January 4, 2012 enewsletter
New Exhibit at New Haven Museum
See Artwork by Nancy Armstrong & Sara Drought Nebel
4 the body + 4 the soul
ACES Educational Center for the Arts Performances
Upcoming Performance at Best Video
Peter Fox Screenwriting Workshop
Scratch Programming 6 Week Winter Class
Saturday Morning Children's Art Program
Hamden Art League Meeting Features Kathy Anderson
Photo Arts Collective Meeting
Elm City Artists on the Move
Auditions: Getting Wilde with Shakespeare and Shaw
Local Auditions
Call for Women Artists
Young Audiences Call for Artists
Be Part of A Community Project About Gratitude

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New Exhibit at New Haven Museum
The New Haven Museum is proud to announce the opening of its latest exhibition “New Haven’s Sentinels: The Art and Science of East and West Rock.” On Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 5:30 PM, the Museum will inaugurate the exhibition with a reception that is open to the public free of charge. Featuring many paintings and works from the New Haven Museum’s collection and geological objects from the Peabody Museum and Wesleyan University, the exhibition celebrates the local innovations in art and geology in 19th century New Haven.

The New Haven Museum collaborated with Dr. Jelle de Boer, Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Emeritus at Wesleyan University and author of Stories in Stone: How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture, on this exciting project that centers on the changes in the worlds of art and science and the significance and inspiration of New Haven’s local geology from the founding of the colony to our modern city.

The new exhibition, made possible with partial support from United Illuminating, will be on view until May 2012.
The New Haven Museum, founded in 1862 as The New Haven Colony Historical Society, is located in downtown New Haven at 114 Whitney Avenue. For more information, please contact Jason Bischoff-Wurstle at (203) 562-4183 x18 or photos@newhavenmuseum.org.
See Artwork by Nancy Armstrong & Sara Drought Nebel
The Madison Art Society presents the artwork of Nancy Armstrong (Killingworth, CT) and Sara Drought Nebel (Madison, CT). Their art work will be on display throughout the months of January and February at the Madison Town Hall at 8 Campus Road in Madison, Connecticut. Their collection of oil and acrylic paintings are open to the public free of charge and can be viewed during normal business hours.

Nancy Armstrong received a BS in Art Education from Wilkes College and a Masters, MALS degree, in art and literature from Wesleyan. She has studied with various teachers at both the Lyme Academy of Art and the Lyme Art Association. She recently has been working on scientific illustration through classes given by the Peabody Museum.

Sara Drought Nebel, award winning painter/poet was educated at Bennington College, Bennington, VT, Silvermine Guild School of the Arts, New Canaan, CT and studied with Charles Sovek, Clifford Jackson and Ann Toulmin-Roth.
4 the body + 4 the soul
The Branford Artists Cooperative is pleased to announce 4 the body + 4 the soul, an art exhibition with member artists Rita Brieger and Owen Sea Luckey at the Willoughby Wallace Library in Stony Creek. Sponsored by the Friends of Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, the exhibit runs from January 1 through January 25, 2012, with an Opening Reception on Sunday, January 8 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. (Snow date: January 15, same times)

Together, Rita and Owen present a collection of work that defines the figure in bold and abstract impressions. But their use of color and pattern reach beyond the physical confines of paint and textile, creating movement, feeling, and soul. Rita is an abstract painter who combines color, texture and emotions on canvas. Owen is a textile artist who combines hand knitting and sewn accessories to create one-of-a-kind pieces using sumptuous yarns, custom dyed wools, silk velvets and beaded trims.

The Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library is located at 146 Thimble Islands Road, Stony Creek, CT. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.wwml.org or www.branfordartistscooperative.com.
ACES Educational Center for the Arts Performances
Music Department Presents Gleek'd Out!
A musical theater production written by Annie DiMartino, Director of Education at Long Wharf Theatre, in the style of the hit TV show, Glee! Journey with ECA Music Department vocalists as they push past high school stereotypes that confine to embrace their rich diversity and unique talents in a dramatic performance featuring well-known musical hits, such as the Michael Jackson's Thriller and Dog Days are Over, by Florence and the Machine. Also featuring the ECA Small Jazz Ensemble.

