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SUMMARY:SALT PRINT PHOTOGRAMS
DESCRIPTION:Instructor Name: Luther Gerlach \nDate: July 16\, 2022 \nTime: 10:00 – 4:00 \nInvented by Henry Fox Talbot in the early 1830s\, salt prints are the earliest photographs on paper. For contemporary students\, this is a fun\, relatively easy process to make images. You’ll come away with an intimate understanding of the origins of photography\, the building blocks of photographic printmaking\, and non-camera image-making. With the pure interaction of light and chemistry\, we’ll create images you might find in a Talbot book: feathers\, lace\, and botanicals. \nClick here to register: https://fivepointsarts.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fivepointsarts/event.jsp?event=422&
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/salt-print-photograms/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COLOR AND COMPOSITION
DESCRIPTION:Instructor Name: Ethan Newman \nDate: July 16\, 2022 \nTime(s): 10:00 – 1:00 \nWhat makes a successful composition? This workshop will explore the critical role of composition in painting and drawing\, and dive into its often complex relationship with color. \nThe workshop will close out with a casual group critique of the work created in the class.  By the end of this course students will have created their own unique work of art\, have a firmer understanding of the nature of painting as a medium\, and have an increased grasp on the elements of composition. \nClick here to register: https://fivepointsarts.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fivepointsarts/event.jsp?event=424&
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/the-fundamentals-of-color-and-composition/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Luther Gerlach Lecture
DESCRIPTION:What’s New is Old Again: How the digital revolution has spurred a renewed interest in handmade Historical photographic processes\nWith Luther Gerlach\nFriday\, July 15\, 6:30 PM \nFive Points Arts Center located at: 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT \nClick here to register: https://fivepointsarts.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fivepointsarts/event.jsp?event=409&
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/luther-gerlach-lecture/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220718T160000
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SUMMARY:SUMMER ART LABS
DESCRIPTION:Morning Classes: 9:00 – 12:00 \nLunch: 12:00 – 1:00 \nAfternoon Classes: 1:00 – 4:00 \nEach class is capped at 12 students ages 13-17 \nCome explore the beautiful Five Points Art Center campus and create art in our fabulous labs! Students who are serious about artmaking will flourish in this environment that allows them to work with a variety of materials\, explore new techniques\, and experience the joy of making art. The space\, equipment\, and facility at Five Points Art Center are unparalleled in the area and are ready to welcome you! \nClick here to register: https://fivepointsarts.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fivepointsarts/event.jsp?event=407&
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/summer-art-labs/2022-07-11/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
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SUMMARY:COLLAGE: METHOD AND METAPHOR
DESCRIPTION:Instructor Name: Stephen Maine \nDate: July 9\, 2022 \nTime: 10:00 – 5:00 \nA truly democratic art form\, collage requires few technical skills\, yet its conceptual reach is boundless. Collage employs spatial disruption as an organizing principle\, its interplay of fragmentation and continuity accommodating and even celebrating contingencies of concept\, process\, and form. Suited to artists as well as graphic designers\, this workshop considers collage as both a pictorial strategy and a vehicle for communication. Experimentation is encouraged in physical and digital modes\, and special emphasis is given to the compositional behavior of color\, the fluidity of iconographic meaning\, and visual humor. \nClick here to register: https://fivepointsarts.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fivepointsarts/event.jsp?event=420&
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/collage-method-and-metaphor-2/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Talk: Kasey Ramirez\, Balam Soto & Mary Anne McCarthy
DESCRIPTION:Join Five Points Gallery on Friday\, July 8th at 6:30 PM for this Virtual Artist Talk and learn more about the artists and artwork from two of our three current exhibitions.\nClick Here to Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aiUuKC_lRPm4CWqEzLE-XQ\nModerated by Matthew Best. \nKasey Ramirez’s drawings and prints explore the tension between stability and impermanence. Ramirez states\, “In my drawings and prints\, buildings become a stand-in for humans\, a metaphor for man-made efforts to create shelters that are ultimately vulnerable to environmental extremes.” Ramirez’s charcoal drawings depict skeletal structures which contain a sense of rise and collapse\, of construction and disintegration that mirrors the precarious state in which humans find themselves in the twenty-first century. \nBalam Soto and Mary Anne McCarthy are both inspired by the Greek word dendrites\, which refers to trees found in nature and also to neurons in the human brain that resemble trees; however\, their approaches to artmaking are vastly different. McCarthy’s intricate silverpoint drawings of nature and trees highlight the everlasting power of traditional artmaking. Soto’s interactive cube sculpture uses video\, light\, and the effect of active human presence to celebrate art’s ever-changing capacity to influence how we think about ourselves and the world around us. \nGene Gort will not join the Live conversation but a prerecorded interview will be featured at some point during the talk.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/virtual-artist-talk-kasey-ramirez-balam-soto-mary-anne-mccarthy/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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SUMMARY:OPEN STUDIO - Water Women Residency at Five Points Arts Center
