BY LESLEE ASCH
The summer is off to a great start at Silvermine Arts Center. We are very proud to have once again been awarded the Moffly Media Best of the Gold Coast for Best Art Gallery and Best Art Classes. This is the fifth consecutive year for the gallery recognition and fourth consecutive year in the Best Art Classes category.
- Leslee Asch
Incorporated in 1924, Silvermine Arts Center consists of a nationally renowned artist guild; a school of art offering classes for all ages and abilities; five galleries; a fine crafts shop; an educational outreach program called Art Partners that serves the Norwalk and Stamford schools; lectures, performances, film screenings and special events.
In the galleries, our 65th annual Art of the Northeast exhibition continues through July 26. Our Sculpture Walk is currently featuring an exciting outdoor exhibition of the painted sculpture of Carole Eisner. Then, from Aug. 2-Sept. 13, we will host Worlds Without End, co-curated with the New York City-based Brian Morris Gallery and Buddy Warren Inc. On Aug. 2, we will also open an exhibition of the paintings of Victor Pesce, courtesy of the Elizabeth Harris Gallery in New York City.
From Aug. 20-Sept. 5 come view the exciting Silvermine School of Art Annual Faculty Exhibition in the school”™s Sara Victoria Hall. The show demonstrates the extraordinary range of our illustrious faculty ”” the key to our excellent classes. And, on Sunday, Sept. 13, we will host our Annual Open Studios from 2-4 p.m. Come meet the faculty, see demonstrations and participate in hands-on activities.
And, please mark your calendars for Silvermine”™s Fifth Annual ArtsFest, on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 1-4 p.m. This year”™s free community event will feature the Los Angeles-based Street Beat with their Parkour Percussion, an explosion of hip hop dance and modern street choreography coupled with live urban rhythms performed on found objects. As in past years, the event will also feature exhibitions, crafts, hands-on art activities and demonstrations by members of Silvermine”™s distinguished faculty. Food trucks will be on hand for visitors to buy lunch or snacks.
For more information and other events, visit us at silvermineart.org.
Leslee Asch is executive director of the Silvermine Arts Center, a member of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County.
