Category: Legacy

“Awaiting the Ark” is an exhibition of recent paintings of endangered animals by Shirley Hogg.  What makes this work so remarkable is the artist has painted the animals life-sized. The show dates are November 2-27, 2016, with a reception for the artist Friday, November 4, 5-8 pm.

In conjunction with her show, there are three special events: 

“Hogg Wild;  Painting Animals in Watercolor,” a children’s workshop with Shirley Hogg and Erin Deneuville, Saturday, November 12, 10-11:45 am for children ages 6-12 (fee, $15, reserve at bristleandturp.com/hoggwild)

“Explore Your Wild Animal Self through Collage,” a workshop with Patty Brown, Tuesday, November 15, 6-8:30 pm (fee $25, reserve at wildspiritstudio@gmail.com)

“Saving Seabirds: Lessons We Have Learned from Puffins,” a talk by Steve Kress, Sunday, November 20, 2pm, followed by a book signing of Kress’s book Project Puffin.

Between 4:00PM and 6:00PM on October 27, Wizarding Thursday, children ages six and up (accompanied by an adult) are invited to drop in at the State of the Art Gallery to construct magical amulets and talismans—perfect accompaniments to your wizarding weekend costume! The cost is $5.00 per child.

On October 29, Wizarding Saturday, Photo Booth Ithaca will be taking and printing photos in the (Wizarding) Salon of State of the Art Gallery for just $5.00 a print. See our new members show in the main gallery and then make your way to the Salon where you will have the opportunity for 2 poses. A print with both poses will be produced in less than a minute. We’ll be there from 10:00AM to 5:00PM.

http://www.photoboothithaca.com/  http://wizardingweekend.com/

For many years State of the Art Gallery has been a supporter of the Greater Ithaca Art Trail

This year, we are hosting the preview exhibit for the October trail weekends in our Salon gallery.  Here in our downtown location, you can stop in to see selections from many of the participating artists.  Trail maps will be available so you can plan your route to the artists’ studios from here.

Featuring the work of new members Erin Deneuville, Susan C. Larkin, and Michael Sampson. All three artists venture into different territories in their practice, but hold a similar bond in their observation of form. Deneuville’s realist paintings are modern representational portraits, nudes, the still life, and interiors; Larkin’s photographs look closely at plants, insects, and hands; and Sampson’s abstract paintings are created directly from the figure.

Ms. Sinkow’s Statement

Four Years ago, right after I had my last solo show at State of the Art Gallery, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Needless to say it was quite a shock especially since 4 months prior to the show I had hiked the rigorous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, explored some of the Galapagos Islands and traveled down the Peruvian Amazon. Time passes and luckily I healed although the chemo and the medical expenses were far tougher than that trek into the Andes.

I had a much different idea for this exhibit however, …the best laid plans. The images I had planned to make will happen another time. I was in a quandary as to what to show. It was my good friend Diane who had a brilliant idea ~ yes, that’s her on “the phone” telling me the idea. Seriously, though, as Diane suggested, I looked back on some of my work from 5 of the 7 continents I have traveled to and I began to see common themes. Some of them are incorporated within 5 out of 7. Some of the images have never been shown before. The highlight of this current year was having the honor to photograph the image for Ithaca is Love. I’m particularly pleased to show the image because of the powerful feeling and unity that was created at the moment the image was formed. The other images suggest that we are not so very different from one another and in these troubling times, it is important to see and feel that we are all connected.

Click here for more of Sinkow’s images

For writers, a through line (or thru-line) is a connecting theme or plot in a movie, play, or book. It is a constant driving force that can take on a new dimension, shed another, or even make a detour all while maintaining a forward-moving trajectory. Applying this concept to art challenges one to articulate, visualize, and even problematize the driving force—the unwavering given – that defines one’s trajectory as an artist.  Whether explicit at the outset of a career, evident incrementally in the details, or apparent only in hindsight, it is there:  a thru-line defines the philosophical and material integrity of an artist’s work over time.

THRU-LINES at State of the Art Gallery offers both artist and viewer the opportunity to engage the creative trajectory in the individual artists included in this show. It also allows the viewer to discover and contemplate cross-references in the totality of the work on view.

Installation views