DESCRIPTION:Five Points Arts Center is hosting its first-ever Artist’s Residency from June 26 – July 3\, 2022. On Friday\, July 1st from 1 pm – 4 pm\, the artists will be conducting an open house for visitors. \nCome see the results of the Water Women collective’s residency at Five Points (855 University Drive). Three of the four artists – Susan Hoffman Fishman\, Krisanne Baker\, and Leslie Sobel will be present to share their work. Joan Sullivan will join virtually.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/open-studio-water-women-residency-at-five-points-arts-center/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220624T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220731T170000
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SUMMARY:Drawn To Code Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:TDP Gallery \nGene Gort – Drawn To Code \nGene Gort utilizes computer programming as a means to produce “drawings”. The images generated from computer code create animations\, data visualizations\, and digital prints. Gort writes\, “I am drawn to the concepts of interactivity\, repetition\, variability\, and unpredictability that the process allows.” The exhibition will feature both digital and printed drawings. In addition\, the exhibition includes an ongoing project titled Weather or Not: Current Conditions\, commissioned by Five Points Arts for permanent installation at the new Art Center and as an online web project. The project utilizes real time weather data collected from a weather tower located on the Art Center property\, which Gort reimagines into a live data visualization. The weather project was made possible by a grant from Thomaston Savings Bank. \nJune 24 – July 30\, 2022 \nGallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11AM – 5PM & Sunday 1PM – 5PM
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/drawn-to-code-exhibition/
LOCATION:Five Points Gallery\, 33 Main Street\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Red Sky in Morning Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:East Gallery \nKasey Ramirez – Red Sky In Morning \nKasey Ramirez’s drawings and prints explore the tension between stability and impermanence. Ramirez states\, “In my drawings and prints\, buildings become a stand-in for humans\, a metaphor for man-made efforts to create shelters that are ultimately vulnerable to environmental extremes.” Ramirez’s charcoal drawings depict skeletal structures which contain a sense of rise and collapse\, of construction and disintegration that mirrors the precarious state in which humans find themselves in the twenty-first century. \nJune 24 – July 30\, 2022 \nGallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11AM – 5PM & Sunday 1PM – 5PM
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/red-sky-in-morning-exhibition/
LOCATION:Five Points Gallery\, 33 Main Street\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Dendrites Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:West Gallery: Balam Soto & Mary Anne McCarthy \nBalam Soto and Mary Ann McCarthy are both inspired by the Greek word dendrites\, which refers to trees found in nature and also to neurons in the human brain that resemble trees; however\, their approaches to artmaking are vastly different. McCarthy’s intricate silverpoint drawings of nature and trees highlight the everlasting power of traditional art making. Soto’s interactive cube sculpture uses video\, light and the effect of active human presence to celebrate art’s everchanging capacity to influence how we think about ourselves and the world around us. \nJune 24 – July 30\, 2022 \nGallery Open: Tuesday – Saturday 11AM – 5PM & Sunday 1PM – 5PM
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/dendrites-exhibition/
LOCATION:Five Points Gallery\, 33 Main Street\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:INTRODUCTION TO TAPESTRY WEAVING
DESCRIPTION:Instructor Name: Sophia DeJesus-Sabella \nDate:  June 22\, 2022 \nTime: 1:00 – 5:00 \nAges: 18+ \nThis workshop will introduce students to the process of tapestry weaving\, starting with building a frame loom and ending with a finished tapestry piece. Students will explore color\, texture\, and image making by working with a variety of tapestry weaving techniques. At the end of the workshop\, participants will have a completed tapestry piece and a frame loom to continue weaving at home.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/introduction-to-tapestry-weaving/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T163000
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SUMMARY:PAINTING THE STILL-LIFE
