Events
The Gallery at Black Rock
Exhibit location: 2861 Fairfield Ave.
Bridgeport CT 06605 203.814.6856
Opening Reception: 6:30-9:30pm Friday June 4th, 2010
thegalleryatblackrock@gmail.com
www.thegalleryatblackrock.com
Guilda's Club Charity Event "Combining Grace" A Tribute to Gilda Radner
473 Broadway Gallery SoHo
New York, NY
June 11th, 2010 7-9pm
The Gallery at Black Rock
Exhibit location: 51 Cresent Avenue
Bridgeport CT 06605 203.814.6856
thegalleryatblackrock@gmail.com
www.thegalleryatblackrock.com
Contact: Eileen Walsh
For immediate release:
The Gallery at Black Rock presents “Industrial Strength,” a juried show in which artists view the post-industrial landscape
Artists have celebrated landscapes since the first chunks of charcoal were rubbed on cave walls. Through history artists have tried, with varying degrees of success, to capture the bucolic and stunning views of nature -- mountains, trees, the sky -- that surround them. Today, artists are often confronted with a very different kind of landscape, the post-industrial urban landscape of the 21st century. But inspiration remains the same.
In cities like Bridgeport, Connecticut, we are surrounded by the remnants of a once-thriving manufacturing community. All Bridgeporters can resonate in some way to the towering red and white-banded United Illuminating smoke stack, or to the crumbling hulks of once-thriving factory buildings that, in their prime, made Bridgeport one of the Northeast’s greatest industrial cities. It is easy to vilify the industrial landscape as ugly or depressing, but through the eyes of an artist the sights that are so repellant to some, emerge with hidden, sometimes breathtaking, beauty.
The show will seek to address both points of view on this issue through, painting, sculpture, installation and photography as well as film/projected image. There will be 14 participating artists including: Amber Madia, Jeff Becker, Liz Squillace, Brian Reiley, Ginger Hanrahan, Rachael Haymann, Mark DeRosa, Jessica Materna, Victoria Wyndham, Allen Wittert , Brian Reily, Sean Corbett, Eileen Smith, Janine Brown and Michelle Beaulieu.
The show will be the Gallery at Black Rocks First off site installation and will take place at the sight of Camelot Development on 51 Crescent Avenue in the city’s East Side. “The location is will act as part of the shows vision as it is surrounded by part of the city that was once a thriving industrial site and still holds a neglected beauty.
The shows opening reception will be held on Saturday February 27th 2010 from 3pm until 8pm. The sight will be open for viewing on the following four consecutive Saturdays from 12 until 4pm.
The Gallery would like to thank Camelot Development and Eileen Smith for donations to the show.
Artist Reception for Amber Maida 2/12/2010
Muse I --SOLD--
On Exhibit at the Rockwell Gallery, Fairfield, CT
100% of the proceeds of this sale went to Save The Children
The Social Life Art Show
Saturday August 15, 2009
Location: Social Life Estate – Southampton NY
-Private event-
Event photographer: Patrick McMullan Company
Amber’s artwork was discovered by the VP of Social Life Magazine at the 2009 NY Art Expo, she’s been invited to exhibit fresh, new paintings at the Southampton Estate for an event alongside 8-10 other selected artists. She will be sharing her art with sought-after socialites, successful executives, international jet-setters, up and coming entrepreneurs, and celebrities! Her art will be featured in an upcoming issue of Social Life Magazine, look for it this summer!
GILDA'S CLUB CHARITY EVENT
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Location: Peace & Love Cafe
378 1/2 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 349-8500
Amber will be exhibiting her paintings at Peace & Love Café in Tribeca, NYC. This is a charity event; a percentage of art sales will be donated to help fight ovarian cancer.
GREENWICH ART TO THE AVENUE 12TH ANNIVERSARY
May 7 – May 31
Opening Night: May 7, 5:30 – 8pm
Amber’s Art was selected by Richard’s of Greenwich for the Art to the Avenue exhibit! The Paintings will be on exhibit in the window displays and throughout the store.
May 2009 marks the 12th Anniversary of the Greenwich Art Council’s major program of the year, “Art to the Avenue”. Each year this event has grown in number of artists, participating businesses, and visitors who have enjoyed celebrating art in downtown Greenwich. On May 7, 2009 “Art to the Avenue” officially opens with a gala street festival turning Greenwich Avenue into a strolling art gallery. Musicians, dancers, singers, jugglers, bands, and other entertainers fill the streets from 5:30 to 8pm. In addition, many events, programs, performances, and workshops are scheduled for artists and the public during the month of May. “Art to the Avenue” is the oldest and largest event of its kind in the region.
Date & Location
February 26 - March 2,
2009
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Halls 3B, 3D, 3E
655 W. 34th Street
New York City, New York 10001
Show Hours
| Thursday
February 26, 2009 Friday February 27, 2009 Saturday February 28, 2009 Sunday March 1, 2009 Monday March 2, 2009 |
10am - 6pm
(Trade Only) 10am - 6pm (Trade Only) 10am - 6pm (Trade and Consumer) 11am - 6pm (Trade and Consumer) 10am - 2pm (Trade and Consumer) |
For further info and directions, visit www.artexpos.com
To benefit the ALS Association and the Nu Delta Alpha Scholarship Foundation. Sunday, November 23rd, 3-6pm.
Stratford Baptist Church Hall
121 Huntington Road
Stratford, CT
