Please join us at Gallery 364 "Bay Ridge's First Art Gallery & Studio" ---OUR LAST SHOW OF 2008
FOR OUR DECEMBER ART COMPETITION ''MOTION" AND VIEW WINNING ARTWORK FROM OUR LAST TWO SHOWS "REALITY/FANTASY" & "STILL LIFE"
OUR GUEST JUDGE WILL BE PAINTER ADAM MILLER.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2008
Opening Time: 6PM-10PM (Press Welcome)
Refreshments will be served, compliments of HOM AND THE GREEN SPA AND WELLNESS CENTER
Noshes will also be served,compliments of TURQUA GRILL
By Invitation Only
All Other Times by Appointment-Show Open Thru Dec. 31st, 2008
Gallery 364
364 72nd Street (between 3rd & 4th ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11209
917-767-3848
georgine@gallery364.com
"R" Train to Bay Ridge Ave 69th Street
Car Pooling and the use of mass transit is recommended
We hope to see you here!!!
---Georgine Benvenuto
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
SPECIAL ART COMPETITION "STILL LIFE"
We at Gallery 364 "Bay Ridge's First Fine Arts Gallery" are pleased to go forth
with our SPECIAL Art Competition, entitled "STILL LIFE", sponsored in part by The East Coast Scandinavian Museum celebrating The Five Dutch Days.
If you are interested in submitting work for this competition, for consideration please call Georgine for an appointment to show your work,
or email jpegs for review. No URL's please. You will be notified by email of acceptance. And we look forward to seeing you at our opening reception.
The entry fee is $15.00 per piece, for work accepted, with a limit of 4 pieces per artist. All art must be ready to hang.
All art will be for sale. Gallery 364 retains 30% of all sales.
Gallery 364 will award:
One "Best In Show" $150 Prize (Winners will be announced at Opening Reception)
One "Honorable Mention" $50
Deadline for submissions: Friday, Nov. 7th, 2008
Artists Opening Reception: Sat., Nov. 15th, 2008 (by invitation only)
Sneak Preview for Community Groups and Children Friday, Nov. 14th, 2008 (by appointment)
with our SPECIAL Art Competition, entitled "STILL LIFE", sponsored in part by The East Coast Scandinavian Museum celebrating The Five Dutch Days.
If you are interested in submitting work for this competition, for consideration please call Georgine for an appointment to show your work,
or email jpegs for review. No URL's please. You will be notified by email of acceptance. And we look forward to seeing you at our opening reception.
The entry fee is $15.00 per piece, for work accepted, with a limit of 4 pieces per artist. All art must be ready to hang.
All art will be for sale. Gallery 364 retains 30% of all sales.
Gallery 364 will award:
One "Best In Show" $150 Prize (Winners will be announced at Opening Reception)
One "Honorable Mention" $50
Deadline for submissions: Friday, Nov. 7th, 2008
Artists Opening Reception: Sat., Nov. 15th, 2008 (by invitation only)
Sneak Preview for Community Groups and Children Friday, Nov. 14th, 2008 (by appointment)
LOCAL ARTISTS JOIN GREENMARKET
District Office
8703 3rd Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
718-748-5200
The Council
Of
The City of New York
Vincent J. Gentile
Council Member
BAY RIDGE−Starting November 1, the Bay Ridge Greenmarket will feature
another group alongside the farmers who provide residents with fresh food
every weekend: Bay Ridge artists!
Councilman Vincent J. Gentile will welcome at least four artists this
coming weekend. Their artwork and photographs will be featured on the 94th
Street fence that surrounds the parking lot in which the new Bay Ridge
Greenmarket is located.
“Because of the local demand for accessible and fresh food, the Bay Ridge
Greenmarket has become a fantastic local resource,” Councilman Gentile
said. “And even better, it’s become more than that. It’s morphed into a
true town square that enriches the community through the participation of
local schools, organizations and now artists.”
On past weekends, Councilman Gentile has arranged for the bands and chorus
groups from local schools to perform at the Greenmarket. On the kick-off
week of the local farmers market (Oct. 4), The Banjo Rascals performed, to
the delight of neighborhood shoppers and residents.
The inclusion of artists associated was organized by Councilman Gentile
and Georgine Benvenuto, owner of a local art gallery called Gallery 364.
