BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Alfa Art Gallery - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Alfa Art Gallery X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.alfaart.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Alfa Art Gallery REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111022T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111022T220000 DTSTAMP:20160729T133856Z CREATED:20111018T134825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T133856Z UID:1601-1319313600-1319320800@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Oct 22 @ 8pm - Experimontage DESCRIPTION:8pm$5 \nA night of ambient\, nowave\, and experimental music and performances featuring international and local acts\, including \nSummer Dresses (Trevor from Human Adult Band) \nSK Orchestra (Michael Durek\, Brandstifter\, Jim Tuite…) \nWizards of Oi ( Brandstifter\, and Aaron Moore of Volcano the Bear) \nMore acts TBA URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/october-22-8pm-experimontage/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert/Band Night ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111021T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111021T220000 DTSTAMP:20160729T133702Z CREATED:20110909T134810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T133702Z UID:1457-1319223600-1319234400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Oct 21 @ 7pm - Counterparts - New Brunswick Art Salon\, Fall'11 DESCRIPTION:Duration: October 21 – November 10\, 2011Reception: Friday\, Oct 21 @ 6:30-10:30pmCurator: Jewel LimMultidisciplinary Event: The New World Order  \n \nThe Alfa Art Gallery is proud to present “Counterparts\,” the third exhibition of the 2011 New Brunswick Art Salon\, following two exhibitions from the spring. \n  \nAbout Alfa’s New Brunswick Art Salon\nIn the 18th and 19th century\, Art Salons were the greatest annual or biannual art events in the Western world\, celebrating the farthest advances in academia and the arts. The Alfa Art Gallery\, in order to bridge talented and highly esteemed artists with the New Brunswick public\, holds its own Art Salon exhibitions biannually in the Spring and Fall. \n  \nAbout this Exhibition\n“Counterparts” is an exhibition that highlights the collaboration of opposites. Contained in this collection of works is a variety of contrasting elements that complement each other:  representational with abstract pieces\, conversations from past to present\, narratives from experienced to imagined and styles that are dynamic and tranquil. Featuring Ellen Weisbord\, Jamie Greenfield\, Lisa Pressman\, Nilufer Ozturk\, Sarah Petruziello and Theodosia Tamborlane\, this exhibition\, varied in style and medium\, demonstrates an extensive scope of aesthetic sensibility\, where concept is executed into art from different viewpoints\, and brings together an explosive showcase of cooperative diversity. \n  \nAbout the Artists\nEllen Weisbord received her BFA in Art Education from the Philadelphia College of Art. She is a mixed media artist\, working with felt\, photography and coiled basket. Her works\, which reflect influences from nature\, are interpretation of what she observes within and outside her daily life. She has exhibited her work in New Jersey\, Oregon and Washington D.C. At present\, she teaches at Columbia High School in Maplewood\, New Jersey. \nJamie Greenfield obtained her BA in Studio Art from the State University College at Fredonia and her M.A.\, also in Studio Art\, from the State University of New York at Albany. The volume of her works is varied\, ranging from abstract\, colorful pieces to beautifully representational sketches\, reminiscent of Renaissance Art.  At present\, she is serves on the Bunn Family Distinguished Teaching Chair at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrence\, New Jersey. Greenfield has exhibited in many shows in New York\, New Jersey\, Pennsylvania and Alabama. Her works are held in the permanent collections of Rider University\, the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission\, the University of Delaware\, the College of New Jersey and others. \nLisa Pressman received her BA from Douglass College at Rutgers University and her MFA in Painting from Bard College. Her paintings are beautifully abstract\, incorporating oils\, collage\, wax and other media to create works that allude to personalized time and space. According to Pressman\, her work is the physical embodiment of the slow and gradual process of realization and transformation. She has showcased her work in several solo and group exhibitions in Pennsylvania\, New Jersey\, New York\, Florida\, Texas\, Massachusetts\, Georgia\, Florida\, Oregon and South Carolina. Her work appears in several corporate collections\, including those of McKinsey Financial Corporation\, Hyatt Regency\, Evergreen Spot Trading Corporation and many others. \nNilufer Ozturk earned her BA in Art Education from the Ondokuzmayis University in Samsun\, Turkey. Prior to moving to the United States in 2000\, she has taught in various cities\, including Istanbul. The focus of her work is in establishing communications between past and present in regards to what she observes from her surroundings\, often using organic forms. She has exhibited in several shows in Turkey as well as in New Jersey. She was awarded second place in an exhibition at the Hunterdon Museum of Art in Clifton\, New Jersey. \nSarah Petruziello obtained her BFA and MFA from the University of Georgia in Athens\, Georgia. She creates large-scale drawings—using graphite drawing pencils on Arches watercolor paper—that are generally narrative portraiture with elements of symbolism. Petruziello has successfully exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions in New Jersey\, New York and Georgia. She has been awarded a grant by the George Sugarman Foundation and a fellowship from the New Jersey Council State of the Arts. \n  \nTheodosia Tamborlane received her A. A. in Visual Arts from the Union County College in Cranford\, NJ. Prior to her artistic career\, Tamborlane obtained an A.A. from Peirce College of Business\, a B.A from Drew University\, an M.P.A from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a J.D. from Seton Hall Law School. Her series exhibited\, “Toys and games” is abstract\, designed to elicit childhood memories of play\, as colors dance across each canvas. Tamborlane has exhibited her work in several solo and group exhibitions in New Jersey\, New York and Florida. She has also been awarded in several juried exhibitions. \n  \nIf you would like to submit for the 2012 New Brunswick Art Salon\, please visit our website again in the future for the next prospectus. \n  \nThis program is sponsored in part by: URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/october-21-7pm-new-brunswick-art-salon-2011/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception,New Brunswick Art Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/main_nb_art_salon_fall_2011.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110930T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110930T210000 DTSTAMP:20160729T134127Z CREATED:20110909T133910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T134127Z UID:1452-1317407400-1317416400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Sept 30 @ 6:30pm - PAINTING / PRESENCE DESCRIPTION:Recent Work by Marsha Goldberg\, Larry McKim and Wes Sherman \nExhibition duration: September 30 – October 20\, 2011Opening Reception: Friday\, September 30 @ 6:30-10:30pmCurator and event coordinator: Jewel LimLive Jazz Music: New World Order \nThe Alfa Art Gallery is proud to present “PAINTING / PRESENCE” a group exhibition by Marsha Goldberg\, Larry McKim and Wes Sherman – the best artists in “New Brunswick Art Salon 2010” and winners of awards provided by New Brunswick City Market.  Chosen from a broad range of talented participants in the “New Brunswick Art Salon 2010\,” Goldberg\, Larry and Sherman were selected for their contribution of new perspectives to the New Brunswick community as a means of art education\, with their different approaches to painting the non-representational. \n   \nJudy Wukitsch about the exhibition\nWes Sherman\, Marsha Goldberg\, and Larry McKim are three artists who share the broad genre of abstraction in their paintings. However\, their approaches are different when putting brush to canvas\, as are their personal goals and visions. While seemingly lighthearted\, the paint-marks that jump across the canvas\, or the color and shapes that seem haphazardly placed along the surface\, in actuality often result from great diligence and painstaking deliberation. \nJudy WukitschIndependent Arts ConsultantFounder/former Director\, Pierro Gallery of South Orange \n  \nMarsha Goldberg about the exhibition\nI begin these paintings with a gestural mark contained within ruled lines. The mark is then reiterated—and sometimes obscured—by tracing it or painting the negative space around it. This slow and measured method of presenting the initially spontaneous gesture is a meditation on the art-making process. \nIn its resemblance to text\, the imagery may appear to be almost decipherable. This is comparable to what one may experience when traveling—attempting to interpret a written language that is unknown\, but ultimately only able to understand it as a picture or decorative line. \n \n  \nLarry McKim about the exhibition\nThe imagery in my work is abstract\, however is not inspired only by geometric shapes.  I also imply the human form\, animal and plant shapes.  Different pieces suggest humor\, chaos\, peacefulness and playfulness.  The titles are given when the pieces are complete and suggest my own personal associations.  Once the pieces are formally resolved\, they exist apart from me and I view them as anyone else would. My goal is to have the pieces have complexity\, mystery and intelligence that keep me interested and engaged over time. \nMy work includes painting and several printmaking techniques.  