BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Bethany Arts Community - ECPv6.18.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Bethany Arts Community X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bethanyarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Bethany Arts Community 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:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T230000 DTSTAMP:20201105T123821Z CREATED:20201017T204808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T123821Z UID:10000559-1616234400-1616281200@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Reincarnations: Finding the Past in the Present (Online Course) DESCRIPTION:Every generation of artists wants to express its own ideas\, address its own issues\, and develop its own innovations. Modernists\, in particular\, felt that the great masterworks which had preceded them no longer “spoke” to the world in which they lived. Scholars often reinforce this idea by illustrating the differences between art eras and movements through processes of comparison and contrast. But we are all part of human culture. We also cannot “un-know” what we know. Try as we might\, we cannot pretend that art created in the “past” has not somehow figured art of the “present”. We might not receive\, perceive\, or interpret earlier works of art as someone from centuries ago might have done—but the humanity at their core remains highly relevant. In this series\, we will examine the ways in which the art of the past has remained very much alive in the present—either directly or indirectly. Art is an ongoing continuum. Great works of art remain alive forever. Join us on this journey to discover how—and why!\n\nJoin us at Bethany Arts Community for this fascinating 6-week art history Online Course lead by Jill Kiefer\, Ph.D.\nSix Sessions – Saturdays – 10:00 – 11:00 AM – February 13 – March 20\, 2021 \nREGISTER FOR ONLINE COURSE URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/reincarnations-finding-the-past-in-the-present-online-course/2021-03-20/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Art History Course,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/REINCARNATIONS-BAC.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T170000 DTSTAMP:20210226T215249Z CREATED:20210225T021941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T215249Z UID:10000317-1615392000-1615395600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Open Rehearsal and Talk: Pilobolus Dance Company DESCRIPTION:Join us March 10th at 4pm via Facebook LIVE for Open Rehearsal and Talk with Pilobolus Dance Company\n\nFacebook LIVE\n\nArtistic Directors and Choreographers RENÉE JAWORSKI and MATT KENT\, along with dancers Quincy Ellis\, Marlon Feliz\, Casey Howes and Paul Liu give us a glimpse behind the curtain into their rehearsal space and creative process. While in residence\, these talented individuals are using their time to work on Four@Play\, a program of small group works and duets as we prepare to return to live performance.\n\nBio:\n\nPilobolus is a rebellious dance company. Since 1971\, Pilobolus has tested the limits of human physicality to explore the beauty and the power of connected bodies. We continue to bring this tradition to global audiences through our post-disciplinary collaborations with some of the greatest influencers\, thinkers\, and creators in the world. Now\, in our digitally driven and increasingly mediated landscape\, we also reach beyond performance to teach people how to connect through designed live experiences. We bring our decades of expertise telling stories with the human form to show diverse communities\, brands\, and organizations how to maximize group creativity\, solve problems\, create surprise\, and generate joy through the power of nonverbal communication. \nPilobolus has created and toured over 120 pieces of repertory to more than 65 countries. We currently perform our work for over 300\,000 people across the U.S. and around the world each year. In the last year\, Pilobolus was featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\, NBC’s TODAY Show\, MTV’s Video Music Awards\, The Harry Connick Show\, ABC’s The Chew\, and the CW Network’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Pilobolus has been recognized with many prestigious honors\, including a TED Fellowship\, a 2012 Grammy® Award Nomination\, a Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Programming\, and several Cannes Lion Awards at the International Festival of Creativity. In 2015\, Pilobolus was named one of Dance Heritage Coalition’s “Irreplaceable Dance Treasures”.  Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations in finance\, retail\, media\, fashion\, sports\, and more to create bespoke performances for television\, film\, and live events. \nhttps://pilobolus.org/ URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2021-pilobolus/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2021 Residencies,Dance,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Pilobolus-May-Warm-1-249-smaller.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210227T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210227T180000 DTSTAMP:20210126T114033Z CREATED:20210107T105920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T114033Z UID:10000594-1614445200-1614448800@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:An Evening of Music with KJ Denhert DESCRIPTION:Join us Feb. 27 at 5pm for an evening of music with KJ Denhert\, award-winning songwriter\, guitarist\, vocalist and bandleader.\n \nRegister for Webinar\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nFREE – Donations Welcome\nMake a donation\n \nSister Songs \nPandemic Reflections \nWhen the world locked down\, life’s day to day distractions diminished.  Existential questions arose with new license to frighten\, inspire\, inform and bemuse. The Sister Songs are a collection of brand new works from  singer-songwriter KJ Denhert\, reflecting the voices and music of her rich past. Growing up as a first – generation American with parents from the island of Grenada\, she shares stories of love\, loss and hope.  \nAbout KJ Denhert \nKJ Denhert is an award-winning songwriter\, guitarist\, vocalist and bandleader living in Ossining\, New York. She is a consummate artist with a rich history; a legend of Urban Folk & Jazz who channels a wide range of influences to create something completely unique. She performs regularly in New York and around the world and has shared stages with internationally renowned jazz and pop musicians such as GRAMMY Award winners Alicia Keys\, Roberta Flack and many more. KJ has a residency at The 55 Bar in New York City’s West Village performing with her all-star band when she is not touring. She has released 10 albums including her latest “Destiny”\, and is at work on 3 new original projects set for 2018-19. Learn more at kjdenhert.com.  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Thanks and Acknowledgement:\nThis program is sponsored by Cravin Jamaican Ossining\, NY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBethany Arts Community is supported by The National Endowment for the Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Arts Westchester and donations from our community. URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/kj-denhert-2021/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Concert,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/KJDennert.png ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T130000 DTSTAMP:20210204T113559Z CREATED:20210204T105530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210204T113559Z UID:10000300-1614168000-1614171600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde - Choreographer's Talk DESCRIPTION:Join us February 24 at 12pm via Facebook LIVE: Artist in Residence: Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde – Choreographer’s Talk \nView on Facebook LIVE\nPerforming Artists Choreographer Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde shares his creative process. While in residence\, Dare is beginning a new process\, “exploring themes of intimacy. That word feels poignant with the new norm of quarantine. There’s a new intimate knowledge of myself and my immediate spaces that I have a dichotomous relationship with. I don’t think of this as a response to the Covid Pandemic but cannot exclude our present realities from our process. We will dig with improvisation and contact being our entry point.” \nBio: \n\n\nOluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde is Nigerian – Black freelance performing artist living in New Jersey. Since Rutgers University he has worked with Colleen Thomas\, Bill Young\, Netta Yerushalmy\, Stefanie Batten Bland\, Susan Marshall\, Kayla Farrish\, Douglas Dunn\, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (broadway lab)\, The Trisha Brown Dance Company\, Kyle Marshall and Miriam Gabriel + Carlo Antonio Villanueva. He has presented work at Smush Gallery\, Morristown Museum\, Judson Church\, Participant Inc Gallery and more. In 2019 he was Dance on the Lawn’s fifth Emerging Choreographer and a Chez Bushwick resident. Last year he was a New Jersey State Council On The Arts Fellow\, named top 25 to watch in Dance Magazine and nominated for “Outstanding Performer” by the Bessie Committee. This is his second time being at Bethany Arts Center and first time where he is focusing on his work. \nPrograms at Bethany Arts Community are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, Arts Westchester\, and numerous individual donors. \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2021-dare/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2021 Residencies,Black History Month,Residencies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Oluwadamilare-Dare-Ayorinde.