuff, or an advertising shortfall on the festival's part, or some mixture of the two. Anyway-- there's a new event going on called the 2009 Yonkers Arts Fest, with lot of events going on in the next few weeks. And they are all free, courtesy of the folks at http://www.yonkersarts.org
(actually, my understanding is that with my performance, you do have to pay admission to the Philipse Manor House-- a very reasonable $5.)

The calendar is below-- but check out their website for photos, maps, and additional info, including the sponsors of all of the events.


You can also download a PDF of all of the events here:
http://yonkersarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/calendar-of-events.pdf

Calendar of Events

Performances and Lectures

Fridays, May 1 and May 8

Tours of exhibit: Whitfield Lovell: All Things In Time
6-7 pm followed by a free star show at 7 pm at the Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue
Information: (914) 563 4550 or www.hrm.org

Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2

Sarah Lawrence College Spring Dance Concerts
8 pm at the Bessie Schonberg Dance Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2412 or www.slc.edu/events

Saturday, May 2

The Yonkers Male Glee Club Spring Concert 2009
3 pm at the Yonkers Public Library, Grinton I. Will Branch, , 1500 Central Park Avenue

Sunday, May 3

Untermyer Performing Arts Council presents A Soul of Mexico: A Celebration of Cinco de Mayo
1 - 4 pm at Untermyer Park, 945 North Broadway
Information: (914) 375 3435 or www.untermyer.com

Sunday, May 3

Sarah Lawrence College Spring Dance Concerts
2 pm at the Bessie Schonberg Dance Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2412 or www.slc.edu/events

Sunday, May 3

Yonkers Male Glee Club
3 pm at Saunders High School, 183 Palmer Road

Sunday, May 3

SLC Jazz Festival
7 pm - midnight in The Blue Room, Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2412 or www.slc.edu/events

Wednesday, May 6

Music Workshop (Student performers)
8 pm in the Marshall Field Music Building - Room 1, Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2407

Wednesday, May 6 & May 13

Class Observations: Youth Theatre Interactions, Inc.
4 pm - 6 pm at 164 Ashburton Avenue-2nd floor
Information: www.youth-theatre.org

Thursday, May 7

Recital: Carina Zabrodsky, soprano with Martin Goldray, piano; Chet Biscardi, piano
7:30 pm in the Reisinger Concert Hall,
Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2407

Saturday, May 9

Public Art Walking Tour with the Artists

Boaz Vaadia Installation
City Hall Sculpture Park

• 10:30 am: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles with Haifa Bint-Kadi. (meet at the Corner of Nepperhan Ave. and Broadway)
• 11 am: City Hall Sculpture Garden with Luis Perelman (meet at City Hall, corner of Broadway and Nepperhan)
• 12noon: Gateway to the Hudson with Richard Haas (meet at corner of Riverdale and Main Streets)
• 1 pm: Muhheakantuck/River that Flows Two Ways and Yonkers Sculpture Meadow on the Hudson with Barbara Segal (meet at Metro North Viaduct Main and Buena Vista)
• 2 pm: First Lady of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald with Vinnie Bagwell (meet in front of sculpture on grounds of RR station)

Saturday, May 9

YONKERS ARTS FEST 2009 SHOWCASE
Performing Arts Showcase - Professional and Student Musicians, Dancers, Poets and Actors
7 pm in the Riverfront Public Library Auditorium

MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Westchester News 12 Anchor Brian Conybeare

• Lincoln High School Gospel and Concert Choirs
• Yonkers High School Drama Club, Scenes from Hamlet
• Megg Farrell Songs featuring Oliver Hensel-Brown and Jesse Brenneman
• Tamara Jaton, Violin solo with Courtney Manning, piano
• Bobby LaVell, Jazz solo
• Antony Yeager, Poetry
• Michael Ingram, Broadway melodies
• Axara, Hip Hop Dancers from The Loft
• Abby Welhouse, flute, Chelsea Wright, piano
• Treble in Paradise, Sarah Lawrence College Women’s Acappella Group
• Vocal Minority, Sarah Lawrence College Men’s Acappella Group
• Romel Brumley, Baritone
• Adazeke Lynn Beville, “Call to the Wilderness”
• Patrick Gallagher, Piano solo
• Bob Bisaccia and The Kenny Lee Quartet

Sunday, May 10

Groupo Folklorico
2 pm or 3:30 pm at Iglesia San Andres, 22 Post Street
Information: (914) 963 9523.

