All the info for ROCO Members Exhibition and John Graham! -- Dec. 6th

VIA ROCO:

Members Preview Reception: Dec. 4, 5-6pm

20% off any artwork purchase

First Friday Public Preview: Dec. 4, 6-10pm

Opening Reception: Dec. 5, 6-10pm

Performance Art Night at MuCCC: Dec. 9, 7-10pm

John Graham: Three Night Stand for RoCo

Special Benefit Concert: Dec. 10, 11 & 12 @ 8pm

Non-members: $25 / Members: $15 / Students: $10

Call to purchase tickets. Only 50 available per night.

Artwork Pick-up: Jan. 17, 5-7pm, Jan. 18-19, 1-6pm

Art Exhibit: Karen Sardisco.

VIA Nazareth Casa Italiana:

Exhibit runs through Friday, January 8, 2010.

Twigs and rosebuds. Swirling patterns and drips of color. Shapes remiscent of wishbones, knots and ropes—what do these suggest about the true nature of things? That is the question artist Karen Sardisco poses in her work. Using mixed media such as acrylics paints, conte crayon, and pastels, Karen uses simple forms from nature to "convey the energies that hum beneath the day-to-day surface of things."

Karen, a working artist and professor of fine arts at Monroe Community College, says that art is a visual conversation that helps her connect with issues that are important to her. "I believe that as a vehicle for transformation, art is revelatory," she says. "I like to force forms together that may not seem to have much of a connection. I want my audience to try to piece together what the relationships may be."

Karen received a B.S. in Art Education from SUNY College at Buffalo, and an MFA in Painting from Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Art and Design. She is a practicing artist whose recent exhibitions include the 51st Chautauqua National Exhibition, and the First Rochester Biennial at the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY. Her work is included in many public and private collections.

Survey of Artist's Books from VSW Press (Joan Lyons, ed.)

Via VSW: 

Books: Visual Studies Workshop Press 1971-2008

A survey of the books published by VSW Press announcing this year’s publication
of our new bibliography edited by Joan Lyons.

On view in the Bookstore: November 6-December 20, 2009

Gallery hours: Thursdays, 5-8pm, Friday-Sunday, 12-5pm Joan Lyons will be signing copies of Artists’ Books: Visual Studies Workshop Press

1971-2008 in the Bookstore and Gallery on December 4, 2009 from 7-8pm.

Inuit Prints and Sculpture at the MAG

MAG is putting on a new exhibit at the Lockhart gallery, entitled "Art from the Arctic: Inuit Prints and Sculpture." Starts Nov. 25th. Runs through Feb. 14th. Enjoy!

Review of Zorcutt

The City Newspaper has posted a largely positive review of Zachary Orcutt's installation and performance at the Hartnett Gallery. Congratulations Zach and Jessica!

Heidi Nelson Lecture at VSW

Via VSW:

Heidi Neilson works in drawing, printmaking and book arts with an occasional public project—all with conceptual inclinations. She recently cofounded an artist-run weather station on a studio building rooftop and presented her Queens neighborhood as a gigantic sundial, with a lone skyscraper as the shadow-casting spire. Originally from Oregon, Heidi received MFA in painting from Pratt Institute, and lives and works in New York. www.heidineilson.com

Artist Calls for Artwalk 2 (Available NOW!)

Head over to Rochester Art Walk for more details.

But click here for the current calls, and to receive a notice for when new calls are released.

Interactive website on the narrative arts and the stories they tell (MAG)

Via MAG:

Every work of art has a story to tell, either through image and symbol, or through custom and ritual. These stories can explain the unexplainable, teach a life lesson, or celebrate our common human experiences.

Picturing the Story uses works of art as a springboard for an interdisciplinary approach to culture, environment, language, and learning. It was developed for classroom use, using selected narrative works of world art from the permanent collection of the Memorial Art Gallery.

9th Annual Fine Craft Show at the MAG

Nov. 6th-8th...

Via MAG: 

Preview Party Friday 7 to 9 pm;
$45 (event patron $75)
show and sale Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm; admission $10 each day (Students with ID, $5); includes MAG admission

Ceramics, glass, jewelry, furniture, metal, wood, wearable art and more… This popular event sponsored by the Gallery Council is the place to buy one-of-a-kind and limited edition works by 42 master craft artist. 

Megalethoscope Viewer!

Not quite sure what it does, or where it came from, but this strange little addition to the George Eastman House website is quite cool!