Saturday, January 7th @ 6:30pm *Doors open at 6:00pm*
Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT

Theatre Department Presents The ECA Improv Troupe
Our actors will transform audience suggestions into skits, scenes and games that will be sure to have the audience laughing with joy. Free and open to the public.

Saturday, January 7th @ 2:00pm-3:00pm
Hamden Public Library: Miller Branch, 2901 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT

Saturday, January 14th @ 1:00-2:00pm
New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT

Saturday, January 21st @ 1:00-2:00pm
Case Memorial Library, 176 Tyler City Road, Orange, CT
Upcoming Performance at Best Video
Anne Marie Menta
Anne Marie Menta
Thurs., Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m. Singer-songwriters: Anne Marie Menta and her band; Shellye Valauskas with Dean Falcone.

Anne Marie Menta hails from New Haven, CT., where she has been a long time favorite singer/songwriter. Her musical credits include fronting various rock & roll, folk, and country bands as a singer/guitarist, including The Wanderers, Sugar Moon, Sky Riders, and Rodeo Radio. In the mid 90s, she decided to concentrate on her own original music, and those tunes of hers that she “snuck” into her cover band repertoire now became her main focus. But, the country, folk, and pop music that she loved continued to be an influence in her writing.

Shellye Valauskas is a sweet songwriter who cares for catchy rhythms and hooks. Her CD "Box It Up," recorded with her band The Shellye Valauskas Experience, is a box of secrets, surprises and delights. By the time she formed the band, vocalist/guitarist Shellye Valauskas was an established solo performer, winning the New Haven Advocate’s Grand Band Slam readers’ poll and rating a slot in New York’s CMJ Marathon. As her songwriting collaborator and bandmate, she enlisted ace guitarist Dean Falcone, who’s served the Connecticut music scene since the early ’80s with Jon Brion in The Excerpts, his own Dean and the Dragsters, and a host of others. Valauskas and Falcone will perform as a duo at the Best Video Performance Space.
Peter Fox Screenwriting Workshop

If you have always thought you would like to pursue a career in screenwriting, this is the year to do it! RJ Julia Booksellers is offering you the first step on your journey with The Inside Track Workshops for Screenwriters with Peter Fox. These nationally acclaimed workshops are designed to guide novice and intermediate screenwriters through the process of creating a working screenplay.

In this four-week course you will:
Develop a working cinematic structure
Identify problems and find solutions in story structure, plot, character, dialogue, and format
Have the option to pitch your story in order to strengthen your pitch and logline
Hear a candid discussion on how to reach agents, producers, and directors for the genre of your work
Learn how to complete a structurally sound cinematic beat sheet (story/outline)

Peter Fox began his career as a Story Analyst at major Hollywood studios. He founded the Inside Track Workshops for Writing and Cinematic Structure in 2001 and has helped hundreds of novice and experienced screenwriters develop their skills and make contacts with A-list agents and Hollywood producers; he provides them with the tools to present their work as only a true Hollywood insider can. He holds an MFA in Screenwriting from The American Film Institute and lives in Essex, CT.

4 session dates are January 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2012
Each session is from 3 to 6pm
Total cost for all 4 sessions: $189
Click here to reserve your spot!

Suggested book list for this workshop:
The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
The Writer's Journey by Christorpher Vogler
On Directing Film by David Mamet
Bambi Versus Godzilla by David Mamet
Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age at the American Film Institute by George Stevens Jr.

Scratch Programming 6 Week Winter Class
Designed at the MIT Media Lab, Scratch is a free web-based programming language that allows you to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music and art - and share your creations on the web. You can download Scratch free at www.scratch.mit.edu.

Instructor Michael Brownstein will bring his special expertise to teach beginners and non-beginners alike in a 6 week, 2 hour per day workshop on Sundays, beginning January 8th (3-5 pm.)

