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Rowayton Arts Center exhibit winners Nancy Gramps Joanna Bridges

Two Darienites Win Awards at Rowayton Arts Center’s Marine and Coastal Art Exhibit

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Winners of the Marine & Coastal Exhibit were announced at the Rowayton Arts Center’s opening reception Sunday, including two from Darien. Nancy Gramps of Darien won first place in the mixed-media category, and Joanna Bridges won second place in the photography category. — an announcement from Rowayton Arts Center

 

Susan Fehlinger of Bridgeport won Best in Show for her oil painting, Beach Cottage. Award winning artist and instructor Will McCarthy selected the winners from almost 80 entries. Exhibit chairs were Sandy Mills of Norwalk and Elaine Pagano of the Rowayton section of Norwalk.

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Jeanne Steers artwork contributed photo atria darien

Artist’s Reception for Jeanne Steers on July 12 at Atria Darien, Exhibit Runs Through July

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Art by Jeanne Steers, known for her colorful acrylic paintings on shaped hardwood, will be on display throughout July at the Gratia Gillespie Art Gallery at Atria Darien, with an artist’s reception on July 12. The artist’s reception takes place from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, July 12. To attend, please RSVP by July 5 to Karen at Karen.DeSantis@AtriaSeniorLiving.com or call 203.662.1090.  

Steers style has evolved to use the shape as a starting point for the dialogue between painting and viewer. Shapes also provide a unique framework for the art.

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Norwalk Arts Festival on Saturday, Sunday, June 23 & 24, With 85-Plus Artists and Crafts People

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Art, music and food combine this weekend at the Norwalk Arts Festival will be the location for the Norwalk Arts Festival on June 23 and 24, 2018. The festival is free and open to the public from 10 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A juried fine art and fine craft festival, the sixth annual event at Mathews Park will bring over 85 of the country’s top fine artists and crafts people to Fairfield County, along with several outstanding performing artists. The festival includes live musical performances, poetry on both days, as well as, free fun family activities, and a variety of food. The children’s “Art Project”, a creative arts area, sponsored by Jerry’s Artarama, will round out the fun for visiting families.

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Jeanne Steers artwork contributed photo atria darien

Art by Jeanne Steers on Display in July at Atria Darien, With Reception July 12

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Art by Jeanne Steers, known for her colorful acrylic paintings on shaped hardwood, will be on display throughout July at the Gratia Gillespie Art Gallery at Atria Darien, with an artist’s reception on July 12. Steers style has evolved to use the shape as a starting point for the dialogue between painting and viewer. Shapes also provide a unique framework for the art. That framework offers a unifying element for each collection and imparts order and meaning to each piece. — an announcement from Atria Darien

Each collection is based on a shape or series of shapes that are then explored as Jeanne facilitates the relationship between the shape, and the paint.

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Darien Student Wins 1st Place in Oils Category, Another Darienite Gets 3rd Place for Photo in Rowayton Art Exhibit

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“Dual Nature,” a painting by Lucy Armstrong, a student in Darien, has won first place in the oil painting category of  the “Focus Under Forty” exhibit and arts competition at Rowayton Arts Center. Amit Cherbuchaw also of Darien won 3rd Place the Color Photography, “Joy.” Lucy will be one of the featured artists in the upcoming, Artists Talk on Wednesday night at RAC.  

The show is for artists from the ages of 16 to 39, and it runs through this Sunday, June  24 (from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day). Armstrong will be part of the panel discussion on Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. where the young artists will talk about their art and what inspires it.

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Art, Music, Dance — Annual Artwalk Event Early Friday Night in Downtown Stamford

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Artwalk, an evening of art-related, free events as well as live music and dance, takes place from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, June 22 on several blocks in downtown Stamford. You can stroll through Stamford’s downtown streets and visit seven galleries, where you can meet participating artists (see the list below). Along the way, you’ll find live music and dancing (take a look at that list, below, too). ________

— This information is from an announcement on the Stamford Downtown website

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The 6th annual Artwalk features more than 100 painters, photographers, sculptors, and multi-media artists, reflecting a diverse sampling of mediums, styles, and trends in contemporary art. Most of the artwork will be available to buy.

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Art Show DHS 2018

Darien High School Becomes Large Art Gallery for Student Works

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Darien High School felt more like an art museum Monday night as students, teachers and parents wandered hallways, open spaces, and corners of the Library for the annual 9th through 12th grade Art Show. The week-long show opened Monday and featured senior artists and those enrolled in Advanced Placement Art classes. In all, 1,200 pieces were collected from every student who had enrolled in an art course. They included a variety of drawings, ceramics, sculptures, photographs, and paintings. “This was a huge night for us,” said DHS teacher Jaclyn Sammis, who oversees the Art Department.

