Mad Rose Gallery presents ‘Hudson Valley Abstractions,’ paintings and ceramics by Ginny Howsam-Friedman, Basia Goldsmith, and Josh Nathanson
Millerton, N.Y.— Beginning on Friday, August 30th, Mad Rose Gallery presents ‘Hudson Valley Abstractions,’ paintings and ceramics by Ginny Howsam-Friedman, Basia Goldsmith, and Josh Nathanson.
Painter Ginny Howsam-Friedman derives her paintings and drawings from the natural environment. She searches for underlying geometry and order amid nature’s chaos. Her work translates surface and subterranean geography to canvas and paper. The combination of macrocosm and microcosm realities cast the familiar in a new perspective.
Basia Goldsmith’s paintings reflect her deep personal connection with the Hudson River. From her apartment window on Riverside Drive, she captures the essence of color, line, and shapes, always conscious of the contrast between city and nature. Inspired by the American Abstract Expressionists, Ms. Goldsmith’s paintings depict the city and natures metamorphosis towards abstraction.
Josh Nathanson is a ceramicist who incorporates his obsession with texture into his creations. He produces one-of-a-kind tactile, functional pieces with an emphasis on the evidence of human touch and an embrace of imperfect organic rawness. “Clay is the perfect medium to replicate the inverse impression of every plant, fabric or surface.”
The show is on view beginning Friday, August 30th at Mad Rose Gallery at 5916 North Elm Avenue in Millerton, N.Y. There is an opening reception on Saturday, August 31st at 3 p.m. More information can be found online.
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Cornwall Library sixth annual Labor Day weekend benefit art sale
Cornwall, Conn.— From Friday, August 30th through Monday, September 2nd, the Cornwall Library hosts its sixth annual Labor Day weekend benefit art sale.
Artwork will run the gamut from the antique to the contemporary, from the jazzy and colorful to classic black and white, and from realistic to abstract. The range of mediums will include prints, watercolors, posters, photographs, and paintings with an occasional small three-dimensional piece.
As works are purchased, new pieces will take their place, refreshing the show every day. Come search for a treasure, a gift, or something to enliven your walls. There will be something here for everyone. Each work in the sale represents a gift in support of the library’s collection of books, media, and rich programming throughout the year.
The sale runs from Friday, August 30th through Monday, September 2nd at the Cornwall Library at 30 Pine Street in Cornwall, Conn. It opens with a cocktail reception on Friday, August 30th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. More information can be found online.
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Guild of Berkshire Artists presents ‘Head Space, Earth Space,’ a new exhibit featuring the work of Celia Kahn and Christian Dewailly at Art on Main Gallery
West Stockbridge— From August 29th through September 8th, Guild of Berkshire Artists presents ‘Head Space, Earth Space,’ a new exhibit featuring the work of Celia Kahn and Christian Dewailly at Art on Main Gallery.
Celia Kahn and Christian Dewailly come together in an exhibit that is sure to give you a new perspective on the terms, head space and earth space. With mediums such as collage, ink, paper, paint and glue, both artists present their inner expression and exploration of the natural world as it appears to them.
Celia Kahn said, “For me the medium of collage brings together disparate images to form a new reality based on color, shape, texture and whatever is happening inside my mind and the outside world. Torn paper, ink, paint and glue become something unique and whole. This collection uses space as a way to explore the natural world and the illusions that appear within.”
Christian Dewailly said, “When I retired, I decided to learn to play the cello. I quickly discovered that I would not be the next Yo Yo Ma. I then had another idea. Why not painting? Painting quickly became a great passion, and, with dedication and the help of very patient teachers I was able to progress rapidly. Art became a way to express my inner view of our wonderful world.”
The exhibit runs from August 29th through September 8th at Art on Main Gallery at 38 Main Street in West Stockbridge. There is an opening reception on Saturday, August 31st from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. More information can be found online.
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David M. Hunt Library presents ‘Cigar Box Tradition Redux,’ a group exhibition
Falls Village, Conn.— From August 30th through September 20th, the David M. Hunt Library presents “Cigar Box Tradition Redux,” a group exhibition of over 30 local artists’ transformations of the titular box into objet d’art.
Originating with an exhibition in 2016, this second edition of Hunt Library’s cigar box art celebration includes birds, an airplane in the clouds, beach finds, altars, real bugs, and three electric Cigar Box Guitars by musician David Reed. Other artists include Marsha Altemus, Elizabeth Buttler, Robert Cronin, John Hodgson, Vincent Inconiglios, Damielle Mailer, Roger McKee, and Patty Mullins. All works are for sale and benefit the library and the artists.
The exhibit runs from August 30th through September 20th at the David M. Hunt Library at 63 Main Street in Falls Village, Conn. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, August 31st from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., There will be a workshop with artist Lilly Woodworth on Saturday, September 7th from 10 a.m. to noon. More information can be found online.
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Shakespeare & Company presents world premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri’s ‘Three Tall Persian Women’
Lenox— From August 30th through October 13th, Shakespeare & Company presents the world premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri’s “Three Tall Persian Women.”
This comedic play is about generational differences, grief, control, and learning to let go; but more than anything, it’s a love story to immigrant mothers. Golnar, a punkish Iranian-American millennial, returns home to her mother Nasrin for the anniversary of her father’s passing and walks into hoards of family memorabilia that her grandmother Mamani has moved in with her.
Originally staged at Shakespeare & Company in 2023 as a reading in the Plays in Process series, Ashurina said that the play explores how and why societies police women’s bodily autonomy. “We see how the women in this play are restrained by societal expectations, even in the safety of their own home,” she said, “and how being honest instead of staying ‘peaceful’ can help each generation learn valuable lessons from one another.”
The play runs from August 30th through October 13th at Shakespeare & Company at 70 Kemble Street in Lenox. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Race Brook Lodge presents Lady Moon & The Eclipse
Sheffield— On Friday, August 30th from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Race Brook Lodge presents Lady Moon & The Eclipse, a multicultural seven-piece band.
Through soaring vocal textures and R&B/afrobeat-influenced rhythms, Lady Moon & The Eclipse radiates positive music and message that explores the Cosmic Soul. Lady Moon carries the essence of the Moon sending a message of love, peace, and light, while the musicians serve as the Sun shining light upon her. The audience represents the Earth, also known as the Star People of Earth, completing the metaphorical eclipse.
Journey to the Cosmic Soul, their full-length album released in April 2020 on streaming and double vinyl; was recorded and arranged with a celestial concept used to guide the listener through a journey to become one’s best self.
The concert is on Friday, August 30th from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Race Brook Lodge at 864 South Undermountain Road in Sheffield. Tickets and more information can be found online.
