JACQUI CROCETTA
TILLAGE + FLOW
October 5–24, 2018
Opening Reception:
Friday, October 5, 6–9 p.m.
Artists & Makers
11810 Parklawn Drive
Rockville, MD
"Black and White" on view through September 30th at Frame of Mine, 545 8th Street, S.E.
Creative Bethesda Welcomes Jane Pettit!
Creative Bethesda Welcomes Diane R. Weiner!
Annual members show "Methodical" at Pyramid Atlantic
Pyramid Atlantic Annual Members Show featuring art by several Creative Bethesda artists.
July 8-13, 2018
FEMME FATALE POP UP STORE DC
FLUID DYNAMICS, The Atrium Gallery, Takoma Park
Fluid Dynamics
May 10 – July 8, 2018
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 10, 7–8:30 p.m.
Atrium Gallery
(located within the Takoma Park Community Center—
the gallery space is in the same building as the Takoma Park Library)
7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912
(301) 891-7100
Dear Friends,
I am excited to be exhibiting a series of paintings, prints and digital tapestries beginning this May at The Takoma Park Community Center's Atrium Gallery. Please join me at the opening reception for FLUID DYNAMICS, where I will be part of a group exhibition that will fill the galleries of the Takoma Park Community Center. FLUID DYNAMICS also features the work of Jacqui Crocetta, (Atrium sculpture) , Brendan Smith (mixed-media sculptures) and Farhad Heidarian (abstract paintings).
I hope to see you on May 10!
Best,
Clare
Image: Promise, Detail, Mixed media on canvas, 30 x 40, by Clare Winslow
For more art by Clare Winslow, see www.Clarewinslow.com
Papermaking and Kolam Painting Party
Papermaking and Kolam Party on May 19 and 20.
MAY 19 10-1PM
MAY 20 2-5PM
P A P E R and K O L AM
READING ROAD STUDIO
8707 Reading Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901
TWO hands-on experiences!
Try rangoli and kolam painting with Shanthi Chandrasekar
Try papermaking with Helen Frederick
Bring some favorite designs, wear old clothes that can get wet and shoes/sandals with good tread and you are ready to go!
Supplies are provided. Refreshments and drinks.
$50/day to cover supplies, food and a bit of an honoraria.
Questions and Registration: 301 580-8295
hfrederick1945@gmail.com
Please respond by May14th.
(Images: Kolam courtesy Shanthi and Helen, and pulp painted flower by Ellen Hill)
Creative Bethesda Welcomes Teresa Jarzynski
Teresa Jarzynski joins our list of Bethesda based artists. Check out her work and spread the word about Creative Bethesda, a wonderful resource for local art.
Harvest Fire
SUSAN HOSTETLER at ADKINS ARBORETUM
ADKINS ARBORETUM on the Chesapeake Bay presents
ANGELA WHITE AT WOHLFARTH GALLERIES
BARBARA MANDEL AT RIVER ROAD UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP HALL GALLERY
“Framing France”
River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Fellowship Hall Gallery
March 27-May 6, 2018
Receptions: April 8, 5pm and April 22, 5pm
Barbara Mandel
Clare Winslow at NOVA
Bethesda artist, Clare Winslow, will be exhibiting a series of hand-pulled monotypes inspired by the meditative aspects of light, nature, and seasonal change. The exhibit runs from January 20, 2018 to March 4, 2018 in the passage gallery on the second level of the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, 4915 E Campus Dr, Alexandria, Virginia 22311
Clare studied printmaking, painting and drawing at the Corcoran College of Art and Design and received a B.A. in Painting from Catholic University. She teaches monotype printmaking and Screenprinting at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville MD.
You can learn more about Clare at her website at https://clarewinslow.com/
The opening reception will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2-4 pm. Parking is available in the Visitors Lot. Light refreshments and beverages will be served.
LETTERS: Modern Calligraphy and Intercultural Communication
Featuring artists Riva Brown, Shanthi Chandrasekar, Ruth Lozner, Manzar Moghbeli, Nahid Tootoonchi, John Wang, and Towson University students.
Beautiful examples of modern calligraphy in diverse expressions—the exhibit includes painting, calligraphy, book arts and installation.
January 4 – March 4, 2018, Takoma Park Community Center
below: featured artwork by Shanthi Chandrasekar
Takoma Park Holiday Art Sale
Takoma Park Holiday Art Sale featuring art by Bethesda artist Shanthi Chandrasekar.
AMuse at WAS
We are delighted to open our holiday season with the exhibition, AMuse, on Friday December 8 with a reception from 6.30-8.30pm. The exhibition features small paintings by local artist Alexandra N Sherman and New York based artist Steve Nyland and is on view through January 20, 2018.
A Pop up Art Shop at WAS gallery!
Featuring small artwork under $150 by nine local artists and one New Yorker- opens that same evening (Fri. Dec. 8, 6.30-8.30pm) .
Please stop by for some wine and holiday cheer!
WAS gallery hours: Saturdays 2-6pm and by appointment
5110 Ridgefield Road, 2nd Floor, Bethesda, MD 20816
tel 202.361.5223 WAS gallery
Image: Steve Nyland " Final Evening", 2017, Acrylic and Watercolor Crayon on Luan, 6 x 6 in
SUSAN HOSTETLER CURRENT EXHIBIT
"In Conversation: Where Drawing and Sculpture Meet", Nov 7 - Dec 14, Angela Newman Johnson Gallery, Alexandria, Va.
Greg Ferrand at Adah Rose Gallery
The opening event for DC artist Greg Ferrand and his masterful exhibit "Nothing Lasts Forever (and that's ok)" at Adah Rose Gallery was packed!. A powerful collection - don't miss it! On view through January 5th.
artist Greg Ferrand (right)
Adah Rose of The Adah Rose Gallery
Shanthi Chandrasekar's contribution to the grand re-opening of the Freer/Sackler Galleries in Washington, DC
The grand re-opening of the Freer/Sackler Galleries celebrated Deepavali, a five-day festival of lights held in India and around the world every autumn, in which light symbolically triumphs over darkness. Artist Shanthi Chandrasekar demonstrated kolam, the art of creating beautiful patterns from rice flour and illuminating them with light.
Check out June's Book!
A beautiful new book featuring the art of June Linowitz, is now available on Amazon. Gorgeous photographs by Ulf Wallin and an introduction by Professor Claudia Rousseau!
