Faculty and Student Showcase

Exhibition Dates: July 11 – August 8, 2014
Free Opening Reception and All-Age Art Workshop: Friday, July 11, 6:30-8:00pm

Pelham Art Center is pleased to present its highly popular Faculty and Student Showcase. This annual exhibition features new work in a variety of mediums by the Art Center’s distinguished teachers and enthusiastic students. Exhibited work ranges from charcoal to oils, black and white
photographs to digital prints, and mixed media to ceramics. This exhibition provides a great opportunity to view and collect original art from emerging and established artists.

Since its founding in 1970, the Pelham Art Center faculty has grown as the Art Center has increased its course offerings to embrace new media while continuing to provide instruction in traditional techniques. From beginners to
accomplished artists, students of all ages who want to explore their creative potential have flourished by working with Pelham Art Center’s teaching artists.  More than 1,300 students, from two to ninety-plus years old, attended over 100 visual art classes and workshops offered at the Art Center this past year. These classes are taught by more than thirty art educators, many of whom are participating in this exhibition alongside their students.  This exhibition is on view from July 11 through August 8, 2014.

The Opening Reception will take place on Friday, July 11, 6:30-8:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. During the opening, visitors and prospective students of all ages may participate in a free all-age Eco Dyeing workshop held in the studio. In addition, the public is invited to meet the teaching artists to discuss course offerings and their work.
 
Related Programming
Wonderwall (Fluorescent Fuchsia Labyrinth) by Andréa Stanislav
New Dates! July 1 – September 18, 2014
Opening reception in conjunction with the Faculty and Student Showcase, July 11, 2014 from 6:30-8pm

Pelham Art Center is thrilled to announce the continuation of our Public Art
Program, In the Courtyard, with a new monumental sculpture by New York
City based artist Andréa Stanislav.  Wonderwall is an experiential and
interactive sonic installation that responds to the architecture of the
Pelham Art Center’s courtyard, exterior light and visitors to the space.

The Storefront Project- A new public art initiative
Upcylced Through Design
July 9 – August 10, 2014

OPENING RECEPTION in conjunction with the Faculty and Student Showcase: July 11, 2014, 6:30-8pm

A group exhibition of 2d and sculptural wall work made from recycled and
repurposed materials. The participating artists produced the work at The Institutes of Applied Human Dynamics, Inc. located in The Bronx. One of the visions of IAHD is to promote awareness of the breadth and beauty of work produced by artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as a community inclusive life for those individuals. In conjunction with the exhibition, IAHD will lead an Art & Reuse in the Studio workshop, July 19, 1:30-3:30pm at Pelham Art Center. This free hands-on workshop will focus on up-cycling materials to make Art.
 
The Storefront is located across the street from PAC at 156 5th Avenue.
 
About Pelham Art Center
Pelham Art Center's mission is to provide the public with a place, the resources and the opportunity to see, study, and experience the arts in a community setting. Currently serving more than 16,000 adults and children in Westchester County and parts of the Bronx by offering high-quality free and affordable art programs year round, Pelham Art Center is committed to the belief that the public’s access to and participation in the arts strengthens communities and fosters lifelong engagement in the arts.

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Pelham Art Center   155 Fifth Avenue   Pelham, NY 10803   914-738-2525   info@pelhamartcenter.org

Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 10–5pm; Saturday, 10–4pm

Directions: Located 5 blocks from the Hutchinson Parkway exit 12 and 2 blocks from the Metro North Pelham stop

These events and programs are made possible, in part, by the ArtsWestchester with funds from Westchester County Government. Pelham Art Center also receives funding from: New York State Council on the Arts, A State Agency; Westchester Jewish Community Services; hibu; Nurses Network of America; Town of Pelham; New Rochelle Campership Fund; Bistro Rollin; Robin’s Art+Giving; Nycon; Junior League of Pelham, Prospect Hill
Lunchtime Enrichment; Strypemonde Foundation; Mark Link Insurance;
Broadway Electric, Owen Berkowitz; Members; and Annual Fund Donors.