SKETCH NIGHT at the Brant Foundation Inspired by STEVEN SHEARER

You are invited to participate in the Second Scheduled Sketch Workshop, March 16, 2017, with a professional model and explore Steven Shearer's multifaceted drawing techniques reflecting the history of portraiture and figuration.

Sketch Night at The Brant Foundation is free of charge and open to artists of all ages and experience levels. Participants are invited to sketch from a professional model in one of the foundation’s gallery spaces, which currently houses an exhibition by Steven Shearer. 

• Uninstructed • Free of Charge • Professional Nude Model • Bring your own Materials

Shearer’s work draws upon a visual lexicon of portraiture and representation of the body, often using found imagery that he collects and archives as source material. Through this process, contemporary imagery is distilled into the tradition of portraiture revealing affinities between various modes of figuration throughout history to the present.

Steven Shearer on view at The Brant Foundation through March 2017.

This workshop focuses on the dialogue that exists between Shearer’s formal drawings, preparatory sketches and finished paintings and invites participants to explore the same in their own artistic practice.

SKETCH NIGHT at the BRANT FOUNDATION
March 16, 2017
5 to 7 pm
Space is Limited
RSVP at brantfoundation.org
or email us at info@brantfoundation.org

Brant Foundation
941 North Street
Greenwich, CT 06831
203.869.0611
www.brantfoundation.org

Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) - THE ART SHOW, March 1-5, 2017, Park Avenue Armory

In New York City, the Art Fair season is just beginning for 2017 and now is the time to visit some of these art venues that feature many galleries and their artists' works from around the world. The first group of Fairs started this week, March 1st. and will continue through March 5th. The diversity is extensive in terms of featured artists' styles and the exhibiting galleries' broad selection of mediums and price points.

The ADAA Art Show offers collectors, arts professionals and the public the opportunity to engage with artworks of the highest quality through intimately scaled and thoughtfully curated exhibitions that encourage close looking and active conversation with gallerists.

Presentations from 72 of the nation’s leading art dealers provide audiences with a rich selection of works from the 19th century through today, by artists of a variety of genres, practices and national and international origin.

Here is a sampling of work featured at the The Art Show 2017 waiting for you to just come by and experience.

Leonora Carrington, Mary-Anne Marten Fine Art

Emil Nolde, Galerie St. Etienne

Scott Olson, James Cohan

Jacob Hashimoto, Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Milton Avery, Menconi + Schoelkopf

Edouard Vuillard, Jill Newhouse Gallery

Ilse D'hollander, Sean Kelly

Giorgio Cavallon, Manny Silverman Gallery

All admissions from The Art Show and proceeds from the Gala Preview benefit the Henry Street Settlement, one of New York’s leading social service, arts and health care organizations.

March 1-5, 2017
ADAA The Art Show
Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue at 67th Street
New York City

Hours:
Wednesday-Friday: 12 to 8pm
Saturday: 12 to 7pm
Sunday: 12 to 5pm

For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here

For your Next Netflix Binge, Watch: "Abstract: The Art of Design," An 8-Episode Series About People Working in Art and Design

Original Posting: PetaPixal, February 20, 2017
                            Author: DL Cade

If you appreciate visual art and aesthetics—then you absolutely must watch the new Netflix original docu-series “Abstract: The Art of Design.”

The newly minted 8-episode series follows “eight of the most creative thinkers and imaginative minds working in the world of art and design today,” and ever since it came out on Netflix we’ve been receiving email, after tip, after Facebook message about it. Now that we’ve gotten around to actually watching it, we could not recommend it more highly.

Even though only one of the eight episodes follows a photographer—world-famous portrait photographer Platon—all eight are worth binge watching your way though immediately. They will give you a new appreciation for the creative process, inspire you to take your own work to the next level and leave you amped up to go out and create something new right away.

There’s not much more we look for from a documentary series, much less one that isn’t even about photography in particular, but about the much broader pursuits of “design” and “art.”

Check out the series trailer up top; if you’re a Netflix subscriber, you can watch all 8 episodes right now at this link.

The Culinary Institute of America’s Newest Restaurant Opening—POST ROAD BREW HOUSE

Post Road Brew House is a casual, contemporary American beer-driven pop-up restaurant combining seasonal Hudson Valley cuisine with classic European gastro-classics.