I find that silkscreen\, reduction woodblock and monoprinting all relate to painting in some way and help me advance my visual vocabulary.  The series of small collages are called “Amalgam” to reflect the fact that they have elements of many image making techniques within them. \n \n  \nWes Sherman about the exhibition\nI paint about painting and the nature of painting. It is neither a grand or uncommon act. Painting is one of the earliest acts of human beings; we paint to define our lives and to put our existence into context with nature. \nThe act of painting is a search for meaning within nature’s sublime. This probing for self-meaning is at the heart of the sublime and the history of painting. The painter is constantly trying to reason a way into nature\, while the philosopher is trying to reason a way out of nature. Painters who get their hands messy with the mud of paint and interact with the history of painting\, will by the natural act of painting\, look for the spiritual purity\, grandeur or excellence that is hidden in nature’s sublime. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/september-30-7pm-painting-presence/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/sherman_larry_marsha_exhib.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110909T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110909T210000 DTSTAMP:20160729T134428Z CREATED:20110806T190323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T134428Z UID:1296-1315593000-1315602000@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Sept 9 @ 6:30pm - “Spirit of Nature” - John Hawaka's Solo Exhibition Opening & Catalog Release DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: September 9 –29\, 2011Opening Reception: Friday\, September 9 @ 6:30-10:30pmOpen Studio: Friday\, September 23 @ 6:30-9:30pm \nCurator: Jewel LimLive Jazz Music: New World Order \n  \n \nThe Alfa Art Gallery is pleased to present “Spirit of Nature\,” a solo exhibition featuring John Hawaka. Carrying the trademark of his works created with lacquer\, these paintings in his second nature series are graceful yet explosive. While some pieces give the impression of colorful ink beautifully suspended in water\, ever so slowly expanding outwardly on the white board Hawaka uses others splatter dynamically into natural forms with force. Regardless of the way the lacquer imprints the board\, Hawaka’s colors are captivating and optimistic\, never in any inch of the work dull\, with the white spaces delightfully acting as light. Overall\, Hawaka’s abstraction of the spirit of nature creates a beautiful and long-lasting impression of the sublime. \n\nJohn Hawaka’s catalog will also be released at this exhibition\, featuring both of his nature series\, last year’s collection “Above\, Below and Beyond” and the “Spirit of Nature.” \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the Artist\nOfficially represented by the Alfa Art Gallery since 2008\, John Hawaka has brought to New Brunswick a wealth of creativity and skill. As one of the few artists to use lacquer in painting\, his work is more impressive and rare to see. Hawaka attended Phoenix School of Design in New York and Montclair State University in New Jersey. He has also contributed his work to foundations and private collectors in New Brunswick\, Princeton\, Piscataway and surrounding areas\, making him a local treasure. \n  URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/spirit-of-nature-john-hawakas-solo-exhibition-catalog-release/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/John-Hawaka-UNTITLED.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110826T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110826T210000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185548Z CREATED:20110824T104003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185548Z UID:1424-1314381600-1314392400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Aug 26 @ 6:00pm - "Poetry and Place" a Multidisciplinary Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: Friday\, August 26\, 2011 @ 6:00-9;00pmHosted by: Marlon Davis and Christine Rung \nAbout: \nThe theme of this event will center on awareness of place\, landscapes and environment through a combination of visual and performing arts.  The exhibition will feature drawings\, sketches and models made by students of the Landscape Architecture department at Rutgers University (www.landarch.rutgers.edu).  From precise\, crisp lines of the drafting pencil to soft sweeps of charcoal and conte crayon\, these images demonstrate a wide variety of tools and  techniques used by designers to capture place. The event will also include live poetry performances by poets from the Douglas Black Student Congress and Verbal Mayhem on the theme\, adding a dynamic and equally expressive element. \nFrom this multidiscplinary approach\, we hope to expose the public to unique perspectives of the environment and broaden the dialogues between people and their surroundings. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/august-26-600pm-poetry-and-place-a-multidisciplinary-exhibition/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/evanralph_feature2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110819T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110819T220000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185547Z CREATED:20110804T022641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185547Z UID:1257-1313778600-1313791200@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Aug 19 @ 6:30pm - "Embodiment of Emotion" - Group Exhibition Opening DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Duration: August 19 – August 21\, 201119th – Exhibition Opening @ Live Music | 20th – Documentary | 21st – Open StudioEvents organized by Nyssa Wawra\, Kira McDonal and Mary Paulyshun \n \nAbout this Exhibition\nThis exhibition features the works of Sarah Zar\, Ryan Rusinski\, Benjamin Caplan and Pavol Olsavsky III. The concept of this exhibition is to show how Alfa Art Gallery is open to all mediums of artwork\, and its interests in global and student issues. Benjamin Caplan’s style is intricate pen-work that captures the attention and draws the viewer in. His highly detailed work depicts many different events going on in the same picture\, but they are all related to the overall theme. Between the high contrast of the black ink and the white background\, the intricate line work\, and the emotional pull; his work demands further examination and interest. Pavol Olsavsky III’s paintings are very representational\, realistic and yet dreamlike. His passion for his work reflects in every painting he produces; each has a very strong theme behind its vibrant colors and unique organization\, which help expressively enhance the feelings that his paintings portray. He uses these elements of art as an author would use punctuation\, by creating emphasis and significance to his work. Ryan Rusinki’s paintings are greatly impacted by the beauty of the natural world. He uses more familiar\, earth-toned colors and makes ordinary nature turn into something extraordinary. His work is realistic yet painterly\, giving it a more aesthetic look with a different perspective of depth of field. Sarah Zar is a master of both realism and surrealism. She has a very unique view of the world\, and this is reflected in every one of her works. Her realistic work captures a perspective on the world that not too many are familiar with\, the dark side of reality; while her surrealistic work shows the same perspective\, but with a haunting adjustment of the shapes and forms that create a more potent emotional response.  This exhibition brings together many different artists who are remarkable at stirring up emotional responses\, which will accompany both the live music and the documentary days. \n  \nAbout the Artists\nPavol Olsavsky III \nHas attended the Governor’s School of the Arts and the Mason Gross School of the Arts. Pavol was born in a small village in Slovakia (former Czechoslovakia) and spent most of his childhood outdoors enjoying nature. After coming to America at the age of ten\, his passion for fine arts grew stronger. He has exhibited at the Governor’s School of the Arts Exhibition and the Mason Gross Student Art Show. \n  \nBenjamin Caplan \n  \n  \n  \nRyan Rusinki \nRyan Rusinski is a painter entering his senior year at Mason Gross School of the Arts\, Rutgers University\, whose primary artistic interest is the landscape of New Jersey. \n“When I recently found a book of historic photos of my township\, I realized that human manipulation of the landscape is far from a purely contemporary occurrence. The semi-rural\, often forested landscapes of Readington Township seem \nperfectly appropriate\, and it would be difficult to imagine that land looking much different. But these old photos show almost none of the trees that I associate with where I live; every picture shows landscapes composed almost entirely of open farmland. These images really sparked and have begun to direct my interests not simply in landscape\, but also in how people have affected the landscape\, how we use and may misuse the land\, and how the landscape reads because of our intervention.” \n  \nSarah Zar \nSarah Zar is an interdisciplinary artist\, currently perched in Brooklyn\, NY*.  Her work has appeared in places (Sloan Fine Art\, Denise Bibro Fine Art\, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery\, under bridges and on boats\, The Highline Ballroom\, and so on)  and sensory organs around the world\, the most recent of which are in your head.  Her paintings have received numerous awards in NY\, and her other visual works range from installations\, drawings\, collages and sculptures to spatial design and letters to strangers.  