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T150000 DTSTAMP:20210126T183022Z CREATED:20210126T163555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T183022Z UID:10000299-1613916000-1613919600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Hip Hop\, A Transformational Story with Diana "Princess" Lemon DESCRIPTION:Join us February 21st @ 2 pm – 3 pm for a talk with Hip Hop Artist\, Diana “Princess” Lemon \nRegister for Webinar\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nAs a teenager Diana Lemon had been headed down the wrong path when she entered a music program for New York’s at-risk youth that encouraged her to write and rap about the issues affecting her life. Join us as she walks us through her life-changing experiences in the program and the stars she worked with along the way. \nAt the age of 15\, Diana joined The Hip Hop Project\, a NYC after school program\, funded by Russell Simmons’s Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. The Hip Hop Project (Art Start) is an award-winning arts-based education organization that engages and empowers the voices of young people through innovative programming\, multimedia activism\, mentorship\, and community service projects. Her involvement created a foundation for her to explore and learn both the creative and business side of music. Before graduating from high school\, Diana was paving a path to success\, working as an intern at various companies such as Columbia Records\, PNB Nation\, Loud Records\, and The Source Magazine. After graduating from Ossining High School\, she developed her own music business workshop series called 90/10: Its More Business Than Music. Eventually\, Diana succeeded her mentor\, Chris “Kazi” Rolle\, and became Program Director of The Hip Hop Project. \nThese experiences prepared Diana for the roles she would play in the next phase of her life: that of advocate\, speaker\, and most importantly she says\, mother and caregiver. Diana takes care of\, and advocates daily on behalf of\, her daughter\, who underwent a Stem Cell transplant in December 2014. After her journey as a transplant patient caregiver\, Diana decided to work side by side with her District Senator David Carlucci and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef on Bill S1165 which enacts the “Dream’s Law.” Named after her daughter\, the law deems central venous lines as medically necessary\, helping to ensure that patients discharged from a hospital with a central venous line or other serious health needs will have access to a qualified medical caregiver. \nWith Thanks and Acknowledgement:\nThis program is sponsored by Ossining Innovates! and Cravin Jamaican Ossining\, NY \n  \n\n\n\n\nBethany Arts Community is supported by The National Endowment for the Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Arts Westchester and donations from our community. URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/artist-talk-diana-lemon/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Diana-Lemon-500x563-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210220T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210220T180000 DTSTAMP:20210126T113645Z CREATED:20210107T105236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T113645Z UID:10000592-1613840400-1613844000@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:An Evening of Music and Talk with Ted Daniel DESCRIPTION:Join us Feb. 20 at 5pm for an evening of music and talk with Ted Daniel\, acclaimed American jazz musician and composer.   \nRegister for Webinar\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nFREE – Donations Welcome\nMake a donation \n Ted Daniel is an American jazz trumpeter and composer.  \n He studied trumpet in elementary school\, and began his professional career playing local gigs with his childhood friend\, the legendary guitarist Sonny Sharrock. Daniel briefly attended Berklee School of Music and Southern Illinois University\, before joining the army. In 1966\, Daniel was drafted in the army\, and served with the 9th and 25th Infantry DivisionBands in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.[2] After his discharge from the Army in 1968\, Daniel attended Central State College\, Ohio\, on a full music scholarship\, where he met and studied with Dr. Makanda Ken McIntyre. After a year\, Daniel returned to New York City and eventually received a bachelor of music degree in theory and composition from the City College of New York. Daniel had begun his recording career while studying in Ohio. He returned briefly to New York to record Sonny Sharrock’s first album Black Woman. His second recording was with a band he co-led (Brute Force) with his brother\, Richard Daniel. The recording was entitled Brute Force on the Embryolabel\, produced by Herbie Mann. Since then\, Daniel has participated in more than 30 published recordings with such artists as: Archie Shepp\, Dewey Redman\, Andrew Cyrille\, Sam Rivers\, Billy Bang and Henry Threadgill.  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Thanks and Acknowledgement:\nThis program is sponsored by Cravin Jamaican Ossining\, NY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBethany Arts Community is supported by The National Endowment for the Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Arts Westchester and donations from our community. URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/ted-daniel-2021/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Concert,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Ted-Daniel.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210219T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210219T203000 DTSTAMP:20210126T113017Z CREATED:20210109T172917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T113017Z UID:10000607-1613763000-1613766600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:The Harlem Renaissance: A Golden Age DESCRIPTION:The Harlem Renaissance holds the distinction of being the longest running movement in the history of art! Join us on Friday\, February 19th – 7:30 PM (1 hour) to celebrate its remarkable achievements with this Online Course facilitated by JILL KIEFER\, Ph.D. \nRegister\nThe term Harlem Renaissance refers to the prolific flowering of literary\, visual\, and musical arts within the African American community that emerged around 1920 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. The visual arts were one component of a rich cultural development\, including many interdisciplinary collaborations\, where artists worked closely with writers\, publishers\, playwrights\, and musicians. There was no single style that defined the Harlem Renaissance. Rather\, artists found different ways to celebrate African American culture and identity and historical links that dignified and expanded the history of the African American experience. \nWith Thanks and Acknowledgement:\nThis program is sponsored by Ossining Innovates! URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/the-harlem-renaissance-a-golden-age/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Art History Course,Black History Month,Storytelling,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMAGE-1-Archibald-Motley-e1610212380149.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T163000 DTSTAMP:20210104T144250Z CREATED:20210104T143002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210104T144250Z UID:10000589-1613575800-1613579400@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Make an Enchanted Castle – Virtual Workshop DESCRIPTION:Students will build their castles as they learn about the architecture and evolution of castles in this interactive virtual workshop\, conducted over Zoom. \nRegister\nDate: February 17\, 3:30pm\nCost: $10 per student\nNumber of Students: Max of 20\nMaterials: Students will be provided a materials list or may elect to pick-up a kit of materials. For those picking-up kits\, BAC will make the kits available for pick-up on February 13 between 10am and noon\, and February 15 and 16 between 9am and 4pm. We will make 1 kit available for each registered students.\nLocation: Via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants ahead of class.\nInstructor: Archforkids \nMaterials needed (for those students not picking-up a kit): \nFor the castle – recycled box (shoebox or small mailing carton are ideal\nFor the keep – smaller box\, such as a pasta box\nFor the moat – cardboard base (cut from a larger box)\nFor the towers – 4 paper towel tubes or construction paper rolled into tubes\nFor the drawbridge – string or pipe cleaners\nOther supplies: construction paper\, glue\, tape and scissors.\nOption supplies to embellish the castle: tin foil\, pipe cleaners\, buttons\, egg cartons\, tissue paper\, markers\, crayons\, wrapping paper to cover boxes\, popsicle sticks\, toothpicks\, etc. Use your imagination! \nMaterials needed for students picking-up a kit: Scissors\nAttendance/Absence/Tardiness Policy: If you are registered for the class\, please make every effort to be on time and participate.