ArtsWAVE has many exciting events planned for 2013. We have workshops, open studio, artist in residence and a drawing club just to name a few. If you have any questions please email class@artswave.org

Our doors our now open for the season. We look forward to meeting you!

Here is our schedule of events!

 

April

Drawing Club has begun. Will run until the fall. Come and draw with other artists. Still life, clothed figures, etc. Bring your own materials. All levels welcome. $2 suggested donation.  12 Market St. Ellenville, NY

Questions e-mail class@artwave.org

MAY

Open Studio with Artist Dana Barbieri. Friday May 24, 2013. 6-8 p.m. ArtsWAVE Center 12 Market St. Ellenville,NY 12428. Come see what this  months resident artist has been working on.  Dana’s residency at ArtsWAVE is a devotion to exploring mixed media portraits, drawings, painting patterns and color studies.

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“Language of Flowers”

          Saturday, May 25, 2013

                     2:00-4:00PM

A Free Lecture and Demonstration by Kelly Merchant at

ArtsWAVE Art Center 12 Market Street  Ellenville, New York

Kelly Merchant will talk about her photography portrait project inspired by a long-neglected 19th century fad, known as the “Language of Flowers.”  Kelly will also discuss how she interprets them photographically and how she uses the view camera.

Each of her photographs contains a secret message which is only revealed by a key to the flowers’ meaning.  Kelly Merchant was one of the participants of the Artist in Residence Program.

Shot on 4×5 and 8×10 negative film, a slower process than digital, Kelly wants the process of taking the images to be slow and intimate as if you were gathering and cutting flowers with the purpose of sending a message in mind.

                      R.S.V.P.

Class@artswave.org, or Call 845.443.5319

12 Market Street Ellenville, New York

JUNE

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Open Studio with artist Nelly Bablumian, Thursday June 20, 2013, 6-8 p.m. at the ArtsWAVE Center, 12 Market St. Ellenville, NY. Come see what this months resident artist has been working on. Nelly’s residency at ArtsWAVE is a devotion to exploring space, physical movement while connecting the audience to the installation piece created in the spirit of the Summer Solstice.

JULY

4th of July Face Painting with Monica Cohen. Time to TBA. Will coincide with the parade.  $ 2. At the ArtsWAVE Center 12 Market St. Ellenville, NY 12428

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“CRAFTERNOONS” for kids 5-8. Every Wednesday in July at 2 p.m. Dates: 7/3, 7/10,7/17, 7/24, 7/31. Will take place at ArtsWAVE, 12 Market St. Ellenville, NY 12428 There is a $3 fee per child per class. You must sign up! Email info@artswave.org to register.  Class size limited!

Week 1- Fourth of July T-Shirt Decorating
Come and decorate a t-shirt to wear to the 4th of July parade. Wednesday, July 3, 2 pm -3 pm.

Week 2- Tissue Paper and Painted Butterflies We will play with beautiful colors and create a winged friend to take home.Wednesday, July 10, 2 pm-3 pm.

Week 3- Mixed Media Mosaic Fish

Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 2 pm-3 pm.

Week 4- Colorful Color Wheel Flower

Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 2 pm-3 pm.

Week 5- Tin Can Robot

Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 2 pm-3 pm.

You must sign up! Email info@artswave.org to register.  Class size limited!

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2013 Small Works Auction

ArtsWAVE is excited to announce our 3^rd Annual Small Works Auction to take place on Saturday, July 6, 2013 from 4-6 pm. A preview will take place on July 4, 2013 from 1-2 pm and on July 6, 2013 from 12-2 pm.

 This year there will be a theme of “COLORS OF OUR COMMUNITY”.  100 pieces of art will be collected for the auction. Tickets will be $25 and will entitle you to 1 piece of art. Tickets are numbered and on the night of the auction there will be a drawing to determine the order in which ticket holders get to choose an artwork.

Tickets will be available on the day of the event as well as at the preview. You can also purchase tickets by contacting auction@artswave.org. We will also have a raffle with wonderful items donated by local businesses.

Proceeds from the auction will benefit ArtsWAVE’s ongoing classes and events, and the Susan Clarke Fund. Susan Clarke passed away on December 8th, 2010. A talented and creative spirit whose joy and love of beauty inspired a great many of us, Susan was a leader in addressing cat over-population in our local communities. A fund has been set up in Susan’s name for the continuation of her feline work.

 For more information please contact auction@artswave.org.

If you are an artist and would like to donate art please see our Call For Art.

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Summer Camp for Kids At the ArtsWAVE Center, 12 Market St. Ellenville,Ny 12428. In Partnership with the Ellenville-Wawarsing Youth Commission.

“Edible Art” for ages 7&8 Tuesday July 9 and Thursday July 11. 10-11:30 a.m. $4 per child.

“Hoola Hoops” for ages 9&10 Tuesday July 16 and Thursday July 18. 10-11:30 a.m. and fee to be announced.

“Accordian Book Making” for ages 9&10 Tuesday July 23 and Thursday July 25. 10-11:30 a.m. $4.00 per child.

“Design with Duct Tape” for ages 11 & 12 Tuesday July 30 and Thursday August 1. 10-11:30 a.m. $4 per child.

For more info or to register email class@artswave.org

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“Contagious Art-Get Bitten Painting Class”  Saturday July 20 1-3 $5. Join the July resident artist Vince Sanborn for an afternoon of exploring paint by making marks with cool tools.  Vince has kindly invited you to show your creations from class at his open studio event at ArtsWAVE on Friday July 26, 2013 6-8 p.m. email class@artswave.org to sign up.

