tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14024502649749997742024-03-05T12:47:52.090-05:00Brush StrokesDedicated to the Valley Arts Council, its members and supporters.Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-67041808480268721962014-09-09T11:35:00.001-04:002014-09-09T11:35:15.776-04:00Be a part of art ~ volunteer at our gallery in Derby <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-77560904678409327002014-08-06T10:34:00.003-04:002014-08-06T10:34:54.699-04:00Technology, Simpsons, Sesame Street 'invade' Seurat painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are many parodies of 19th-century French artist Georges Seurat's pointillism painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," but these three caught my eye.</span></span><br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-38106709484343535332014-07-26T20:35:00.002-04:002014-07-26T20:35:47.139-04:00'Delicious II' planned in Derby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-27919652558542051162014-07-25T11:02:00.002-04:002014-07-25T11:04:59.361-04:00Council prez teaches sculpting at Derby Public Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">DiCarlo said he let his nine students, ages 10-13, choose what they wanted to create.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Ansonia resident Alexys Ryan, 13, plays ice hockey, and she said that's why she chose a hockey player to create. Her sister, Aryanna Ryan, 10, below, is making a giraffe.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Now all the giraffe needs are horns, ears, and a tail. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Ansonia resident Anaisa Burgo, 12, carefully sculpts a ballerina figure.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There is one class remaining. DiCarlo said he will help the children finish the pieces at that time, and if they wish they can paint them at home.</span></span><br />
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<br />Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-72602247870125617302014-07-21T09:47:00.001-04:002014-07-21T09:47:04.290-04:00'Delicious II' on the menu at Derby restaurant <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stay tuned for more information. </span>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-9917643352386713352014-07-21T08:52:00.001-04:002014-07-21T08:52:42.685-04:00Einstein: Imagination is the key<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world.”</span></span></span></h1>
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<br />Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-74139325309529244852014-05-18T13:55:00.003-04:002014-05-18T13:57:19.120-04:00'Face the Music' with us at the gallery this week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo of Derby demonstrates portrait painting Thursday in the Ansonia High School atrium.</span></b><br />
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<br />Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-27717619079459188192014-05-06T08:30:00.002-04:002014-05-06T08:30:38.794-04:00Reminder: Support arts council through 'The Great Give'<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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2014 is a 36-hour online giving event today and Wednesday on giveGreater.org®, with presenting
sponsors the Valley Community Foundation and The Community Foundation <i>for</i> Greater New Haven.</span></span></span></div>
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will begin at 8 a.m. May 6 and end at 8 p.m. May 7. Donations must be made
online at </span><a href="http://www.givegreater.org/">www.thegreatgive.org</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"> </span><span style="color: black;">with MasterCard, Visa or American Express credit
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residents gave more than $60,000 to non-profits in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford,
Seymour and Shelton,” said Sharon Closius, VCF President and CEO. “That was
triple the amount donated in 2012 – a wonderful response that allowed
non-profits to continue providing much-needed services.”</span></span></span></div>
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struggling economically, Closius said, the services non-profits provide make a
crucial difference to the quality of life for our residents.<span> </span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">“Whether the non-profit helps people feed
their families, find jobs, and recover from abuse or addiction, or
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campaign coincides with a national day of giving, Give Local America, established
to celebrate the centennial anniversary of community foundations. Give Local
America has engaged communities across the country that are urging their
residents to support local non-profits. “When you support a local non-profit,
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This <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTEyxh75Cqc">video</a> was created by John Corraro, a college student who has interned with
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<i>This is a press release from the Valley Community Foundation. </i></span></span>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-57265977861914492482014-05-03T07:30:00.000-04:002014-05-03T07:30:00.775-04:00Offensive or fanciful?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wasn't offended, instead I liked the creativity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">DERBY - The next meeting of the Valley Arts Council will be held on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 PM at the Valley Center for the Arts, 119 Caroline St., President Rich DiCarlo announced today.</span></span><br />
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<br />Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-76474256954369616982014-04-28T15:10:00.003-04:002014-04-28T15:10:30.134-04:00Sharing a message from arts council prez<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-90307962289243171672014-04-25T07:57:00.002-04:002014-04-25T08:49:20.554-04:00Visit us Saturday at the Ansonia Nature Center<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A reminder from arts council president Rich DiCarlo: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Event is rain or shine. (It's nature!)</span></span><br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-15010823234632917642014-04-21T18:07:00.002-04:002014-04-29T07:15:19.112-04:00Artists take note: Face the Music is approaching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-79702212376322107522014-04-17T10:40:00.006-04:002014-04-17T10:44:07.792-04:00Council prez to teach charcoal technique<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">DERBY - The Derby Public Library invites young adults ages 12 to 17 to a four-session Drawing in
Charcoal Series, from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15, and 22 at the library, 313 Elizabeth St.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Valley
Arts Council President Richard DiCarlo will guide participants in developing their
inner artist. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">For information stop by the
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203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.</span><br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-79012802974514565142014-04-16T09:15:00.000-04:002014-04-16T09:15:00.333-04:00Sharing a thought from Van Gogh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-78721823655522895572014-04-14T10:27:00.005-04:002014-04-14T10:27:44.243-04:00Lively colors, movement jump off canvas<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"There is no must in art because art is free." </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">~ Wassily Kandinsky </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Blue Mountain, 1908-09 ~ Oil on canvas</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Russian-born painter Kandinsky (1866-1944) has been called the father of modern art.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was fortunate enough to see this painting of his on a high school field trip to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York decades ago. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I never forgot how it spoke to me.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love the sense of movement and of course the vibrant colors. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Agree? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">The <a href="http://www.valleyartscouncil.org/">Valley Arts Council</a> is a vibrant part of the community. If you're not yet a member, consider joining us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Come in and introduce yourself at the</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Gallery@37 at 37 Elizabeth St., Derby, and see lots of great artwork created by local artists. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">You won't be disappointed. </span><br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402450264974999774.post-50734325223387574052014-04-04T12:29:00.002-04:002014-04-04T12:30:01.102-04:00Mark your calendar to support our artists through The Great Give<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Aspiring artist Alicia Tillotson, 12, of Ansonia, is getting some pointers in painting with water colors from Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo of Derby. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">DiCarlo is teaching a four-session workshop on painting at Derby Public Library, 313 Elizabeth St., Derby. The class meets at 4 p.m. Thursdays. </span></span>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.com0