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ALALBANYY, NY PERMIT #486 Published by the Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main St., Catskill, NY 12414 • Issue 114 • January/February 2017 GCCAFRESH Begins 2017 Season with Left: Winter Blaze by Susan M. Story, pastel Top: Courtyard by Ginnie Gardiner, oil on linen, 24 x 36 inches. an Exhibit of New Works Regional Artists, Current Explorations Above: Red Clover by Nancy Rutter, pastel, 11 x 14 inches Greene County Council on the regional artists, current explorations, What is important to you as 2016 wide dangers inherent in our afternoon light enter dramatically, Arts initiates its 2017 season with was born when GCCA’s visual ends and 2017 begins? What is on environment and their effect on the and often unexpectedly, from “FRESH” - a group exhibit featuring arts director was hiking Vroman’s your mind right now?” Artists Noelle earth and humanity.About hishome seemingly impenetrable clouds that new works by some of the Hudson Nose in Schoharie County. The Adamoschek, Fred Breglia, Bob studio, The Glen Grange, in Glen NY, frequently hover over the western Valley’s most celebrated artists, both combination of majestic natural Crimi, Ginnie Gardiner, Kathryn Kosto, Breglia says, “My artistic creations Catskills,” says Gardiner. “It fl oods like established and emerging. On view beauty, last days of summer, Ruth Leonard, Stanley Maltzman, Art can happen without boundaries. My inspiration through the tall arches of January 14 through February 25, anticipation of the upcoming Murphy, Sara Pruiksma, Nancy Rutter, studio is not a set space; it’s more the windows. The tapestry that light 2017, with an opening reception presidential election, and a new year, Susan M. Story and Robert Tomlinson inspirationally based. Many times I creates from the formerly mundane Saturday, January 14, 2017 from lead to thoughts on a beginning- answered the call, each agreeing to fi nd myself inspired to create in the grey plane and the games it plays 5-7pm, FRESH:b regional artists, of-the-year exhibit inspired by the create one to four pieces of “fresh” grande room of the Grange, an open with value and hue form the subject current explorations will include word fresh: fresh air, fresh year, fresh work for the exhibit during the room with a 26’ tall ceiling that has of two of the paintings (in FRESH).” works by Noelle Adamoschek, Fred ideas, fresh perspectives. From there, months of October, November and good light and excellent acoustics, Kathryn Kosto, a former Breglia, Bob Crimi, Ginnie Gardiner, the concept developed into a fresh December in 2016. As it turns out, suitable for painting and music. museum curator at several historic Kathryn Kosto, Ruth Leonard, approach to curating the show; what’s on the minds of most of the Other times it is my back deck, which sites, including the home of Henry Stanley Maltzman, Art Murphy, Sara instead of asking for submissions, participating artists is nature, adding is situated high atop a second story Wadsworth Longfellow (Cambridge Pruiksma, Nancy Rutter, Susan M. GCCA staff members collaborated to another level of poignant meaning to level amongst old trees and wildlife.” MA), uses recycled fragments to Story and Robert Tomlinson. (The come up with a list of artists who were FRESH. Bob Crimi’s vibrant oil paintings create collages which recall black- opening reception immediately invited to participate. Staff members Noelle Adamoschek, a mosaicist are a study in linear composition and framed daguerreotypes. follows GCCA’s Annual Membership made their choices based on a variety who creates pastoral scenes primarily color relationship. “It’s important Ruth Leonard, GCCA’s Sprouts Meeting at 4 pm.) Representing of motivations: respect and intrigue using stained glass, will be displaying for me to pay attention to what the co-director (a summer arts program the mediums of painting, pastels, for artists’ work, belief that artists some of her work in the front windows colors are saying,” Crimi told The and free for children three to seven plein air, printmaking, collage, would attract new collectors and of GCCA’s fi rst fl oor gallery so that Artful Mind in 2010, “to be intuitive years old), invites the viewer of her photography, mosaic design, and sell their work, wanting to see artists natural light can shine through them. with them and not try to bend them artwork into a lush botanical domain sculpture, the artists will have created in the gallery who had not been Fred Breglia is a nationally to my will or squeeze them into a rendered with exquisite attention to their pieces within the last quarter of displayed before, curiosity about recognized environmentalist, cert- formula.” detail. 