Sunday, May 10

“Bach to the Future”: Bach, Mozart, Whitacre, Purcell, Handel, Bizet and Verdi with the Sarah Lawrence College Chamber Choir and Women’s Ensemble; Patrick Romano, director
5 pm in the Reisinger Concert Hall,
Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2412 or www.slc.edu/events

Sunday, May 10

Recital: Works by Mozart, Bach, Chaminade, Kennan. Abigail Wellhouse, flute; Chelsea Wright, piano and harpsichord; Suna Chung, piano
8 pm in the Bessie Schönberg Dance Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2407

Tuesday, May 12

Cygnus Ensemble
1:30 pm in the Reisinger Concert Hall, Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2412 or www.slc.edu/events

Tuesday, May 12

Sarah Lawrence College Orchestra; Jonathan Yates, conductor
8 pm in the Reisinger Concert Hall, Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2412 or www.slc.edu/events

Thursday, May 14

Be the Change Evening of Jazz -Latin and Contemporary Jazz
7 pm at Lincoln High School Arts Academy, 375 Kneeland Avenue
Information: (914) 376 8400

Thursday, May 14

Recital: Shakira Croce, flute; Madison Davis, voice
7:30 pm in the Marshall Field Music Building, Sarah Lawrence College
Information: (914) 395 2407

Saturday, May 16*

Youth Theatre Interactions

Youth Theatre Interaction’s Outdoor Cultural Experience: Dance, Drama, Music and Vocals
4 pm at Andrus Park, Central Park Avenue & Arlington Street
Information: www.youth-theatre.org

Sunday, May 17

Youth Theatre Interactions’ Outdoor Cultural Experience: Dance, Drama, Music and Vocals
4 pm at Cerrato Park, Riverdale & Vark Avenues
Information: www.youth-theatre.org

Sunday, May 17

“Exploring With Henry Hudson” A theater performance by Adam Gertsacov
3 pm at Philipse Manor Hall, 29 Warburton Avenue
Information: www.philipsemanorfriends.org

http://www.henryhudson.info

Saturday, May 30

Lecture: The Cochran Collection of American Portraiture by Kimberly Flook Adams
3 pm at Philipse Manor Hall, 29 Warburton Avenue
Information: www.philipsemanorfriends.org

Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra

Sunday, May 31

Concerto Time at the Philharmonic Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra Featuring winners of the Concerto Competition for high school students
3 pm at Saunders High School, 183 Palmer Road
Information: (914) 476 3711 or (914) 631 6674 www.yonkersphilharmonic.org

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EXHIBITS

Windows on Main Street

May through June
Displays of artwork in storefronts and lobbies on Main Street and other streets in Downtown Yonkers

City Haul: Trash2Treasure

Through May
Curated by Barbara Segal; Sponsored by DPW at Yonkers City Hall

Saturday, May 9 – Thursday, May 28

Yonkers Artists Showcase - Artwork in all media by artists working or living in Yonkers
Curated by Luis Perelman at Yonkers Riverfront Library

Artrucks

Saturday, May 9

“Artrucks” will be on view in front of the Riverfront Library

Saturday, May 9

Closing reception - Blue Door Takes Off
12 noon - 5 pm at the Blue Door Gallery,
2 pm Artists Walk and Talk
13 Riverdale Avenue
Information: www.bluedoorgallery.org

Through Friday, May 15

Judith Oskner : “Town and Country”
Sarah Lawrence College Library Gallery
Information: (914) 395 2472

Saturday, May 16

Opening Reception - Show and Tell
Artists’ demonstrations of techniques each Saturday
Exhibit runs through Saturday, June 27
Blue Door Gallery, 13 Riverdale Avenue
Information: www.bluedoorgallery.org

Sunday, May 17

Evolution Arts
Yonkers Downtown Waterfront BID
1 - 4 pm at Plaza Park just south of RR station
Information: www.yonkersdowntown.com

Wednesday, June 3

Passport to Yonkers: Intergenerational Visual Arts Exhibit – Yonkers Public School Students Community Senior Citizens
6:30 pm at the Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center
Information: (914) 376 8265

REMINDER- this week is YoHo Artists Open Studios

Yesterday (April 16) marked the ribbon cutting of the new entrance to the Yoho Artist Studios-- including a proclamation by the mayor of "Yoho Artist Studio Day"
SEE PROCLAMATION TO LEFT.

