County Arts opens "Salon 2010"
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| Visitors at Saturday’s Greene County Council on the Arts opening reception for its Salon 2010 show and sale take in the assorted content of the exhibit’s more than 300 watercolors, photographs, prints and drawings, plus crafts and jewelry upstairs. (Jim Planck/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers) |
By Jim Planck
Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
CATSKILL - Greene County Council on the Arts officially opened “Salon 2010,” its annual holiday arts and crafts sale and show of small works on Saturday, and this year’s exhibit again offers work by some of the area’s best artists and crafters.
The show, however, also recognizes the state of the economy, and is accordingly somewhat experimental in offering unframed works for a lesser price, thus providing a wider mix of affordable items.
“This year’s showcase of original drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures features unframed members’ works for under $100," said GCCA Executive Director Kay Stamer.
Director of Visual Arts Fawn Potash, who curated the show, indicated it also includes some hidden value works within that price category.
“Some of those prints by one artist are worth $1,500,” Potash said, “and he’s selling them for $100.”
“He’s a gallery artist in New York City,” she explained. “So there’s some real bargains to be had.”
“There are also three watercolors by another,” Potash said. “Her work is rarely seen for under $500.”
“And there is also a New York City artist, with those ceramic faces,” she said.
“So there’s work for $25, and there’s work for $100, and everything in between,” she said.
Potash said that, combined, there are about 140 artists and crafters participating, with the 100 or so artists each contributing three works, thus making for a very solid exhibit.
“There’s everything from professional artists to amateurs in this show,” she said.
Their works include a great sampling of local and regional landscapes -- panoramic vistas, cascading waterfalls, autumn colors, winter nights, pastoral farmlands, woodland streams -- all by area artists whose styles are as diverse and equally excellent as their content.
“We probably have more landscapes than anything else,” Potash said, “and a lot of them are local scenes.”
“We have a lot of that, and people love it -- local farms, local mountains,” she said. “Also, one artist is working with a local winery in the Hudson Valley (for his setting).”
“They’re all (categorized as) ‘small works’ under 20 inches, and $100 or under in cost,” Potash said.
“The show is unjuried, in all media, and includes drawings, paintings, photography, and print work,” she said. “We have a lot of watercolors, and there’s abstract work, too.”
“Upstairs is crafts (that are) under $100,” Potash explained.
That portion of the exhibit includes not only handmade crafts that are either functional, decorative, or both -- but is also an eye-catching selection of jewelry, ornaments, ceramics, cards, toys, and wearables.
The Greene County Council on the Arts “Salon 2010 Holiday Arts & Crafts Show” will run through Jan. 15, 2011, with gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., plus every second Saturday from noon to 8 p.m.
The GCCA gallery is located at 398 Main Street, Catskill.
For more information, call (518) 943-3400.
The show, however, also recognizes the state of the economy, and is accordingly somewhat experimental in offering unframed works for a lesser price, thus providing a wider mix of affordable items.
“This year’s showcase of original drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures features unframed members’ works for under $100," said GCCA Executive Director Kay Stamer.
Director of Visual Arts Fawn Potash, who curated the show, indicated it also includes some hidden value works within that price category.
“Some of those prints by one artist are worth $1,500,” Potash said, “and he’s selling them for $100.”
“He’s a gallery artist in New York City,” she explained. “So there’s some real bargains to be had.”
“There are also three watercolors by another,” Potash said. “Her work is rarely seen for under $500.”
“And there is also a New York City artist, with those ceramic faces,” she said.
“So there’s work for $25, and there’s work for $100, and everything in between,” she said.
Potash said that, combined, there are about 140 artists and crafters participating, with the 100 or so artists each contributing three works, thus making for a very solid exhibit.
“There’s everything from professional artists to amateurs in this show,” she said.
Their works include a great sampling of local and regional landscapes -- panoramic vistas, cascading waterfalls, autumn colors, winter nights, pastoral farmlands, woodland streams -- all by area artists whose styles are as diverse and equally excellent as their content.
“We probably have more landscapes than anything else,” Potash said, “and a lot of them are local scenes.”
“We have a lot of that, and people love it -- local farms, local mountains,” she said. “Also, one artist is working with a local winery in the Hudson Valley (for his setting).”
“They’re all (categorized as) ‘small works’ under 20 inches, and $100 or under in cost,” Potash said.
“The show is unjuried, in all media, and includes drawings, paintings, photography, and print work,” she said. “We have a lot of watercolors, and there’s abstract work, too.”
“Upstairs is crafts (that are) under $100,” Potash explained.
That portion of the exhibit includes not only handmade crafts that are either functional, decorative, or both -- but is also an eye-catching selection of jewelry, ornaments, ceramics, cards, toys, and wearables.
The Greene County Council on the Arts “Salon 2010 Holiday Arts & Crafts Show” will run through Jan. 15, 2011, with gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., plus every second Saturday from noon to 8 p.m.
The GCCA gallery is located at 398 Main Street, Catskill.
For more information, call (518) 943-3400.
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