Edward Hopper House Art Center 2012 Exhibitions l

Edward Hopper House Art Center 2012

Exhibitions l l l l l Members Exhibition January 7 - February 5, 2012 Singular Visions/Multiple Views A group show by current faculty members of the Rockland Community College Art Department. February 11 - March 25 Max Greis: Allegory & Fantasy in Nature March 31 -May 13 Inside Edward Hopper's Truro Studio: Paintings by Philip Koch March 31 - July 1 Inkternal: Kari Lindstrom & Sky Pape May 19 -July 1 Currents: Contemporary Abstract Painting in the Hudson Valley July 7 – August 26, 2012 Edward Hopper: Early Nautical Scenes Earth, Sea and In-between, Sept 1 - Oct 21, 2012 A Photographic Journey through Hopper's World by Charles Sternaimolo, Ongoing For more details: http: //www. edwardhopperhouse. org/2012. html

Current Exhibitions 19 th Annual Small Matters of Great Importance Exhibition This year we had a 60% increase in submissions and are displaying the work of over 40 artists both local and international. Juror: Ken Carbone Co-founder and Chief Creative Director of the Carbone Smolan Agency. Juror Ken Carbone hands out awards and discusses his selections at the opening reception Exhibition Postcard Exhibiting Artist Carole P. Kunstadt

Current Exhibition Favorites from the Arthayer R. Sanborn Hopper Collection Trust and other early Hopper work and Memorabilia. Thru April 2013 This display features work from the Sanborn Collection that had Special meaning to Arthayer and Ruth Sanborn. Other early Hopper works and memorabilia are also on view Installation Photo Jo Hopper, Self Portrait, n. d, watercolor on paper

Media Kari Lindstrom (dances created by Kari Lindstrom in conjunction with the exhibition Inkternal opening May 19, 2012) l http: //www. edwardhopperhouse. org/videos. html Hopper Happens (Multimedia festival in the village of Nyack celebrating Edward Hopper) l http: //www. youtube. com/watch? feature=player_embedded&v=K 3 TEes 1 ECJ 0 Photo Gallery (photos of exhibitions, special events and programming) l http: //www. edwardhopperhouse. org/photo-gallery. html Voyeur, Bridgman|Packer Dance (a work-in-progress by Bridgeman|Packer Dance inspired by the work of Edward Hopper. In their unique integration of live performance and video imagery, choreographer/dancers Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer take the paintings of Edward Hopper as their point of departure. l http: //www. bridgmanpacker. org/progress. html

Workshops l School Break Workshop: Artist Trading Cards ages 7 -12 l No Fear Shakespeare: Acting Intensive for Middle Schoolers Unfolding Words of Love- A class for adults, creating unique booklets with keepsakes and special materials l l Student from Art Lives-Fundamentals of acting for children ages 6 -13 Floral Design- Taught by NY Botanical Garden Instructor Ken Norman l EHH & Roca Professional Development Series. Ken Norman’s floral design A panel of museum, gallery and fine art professionals talked about the art industry l

Jazz Concert Series 32 Annual Music in the Garden jazz concert series Schedule of performers l July 5 - Lynn Stein & Friends July 12 - The Little Big Band under the direction of Frank Basile July 19 - Peter Furlan Project August 2 -Trumpet Summit Scott Wendholt & Duane Eubanks August 9 - Dick Voigt's Big Apple Jazz Band l Total of 1200 people in attendance

Programs & Special Events Drawing Board to Broadway: A talk with Set Designer Jim Youmans His designs have been seen in numerous Broadway productions including West Side Story and Gypsy, he has served as art director for several HBO productions and numerous other television shows. Jim Youmans’ Set Design for Come Fly Away

Continued Three Things You Didn't Know About Edward Hopper, a presentation by exhibiting artist, Philip Koch Since 1983 Philip Koch has had thirteen residencies in Hopper's Cape Cod painting studio in S. Truro, Massachusetts. In this presentation, Koch will present photographs he took of Hopper's Truro studio and a selection of the paintings Hopper made there. He will give clues to the mysteriously wide appeal of Hopper's art. Philip Koch is a senior Professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Philip Koch, second from the right Phillip Koch’s exhibition in the Hopper House Hallway Gallery

Continued 3 rd Annual Artistic Curiosity Scholarship The award is given to one high school junior from each public high school in Rockland County. These students have been selected by the guidance counselors of each of Rockland County’s public high schools with recommendations by art, music and English teachers. Through this scholarship, the Edward Hopper House Art Center gives recognition to students who demonstrate outstanding and unique creative style and self-expression. The objective of this award is to encourage a talented young person to pursue a career in the arts. “This will help make my dream come true. . . I am so thankful and extremely glad for what you guys did for me. You changed my life forever. ” ~Recipient of the 2010 Artistic Curiosity Scholarship Recipients

Continued Two On The Aisle, A One Act Play Competition Plays were selected by a panel of performing arts professionals. Selected plays were given a workshop style showcase of two performances at the Edward Hopper House Art Center. All submitted plays will received notes/ an analysis from the jurors. Plays could address any topic or theme but must meet the criteria and follow instructions listed in the guidelines. We were looking for playwrights at all stages of development, both professionals and pre-professionals. Selected plays were: Recalculating by Eugenie Carabatsos A road trip, a GPS and a relationship that has lost its way. Can Garmin, their trusted GPS, help Emma and Harry find their way home The Tram by Mary Crescenzo What happens when two women from two different worlds collide on the tram from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island? In the shadow of an asylum's ruins, fears and dreams are transformed with the help of a bag of bittersweet chocolates. The Toupee by Tom Dunn The play is about a young woman who gets early release from a jail Two on the Aisle curtain call sentence in return for agreeing to work with a non-profit agency that helps ex-cons transition into a new, reformed life. Tom is a college professor and writer and was the Director of New Dramatists from 1980 to 1989.

Continued Special Event that featured Jill De. Vonyar & Richard Kendall, Curators of Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement, an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Jill De. Vonyar and Richard Kendall discussed the exhibition and Degas’s fascination with dance and dynamism. Degas Talk Invitation