Pelham Art Center’s first exhibition of 2024 will feature a selection of new artwork by its very own teaching artists. The Faculty Exhibition will be on display from January 20 - February 25, 2024, and features artwork in a variety of mediums ranging from drawings, oil paintings, ceramics, mixed-media, computer-generated work, collage, and more. Pelham Art Center’s teaching artists will introduce themselves and discuss their classes, workshops, and camps throughout the year.

Emlyn Taveras is one of the teaching artists with work featured in the Faculty Exhibition. “The artwork was created as a message and call for peace,” she said of “Offerings.” “Most of my work is a direct response to my environment, culture and the social climate. The materials hold significant meaning in the part of the story being told. ‘Offerings’ is created with handmade paper and texture that symbolizes the facets of our spiritual and physical identity.”

The Faculty Exhibition provides an opportunity to collect original art from established artists and to view the diverse expertise that instructors impart in the classes at Pelham Art Center.

“I enjoy the faculty exhibit because it allows us all a peek into other aspects, interests, and sides of our colleagues,” said Susan Saas, who has a recent self portrait and two illustration pieces from the early 2000s featured in the show.

Pelham Art Center instructors are professional artists in their associated media. They are also curators, collectors, entrepreneurs, scholars, and community pillars who have kindled creativity in thousands of students. Many are graduates of premier fine arts programs, hold prestigious awards and apprenticeships, and have been widely exhibited nationally and internationally. Since its founding in 1970, Pelham Art Center teaching artists have nurtured the creative potential of students of all levels.

Participating Artists in the 2024 Faculty Exhibition Include: Fiona Agababian, Mecca Alim, Jeanne Carreau, Elizabeth de Bethune, JC English, Frank Fanelli, Helayne Friedland, Letizia Gentile, Frank Guida, Sonika Gupta, Satish Joshi, Barry L. Mason, Eleanor Grace Miller, Kristin Moore-Gantz, Susan Nathenson, The Nerdy Duo (Melissa Weiland & Erin Cardullo)Nancy Nikkal, Samantha Richardson, Donna Rose Ross, Susan Saas, Ana Saura, Gal Segall, Maria Spiess, Emlyn Taveras, Daniel Villeneuve, Judith Weber.

An Opening Reception will take place on Saturday, January 20 from 1-3pm. In addition to the first public viewing of the Faculty Exhibition, a Faculty Open House will take place at the Reception between 2-3pm. Pelham Art Center’s teaching artists will introduce themselves and discuss their classes, workshops, and camps throughout the year.

The Teen Artist Council will also host a drop-in workshop on Jan. 20 from 1:30-3 in Studio 1. No pre-registration is required, and the workshop is free and open to the public.

Dates: January 20 - February 25, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 20, from 1-3pm.

Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9am-5pm
Thursday 9am-7pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm

Location: Pelham Art Center, 155 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803.

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