EXHIBITIONS / EVENTS

GIFTED 2007
Exhibition plus special events:
November 17 – December 16
Opening Reception:
Sunday, November 18
1 PM – 3 PM
studio 6

Presenting a palette of over fifty intriguing pieces by 30 different artists, the Rockaway Artists Alliance heartily hosts Gifted 2007, an annual show featuring the best works of its members. Comprising a broad mix of painting, photography, poetry and images, watercolor and mixed media, Gifted will run from Saturday November 17 to Sunday December 16 in the intimate setting of sTudio 6 of the Rockaway Center for the Arts at Fort Tilden. Its opening will be heralded by a colorful reception on Sunday November 18. Many of the artists will be on hand, refreshments will be served and lively entertainment is in the works featuring music, poetry and more.

Gifted 2007 caps off a year of ever successful exhibitions for the RAA, starting with Where Flowers Bloom in Winter. The show spotlights a wide variety of arresting images, such the brightly hued mixed images of Amy Ropp‘s painting Face In Paradise. It also celebrates the quietness of form, such as in the gentle flowering watercolor of Martha Killian’s Portrait Of A Rose. Standing in counterpoint is the photographic energy of Rod Stewart by Mary Lupo. Always expanding the Art in artist, the RAA’s latest show also spotlights the written word as in Shirly Holt’s Montever de Cloud Forest, Costa Rica poem (which accompanies an interesting separate companion piece) and the illustrated verses of War and Before Tomorrow by Joan Boudreault. And spanning time and generation are Egret and Shadow by photographer Denis Macrae and son John Macrae’s Organized Chaos.

Gifted artists include Stephanie Bellomo, Mary Blair, Madeline Braisted, Ludmila Bokov, Joan Boudreault, Daniel Cronin, Kathryn Davenel, Dan Guarino, Shirly Holt, Kenneth Hutley, Martha Killian, Eric Johnstone, Ruth Kraiem, Larisa Levina, Mary Lupo, Denis Macrae, John Macrae, Maureen McGuire, James McKay, Mary Meade, Eileen Morrissey, Ann Murray, Jason Novetsky, Gianni Piccoli, Chris Preston, Renee Radenberg, Amy Ropp, Jessica Schulman, Marvin Schwartz and Joan Vogel.

The Rockaway Artists Alliance invites all to share an afternoon or two with Gifted. Gallery hours are Saturday 12-4p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m. and by appointment. For information call (718) 474-0861, e-mail rockart116@aol.com.

Billie Lady Day, by Kenneth Hutley

Redfish, by Steph Bellomo

Early Autumn, by Martha Killian

The Rockaway Artists Alliance is also looking forward a new year of fine exhibitions starting in January with Get Out of Town, featuring far away places in art, and keeping up in March with Structure-The Art of Architecture, Buildings and Bridges and celebrating Of Women in late April with the works of the women of RAA and/or those who have previously exhibited with the group. Each of these juried shows is also currently seeking submissions.

The RAA continues to host the free Thursday Music Open Mike Nights in sTudio 7 every week starting at 7pm and also the No Shame Theatre improv group every Friday at the same time. It’s true. There’s a lot happening in the Rockaways!

RAA works in partnership with the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area and in part is supported by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, JP Morgan Chase, The Independence Community Foundation and Brooklyn Brewery.

Fort Tilden, located in the Rockaways, is an historic and now decommissioned U.S. Army post. Today it is home to many cultural, community and sport activities and serves as a premier part of Gateway National Recreation Area, a unique urban national park that spans several boroughs and incorporates beaches, marshlands and bird and wildlife refuges. Winter and summer its beaches, fields and trails offer sanctuary to many a city weary traveler.

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