And this weekend is the open studios at Yoho.

Go check out the artist community that's building there, buy some art, and talk to local artists.

It's the right thing to do!
Date: Sat/Sun Apr 18 - 19. 12 noon to 5 PM
Website: YOHOartists.com SEE PICTURES of the Artists, their Art and Event Photos
Tel: (212) 317- 1423 ext YOH (964)
Light Refreshments will be also be served.


PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Marco Avedano Bonnie Barbash-Lief Ryan Bartley Tom Blake Louise Cadoux Ervin Chandler Craftsman Piano Elizabeth deBethune RJ DiBenedetto Arthur Dworin David Fischweicher

Ginny Fox Ruth Gilbert Kevin Gordon Marko Gosar George M. Gutierrez Barbara King Michael Konrad Desiree Koslin Lanny Lasky Catherine Latson Diane Mitchell

Nikos Nafpliotis Carole Naggar Steve Nunez Sandy O'Brien Amy Pasco Melanie Roher Victor Rothman Adam Schultz Nat Shapiro Paulo Suzuki Eli Yamin

Blue Door Proposal Invitation....

Blue Door Gallery, SHOW and TELL PROPOSAL INVITATION
(video below is from the inaugural exhibit of the Blue Door Gallery, courtesy of youtube and lohud.com)

All-media Artists are asked to please submit proposals showcasing their work for both for an exhibition and a live demonstration. The new Blue Door Gallery on Riverdale Ave, in downtown Yonkers is planning their second exhibition. For six weeks, from May 16 (Opening Day Reception for all exhibitors) to June 27, 2009, the Blue Door Gallery will be holding an exhibit that coordinates with Yonkers Art's events (city-wide events publicized by this organization overseeing all the arts, dance, music, drama etc. in Yonkers).

They are inviting artists to submit proposals showcasing work both in an exhibition and a live demonstration in the Gallery. Send them images of your work to hang on the walls and tell them how you would explain or demonstrate your work/techniques/materials to the general public. Artists will be chosen for this unique opportunity to show their work in the beautiful new Blue Door Gallery and also be present to illustrate their techniques to the public one Saturday each during the six-week exhibition.

Please send your proposals and $25.00 application fee* to
BLUE DOOR GALLERY,
13 Riverdale Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701
A SASE may be included if you wish return of materials.

The Postmarked deadline for proposal entries is APRIL 17, 2009.

*Application fee applied to exhibition fee if chosen. Make check out To Blue Door Gallery.

For more answers to your questions- please contact the director of the Blue Door Gallery,
Arlé Sklar-Weinstein, yonkersbluedoor@gmail.com

Blue Door Artist Association Gets Its Own Gallery Space.

The Blue Door Artist Association, which is Yonkers very own Visual Artist Association, recently announced that it will have its own gallery space in downtown Yonkers. The gallery will be a venue for members as well as community artists to show their work. (Chief among them being the Yonkers Riverfront Library and the

Up until this moment, Blue Door has primarily been gypsies, moving from venue to venue.

Their inaugural exhibition in their space will take place in October.

They've been a little cagey as to EXACTLY where it will be, but if you really want to know, call 914-965-3397 for further information.

You can also visit their website: http://www.bluedoorart.org to join and get in on the action.

