Vernissage TV Magazine has done a 20-page feature on the work of Mollie McKinley, featuring an essay and interview by Los Angeles light and space artist, Susan Kaiser Vogel.
The magazine can be downloaded for free at http://vernissage.tv/blog/
The feature begins on page 93.
Thank you Rhinebeck Bank for being the Windows on Main Street Presenting Sponsor once again! Rhinebeck Bank was Window on Main Street’s first sponsor in 2005, and has supported the project in each of the the 8 years since. Be sure to stop by their Beacon branch, up Route 9D about a mile north of I-84. Or visit them online at www.rhinebeckbank.com. Currently on view in the Bank’s gallery space is the group show from the recent Beacon Open Studios.
The works shown this month at Rhinebeck Bank belong to some of the artists who participated in the Open Studios Weekend that took place April 20-21, 2013.
Congratulations to BOS Director Theresa Gooby and all of the artists for a great weekend of art and community.
The BeaconArts member artists participating in this extension of the Beacon Open Studios Group Show are:
Beacon Open Studios is a sponsored project of BeaconArts, and is made possible (in part) with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the NY State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the NY State Legislature and administered by the Dutchess County Arts Council. For more information on the individual artists and Beacon Open Studios, visit beaconopenstudios.org. To learn more about BeaconArts and its mission to advance the City of Beacon as an arts and cultural destination, visit beaconarts.org.
BeaconArts @ the Bank
Rhinebeck Bank, 1476 Rt 9D
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
845.831.0300 www.rhinebeckbank.com
E-mail: info@beaconarts.org
Big Week in BeaconCome down to Scenic Hudson’s River Center at Long Dock Park on the Beacon waterfront this week for fun events and activities. From Tuesday, March 26, through Friday, March 29, we’ll be there each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. offering children and families a wide variety of engaging ways to connect to the Hudson Valley’s natural world. Via two 90-minute environmental education programs each day, visitors can explore food webs and owl pellets, make Hudson River fish prints and bird silhouettes, and create sun prints and field journals. We’re also offering guided walks through the park! For a full schedule, see this news release or visit the events section of our Facebook page
While you’re there, check out Scenic Hudson’s 50th Anniversary photo exhibition. “On Time and Place: Celebrating Scenic Hudson’s 50 Years” is a curated selection of 34 works by a dozen photographers that is now gracing the River Center’s gallery space. In addition to the framed images, the exhibit features interactive iPad kiosks that showcase hundreds of other photographs of the region, historic images and an interactive timeline of Scenic Hudson’s achievements during its first 50 years. The opening reception is Thursday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!
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Margaret McDuffie Westport Chair 2012; photo: Howard Goodman
Form and Function Group Exhibition Jan 5 thru Feb 3
Opening Reception Jan 5 4-6 pm
Theo Ganz Studio is very pleased to start the New Year with an exhibition of beautiful work by several artists and we hope that you will be able to join us for the opening on January 5th from 4 – 6 pm. The sculptures include the figurative abstractions with mirrors of Sarah Haviland; chairs – one in steel by Insun Kim and one in maple and walnut by Margaret McDuffie; jewelry by Kit Burke-Smith; twig inlay furniture by Bo Stevens and the Japanese-inspired nesting stools by Jessica Wickham.
To read more about the artists, please visit the website.
Also, we are announcing our first Call for Artists for a group exhibition with the theme Elegy to take place in March. All categories including limited performance, video and sound are acceptable and any artist is invited to submit work that hasn’t been shown in Beacon in the last 12 months. For the complete prospectus, visit www.theoganzstudio.com/
We look forward to the year ahead and will continue to make studio visits whenever we can. In the meantime…
All the Best for a healthy, energetic and productive 2013!
Theo Ganz Studio
149 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
Open Fri-Sun 11-6 and by appt. 917.318.2239
www.theoganzstudio.com
l to r: Sylvia Buccelli, Keve Wilson, David Gluck, Cornelia McGiver and Kelly Ellenwood.
Photo Credit: Stephen Jablonsky
“What on earth is a music ensemble made up of a bassoonist, an oboist, a pianist, a singer, and a percussionist? Pleasure. That’s what it is. Pleasure.”
– Uel Wade, ccscoop.com
Local Shows:
Saturday, Oct 6: Chapel of Our Lady of Restoration, 45 Market St Cold Spring, NY 10516
5:30 pm Sunset Concert
Tickets: $20
Tickets available at the door.
Sunday, October 14: Newburgh Chamber Music Series, St. George’s Church, 105 Grand, Newburgh, NY 3:00 pm Concert
Tickets: $20/$5 students & youth
http://maderavox.brownpapertickets.com/ (Newburgh performance only)
Oboe, bassoon, piano, percussion and voice is an unusual configuration. At its core there is a classical foundation, but what is launched from there takes off into uncharted territory. The group’s distinctive sound comes from unexpected and often playful combinations of instruments and voice, coupled with an intelligent and highly entertaining mix of the best of high-brow and low-brow musical styles. A major influence for Madera Vox has been the music of the mid-twentieth century German-American composer Kurt Weill, who said: “I have never acknowledged the difference between ‘serious’ music and ‘light’ music. There is only good music and bad music.” A recent review went on to say that, “Madera Vox knows the difference.”
All of the members of Madera Vox have a foundation of conservatory-level classical music training. Over the years, oboist Keve Wilson, bassoonist Cornelia McGiver and pianist Sylvia Buccelli have pursued classical performing careers. They have played Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, Merkin Hall, New England Conservatory and many more; they can be heard on recordings from Albany, Parnassus, Narada and PBR Records, as well as on film soundtracks. Soprano Kelly Ellenwood has distinguished Broadway credentials (La Carlotta – Phantom of the Opera), and percussionist David Gluck has toured internationally as a jazz and rock drummer. He toured the globe as a founding member of Rhythm and Brass, with whom he has multiple recordings. Madera Vox is a collaborative synthesis of each member’s contributions, which in turn challenges each player’s versatility. The resulting musical alchemy is not your mother’s double reed based ensemble. It’s accessible, engaging, playful, insightful, and pure gold. Unusual instruments, unusual music, an unusual combination of players.
The indie-classical ensemble has performed extensively in the Northeast region (NY, CT, PA) and was invited to perform at the 2011 International Double Reed Society conference in Tempe, AZ. College residencies, private house concerts and full-scale public concerts are among the performance offerings for the ensemble. “Our music spans generations as well as genres,” quipped soprano and the “vox” of the group, Kelly Ellenwood. “Our repertoire has something for everyone, from Kurt Weill to Kurt Cobain.”
Formed in late 2007, Beacon, NY-based Madera Vox released their debut self-titled cd in September 2009. A sophomore recording is in the works now, and a holiday cd is planned for late-fall 2012. They are also currently working on a music-video project with filmmaker Sam Whedon, with the plan to incorporate the result into their live concerts, adding an exciting multi-media aspect to the group’s already entertaining regular performances. Also in their catalogue is a recording of their musical storytelling concert for kids, “Black Bear’s Hudson Valley Tale” with story and illustrations by Iza Trapani and original music by MV percussionist/arranger/composer David Gluck. See http://www.maderavox.org/children-art/ for more details on that project.
New and recent paintings by Erica Hauser
at Hudson Beach Glass, 162 Main St, Beacon NY.
Show runs Sep 8th through Oct 7. Gallery hours Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-6
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