DESCRIPTION:Instructor Name: Brandon Brownlee \nDate(s): June 20\, 2022 \nTime(s): 9:30-4:30 \nIn this workshop students will walk through the process of recognizing and designing compositions using a large still-life set-up. This workshop will cover the preliminary sketching process as well as the preliminary color study or “poster study” done before a final painting. Geared toward beginners and intermediate/advanced painters\, this workshop will introduce color theory\, drawing\, and both direct (alla prima) and indirect painting methodologies. For advanced painters we will build upon previous knowledge and personal interests.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/painting-the-still-life/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T123000
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SUMMARY:INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBINDING
DESCRIPTION:Instructor Name: Krista Narciso \nDate: June 20\, 2022 \nTime: 9:30-12:30 \nWorkshop Description \nStudents will be introduced to the basics of bookbinding in this one-day workshop. Various styles of pamphlet binding will be demonstrated\, including simple book structures for making handmade journals and sketchbooks and more decorative sewing patterns that can be used for artists’ books. At the end of the workshop participants will have made their own journal or sketchbook and will be able to continue making books at home.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/introduction-to-bookbinding/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T160000
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SUMMARY:THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PLEIN-AIR PAINTING
DESCRIPTION:Instructor Name: Mike Berlinski \nDate(s): June 11th \nTime(s): 10:00 – 4:00 \nWorkshop Description: \nThis workshop will go over the basics of painting outdoors. Including composition\, values and color theory. It will cover the importance of proper observation\, lighting and learning to identify key elements in a landscape. In addition color mixing\, application and personal expression will be discussed. There will be plenty of one on one help for each student. Taught by an accomplished professional plein-air painter.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/the-fundamentals-of-plein-air-painting/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220605T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220605T140000
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CREATED:20220526T183357Z
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SUMMARY:MONOTYPES PRINTED BY HAND AND THEN ON THE PRESS
DESCRIPTION:Instructor Name: Tony Kirk \nDate: June 5\, 2022 \nTime: 10:00 – 2:00 \nThis workshop will focus on printing by hand using Japanese paper. Once the print is hand printed\, then we will take the plate to the press and print a strong “ghost” impression. Prendergast’s monotypes were small and printing by hand takes a little effort\, therefore you will make more prints if you keep your image small.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/monotypes-printed-by-hand-and-then-on-the-press/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T200000
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CREATED:20220508T202126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T194513Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: In Dialogue\, She Spoke Up & Armed\, Alarmed
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Artist talk on Friday\, June 3\, 6:30 p.m.\, moderated by Matthew Best\nFive Points Gallery \n  \nFREE VIA ZOOM  \nClick here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7dSCp_HJQMWf-JAFCEBQrA  \nModerator: Matthew Best  \nHartford\, CT-based artist Matthew Best received his BFA in Painting from the University Of Hartford Art School and his MFA in Painting from the University of Massachusetts Amherst working primarily in oil paint. He has exhibited in numerous local\, national\, and international shows. Best has taught at various colleges and universities in CT\, MA & VA. \n  \nEAST GALLERY: \nMargaret Roelke’s work explores sensationalism\, consumerism\, contradictions and the relationships that develop when popular culture mixes with war and religion. The exhibition Armed\, Alarmed is composed of two bodies of work that call for dialogue in urgent response to these concerns. Living near Sandy Hook Elementary School\, the site of a 2012 mass shooting\, Roelke was inspired to create sculptures made out of shotgun shells to raise awareness of gun violence and gun control. Roelke’s cyanotype images in this exhibition are attributed to the violent insurrection at the nation’s capital and the subject of peaceful versus violent protest. A percentage of all Margaret Roelke’s sales will be donated to organizations that work for gun control. \n  \nTDP GALLERY: \nLinda Pearlman Karlsberg’s charcoal drawings celebrate exceptional women\, who have addressed inequities across society and wrought change through their work\, and encourage viewers to contemplate better possibilities for all our futures. Birds paired with each portrait symbolically embody their spirit. \n  \nWEST GALLERY: \nThe group exhibition In Dialogue features a spectrum of social justice issues such as economics\, politics\, gun and war violence. Participating artists include Jacob Cullers\, Jason Montgomery and Rita Valley \nJacob Cullers \nThe imagery in Cullers’ mixed media paintings and sculpture refer to acts of violence that have occurred in America by white males. Using color to try to match the violence seems virtually impossible so Cullers often cuts into the paintings to try to convey the trauma. The artist’s use of found materials\, recognizable images and paint encourages the viewer to consider these issues in ways words alone cannot do.  Cullers’ states “I want to show the surface as a symbol of the history and the brutality of the American white male\, through the scope of conceptual painting.”  