Edward Hopper House Art Center

2012

Exhibitions Members Exhibition January 7 - February 5, 2012 Singular Visions/Multiple Views

A group show by current faculty members of the Rockland Community College Art Department. February 11- March 25

Max Greis: Allegory & Fantasy in Nature March 31-May 13 Inside Edward Hopper's Truro Studio: Paintings by Philip Koch

March 31 - July 1  Inkternal: Kari Lindstrom & Sky Pape

May 19-July 1 Currents: Contemporary Abstract Painting in the Hudson Valley July 7 – August 26,

2012 Edward Hopper: Early Nautical Scenes Earth, Sea and In-between, Sept 1- Oct 21, 2012 A Photographic Journey through Hopper's World by Charles Sternaimolo, Ongoing For more details: http://www.edwardhopperhouse.org/2012.html

Current Exhibitions

19th Annual Small Matters of Great Importance ExhibitionThis year we had a 60% increase in submissions and are displaying the work of over

40 artists both local and international. Juror: Ken Carbone Co-founder and Chief

Creative Director of the Carbone Smolan Agency. 

Juror Ken Carbone hands out awardsand discusses his selections at the opening reception

Exhibiting Artist Carole P. Kunstadt Exhibition Postcard

Current Exhibition

Favorites from the Arthayer R. Sanborn Hopper Collection Trust and

other early Hopper work and Memorabilia.

Thru April 2013

This display features work from the Sanborn Collection that had

Special meaning to Arthayer and Ruth Sanborn.  Other early Hopper works and

memorabilia are also on view

Installation Photo Jo Hopper, Self Portrait, n.d, watercolor on paper

Media

Kari Lindstrom (dances created by Kari Lindstrom in conjunction with the exhibition Inkternal opening May 19, 2012)

http://www.edwardhopperhouse.org/videos.html

Hopper Happens (Multimedia festival in the village of Nyack celebrating Edward Hopper) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=K3TEes1ECJ0

Photo Gallery (photos of exhibitions, special events and programming) http://www.edwardhopperhouse.org/photo-gallery.html

Voyeur, Bridgman|Packer Dance (a work-in-progress by Bridgeman|Packer Dance inspired by the work of Edward Hopper. In their unique integration of live performance and video imagery, choreographer/dancers Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer take the paintings of Edward Hopper as their point of departure.

http://www.bridgmanpacker.org/progress.html

Workshops

School Break Workshop: Artist Trading Cards ages 7-12

No Fear Shakespeare: Acting Intensive for Middle Schoolers

Unfolding Words of Love- A class for adults, creating unique

booklets with keepsakes and special materials

Art Lives-Fundamentals of acting for children ages 6-13

Floral Design- Taught by NY Botanical Garden Instructor Ken

Norman

EHH & Roca Professional Development Series-

A panel of museum, gallery and fine art professionals talked about the art industry

Student from Art Lives

Ken Norman’s floral design

Jazz Concert Series

32 Annual Music in the Garden jazz concert seriesSchedule of performers July 5 -   Lynn Stein & Friends

July 12 - The Little Big Band under the direction of Frank BasileJuly 19 - Peter Furlan ProjectAugust 2 -Trumpet Summit Scott Wendholt & Duane Eubanks

August 9 - Dick Voigt's Big Apple Jazz Band Total of 1200 people in attendance

Programs & Special Events

Drawing Board to Broadway: A talk with Set Designer Jim Youmans

His designs have been seen in numerous Broadway productions including

West Side Story and Gypsy, he has served as art director for several HBO

productions and numerous other television shows.

Jim Youmans’ Set Design for Come Fly Away

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Three Things You Didn't Know About Edward Hopper,

a presentation by exhibiting artist, Philip Koch

Since 1983 Philip Koch has had thirteen residencies in Hopper's Cape Cod painting studio

in S. Truro, Massachusetts.  In this presentation, Koch will present photographs he took of

Hopper's Truro studio and a selection of the paintings Hopper made there. He will give

clues to the mysteriously wide appeal of Hopper's art. Philip Koch is a senior Professor at

the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Philip Koch, second from the right

Phillip Koch’s exhibition in the Hopper House Hallway Gallery

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3rd Annual Artistic Curiosity ScholarshipThe award is given to one high school junior from each public high school in Rockland

County.  These students have been selected by the guidance counselors of each of

Rockland County’s public high schools with recommendations by art, music and

English teachers.  Through this scholarship, the Edward Hopper House Art Center

gives recognition to students who demonstrate outstanding and unique creative style

and self-expression.  The objective of this award is to encourage a talented young

person to pursue a career in the arts.

“This will help make my dream come true... I am

so thankful and extremely glad for what you guys

did for me. You changed my life forever.”

~Recipient of the 2010 Artistic Curiosity Scholarship

Scholarship Recipients

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Two On The Aisle, A One Act Play CompetitionPlays were selected by a panel of performing arts professionals. Selected plays were given a workshop style showcase of two performances at the Edward Hopper House Art Center.  All submitted plays will received notes/ an analysis from the jurors. Plays could address any topic or theme but must meet the criteria and follow instructions listed in the guidelines.  We were looking for playwrights at all stages of development, both professionals and pre-professionals. 

Selected plays were:

Recalculating by Eugenie CarabatsosA road trip, a GPS and a relationship that has lost its way. Can Garmin, their trusted GPS, help Emma and Harry find their way home

The Tram by Mary CrescenzoWhat happens when two women from two different worlds collide on the tram from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island?  In the shadow of an asylum's ruins, fears and dreams are transformed with the help of a bag of bittersweet chocolates. 

The Toupee by Tom DunnThe play is about a young woman who gets early release from a jail sentence in return for agreeing to work with a non-profit agency that helps ex-cons transition into a new, reformed life.  Tom is a college professor and writer and was the Director of New Dramatists from 1980 to 1989.

Two on the Aisle curtain call

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Special Event that featuredJill DeVonyar & Richard Kendall, Curators of Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement, an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Jill DeVonyar and Richard Kendall discussed the exhibition and Degas’s fascination with dance and dynamism.

Degas Talk Invitation