Students will receive initial instruction in a group format but then will be encouraged to work at their own speed. Depending on how much time a student spends developing skills at home, instruction during class can then advance individually at an individual's pace.

Registration for this class is limited to 12 students per 6 week session.
Fee: $135 / 6 week session ($125 Members)
Ages: 8 - 12
Sundays, 3- 5 pm January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12
Click here to register
Eli Whitney Museum, 915 Whitney Avenue, Hamden
Saturday Morning Children's Art Program
Saturday Morning Children’s Art Program for Ages 7-14
Session I: Jan 21, 28; Feb 4, 11; Make-Up March 3
Session II (New Projects!): March 10, 17, 24, 31; Make-Up April 7

Sculpting Time: Ages 7-11. 9:30-10:45am. $105. Use polymer clay to learn stamping, cane work, image transfers and texturing. Projects include Design a Dragon Pen, Trading Cards, Sundial, and Paperweights or Coasters. Drawing through the Ages: Ages 9-14.11am-12:30pm. $110. Connect art history to drawing concepts for a richer understanding of the when, where, why and how art is created. Attended Drawing through the Ages before? NEW! Art history periods and projects introduced. NEW! Around the World: Multicultural Crafts Program: Ages 7-11.11am-12:30pm. $110. Travel the World to explore different cultures, religions and traditions. Experience music and create art projects such as a Greek vase, Japanese paper folds and an Australian didgeridoo! Visit http://www.artscenterkillingworth.org/ChildrensArtPrograms.shtml to see all Children’s Art Programs including Creative Homeschooling and Special Needs Creative Art Classes for Ages 4-6.
Hamden Art League Meeting Features Kathy Anderson
On January 10th, 2012 the Hamden Art League will host Connecticut artist Kathy Anderson, who will present a demonstration and talk entitled Painting Flowers from Life. She will demonstrate her approach to capturing flowers with oil paint on canvas. Kathy says of her work, "My passion for painting is rooted in my garden. I strive to translate my excitement about the experience of growth, light and translucent colors from the earth to my canvas." Kathy paints from life whenever possible, and finds that the intensity and emotion in her work comes from her love of her subjects.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 10th at the Miller Memorial Library Senior Center, 2901 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT. Socializing and a brief business meeting begin at 7:15 pm, followed by the artist's talk from 7:30 - 8:30. The public is welcome. Further info about the Hamden Art League is available on their website: www.hamdenartleague.com Please note: If the Senior Center is closed due to inclement weather, the meeting will be canceled.
Photo Arts Collective Meeting
Hosted by Peter Bosco, Penny Cook, and Rob Lisak.

Join us for a fascinating presentation and discussion about the complex and enigmatic life of photographer Vivian Maier. The extensive canon of images by Ms. Maier was discovered in 2007 by John Maloof of Chicago who became the conscripted photo-archaeologist of her photographic legacy. Mr. Maloof unknowingly stumbled into the tomb of a photographic pharaoh. The life and work of Vivian Maier has captivated a growing audience of photographers and fans around the world. This promises to be a lively evening of shared images and ideas about life, photography and art. Be part of the dialogue!

Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 7:00 P.M.
The Kehler Liddell Gallery
873 Whalley Avenue, New Haven, CT
Elm City Artists on the Move
We’re on the move again, keeping fine art alive in New Haven. Beginning Wednesday, January 4, we will be at 55 Whitney Avenue (near the corner of Audubon Street) in the Business and Arts District.The gallery is a short 15-minute walk from our previous location on York Street. Parking is available on Whitney Avenue, Temple Street and several parking garages in the area. Watch our website for exciting new shows in 2012. Stop by and visit our artists in their beautiful new location. Hours are 10 – 6 Monday thru Saturday or by appointment (203-922-2359).
Auditions: Getting Wilde with Shakespeare and Shaw
Dennis Bell and Brooks Appelbaum, who brought you The Good Doctor, are already planning another delightful theatre event at the Wallingford Library! Getting Wilde with Shakespeare and Shaw, a staged reading, will weave together scenes and speeches from the works of three of our wittiest and most gifted playwrights. The production will be Thursday evening, March 29 and Saturday afternoon, March 31.

