2013 Exhibitions

THE SECOND STREET SHOW
THE 10th ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Curated by Sara Pruiksma

Celebrate with us the beginning of Spring, with our Tenth Annual
Members Exhibition; The Second Street Show. The Second Street Show has
grown to feature over 30 highly talented regional artists of the Hudson
Valley and beyond. Our exhibit dovetails an assortment of styles and
techniques into a wondrous exhibition right in our own backyard,
continuing the legacy of centuries of skilled Hudson Valley artisans.

Join us on Saturday, April 20th 6:00-8:00PM for our opening reception. Enjoy an array of sweets, fruits and wine, with the musical accompaniment of Paul
Cronin, a seasoned Classical Pianist, well known throughout the region.
Guest Juror, Jenny Kemp will announce awards at 7:00PM.

The Glass Gallery will feature the work of 2013 Curator's Choice Award winner, Meryl Learnihan. For more than 38 years Meryl has been a professional illustrator, specializing in children's illustration. She has illustrated more than 60 books, and completed thousands of illustrations for magazines and educational books. Meryl is now taking her breathtaking skill into the fine art world, painting illuminating landscapes, and stunning horse portraiture. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University, graduating summa cum laude.

Image credit: Meryl Learnihan, Horse and Hound, 16" x 20", Oil

Opening Reception
Friday, April 20th, 2013, 6:00-8:00PM, Awards Announcement at 7:00PM

Exhibition dates
April 21st through May 18th,2013, Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 to 4:00PM

Artwork Pickup
Sunday, May 19th, 2013, 10:00 AM-2:00PM

Information
info@athensculturalcenter.org

ICE
Curated by Carrie Feder
Friday, June 7th, 7:00-9:00PM

"ICE." In this era of melting glaciers and looming extinctions, the Athens Cultural Center presents a multi media exploration of the many meanings of ICE in history, popular culture and the artists' imagination. Curated and designed by Carrie Feder, the show will pull together diverse artifacts and imagery relating to ice in all its forms: polar exploration, the ice industry, sports, utilitarian products, advertising, literature, decorative objects and the environment. Contemporary works by local and not so local artists will be featured.

Please join us for the opening on Friday June 7, 7-9 pm. Iced refreshments will be served and a short presentation of ice related readings and songs will be presented.

This event is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts administered through the Community Arts Grants Program by the Greene County Council on the Arts as well as the Peckham Foundation.

Contemporary artists included in the exhibit:
Nora Adelman
Kirsten Bates
Bob Braine
Randall Evans
Jenny Feder
Ruth Hardinger
Kahn & Selesnick
Mathias Kessler
Ellen Kozak
Claudia McNulty
Christy Rupp
Sam Sebren
Hudson Talbott

Opening Reception
Friday, June 7th, 2013, 7:00-9:00PM

Exhibition dates
June 7th through August 10th, Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 to 4:00PM
Extended hours on Athens Village Day (June 8th), 12:00 to 7:00PM

Information
info@athensculturalcenter.org