Cullers served in the United States Air Force and is an Iraq war veteran. \nJason Montgomery \nMontgomery’s work in this series he titled [de]RANGE seeks to draw attention to gun violence during the month of June 2021. These collaged based works act to engage and highlight the facts and potential solutions to the gun violence epidemic in the US. As an artist\, gun owner and a survivor of gun violence JRM fully recognizes the complexity of the issue and how deeply rooted it is in our culture. His writing and visual art bridge the aesthetics and feel of the early cubist collage movement and the Russian abstract movement of the 1920s. \nRita Valley \nValley is a textile-based artist whose work is fueled by her fascination with politics and social issues. Valley hand sews and embroiders bold statements dealing with issues of economics\, income disparity\, body image\, politics. The physical expression and labor in these pieces refer back to “women’s work” even as her subject matter addresses current topics that affect us all.  Bob Keating often collaborates with Valley by designing and forging hardware and accents for her finished work. \n  \nGallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday\, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.\, Sunday\, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.\, and by appointment (860-618-7222).
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/artist-talk-in-dialogue-she-spoke-up-armedalarmed/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T180000
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SUMMARY:DROP IN FIGURE DRAWING
DESCRIPTION:Dates: Wednesdays\, June 1 – August 24 \nTimes: 6 – 8 PM \nPractice your figure drawing skills during this weekly drop-in workshop. Each session will begin with warm-up gesture drawings and will include a variety of longer poses. No instruction is provided\, and artists will need to bring their own materials. Suggested materials include: charcoal\, graphite\, colored pencils\, pens\, watercolors\, and newsprint or sketchpads. Seating is limited to 12 participants\, and drawing tables and chairs are provided. All skill levels are welcome! \n  \nRegister here: https://fivepointsarts.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fivepointsarts/event.jsp?event=436&
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/drop-in-figure-drawing-2/2022-06-01/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220521T183000
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SUMMARY:Don Gummer's Opening Reception\, May 21st
DESCRIPTION:Don Gummer is an American sculptor. His early work concentrated on table-top and wall-mounted sculpture. In the mid-1980s\, he shifted his focus to significant free-standing works\, often in bronze. In the 1990s\, he added various other materials\, such as stainless steel\, aluminum\, and stained glass. His interest in large outdoor works also led him to an interest in public art. \n\nThere will be an opening reception for Don Gummer’s sculpture at the Five Points Arts Center on Saturday\, May 21\, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm.\n\nFree and Open to all!\n\nMeet the artist and tour the sculpture fields!\n\nThere will also be a book signing\, and documentary playing in the auditorium!\n\nRefreshments will be served.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/don-gummers-sculpture-opening-reception-may-21st/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220513T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220513T200000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: In Dialogue\, She Spoke Up & Armed\, Alarmed
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Friday\, May 13\, 2022 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM\n  \nEAST GALLERY \nMargaret Roelke’s work explores sensationalism\, consumerism\, contradictions and the relationships that develop when popular culture mixes with war and religion. The exhibition Armed\, Alarmed is composed of two bodies of work that call for dialogue in urgent response to these concerns. Living near Sandy Hook Elementary School\, the site of a 2012 mass shooting\, Roelke was inspired to create sculptures made out of shotgun shells to raise awareness of gun violence and gun control. Roelke’s cyanotype images in this exhibition are attributed to the violent insurrection at the nation’s capital and the subject of peaceful versus violent protest. A percentage of all Margaret Roelke’s sales will be donated to organizations that work for gun control. \n  \nTDP GALLERY \nLinda Pearlman Karlsberg’s charcoaldrawings of famous women from throughout history acknowledge their contributions to society and encourage the viewer to contemplate a brighter future for all women. Each portrait is paired with a bird; birds symbolize freedom\, expansiveness\, keen vision\, and spirituality. Linda found their symbolism often uncannily mirrored the characteristics of each woman. \n  \nWEST GALLERY \nThe group exhibition In Dialogue features a spectrum of social justice issues such as economics\, politics\, gun and war violence. Participating artists include Jacob Cullers\, Jason Montgomery and Rita Valley \n Jacob Cullers \nThe imagery in Cullers’ mixed media paintings and sculpture refer to acts of violence that have occurred in America by white males. Using color to try to match the violence seems virtually impossible so Cullers often cuts into the paintings to try to convey the trauma. The artist’s use of found materials\, recognizable images and paint encourages the viewer to consider these issues in ways words alone cannot do.  Cullers’ states “I want to show the surface as a symbol of the history and the brutality of the American white male\, through the scope of conceptual painting.”  Cullers served in the United States Air Force and is an Iraq war veteran. \nJason Montgomery \nMontgomery’s work in this series he titled [de]RANGE seeks to draw attention to gun violence during the month of June 2021. These collaged based works act to engage and highlight the facts and potential solutions to the gun violence epidemic in the US. As an artist\, gun owner and a survivor of gun violence JRM fully recognizes the complexity of the issue and how deeply rooted it is in our culture. His writing and visual art bridge the aesthetics and feel of the early cubist collage movement and the Russian abstract movement of the 1920s. \nRita Valley \nValley is a textile-based artist whose work is fueled by her fascination with politics and social issues. Valley hand sews and embroiders bold statements dealing with issues of economics\, income disparity\, body image\, politics. The physical expression and labor in these pieces refer back to “women’s work” even as her subject matter addresses current topics that affect us all.  Bob Keating often collaborates with Valley by designing and forging hardware and accents for her finished work. \n  \nGallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday\, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.\, Sunday\, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.\, and by appointment (860-618-7222). \n  \nThere is no admission charge. \nAll artwork is for sale. \nFive Points exhibitions and educational events are free and open to the public. \nFive Points Respects your masking preferences per CDC guidelines.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/opening-reception-in-dialogue-she-spoke-up-armed-alarmed/
LOCATION:Five Points Gallery\, 33 Main Street\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening
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SUMMARY:John Brown’s  222nd Birthday Party
DESCRIPTION:John Brown’s  222nd Birthday Party   \nMay  9\, 2022 \nFive Points Arts Center \n855 University Drive \nTorrington CT 06790 \n7 to 8:30 PM \nSponsored by the Torrington Historical Society with collaborations from \nCulture for a Cause\, Our Culture is Beautiful\, and Five Points Arts. \, \nSchedule of Events \nIntroduction: Mark McEachern \nTorrington Historical Society    3-4 minutes \nAfrican Drumming:  Angaza  Mwando\,      Our Culture is Beautiful  2-3 minutes \nCulture for a Cause:  Jacque Williams  and Dan Morrison \nJohn Brown is not a terrorist video 10 minutes \nJohn Browns body music video  preview 3-4 minutes \nQuotes from   Harriet Beecher Stowe  by  Karen Moreno  5-10 minutes \nHarriet Tubman – a dramatic presentation by Effie Muwando\,  Our Culture is Beautiful 10-15 minutes \nAfrican Drumming:  Angaza Muwando 5- 10 minutes \nTotal program  ( not including cake and coffee) 56 minutes \nThe time estimate of 56 minutes represents the upper end of each listed range \nTaking into account a few more minutes for introducing the presenters\, the program should not go over one hour.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/john-browns-222nd-birthday-party/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T170000
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SUMMARY:Layered Woodcut Workshop with Jim Lee
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Jim Lee \nDates: Saturdays\, April 30 – May 14 \nTime: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nWorkshop Description \nThis course will examine the bold and direct capabilities of woodcut and other relief print surfaces. It will take the student from preliminary sketches to the carving of blocks\, using the multiple block technique. By printing multiple layers of transparent inks\, images will develop with lush color relationships and luminous surfaces. We will work with color separation/registration\, carving with hand and power tools\, built-up surfaces\, color ink mixing\, and stencils. Monotype techniques will also be introduced and can be combined with the carved blocks. During the workshop students first develop a key block\, transfer the image to other blocks to carry various colors and then print small editions\, exploring color variations. Students should plan to arrive with several worked out compositions\, either representational or abstract. \nStudents do not need to have previous printmaking experience.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/layered-woodcut-workshop-with-jim-lee-2/2022-04-30/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220425T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220425T180000
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SUMMARY:Cyanotype: Wet and Traditional with Jill Enfield