Gallery 364 is the only fine arts studio and gallery in the Bay Ridge
neighborhood. It also features monthly art competitions and special art
events. The Greenmarket “fence show” will feature the work of Bay Ridge
photographers and Painters, who will be on hand selling their original
work.
Artists participating in the November 1 fence show include Larry Nicosia
and Dave Foss.
Mr. Nicosia is a photographer, and a lifelong resident of Bay Ridge. At 12
years of age, he developed his first roll of film, and In Fort Hamilton
High School he photographed the school plays. At 19 years old, he took his
passion for photography to Vietnam.
After retiring from the City’s Department of Sanitation in 2006, Mr.
Nicosia dedicated himself to his passion full time, focusing primarily on
street photography.
Mr. Foss is an internationally-known, fine-art photographer, known for his
photographs of nude women in dramatic landscapes and architectural
settings. His award-winning image "Music Box Dancer," which depicts a nude
dancer in front of Coney Island's famed Parachute Jump, is just one
example of how he uses light and structure to compose dynamic photographs.
8703 3rd Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
718-748-5200
The Council
Of
The City of New York
Vincent J. Gentile
Council Member
BAY RIDGE−Starting November 1, the Bay Ridge Greenmarket will feature
another group alongside the farmers who provide residents with fresh food
every weekend: Bay Ridge artists!
Councilman Vincent J. Gentile will welcome at least four artists this
coming weekend. Their artwork and photographs will be featured on the 94th
Street fence that surrounds the parking lot in which the new Bay Ridge
Greenmarket is located.
“Because of the local demand for accessible and fresh food, the Bay Ridge
Greenmarket has become a fantastic local resource,” Councilman Gentile
said. “And even better, it’s become more than that. It’s morphed into a
true town square that enriches the community through the participation of
local schools, organizations and now artists.”
On past weekends, Councilman Gentile has arranged for the bands and chorus
groups from local schools to perform at the Greenmarket. On the kick-off
week of the local farmers market (Oct. 4), The Banjo Rascals performed, to
the delight of neighborhood shoppers and residents.
The inclusion of artists associated was organized by Councilman Gentile
and Georgine Benvenuto, owner of a local art gallery called Gallery 364.
Gallery 364 is the only fine arts studio and gallery in the Bay Ridge
neighborhood. It also features monthly art competitions and special art
events. The Greenmarket “fence show” will feature the work of Bay Ridge
photographers and Painters, who will be on hand selling their original
work.
Artists participating in the November 1 fence show include Larry Nicosia
and Dave Foss.
Mr. Nicosia is a photographer, and a lifelong resident of Bay Ridge. At 12
years of age, he developed his first roll of film, and In Fort Hamilton
High School he photographed the school plays. At 19 years old, he took his
passion for photography to Vietnam.
After retiring from the City’s Department of Sanitation in 2006, Mr.
Nicosia dedicated himself to his passion full time, focusing primarily on
street photography.
Mr. Foss is an internationally-known, fine-art photographer, known for his
photographs of nude women in dramatic landscapes and architectural
settings. His award-winning image "Music Box Dancer," which depicts a nude
dancer in front of Coney Island's famed Parachute Jump, is just one
example of how he uses light and structure to compose dynamic photographs.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
SEPT ART COMPETITION "REALITY OR FANTASY".
We at Gallery 364 "Bay Ridge's First Fine Arts Gallery" are pleased to go forth with our Sept. 2008 Art Competition, entitled "REALITY or FANTASY".
If you are interested in submitting work for this competition, for consideration please call Georgine for an appointment to show your work, or email jpegs for review. No URL's please. You will be notified by email of acceptance. And we look forward to seeing you at our opening reception.
The entry fee is $25.00 per piece, for work accepted, with a limit of 4 pieces per artist. All art must be ready to hang. All art will be for sale. Gallery 364 retains 30% of all sales.
Gallery 364 will award:
One "Best In Show" $200 Prize (Winner will be announced at Opening Reception)
Two "Honorable Mentions"
Deadline for submissions: Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008
Artists Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 11th, 2008 (by invitation only)
Show dates: Sept. 12th-30th, 2008
Contact Georgine for more info:
Gallery 364
364 72nd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209
917-767-3848
If you are interested in submitting work for this competition, for consideration please call Georgine for an appointment to show your work, or email jpegs for review. No URL's please. You will be notified by email of acceptance. And we look forward to seeing you at our opening reception.