A Night at the Hudson River Museum

If you've ever wanted to spend an overnight at a museum, you'll have a golden opportunity in July. (Shades of the From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler )


It's not the Museum of Natural History, it's Yonkers own Hudson River Museum. They are sponsoring a program to celebrate the 39th anniversary of Neil Armstrong landing on the moon with an overnight program they are calling One Small Step. It's an installation curated by artist Mathew Bakkom, an artist who is perhaps best known for his creation/installation of the New York Museum of Complaints. Bakkom's work typically seems to involve archival research followed by fanciful and sometimes provocative exhibitions and sculptures provoked by the research.

The Museum has planned a whole night outing, and geared it for adults-- you have to be over 21 to attend. Read more below.

Saturday, July 19 - Sunday, 20

one small step: An Overnight Exploration With Artist Matt Bakkom

7:30 pm - 6 am

Celebrate the 39^th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s moon landing with conceptual artist Matt Bakkom. Discuss the space age; see site-specific art work, enjoy a “space” performance by ‘60s songwriter Brute Force and his Yonkers- based daughter, Daughter of Force. Curiosity a must, sleeping optional. Participating artists: Matt Bakkom; Mitch Miller; SMITHBEATTY (Craig Smith and Collin Beatty); Brute Force and Daughter of Force; Yonkers-based Lila Freedland.

Dinner and breakfast provided. Bring own sleeping bag. Registration required: 914.963.4550, x 351. A return call confirms your place and payment options. Pay in advance ― Nonmembers: $40, full overnight; $25, 7:30 pm - 1 am. Members: $10 discount. Pay day of ― Nonmembers: $50, full overnight; $35, 7:30 pm - 1 am. Members: $10 discount.

To find out more about the Hudson River Museum, you can visit their website: www.hrm.org

To find out more about Matt Bakkom, visit ArtFacts.net

Kharem/Chandler Exhibit at Philipse Manor Hall

Ervin Vincent Chandler & Omar Kharem will be exhibiting their works (paintings and photography respectively) at the Community Gallery of Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers from June 24-July 31.

Gallery Hours are Tues-Friday 12-5 pm and Sat. & Sun from 11-5pm.

There will be a reception on June 29 from 3-5 pm. All are invited.

Ervin Chandler is a Caribbean born artist that has been featured often on these pages.

Omar Kharem is a photographer and musician-composer. A native New Yorker, he attended Bays High School in Brooklyn N,Y, and entered the Air Force in 1946. Around that time, he began studying the clarinet, while stationed on the island of Guam. Upon his discharge in 1949, he attended Hartnett National Music School in NY From 1950 through 1953.

In the late 1950's, Omar became interested in photography. After a course of intensive self study, and in 1965, became a freelance photographer. His first one man show was in 1968. Since then he has exhibited in numerous museums and galleries, in New York and throughout the states.

Since 1991 he has been primarily working as a photographer and musician.


To find out more about the artists and venue, visit the websites listed below:

Ervin Vincent Chandler: http://dennyjoeart.com/
Omar Kharem: http://www.biggervision.net/omar_kharem/omar_entr.html
Philipse Manor Hall: http://www.philipsemanorfriends.org/

Arena Gallery Exhibit June 5-13.

The ARENA gallery was founded by students from the Yonkers International Baccalaureate High School as a forum where a group of intense people can engage in a continuous artistic dialogue between artists, students, parents, educators and whomever else might show interest in such a cause. It is a space that radiates many possibilities and will serve as an arena for these forum, in which people can speak, be heard, and speak again.

Rather than simply attaching an artistic slant to the school, the gallery seeks to poke a hole in the amorphous bubble of the school environment and expose students to the real world, and have the students engage with the world without intermediaries. The goal is to open up a direct channel for voices that must be heard because they have something important to contribute.

The first exhibition, entitled COLLECTIVE STRUGGLE, will feature the following student artists: Daniel Boccato, Julieta Cardenas, Guadalupe Maceda, Nikko Mernaci.

The exhibit will take place at the Yonkers International Baccalaureate High School, 150 Rockland Ave, Yonkers from June 5 through June 13, 2008. A public reception and a gallery talk by the artists will be held on Friday, June 6, from 5-8 p.m.

To find out more about the exhibit, visit the website listed below, or call the number also listed below.

WEBSITE: http://www.arenagallery.net/
CALL: 914-376-8200.