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Information \nDates: April 25-26 \nTime: 10AM – 6 PM \nLocation: Five Points Arts Center Photo Lab \nAges: 18+ \nCost: $375 \nClass Cap: 8 \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nWorkshop Description \nOne of the early photographic processes\, invented in 1842 by Sir John Hirschel\, was the cyanotype.  It is based on sunlight causing a change in a light sensitive emulsion brushed onto paper or fabric.  Many of the early photographic images were called “sun prints” because they had to be exposed using UV lights\, or sunlight. This is a contact print process and you will need negatives the size you would like your final image to be.   \nWe will start with learning how to make digital negatives and move on to making cyanotypes on watercolor paper or fabric. We will also explore working with photogram materials to use with wet cyanotypes and then toning. Discussions will be on best images\, paper\, fabrics\, and differences in chemical dilutions as well as toners. \n  \nRequired Materials \nThe Art Center will provide all cyanotype chemistry. Materials participants should bring: \n\nGloves and an apron\nMask\nBrushes\nWatercolor papers. Recommended papers to try: Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag\, Arches Platine\, Fabriano Acquarelle\, Clear Print Drafting Vellum or Strathmore Artist Plate Finish Drawing paper\, Cranes Kid Finish #32\, Parchment Wove #44\, Cot 320\n\n  \nInstructor Bio \nJill Enfield is a fine art photographer\, educator\, curator and author and has been teaching photography for many years with a concentration on historical techniques and alternative processes. Her three books: Photo Imaging: A Complete Guide To Alternative Processes published by Amphoto\, and\, Jill Enfield’s Guide to Alternative Processes: Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques (First and Second Editions)\, published by Focal Press\, are award winning books\, and used in schools all over the world.  The books include step-by-step instructions on a variety of techniques including: wet plate collodion\, dry plate modern tintypes\, platinum and palladium printing\, cyanotypes\, liquid emulsion\, albumen printing\, hand painting and more.  \nJill’s work has also been chosen to be on book covers about these techniques and in magazines. Jill has podcasts and videos that can be seen on YouTube and other areas of the web. She has shown her work throughout the USA and Europe and had a one-woman show in 6 galleries on Ellis Island called THE NEW AMERICANS. A 3-minute video about the installation and the glass house made of old windows and portraits of recent immigrants can be seen by clicking on this link. The show then traveled with the Glasshouse of Immigrants featured at Photoville in DUMBO\, NYC and the Annenberg Center in LA\, and is still traveling to many cities throughout the USA. Enfield is looking for a permanent home for the glasshouse. \nEnfield has been teaching at Parsons The New School of Design since the late 1980’s and at many workshops throughout the world. Her fine art images can be seen in many museums around the world as well as in private collections.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/cyanotype-jill-enfield/2022-04-25/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220416T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220416T120000
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SUMMARY:Macrame Jewelry Workshop with Linda Dick
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Information \nDate: Saturday\, April 16 \nTime: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM \nLocation: Five Points Arts Center Drawing Lab \nAges: 12+ \nCost: $20 + $5 materials fee\, payable to instructor \nClass Cap: 12 \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nWorkshop Description \nCreate stunning and unique accessories using macramé in this one-day workshop. Learn how to create beaded earrings and a necklace using macramé knots and thin cotton cord. Choose from a variety of colors and learn about the incredible possibilities of macramé. All materials will be provided by the instructor\, with a small materials fee. This workshop is open to all skill levels! \n  \nInstructor Bio \nLinda Dick has always enjoyed sewing and learning different construction and decorative techniques.  She studied at the Academy of Fashion Design and Technology in Slovakia. She is a professional seamstress and designer of eco clothing\, and is the owner of “Kinder Threads US.” She has been a macramé instructor for the last two years\, and enjoys sharing her knowledge and creative passions with anyone\, of any skill or age level. She creates unique and modern macramé artwork that integrates color and a variety of cord techniques.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/macrame-jewelry-linda-dick/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Gallery Closed
DESCRIPTION:Five Points Gallery will be closed Easter Sunday April 17\, 2022
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/gallery-closed/
LOCATION:Five Points Gallery\, 33 Main Street\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220401T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220507T170000
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SUMMARY:Nayana Lafond: Portraits in RED\, Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project
DESCRIPTION:Nayana LaFond’s solo exhibition in the East Gallery will feature powerful portraits related to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls/People. \nNayana LaFond was the winner of the 2021 Five Points Juried Exhibition\, granting her a solo exhibition in Five Points Gallery. Her winning piece\, Kimberly in RED\, selected by juror Joseph Fucigna\, was part of an ongoing series titled Portraits in RED which catalogs Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls/People (MMIWG/P). LaFond states: “I was very aware of the MMIWG/P epidemic and movement to raise awareness about it. I was struck by one Facebook selfie in particular and reached out to request the use of the image for a painting.” Nayana’s Project now features over 70 portraits of real victims\, survivors\, and activists from all over North America. LaFond’s solo exhibition will feature a selection of portraits and their stories. 
