Artist News: January Part II
Join NYFA affiliated artists’ exhibitions, screenings, readings, and performances to keep supporting the arts community.
Today we’re reflecting on the role of art in society as we share this calendar of events. Art is here to generate dialogue; to help us understand the world we live in and to brainstorm solutions for its problems. If you’re looking for a safe space in the days to come, remember the power of art.
Things to do & see in NYC:
Rob Stephenson (Fellow in Photography ‘13)
The Gallery@1GAP at One Grand Army Plaza presents Brooklyn Landscape, an exhibition about the contemporary Brooklyn landscape featuring Stephenson and other artists. Gallery hours by appointment. Contact curator Suzy Spence at [email protected] or 917-923-3832.
When: January 19 – May 5, 2017
Where: The Gallery@1GAP, Richard Meier On Prospect Park, One Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Matthew Weise & Clara Fernandez Vara (Sponsored Project)
The Myth Machine will be presented in the company of two other dozen VR projects at the VR Jubilee NYC.
When: January 27, 2016, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Where: Time Inc. HQ, 225 Liberty Street, Life Center, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10286
Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas (Fellow in Playwriting/Screenwriting ‘04, ’08, ’16)
The Segue Reading Series comes to an end with Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas and others at Zinc Bar.
When: January 28, 2017, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Where: Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd Street, New York, NY, 10012
Tessa Hughes-Freeland (Fellow in Film ‘01)
Learn about the various methods and techniques of creating collaged films in the upcoming Found Footage & Collage Film Workshop with Tessa Hughes-Freeland. Registration required.
When: February 11, 2017, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Where: Film-Makers’ Cooperative, 475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Judith Bernstein (Fellow in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts ‘88)
Soak in Bernstein’s LBJ, a mixed media work on paper included in the acclaimed Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection exhibition on view.
When: Through February 12, 2017
Where: Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort Street, NY, NY 10014
Get out of town to see:
Ben Altman (Sponsored Project)
See Ben Altman’s photography and multi-year earthwork The More That is Taken Away in Philadelphia.
When: January 6 – February 3, 2017
Where: Sol Mednick Gallery, 211 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Emily Barletta (Fellow in Crafts ‘09)
Catch Barletta’s work in the group exhibition In the Details, a show that highlights mesmerizing, complex artwork.
When: January 6 – March 31, 2017
Where: SEABA Center, 404 Pine Street, Burlington, VT 05401
Louise Belcourt (Fellow in Painting ‘15)
Locks Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Canadian artist, Louise Belcourt through January.
When: January 6 – February 4, 2017; Reception: January 20, 2017, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Locks Gallery, 600 Washington Square South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Lorna Bieber (Sponsored Project)
Lorna Bieber’s solo show Forces of Nature is on view at The Hyde Collection.
When: January 21, 2017 – May 14, 2017
Where: The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Rob Stephenson (Fellow in Photography ‘13)
Stephenson’s work is featured in the 16th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition.
When: January 21- February 12, 2017
Where: Texas Woman’s University, 304 Administration Dr, Denton, Texas 76209
Ronna Wineberg (Fellow in Fiction ‘04)
Wineberg will be doing a reading from her new collection of stories, Nine Facts That Can Change Your Life.
When: January 25, 2017, 7:00 PM
Where: Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80206
NYFA congratulates:
Max Vernon (Fellow in Music/Sound ‘16)
Vernon’s new musical, The View Upstairs, is premiering on Off-Broadway this Winter. Tickets can be purchased online.
When: Previews: February 15, 2017; Opening night: February 26, 2017.
Where: The Lynn Redgrave Theater, 49 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012
Ekene Ijeoma (Fellow in Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design ‘16)
Ijeoma was named a finalist in the annual Times Square Heart Competition for Heartfelt, a participatory public art installation about social polarization. It prompts two or more people to put away their phones and hold hands to light up Times Square, the heart of NYC.
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Image: Rob Stephenson (Fellow in Photography ’13), Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project, Manhattan, chromogenic print.
