GCCA's Salon 2018 & HANDMADE HOLIDAYS SHOW
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ALBANY, NY PERMIT #486 Published by the Greene County Council on the Arts 398 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414 • Issue 125 • November /December 2018 GCCA’s Salon 2018 & HANDMADE HOLIDAYS SHOW Fine Art & Crafts Exhibition and Sale FEATURING ORIGINAL WORK BY GCCA ARTIST MEMBERS The Greene County Council on the Arts is pleased Timing is everything, not only can you purchase your to present its much anticipated annual Winter Salon and holiday gifts AND support local artists while you shop! Handmade Holidays exhibition, Salon 2018, featuring These one of a kind gifts will be treasured for orioriginalginal artwork from our Artist Members! Salon years to come. This is alsoo a ggreatreat wawayy to 22018018 & Handmade Holidays: Affordable Fine add to your own private collection. Art & Crafts Exhibition andb Sale runs from Shop early! These treasuresreasures NNovember 17, 2018 through January 12, disappear from the galleryallery 2019. The public is invited to celebrate the walls and shelves as they araree season and meet the artists at the opening purchased. GCCA encour-ur- reception on Saturday, November 17 ages you to visit Salonn from 3:00 – 5:00pm at the GCCA Catskill 2018 often because we Gallery located at 398 Main Street in call the artists who then Catskill,bNY.b promptly replace their GCCA’s Catskill Gallery showcases sold items with new original artworks, mounted salon style works. from fl oor to ceiling, with most work priced GCCA’s Catskill $300 or under. Salon 2018 offers a wide Gallery is located at vvariety of artworks: original drawings, paint- 398 Main Street in iings,n prints, photographs and sculptures. Catskill,b NY.b Gallery No works are larger than 24 x 24 inches. For hours are Monday ssomeom artists this may be a challenge to work in through Friday from a ssmallerm format, but our viewers and collectors 10AM to 5PM andd resresponsepo to the smaller works are immense. Saturdays from noon to One oof a kind hand built crafts, from pottery to 5PM. GCCA will be closedosed designdesigner sunglasses, are featured in the upstairs on Christmas Day andd New ArtArtfulful HHand Gallery Boutique laden with locally Year’s Day. For more informationformation madedft crafts: ceramics, wearable art, jewelry, toys and on upcoming exhibits anandd events, holiday cards made by GCCA member artists as well as artists’ opportunities, grantsrants and funds books, CDs and fi lms by area authors and musicians. visit www.greenearts.orgrg or cacallllb518-943-3400. Clockwise from top left: Rita Carver-hand printed greeting cards. Love Rust by Steven Nielson, Watercolor & Ink- 11 x 14 inches. Book Cover, Poetry by Carol Durant. Rita Carver-hand printed Greeting Cards (3). Crescent Moon by Carol Swierzowski-Encasutic, 6x8 inches. Manhattan Bridge-Tom Sardo-Phototography 24x10 on brushed metal. Summer Field Landscape by Stuart Friedman, oil on canvas. Kaaterskill Clove by Paul Barton, Photograph. Banded Vase by Ron Miller-hand thrown carved sawdust fi red pottery. Silver Pin Sculptures by Hope Konecny. Presenting Cultural Events & Opportunities for Greene, Columbia & Schoharie Counties. www.greenearts.org 4 Page 2 2018 November/December ALIVE is possible in Greene County GREENE and partnerships form! We are COUNTY fortunate to have The Lumberyard COUNCIL ON President's Corner performing arts space in Catskill THE ARTS Ѭ and look forward to working with them to promote the continued expansion and interest in all art BOARD OF DIRECTORS forms throughout the region. A Message from BILL DEANE, We all benefi t from collaboration David Slutzky, Chairman among artistic organizations. Bill Deane, President GCCA President of the Board of Directors Bill Deane, GCCA’s president Each year over the Columbus of the Board of Directors. Nancey Rosensweig, Vice President Day Weekend the Windham Chamber of Commerce sponsors Jeff Friedman, Treasurer Another year is rapidly Please save the date for our businesses, not-for-profi t and “Autumn Affair.” This year was Lawrence Krajeski, Secretary coming to its end. As I refl ect back major fundraiser, the 31st Beaux philanthropic investors committed their 24th edition of the event and Ava Barbour over the last 12 months I believe Arts Ball, to be held on Saturday, to supporting and growing the attracted thousands of patrons who enjoyed live music, festival food Kico Govantes GCCA took a bold step forward April 6, 2019. We will once Creative Economy of the eight- with its expansion plans and staff again return to The Copper Tree county Capital Region of New York. and shopping for arts and crafts. Deena Lebow changes. We continue to work Restaurant at Hunter Mountain. For more information on ACE visit For the fi rst time the Windham Arts Anne Morton on our plans and also consider We are working on making this www.upstatecreative.com. Alliance, one of GCCA’s member