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/nayana-lafond-portraits-in-red-missing-murdered-indigenous-people-painting-project/
LOCATION:Five Points Gallery\, 33 Main Street\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220507T170000
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SUMMARY:Native Voices
DESCRIPTION:The Native Voices group exhibition honors the talent\, history\, and voices of Indigenous artists and artists with indigenous lineage from across North America working with various content and media. \nParticipating artists include Nate Begay\, Patrick Collins\, Rebekah Jarvey\, and Jason Montgomery.  \nNate Begay \nUsing his history with graffiti art\, Begay incorporates bright\, bold colors\, often using spray paint markers in his paintings. He blends new styles with old-school imagery and symbols. Begay likes to vary his subject matter and incorporate important Navajo figures and animals into the paintings. Begay uses his artwork as a storytelling and teaching implement to educate viewers on Navajo identity and culture. \nPatrick Collins \nCollins’ intricately drawn pastel portraits use bright colors that reflect the beauty of his culture while capturing the iconic personalities of his subjects. His paintings also emphasize the many issues Native Americans struggle with\, in contemporary society. Collins adds cultural symbols and metal leafing to highlight the stories told through the Anishinaabe (Original People).  \nRebekah Jarvey \nRebekah Jarvey is a self-proclaimed indigenous fashionista. Her Art/Fashion career took off during the pandemic after her Flashy Night & Day mask went viral on social media attracting people and publications from around the world. She mixes traditional tribal heritage with her crafting skills and the fashions of today to create modern\, urban\, and authentic masks and ribbon skirts with her signature hashtag #RibbonDrip. Jarvey’s goal is to convey to the Indigenous community the importance of knowing their families’ customs and traditions.  \nJason Montgomery \nJason’s work engages the cross-section of identity\, cultural hybridization\, post-colonial reconstruction\, and political agency. His writing and visual art bridge the aesthetics and feel of the early cubist collage movement and the Russian abstract movement of the 1920s with living and historical Native/Indigenous Californian and Chicano art traditions. 
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/native-voices/
LOCATION:Five Points Gallery\, 33 Main Street\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220326T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220326T160000
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SUMMARY:Exploring Abstraction Workshop for Teens with Souby Boski
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Information \nDate: Saturday\, March 26th \nTime: 1-4 PM \nLocation: Five Points Arts Center Painting Lab \nAges: 13-17 \nCost: $30 \nClass Cap: 12 \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nWorkshop Description \nThis workshop is intended for anyone who wants to explore non-representational painting by experimenting and applying free expression of one’s personal perception. Students of all levels develop a working knowledge of abstract painting\, challenging them to see and interpret in new ways. Using acrylic paint\, graphite\, charcoal\, oil pastels and other tools students will explore color\, line\, movement\, mark making\, form\, proportion\, shapes and texture. No prior experience necessary\, appropriate to beginners to advanced painters. All materials included – just bring a sketchbook! \n  \nInstructor Bio \nSouby Boski has been an Art teacher in the CT public schools and Adjunct Professor of Art at Naugatuck Valley Community College. Since 2004\, she has been teaching painting classes and workshops at area art education venues in CT\, MA and FL. She holds a BA in Art Education from Stetson University and a MALS in Art from Wesleyan University. She has studied painting with nationally recognized artists and teachers: Eric Aho\, Ira Barkoff\, Lois Dodd and Ruth Miller.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/exploring-abstraction-souby-boski/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220312T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220312T120000
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SUMMARY:Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop with Linda Dick
