Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Presenting: New signage for gallery


President Rich DiCarlo said we need new artwork in the gallery!

Stay tuned for info about our grand reopening at 37 Elizabeth St., Derby. 

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Council to host a delicious event at Derby pizzeria

A message from Council Prez Rich DiCarlo:
CALL FOR ARTISTS!
The Valley Arts Council & Marco Pizzeria Restaurant of Derby Present:
DELICIOUS!
A Food Inspired Art Exhibition
6-9 p.m. Sept. 26 ~ Public reception
Open to All Artists & Photographers
$10 Arts Council members/ $15 Non-members
entry fee covers up to two artworks
All entries must be food related
 
For details and entry forms visit:
www.valleyartscouncil.org
or stop by The Gallery@37
37 Elizabeth St., Derby

Saturday, July 13, 2013

A note from council prez Rich DiCarlo

We need some fresh art at the Gallery@37. New works will be going up soon. 
If you have work at the gallery...Change it up... Be sure to fulfill your gallery sitting obligations.
The gallery is currently on a summertime sabbatical and will reopen with some new ideas and some fantastic opportunities!
Don't miss out!

Sharing a quote from President Kennedy

"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him."
 
 ~ From a speech JFK delivered at Amherst College, Oct. 26, 1963, in honor of Robert Frost, who had died in January of that year.
 
 
 
According to the National Endowment for the Arts' website: 

"In this speech, President Kennedy made clear the need for a nation to represent itself not only through its strength but also through its art and as he said, "full recognition of the place of the artist." Two years later, President Lyndon Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, creating The National Endowment for the Arts."
 
 
What do you think of JFK's quote?