Clowns, Jokers, and Pranksters Art Show

This is right up my alley! I won't be at the opening however, as I have a wedding to attend that night-- My Own!

The Claude Gallery in Eastchester, New York is proud to present their first theme art show:
Clowns, Jokers and Pranks Art Show, with a line up of over a dozen talented artists from across the United States. The curators of this show are RT Vegas and Jerry Todd. The opening festivities will commence on Saturday April 5th 2008 from 7 p.m until 1 a.m. Refreshments will include complimentary food and drink including wine, beer and tequila. A live musician jam session will coincide with art opening starting at 9 p.m. It will be held in the basement sound studio of the Claude Gallery and be hosted by gallery owner Artie Walker.

Featured Artists:
LEX
Irmal Cannavo
Mark Fox
Keemo
Stucky
Andrew Sloan
Biagio "Gino" Civale
Jesse Sanchez
JOS-L
Jerry Todd
Nicolas Caesar
Katie Simpson
Mike A.
RT Vegas
Nick Sheridan
Dutch Von Spooge

Clowns, Jokers and Pranks Art Show at the Claude Gallery
Runs from April 5th 2008 through May 2nd 2008.

The Claude Gallery
282 Main Street
Eastchester, New York 10707

Artie Walker, owner

For more information call (914) 779-8822 or email Artie at artjam73@gmail.com

Phillipse Manor Hall-- Upcoming Events

I got a recent tip from Brittany Wheeler, the Museum Programs Coordinator at Phillipse Manor Hall, about a wide variety of events going on there. Celebrations, performances, lectures, readings, etc. I checked out their website: http://www.philipsemanorfriends.org/
but unfortunately, their calendar is a year out of date.

Here's the quick list of upcoming events, and hopefully they'll update their website soon!





UPCOMING PHILLIPSE MANOR HALL EVENTS

Saturday, February 9th, 10-4pm – Sarah Lawrence College’s Dance Workshop and Lecture
Various programs throughout the day including a demonstration, lecture and performance. Please call Philipse Manor Hall at 914-965-4027 for more information.

Sunday, February 17th, 12-4pm – Presidents’ Day Celebration
A family-friendly celebration of presidential history with scavenger hunts, quizzes, dress-up, frame-making, storytime and a chance to design your own presidential exhibit. Free to the public!

Sunday, March 9th and Sunday March 30th, 2-4pm– Human Trafficking: Read and discuss Kevin Bales’ book “Disposable People”
On the 9th, join us for an introductory session on human trafficking and “Disposable People” as well as light refreshment (you do not need to have a copy of the book by this session). On the 30th, join us for a discussion of our book and light refreshment. Ages: Adults and mature teens. RSVP for one or both sessions is appreciated! Please contact Brittany Wheeler, Museum Programs Coordinator, 914-965-4027, ext. 13. Cost: Free, and library copies of the book are on hold through the Yonkers Public Library.

Friday March 14th – Sunday March 16th, 11am and 4pm daily and Friday March 21st – Saturday March 22nd, 11am and 4pm daily – “How to Be a Curator” (1-Hour Tour/Lecture)
Learn about exhibit-making and museum upkeep from the inside out. This tour is for all adult audiences, but is specifically relevant for students interested in the museum and art professions. Free with regular admission. If you would like to arrange a school group visit on this topic, please contact Brittany Wheeler, Museum Programs Coordinator, 914-965-4027, ext. 13.

Friday, April 11th and Saturday, April 12th, 10am-12pm– Kids’ Storytime and Bookmaking
Join us for a story or two, and then make your own chapbook, including writing and illustration. Ages: 4-10. Parent supervision is required. Light refreshments will be served and our upcoming art and writing contest will be introduced. Free.

Sunday, April 27th, 2-4pm – “Spring Cleaning” – Construction, Maintenance and Tools in History and Today
Join us for a lecture and demonstration on colonial and modern tools used to keep a historic house up and running. Be prepared to apply the maintenance skills you learn!

Saturday, May 3rd, 11-4pm – Philipse Manor Hall Flower Festival
A celebration of spring featuring a flower and bake sale, music and the Maypole.