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Open Studio with July resident artist Vince Sanborn. Come check out what Vince has been up to during his time at ArtsWAVE. 6-8 p.m. at the ArtWAVE center 12 Market St. Ellenville, NY 12428. Vince’s residency at ArtsWAVE is a devotion to exploring new concepts and technique in abstract painting.  He using a unique easel in the round to achieve new study flows of color and design.

AUGUST

“Sumi-e Painting Workshop”-Saturday August 10, 2013 2-4 p.m. $15.00 Email class@artswave.org to sign up.

Sumi-e is a style of painting that is characteristically Asian, and has been practiced for well over a thousand years. Literally ink painting, it is an art form that strives to distill the essence of an object or scene in the fewest possible strokes. A few carefully placed broad strokes that fade off abruptly, a few thin lines and a dot, and a bird is clearly called into being on the paper.

Sumi-e is sometimes confused with calligraphy, because the tools used are the same. Calligraphy is the graceful, artistic representation of written characters, using ink and brush, while sumi-e is painting a scene or object. In the West, sumi-e is often called Chinese Brush Painting, although it has been a major art form in Japan and Korea as well.

To paint with ink requires the use of the Four Treasures. This refers to the must-haves of sumi-e: an ink stone, an ink stick, a brush, and the appropriate kind of paper. The ink stone is a stone with a shallow depression carved into it; it is used to prepare and hold the ink for the painter. The ink stick is a black stick composed of pine soot, bound into a hardened form with resin. It is typically molded in cylinders or rectangles with a lavishly decorated bas relief, such as dragons, on the surface. The reliefs are often painted in gold or other colors, making the utilitarian stick of ink a work of art in itself.

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Open Studio with Roberta Rosenthal. Friday August 16, 6-8 p.m. at ArtsWAVE. Come see what the August resident artist has been up to during her time at ArtsWAVE. Roberta’s residency at ArtsWAVE is a devotion to create a new series of artwork on canvas and silk in large format inspired by the local landscape. Roberta’s medium of choice is sumi-e paintings in watercolor and ink as well as acrylic and oil paints.

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“Blueberry Festival” August 17, 2013  Time TBA. Come create something blue! FREE

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Art Exhibit with Robert Pollak and Pearl Lau. Saturday August 17-Saturday August 31 at ArtsWAVE 12 Market St. Ellenville, NY 12428. Email class@artswave.org for more info.

3:00-6:00 PM

at ArtsWAVE

12 Market Street

Ellenville, New York

 

Robert Pollak’s Artist Statement:

You can find the foundations for many of my illustrations in the newspaper comic strips I read as a child.  Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Flash Gordon took us to far away times and places.  Dale Messick’s Brenda Starr Reporter brought glamour and adventure into our homes.  Milton Caniff’s Terry and the Pirates took children to the orient and beyond.  I value this history and its strong images.  Their classic pen and ink format inspires me to create art that reflects what I saw as a boy, mixed with what I see in the world as an adult.  These components are all a part of my recipe for creativity.

Pearl’s bio:

Pearl Lau was born in Hong Kong and raised in New York City. Her aesthetics was formed by the Asian art that surrounded her at home and the teachings of European art in American art colleges, with a special emphasis on Caravaggio.

For this show, Pearl has concentrated on botanicals of New York State. Each piece is a collection of what was blooming that week in her Ulster County garden.

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Art Exhibit by Manuel Guerra coming September 1st.

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“Ikebana Japanese Floral Design”

Learn the Art of Ikebana Floral Design from Japan “giving life to flowers” through color, shape, line, form and minimalism.   Sat. Sep. 28 1-4PM  Hands on instruction in Design and Technique by Lee Long and Hideko Eda.

Limited to 10 people

In this class you will be introduced to the idea that the natural beauty of flowers can effectively convey feelings as well. You will see how Ikebana reflects the forces of nature with which plants live in harmony. Learn how to bend branches and flowers so they appear to be blown by the wind; or create a leaf that is half eaten by insects.

The class will include an introduction to the history and philosophy of Ikebana. You will learn about the different styles (Moribana, Shoka, Rikka) and watch as the professor demonstrates the various techniques. Finally, we will provide fresh flowers so that you can create your own arrangement to take home.

Instructor bios:

Hideko Eda

Mrs. Hideko Eda is a Senior Professor of the Ikenobo School of Floral Art, Kyoto, Japan. She has been teaching the art of Ikebana since 1985 in several northern NJ communities. In addition, she has presented lectures and demonstrations throughout the area.

Mrs. Eda has also taught math and science in the Japanese Weekend School system for 27 years. She came to this country from Japan in 1964 with her husband, Dr. Haruzo Eda and has three grown children and seven grandchildren.

Lee Long

Lee was first introduced to Ikebana as a child in the Boston area where her mother studied and taught the art of Japanese floral design. She has been a student of Mrs. Eda’s for over 10 years and is currently an assistant professor in the art of Ikebana.

She has two grown children and 4 grandchildren and works as a realtor with Coldwell Banker Real Estate in Northern New Jersey.

Fee:  $30.00 (includes a $20.00 Kenzsan Stand and a Floral arrangement to go home with) Limit to 10 people OR you can observe the Ikebana Workshop for an admission fee of $5.00 Open to 50 people.

email class@artswave.org to sign up or for more info.