The entry fee is $25.00 per piece, for work accepted, with a limit of 4 pieces per artist. All art must be ready to hang. All art will be for sale. Gallery 364 retains 30% of all sales.
Gallery 364 will award:
One "Best In Show" $200 Prize (Winner will be announced at Opening Reception)
Two "Honorable Mentions"
Deadline for submissions: Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008
Artists Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 11th, 2008 (by invitation only)
Show dates: Sept. 12th-30th, 2008
Contact Georgine for more info:
Gallery 364
364 72nd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209
917-767-3848
Sunday, June 15, 2008
‘Art In the Park Draws’ Artists, Community to Bay Ridge’s ‘Left Bank’
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Narrows Botanical Gardens/Gallery 364 Series Frames Community’s Arts Renaissance By Harold Egeln BAY RIDGE – The Bay Ridge art scene, experiencing a cultural renaissance, has gained a park-side waterfront venue, a living painting on the pastoral canvass of the Narrows Botanical Gardens, through the new Art in the Park Summer Series. Spending this past Sunday in the park with Georgine Benvenuto, photographer and Gallery 364 owner, and Joan Regan, a founder of the Narrows Botanical Gardens, were several artists. A few of them were displaying for the first time at the new outdoor summertime series and interacting with other artists and the community. They experienced the joy of sharing, and, now and then, the happiness of a sale of their original creations. |
Thursday, June 5, 2008
BAY RIDGE CELEBRATES GALLERY 364 FIRST YEAR
Bay Ridge Celebrates Gallery 364’s First Year
by Harold Egeln (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 05-22-2008
Artworks and Photos Get Kudos from Civic And Business Leaders at Anniversary Show
By Harold EgelnBrooklyn Eagle
BAY RIDGE — A homegrown art gallery and studio, Bay Ridge’s first, is attracting a large artistic community around Bay Ridge through the vision of a photographer and her friends. The grassroots venue for that vision, Gallery 364, held its first anniversary celebration at a reception on Thursday evening in the historic house that it calls home.
“Bay Ridge needs more of this,” said state Senator Marty Golden upon his first visit to the gallery, located at 364 72nd Street and open to the public by appointment. “What Georgine Benvenuto is doing demonstrates a lot of potential for our community’s artistic resources. I’m very impressed with what she has created here.”
Bay Ridge resident Benvenuto, a staff photographer for the Brooklyn Eagle, is the founder and curator of the gallery, along with friends in the artistic community, and was in focus in Bay Ridge’s viewfinder of congratulations.
“This is fantastic!” said Shelia Brody, co-owner of The Spa and Wellness Center on Third Avenue, attending the gallery for the first time. “This is just what the community has needed for a long time.” What visitors see is a full first floor of gallery space with four open rooms that flow one into the other like the turning of a book’s pages. A bending hallway adds to the spacious sensation of exploration and inspiration.
“You’re in this wonderful art gallery that could be in any of the world’s art centers. And, then, you look out the back porch window and there’s our Bay Ridge with its backyard gardens. What a wonderful feeling!” said delighted student Alex Shamin about Gallery 364.
Shamin, a friend who helped create and build the space with Benvenuto, has watched and experienced Gallery 364’s first year. “For every show there are new people who attend and who are exhibited. More people get involved with each new show. I’m very glad that we have this here in our community.”
The first anniversary show, running through the end of May, features many of the artworks and photos that were best in shows and honorable mentions in the previous theme shows. They include “9/11,” “Timeless,” “Bridges,” “Seasons,” “Music,” “Skin” and “Windows,” with several of the artists and photographers at the reception.
Snapshots and Brushstrokes of Praise
Tony Denonno, a longtime photographer and award-winning film/video maker in Bay Ridge was glad for the venue. “It’s incredible to have this here and see all the work that goes into it. Here we have a wonderful art gallery in Bay Ridge, founded and run by a talented and down-to-earth person, our Georgine Benvenuto. There’s been a need for artists to come together and connect, and now we have it.”
“It’s fantastic having a place to exhibit the arts through this studio in Bay Ridge,” said photographer Gary Heller. “I like the opportunity to show my works right here.” Photographer Dave Foss, another Bay Ridge resident, agreed. “It’s a great place. This is exactly what we need in Bay Ridge.”
Enthused supporter of the arts and culture in Bay Ridge, attorney and newsman Charles Otey, marketing director of the Merchants of Third Avenue, is delighted about Gallery 364. “This is magnificent! Bay Ridge is opening its arms to the arts and we need more of this. I enjoy every show, and every time I came here I see new faces and new artists.”
“I have to say that I am very proud of what is being done here,” said Tom Kane, an Eagle writer and Brooklyn-One Theater executive director. “Georgine had a dream a year ago. Now it’s a reality for everyone who appreciates the arts.”
“I’m looking forward to the tenth anniversary,” said civic activist Peter Killen, a retired detective from the 68th Precinct. “Some of the paintings and artworks are and will be hanging in our home.”
An impressed John Qualione, Senator Golden’s media aide, also on his first visit to the gallery, said, “I didn’t know what to expect coming here. Now I see that this is very unique to the community. More people should come. It’s like bringing the art world of Manhattan into Brooklyn, but this is Brooklyn homegrown at its best.”
Figure Drawing Sessions and Camera Club Are Next at the Gallery.
“I’m thrilled with the turnout,” said Benvenuto, thanking all those who attended the celebration. “Now it’s time to take the next step with the community of artists we’ve created. We’re funded by friends, artists and myself.”
The next step includes classes at Gallery 364, starting with figure drawing sessions with instructor Richard Scott. The sessions will feature three-hour classes with a live model. A community camera club will soon follow.
“Gallery 364 is creating a sense of community for the arts and arts education,” said Scott. “Through the studio and classes we have an interactive venue to engage the community. There’s certainly a strong sense of community in Bay Ridge.”
The next show starting in mid-June is “Coney Island.” For more information about Gallery 364 shows, gallery visit-appointments and classes call (917) 767-3848.
© Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2008
by Harold Egeln (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 05-22-2008
Artworks and Photos Get Kudos from Civic And Business Leaders at Anniversary Show
By Harold EgelnBrooklyn Eagle
BAY RIDGE — A homegrown art gallery and studio, Bay Ridge’s first, is attracting a large artistic community around Bay Ridge through the vision of a photographer and her friends. The grassroots venue for that vision, Gallery 364, held its first anniversary celebration at a reception on Thursday evening in the historic house that it calls home.
“Bay Ridge needs more of this,” said state Senator Marty Golden upon his first visit to the gallery, located at 364 72nd Street and open to the public by appointment. “What Georgine Benvenuto is doing demonstrates a lot of potential for our community’s artistic resources. I’m very impressed with what she has created here.”
Bay Ridge resident Benvenuto, a staff photographer for the Brooklyn Eagle, is the founder and curator of the gallery, along with friends in the artistic community, and was in focus in Bay Ridge’s viewfinder of congratulations.
“This is fantastic!” said Shelia Brody, co-owner of The Spa and Wellness Center on Third Avenue, attending the gallery for the first time. “This is just what the community has needed for a long time.” What visitors see is a full first floor of gallery space with four open rooms that flow one into the other like the turning of a book’s pages. A bending hallway adds to the spacious sensation of exploration and inspiration.
“You’re in this wonderful art gallery that could be in any of the world’s art centers. And, then, you look out the back porch window and there’s our Bay Ridge with its backyard gardens. What a wonderful feeling!” said delighted student Alex Shamin about Gallery 364.
Shamin, a friend who helped create and build the space with Benvenuto, has watched and experienced Gallery 364’s first year. “For every show there are new people who attend and who are exhibited. More people get involved with each new show. I’m very glad that we have this here in our community.”
The first anniversary show, running through the end of May, features many of the artworks and photos that were best in shows and honorable mentions in the previous theme shows. They include “9/11,” “Timeless,” “Bridges,” “Seasons,” “Music,” “Skin” and “Windows,” with several of the artists and photographers at the reception.
Snapshots and Brushstrokes of Praise
Tony Denonno, a longtime photographer and award-winning film/video maker in Bay Ridge was glad for the venue. “It’s incredible to have this here and see all the work that goes into it. Here we have a wonderful art gallery in Bay Ridge, founded and run by a talented and down-to-earth person, our Georgine Benvenuto. There’s been a need for artists to come together and connect, and now we have it.”
“It’s fantastic having a place to exhibit the arts through this studio in Bay Ridge,” said photographer Gary Heller. “I like the opportunity to show my works right here.” Photographer Dave Foss, another Bay Ridge resident, agreed. “It’s a great place. This is exactly what we need in Bay Ridge.”