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Photos by Nanci Natale on Display Through May at Atria Darien

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Atria Darien cordially invites you to see the photography of Nanci Natale, on display daily for the rest of May in the Gratia Gillespie Art Gallery. An award winning photographer, Nancy’s portfolio includes sea, land and tree scapes, staged and poetic photography; architecture of interest, such as barns, etc.; catalog and still photos.  

Her photographs have appeared in the Darien News; the Darien Times, The Resident, Country, Fine Gardening, and other newspapers and magazines. Nanci’s work has been on display at Darien Rowayton Bank, Darien Donut and Artists at Grove Street Plaza. She also has been a staff photographer for Darien Blue magazine covering feature families and local events, such as the Chili Challenge and Darien Old Timer’s Athletic Association.

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Works by Georgian Native Maia Sreseli-Hodge Displayed at Atria Darien in January

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During the month of January Atria Darien at 50 Ledge Road will showcase the works of Greenwich artist Maia Sreseli-Hodge, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4. Born and raised in the nation of Georgia, she started painting not long ago. Maia says she just creates art that reflects what she loves, what she feels, what she sees, what she imagines. “My canvas is a reflection of my feelings, my dreams, my observations and imaginations,” she said.

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Small Tidings exhibit Darien Nature Center 11-21-17

You Could Find a Christmas Gift in the ‘Small Tidings’ Art Exhibit at Darien Nature Center

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The Darien Nature Center is hosting “Small Tidings,” an art exhibit with more than 130 works from 11 local artists, each with their own unique style ranging from natural landscapes to abstract imagery. With holiday giving in mind, all works are priced at $250 and under. “The artists have created a beautiful variety of offerings for this show — there is truly something for everyone,” said Nature Center Executive Director Leila Wetmore. “New collectors will find pieces to start a collection and others will want to build their existing ones. Come with your holiday gift list and get ready to find something unique for the special people in your life.

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Island Lighthouse Painting by Dana Goodfellow Rowayton AC 11-16-17

Darien Artist Dana Goodfellow Donates Painting for Rowayton Art Center Raffle

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A beautiful painting, “Island Lighthouse,” by award-winning artist and instructor Dana Goodfellow has been generously donated to Rowayton Arts Center’s Holiday Gift Show. Valued at $3,200, it could be yours if you have the winning ticket! _________

— an announcement from Rowayton Art Center

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The work of Dana Goodfellow can be found in private collections throughout the U.S. and has been featured in several local publications. Proceeds from the raffle and Holiday Gift Show are used to support the Art Center and its educational outreach projects. You can find more information about the painting (size: 36 by  36 inches) and to buy tickets ($20), here.

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Darien Native Peter Saverine Part of Weekend Arts & Crafts Show in Fairfield

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Darien native and local artist Peter Saverine will be showing and selling his latest paintings as well as autographed copies of his children’s book, Jenny’s Pennies—A Nantucket Tradition this Saturday and Sunday at the Fairfield Kiwanis Club’s 26th Annual Juried Arts and Crafts Show. Saverine paints scenes inspired by his life along coastal Fairfield County. Sometimes it’s a Wednesday evening ride by the beach when the youth sailing regatta is winding up before sunset. Other times it’s looking out at Greens Ledge Lighthouse from a Roton Point vantage or walking by Darien’s Rings End bridge.  

His color blending and simple subject matter has been called, “relaxing, happy, and nostalgic of summer days gone past.” Some of his work is on a smaller scale, which helps make it affordable for many rooms in a home or office.

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Future Darien Artists Grove Street Plaza 09-10-17

Performing Arts Join the Artists at Grove Street Plaza on Saturday

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Art will stand and sit on display Saturday for the annual show at Grove Street Plaza, but it will also dance and be heard. Ballet from Go Figure will be performed at noon (and give away grip socks while supplies last), followed by a 1 p.m. performance from a certified instructor from Club Pilates, which is opening soon in the former location of Panera Bread. (They’ll be giving away bottled water to visitors while supplies last.)

These are the latest additions to the performance schedule at the Darien arts festival, which features painters, photographers and other artists displaying their work, along with food for sale and, it appears, sunshine and temperatures getting up to 83 degrees (get that bottled water). “My goal is creating a free art event which everybody can come and enjoy,” said Darien artist Nobuku “Nobu” Miki, who organized the annual show. “I got live string music, flower arrangement show, magician, kids art show, kids French lesson from a native, and now I’ve added performance art.

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Image from Artists at Grove St Plaza website 09-10-17

‘Artists at Grove Street Plaza’ Art Show, Now With a Kids Exhibit, Coming Saturday, Sept 23

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Encourage your young artist to submit a masterpiece to the first “Future Darien Artists Show” on Saturday, Sept. 23 when you visit this year’s Artists at Grove Street Plaza fine art show between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, where you’ll find local artists, food vendors and music. You may also find a fine piece of art to buy and take home with you. Most of the work from this year’s 20 participating artists is for sale at $500 or less.