Sharing a thought from an American realist

From Wikipedia: Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker. While he was most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching.

Ah, Degas

From Wikipedia: Edgar Degas was born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas; (19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917).
He was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. 
He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist.


Question: Who is your favorite Impressionist? Please leave your answer in the comments!

Arts council prez to teach at library

DERBY - The Derby Public Library invites young adults ages 12 to 17 to a four-session Freestyle Painting Workshop from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursdays in March.

 
Valley Arts Council President Richard DiCarlo guides participants in nurturing their inner artist.
Registration is requested.

For more information, stop by the Library at
313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.

Announcing changes at our gallery

'Owl' be looking for this at the Gallery@37 ~ coming soon

This is Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo's acrylic on wood panel snow owl painting, "Night Wing."

It is sporting an out of the ordinary, multi-level frame, and will be arriving soon at the Gallery@37, 37 Elizabeth St, Derby, Ct. 

Price is $135.

Call to artists, photographers to 'face the music'

Stay tuned!

A note about buying original artwork

Sharing this from FIND Art Magazine:

Help us keep the arts alive

This week Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo registered our organization with gofundme.

This is part of what he posted on Facebook:


"The Valley Arts Council was formed for the purpose of creating and promoting a connecting thread between those among us who are artists and those who have an interest in experiencing the arts. Sometimes the only difference between a life full of art, and a life void of art, is the simple accessibility of the arts.

"Our mission is to ensure that the contribution that the arts can make to one's life is recognized, valued, promoted and realized in the lives of all Valley residents. Unfortunately we represent a region often ignored by the state...because they would rather give it to those areas that don't need it. 

"We've been in operation for about 14 years and we have touched so many lives and yet we have many more communities to help. We operate our children's art programs at little or no cost to the children.

"We often have to decide between teaching in the dark, using a room with little or no heat before we would tell a child they cannot have art."

Rich DiCarlo works with Alexys Ryan, 12, of Ansonia in December at Derby Public Library.



Please click here to see how you can help keep the arts alive in the Valley and beyond!

Thanks in advance for your support.

Join us, get involved in 2014

Wishing all a Happy and Healthy 2014

DERBY - It's going to be a great new year for us at the Valley Arts Council and the Gallery@37 at 37 Elizabeth St.

Stop by soon and check out the interesting array of one-of-a-kind artwork! 

You won't be disappointed.