Enthused supporter of the arts and culture in Bay Ridge, attorney and newsman Charles Otey, marketing director of the Merchants of Third Avenue, is delighted about Gallery 364. “This is magnificent! Bay Ridge is opening its arms to the arts and we need more of this. I enjoy every show, and every time I came here I see new faces and new artists.”
“I have to say that I am very proud of what is being done here,” said Tom Kane, an Eagle writer and Brooklyn-One Theater executive director. “Georgine had a dream a year ago. Now it’s a reality for everyone who appreciates the arts.”
“I’m looking forward to the tenth anniversary,” said civic activist Peter Killen, a retired detective from the 68th Precinct. “Some of the paintings and artworks are and will be hanging in our home.”
An impressed John Qualione, Senator Golden’s media aide, also on his first visit to the gallery, said, “I didn’t know what to expect coming here. Now I see that this is very unique to the community. More people should come. It’s like bringing the art world of Manhattan into Brooklyn, but this is Brooklyn homegrown at its best.”
Figure Drawing Sessions and Camera Club Are Next at the Gallery.
“I’m thrilled with the turnout,” said Benvenuto, thanking all those who attended the celebration. “Now it’s time to take the next step with the community of artists we’ve created. We’re funded by friends, artists and myself.”
The next step includes classes at Gallery 364, starting with figure drawing sessions with instructor Richard Scott. The sessions will feature three-hour classes with a live model. A community camera club will soon follow.
“Gallery 364 is creating a sense of community for the arts and arts education,” said Scott. “Through the studio and classes we have an interactive venue to engage the community. There’s certainly a strong sense of community in Bay Ridge.”
The next show starting in mid-June is “Coney Island.” For more information about Gallery 364 shows, gallery visit-appointments and classes call (917) 767-3848.
© Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2008
ART IN THE PARK STARTING JUNE 8th, 2008
Announcing a very special outdoor art event open to all artists!Joan Regan (volunteer and organizer), of Narrows Botanical Gardens (NBG), and Georgine Benvenuto, photographer and Gallery 364 proprietor, have joined forces to create "ART IN THE PARK," a recurring event in Bay Ridge to celebrate the Sundays of summer.This very special series of shows will allow artists the opportunity to display and sell their works in a unique and pastoral setting: the Narrows Botanical Gardens - a 4.5 acre garden located at Shore Road and 71st St. in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn."ART IN THE PARK" will be held the second Sunday of every month for the summer of 2008, from June 8th through September 14, 2008. Show hours are from 11 a.m. -4 p.m.; artists' setup time begins at 10 a.m. Mark your calendar for all four "ART IN THE PARK" dates for 2008: June 8, July 13, August 10 and September 14. "ART IN THE PARK" will take place rain or shine. Local photographers, painters, and a variety of mixed media artists will be selling their latest original art pieces.Artists interested in participating in "ART IN THE PARK" need to pre-register by contacting Joan Regan at joan@narrowsbg.org . Artists' spots are available only to those who have pre-registered. A $25 annual membership fee payable to the NBG will get you a spot for all four Sundays. Be the first to register - the first "ART IN THE PARK on June 8 is right around the corner!Gallery 364 is housed in an historic 1910 limestone, and is privately owned and operated by Benvenuto, a longtime Bay Ridge resident. Gallery 364 is the only fine arts studio/gallery in the Bay Ridge neighborhood and has been featured on Brooklyn Community Access Television and Channel 12. Gallery 364 offers affordable classes in digital and film photography, digital printing, painting, watercolor, drawing, and other media. Every month, the gallery conducts open competitions and the winners' artwork is displayed in a group show. If you'd like more information about Gallery 364, contact Georgine Benvenuto at 917-767-3848 or send an email to georgine@gallery364.com.The NBG was created in 1995 and is maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers. Formerly an abandoned part of Shore Road Park that had been allowed to decline, the NBG is now a meticulously-kept garden and greenspace that has become a cornerstone of Bay Ridge. Every year, the NBG hosts major events in the park: Outdoor Movies on the Lawn; the Halloween Canine Costume Contest; and the Craft Fair and Art Show, to name a few. Overlooking the Narrows, the NBG affords nature-lovers the chance to admire several Rose Gardens, a Redwood Grove, an Alpine Garden, a Moon Garden, and a Butterfly Garden, among others. For more information about the Narrows Botanical Gardens, log on to www.narrowsbg.org.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Call for Coney Island Show
We at Gallery 364 "Bay Ridge's First Art Gallery" are pleased to go forth
with our June 2008 Art Competition, entitled "CONEY ISLAND".