She currently teaches at Montclair University\, paints on just about anything that moves (itself or her)\, writes songs\, and plays the singing saw with Shayfer James\, Yula & The Extended Family\, and other sorted specimens of cryptozoology. She has a collection of imaginary avians that enjoy flying around her neck when the winds are rising. She is an editor for ONandOnScreen\, and above all things a Collaborator. \n*This means that Sarah Zar is a northern-dwelling\, migratory “bird”. It traditionally creates novels by painting\, and their titles and relationships are nomadic. This species is noted for its colorful use of dream logic. \n  \nAbout the event on August 19th \nOn August 19th\, Alfa will be hosting a live music show showcasing the broad spectrum of styles being played in the current New Brunswick Underground music scene. The bands peforming will be Fairychaser\, Suicide Magnets\, In Air\, Marquise Phantom\, Amber of Dreams and Luke Eternity. \nFairychaser is the solo project of NJ native Sally Burtnick. Beautiful\, bittersweet songs of lost love and cloudy days\, her voice is enchanting and eerie like none other. She is often accompanied by April\, who plays a singing set of crystal glasses. http://www.myspace.com/sallyburtnik \nSuicide Magnets is the other name of Wendy H. from Philadelphia. Through filtered vocals she sings somber tunes next to her electric guitar\, transcendence into a foggy reverie. http://www.myspace.com/suicidemagnet \n In Air is Stefan and Aaron\, an experimental duo native to New Jersey who switch their instruments many times throughout their set; best described as stream of consciousness punk with a free jazz edge. http://in.air.tripod.com/ \nMarquise Phantom is new brunswick native JP Roy. He plays noise music through a series of pedals; white noise crypt echo experimentation.    \n As Amber In Dreams and Luke Eternity respectively\, best friends and members of the local shoegaze band Eternal Fuzz Kyle W. and Luke B. play songs from their acoustic solo projects; a small glance into their extensive library of melancholy meditations. \n  \nAbout Nyssa Wawra\, Kira McDonal and Mary Paulyshun \nThis exhibition and events were curated and organized by Nyssa Wawra\, Kira McDonal and Mary Paulyshun; three of Alfa Art Gallery’s summer interns. They have collaborated to hold a three day exhibition at the gallery on August 19th\, 20th and 21st\, 2011. \nKira is hosting a live music event in the gallery on the 19th. She obtained information about local musicians and forwarded her research about the underground music scene in New Brunswick to Alfa’s assistant director\, Galina Kourteva. Kira communicated with these musicians to welcome them into Alfa as an open-minded artistic venue area; showing our appreciation of art in all mediums. The musicians purposed to be hosted in the gallery are: Fairychaser\, Suicide Magnets\, In Air\, Marquise Phantom\, Amber of Dreams and Luke Eternity. \nMary is hosting an event where the documentary “Seoul Train”\, presented by LiNK (Liberty in North Korea) Rutgers Chapter\, on August 20th. She chose this documentary to show that Alfa is interested in student activities and global issues; and\, in showing this type of interest in Rutgers demonstrates that Alfa is profoundly involved and interested in the New Brunswick community. \n  \nNyssa is in charge of communicating and coordinating with the artists in this exhibition; which is overlooked Alfa’s assistant director\, Galina Kourteva\, and the head curator\, Jewel Lim. While communicating with these artists\, Nyssa obtained information and images of the artists’ work\, which is then relayed to both Galina and Jewel for further inspection and approval. The artists proposed to be shown in the gallery are: Sarah Zar\, Ryan Rusinski\, Benjamin Caplan and Pavol Olsavsky III. Nyssa is also supervising the final day of the exhibition\, August 21st – there will be an open studio with the artists that were featured; the artwork will be on the walls of the gallery for all three days of this exhibition. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/students-exhibition/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/Pavol-beastly03.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110708T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110708T200000 DTSTAMP:20160729T131250Z CREATED:20110615T172811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T131250Z UID:1197-1310149800-1310155200@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - July 8 @ 6:30pm - Open Studio/Lecture by Ilya Raskin DESCRIPTION:Come see our new exhibition – “FERTILE\, FRIGHTFUL\, DIVINE!” – African tribal masks and sculptures from the Raskin Collection and enjoy a lecture on the artworks by Ilya Raskin. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/july-8th-630pm-open-studiolecture-by-ilya-raskin/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture/Workshop,Open Studio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/iraskin_lesser_flamingos_in_flight_lake_nakuru_kenya.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110707T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110707T210000 DTSTAMP:20160729T131347Z CREATED:20110620T140910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T131347Z UID:1216-1310020200-1310072400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - July 7 @ 6:30pm - "PDOA - Public Display of Art"\, Exhibition Opening DESCRIPTION:New Brunswick Community Arts Council Announces the Launch of\n“PDOA – Public Display of Art” \nFirst Installation || Featured Artist:  Joseph Schembri \nExhibition Duration: July 7 – August 7\, 2011Opening Reception: Thursday\, July 7\,  6:30-10pm \nThe New Brunswick Community Arts Council is proud to announce the launch of its new project “PDOA – Public Display of Art\,” featuring the works of Joseph Schembri as its first installation. “PDOA” is a community project focused on the beautification of New Brunswick. The mission of this project is to promote art education within the New Brunswick community. This first installation is located at the Ferren Mall\, on the corner of Albany Street and Spring Street\, across from the NJ Transit New Brunswick train station. \nThe works of Joseph Schembri capture dancers and musicians in performance and at rest. They are photographic images\, digitally painted and printed as large format giclees\, reminiscent of the impressionists in the late 19th century\, with their quick\, vibrant strokes. For Mr. Schembri\, the aim is to reinvent these captured moments as a dream-like version\, a hybrid of reality and illusion. Influenced by Edgar Degas not only in subject but also in color\, this collection is delicate but brimming with the performance energy of the subjects. Mr. Schembri’s subjects include dancers from Buglisi Dance Theatre\, NY International Ballet Competition\, and New Jersey Ballet\, and musicians including Junior Mance\, Warren Vache\, Richie Cole\, and Rosie Ledet. \nJoseph Schembri is a freelance photographer. Within his 26 years of experience\, focused on capturing dancers and musicians in performance\, he has studied with Sandi Fellman at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University\, worked with Lois Greenfield in her New York City studio\, and has completed various workshops and seminars. He served as the photographer for The New Jersey Ballet Company for 22 seasons and was appointed official photographer of the New York International Ballet Competition in 2005. His work has been exhibited in several galleries in New Jersey\, including Artworks in Trenton\, the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge\, and the Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown. His works have also been published in The New York Times\, The New York Daily News\, Pointe Magazine\, Dance Magazine and Attitude and in the books The Nutcracker Backstage: the Story and the Magic and Paper Mill Playhouse-The Life of a Theater. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/july-7-630pm-pdoa-public-display-of-art-exhibition-opening/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110624T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110624T210000 DTSTAMP:20160729T132240Z CREATED:20110609T184252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T132240Z UID:1159-1308940200-1308949200@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - June 24 @ 6:30pm - “Fertile\, Frightful\, Divine!” - Masks\, Sculptures and Photographs of Africa DESCRIPTION:June 24\, 2011 || “FERTILE\, FRIGHTFUL\, DIVINE!”Exhibition duration: June 24 – July 22\, 2011Opening Reception: Friday\, June 24 @ 6:30-10:30pmLIVE Jazz Music: New World Order \nOpen Studio/Lecture: Friday\, July 8th @ 6:30pm \n  \nThe Alfa Art Gallery proudly presents “FERTILE\, FRIGHTFUL\, DIVINE!” – African tribal masks and sculptures from the Raskin Collection. \nThe collection was assembled over 30 years by the late tribal art collector and dealer Yuri Raskin and his son\, Ilya Raskin\, who is a professor at Rutgers University and a wildlife photographer.  It is his dramatic photographs of African wildlife that accent the displayed works of African art.  Art pieces from the Raskin collection have been sought for art installations\, interior decoration\, private collections\, TV and theater production\, as well as inspiration\, reflection and research. \nThe Raskins’ educational site www.zyama.com is one of the largest and well used on-line information sources on African art assembled over the past 15 years. Their gallery www.arttribal.com is a successful family owned business. Its clients represent more that 20 countries on five continents and include artists\, anthropologists\, collectors\, architects\, art teachers\, decorators\, films studios as well as practitioners of African religions. \nFeel the passion and magic emanating from fertility statues\, nail studded fetishes\, awesome ceremonial masks\,  power staffs\, decorated shields and chiseled wooden doors replete with symbols of beauty\, strength\, healing and divination. \n  \nThe Exhibit will focus on the following \n\nstatues and masks used in fertility\, healing and divination rites mostly in Sub Saharan and West African tribes;\nbronze Benin style sculptures and other objects of power and beauty;\nphotographs of people\, landscapes and wild life in Africa.