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nina tisara's alexandria living legends

In Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 at 9:48 pm

Open through September 20 – “Living Legends” Exhibition

The latest class of Living Legends of Alexandria is profiled in an exhibit at The Lyceum, Alexandria’s History Museum, 201 S. Washington St. This photography exhibition, featuring the work of Nina Tisara, celebrates people who have made remarkable contributions to the quality of life in Alexandria. “Living Legends of Alexandria 2008-09” showcases 26 nominees who have worked to improve life in Alexandria. The museum is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The suggested admission is $2. For more information, visit http://www.alexandriahistory.org or call 703.838.4994.

Nina graciously hosted me for breakfast where she shared the photo documentary record of the Living Legends of Alexandria 2008. I have long admired Nina’s dedication to this project and I will be adding to this post in the near future with more details about the project, how you can nominate someone for this prestigious honor, and what Nina’s organization needs in terms of support from the community.

One of the legends, Mel & Donna Bergheim, has part of their story here.

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featured artist: annie waldrop's feminist art

In Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 at 1:31 pm

Annie Waldrop sent us over her unsolicited image files on cd and her artwork papers, and although many art agents will not review these materials, I always look at whatever comes my way – more often than not, I’m surprisingly rewarded.  Such is the case with Waldrop who is a talented mixed-media/assemblage artist from Salem, Virginia and also a teacher.  She is working in themes of women’s abandonment, domesticity, fertility, women’s labor and the discarded.  She explores both positive and negative aspects of domesticity and the issue of women’s labor and its place in society as demonstrated through her need for obsessive sewing and in the repetition of various elements of her work.  Featured below are three of our favorites that all have an element of insight, originality, and depth of thought.   “Detail Scorched” (2004); “Baggage” (2005); and “Steel Wool Christening Gown” (2005).

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lussier wins hudson valley art association award

In Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 at 12:49 pm

Barbara Lussier is an accomplished plein aire artist/colleague we’ve been watching for some time. Her Morning Fog oil painting below is honored with an award at the 78th Annual Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association at The Ridgewood Art Institute, 12 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. Awards Ceremony Sunday, July 12, 2-5 p.m. Congratulations Barbara – nicely done.

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lange accepts board membership with holloway ventures

In Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 at 12:46 pm

Holloway Ventures is, among other things, a school of visual arts and an academic institute designed to integrate academic classes into visual arts. We lecture and conduct workshops on how to teach regular academics classes through visual arts. This non-profit has some pretty strong backers and the newly forming board will provide great debate about how to be creative and push visual arts and academics further into the 21st century. Shauna Lee Lange is thrilled to accept board membership. Lange’s Art Advisory has served the Washington DC metropolitan art community since 2006.
http://www.hollowayventures.com

 

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Update 10/1/09:

 

Holloway Ventures, Inc., Visual Arts & Academics Institute announces its Board of Directors
 Today at 7:50pm

Holloway Ventures, Inc., Visual Arts & Academics Institute is pleased to announce its Board of Directors. Their knowledge, expertise and vision will be an invaluable contribution to our mission “enhancing lives through visual arts.”™

The members of the Board of Directors are as follows:

Randall C. Holloway, Chief Executive Officer
Courtney Atkins, Education Director
Ric Garcia, Operations
Shauna Lee Lange, Chief Creative Officer
Diana Wyles, Esquire

Non-voting members:

Frenchie Davis, Honorary Member
Special Hagan, Legal Advisor
Renee Nash, Marketing Advisor

For more information, contact (202) 257-43HV or email hollowayventures@yahoo.com.

Holloway Ventures, Inc., Visual Arts & Academics Institute is a nonprofit arts and academics integration institute for grades K – 6 and serves the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Its mission is to inspire students to live spirited prosperous lives by using visual art tools that develop reading, writing and mathematic skills enabling them to succeed. Visit our website @: www.hollowayventures.org.