The original artwork of professional artists who teach at IS183 will be on view at the art school in Stockbridge from June 28 through October 8. The Faculty Art Exhibition@ IS183 Art School is free of charge and is open to the public on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on weekends by appointment. The works of art displayed in the show will be available for purchase and a portion of the proceeds will benefit outreach efforts at the non-profit school.
The Faculty Art Exhibition@ IS183 Art features more than 25 artworks by 19 faculty members, many of whom are recognized worldwide. Showcasing the skill and creativity of the artists who teach at IS183 the exhibition includes usable art, such as unique and finely crafted ceramics, to artworks including spectacular pastel and oil paintings, sculpture and photography, often with a Berkshire theme and point of view.
“IS183 Art School’s programming is geared to the novice artist and the professional alike and we take pride in offering something for everyone at every age and level of ability,” said IS183’s Director, Hope Sullivan. “I encourage everybody to visit the Faculty Exhibition at the school to see the extraordinary work in a variety of media being created by Berkshire artists today. My hope is that visitors to the show will be inspired to take a course here because I know it will be an enriching and transformative experience.”
Participating Artists: Timothy Heffernan, "McConnell" ink-print photograph on archival paper; Dennis Fougere, "Trailer" oil on canvas; Kim Waterman, "Untitled" ballpoint pen and watercolors; Yura Adams, "Jungle Beat" oil and digital collage on wood; Leslee Carsewell, "Trou de Memoire (Memory Lapse)" photographic giclee print; Fay O'Meara, "Triptic#4,Orange" wood and rayon cord; Wednesday Nelena Sorokin, "Everything You Ever Knew" oil on board & "New Memory" oil and pastel on board; Nancy Magnusson, "Teapot & Four Mugs" wood fired stoneware; Bob Green, "Tall Saggar Fired Vessel" wheel thrown and burnished with terra sigillata slip & "Porcelain Globe" saggar fired with burnished terra sigillata slip; Jeff Zamek, "Bottle" ceramic fired in soda kiln; June Parker, "Fall Along the River" pastel; Karen Arp-Sandel, "MOD Mandala" mixed media collage with acrylic polymer transfers on canvas & "Via Santario" watercolor; Cassandra Sohn, "Giant's Ledge, Woodstock, NY" & "Isabella, Galapagos, Ecuador" giclee prints; Nancy Castaldo, "Ripples" color photograph, "Vernal Falls, Yosemite" black & white photograph; Linda Novick, "The Beauty of Golden Hill in Fall, Lee MA" oil on canvas; Jason Houston "Untitled" digital c-print; Ben Evans, "Vessel with Three Columns" glazed black stoneware; Daniel Bellows, "Whiskey Cups, Covered Jar, Teapot with Basket Handle, Squared Vase," ceramics.
“Our faculty is enormously talented and have tremendous imagination,” said Sullivan. “This exhibition truly highlights the incredible work currently being created by our teachers, each of whom is a recognized professional artist making a living with their art, which even in the best of times is no small feat.”
IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, 13 Willard Hill Rd., Stockbridge. 413-298-5252, www.is183.org |