\n\n  \nGoal of the Exhibit \nTo highlight various aspects of African tribal masks and sculptures which – in ways similar to and yet distinctly different from western art – are both ritual objects for practitioners – and objects of decoration\, research\, or artistic inspiration for others. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/june-24-630pm-fertile-frightful-divine-masks-sculptures-and-photographs-of-africa/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception,Lecture/Workshop,Open Studio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/african_exhibition.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110610T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110610T210000 DTSTAMP:20160729T132005Z CREATED:20110528T145511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T132005Z UID:1149-1307730600-1307739600@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - June 10 @ 6:30pm - “Abstraction and the Creative Unconscious” DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: June 3 –24\, 2011 Opening Reception: Friday\, June 10 @ 6:30-10:30pm Open Studio: Thursday\, June 16 @ 7 pm Curator: Jewel Lim Multiciplinary Event: TBA \nThe Alfa Art Gallery is proud to present “Abstraction and the Creative Unconscious\,” the joint exhibition of Peter Arakawa and Rita Herzfeld. The works of Arakawa and Herzfeld create a world of the nonrepresentational\, often conceived in moments of instinct and uncertainty. Each piece in this exhibition began as a mystery with the first brushstroke and stresses the artist’s journey to reach a conclusion. The title of this show “Abstraction and the Creative Unconscious” highlights the process in which creativity fosters and is fostered by artists from all walks of life. For Arakawa and Herzfeld\, the end results of these processes are phenomenal. Arakawa\, who paints from his observations of daily life\, successfully combines patterns and shapes that are unlikely together. In her work\, Herzfeld’s brushstrokes are dominant players\, suspended in a state of movement in a stationary painting. The works in this exhibition present themselves as if conceived in the midst of fresh inspiration\, whether from the moving strokes or the busy arrangements within them.  What this exhibition states is that there is ultimately no conclusion to the artist’s journey: the paintings\, with their uncontained “moving strokes” and busy environments\, exhibit that solutions only create new mysteries so that new works can be given birth to. \n  \nAbout the Artists\nPeter Arakawa obtained his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He became an artist through the influences of creative family members.  Arakawa has been a professional artist for over twenty-five years. His works are held in many institutions and museums\, including the Zimmerli Art Museum\, Newark Public Library\, Jersey City Museum\, the State Museum\, Hunterdon Art Museum and Johnson & Johnson Corporation. \nRita Herzfeld attended the School of Visual Arts and City College of N.Y. and obtained her BA from Rutgers University.  Inspired by her artistic mother\, Herzfeld became an artist who grew up believing in the power that comes with creation and its processes from simple tools such as pencil and paper. Her works are held in the Hunterdon Museum of Art\, the Zimmerli Art Museum and various private collections. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/june-10-630pm-abstraction-and-the-creative-unconscious/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/parakawa-the-balconey.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110526T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110526T210000 DTSTAMP:20160729T134729Z CREATED:20110518T023128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T134729Z UID:1108-1306436400-1306443600@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - May 26 @ 7pm - New Brunswick Art Salon\, Spring’11 - Part II: Open Studio DESCRIPTION:The Alfa Art Gallery invites you to join us for an evening with the exhibiting artists of the New Brunswick Art Salon\, Spring’11. If you missed the opening receptions on April 22nd and May 13th\, this is not only the perfect chance to see some amazing works but is also the opportunity to get an inside look on the creative process of each artist. The artists will work on their respective art pieces at the Alfa Art Gallery as well as give informative talks on their inspirations. \nFeaturing: Carlos Frias\, Dara Alter\, Darren McManus\, Michael Bransfield and Sam Ralston \n  \nThis program is sponsored in part by: \n \n \n  \nClick here for more information about New Brunswick Art Salon\, Spring ’11 – Part II. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/may-26-7pm-new-brunswick-art-salon-spring11-part-ii-open-studio/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:New Brunswick Art Salon,Open Studio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/art_salon_2011_part2_main.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110513T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110513T210000 DTSTAMP:20160729T132623Z CREATED:20110414T190930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T132623Z UID:930-1305311400-1305320400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - May 13 @ 6:30pm - "Within the Spaces" - New Brunswick Art Salon\, Spring 2011 - Part II DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: May 13 – June 2\, 2011Opening Reception: Friday\, May 13  @ 6:30-10:30pmCurator: Jewel LimMultidisciplinary Event: New World Order (Live Jazz Music) \n  \n \nAbout  Alfa’s New Brunswick Art Salon\nIn the 18th and 19th century\, Art Salons were the greatest annual or biannual art events in the Western world\, celebrating the farthest advances in academia and the arts. The Alfa Art Gallery\, in order to bridge talented and highly esteemed artists with the New Brunswick public\, holds its own Art Salon exhibitions biannually in the Spring and Fall. \n  \nAbout this Exhibition\nThis exhibition “Within the Spaces” features the works of Coleen Tyler\, Darren McManus\, Jian Chen\, Michael Bransfield and Sam Ralston.  The concept of this exhibition is to take note of the use of space in partnership with abstract figures and vibrant colors in order to capture the demands each work to be experienced and owned by looking. Tyler’s geometric paintings on wood are spatial illusions that “press and pull” abstract space\, using color\, lines and shapes to convey emotional states.  Similarly\, McManus’ works are geometric and painted on wood. Highly detailed and saturated in color\, his odd-shaped\, puzzle-like works of art contain unusual combinations of solid forms\, causing intrigue and need for reflection. Chen’s paintings\, on the other hand\, are more representational than the rest\, but\, nevertheless\, explore a surreal feel to the moment depicted by a thick and painterly use of his materials. Some of his works explore “the triple properties of a painting’s dimension: the space behind the pictorial plane\, the physical existence of the painting surface per se\, and the space in front of the pictorial surface\, where the viewers are embodied.”  Bransfield uses lines and color to create a layering effect that makes the paintings feel dense and loose at the same time. Upon closer observation\, the viewer may feel that they are witnessing the works from an aerial perspective\, creating depth into the canvas itself. Ralston creates single-colored\, ambiguous\, rounded figures in an equally ambiguous and loose space: his lighting suggests the space is not flat and his blurred backgrounds hint at depth. “Within the Spaces” is an exhibition that ties together five remarkable artists in which they will cause their audience to ponder from work to work what lies beneath\, above\, and beyond what is being observed. \n  \nAbout the Artists\nColeen Tyler received B.S. in Art Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her MFA in Ceramics from the Virginia Commonwealth University. Throughout her career\, Tyler taught as an art teacher in many institutions\, including Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School\, Rutgers Preparatory School and Washington Community School. Tyler has been published in several newspapers\, including the New York Times\, and has exhibited in many shows in Pennsylvania\, New Jersey and Virginia. \nDarren McMannus obtained his BFA in Drawing and Illustration from the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland\, BFA in Experimental Studio and Illustration from the Hartford Art School and his MFA in Painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and won many awards\, including a fellowship from the New Jersey Council State of the Arts\, from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. \nJian Chen is an emerging artist from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts with an expected graduation date of 2012. He has actively participated in the art community within the university via exhibiting works in several Mason Gross Galleries shows.  Chen also has an M.D. from China\, where he originally is from. \nMichael Bransfield graduated with a B.A. in Humanities from Providence College. He later studied painting from the Massachusetts College of Art as well as at the New York Studio School of Drawing\, Painting and Sculpture. He was also awarded a fellowship to the Yale-Norfolk Summer School of Art.  Bransfield has exhibited in many exhibitions in New York and New Jersey.  