The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut 2014 Accessible Art series is well under way and there is still time to check out the first round of artists. If you don't already know, the Accessible Art project is a year-long, multi-site program of visual art exhibitions.
The goal of the the Accessible Art program is to make the work of visual artists accessible to new audiences by providing, over a calendar year, increased exposure through a network of area venues that share in the creative and economic values of working together.
Alicia and I stopped by the CityCenter Danbury office to check out the work of Peter Schachter.
He hand draws all his work on an iPad. He then creates a file and prints the art on a variety of surfaces, in this case, on canvas. I love that his work combines traditional techniques like drawing with new technology like an iPad.
Here is a listing of the other shows going on around Danbury from now until March 27.
Catherine Vanaria, photography
Location: Danbury Museum & Historical Society, 43 Main Street
Guest curator of Collections, Community & Conversation, Catherine Vanaria is a photography professor at Western Connecticut State University. She has brought together an eclectic mix of objects from sewing machines to slide rules to antique toys, including her own collection of vintage photographs, noting, “By exploring the artifacts hidden in collections of both museum and personal archives, we re-ignite personal connections to our own history and, at the same time, spark creativity through conversations about them.”
Susan Frey, collage & acrylics
Shoshona Kertesz, portraiture
Location: YMCA’s ESCAPE to the Arts, 293 Main Street, Danbury
Susan Frey and Shoshana Kertesz have very different painting styles. The juxtaposition of Frey’s upbeat, curious images with Kertesz’ haunting portraits of great musicians, writers and artists offers an exciting opportunity to share in creative dialogue.
Maressa Gershowitz, photography
Location: Danbury City Hall, 155 Deer Hill Avenue
Color, Light & Texture, the title of Maressa Gershowitz’ exhibition, alludes to a passion for simplicity, clarity, humanness of image, and to the elemental. For many years, she documented local community theater productions, her photos often printed in the News Times.
Jeffrey Kellner, photography
Location: Molten Java, 213 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel
These photographs are part of his Ambivalent Series. Photographing for over 55 years, Kellner often uncovered the beauty and symmetry of what appears to be ordinary: a row of telephone booths, Gristedes Supermarket at Night (NYC 1980s), a motel bathroom.
Gary Stanford, photography
Location: Take Time Relaxation Center, 130 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel
Gary Stanford’s series of photographs, entitled Gentle Breezes, supports the themes of relaxation and spiritual healing, complementing Take Time’s goal of creating a state of freedom from stress for its clients.
Be sure to mark your calendars because late this summer I will be showcasing my high contrast photographs at the CityCenter Danbury office as part of the Accessible Art Project.
Stay tuned for details.
For more information about the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut, call (203) 798-0760 or visit www.artswesternct.org.Labels: art, culture, danbury, event
