EXHIBITIONS / EVENTS

Heritage: where we came from
 
Exhibition plus special events:
January 17 – February 15, 2009
Opening Reception:
Sunday, Jan. 18
1 PM – 3 PM

The Rockaway Artists Alliance rings in the New Year with Heritage, a new exhibition dedicated to the past and to the future, and announces a slate of brand new shows and special events for 2009.

Heritage, through the work of fourteen individual artists, looks out into the world and asks, "Where on earth did we come from?" From Serbia to Scotland, from France to the Philippines, the answer is rendered in color and imagination that brings these far flung corners of the globe into the intimate setting of the sTudio 6 at Fort Tilden. Running from Saturday January 17 to Sunday February 15, Heritage will celebrate its opening from 1-3pm on Sunday January with lively company, good food and engaging live entertainment. sTudio 6 is part of RoCA, the Rockaway Center for the Arts.

In such works as "Roots In Brooklyn," "Pompeii," "Native Land," "Noah & Sarah," and "Mirabilia" each artist uses words, watercolor, acrylics and oils, pen and ink, collage and color and black and white photography to paint a portrait of their path from past to present. Each brings this journey to life with a unique blend of talent, insight and point of view.

Each artist, along with the Rockaway Artists Alliance, invites all to come and share in this story told in art and in the process discover their own.

Heritage artists include: Lorraine Verdemare, Jessica Schulman, Rick Robles, Carol Rickey, Ralph Petagna. N.R. Mitgang, Maureen McGuire. Gabrielle Mangano, Denis Macrae, Marie Lewis, Levina Larisa, M. Elliot Killian, Philip Emelianov and Anthony Curcio.

Heritage starts off a year of exciting new exhibitions and special events for the Rockaway Artists Alliance. It will be followed up by a one of a kind showcase of fine works from artist Geoff Rawling's painting class from March 8 – March 29. April 18 to May 17 will welcome Wine and Dine which explores in art the world of food and drink and all the variations thereof. The rest of the year will see A Color Mix of Quilts and Artwork, Geometric - which opens fascinating new angles on the shapes of things, and the multi-media art and performance exhibition which is ArtSplash 2009 that will coincide with the traveling National Print Show. In addition the year will also see Gifted, the annual members' exhibition and also Glass & Water, a 'solo' show which counterpoints the talents of two artists working respectively in watercolor and glass sculpture.

The RAA will also continue its Thursday Open Mike Music Nights from 8pm on in the sTudio 7 gallery. A regular staple of Rockaway, it features a wide range of talented musicians, groups, singers and songwriters, as well as comedians, poets, spoken word artists and performers of all kinds.

"Mangano Antipast"
by Gabrielle Mangano, photograph

"Greeting the New Year"
by Jessica Schulman, pen & ink
 

The RAA also hosts a once a month meeting of its writers group. Generally held on the third Sunday of each month at 4pm in sTudio 6, the group invites all types of writers, whether dedicated dabbler or published professional, or all those interested in the writing life to meet, share work and expand their horizons.

The RAA holds its own general meeting on the second Monday of every month starting at 7:30pm in sTudio 6. All are welcomed.

Admission and parking for all exhibitions and events are free. For information call (718) 474-0861, e-mail info@raa116.org. Gallery hours are Saturday 12-4p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m. and by appointment.

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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