He has also served as director of the Metuchen Gallery. \nSam Ralston started painting in his early 20’s. He attended classes at the DuCret Art School and later enrolled at Kean College with an intention of becoming an art teacher but changed his major to graphic design. Throughout his career\, he displayed his work in different venues and won a number of awards. He currently works as a graphic designer and paints in his spare time. He has participated in several shows in New Jersey\, Maryland\, New York and Connecticut. \n  \nBest Artists of New Brunswick Art Salon’ 2010\nFirst Place: Wes ShermanSecond Place: Marsha GoldbergThird Place: Larry McKim \nAwards provided by New Brunswick City Market\, NJ. \n  \nThis program is sponsored in part by: URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/may-13-630pm-new-brunswick-art-salon-spring-2011-part-ii/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception,New Brunswick Art Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/art_salon_2011_part2_main.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110505T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110505T230000 DTSTAMP:20160729T133212Z CREATED:20110504T014053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T133212Z UID:999-1304629200-1304636400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - May 5 @ 9pm - Objet d'Art\, Spring 2011 Issue Release Party DESCRIPTION:Objet d’Art\, the alternative literary magazine for Rutgers University\, is proud to present the release of their Spring 2011 issue at Alfa Art Gallery on Thursday\, May 5th\, from 9 to 10:30 PM. Objet has served as a creative platform for the writers\, artists\, and photographers of the Rutgers community for almost a decade. This May\, we will celebrate the release of our 18th issue. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/objet-dart-spring-2011-issue-release-party/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Other ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2011-12-07_objet_dart_main.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110505T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110505T210000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185547Z CREATED:20110504T015627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185547Z UID:1007-1304622000-1304629200@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - May 5 @ 7pm - Open Studio with Dara Alter DESCRIPTION:Open Studio with Dara Alter: May 5\, 7 pm – 8:30 pm \nCurrent Exhibition: “The Double-Edge Search for the Truth & the Ideal”New Brunswick Art Salon\, Spring’11: Part I \nThe Alfa Art Gallery invites you to join us for an evening with artist Dara Alter\, one of the currently exhibition artist of the New Brunswick Art Salon\, Spring’11. If you missed the opening reception on April 22nd\, this is not only the perfect chance to see the amazing artworks of Rita Herzfeld\, Peter Arakawa\, Carlos Frias\, and Dara Alter\, but also a chance to see one of them at work!” \n  \n \nAbout the Artist\nDara Alter obtained her degree in Studio Art from the University of Guelph. Heavily influenced by her cultural ties\, she paints her memories of Israel in order to examine the North American Jewish nostalgia for an idealized nation. In the last five years\, she travelled to South America\, North America\, Asia\, and the Middle East\, which additionally influenced her works. Alter is most interested exploring location and place as it relates to her personal experiences and uses a specific palette that corresponds to the scenery in a particular region. She has exhibited in Minnesota\, New York and New Jersey in the United States as well as in Toronto\, Ontario in Canada.” URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/open-studio-with-dara-alter/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:New Brunswick Art Salon,Open Studio ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110422T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110422T223000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185547Z CREATED:20110319T212041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185547Z UID:631-1303497000-1303511400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - April 22 @ 6:30pm - “The Double-Edged Search for the Truth & the Ideal” - New Brunswick Art Salon\, Spring 2011: Part I DESCRIPTION:New Brunswick Art Salon\, Spring 2011: Part I\nExhibition duration: April 22 – May 12\, 2011 Opening Reception: Friday\, April 22  @ 6:30-10:30pm Curator: Jewel Lim Multiciplinary Event: The New World Order \nThe Alfa Art Gallery is proud to present “The Double-Edged Search for the Truth & the Ideal\,” the first of two spring exhibitions of the New Brunswick Art Salon 2011. \n  \nBest Artists of New Brunswick Art Salon’ 2010\nFirst Place: Wes ShermanSecond Place: Marsha GoldbergThird Place: Larry McKim \nAwards provided by New Brunswick City Market\, NJ. \n  \nAbout  Alfa’s New Brunswick Art Salon\nIn the 18th and 19th century\, Art Salons were the greatest annual or biannual art events in the Western world\, celebrating the farthest advances in academia and the arts. The Alfa Art Gallery\, in order to bridge talented and highly esteemed artists with the New Brunswick public\, holds its own Art Salon exhibitions biannually in the Spring and Fall. \n \nAbout this Exhibition\nThis exhibition “The Double-Edged Search for the Truth & the Ideal” features Carlos Frias\, Dara Alter\, Peter Arakawa and Rita Herzfeld\, four talented painters from different backgrounds.  True to its title\, this first part of the spring exhibitions for the New Brunswick Art Salon 2011 explores the individual’s search for the truth and the ideal in a larger community. The colors of the paintings in this collection are optimistic and vibrant; however\, each piece contains an underlying narrative of the struggle to attain knowledge or to illustrate a desire in the bigger scheme of Life. Dara Alter creates multi-perspective\, aerial landscapes without a fixed viewpoint as a response to her yearning for an ideal Israel. Peter Arakawa paints his works in only clusters of twos or threes in an attempt to avoid repetition: his works\, created from observations of daily life\, serve as voyages\, combining patterns and shapes that are unlikely together\, in search for an order that fits. In his paintings\, Carlos Frias\, with his intriguing Kandinsky-like palette\, attempts to analyze and capture the essence of human beings as organic and spiritual forms with their ability to grow and self-destruct. Rita Herzfeld\, acting and reacting in a cycle to each step in her creative process\, attacks her canvases with ardent\, moving paint strokes to actively demonstrate the gap and interactions between instinct\, ideas\, self-exploration and\, ultimately\, truth in a stilled image. \n  \nAbout the Artists\nCarlos Frias received his BFA in Painting from the Parsons School of Design. His recent works aims to highlight our humanity \, creativity\, relationships and  urges to grow and self-destruct while\, at the same time\, strip us of our spirituality and culture\, representing humans as organic forms bound to decompose and regenerate. Additionally\, his work visually demonstrates the parallel between what art is able to represent of the evolution of humankind and how much we want to preserve and manipulate art to represent the history of our species. He has exhibited in Japan\, the Dominican Republic\, Spain\, and the United States. \n  \nDara Alter obtained her degree in Studio Art from the University of Guelph.  Heavily influenced by her cultural ties\, she paints her memories of Israel in order to examine the North American Jewish nostalgia for an idealized nation.  In the last five years\, she travelled to South America\, North America\, Asia\, and the Middle East\, which additionally influenced her works. Alter is most interested exploring location and place as it relates to her personal experiences and uses a specific palette that corresponds to the scenery in a particular region. She has exhibited in Minnesota\, New York and New Jersey in the United States as well as in Toronto\, Ontario in Canada. \n  \nPeter Arakawa obtained his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He became an artist through the influences of creative family members.  Arakawa has been a professional artist for over twenty-five years. His works are held in many institutions and museums\, including the Zimmerli Art Museum\, Newark Public Library\, Jersey City Museum\, the State Museum\, Hunterdon Art Museum and Johnson & Johnson Corporation. \n  \nRita Herzfeld attended the School of Visual Arts and City College of N.Y. and obtained her BA from Rutgers University.  Inspired by her artistic mother\, Herzfeld became an artist who grew up believing in the power that comes with creation and its processes from simple tools such as pencil and paper. Her works are held in the Hurterdon Museum of Art\, the Zimmerli Art Museum and various private collections. \n  \n  \n \n  \nThis program is sponsored in part by: URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/april-22-7pm-new-brunswick-art-salon-spring-2011/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception,New Brunswick Art Salon ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110408T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110408T220000 DTSTAMP:20240725T164542Z CREATED:20110319T203448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T164542Z UID:615-1302291000-1302300000@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - April 8 @ 7:30pm - LIVE Music Show w/ International Acts DESCRIPTION:Time : 7:30pm Cost: $6 All Ages Richard Lainhart/ PHASTI (Poland/Brooklyn) / Yan Jun (china) / blithe(doll) \n \nHati is coming in from Poland to perform with PAS.  Short story: We traveled to Poland last year to play Hati’s festival but it had been canceled due to the plane crash that happened around that time.  We still met with them\, and the museum there sponsored a recording session involving PAS and Hati.  Now Hati is coming to the states and we will play on April 8th as P.H.A.S.T.I.  (The CD is available on the net label\, Alrealon\, by the way)  Would be great if you could make it!  