\nElectronic Device Policy: Students are asked to turn ringer tones on their cell phones off during class—and to take any essential calls on their cell phones outside of the virtual classroom. \nAbout Archforkids\nThrough engaging learning programs grounded in architecture\, design\, engineering and urban planning\, ArchForKids spurs young people to explore how the constructed world around them affects who they are and how they live. \nAs young designers create parks and dream houses\, go on “I Spy” architecture walks and construct skyscrapers and sustainable cities\, they apply academic concepts to real world situations. In addition\, they gain a deeper understanding – and appreciation – of their own communities and the wider world. \nOrganizational background\nArchForKids was established in 2013 by architects/educators Janny Gedeon and Karen Orloff and arts administrator Kathryn Slocum. It is a leading provider of STEAM (science/tech/engineering/art + design /math) programs in the New York metro area. ArchForKids also provides a range of virtual programs to audiences across the country and world. \nWhy architecture?\nArchitecture surrounds us – it is relevant\, easily accessible and tangible. Math\, science\, social studies and art/design are all embedded in the built world. Architecture is both an art and a highly technical field. Most kids like building things\, feeling the accomplishment of problem-solving and creating something interesting\, useful and beautiful. Architecture is a great medium for all kinds of learning and doing. \nMoreover\, the built world can be used to support school curriculum and to make connections between schools\, young people and the wider community. Involving children in design decisions about the places in which they live\, learn and play can produce inspiring buildings that instill a sense of ownership and civic engagement. \nOur process\nIn ArchForKids offerings\, young designers investigate\, explore\, measure\, estimate\, design\, draw\, calculate and construct. They go on neighborhood investigations\, design parks and dream houses\, propose uses for vacant lots\, and much more. Our architect-educators teach core academic subjects through projects that deepen student understanding of the built world. Through this “hands-on\, minds-on” approach to education\, we encourage students to use design thinking and to become critical thinkers\, creative makers and lifelong learners. ArchForKids programs are designed to: \n· Use the local community as a living classroom\n· Reach all styles of learners\n· Use the design process to solve problems and challenges\n· Sharpen STEAM content and knowledge\n· Introduce children to the tools and strategies used by architects and engineers\n· Extend/enrich school curricula and align with common core standards\n· Improve ELA skills through journal writing/sharing and presentation of work\n· Nurture knowledge and appreciation for the aesthetics\, history and function of communities\n· Expose young people to potential careers related to the built environment \nArchforkids programs and partners\nArchForKids programs include in-school residencies\, afterschool studios\, library and museum workshops\, all-day design challenges and more. We work with schools in New York City and Westchester County. ArchForKids has ongoing partnerships with the Brooklyn\, Queens\, New York and Westchester Public Libraries; City of Mount Vernon Youth Bureau\, Irvington Recreation department and Tarrytown Summer Arts Camp. ArchForKids has served as artists/educators in residence for the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian\, the Hudson River Museum (Yonkers) and the High Line in Manhattan. In September 2020\, we worked virtually with the nonprofit LEAD Coalition and the City of Panama City\, to lead a youth charrette in which teens re-imagined the parks in their community. \nBethany Arts Community is supported by The National Endowment for the Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Arts Westchester and donations from our community. URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/make-an-enchanted-castle-virtual-workshop/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Kids Event,Summer Camps & After School,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Archforkids-workshop-Castle-Making.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210213T180000 DTSTAMP:20210126T113827Z CREATED:20210107T112700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T113827Z UID:10000596-1613235600-1613239200@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Table Wizard Spinny Spin and the Separate 5 Mcs DESCRIPTION:Join us on February 13th at 5pm for an Artist Talk: Table Wizard Spinny Spin and the Separate 5 Mcs: The Untold Story of the beginning of Ossining Hip Hop Culture with Spencer Thomas \nRegister for Webinar\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \nThe year was 1979 we formed our group The Separate 5 MCs. The group consisted of DJ Table Wizard Spinny Spin aka Roosevelt Keemer\, Little Tee aka Spencer Thomas\,  Mic Master Gee aka Wayne Gillespie\, and  Dazzy Dee aka Daniel Hawkins. We were known as the Jazzy 3 emcees. Along with MC Drew Za B aka Andrew Bazemore and Lord K Whan aka Stephen Daniels. They were called the PlayBoy MC‘s and together we formed the Separate 5 MCs. My family\, relatives\, and friends back in High School called me Spinny Spin\, and some family\, relatives\, and friends called me Little Tee. Even though DJ Wise was called Table Wizard Spinny Spin back then\, it was because he would spin the records for us. However\, the name Spinny Spin originated from me Spencer Thomas back then. I eventually took my name\, Spinny Spin back and Roosevelt our DJ who began practicing the Muslim faith became DJ Wise. As the Separate 5\, we performed at our Ossining High School events including the African-American Day Festival. \nWe performed at the Club Cortland Lounge\, the Ossining Sportsman Club\, and in the local parks and local venues. After we performed as a group getting our name out there\, we begin to perform throughout West Chester\, the Peekskill Canteen\, the White Plains Slater Center\,  Mt. Kisco Community Center\, the Yonkers Polish Community Center\, Mount Vernon\, the Spring Valley Camelot\, and in Portchester. Finally\, it was my cousin Carl Lucas Jr\, a DJ pioneer of Ossining and most well-known for his massive sound system called Music Master Production. He decided we needed to go down to New York on the big stage\, so he brought us down to Harlem World and that is where we performed in front of a huge crowd that included some of\, we’ll know Hip Hop famous people of today. The FORCE MC’s are now called the Force MDs. Kool Moe D\,  DJ AJ among others. We gave such a great performance at that point we felt we had made it to the big time. However\, more shows meant adulation and bigger egos. That would lead to our group as the Separate 5 returning to our two individual groups the Jazzy 3 and the PlayBoy MCs. Unfortunately\, as the group the Separate 5 we did not get a chance to record a record or put any of our rhymes and routines on a record. We also\, unfortunately\, did not perform on any records\, and to this very day\, we regret that. \n  \n\n\nWith Thanks and Acknowledgement:\nThis program is sponsored by Cravin Jamaican Ossining\, NY \nBethany Arts Community is supported by The National Endowment for the Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Arts Westchester and donations from our community. URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/spencer-thomas-2021/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Music,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Jazzy4.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210206T150000 DTSTAMP:20210210T151724Z CREATED:20210109T161656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210210T151724Z UID:10000606-1612620000-1612623600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Exhibit Opening: Ossining Black History & Culture: RESILIENCE. DEDICATION. EXCELLENCE. DESCRIPTION:Join us Feb 6th @ 2pm for our exhibit Opening: Ossining Black History & Culture: RESILIENCE. DEDICATION. EXCELLENCE.\nCurated by Joyce Sharrock Cole\, Ossining Village Historian \nWatch the Exhibit Opening Replay\nView More Events\nTo commemorate Black History Month\, Ossining Black History & Culture will honor over 190 years of economic\, social\, spiritual\, political and education contributions made by the African American community of the Village of Ossining. The exhibit will be on display February 6 – March 5. \nThere is an absence of documented history and lore of the Ossining black community. This exhibit reveals an unseen glimpse into local black culture. Through their drive\, resilience\, and perseverance\, the black community has been an integral component of the growth and prosperity of Ossining\, laying foundations that we still benefit from today. Highlighting and amplifying their contributions (spanning two centuries)\, this exhibit will acknowledge the challenges they faced\, celebrate their triumphs\, and recognize their commitment to the Ossining community. Thought-provoking\, eye-opening\, and inspirational\, Ossining Black History & Culture is an effort to connect\, empathize\, and honor the generations of black citizens that broke through barriers to benefit the community of Ossining as a whole. \nThe photographs and ephemera were loaned/donated by the black community of Ossining past and present. \nGallery Hours:\nMonday – Friday (10am-12pm & 1pm-4pm)\nSaturday Feb 6 (opening) (10am – 2pm)\nSaturday Feb 20 (10am – 2pm)\nWednesday Feb 17 additional evening hours (5pm – 8pm) \nAppointments strongly encouraged. \n  \n\n\nWith Thanks and Acknowledgement:\nThe exhibit opening is sponsored by Ossining Innovates! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBethany Arts Community is supported by The National Endowment for the Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Arts Westchester and donations from our community. URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/exhibit-ossining-black-history-opening/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FullGospelTabernacle-new.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210306 DTSTAMP:20210304T121417Z CREATED:20210104T144023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T121417Z UID:10000590-1612569600-1614988799@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Exhibit: Ossining Black History & Culture: RESILIENCE. DEDICATION. EXCELLENCE. DESCRIPTION:Schedule an Exhibit Appointment \nOssining Black History & Culture: RESILIENCE. DEDICATION. EXCELLENCE.\nExhibit on display February 6 – March 5\nCurated by Joyce Sharrock Cole\, Ossining Village Historian \nTo commemorate Black History Month\, Ossining Black History & Culture will honor over 190 years of economic\, social\, spiritual\, political and education contributions made by the African American community of the Village of Ossining. \nThere is an absence of documented history and lore of the Ossining black community. This exhibit reveals an unseen glimpse into local black culture. Through their drive\, resilience\, and perseverance\, the black community has been an integral component of the growth and prosperity of Ossining\, laying foundations that we still benefit from today. Highlighting and amplifying their contributions (spanning two centuries)\, this exhibit will acknowledge the challenges they faced\, celebrate their triumphs\, and recognize their commitment to the Ossining community. Thought-provoking\, eye-opening\, and inspirational\, Ossining Black History & Culture is an effort to connect\, empathize\, and honor the generations of black citizens that broke through barriers to benefit the community of Ossining as a whole. \nThe photographs and ephemera were loaned/donated by the black community of Ossining past and present. \nGallery Hours:\nMonday – Friday (10am-12pm & 1pm-4pm)\nAppointments strongly encouraged. \nWith Thanks and Acknowledgement:\nThis exhibit is sponsored by Ossining Innovates! \nBethany Arts Community is supported by The National Endowment for the Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Arts Westchester and donations from our community. URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/exhibit-ossining-black-history/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FullGospelTabernacle-new-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T140000 DTSTAMP:20201124T114423Z CREATED:20201124T114423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201124T114423Z UID:10000580-1608285600-1608300000@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:100cameras Snapshot Safe Harbor DESCRIPTION:Students from the Westchester County Safe Harbor program use photography to tell their stories in a way that impacts how they view themselves and their communities. Images on display are a selection of photographs taken by eight students during their six-week 100cameras Snapshot Project at Bethany Arts Community. Local artists Christine Wexler and Anne Carpenter\, a Bethany Studio Artist\, led the program. \nView Exhibition URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/100cameras-snapshot-safe-harbor/2020-12-18/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Sonjaia_170-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T130000 DTSTAMP:20201105T200807Z CREATED:20201105T191825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T200807Z UID:10000562-1608208200-1608210000@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: "Object Stories" Talk with Visual Artist Brice Garrett DESCRIPTION:Artist in Residence: “Object Stories” Talk with Visual Artist Brice Garrett via Facebook LIVE \nView Facebook LIVE\nView “Object Stories” \nBrice used his time at the Bethany Arts residency this fall to develop ideas of community and participatory artworks. Inspired by dozens of images of objects submitted by community members\, “Object Stories” documents people’s relationships to the personal things around the home that shape our everyday lives. Along with work made at Bethany\, Brice will talk about previous projects leading up to his current works in progress. \nBio \n\nBrice Garrett uses the position of adornment as a source to think through ideas of body\, production\, labor\, value\, and memory. Working across disciplines\, he utilizes a variety of materials and methods that culminate into wearables\, sculptures\, installations\, and participatory projects. Brice received his MFA from Konstfack University College of Arts\, Crafts and Design in Stockholm\, Sweden and a BA from San Diego State University. He has been the recipient of awards and residencies from the Museum of Arts and Design\, Queens Council on the Arts\, The Center for Craft\, Manhattan Graphic Center\, Tides Institute & Museum of Art and most recently Teton ArtLab. His work has been exhibited across Europe and the United States. He currently teaches jewelry and metal fabrication at Westchester Community College\, the 92nd Street Y\, and Brooklyn Metal Works. \nFor more information visit:\nwww.bricegarrett.com \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-brice-garrett-artist-talk/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ObjectStoriesSmall.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T143000 DTSTAMP:20201118T105647Z CREATED:20201117T202901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T105647Z UID:10000564-1607868000-1607869800@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Chigozie Obi Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk with Visual Artist\, Chigozie Obi\, via Facebook LIVE \nView Facebook LIVE\nChigozie Obi talks about the process and inspiration behind her general/residency work and how creating during the protests happening in her country was an escape\, activism and emotional dump for her. \nThe virtual residency helped Chigozie take her mind off the protests and events happening in her country at that point. Creating the work\, reading through the slack messages amongst fellow residency artists and interacting with other participants gave her some moments of peace admist the chaos. The feedback she got also helped Chigozie get corrections and know she was working on the right path. \nBio\nChigozie Obi (b. 1997) is a multi-dimensional visual artist who obtained a bachelors degree of Visual Arts from the Creative Arts department\, University of Lagos in 2017. Her work is consistent in the use of vibrant colors and figures to portray emotions and stories formed from personal experiences and focuses on the representation of Black/African people in their diversity. Her work has been featured in several group exhibitions and sales\, which include\, MoCada Museum’s silent auction (2019)\, Collective Renditions\, African Artists Foundation\, Lagos (2019)\, Rele in Lekki\, Lagos (2018)\, The Studio Scout\, Omenka Gallery\, Lagos (2018)\, The First Ibadan Affordable Art Fair (2018)\, Rasheed Gbadamosi Eko Art Expo (2017). She was selected as Arthouse Contemporary’s Artist of the month – July 2018 and one of the recipients of the inaugural Tilga Fund for Arts Grant (2020) \nHer work authenticates her keen interest for the human aspect of life\, the body\, beauty standards and the strive for self-acceptance. She aims to create sustained conversations about people and society – the cultural narratives adopted and how it affects people in it\, especially women. \nwww.chigozieobi.com \nPrograms at Bethany Arts Community are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, Arts Westchester\, and numerous individual donors. \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-chigozie-obi/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Chigozie-Obi-e1605645003845.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T193000 DTSTAMP:20201105T200725Z CREATED:20201104T115226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T200725Z UID:10000561-1607022000-1607023800@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Cherie Lee Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk with Visual Artist\, Cherie Lee\, via Facebook LIVE \nView Facebook LIVE\nAfter introducing us briefly to her work in a most unusual medium\, and revealing a meticulously detailed\, hand-carved ostrich eggshell Cherie completed during her time with Bethany Arts Community in October 2020\, she delves into how her residency was nearly derailed by an accidental\, wacky and stumbling foray into self discovery: full of complications\, hurdles and mistakes\, and dogged by doubt at every turn.  Here\, Cherie shares her personal evolution\, flaws and all\, as she abruptly struggles with how to market not only her unique art\, but also herself\, in an increasingly virtual world. \nBio \n\nCherie Lee is a self-taught\, Philadelphia-born artist\, who utilizes high speed rotary equipment to reduce genuine Ostrich Eggshells to small-scale\, subtractive-sculpture commentaries appreciating\, and testing\, the limits of faculty and frailty. Whether her subject matter be ecological\, sociological or anthropological\, she unites substance and subject\, gingerly evoking one basic concept: what you have is fragile\, no matter it’s strength.\nHaving grown up suburban-poor\, her earliest materials were found objects in nature and readily available household items\, predominantly paper. These early works resulted most often in two distinct forms: elaborate dimensional paper sculptures that are white-on-white plays of light and shadow\, or intricately detailed\, flat black paper-cuts. Both styles notable for what they lack\, or what’s been taken away; a concept she hopes might foster a more solid appreciation for what is there. \nShortly after recognizing the humble chicken egg as a perfect 4-dimensional ‘canvas’\, one of her first pieces was admitted to the United States White House Permanent Collection. By 2018\, she acquired the tools necessary that would allow her to focus solely on her preferred medium\, the thick and sturdy ostrich eggshell. Her current body of work explores how much can be taken away from something\, be it natural\, man-made or conceptual\, without removing it’s integrity. “However\,” she cautions\, “if the strength of an eggshell allows me to push it to it’s furthest limits\, it’s fragility reminds me not to.” \ncherieleecreations.wixsite.com/cherielee \nPrograms at Bethany Arts Community are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, Arts Westchester\, and numerous individual donors. \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-cherie-lee/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/A-Quick-Note-3-scaled-e1606217404316.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201031T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201031T110000 DTSTAMP:20200728T151539Z CREATED:20200711T123740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200728T151539Z UID:10000244-1604138400-1604142000@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:American Modernism ONLINE: The Other Modern Art DESCRIPTION:Modern Art\, in general\, was a reaction against the traditions of the past. European modernism started to take shape toward the end of the nineteenth century. “American Modernism” refers to an artistic and cultural movement in the United States that began at the turn of the twentieth century\, with a core period between World War I and World War II. This 6-week program will examine American modernism’s greatest practitioners to discover its departures from European modernism and its unique brilliance. \nJoin us at Bethany Arts Community for this fascinating 6-week art history on-site class lead by Jill Kiefer\, Ph.D. \nSaturdays\, 10am – 11am September 26th – October 31st. \nRegister for online Course URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/american-modernism-the-other-modern-art/2020-10-31/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Art History Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/american-modernism.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T131500 DTSTAMP:20201105T201912Z CREATED:20200921T192507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201912Z UID:10000549-1604061900-1604063700@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Andrea Vonbujoss Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist talk via Facebook LIVE:\nView Facebook LIVE\nAndrea will share an insider’s view of her process and show her works in progress. Andrea’s work includes colorful\, geometric and whimsical sculptures that are fabricated from wood\, cardboard\, wire\, clay and acrylic plastic.  Many of Andrea’s pieces are interactive\, such as\, benches\, arches and 3-dimensional words.  As an artist who works in the public realm as a muralist\, she has created over 100 murals and installations that can be seen in many parts of the country including\, Rikers Island in Queens and busy transportation hubs such at the 900-foot long tunnel at the 190th St. subway station in upper Manhattan.  \nAndrea will be expanding her visual vocabulary of complex patterns and typography\, and also creating new three-dimensional versions of her two-dimensional explorations of composition and form. While much of her work will be prepared before arriving at Bethany\, she will use her time here to explore weather-proof materials and experiment with installations. \nAbout the Artist\nAndrea von Bujdoss (AKA “Queen Andrea”) is a NYC-based fine artist\, graffiti artist\, typographer and graphic designer. A die-hard native New Yorker raised in downtown Manhattan\, Andrea has been deeply inspired by the urban landscape from an early age. Her style is consistently marked by a bold use of color\, design and advanced typography. As a young teen part of a newer generation of early 1990’s graffiti writers\, she befriended some of the most prolific old school subway graffiti writers and diligently taught herself the complicated artform of graffiti by consistently practicing her letters and eventually developing her own unique style. She earned a BFA in Graphic Design and began a successful career\, working for worldwide brands who appreciate her versatile and passionate knowledge of typography\, branding and visual communication. Her work has directly impacted graffiti\, streetwear and urban culture. Andrea has spent nearly 20 years perfecting her graffiti and typography skillsets and she is now an internationally notable female graffiti artist and muralist.  \nThe excitement\, color\, diversity and crazy energy of city life\, and especially graffiti\, is where Andrea finds her creative inspiration. Renegade cutting-edge artforms\, brash sub-cultures and lifestyles that have sprang forth from an ever-changing urban metropolis give her the visual stimulus\, the guts\, and the urge to create and innovate. Her artistic style is influenced by an endless appreciation of typography\, as well as themes of urban life\, song lyrics\, the advertising age\, pop culture\, geometry\, symbolism\, signpainter lettering and super bright color palettes. Andrea’s newest paintings are intricate and intense explorations of geometry\, color and form which create fantastical\, bright worlds of abstraction. Her new 3-dimensional works are exciting and tactile versions of her lively style\, in various sizes. Back in the streets\, Andrea has developed a reputation for her oversized typography murals. She has been featured in major art shows\, solo shows\, magazines\, books\, fashion lines\, brand collaborations and has curated and exhibited in numerous art shows around the world.   \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-andrea-vonbujoss/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-AndreaVonBujdoss.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T123000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201841Z CREATED:20200921T190214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201841Z UID:10000538-1604059200-1604061000@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Santina Amato Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk via Facebook LIVE:\nView Facebook LIVE\nSantina Amato\, sculptor and painter\, will share her process for making ephemeral sculptures that decompose overtime. While at Bethany she is designing sculptures that will exist in the gardens of Bethany before decomposing.  \nWhile in residency at Bethany\, Santina is looking forward to being able to create her ephemeral nature sculptures using a new method of cotton soaked in beeswax. Designed to decompose in the environment\, Santina will capture the decomposition over the residency in photographs. \nAbout the Artist\nSantina Amato incorporates video\, sculpture\, installation\, painting and photography to explore the notion of the intimate body\, especially the female body. Her practice and is deeply rooted in attempting to translate the complexities of her own female sexuality\, desire and erotica. Amato was born in Australia to Italian immigrants\, and has lived and worked in the USA since 2010. She received an MFA (Photography) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2017) and has been supported by the Illinois Arts Council Agency\, the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events and the Australian Council for the Arts. Exhibitions and screenings include The Arts Club of Chicago\, Chicago\, IL\, Here Arts Center\, NYC\, Governors Island Art Fair\, NYC and Detroit International Videonale\, Kuntshalle Detroit Museum of Contemporary Art\, MI. Amato has held positions as Fellow and Artist-in-Residence at MOCA Tucson supported by the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA)\, MASS MoCA in North Adams\, MA supported by the City of Chicago’s DCASE\, 2018 IAP Grant\, Crosstown Arts\, Memphis\, TN\, Process Park\, Artslant & Chashama\, Pine Plains\, NY\, Filed/Work Program\, Chicago Artist Coalition\, Chicago\, IL. Amato Founded and Directed Moving_Image_00:00\, a biannual festival in Chicago of moving image works by Chicago-based artists between 2016-2019. Her work is part of a collective photographic portfolio at The Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection and The Art Institute of Chicago and video collection at the Victorian College of the Arts\, Melbourne\, Australia. \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-santina-amato/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-Santina-Amato.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T123000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201807Z CREATED:20200921T185557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201807Z UID:10000536-1603972800-1603974600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Writer\, Daniel Tamulonis Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk via Facebook LIVE:\nView Facebook LIVE \nWriter\, Daniel Tamulonis will give us a peek into his writing process\, sharing his inspirations\, and his journey as a writer\, from writing marionette plays\, to essays on teaching\, to the fiction writing that\, years and years later\, he felt he had to get out into the world. Daniel will share how he makes room for writing while teaching elementary school and the story of how he found his agent – or how his agent found him. \nDuring his residency at Bethany\, Daniel will be using the “luxury” of residency time\, to work on his young adult fantasy novels. Daniel has two writing projects he is working on. One is the revision of a young adult fantasy novel which he has worked through with two peer critique groups\, from which he have gathered so much helpful feedback. He is anticipating additional feedback from a professional editor. Daniel will devote himself to mapping out and digging in to a wholesale revision. At the same time\, he has begun a second novel\, also young adult but set during a specific six-year period in pre-revolutionary Russia. He will use the time at BAC for some dedicated time to the research. . \nAbout the Artist\nDaniel Fergus Tamulonis has been many things in his life: puppeteer\, teacher; Peace Corps Volunteer. Writing marionette plays from a very early age were his first essays into the world of what pen and paper could create. Re-inventing the world as a much more gay-friendly place actively occupies his mind\, rejoicing in Madeline Miller’s retelling of The Iliad in her The Song of Achilles and breathing a sigh of relief and recognition at Matthew Bourne’s reinterpretation of Swan Lake. Fleshing out and recasting the fairy tales of Grimm and Andersen inspired his earliest puppet shows. Reimagining those stories occupied many of his solitary\, early morning hikes as a paperboy. He credits those hours alone in the dark\, freezing or sweating\, with his huge bundle of newspapers\, walking the silent streets of small town Pennsylvania\, as his best times for thinking\, creating\, becoming. \n\nTamulonis lives in New York City with his family and teaches at an elementary school in the Bronx. He published his first short story (a long one!)\, Slung Mugs\, about a young American finding himself – and meeting Benjamin Britten – while spending his senior/sixth form year in a British boarding school. His most recent story (and a much shorter one)\, Verona … after appeared in the new journal Paper Lanterns\, created by and for young people (and former young people). His young adult fantasy novel is out on submission and he is working on his next\, a historical fiction. \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-daniel-tamulonis/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-Daniel-Fergus-Tamulonis.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T114000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201736Z CREATED:20200921T191905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201736Z UID:10000548-1603969200-1603971600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Anna Mayta Performance and Q&A DESCRIPTION:Artist Performance and Q&A via Facebook LIVE:\nView event on Facebook LIVE \nView Video Performance \nChoreographer\, Anna Mayta is premiering her new dance – “The world of humanity has two wings” – inspired by a quote from the Writings of Abdul’-Baha\, Baha’i writings:    \n“Humanity Has Two Wings”:\n“The world of humanity has two wings – one is women and the other men. Not until both wings are equally developed can the bird fly. Should one wing remain weak\, flight is impossible. Not until the world of women becomes equal to the world of men in the acquisition of virtues and perfections\, can success and prosperity be attained as they ought to be.” – Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha\, p. 302. Baha’i writings.  \nDirected\, choreographed and performed by Anna Mayta\nMusic and sound composition: Eve Joslyn Madalengoitia\nCreative guidance/collaborator and voice: Maiko Hata\nIntroductory quotes read by Grace Angela Henry\n“Humanity Has Two Wings” quote read by Joan Belmar (Spanish)\, Maiko Hata (Japanese)\, and Eve Madalengoitia (English)\nField recordings from Hudson Valley\, NY and freetousesounds.com\nCreated with Abelton Live \nThis dance piece is a sequel to Anna’s solo dance choreography called “Veiled” choreographed after 9-11 (a methaphor for the plight of women in Afghanistan) Both these pieces are about the empowerment of women\, and women’s rights.  \nAbout the Artist\nAnna Mayta grew up in Chile and is a dance improviser\, choreographer\, and instructor. She graduated from Empire State College in June 2001 with a BA in Dance in Education. In November 2008\, she received a certificate to teach yoga from Svyasa Swami Vivekananda Yoga University in Bangalore\, India. In 2006\, she was awarded a dissemination award from the Dutchess County Arts Council in Poughkeepsie\, New York. Ms. Mayta has been teaching\, performing\, and choreographing for over 15 years. She has developed two programs throughout this time period. One is teaching the Spanish language through movement\, and the other is fusion dance\, which centers on the incorporation of African\, Classical Indian\, Flamenco\, Modern and Latin dance styles. She has traveled for her work to Bangalore\, Pune\, Lucknow\, and Bombay in India. Additionally\, she has taught for The National Ballet of Zimbabwe in Africa\, in England\, and in the greater Boston Area. She is currently working in the Mid-Hudson Valley and directing her dance company called Mayta fusion dance based in Poughkeepsie NY.Her choreographed solos\, such as “Fusion\,” “Flamenco Fusion\,” and “Veiled” (a metaphor for the plight of women in Afghanistan) have been performed in New York City\, the Mid-Hudson Valley\, Boston\, and India. She has collaborated for many years with artists Gigi Oppenheimer and Jazz singer Maiko Hata. Recently Mayta performed in NYC a piece in collaboration with pianist O Zotique. \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-anna-mayta/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Dance,Residencies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-Anna-Mayta.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T193000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201705Z CREATED:20200921T194757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201705Z UID:10000551-1603479600-1603481400@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Catherine Weingarten Work in Progress Reading DESCRIPTION:Work in Progress Reading via Facebook LIVE:\n“I’m so Hot” by Playwright\, Catherine Weingarten \nView Facebook LIVE \nWho cheats first? Men or women? What if they’re both insanely hot? In this adaptation of “La Dispute” by Marivaux\, a Prince captures hot people to see who cheats first!! It’s like olden day French reality TV.  \nAbout the Artist\nCatherine Weingarten is a friendly jewish chick from an obscure area of Pennsylvania! Her plays use comedy to expose the societal pressures on young women to be impossibly good looking as well as ridiculously intellectual\, humble\, kind as can be\, but also sexy. Catherine’s summer camp play “Are You Ready to Get PAMPERED!?” had a reading at 59E59 with Less than Rent and also was part of Dixon Place’s Bingo Lounge. Some of her other plays include: Pineapple Upside Down Cake (KCACTF:national semi-finalist)\, Janis and the Big BAD World (Semi-finalist at Wide Eyed Productions)\, A Roller Rink Temptation (NOLA Fringe)\, and Love Potion Number Slut (Tiny Rhino). Her humor writing has been published by McSweeney’s and elsewhere. BA: Bennington College MFA: Ohio University \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-catherine-weingarten/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Theater ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-Catherine-Weingarten.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T113000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201634Z CREATED:20201021T195932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201634Z UID:10000560-1603450800-1603452600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Short Film Presentation and Artist Talk: A film by George Gavin\, with poetry by Cheryl Moskowitz and sound by Alastair Gavin DESCRIPTION:Short Film Presentation and Artist Talk via Zoom & Facebook LIVE \nView on Facebook LIVE\nJoin Zoom Meeting \nA film by George Gavin\, with poetry by Cheryl Moskowitz and sound by Alastair Gavin. \n\n\nCheryl\, George and Alastair will present their short film provisionally titled ‘Fixed in Place’ (approx 7.5 mins) to the Bethany Community on Friday October 23 at 11am EST. The presentation will be preceded by a short talk about our artistic processes individually and as a team during our BAC virtual residency\, and will be followed by a short Q&A during which we will be happy to take questions from the live zoom audience.\n\n\n\n\nFIXED IN PLACE (provisional title) – A short film with poetry and sound\n*presented in binaural sound\, headphones recommended\n\n\n  \nDuring their residency\, Cheryl Moskowitz\, a poet\, along with her collaborators\, electronic composer/sound artist\, Alastair Gavin (London\, UK) and film maker George Gavin\, (Brooklyn\, NY) will be working on a 7-10 min film which will reference a form of lockdown\, albeit metaphorical\, producing a joint piece which reflects on individual isolation and particularly the opposing yet compatible states of sensory deprivation and heightened senses \nBio \n\nAll Saints Sessions (www.allsaintssessions.uk) was launched in October 2017 as a bi-monthly performance series in a 15th century North London church. The events are curated by UK-based poet and author Cheryl Moskowitz\, and composer and sound artist Alastair Gavin\, who create\, in collaboration with guest artists\, one-off evenings of spoken word\, music and electronic textures in a quadrophonic sound system for a uniquely immersive live experience. Cheryl has been published in all the major UK poetry journals and has two published collections to her name\, and two forthcoming in 2021. Alastair had an 11-year tenure as assistant musical director on Mamma Mia! in London’s West End and is now focused on electronic composition and 360º field recording. The third member of the team for this Bethany Arts commission is New York-based filmmaker and video designer George Gavin who has previously collaborated with Cheryl and Alastair on their poetry & electronics London show City On Fire (2016); Eternal Mother\, a film poem for artist Hayoon Jay-Lee’s 2019 exhibition in the 456 Gallery\, NYC; and the recent All Saints Session Milk Opera\, produced in lockdown and streamed online Apr 9 this year. His work encompasses award-winning short films and video design for the theatre\, inc. The Itch at the New Ohio Theater\, NYC (2017). \nwww.cherylmoskowitz.com\nwww.alastairgavin.com\nwww.allsaintssessions.uk \n\n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/moskowitz-air2020/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Film,Residencies,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fixed-in-place-e1603310126405.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201022T174500 DTSTAMP:20201105T201602Z CREATED:20200921T212501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201602Z UID:10000553-1603386000-1603388700@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Erika Meitner & Sarah Heady Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk via Facebook LIVE:\nErika Meitner and Sarah Heady \nView Facebook LIVE \nErika Meitner will be sharing poems and photos from her latest project in progress\, tentatively titled Miami : Elegy\, which uses documentary and eco-poetic modes of verse and lyric essay to explore issues of global warming and sea-level rise in Miami\, Florida—an epicenter of urban climate change. She has spent the past three years visiting the city\, along with photographer Anna Maria Barry-Jester\, to collect interviews\, images\, and experiences that record the ways in which rising water and extreme weather have altered–and not altered–the landscape and human geography of the city. \nSarah Heady will be reading poems from her project “The Hudson Lines.” This project is based on a sustained poetic engagement with the Metro-North Railroad over five years\, documenting a recursive series of train trips between Grand Central Terminal and Poughkeepsie\, using the Hudson River as a mirror. This place-based endeavor  relates directly to the landscape of the Hudson Valley and to Ossining as a river town. Sarah will pair her poems with short films she has made on the Metro-North. \n\n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-erika-meitner-sarah-heady/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sarah-and-Erica-event-e1603316787189.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T133000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201531Z CREATED:20200921T211947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201531Z UID:10000552-1603285200-1603287000@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Tacie Jones Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk via Facebook LIVE:\nTacie Jones Artist Talk: Mending \nView Facebook LIVE \nWe store the imprint of memory in our bodies. Some of this memory comes from personal experience\, and some we inherit from our ancestors. This online artist talk will discuss Mending\, a growing body of work consisting of video\, media installation\, sculpture\, performance documentation and cyanotype photography. The works confront Walter Benjamin’s patriarchal argument that one must intellectually excavate deep memory. The processes and components of Mending echo elemental transformation and visualize sensorial manifestations of embodied memory to gesture at reconciliatory ways of being with the aftermath of gendered\, transgenerational trauma.  \nDuring her virtual residency\, Tacie will be spending time in the hundred wooded acres next to her home\, mentally sketching\, taking videos and photographs for small series of fabric-based\, projection-mapped sculptures. \nAbout the Artist\nTacie Jones is an artist working in video\, media installation\, sculpture\, photography and socially-engaged practice. Her recent work explores ancestral embodiment by way of probing the juxtaposition between impermanence and materiality in the sensorial reconciliation of trauma. Her combined background in new media and studio art\, social practice and non-profit community work engage creativity and interconnection as catalysts for understanding the individual’s part in community resilience. Tacie holds a BFA in Studio Art from George Mason University\, an MRes (Master of Research) in Creative Practices from the Glasgow School of Art\, and an MFA in Creative Technologies from Virginia Tech. She is currently working toward an interdisciplinary PhD at Virginia Tech. She lives with her foodsmith partner\, tending their two pups and gardens in the mountainous countryside of Blacksburg\, Virginia.  \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-tacie-jones/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-TacieJones.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T193000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201457Z CREATED:20200921T193020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201457Z UID:10000550-1602874800-1602876600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist In Residence: Karen Allen Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk via Zoom:\nKaren Allen\, visual artist\, will share her inspirations and process for creating her works “Ark\, Totems and Vessels” and the “Under and Over the Allowable Limit”   \nZoom Link\nAbout the Artist\nKaren Allen paintings and drawings in acrylic\, oils and pastels are figurative abstractions. The inner feeling and meaning of what has inspired me visually is more important for me than careful rendering. I am \n\nlooking for both balance and contrast: to preserve the initial figurative trigger that inspired the work and to visually refine an essence of the feeling or “inner tug” that led me to that image. More and more I seem to be moving closer toward total abstraction. But I don’t feel that I will ever abandon my love of what I can see in the world around me with my eyes. It’s a fine balance … \nThe various collage elements which I sometimes use introduce an exploration of visual texture and personal historical intimacy. I look for balance and contrast between playfulness and considered graphic call and response during my painting process. Sometimes my working surfaces are 3 dimensional objects whose functionality becomes changed into an allegory or a metaphor. This is a clue of how and what the painting tells me about my interior life. Creating art is for me a contemplative process as well as a physical one. \nIn my work I am looking for visual paradoxes\, a crossing into an immensity of space that may have no relationship to the actual size of things. I am becoming even more interested in how change in physical scale changes a painting’s feelings and intentions. Aesthetically\, I am very interested in how pure painting ideas can be scaled to mural sized works in public spaces both to enhance architectural space and express something personal. Underlying all this is what I call my “second truth”. That is\, the positive and regenerative life force that I believe lies in the universe we inhabit. A universe so beautiful\, yet so full of tragedy\, disappointment and darwinian struggle. I am a very flawed and imperfect idealist who actually believes the act of creation by artists has something to do with our deepest calling to be whole. \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-karen-allen/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-Karen-Allen.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T110000 DTSTAMP:20200713T213506Z CREATED:20200711T144314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T213506Z UID:10000252-1602583200-1602586800@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:PICASSO ONLINE: The Man - The Myth - The Legend DESCRIPTION:Join us for this fascinating 5-week Pablo PIcasso online art history class lead by Jill Kiefer\, Ph.D. and Bethany Arts Community.\nTuesdays\, 10am – 11am September 15th – October 13th. \nSpanish expatriate painter\, sculptor\, printmaker\, ceramicist\, and stage designer Pablo Picasso remains the most influential artist of the twentieth century\, and is regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. The creator (with Georges Braque) of Cubism\, Picasso continues to be a figure hotly debated–but always admired. In this course\, we’ll examine the tumultuous life and works of the inseparable man and artist\, who was–by far–the most prolific artistic genius in history. (To date\, 34\,073 artworks by Picasso have been catalogued.) We’ll also be looking at the many myths that surround this rather enigmatic figure–and do our best to separate the facts from the fictions! \nRegister for online Course URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/picasso-the-man-the-myth-the-legend/2020-10-13/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Art History Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Picasso.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201010T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201010T113000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201427Z CREATED:20200917T152340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201427Z UID:10000533-1602327600-1602329400@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Susan Polese – Play Reading "Secret Sundays" DESCRIPTION:Join us Oct 10th @ 11:00am via Facebook LIVE\nGo to Facebook LIVE\n\nPlaywright\, Susan Jennifer Polese\, presents a 20 minute excerpt stage reading of monologues from her play in development\, Secret Sundays. Susan will use her residency to continue to write the script. The public performance will feature local actor\, Michelle Concha Herko.\nAs a playwright inspired by different forms of writing\, visual arts\, dance\, music\, and social activism\, Susan plans to use her time at Bethany to develop a theatrical piece with music and video installations. \nAbout the Artist\nSusan Jennifer Polese is an American\, journalist\, editor and award-winning playwright whose work is seen regionally and at such venues as La Mama Experimental Theatre Club\, HERE Performing Arts Center\, The Midtown International Theatre Festival\, and Planet Connections Festivity in Manhattan\, NY. Trained in New York at The Wonderhorse Theatre\, Herbert Berghof Studio\, and Hunter College she has taught playwriting through Purchase College\, Axial Theatre Collaborative and is facilitating “Playwriting in Paradise” at Key West Fringe Theatre\, Key West Florida. Her work is fueled through social justice and is often performed as fundraisers/awareness enhancers for nonprofits. Susan is a member of The International Centre for Women Playwrights and Theatre Without Borders. She attended La Mama’s International Playwright Retreat in Umbria\, Italy and is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America. www.susanjenniferpolese.com   \n  \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-susan-polese/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Residencies,Theater,Theater Makers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-Susan-Polese.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201009T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201009T200000 DTSTAMP:20201008T005132Z CREATED:20200921T161134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T005132Z UID:10000534-1602270000-1602273600@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Hang with Art: A Discussion About Arts Education in the Days of Covid DESCRIPTION:A discussion with arts educators Sharon Ciccone\, Marty Merchant and Cathy Ibanez about the importance of art education\, especially in the days of Covid\, and the work in the NY State Art Teachers Association Annual Art Show. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nView Online Exhibit\nAbout the Show\nThe 2020 gallery show of New York State Art Teachers Association Region 7 members. \nWhile exploring their own voices\, these artist-teachers find their generative sources in the classroom and their lives. In this season of upheaval and stress\, we try to find meaning and hope in our art making. Our mission of engaging students in expressive investigations of themselves and their relationship to the world has been disrupted by unprecedented separation. The teaching artists in this exhibit meet the current season in diverse ways – through confrontation\, escape\, negotiation\, and affirmation. This exhibition is a unique and powerful survey of how a special kind of artist – who has made their practice a personal and shared passion – meets the challenges of the pandemic\, social justice\, politics\, and the multitude of personal trials this era presents. \nArtists:\nTerrie Bentley\, Amanda Buhler\, Sharon Ciccone\, Kelley Hedin\, Catherine Ibanez\,\nHolly McCabe\, Martin Merchant\, Elizabeth Murphy\, Gina Palmer\, Lauren Ras\,\nRoberto E. Romani\, Monica Czernecki Schor\, Scott Seaboldt\, Eric Stormes\,\nPatty Tyrol\, Mitchell Visoky\, Paula Westcott\, Ron Whitehead \n  URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/hangwithartnysata/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:Art Show,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Ibanez-covid-announce2-e1598021738406.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T183000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201359Z CREATED:20200921T183702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201359Z UID:10000535-1602007200-1602009000@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Photographer\, Julia Forrest Artist Talk DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk and Slideshow Oct 6th @ 6pm via Facebook LIVE:\nPhotographer\, Julia Forrest will discuss her work\, her inspirations\, and her tools\, including her camera\, mirrors\, and props.  \nDuring her second residency at Bethany\, Julia will photograph the local landscape to create illusions with mirrors and forced perspective. In the studio\, she will be using her own compact\, self-built darkroom to develop her negatives by hand.\nAbout the Artist\nJulia Forrest is a Brooklyn based artist. She works strictly in film and prints in a darkroom she built within her apartment. Her own art has always been her top priority in life and in this digital world\, she will continue to work with old processing. Anything can simply be done in photoshop\, she prefers to take the camera\, a tool of showing reality\, and experiment with what she can do in front of the lens. \nJulia is currently working as a teaching artist at the Brooklyn Museum\, USDAN Art Center\, and Abrons Art Center. As an instructor\, she thinks it is important to understand that a person can constantly stretch and push the boundaries of their ideas with whatever medium of art they choose. Her goal is for her audience to not only enjoy learning about photography\, but to see the world in an entirely new way and continue to develop a future interest in the arts. \nwww.JuliaForrest.com \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-julia-forrest/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Photography,Residencies,Visual Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-Julia-Forrest.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200927T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200927T140000 DTSTAMP:20201105T201210Z CREATED:20200907T144351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T201210Z UID:10000532-1601211600-1601215200@bethanyarts.org SUMMARY:Artist in Residence: Kyle Marshall – Work In Progress Showing DESCRIPTION:Join us Sep 27 @ 1pm for a work in progress showing by choreographer\, Kyle Marshall during his residency at Bethany Arts Community. \nView on Facebook LIVE\nFor the public portion of his residency\, Kyle shares his process with Jah\, a solo tapping into of his Jamaican heritage. As a member of the diaspora Kyle has felt distant from my maternal homeland. With Jah\, he is interested in examining and reclaiming his Jamaican body\, diving into questions surrounding hyper-masculinity\, queerness and redemption. Seen as an online lecture demonstration\, viewers will have an inside look into a process of uncovering. Movement participation will be employed to have the audience consider their relationship to the bodies and homeland.  \nAbout the Artist \n\nNamed “New to Watch” by Dance Europe Magazine\, Kyle Marshall Choreography (KMC) is a dance company that sees the dancing body as a container of history\, an igniter of social reform and a site of celebration. Kyle Marshall Choreography has performed at venues including: Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival\, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater\, Roulette\, Actors Fund Arts Center\, NYC Summerstage\, Wassaic Arts Project and Conduit Dance in Portland\, OR. KMC has received residencies from Center of Performance Research\, DanceNow at Silo\, Jamaica Performing Arts Center and CoLab Arts. Commissions have included: “Dance on the Lawn” Montclair Dance Festival\, New Jersey Performing Arts Center\, and Harlem Stage. Artistic Director and dancer Kyle Marshall\, is a 2018 New York Juried “Bessie” Award recipient and a 2017 NJ State Council of the Arts Fellow. \nwww.kmchoreo.com \n \nBethany Arts Community’s residency programs are made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/air2020-kyle-marshall/ LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States CATEGORIES:2020 Residencies,Dance,Residencies ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bethanyarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bac-resident-artist-Kyle-Marshall.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Arts Community":MAILTO:info@bethanyarts.org GEO:41.17225;-73.828321 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd. Ossining NY 10562 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=40 Somerstown Rd.:geo:-73.828321,41.17225 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR