EXHIBITIONS / EVENTS

Good and Plenty:
The Best of RAA exhibition
 
plus Art Auction
 
and Russian Folk Art exhibition
 

 
Exhibition plus special events:
June 7 – June 22, 2008
Opening Reception:
Sunday, June 15
1 PM – 3 PM

The Rockaway Artists Alliance has gathered its best works to proudly present Good & Plenty, an exhibition which features over 18 artists. The show will run from June 7 to June 22 and will host a lively opening reception on Sunday June 15 from 1-3. Also inaugurated will be a first ever auction of RAA artists' original works and a first of its kind Russian folk art showcase by the international ethnographical art group Paraskeva. Live entertainment, exotically arrayed refreshments and many of the artists will all be present at the opening at sTudio 7 at the Rockaway Center for the Arts (RoCA) at Fort Tilden in the Rockaways. In addition the RAA will be hosting the Rockaway Music and Arts Council's Literary Arts Festival on Sunday June 8.

"This is a very exciting time for us," said and RAA spokesperson, "a real coming together of the all the arts." Good & Plenty draws from the best of all previous RAA shows and each work has been specifically selected by the artist and the show's jury. It presents work in sculpture, photography, painting, poetry, watercolor, mixed media, drawing and even spoken word via audio CD. "The RAA has been exhibiting work from artists far and wide for over 12 years, " said the spokesperson. "That's a lot of talent and imagination to bring together in one place."

Also presented will be an auction wall, which will on view for the entire run of the exhibition. Original pieces chosen by each individual artist will be open for bid throughout and there will be a grand finale final auction on Sunday June 22. Bidding may be done at anytime before then. Viewers can not only support the arts but also create their own personal experience by owning a piece thereof.

Meanwhile in the more intimate sTudio 6, the St. Petersburg-based group Paraskeva will be presenting "Rag-baby Festival". This first of its kind exhibition is the result of joint projects with the Russian Ethnographical Museum, and presents precise copies of ethnographical dolls from the museum collection, author's costume dolls, the composition "Russian Wedding", and also very interesting photographs of life and the way of life in Russia's villages in the 19th century. A unique guide to the production of the traditional ritual dolls of the different regions of Russia will be available. This will be the first showing of this exhibition and Paraskeva is planning on further showcasing this project in the U.S. and in other parts of the world.

In addition to its own events, the Rockaway Artists Alliance will also be hosting the RMAC Literary Arts festival which will feature over forty authors, discussion panels, writers talks, book sales and signings, children's activities, local writing contest awards and more on Sunday June 8 from 10:30-6. Poetry and prose reading, short plays and live music will be presented throughout the day on the outdoor Moonstage. There will also be a mini-film festival held in the Rockaway Theatre Company's Post Theatre on both Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8 from 7-11 in the evening.

Admission to all events and exhibitions is free, as is ample parking. The RAA invites all to come and enjoy. "Where else can you see and do so much in one place?"

"Crown"
by Renee Radenberg, Glass & Metal Sculpture

"Gathering Sunset"
by Dan Guarino, Photography

"Hope Flag"
by Roger Carreau, Photography

"Lagoon In Mill Stream"
by Madeline Braisted, Acrylic Painting

"Nantucket Lighthouse"
by Maureen McGuire, Oil Painting

Good and Plenty artists include: Penelope Atheras, Diane Ali, Madeline Braisted, Roger Carreau, Dan Guarino, Shirl Holt, M. Elliott Killian, Ruth Kraiem, Larisa Lavina, Denis Macrae, Maryann McEvoy, Maureen McGuire, Eileen Morrissey, Robin Pogrebitsky, Renee Radenberg, Geoff Rawling, Jessica Schulman and Heidi Wertz.

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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