Also Yan Jun is on tour from China\, and will be on the bill\, as well as Richard Lainhart and blithe(doll)\, who killed at their last Alfa show. \n  \nAbout the Artists\nRichard Lainhart is an award-winning composer\, performer\, and filmmaker based in New York. He studied composition and electronic music techniques with Joel Chadabe\, a pioneer of electronic music and the designer of the Coordinated Electronic Music System (http://www.otownmedia.com/chadabe.jpg)\, at one time the largest integrated Moog synthesizer system in the world. From 1987-1990\, Lainhart was the Technical Director for Intelligent Music\, developers of innovative computer music software like M\, Jam Factory\, and UpBeat. \nHis compositions have been performed in the US\, England\, Sweden\, Germany\, Australia\, and Japan. Recordings of his music have appeared on the Periodic Music\, Vacant Lot\, XI Records\, ExOvo and Airglow Music labels and are distributed online via MusicZeit. As an active performer\, Lainhart has appeared in public approximately 2000 times. Besides performing his own work\, he has worked and performed with John Cage\, David Tudor\, Steve Reich\, Phill Niblock\, David Berhman\, and Jordan Rudess\, among many others. He has composed over 100 electronic and acoustic works\, and has been making music for forty years. In 2008\, he was commissioned by the Electronic Music Foundation to contribute a work to the New York Soundscape concert series. \nBlithe (doll) is the husband and wife duo of James and Lisa Woodley. The former bassist andvocalist of the influential New Brunswick NJ based band 3 to 6 Inches have returned to explorenew ideas and concepts. Taking new influence from a wide range of electronic music genressuch as Drum & Bass\, Trip-Hop\, Dub Step and Down-Tempo\, James and Lisa have effectivelyblended their old-school punk roots with modern technology to create music that is at onceexperimental and accessible. \n  \n \nYan Jun works with sound and language. He was born in Lanzhou in 1973 and is based out out Beijing. He also holds a B.A. in Chinese Literature. As an improviser he uses feedback noise\, field recordings\, and voice\, among other instruments. He also creates site-specific sound art\, and is a writer and publisher. \nHe is the founder of Sub Jam/Kwanyin Records\, which runs a weekly event called Waterland Kwanyin (2005-2010) and the annual festival\, Mini Midi (since 2005). Yan Jun is also a member of FEN (Fareast Network\, Otomo Yoshihide\, Ryu Hankil\, Yuen Cheewai and Yan Jun). He has performed around China and internationally\, and has been supported by Asian Cultural Council as residency musician in New York in 2011. \n  \nP.H.A.S.T.I. \nIn April of 2010 PAS\, Brooklyn based audio/video project traveled to Torun\, Poland to meet Hati and play the 3rd CoCArt Festival. On April 10th 2010\, just before PAS embarked on their journey a terrible plane crash happened killing many important people including Poland’s former President Lech Kaczynski. The CoCArt Festival was canceled but PAS still traveled to Poland. During this time they recorded 9 tracks\, and a wonderful friendship developed between PAS and Hati. Together they perform as P.H.A.S.T.I. \nHati is an audiovisual project based on sound of ethnic instruments from all over the world as well as hand-made instruments or found objects. HATI forms a link between a personal interest in modern improvised and acoustic music with ritual and meditation. Since 2003 HATI have performed many times in Poland\, Germany\, Spain\, Netherlands\, Belgium\, Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, England and France and on festivals\, e.g.: Equinox Festival (London\, 2009)\, Bleisound Festival (Monachium\, 2009)\, Wroclaw Industrial Festival (2005 & 2007)\, Audio Art (Krakow\, 2006)\, Ambient Festival (Gorlice\, 2008)\, Open’er Festival (Gdynia\, 2008)\, Festiwal w Krajobrazie (Inowlodz\, 2004-2007)\, Temple of Silence Festival (2007 & 2008). In 2006 members of HATI organized and performed 2 tours with Z’EV\, one of the founders of ‘industrial’ -the cultural movement. All HATI albums received very good reviews\, their unusual magic sound and power was emphasized. The band was founded in 2001 by Rafal Iwanski and Dariusz Wojtas. They formed many psychedelic rock and industrial experimental musical projects since the beginning of the 90’. Since 2007 HATI have performed as a duo: Rafal X-NAVI Iwanski and Rafal SABON Kolacki and occasionally with Dariusz Brzostek. They are also the organizers of CoCArt Music Festival (in cooperation with Centre of Contemporary Art in Torun). \nLive cooperation with (among others): Z’EV (+ full lenght album)\, John Zorn\, PURE (+ studio)\, Robert Curgenven (+ studio)\, WEREJU\, Phil Maggi\, Patrick Mcginley\, Maksims Shentelevs\, Andrzej Przybielski\, Marcelo Aguirre\, Maciej MAGURA Góralski\, Andrzej LAL Kasprzyk (+ full lenght album)\, KO-ON-TEN\, pathMAN\, MOLR DRAMMAZ\, Miroslaw Rajkowski\, MIRT\, Renoised\, Peter Puype\, Marek Styczynski (studio)\, Andrzej Wasilewski (video & audio)\, Raymond Salvatore Harmon (video)\, Jacek Zielinski (video)\, Slawomir Ciesielski (studio). \nPAS (Post Abortion Stress) started in 1995 out of Brooklyn\, NY\, USA\, driven by the creative talents of Robert L. Pepper working in the mediums of sound and video. Since then PAS has evolved into a collective with many different instrumentations and line ups. Permanent members include Amber Brien\, Jon “Vomit” Worthley\, Michael Durek\, and Will Seesar. Guests and occasional collaborators include\, ZEV!\, Hati\, Steve Beresford\, Thomthom Geigenschrey\, Matt Chilton (Vultures)\, Anthony Donovan (Vultures)\, Damien Olsen\, Philippe Petit\, Robert Pascale\, and many others. They have released 6 full length cd’s and have been on several compilations throughout the years. PAS have performed in various countries including the United States\, Germany (including Faust’s Avant Garde Festival 2009\, 2010)\, the Netherlands\, the United Kingdom\, Macedonia\, and Poland\, just to name a few. Sound and video installations have also included Chile and the United States (including the 18th Olympia Experimental Festival in Washington). Pepper also curates events in New York such as Experi-MENTAL nights and the Experi-MENTAL Festival once a year at Goodbye Blue Monday. \nPAS is a group out to create musical collages through the form of abstract sound. Their name refers metaphorically to those who have been aborted by society\, because their point of view doesn’t fit in the constraints of “normal” society. The short name refers to the negative in French\, metaphorically negating everything that is established to start from a new beginning. The compositions themselves are more akin to soundscapes than “songs” in the traditional sense. This is not music making with any sense of or desire for commercial viability\, but sonic sculptures in the mode of pure art. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/april-8th-show-w-international-acts/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert/Band Night ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/mdurek_april8_2011_main.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110401T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110401T220000 DTSTAMP:20160729T131828Z CREATED:20110319T190321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T131828Z UID:596-1301684400-1301695200@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - April 1 @ 7pm - “The Message”- Vesselin Kourtev’s Solo Exhibition Opening DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: April 1 – 22\, 2011 Opening Reception: Friday\, April 1 @ 7:00 – 10:00 PM Curator: Jewel LimJazz by New World Order \n \nAbout the Exhibition\nThe Alfa Art Gallery is proud to present “The Message\,” a solo exhibition by Vesselin Kourtev. This series of 45 paintings take place in an abstract world\, where each viewer gets lost\, wanders and\, eventually\, comes back to reality with his interpretation of what lies beyond the present. The fictitious world of Kourtev’s paintings is visually divided into two\, tangibly connecting what is seen by the eyes and the mind. His works also explore what lies beneath the surface. Kourtev imprints his canvases with powerful strokes that protrude\, hopeful hues and vague figures\, leaving the audience with the impression of the depth of the human experience and relationships. Kourtev’s message is relative and\, therefore\, a timeless memento\, unglued to any one time period. \n—Jewel Lim \nAbout Vesselin Kourtev\nVesselin Kourtev is the Founder\, Art Director and Resident Artist of the Alfa Art Gallery. Born and raised in Bulgaria\, he received his MFA degree from the Faculty of Fine Art at the University of Veliko Turnovo. Throughout his career\, he participated in a series of one-man shows and group exhibitions. Currently\, he lives and works in New Brunswick\, New Jersey. (click here to learn more about Vesselin) \n  \nNew World Order featuring Mike Lawton (piano)\, Jack Keenan (guitar)\, Vinny Troyani (tenor sax)\, Skip Parnell (bass)\, and Leo Gayten (drums). \n  \nEvent Photos\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1\n2\n► URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/april-1-2011-the-message-vesselin-kourtevs-solo-exhibition/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/vkourtev_2011_solo_main.