The Post Road Brew House serves as an extension of the Brewery at the CIA offering an extensive beer menu including CIA brews, local craft beers alongside Hudson Valley wines and spirits and gastro pub fare.

The a-la-carte menu, created by Executive Chef and Assistant Professor Theo Roe, includes a mix of casual and classic appetizers, entrees and sides designed to pair perfectly with the beer selection. With an emphasis on seasonal Hudson Valley ingredients, American comfort dishes like Pastrami Reuben Sandwich, The Post Road Burger, and Deviled Eggs are balanced out by European gastro-classics like Housemade Charcuterie, Classic Cassoulet, and Fish & Chips.

The beer menu at Post Road Brew House has been curated by the CIA's head brewer, Hutch Kugeman, working closely with the chef. On tap, eight draught beers are featured, including those made by the Brewery at the CIA, and others through collaboration with New York State breweries. Among the selections on the opening menu are the Cleaver IPA (6.7% abv) and Mise en Place Wit (4.6% abv), both of which are staples from the Brewery at the CIA. The Beefsteak Blonde (5.7% abv) is a traditional German-style Kolsch. The latest beer from the Brewery's Art and Science of Brewing class is the Wee Chef Scotch Ale (7.5% abv). The Smash Stout (6.0% abv) brewed with Indian Lager Farmstead in Altamont, NY and C.H. Evans Brewing in Albany, as well as a not-yet-named Pilsner brewed with Community Beer Works of Buffalo, NY, will also be served.

Located within the former St. Andrew's Café, the bar at Post Road Brew House is the star of the room. The decor throughout the restaurant is contemporary with an eclectic mix of new, found and repurposed furnishings that reference brewery culture, CIA history and Hudson Valley agriculture.

Post Road Brew House is open from February 16 to June 15, 2017 for dinner and March 24 to May 4 for lunch. Reservations are recommended, but walk-ins for the bar or dining room are also welcome.

Post Road Brew House
The Culinary Institute of America
1946 Campus Drive (Route 9)
Hyde Park, NY 12538-1499
845.451.1015
www.postroadbrewhouse.com

BKLYN DESIGN Launches Competition for Brooklyn-Made Innovative Installation

For the first time in the show’s history, BKLYN DESIGNS is commissioning an original, site-specific installation to be displayed at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint from May 5-7, 2017.

This juried competition is open to Brooklyn-based artists, designers, architects, engineers and others with demonstrated experience in the conceptualization, design and production of creative installations.

The installation, based on the concept of connectivity, offers another avenue for designers, architects, artists and makers to illustrate their
work during NYCxDESIGN, the official citywide celebration of design, to a large audience of design trade professionals and design savvy consumers.

Concepts should also take the BKLYN DESIGNS venue into consideration and demonstrate an understanding that it will coexist with exhibitors, a curated marketplace, panels, workshops, and visitors over the course of the three-day show. Installations can be grounded or suspended and exterior installations, if weather-resistant, will also be considered.

Presented by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and co-produced with Novità Communications, BKLYN DESIGNS is Brooklyn’s premier design event showcasing the borough’s strong creative community.

Attendees include designers, architects, builders, store buyers, industry influencers, educators, urban planners and design-savvy consumers, all coming together to celebrate the borough's rich design heritage, iconic style and bustling creative community.
 

Proposals with creative concepts and a mission statement explaining how the project relates to BKLYN DESIGNS and the theme of connectivity are due by March 10, 2017.

Submissions will be reviewed by a jury of design experts and the winner will be announced in late March. The winning designer or design team will be awarded $1,000 for the design and construction of the installation and showcased as a special feature of the show.

For more information and the full creative brief, visit BKLYN DESIGNS 2017 Installation Competition

With thousands of visitors over the three-day weekend, BKLYN DESIGNS is one of the most vibrant shows in New York City. The 2017 edition is May 5-7 at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint.

About BKLYN DESIGNS
Founded in 2003 by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, BKLYN DESIGNS was one of the first design fairs to shine a spotlight on the creative economy in Brooklyn, and helped put many Brooklyn makers and supporters on the map.