Friday, June 4, 2021

June 2021 Happenings - Studio visits and a request to respond to the Met Museum's Documentary

 

Lord Frederic Leighton, Flaming June, 1895
Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico


Dear Friends,

June 2021 - how can that be?  Time seems to be speeding up since New York started to relax its Covid-19 restrictions and now, it's full speed ahead into summer. Yes, the weather hasn't been quite so summery this past week, but just wait: "flaming June" is on the way this weekend.

How will you stay cool?  Why not spend time with art?  Studio visits with social distancing and a Zoom lecture are listed below.  Plus - write to me about your memories of the Met.


Studio Visits:
Here are two opportunities coming up this Saturday and next Saturday:






Saturday, June 5, from 10 am - 3 pm:
Clay Art Center Spring Fest!

Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street,  Port Chester, NY.
(914)937-2047

Pottery for sale, outdoors.  
Raindate: June 12
100% of the revenues will support the Clay Art Center.  
Also on view: raku firings and pottery wheel demonstrations.







Saturday, June 12, 1 - 5 PM
Wilhelmina Obatola Grant-Cooper
Sistaah Open Studio 
part of the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance Annual Uptown Arts Stroll

Masks and reservations required for social distancing.
Click on this link here to reserve your time slot

Award-winning artist and director of SISTAAH Wilhelmina Obatola Grant-Cooper invites you to her studio for a rare opportunity to see her artworks and meet the artist at the same time. (New York Arts Exchange members may remember Wilhelmina's work in the exhibitions Art Above the Sofa and Bosom Bodies)

Reservations are free and open to the public.

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Zoom Lecture on Art:

Gerard Sekoto, The Proud Father, Manakedi Naky on Bernard Sekoto’s Knee, 1947


Thursday, June 17, 7 PM
"Fathers in Art," a slide lecture on Zoom
hosted by Byram Shubert Library, Greenwich, CT
Please register here

Beth Gersh-Nesic, Ph.D., lectures on the images of fathers in art history from Ancient Egypt to contemporary times.  One hour.  Free and open to the public, anywhere.



Memories of the Met:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1889, seen from
the Weston Wing

Metropolitan Museum of Art today
A bird's-eye view of the sculpture galleries

If you had been interviewed for this Met documentary, what would you say? 

PBS produced a three-part series "Inside the Met," which aired on May 21 and May 28. You can watch the documentary at this website address: Inside the Met

I would love to know what you thought of this series. 

Please share your reviews and your favorite memories of the Met through my email address: nyarts.exchange@verizon.net

Or post comments on our Facebook page (look for this blog post)

Or respond directly to this email newsletter.

Thank you so much for any thoughts and memories you would like to share.


I'll be back soon with more info about artists and art, near and far.

Happy June!

Hugs,

Beth

Beth Gersh-Nesic, Ph.D.

Director and owner

New York Arts Exchange






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