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Information \nDate: Saturday\, March 12 \nTime: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Five Points Arts Center Drawing Lab \nAges: 18+ \nCost: $45 + $10 materials fee payable to instructor \nClass Cap: 12 \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nWorkshop Description \nLearn how to design and create your own macramé wall hanging in this one-day workshop. The wall hanging will make a perfect addition to your home\, and will become an accent piece for any room. During the workshop you will learn how to create the geometric design for the piece\, and how to use two types of macramé knots to complete your unique piece. All materials will be provided by the instructor\, with a small materials fee. This workshop is open to all skill levels! \n  \nInstructor Bio \nLinda Dick has always enjoyed sewing and learning different construction and decorative techniques.  She studied at the Academy of Fashion Design and Technology in Slovakia. She is a professional seamstress and designer of eco clothing\, and is the owner of “Kinder Threads US.” She has been a macramé instructor for the last two years\, and enjoys sharing her knowledge and creative passions with anyone\, of any skill or age level. She creates unique and modern macramé artwork that integrates color and a variety of cord techniques.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/macrame-wall-hanging-linda-dick/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T190000
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SUMMARY:Real and Imagined Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Five Points Gallery invites you to a virtual artist talk featuring the five artists from “Real & Imagined”\, a group exhibition in the West\, and TDP Galleries.\nREGISTER HERE\nModerated by: Tracy Collamore \nTracy Collamore is a CT still-life painter and an Artist Member of First Street Gallery in New York City\, serving as President on the Board of Directors.  Selected solo exhibitions include First Street Gallery\, Five Points Gallery\, EBK Gallery\, UConn Stamford Art Gallery\, and ArtSpace Gallery.  Collamore has been selected for juried exhibitions by Elsa Jensen (Blue Mountain Gallery\, NYC)\, Philip Pearlstein (Gallery North\, Setauket\, NY)\, Rackstraw Downes (Bowery Gallery\, NYC)\, and Richard Klein (Aldrich Museum).  Select group and invitational exhibitions include the Mattatuck Museum\, Blue Mountain Gallery\, Art Essex Gallery\, Attleboro Arts Museum\, and Washington Art Association.  Collamore earned an MFA in Painting from Western Connecticut State University in 2009\, with selected resident and visiting faculty including Margaret Grimes\, Marjorie Portnow\, Ruth Miller\, Susanna Coffey\, Barbara Grossman\, and Stanley Lewis.  She has attended several Artist Workshops\, the latest at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in Ballycastle\, Ireland with Catherine Kehoe in 2019.  She is the Program Chair of Art at Post University in Waterbury\, CT. \n(Mark Rich is\, unfortunately\, unable to participate) \nReal & Imagined explores dualities in the relationships of patterns and colors from the natural and imagined worlds. \nTamara Dimitri’s work speaks to the variations in the environments she’s lived in throughout her life. Creating organic branch-like sculptures\, maintaining an awareness of the human footprint on our land\, water systems\, and atmosphere. \nNancy Hayes creates intricately painted imagined worlds. Hayes’ highly organized imagined ecosystems are dependent on how her brain organizes space\, pattern\, color\, and form. \nSusan Sharp’s assemblage series is comprised of panels utilizing different sizes\, colors\, and in some cases different depths and shapes. Both organic and geometric forms coexist in a world that is in continuous motion. Color\, both intense and muted\, as well as linear elements\, weave in and out of the panels. \nLisa Warren’s Galaxy Garden paintings include abstract and representational elements. Her use of shape\, color\, and mark-making emphasize the emotional communication we all encounter in our own heads when exploring the world and our relationships with it. \nJoan Wheeler’s work creates conversations about humans and their relationship with the environment throughout history and the present day. Focusing on flora and fauna\, and the hybridization between the two.
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/mark-rich-real-and-imagined-artist-talk/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T200000
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SUMMARY:Drop In Figure Drawing
DESCRIPTION:Information \nDates: Tuesdays\, March 1 – April 26 \nTime: 6 – 8 PM \nLocation: Five Points Arts Center Drawing Lab \nAges: 18+ \nCost: $15 Per Session \nClass Cap: 12 \n  \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nDescription \nPractice your figure drawing skills during this weekly drop in workshop. Each session will begin with warm up gesture drawings\, and will include a variety of longer poses. No instruction is provided\, and artists will need to bring their own materials. Suggested materials include: charcoal\, graphite\, colored pencils\, pens\, watercolors\, and newsprint or sketchpads. Seating is limited to 12 participants\, and drawing tables and chairs are provided. All skill levels are welcome!
URL:https://fivepointsarts.org/event/drop-in-figure-drawing/
LOCATION:Five Points Arts Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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