We believe in giving just a keyword to our artists and see what they come
forward with in terms of visual artwork.
If you are interested in submitting work for this competition, for consideration please call Georgine for an appointment to show your work,
or email jpegs for review. No URL's please.
The entry fee is $25.00 per piece, for work accepted, with a limit of 4 pieces per artist. All art must be ready to hang.
All art will be for sale. Gallery 364 retains 30% of all sales.
Gallery 364 will award:
One "Best In Show" $200 Prize (ALL Winners will be awarded at Opening Reception)
Two "Honorable Mentions" (Each will recieve a Gift Certificate to be used towards Art or Photography Classes at Gallery 364 Studio)
Deadline for submissions: Friday, June 13th, 2008
Artists Opening Reception: Thursday, June 19th, 2008 (by invitation only)
Show dates: June 19th thru June 30th, 2008
Contact Georgine for more info:
Gallery 364
364 72nd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209
917-767-3848
Gallery 364
364 72nd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11209
917-767-3848
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Figure Drawing Begins
It's official!The first figure drawing session will begin Friday, June 6th from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m
The classes will continue on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Gallery 364 Studio
364 72nd St.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
$15 for uninstructed session
$20 for instructed session
And for the first class only, $5 off if you refer an artist to us (so bring your friends.)
What to bring:
paper, drawing board, whatever drawing medium you would like
(I recommend charcoal if you would like instruction).
Between 3rd and 4th Avenues.
Bay Ridge Ave. stop on the R train
Classes fill up quickly! Pre-register at least a week in advance to hold your spot.
Pre-register with Georgine@GALLERY364.com
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A New Year of Art
On Gallery 364's first birthday, Georgine Benvenuto put together a stunning collection of all the best in show winners and selections from the exhibitions of the year past. The show was a smashing success; there was hardly any standing room to be had.We were pleased to receive a visit by state senator Marty Golden, a picture of which is included in the Brooklyn Eagle article by Harold Egeln covering the opening. Other names of note include attorney/ activist Charles Otey and photographer/ film maker Tony Denonno whose films have been featured at MoMA.
At this momentous occasion, Georgine and Richard T Scott, took the opportunity to announce the next stage in the gallery's development: Gallery 364 Studio. The Gallery will host figure drawing classes and later add curriculum based classes beginning with drawing and expanding to painting, photography, sculpture, and pottery.
If you'd like more information about these classes, please contact us at Georgine@gallery364.com
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
MUSIC INSPIRES GALLERY 364 ART SHOW
CONTACT: Georgine Benvenuto Phone: 917-767-3848
Email: georgine@gallery364.com.
MUSIC INSPIRES GALLERY 364 ART SHOW IN BAY RIDGE Gallery 364 Holds Art Show and Competition Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N.Y., January 16, 2008 – On January 17, Gallery 364, Bay Ridge’s first fine arts studio and gallery, opens its latest art show themed, "Music," with an invitation-only reception. The press is invited from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. and the general public may attend from 7 – 10 p.m.
The show runs through January 31, 2008. Refreshments for the reception are provided compliments of Circles Restaurant in Bay Ridge, and Eufemia "Effie" Maldari. Musician and singer Lisa Scherma, of Staten Island, will provide the entertainment. Gallery 364 is at 364 72 nd St. in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. After opening night, admission to the show is by appointment only, due to limited space. Visitors can make an appointment by calling Georgine Benvenuto at 917-767-3848.
Gallery 364 prefers to give the artist a theme word, and let the artists express their literal or metaphorical interpretation of that word. For this show, 26 pieces, representing 14 artists, were selected to be in the show out of a total of 75 artists who submitted their work. Various media were used to create the art in the show, including oils, ceramic, acrylics, watercolor, and photography. The art competition will be judged by Gallery 364 owner (and professional photographer), Georgine Benvenuto, watercolorist Doug Opalski, and artist James Belena, whose artwork will also be on display, who will choose the winning piece based on aesthetic appeal, technical skill, meaning, uniqueness, and intent. All artwork will be for sale.
