Greetings!

 

         Two months ago, it was snowing and today we’re having a heat wave!  The unfolding of each day, week and month into months can be so surprising and delightful.

       The Salon at Marge Chandler’s house evolved in just such an easy and interesting way.  She had gathered all sorts of art supplies for us to play with but we ended up talking.  It was the kind of freewheeling talk that has many surprising nook and crannies of discovery and connection.  In addition, we all enjoyed meeting Marge’s friend, Bev Sirianni.

      Midge Guerrera had also planned an activity for our April Salon in New Jersey but instead it was a fine evening spent installing the “April in Asbury” show at Midge’s Ninth Floor Gallery.  The show has closed so please pick up your work if you haven’t already done so.  Because there was so little response from the participating artists to Midge’s request for P.R. info to include in a press release, she has offered to give us some tips on the process at one of our upcoming salons.  If you’re especially interested, call me and I will try to let you know when.  If you can’t make the summer salons, then send in your questions and I will put the answers in my next letter.  We have the show at No Ordinary Joe coming up next fall in Red Bank, so let’s get ready!

     Up coming member shows include: “Visions and Verse” a show of mixed media paintings by Colleen Lineberry at the Monmouth County Library, June 3 through July 12; Botanical paintings by Melissa Bronwen Pyle at the Art & Attic in Red Bank, through July 6th.  “Americanos: Latino Life in the US” including photos by Miriam Romais at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, through June 6th (and also coming next fall to the Museum of the City of New York); “the City works”, a photography exhibition of people at work in outdoor Manhattan, including photos by Diane Waller, at Ashforth Warburg Downtown all Summer through September 16th.  For more information, call Diane at (212) 327-9601.

     See the calendar for details about several summer opportunities to study with Lorraine Niemela: An Artist Retreat” on June 23rd in East Brunswick and a “Watercolor Series Class Intensive”, July 13 – 15 at the Newark Museum.  She will also be instructing 4 day Watercolor Workshops in June, July and August at Peter’s Valley in Layton, NJ.  Call (973) 948-5200 for further information and an application.

     Remember, the flyer covers two months, June and July, so use the calendar on the flip side of this page or make a note in your own date book. Because talking,sharing and connecting seem to be the most important thing we do, the activities indicated may or may not happen.  Please feel free to bring art, ideas, songs, poetry, stories, etc. to share.

      A brief overview of upcoming salons follows.  Please check the calendar for additional information.

     For the New Jersey Salon in June, we will meet at Mary and Greg Orr’s home in Atlantic Highlands.

     In July for the New Jersey Salon, we will gather at Midge Guerrera’s home overlooking Deal Lake and the ocean in Asbury Park.  Please note the earlier starting time of 7PM.  It’s so we can walk to the beach and gather sand in the daylight to make the free-form sand candles. Please bring a container for your sand.  I think it’s fun to do but again we don’t have to do the candle project if most don’t feel like it.  The important thing is to get together, have fun and talk.  Oh yes…start collecting and bring for melting and re-use any candle pieces that you might have.

     For the June Salon in Manhattan, we will gather at Madame X to listen to Frederique on the piano and in July, there will be a Surprise Salon in Chelsea.  Please call me if you plan to join either gathering so I know whom to expect.

     A few name possibilities have come in for this newsletter.  Please bring your ideas to the next salon so we can decide what works!

Mid summer (July 17 & 18) is the time to go out to New Mexico for the 28th Annual Arts Festival run by Native Americans and featuring their handmade traditional and contemporary art.  In addition, there is Pueblo-style food available and a program of traditional dances and music.  See the calendar for more information.

     The next weekend in July brings us to the Artake Family FUN-Raising Garage Sale.  Join the fun and help make it successful.  Sign up early with a list of any large  items or categories so they can be featured in the classified ad.

     Lastly, congratulations to Bee Tilney who had her painting titled, “Brick Bathers”, selected to be part of the Figurative Small Works Show at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach.  It will be on view until June 12th.

               

 

Penny Poor,

ARTAKE Director

212-645-0962

 

TIDBITS

 

      The following tid-bits might be of interest:

 

      Fourth Annual Poetry Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday June 14 at 6:30PM.  Call Poet’s House at 212-431-7920.

 

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     “But One Use”, an exhibition commemorating the 450th Anniversary of The Book of Common Prayer will be at the General Theological Seminary in Manhattan throughout the summer.  The show was curated by Isaac Gewirtz and includes hand colored woodcuts and engravings.  Call (212) 243-5150 for more information.

 

 

 

 

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                                 Ann Morrow Lindburgh

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