May
Claire Thoen & Suzanne Klumb
illustrations in pencil ~ serti batik ~ jewelryArtists' opening reception: Saturday, May 3, 5:30pm
Two artists with distinctly different styles but penchants for vibrant colors are on display through May at Crossings. Claire Anne Thoen, of St. Paul, creates Nordic pencil drawings that pop with color, and Suzanne Klumb, of Faribault, is a Serti Batik artist who uses wax to bring color to fabric canvases. Their work propels us into the vibrancy of summer.
The public is invited to attend the free artists’ reception on Saturday, May 3 at 5:30 p.m. Come enjoy complimentary treats while you meet the artists and hear them discuss their work.
Claire Anne Thoen
Claire Anne Thoen’s Nordic images are inspired by medieval and immigrant folk art, including wall paintings, weavings and domestic utensils dating from 1180 to 1920. Claire says she is “especially fond of the engaging figurative work of iterant ‘old country’ artists who make ordinary everyday objects, extraordinary.”Claire is exploring a rich mine of older, archaic Nordic imagery that has had very little exposure. Her goal is to re-imagine and translate these older forms into new narratives, and by re-telling, revive old forms and make them new again.
“Growing up, listening to the sweet Norwegian accents of grandparents and great aunts along with holiday traditions of fruit soup, lefse and lutefisk put Scandinavian culture into my bones (and belly),” she says.
Claire has a fine art degree from St. Olaf College. Her work is in private collections in San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Dallas, Portland, Chicago, Washington DC, Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Suzanne Klumb
Suzanne Klumb is a Serti Batik and jewelry artist whose work as a textile artist took her from Milwaukee to New York City to Dallas before she and her family settled in Faribault, where she worked at the Faribo Woolens Store until her second child was born.“I have always been attracted to color, whether coloring in coloring books, wandering through a fabric center or just window shopping. It is the color that draws my attention,” she said. “I chose a college education based on my love of color.”
The desire to remain in a creative art field inspired her to establish her own studio, Willow Edge Studio, where she houses a glass beaded and jewelry studio and an in-house textile workroom.
Suzanne graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Stout in Menomonie with a Bachelor of Science Degree in clothing and textile design with minors in art and business. She is active as a volunteer and board member at Faribault’s newly renovated downtown theater, Paradise Center for the Arts.
_______________________
June
Bonnie Wedge
Jill Enestvedt
Lynette YenchoArtists' opening reception: Saturday, June 21, 2-4pm
concurrent with Zumbrota's Art in East Park & Covered Bridge Festival
_______________________
July
"LAYERS: Collage and Assemblage"
Artists' opening reception: Friday, July 18, 7pm
_______________________
August
"Plein Air Trio"
Cheryl LeClair Sommer
Lisa Stauffer
Michelle Wegler
_______________________
September
Dan Wiemer
Scott EckbergWITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Marcie Mix, jewelry artist
Brenda Griffin-Wagner, functional lighted sculptureArtists' opening reception: Saturday, September 13, 2-4pm
concurrent with the Zumbrota Area Arts Council's ART SPLASH
_______________________
October
"Poetography IV"
Artists' opening reception: Friday, October 3, 7pm
_______________________
November
Catherine Pawlechko White
Connie Beckers
_______________________
December
"Fabrications"
the 5th annual textile exhibit_______________________
Crossings is organizing a July 2008 exhibition with the theme
"LAYERS: Collage and Assemblage"
Please submit your entry form as soon as possible
Artwork delivery date: Friday, June 27, 2008Crossings is asking you to rip it up, cut it out, and get it down.
Artists of all ages and levels of experience are invited to submit 2- or 3-dimensional artwork for our July 2008 exhibition. Artwork can be of any medium, but must be in the form of collage or assemblage.
The term collage is derived from the French "coller" which means "to glue". A collage may include any number of items that can be cut and assembled together to create a new whole: pieces or parts of photographs, magazines, fabric, mesh, metal, dried flowers, shards of glass – the list is endless. Embellishment with paint, marker or other media can also be considered.
Collage art is all about playing around with materials and colors and images, gluing them down and seeing what happens next. It is really that simple! You can call it other names: montage, assemblage, or decoupage. But it all comes down to the same thing: a layering of images, color, and texture. You don't need to know how to draw, or even need to consider yourself an artist! All you need is an open mind and the willingness to explore.
“Layers” is one of three remaining open group exhibitions in 2008. This show is not juried; you don’t have to worry about rejection. It’s a fun experience to be part of an exhibit and it encourages you to create something.
-
Art pieces must be for sale and must be display-ready with appropriate display materials or hanging devices.
-
Artists must submit an entry form that includes name, address, phone, email, and a $15 entry fee (per person, not per piece). Download entry form here!
-
This show is on a first come, first served basis, so get your entry forms in early. Please do not send in any artwork with your entry form.
- All finished artwork must be delivered to Crossings by June 27.
Crossings reserves the right to reject or refuse any submissions for this exhibition.
_______________________
Crossings is organizing a October 2008 exhibition with the theme
"Poetography IV"
Deadline: Monday, July 28, 2008
Do you have a photograph that’s just too good to keep to yourself? A snapshot of life that could inspire a poem, fairy tale or even a legend? Crossings invites photographers of all abilities – from the professional to the family-vacationing mom and pop – to participate in the fourth annual Poetography show in October. This juried photographic exhibition will feature original photographs used to later inspire poetry.
Photographs will be chosen for their range of creativity – photographers are challenged to go beyond the obvious! We encourage playful, quirky, layered and hands-on images – we’re looking for inspirations.
We’re not looking for the technically perfect, polished photograph. We want the interesting and the untold stories. Does the photo seem unfinished? Make you think twice? Look beyond what you are seeing? Create more questions than answers? Could it inspire a poet? Perhaps your subject is not breathtakingly beautiful, but breathtakingly odd and memorable. Send us those images.
Photographs may be color or black and white. Both film and digital photographs are acceptable. Manipulation of the image is acceptable but not required. All works must be the original works of the photographer and must be for sale.
• Please submit no more than three unframed hard copies of photographs along with an entry form
(download entry form here!) and a $10 entry fee per person.
• Include the photo titles and final print sizes.
• Submissions should be mailed to or dropped off at Crossings, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, Minn., 55992. Deadline for submissions is July 28, 2008.
• Submissions will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed envelope affixed with the proper postage.
• If chosen, photographers will be required to send a digital file of the chosen work to be posted on Crossings’ web page to inspire poetry by poets.
• Selected photographs must be framed and ready to hang or display and delivered to Crossings by September 29.
Poets and artists are strongly encouraged to attend the Poetography reception on Friday, October 3, beginning at 7pm at Crossings.
The submitted poetry will also be juried, and the selected photographs and poems will be displayed side-by-side for the “Poetography” exhibit throughout October.
_______________________
Crossings is organizing a October 2008 exhibition with the theme
"Poetography IV"
Deadline: Friday, September 19, 2008
Crossings invites writers of poetry and prose to participate in the fourth annual Poetography exhibition in October. This photographer-poet collaboration will feature original photographs accompanied by poems or prosaic expression inspired by the photographs.
Juried photographs will be posted on the Crossings web site, www.crossingsatcarnegie.com, in mid-August. All interested writers are invited to submit poems inspired by as many of the images as they choose. Poets are also invited to visit Crossings to see the actual photographs. Writing space will be provided for those who wish to write at Crossings. The deadline for poetry entries is Friday, September 19.
First-Peek Open House
On Saturday, August 2 from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm, writers are invited to a “first peek” open house to view the juried photographs at Crossings – before they are launched on the Crossings web site – and for a chance to get a jump-start on poems to be submitted for the October exhibit.
Crossings will supply tables in case writers are struck with inspiration and want to write as they look at photos. This communal writers event is free of charge. Crossings welcomes all writers, from the curious to the serious. Please call to reserve a space.Entry Guidelines
• Each poem must be typed, single-spaced, on an 8½-inch by 11-inch sheet of paper.
• Each poem must correspond to a specific photograph in this collaboration. Please indicate the photograph number on the same page as the poem. Do not list your name on the front of your poetry submission; please place it on the back of the poem.
• Include a $5 entry fee (per person, not per poem) and the form provided download entry form! You can also pick up a form at Crossings or request it to be emailed to you.
• Deadline for poetry entries is Friday, September 19 at 5 p.m.
• Mail or drop off entries at Crossings, 320 East Ave, Zumbrota, MN 55992. Call Crossings with questions: 507-732-7616.Poems will be juried, and those chosen for the exhibition will be notified of acceptance the following week.
Poet/Photographer Reception
The selected photographs and poems will be displayed side-by-side for the “Poetography” exhibit. All chosen photographers and poets will be encouraged to attend the artist/poet reception and reading at Crossings, date yet to be determined. At this special event, photographers will discuss their work, and poets will discuss how the photographs inspired their writing. It is not only an opportunity for the poets and artists to meet each other, but a special evening of camaraderie for all those who love the arts.
_______________________
Rural
America Arts Partnership
The "Rural America Arts Partnership" ( RAAP ) in Plainview, MN
is looking for artists to exhibit their work. The gallery is located in
the John Hassler Theater, an RAAP affiliate. Artwork is
on exhibit on a quarterly basis and the openings align with the
openings of the four plays staged each year at the Hassler.
If you are interested in a one-person showing of your work, please contact:
Mike Schad at 507-753-2353 or mschad1952@hotmail.com for more details.
click here for more information!
_______________________
Cornucopia
Art Center
Lanesboro, Minnesota
CERAMIC ARTISTS FOR JURIED SALES GALLERY
Click here for more information: www. lanesboroarts.org
________________________
