Posts in Category : PWP Announcements
Upcoming PWP Juried Members Show – Whims of Weather
Upcoming PWP juried members show! In just over a week, “Whims of Weather” will open at the historic National Arts Club in Gramercy Park. Juried by Dr. Stanley Burns, Chairperson of the Photography Committee of the National Arts Club, the show will feature work that expresses the drama, subtlety, power, and moods of weather. Be sure to come to the opening reception on Monday, May 18th from 6 – 8 pm with family and friends to see how members have interpreted this theme. Exhibition books ($68) and posters ($15) will also be available for sale (cash and checks). Can’t make the opening? The show runs through May 31st. See you there!! – Michele Dragonetti, PWP Social Media Committee
Museum Insider: The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky
There are many times when I walk through a museum and want to know the “behind the scenes/exhibit” story that helps me connect more deeply with the individual art work, the artist and curators. This monthly Museum Insider blog aims to bridge this span, to help understand the connections to what we are viewing, to enrich the art, our experience with it, and our lives. – Donna Rocco _________________________ The Met is currently showing a large collection of Native American artwork in gallery 999 entitled, The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky, which closes May 10th. The exhibit is incredible, and so are the enormous wall panel images, which I learned were taken by a young women named Shania [continue reading...]
From the PWP Instagram Feed: Diane Arbus and the new Whitney
Seen at a preview of the new Whitney Museum: Diane Arbus (b. 1923 NY, d. 1971) “A family on their lawn one Sunday in Westchester” from 1968. The piece is part of the museum-wide exhibit “America is Hard to See” which draws upon the museum’s extensive collection for a show that is meant to, as the NY Times explains, examine “the ideas, beliefs, visions, and passions that have preoccupied and galvanized American artists over the past one hundred and fifteen years” in a show that is further described as “the most ambitious display to date of the Whitney’s collection.” See it and the new Whitney. -Michele Dragonetti, PWP Social Media Committee
Anne Sherwood Pundyk On Feminism & Art
Anne Sherwood Pundyk is a painter based in Manhattan and Mattituck. She is currently working on a new body of work called “The Revolution Will Be Painted.” She graciously agreed to share her thoughts on feminism, and the feminist arts magazine Girls Against God. PWP: What is Girls Against God, and why did you feel the need to start it? Anne Sherwood Pundyk: Girls Against God (GAG) is a radical feminist arts magazine. The magazine started as a twinkle in the eye of artist and musician, Bianca Casady; Sierra, her sister and partner in their duo, “CocoRosie,” coined the title. Sophie Morner, of Capricious, green-lighted its publication. Bianca invited me at the start of the magazine to work with [continue reading...]
NYC History on View at the Jefferson Market Library
As this image from Darleen Rubin’s exhibition Before the Garden shows, the NYC “Save Our Libraries” campaign has been around for decades. But never was it more glamorous than in 1974 when it was graced by the New York Dolls. In this exhibit, Rubin, who has been photographing her West Village neighborhood for many years, focuses on change at the Jefferson Market Library. There are images of the dismantling of the infamous women’s house of detention next door, the garden that replaced it, and the NY Dolls performance. A must for students of city history and change. Free. Through Feb. 25. At Jefferson Market Library (425 Sixth Ave., at 10th St.). Mon./Wed 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Tues./Thurs. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Fri./Sat. 10 [continue reading...]