2016, adding an element of surprise artists who were also neighbors and ifi ed arborist, frequent speaker, Light plays a dominant role Stanley Maltzman, a highly and revelation to the exhibit. With few community members, and the desire author, and educator who is well- in Catskill-based painter Ginnie acclaimed landscape and “plein air” exceptions, even GCCA’s curatorial to see artists get back into the studio. known in New York State’s Capital Gardiner’s sun-fi lled portraits and artist, as well as an accomplished staff will not see the work before it is Invited artists were asked certain Region and beyond. The works landscapes, in which the viewer can author and educator, works in a installed. questions in the invitational email: in FRESH will focus on expanding literally see the fresh air. “For the variety of media, most often pastel, The concept behind FRESH: “What are you working on right now? individual awareness of the world- past decade I have observed the continued on page 12 Clockwise from Above Left: Fred Breglia’s studio; Maine Pines by Stanley Maltzman, pastel; Untitled by Sara Pruiksma, gouache on paper; A133 by Bob Crimi, oil, 30 x 32 inches; Paisley Rustique by Noelle Adamoschek, stained glass Presenting Cultural Events & Opportunities for Greene, Columbia & Schoharie Counties. www.greenearts.org 4 ALIVE Page 2 2017 January/February her husband, and two children, GREENE Erika Russo Owen and Zoey. COUNTY Erika has been teaching dance COUNCIL ON for the GCCA Sprouts program THE ARTS Joins GCCA on and off since 2005. She enjoys bringing her knowledge of creative movement and modern dance to Sprouts the program. There is an emphasis BOARD OF DIRECTORS on structured dance play and imaginative movement in all of David Slutzky, President Program as her lessons. Erika is excited to Bill Deane, 1st Vice President co-direct the program this year Jeff Friedman, Treasurer and looks forward to working with Paul Poplock, Assistant Treasurer Co-Director the budding young Sprouts artists, Lawrence Krajeski, Secretary dancers, thespians and musicians, Maggie Fine Catskill’s own Erika Russo Co-Directors Ruth Leonard and Tara Kico Govantes joins Ruth Leonard and Tara Van Van Roy and fellow Sprouts teachers Liz Kirkhus Roy as a Co-Director with the 2017 Gretchen Binder Mallory and teen volunteers. st Nancey Rosensweig Sprouts Program. Our dear friend Now in its 31 year, the GCCA Laura Segall and former Sprouts Co-Director Sprouts Program offers six week-long Thomas Silvious Lex Grey decided after the recent morning sessions of arts workshops Sheila Trautman release of the Lex Grey & The Urban and free to children ages 3-7. Pioneers’ fi fth CD to devote more Dedicated to children discovering BOARD OF ADVISORS time to her remarkable career in art, music, theater and dance by Karl T. Anis music. Thankfully Lex will return to working with professional artists and Jared Aswegan the Sprouts Program and resume her teacher, the workshops are held in six June Battisti role as a theater workshop teacher. locations throughout Greene County Susan Beecher Erika Russo has been teaching in July and August. Over 350 children Dick Brooks dance at Petite Productions Dance attended the Sprouts Program in Frank Cuthbert and Arts Academy since 2005. After 2016. Louise Hughes completing four years of training and Ronnie McCue testing, Erika is currently certifi ed SPROUTS has a Facebook page! Kim McLean to teach modern and tap dance Like us on Facebook at SproutsGCCA! contact improvisation, and somatic threw a curveball and Erika returned Patrick D. Milbourn through Dance Masters of America Visit www.greenearts.org/youth- movement. After completing her home to Catskill where she married Patti Morrow Teachers Training School at the arts and watch for Sprouts news and undergraduate degree in English her husband and welcomed their James Parrish University at Buffalo. As a child, she important updates and registration Ruth Sachs from the University at Albany, Erika son into the world. Erika is currently was classically trained in ballet, tap dates for 2017. Welcome Erika! Robert Sheridan working towards her Masters Degree and jazz at Merritt Dance Center in went on to study with NYU Steinhardt’s Michael Smith in Arts Administration from Drexel Schenectady, NY. In college, she dance education program. Before John Sowle University. She lives in Catskill with began to focus on modern dance, she could complete her degree, life Reginald Willcocks STAFF Do you like to participate in previous exhibit, and mount art Kay Stamer Meet GCCA’s Volunteer Coordinator! special events? for the following new exhibit. Help Executive Director keep the Artful Hand Boutique Sharon Shepherd Meet the challenge from inventory styled, fresh and Assistant Director; Andrea Porrazzo-Nangle the fi rst step in planning to the exciting. This is an opportunity Membership Coordinator; GCCA Executive Director Kay regular schedule. This is a days following a special event. to meet and work with high end Arts Alive Editor Stamer announces longstanding great way to meet interesting Work alongside dedicated staff, crafters. artist member, valued volunteer, people, feel engaged and be an Margaret Uhalde GCCA Board, members and donor and friend, Andrea ambassador to the arts and culture friends.