Lisa A. Ovitt increasing Members on the Board evening most memorable for all. The Lumberyard is a great organizations, held it’s ArtFest as a part of the event. GCCA has a long Beth Schneck of Directors to refl ect our diversity What a great holiday gift for family facility and a tremendous creative and constituents’ needs. As with and friends to purchase tickets and asset for Greene County. The standing working relationship with Laura Segall any nonprofi t, Board leadership enjoy a great evening together. Lumberyard found Greene County WAA-they are past NYSCA/DEC Thomas Silvious and work is challenging and yet Stay tuned for further information already supportive and welcoming Community Support Recipients Sheila Trautman rewarding when things go well. and visit www.greenearts.org to new arts related businesses. Now and the two organizations work GCCA welcomes those who may often, just click on Events. in its 43rd year GCCA’s services together in promoting the arts BOARD OF ADVISORS be willing to serve and possess GCCA Board and Staff repre- and direct work with established in the area with separate e-news- letters. The WAA and GCCA also Dick Brooks the appropriate background, skills sentatives attended the Alliance arts organizations and community, and interests. If you are interested for a Creative Economy (ACE) members and businesses, helped share many of their respective Frank Cuthbert in serving on the GCCA Board event held in early October at make that very bground fertile for members. Again, we all benefi t Michel Goldberg please email me at deanbill77@ The Lumberyard. ACE is a not-for- the arts and associated economic through collaboration proving “art Ronnie McCue gmail.com. profi t organization funded by growth. Growth and expansion builds community.” Kim McLean Patrick D. Milbourn Patti Morrow Ruth Sachs CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD GCCA Robert Sheridan Grreateat Hoolidayliday Giiftft Iddeaea Offers FREE John Sowle STAFF Tickets to the Beaux Arts Ball! TECHNICAL Marline A. Martin Executive Director ASSISTANCE Sharon Shepherd Assistant Director; SEMINAR: Membership Coordinator; Arts Alive Editor NONPROFIT 101101 Margaret Uhalde Community Arts Grants Coordinator Are you interested in starting The Community Development a nonprofi t, but don’t know where Clinic, founded in 2016, is a legal Dennis Shaw to begin? Do the different types of resource for grassroots groups of Coordinator Community nonprofi t statuses – 501(c)(3), 501(c) long-time residents in low-income Arts Grants, Schoharie (7), 501(c)(27), and on and on and neighborhoods, as well as new Ruth Leonard, Tara Van Roy on – confuse you? Do you know immigrants, that don’t have access and Erika Russo what a quorum is, and when it is to pro bono legal services but need “Sprouts” Program Co-Directors needed? Did you “inherit” nonprofi t representation in forming a new Patricia Britton leadership, and want to know what not-for-profi t, or small business, or Image Courtesy fotopic.com Bookkeeper your job is? Are you concerned about assistance advocating for economic your liability as a board member of a development in a particular neigh- Will Barnds Give someone you love a night to remember- nonprofi t? borhood. Read more about the clinic Catskill Gallery Reception, fine dining and dancing at a gala masked ball! All these questions and more at albanylaw.edu/centers/law-clinic- courtesy Associates for Training Gift Certificates to the Beaux Arts Ball towards can be answered at the next seminar and-justice-center. and Development Dining and Dancing are available! in our Technical Assistance series: Nonprofi t 101 will take place CONSULTANTS Nonprofi t 101, with the Albany Law at the Greene County Council on Anthony Rago Join David Slutzky, Honorary Ball Host, and GCCA Members on the School Community Development the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill, Apogee Webmaster Board of Directors and Staff for a memorable evening celebrating Clinic! This seminar is free and open NY, on Wednesday, November GCCA’s service fostering the Arts in our region. GCCA’s major fund- to the public, and in case you can’t 14, 2018 at 5PM. Reservations are YAMA Industrials, Inc. raiser, the 31st Annual Beaux Arts Ball, will be held at The Copper make the date, it will be live streamed recommended but not required. Computer Technology Tree Restaurant, Peaks Resort at Hunter Mountain, Hunter, NY on on the Greene County Council on the Greene County Council on the Arts Kate Boyer - Heron and Earth April 6, 2019. Gift Certifi cates exclusively available at Greene County Arts Facebook page. The seminar plans to present a variety of technical Design & Layout – Arts Alive Council on the Arts 518-943-3400. will include a PowerPoint presen- assistance seminars in spring 2019- Ruby Silvious tation and Q&A; questions may be let GCCA know what may interest 40th Anniversary Logo Design submitted to margaret@greenearts.