Brooks and Dennis will hold an informational meeting on Thursday, January 12, at 7 pm to explain how auditions will be structured and how this theatre piece will be formed around the actors who are cast. The rehearsal schedule will be flexible. There will be a General Audition on January 17 in the Collins Room at 6 pm. As always, beginners as well as experienced actors are welcome, and no preparation is necessary! If you cannot come on January 12 and/or to the General Audition, please get in touch with Brooks and Dennis: 203-269-1439.
Local Auditions
Auditions will be held for performance acts for our fundraiser on January 27, 2012, 6-11pm in New Haven. We are looking for but not limited to: singers, impersonators, landscape artists, music groups, stomp dancers, jugglers, acrobats, interpretative dancers and bollywood dancers!

Call Ms. Washington at 203-946-8663 to schedule a 5 minute or less audition no later than January 11th. All auditions will take place on January 13th at 200 Orange Street, Ground Floor. All chosen performers will receive dinner, drinks and monetary compensation.
Call for Women Artists
On behalf of the General Electric Company, we invite you to submit works for GE's 6th Annual Women's History Month Art Exhibition. This exhibit runs from March 5, 2012 through April 27, 2012. This will be a wonderful opportunity to exhibit your artwork in GE's prominent Cultural Art Gallery also on the firm's Cultural Online Gallery. The works are available for sale. There is no specific theme. This is a celebration featuring art by women who reside in Connecticut. To view past exhibitions visit our Online Galleries:
http://www.picture-that.com/Corporate-Galleries/wm-gallery.html

Submit the THREE REQUIRED ITEMS no later than January 27, 2012. Final selections will be made by
February 10, 2012. Works must be shipped/delivered to our Stamford, CT studio the week of Feb. 20, 2012. Please take this timeline and location into consideration when evaluating whether this opportunity is a good fit. Shortly after final selections are confirmed, we will communicate details on logistics, commission structure and drop-off procedures.

THREE REQUIRED ITEMS
(please read the directions carefully to ensure your submissions of the 3 required items are complete and accurate)

#1. Artist Bio/Statement including name, telephone# and web address.
#2. Five digital jpg files of artwork including the frame. If the work isn't framed, describe how it will be installed.
The file size should be ~ 150 dpi. The name of the jpgs should reflect the name of the artwork.
#3. A listing of the five works including title, year created, medium, insurance value and size (height precedes width precedes depth).

Send all items via email to opencallforartists@picture-that.com. Format the subject of your email as follows: WHM2012GE_YourLastNameYourFirstName_YourCityYourState. For example, WHM2012GE_JohnsonTashina_StamfordCT.

Please contact us with questions via email at opencallforartists@picture-that.com with the subject of your email being the same as indicated above.
Young Audiences Call for Artists
Young Audiences of CT/VSA and NAMICT announce submissions are now being accepted from Connecticut residents between the ages of 8 and 21 for the juried exhibit "VOICES: The Art of Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Touched by Mental Illness". April 2-13, 2012 at the Legislative Office Building, Hartford CT

If mental illness has touched your life, show us how in a photograph, collage, painting, or drawing. Write a poem, or short story. For more information on submission guidelines and about the exhibit please visit www.ctvsa.org, click on "Voices Call for Art" and follow the prompts. Submit all entries online.

Unframed 11" x 14" drawings, paintings, 2 dimensional mixed media, collages, or photographs. Unframed one-page poetry or prose on 8.5" x 11" white paper

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS JANUARY 13, 2012
For additional information contact Ann Nelson at (203)-927-1541 or familyresearch@namict.org
Be Part of A Community Project About Gratitude

What Makes YOU Grateful?

You are invited to write/ paint/ draw a glimmer of gladness on a postcard and mail it to: What I'm Grateful For / PO Box 602 / Old Lyme, CT 06371. www.lookforthegoodproject.org


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