March 2016 program – Ron Laboray; workshop – Deborah Kidwell
March 12, 2016 Member Meeting:
…join us from 10am to noon…
Ron Laboray…Curating and Artistic Public Engagement
Ron Laboray will discuss aspects of jurying public exhibitions. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions about curating, submitting to exhibitions and how to approach a studio practice and strengthen an artistic statement.
Ron was the Judge of the APS 2015 Juried Member Exhibition at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
The work of Ron Laboray has been exhibited in museums, special project spaces, and galleries in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Memphis, St. Louis, Taiwan, and Japan. Laboray’s art merges abstract painting and drawing with a pseudoscientific method to create a growing visual archive of popular culture. In his work, the visual language of abstraction supports a color-coded archive of data, based on mass culture elements like television, movies, comic books, fast food logos and junk mail advertising. Ron currently resides in Asheville North Carolina and holds the rank of Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at Western Carolina University.
There is no fee to attend the morning event. [Open to the public]
…workshop from 1pm to 4pm…
Deborah Johnson Kidwell…
…K.I.S.S. Workshop (Keep It Simple, Sweetie)
A workshop to move you toward daily painting through small works, using a limited pallette and optical color mixing. Let a few simple structures free you to delight in daily small wonders!
About Deborah…
“I grew up outside of Boston, and was happily influenced by the Realism of Ives Gammel’s Boston School tradition and the wonderful area museums, studying at DeCordova Museum School between HS and college. During that time I was able to travel to Europe as an art student.
“I received a BFA in painting from the University of New Hampshire. A pivotal
APS Workshop Fee Refund Policy
Our refund policy states that for workshops sponsored by APS, a refund of the fee deposit is available only within 48 hours of paying the fee. However, if the fee is paid within the last two days before the workshop date, no refund is available.
SO SORRY...THE WORKSHOP IS FULL…If you wish to be placed on a WAITING LIST, please contact Cathyann Burgess at 828.595.9518; 804.833.7903; cathyannburgess@gmail.com
If you prefer to pay by check, please make your check out to “APS,” and mail to:
Cathyann Burgess
APS Program Chair
1490 Mountain Meadow
Hendersonville, NC 28739
At the Grace Community Church. The public and all artists are invited.
Refreshments will be served. When you come to our meetings, bring a friend!
ADDRESS GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Grace Community Church
495 Cardinal Road
Mills River, NC 28759
DIRECTIONS FROM ASHEVILLE AIRPORT & AG CENTER
I-26, Exit for the airport
–Go West past the airport and past the Ag Center on NC 280
–Go approximately 1 ¾ miles west towards Mill River
–Turn Right on street between the Land Rover dealer and Grace Church which is Cardinal Drive (the church is up on the hill)
–Turn left at the top of the drive into the church parking lot
–Go to the left side of the building to the green awning entrance
–Go into the hall and go right past several doors
–Our meeting room is to the right.
Please contact Cathyann Burgess, Program chair, with any questions about our program. cathyannburgess@gmail.com … 828.595.9518
Please contact Suzy Hart, Membership chair, with any questions about our membership. appalachianpastelsociety@gmail.com … 845.986.3653