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110311T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110311T213000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185547Z CREATED:20110218T180336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185547Z UID:449-1299868200-1299879000@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - March 11 @ 7pm - "Abstract Reality" - 3rd Anniversary Celebration and Group Exhibition Opening DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: March 11 – 31 Opening Reception: Friday\, March 11th @ 6:30pm Curator: Jewel Lim Multidisciplinary Event: TBD \nThe Alfa Art Gallery invites you to the celebration of its 3rd anniversary in this group exhibition “Abstract Reality.” Having hosted over 90 events and represented over 80 artists since its foundation in 2008\, Alfa continues as a strong and vital team player in the New Brunswick community\, exposing local residents to new expressions by emerging and professional artists. Blended from the visions of 12 extraordinary artists in a variety of mediums\, this exhibition forces the audience to explore the possibilities of alternate ways to perceive the world\, whether through the senses or in conceptual terms\, and to think of what is beyond what can literally be seen. \n  \nFeatured artists:\n\nAgop Gemdjian\nJimmy Leslie\nJohn Hawaka\nLarry McKim\nMark Chernin\nMarsha Goldberg\nMichael Fenton\nMichael Price\nOudi Arroni\nQi Zhang\nVesselin Kourtev\nWes Sherman\n\nAlso at the opening\, New Brunswick City Market awards announcement will be made for the best artists of the 2010 New Brunswick Art Salon. \n  \nEvent Program\n\n\n\n6:30pm – 6:45pm \nGuest arrival\n\n\n6:45pm – 7:00pm\nWelcome the honored guests\n\n\n7:00pm – 7:30pm \nExhibition opening and retrospective presentation about Alfa by Jewel Lim\n\n\n7:30pm – 7:45pm\nCity Market awards announcement for the best artists in 2010 New Brunswick Art Salon by Mr. Greg Ritter/ Mrs. Pamela Stefanek\n\n\n7:30pm – 9:30pm\nMusic\, Wine and Cheese Reception\n\n\n\n  \nThis program is sponsored in part by: URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/march-11th-2011-abstract-reality-group-exhibition/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/3rd_anniversary_main.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110225T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110225T200000 DTSTAMP:20160729T131503Z CREATED:20110215T180546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160729T131503Z UID:451-1298656800-1298664000@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Feb 25 @ 6pm - Dennis Dalelio's Open Studio DESCRIPTION:Open studio event for Dennis Dalelio. Come meet the artist! URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/february-25-2011-dennis-dalelios-open-studio/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Open Studio ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/ddalelio_stolen_hours.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110218T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110218T220000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185547Z CREATED:20110212T180046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185547Z UID:446-1298055600-1298066400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Feb 18 @ 7pm - "Three Years of Songs" Dennis Dalelio's Solo Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: February 18 – March 10 Open Studio: Friday\, February 25\, 6-9pm Opening Reception: Friday\, February 18 @ 7:00pm Curator: Jewel Lim \nAbout the Exhibition\nFrom 2006 to 2009\, Dennis Dalelio upheld a daily ritual of creating art. The Alfa Art Gallery is proud to present his exhibition “Three Years of Songs\,” blended from songs\, poems and visual art. This exhibition celebrates the compilation of works as a successful but endearing fight for creating something beautiful out of what most would see as mundane or common. Dalelio states that the things that tempt to distract him in his daily life become his content and\, in bringing them into an illustrative and abstract form\, he hopes to challenge them into being extraordinary.  Throughout the years\, Dalelio used a variety of materials\, including clothes\, rust and dirt\, ink and acrylic paint. In collaborating with his wife and children\, whether he was verbally recording them for a song or asking his toddler son to scribble the foundations of an image\, this exhibition wonderfully places art as an integral and binding part of a home.  Dalelio’s exhibition also serves as a tangible flow of changing day-to-day thoughts of individuals during the span of three years\, making it undeniably human in its presence.  It not only touchingly serves as a journal but confronts its audience as easy to relate to. \n  \nAbout the Artist\nDennis Dalelio received his BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and MFA from William Paterson University. For the past decade\, he has been teaching art\, ranging from photography to video\, at Paramus High School\, where he aims to introduce the idea of creating documentaries for social change to his students. In collaboration with others\, he has worked on photo projects that gave insight on topics ranging from homelessness to health care in Elizabeth and New Brunswick\, NJ. Since he married in 2005\, Dalelio’s work has concentrated on his life as a father\, responding to the economically\, socially\, and politically jarring world that still manages to hit his more rural lifestyle\, and a celebration of the joys and mess of life.  Currently\, he continues to work from his home studio and has recently participated in several group shows in Newark\, NJ. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/february-18th-2011-three-years-of-songs-dennis-dalelios-solo-exhibition/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/ddalelio_stolen_hours.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110128T210000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185547Z CREATED:20110128T175710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185547Z UID:444-1296241200-1296248400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Jan 28 @ 7pm - “Patterns of Sensation” – Karen Eve Friedland’s Solo Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: January 28 – February 17\, 2010 Opening Reception: Friday\, January 28 @ 7-10 pm Curator: Jewel Lim LIVE Music: Mike Lawton’s Jazz Genome \nAbout the Exhibition\nThe Alfa Art Gallery launches its first solo exhibition of the year with Karen Eve Friedland’s “Patterns of Sensation\,” a collection of four series. The pieces\, varied in medium and subject matter\, are created with the intention to make the viewer ponder on the people who live in the spaces that she paints. Stylistically reminiscent of Matisse’s flattened figures and Van Gogh’s color schemes\, Friedland’s work emits a dream-like atmosphere while still being familiar and homey to the audience. Delightfully skewed and beautifully paradoxical with disagreeing perspectives in her work\, the viewer is forced to linger awhile and conclude that the spaces depicted are outside reality. \n  \nAbout the Artist\nKaren Eve Friedland received her degree in Journalism from New York University\, MBA from the New York Institute of Technology and studied Interior Design in Pratt Institute. Though she only occasionally works as a consultant of Interior Design\, Friedland adamantly keeps her life creative by teaching art and dedicates most of her time developing her work as artist. Friedland has won many awards and exhibited in New Jersey\, New York\, Washington\, Mississippi and Pennsylvania. \nClick here to learn more about Karen. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/january-28th-2011-patterns-of-sensation-karen-eve-friedlands-solo-exhibition/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/karen_friedland_main.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110125T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110125T210000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185547Z CREATED:20110125T175501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185547Z UID:442-1295980200-1295989200@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Jan 25 @ 6:30pm - "Animals of Our Planet" - Through the Eye of a Photographer and the Mind of a Biologist by Dr. Ilya Raskin DESCRIPTION:This lecture is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30pm. Lecture begins at 6:30pm sharp. Following the lecture Dr. Raskin will answer questions and sign selected prints*. \n  \nJoin us for a slide show and lecture by Dr. Ilya Raskin\, Professor of Biology at Rutgers University\, President of the Global Institute for BioExploration and an internationally published photographer. \nDr. Raskin will tie together the art of photography\, the science of biology and a spirit of adventure as his work is projected on a large screen at Alfa Art Gallery in New Brunswick\, NJ. He will share photographs from his visits to remote corners of the world as well as stories of encounters with the people\, animals and plants living there. This lecture coincides with the photography show entitled Landscapes of the Soul\, currently on exhibit at Alfa Art Gallery until 1/27/2011. \n  \nAbout  Dr. Ilya Raskin\nDr. Ilya Raskin is a professor of biology at Rutgers University and president of the Global Institute for BioExploration (GIBEX). Dr. Raskin is a leader in the field of plant-derived medicines and international bioexploration\, conservation and sustainable development. Dr. Raskin’s research is featured in over 160 scientific publications and in numerous popular press articles. He has been listed as one of the 108 most cited researchers in Plant and Animal Science (Institute of Scientific Information) and is a recipient of Albert Shull Award for outstanding contributions to plant biology and the Thomas Alva Edison Patent Awards for revolutionary product innovation and scientific breakthrough. Dr. Raskin was named the Century Innovator in Botany by the U.S. News & World Report. \n \nPhotography has been Dr. Raskin’s passion since childhood. His work enables him to travel to many remote locations and help local communities conserve biodiversity\, preserve traditional knowledge\, and improve health and quality of life. His camera allows him to share these places with the world. His focus on nature is driven by the desire to preserve the memory of its rapidly disappearing wild splendor. His photographs are regularly published in major magazines and attract attention from the art galleries and collectors. To view Dr. Raskin’s photography\, visit www.sharperplanet.com. \n* All profits from the sale of Dr. Raskin’s prints will be donated to the Global Institute for BioExporation (www.gibex.org) in support of nature conservation and sustainable development. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/january-25th-2011-animals-of-our-planet-through-the-eye-of-a-photographer-and-the-mind-of-a-biologist-by-dr-ilya-raskin/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/iraskin_lesser_flamingos_in_flight_lake_nakuru_kenya.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110107T210000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185547Z CREATED:20110107T175333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185547Z UID:437-1294426800-1294434000@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2011 - Jan 7 @ 7pm - "Landscapes of the Soul" - Group Photography Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: January 7 – 27\, 2011 Opening Reception: Friday\, January 7 @ 7:00pm Curator: Jewel Lim LIVE Music: Estrada Branca \nAs the first of 2011\, the Alfa Art Gallery is proud to present “Landscape of the Soul\,” a group photography exhibition\, featuring the talents of Brian Dean\, Donald Morgan and Ilya Raskin. \nThe concept of the soul has fascinated many philosophers\, artists\, and intellectuals throughout history and continues to do so presently. In their works\, Dean\, Morgan\, and Raskin use the shutter button to capture a moment for the sake of being able to continuously savor it without answering to time. Grounded in an atmosphere of calm\, the pieces exhibit a transcendentalist view. By compositionally placing figures as part of a larger scene\, the audience is inevitably left in a state of contemplation of their place in the larger\, unconquerable soul of nature. In a more individual rather than communal sense\, the photographs in this exhibition call attention to the quiet passion that the aesthetically-pleasing properties of nature can stir and instill in the human soul upon observation. These works are meant to provoke a closer observation on what is generally missed by the masses\, whether it is through a simple fault of overlooking the finer details of objects that exist in our everyday or the inability to imagine other moments happening simultaneously outside our own in other places. \n  \nAbout the Artists\nBrian Dean graduated from Bard College\, where he studied under distinguished photographers Stephen Shore\, Larry Fink\, and Tim Davis. He received the Eugene Atget Award in Photography\, presented to one student upon graduation by faculty.  Employed by Larry Fink as his Lab Manager\, Dean is skilled in producing high quality prints. Dean has exhibited in group exhibitions at the Morris Museum and the Hudson Opera House. Recently completed is his latest project “Camino de Santiago\,” a series of photographs taken on an eight hundred mile walk on a pilgrimage route through Northern Spain. \nDonald Morgan is the director of the Psychological Services Clinic at Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology\, teaches and supervises in the doctoral programs\, and has a psychotherapy and biofeedback practice in Summit. He has studied traditional and digital photography at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and has several awards from juried exhibitions including Best in Show.  Morgan’s photographic vision is influenced by his study of yoga and the Buddhist dharma. \nIlya Raskin is a professor of biology of Rutgers University and President of the Global Institute of BioExploration (GIBEX). He works in many countries helping local communities to conserve biodiversity\, preserve traditional knowledge and improve health and quality of life. Early in his career\, he studied with the world’s leading nature photographers. Dr. Raskin’s photographs were published in numerous publications\, including Science\, Nature\, Wildlife Conservation\, Canadian Geographic\, and Natural History. All profits from the sale of Dr. Raskin’s photography are donated to GIBEX to support global conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/january-7th-2011-landscapes-of-the-soul-group-photography-exhibition/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/bdean_wheatandruins.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101203T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101203T223000 DTSTAMP:20240606T185547Z CREATED:20101203T175051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T185547Z UID:434-1291401000-1291415400@www.alfaart.org SUMMARY:2010 - Dec 3 @ 6:30pm - “Aftershock: Lines and Vibrations” - New Brunswick Art Salon\, Winter 2010 DESCRIPTION:Exhibition duration: December 3 – 23\, 2010 Opening Reception: Friday\, December 3 @ 6:30-10:30pm Curator: Jewel Lim LIVE Music: Estrada Branca \n \nThe Alfa Art Gallery is proud to present the second New Brunswick Art Salon Exhibition of 2010\, featuring the works of Alexandra Pacula\, Jen Mazza\, and Marsha Goldberg. Continuing the tradition of providing the New Brunswick community with talented artists\, the New Brunswick Art Salon ties together three brilliantly creative individuals in an explosion of highs for the viewer. \n  \nAbout the Exhibition\nIn the 18th and 19th century\, Art Salons were the greatest annual or biannual art events in the Western world\, celebrating the farthest advances in academia and the arts. The Alfa Art Gallery\, in order to bridge talented and highly esteemed artists with the New Brunswick public\, holds its own Art Salon exhibition biannually in the Spring and Fall/Winter. As the second of 2010\, this New Brunswick Art Salon exhibition “Aftershock: Lines and Vibrations” closes Alfa’s successful year of promoting the arts. \nThe title of this exhibition “Aftershock: Lines and Vibrations” implies consequence in viewing the works of our three stylistically different artists. Though the works of Alexandra Pacula\, Jen Mazza\, and Marsha Goldberg emerge from different intentions. Their intense marks share a common ground in resonating lingering messages or sentiments into the viewers. Pacula’s work\, containing blurred scenery simplified into humming lines\, drugs the audience into becoming part of a night scene that references to excitement\, opportunities\, seduction\, and anxiety. Mazza’s work\, containing colorful explosions in an otherwise muted image\, trembles with an aftertaste of alarm. Goldberg\, with her untamed lines\, brings a slow realization of an intangible and ineffable feeling. The debut of these three artists at the Alfa Art Gallery will be nothing less than an earthquake! \n  \nAbout the Artists\nAlexandra Pacula earned her BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and her MFA from Montclair State University. Originally from Poland\, she migrated to the United States at the age of fourteen and currently works in a studio in Brooklyn. She has successfully exhibited in the United States\, as well as Spain and London. Pacula is also an award recipient of the Robert Sterling Clark Visual Space Award and a Fellow in Painting from the New York Foundation for the Arts. \nThe works of Alexandra Pacula can be best described as an intoxication of gracefully vibrating lines of urban nightlife. Unsettling yet captivating\, her works force viewers to experience the projection of human interactions\, seductions\, and desires on the canvas. Powered by the illusion of speed and the feeling of inebriation\, Pacula molds the state of mind of audiences as they witness the dissolved shapes and blurred streaks. \nJen Mazza received her BA from Mary Washington College and her MFA from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She has exhibited throughout New York and New Jersey. Her most recent paintings were displayed in the one person exhibition “Self Deceit” at the Jersey City Museum and in a solo project at the Aljira Center for Contemporary Art. Mazza has received two Individual Artist Fellowships from the New Jersey State Council of the Arts and praise from the NY Times and the Star Ledger. \nDeeply moved by the destruction wrought by bombings\, the creations of Jen Mazza were made in response to the conflict between Israel and Lebanon. Choosing to use images of idyllic American landscape\, Mazza used the color of water-based mediums on black and white to exemplify the shock is closer to home than one would think. Small in sizes\, the pieces become intimate\, up close\, and personal. \nMarsha Goldberg obtained her BFA from Boston University’s School of Fine Arts and her MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She has exhibited in several galleries and institutions\, including the DeCordova Museum\, the Boston Public Library\, and the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. Goldberg was also a founding member of the Brickbottom Artists Building in Somerville\, MA\, one of the country’s largest artists-owned studio buildings. \nThe artworks of Marsha Goldberg strike their audience with intrigue upon first impression. With careful attention to the marks\, the viewer receives a range of sensations equal to the slightly frenzied but eloquent nature of the lines. According to Goldberg\, in their resemblance to text\, these marks are comparable to what a traveler in a foreign country may see in the language\, only understanding it as a decorative line or picture. Beautifully simple yet poignant\, her calligraphic lines are created with an attitude of free association\, often in response to music. URL:https://www.alfaart.org/event/december-3rd-2010-aftershock-lines-and-vibrations-new-brunswick-art-salon-winter-2010/ LOCATION:Alfa Art Gallery\, 108 Church Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition Opening Reception,New Brunswick Art Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alfaart.org/wp-content/uploads/apacula_regal_incidence.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Galina Kourteva":MAILTO:galina@alfaart.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR