Category: Legacy

 

Wilson Jay Ong and Daniel McPheeters

February 12 – March 12, 2010

ARTISTS’ TALK & OPENING RECEPTION:

Friday, February 12, 5:30 – 8:00 PM

Talk, 5:30 – 6:00/ Reception, 6:00 – 8:00

HOUGHTON GALLERY

171 Cedar Arts Center

155 Cedar Street at East 1st St.

Corning, NY 14830

GALLERY HOURS:

M-Th. 9-7pm, Fri. 9-6pm, Sat. 9-2pm

My work merges my curiosity about the world we live in with how curious (or peculiar) this world can be. Through the use of a digital camera, a computer and a television screen I engage in an ultra-modern form of Abstract Expressionism, using pixels, gradients, cropping tools and high resolutions to illustrate the emotions the Action Painters once communicated through paint and canvas. Rhythm is vital to my creative process. It all begins with rhythm and grows from the there, the rhythm and shape of sound, line, light or color is all the same to me. Much of my inspiration lies in exploring the common ground between the experience of creating and appreciating contemporary subjectivity and reality.

Andrea King will be exhibiting a solo show, ‘Saints & Animals’, at the State of the Art Gallery from February 3-28, with an artist’s reception on Friday, February 5, from 5-8 pm. She will be showing work in a range of media including collage, pen & ink, paint and video.

The points below are stated to help artists applying for membership in the State of the Art Gallery understand how the process works. When reviewing new membership applications, the gallery strives to maintain a balance of styles and media. We also value persons who support the cooperative nature of the gallery and the responsibility of membership. We use the points in A-E as guides for discussion. They are not hard and fast rules. Rather, they give us a framework in which to discuss an applicant’s work. The decision, pro or con, is based on a simple majority of the current membership. It should be noted that a decision not to accept is sometimes accompanied by suggestions for future work with a hope that the applicant will re-apply after an appropriate period. In fact, several successful, current members have been through a similar process of applying more than once.

A. Originality/Vision

Is there something that makes this person’s work unique and/or memorable?

B. High Technical Craftsmanship

Does the work demonstrate skillful use of the media, good composition, use of color where applicable, value and form?

C. Seriousness of Purpose/Maturity/Record of Accomplishment

Is there consistency that distinguishes the work? Is there a record of exhibition/shows or other evidence of serious intent? Has the artist clearly expressed his/her ideas clearly and/or creatively?

D. Presentation of Work

Is the work framed/based/mounted in a professional way?

E. Commitment to the Mission of the gallery.

Has the applicant expressed knowledge of gallery member responsibilities and willingness to perform them? Is there an expectation of long-term membership and financial commitment?

State of the Art Gallery

120 West State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850

607-277-1626

21st Annual Photo Show Exhibitor Agreement March 3-28, 2010

Please print clearly

Name of Exhibitor_____________________________________________________

Street Address________________________________________________________

City_______________________________ State______________ Zip___________

Telephone______________________E-Mail________________________________

Work(s) submitted: print clearly

Title Media Date Price

1.___________________________________________________________________

2.___________________________________________________________________

Exhibition Agreement

1. The exhibitor agrees to pay a $30.00 non-refundable fee upon submission of work.

2. The artist/exhibitor agrees to deliver their work(s) to the Gallery at the published date. and time. The exhibitor will abide by the rules of the gallery regarding presentation and suitability for hanging as stated in the Call for Entries. Final approval of the criteria is the responsibility of the Gallery Board of Directors.

3. The Gallery will provide an exhibition opening/reception for the artists with refreshments and an Award Ceremony. Exhibition announcements will be provided by the Gallery and mailed to the Gallery mailing list. Additional cards will be available for the personal use of the exhibitor, but the cost of mailing these additional cards is the responsibility of the exhibitor.

4. While the State of the Art Gallery, its members and agents, will make reasonable efforts to protect the work(s) of an exhibitor, the Gallery cannot indemnify the work(s) against loss or damage. In submitting and agreeing to exhibit the work(s) in the Gallery the exhibitor agrees that the State of the Art Gallery, its members, Board of Directors, or agents will not be held liable and will be held harmless should there be damage or loss of work(s).

5. The exhibitor agrees that the work(s) of the exhibitor may be reproduced for the purpose of advertising the exhibition for a period not to exceed five years.

6. It is agreed that the exhibitor may conduct sale of the work(s) from the exhibition. The Gallery will act as facilitator through it’s members who staff the Gallery during regular gallery hours. For the service, the Gallery receives a 30% commission on the sale of all displayed work.

7. The show ends Sunday, March 28. Work must be picked up between noon and 6 pm that day.

EXHIBITOR SIGNATURE______________________________________________DATE_______

GALLERY REPRESENTATIVE_________________________________________DATE_______

PHOTO Returned signature _____________________________________________DATE_______

Video of show

The winners of SOAG’s biennial Regional Juried Art Exhibition have been announced:

Best of Show
Linda Andrei   “Conversation”

2nd Place
Allen Crittenden Smith   “Yellow Gray”

3rd Place
Paul McMillan   “Moonlight Over Cornstalks”

Honorable Mentions

John Whiting   “To and Fro”
Barbara Page   “Wind Drift Eight #2”
Edmond Caputo   “Brown Fish”
Gunilla Feigenbaum  “Chinese Red #2”
Ileen Kaplan    “Cafe Days”

Fifty works of art were chosen,  representing thirty-seven artists.  Included in the show are paintings, watercolors, drawings, mixed media, prints, assemblage and sculptures in clay, paper and metal.

Lin Price, a faculty member in the Department of Art at Ithaca College announced the prize-winning works at the reception for the artists Gallery Night, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.

State of the Art Gallery will feature an exhibition of Greater Ithaca Art Trail artists during October, the same month as the Greater Ithaca Art Trail Open Studio weekends.   Beginning on September 30, approximately 40 of the 56 artists on the Art Trail will exhibit one piece each in the main gallery.  In the Salon, the newly renovated and re-named Members’ Gallery, an exhibition of work by gallery artists will be on display.  A reception for all artists will be held Friday, October 2 from 5-8pm and the show runs through November 1.

The Greater Ithaca Art Trail represents the wide spectrum of talented and versatile artists who call Tompkins County their home.  Visitors to the Gallery AND to the Art Trail will not only find painters working in all media, but also sculptors, printmakers, fiber artists, ceramists, jewelers, makers of fine furniture, collage artists, glass artists, mixed media artists, digital artists, a blacksmith and creators of decorative functional art.

Gallery visitors can preview Art Trail artists’ work in one location before embarking on the trail itself, a two weekend self-guided tour of 53 studios spread throughout Tompkins County. All studios are open from 11am to 5pm on October 10, 11 and October 17, 18.  Art Trail brochures with maps to the artists’ studios are available at the gallery.

State of the Art is located at 120 W. State Street in Ithaca.  Hours are Wed. – Fri., 12-6pm and Sat. & Sun., 12-5pm.  The gallery is ADA accessible and there is curbside parking available.  Contact information for the gallery is 607-277-1626 and www.soag.org and for more on the Greater Ithaca Art Trail, visit www.arttrail.com or call 607-273-5072, ext.20.  The brochure can also be downloaded from the Art Trail web site.