Gallery 364 is housed in an historic 1910 limestone, and is privately owned and operated by Benvenuto, a longtime Bay Ridge resident. Gallery 364 is the first and only fine arts studio/gallery in the Bay Ridge neighborhood. Gallery 364 is Benvenuto’s first gallery. Gallery 364 has been featured on Brooklyn Community Access Television’s (BCAT) "The View from Bay Ridge with Larry Morrish and Chuck Otey" and Channel 12. Gallery 364 will offer affordable classes in digital and film photography, digital printing, painting, watercolor, drawing, and other media, for groups of up to four students.
Artists can rent studio space by the hour. Periodically, Gallery 364 will conduct open competitions and the winners’ artwork will be displayed in a group show. There will also be individual shows featuring special guest artists. Attendance at group and individual shows will be by invitation only. If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Georgine Benvenuto, please call Georgine Benvenuto at 917-767-3848 or send an email to georgine@gallery364.com.
Email: georgine@gallery364.com.
MUSIC INSPIRES GALLERY 364 ART SHOW IN BAY RIDGE Gallery 364 Holds Art Show and Competition Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N.Y., January 16, 2008 – On January 17, Gallery 364, Bay Ridge’s first fine arts studio and gallery, opens its latest art show themed, "Music," with an invitation-only reception. The press is invited from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. and the general public may attend from 7 – 10 p.m.
The show runs through January 31, 2008. Refreshments for the reception are provided compliments of Circles Restaurant in Bay Ridge, and Eufemia "Effie" Maldari. Musician and singer Lisa Scherma, of Staten Island, will provide the entertainment. Gallery 364 is at 364 72 nd St. in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. After opening night, admission to the show is by appointment only, due to limited space. Visitors can make an appointment by calling Georgine Benvenuto at 917-767-3848.
Gallery 364 prefers to give the artist a theme word, and let the artists express their literal or metaphorical interpretation of that word. For this show, 26 pieces, representing 14 artists, were selected to be in the show out of a total of 75 artists who submitted their work. Various media were used to create the art in the show, including oils, ceramic, acrylics, watercolor, and photography. The art competition will be judged by Gallery 364 owner (and professional photographer), Georgine Benvenuto, watercolorist Doug Opalski, and artist James Belena, whose artwork will also be on display, who will choose the winning piece based on aesthetic appeal, technical skill, meaning, uniqueness, and intent. All artwork will be for sale.
Gallery 364 is housed in an historic 1910 limestone, and is privately owned and operated by Benvenuto, a longtime Bay Ridge resident. Gallery 364 is the first and only fine arts studio/gallery in the Bay Ridge neighborhood. Gallery 364 is Benvenuto’s first gallery. Gallery 364 has been featured on Brooklyn Community Access Television’s (BCAT) "The View from Bay Ridge with Larry Morrish and Chuck Otey" and Channel 12. Gallery 364 will offer affordable classes in digital and film photography, digital printing, painting, watercolor, drawing, and other media, for groups of up to four students.
Artists can rent studio space by the hour. Periodically, Gallery 364 will conduct open competitions and the winners’ artwork will be displayed in a group show. There will also be individual shows featuring special guest artists. Attendance at group and individual shows will be by invitation only. If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Georgine Benvenuto, please call Georgine Benvenuto at 917-767-3848 or send an email to georgine@gallery364.com.
Friday, January 18, 2008
A Night of Melody
If you were here at the artists opening reception last night at Gallery 364's Monthly Art Competition themed "MUSIC" last night you would have seen & heard the buzz. Art consisted of photographs, oil painting, watercolor, mixed media, ceramic. Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Lisa Scherma performed original & cover songs throughout the night. Three winners were chosen one for overall Best in Show and two Honorable Mentions.For all who were invited thanks for attending and a special thanks to our dear friend "Pierre" from Circles Restaurant for providing outrageous wraps, and Effie for providing the refreshments, Lisa Scherma for a music filled night and all the artists for for participating in the show and sharing their passion for art.
Congrats to our winners:
Richard Scott-Artist- Best in Show- Oil Painting "NOCTURNE"
(the following printed by wikipedia.org)
A nocturne (from the French for "nocturnal") is usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. Historically, Nocturne is a very old term applied to night Offices and, since the Middle Ages, to divisions in the canonical hour of Matins.
The name nocturne was first applied to pieces in the eighteenth century, when it indicated an ensemble piece in several movements, normally played for an evening party and then laid aside. Sometimes it carried the Italian equivalent, notturno, such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's quadraphonic Notturno in D, K.286, written for four lightly echoing separated ensembles of paired horns with strings, and his Serenata Notturna, K. 239. At this time, the piece was not necessarily evocative of the night, but might merely be intended for performance at night, much like a serenade.
In its more familiar form as a single-movement character piece usually written for solo piano, the nocturne was cultivated primarily in the nineteenth century. The first nocturnes to be written under the specific title were by the Irish composer John Field, generally viewed as the father of the Romantic nocturne that characteristically features a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated, even guitar-like accompaniment. However, the most famous exponent of the form was Frédéric Chopin, who wrote 21 of them. Later composers to write nocturnes for the piano include Gabriel Fauré, Alexander Scriabin and Erik Satie (1919), as well as Peter Sculthorpe. One of the most famous pieces of nineteenth-century salon music was the "Fifth Nocturne" of Ignace Leybach, who is now otherwise forgotten.
Other examples of nocturnes include the one for orchestra from Felix Mendelssohn's incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1848), the set of three for orchestra and female choir by Claude Debussy (who also wrote one for solo piano) and the first movement of the Violin Concerto No. 1 (1948) by Dmitri Shostakovich. French composer Erik Satie composed a series of five small nocturnes. These were however, far different from those of Frédéric Chopin and John Field, based on minor chords.
The first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata has also been considered a nocturne (certainly, Ludwig Rellstab, who gave the piece its nickname, thought it evocative of the night), although Beethoven did not describe it as one.
Nocturnes are generally thought of as being tranquil, often expressive and lyrical, and sometimes rather gloomy, but in practice pieces with the name nocturne have conveyed a variety of moods: the second of Debussy's orchestral Nocturnes, "Fêtes", for example, is very lively.
The word was later used by James McNeill Whistler in the title of a number of his paintings, consistent with his theory that fine art should essentially be concerned with the beautiful arrangement of colors in harmony. Debussy's nocturnes were inspired by Whistler's paintings[citation needed]. Several other artists followed suit.
The name nocturne was first applied to pieces in the eighteenth century, when it indicated an ensemble piece in several movements, normally played for an evening party and then laid aside. Sometimes it carried the Italian equivalent, notturno, such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's quadraphonic Notturno in D, K.286, written for four lightly echoing separated ensembles of paired horns with strings, and his Serenata Notturna, K. 239. At this time, the piece was not necessarily evocative of the night, but might merely be intended for performance at night, much like a serenade.
In its more familiar form as a single-movement character piece usually written for solo piano, the nocturne was cultivated primarily in the nineteenth century. The first nocturnes to be written under the specific title were by the Irish composer John Field, generally viewed as the father of the Romantic nocturne that characteristically features a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated, even guitar-like accompaniment. However, the most famous exponent of the form was Frédéric Chopin, who wrote 21 of them. Later composers to write nocturnes for the piano include Gabriel Fauré, Alexander Scriabin and Erik Satie (1919), as well as Peter Sculthorpe. One of the most famous pieces of nineteenth-century salon music was the "Fifth Nocturne" of Ignace Leybach, who is now otherwise forgotten.
Other examples of nocturnes include the one for orchestra from Felix Mendelssohn's incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1848), the set of three for orchestra and female choir by Claude Debussy (who also wrote one for solo piano) and the first movement of the Violin Concerto No. 1 (1948) by Dmitri Shostakovich. French composer Erik Satie composed a series of five small nocturnes. These were however, far different from those of Frédéric Chopin and John Field, based on minor chords.
The first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata has also been considered a nocturne (certainly, Ludwig Rellstab, who gave the piece its nickname, thought it evocative of the night), although Beethoven did not describe it as one.
Nocturnes are generally thought of as being tranquil, often expressive and lyrical, and sometimes rather gloomy, but in practice pieces with the name nocturne have conveyed a variety of moods: the second of Debussy's orchestral Nocturnes, "Fêtes", for example, is very lively.
The word was later used by James McNeill Whistler in the title of a number of his paintings, consistent with his theory that fine art should essentially be concerned with the beautiful arrangement of colors in harmony. Debussy's nocturnes were inspired by Whistler's paintings[citation needed]. Several other artists followed suit.
Tony Denonno-Photographer-Honorable Mention- "Bette Midler, 1972"
Dave Foss- Photographer- Honorable Mention- "Musical Nudes"
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