June 26 - September 4
Opening Reception: Saturday June 25, 6-8 pm
396 Main Street, Catskill, NY
Saturdays and Sundays 12 - 4pm
or by appointment
please contact Rachel Klinghoffer, rklingho@risd.edu, 201.532.1568
The 2012 MFA in Painting candidates at Rhode Island School of Design are pleased to announce Black and Blue, an exhibition presented as part of The Catskill Arts Initiative and the Greene County Council, Masters on Main Street in Catskill, NY.
Masters on Main Street consists of work by students and alumni from Bard College’s Electronic Arts program and Milton Avery School of the Arts MFA program, School of Visual Arts Photography Department, Rutgers University George Mason School of Arts, Rhode Island School of Design MFA in Painting, New York University MFA Department and the State University of New York at New Paltz MFA Art Department. By special arrangement, summer residents at the Catwalk Art Residency program will be participating representing Vassar College, Columbia University and School of the Art Institute of Chicago. These sites will be on view through September 4th. Window displays are visible to the public 24/7 with interior gallery exhibitions open Saturdays and Sundays from 12-4pm.
Black and Blue puts works on view by Hilary Doyle, Anthony Giannini, Rachel Klinghoffer, Francisco Moreno, Kimo Nelson, Art Peña, Michelle Rawlings, Astrid Toha, Page Whitmore and Bruce Wilhelm; the RISD MFA Painting candidates of 2012.
They met one year ago, and have formed a tight-knit, supportive, and honest working community. Each artist has a distinct voice and visual vocabulary using a range of materials and methods to produce reflections on materiality, social awareness, satire, and history. A sense of endurance links the work of these ten artists. The prevailing palette of the show is black and blue, two subtle, quiet colors. Rather than announce themselves, black and blue observes and reflects. There is a secretive, mysterious quality to the works in this show, alluding to the presence of hidden ruminations on the complicated world around us.
To find out more information about Masters on Main Street and to Download a Masters on Main Street Map please go to www.greenearts.org.
Masters on Main Street would not be possible without the support of the Catskill Arts Initiative, Fawn Potash, Masters on Main Street Project Manager, (fawn@greenearts.org), the generosity of Main Street building owners and the cooperation of artists, schools and neighbors working together to make Catskill a vibrant arts community.