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Millennium Arts Salon
September 2012 Newsletter
Announcing Millennium's 2012-2013 Program Season -  "Artists and Collectors Speak"

In Unison opens at River District Arts in
Sperryville, VA
 
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Letter from Millennium Arts Salon Board of Directors

Dear Friends of the Arts Community:

 

As we enjoy the last remnants of summer this Labor Day Weekend, we look with anticipation toward the Fall, which ushers in brilliant autumn colors and a lively new arts season!  Millennium is excited to enter its 13th program season - - beginning October 2012 and continuing through September 2013. 

 

Inspired by our successful Scholars Speak program season (2007-2008) in which we heralded art scholars, our 2012-2013 season, entitled Artists and Collectors Speak, will showcase both art collectors and artists.  New this season is the Artist Salon Series consisting of artist studio visits and salon talks with some of the Greater Washington Area's leading mid-career artists as well as emerging contemporary artists.  Among these are  Alonzo Davis, Ellington Robinson, Anne Marchand, GA Gardner, Joan Belmar, Stan Squirewell, and Jeffrey Kent.  

 

We are also proud to present our signature Collector Series, now in its 3rd year.  Participants will enjoy a personal tour followed by an intimate dinner in each of the homes of three prominent collectors.   We are pleased that Pat Walters has agreed to one of them.       

 This November, Dr. Patricia Banks, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Mount Holyoke College who has been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, will discuss the sociological context of collecting art by African Americans. Next April, local artist and author Dorothy Fall whose book, Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier Scholar,  focuses on the life of her late husband, Dr. Bernard Fall  (Vietnam War era scholar, Howard University professor, and son of Jewish parents who perished during Hitler's regime) will provide insights about his life and her budding career as an artist and graphic designer. 

 

 "In Unison:  20 Washington DC Artists" Millennium's groundbreaking collaboration with 20 of Washington's finest artists, printmakers, and sculptors and George Mason University Department of Art, which was recently exhibited at the Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba in New York City, now moves to the River District Arts Center in Sperryville, VA.  The exhibition, on view September 7th through October 14th, will include an opening reception on September 15th and an artists' talk on October 14th.  

 

The MAS Board of Directors is delighted to welcome new members Sharon Burton and Neil Hartbarger - - both well known in the Greater Washington Arts Community for their knowledge, experience, and commitment.     

 

Millennium continues its commitment to collaborate with local institutions to bring you cutting-edge programs and we will advise you of new initiatives as they unfold.

 

Please join us on September 28th at our annual membership drive kickoff.  Hear more details about our upcoming program season, enjoy barbeque and beer, connect with other art-minded folk, and sign-up or renew your tax-deductible membership in the Millennium Arts Salon Club. We are a non-profit, 501(3)c community based arts organization and our programs are funded almost entirely by your memberships.  

 

We value and appreciate your support and look forward to sharing an amazing new season with you!

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Millennium Arts Salon Board of Directors 

 

 

Confluent Gallery Hosts

"In Unison: 20 Washington DC Artists"

Opens September 7, 2012 at

River District Arts in Sperryville, VA  

EJ Montgomery In Unison Exhibition Image

Celebration II, 2010, 30"H x 22"W, 

Oil and Water Based Monoprint, by EJ Montgomery .

In Unison represents a collaboration of a group of Washington, DC area artists, distinguished by their diversity in terms of accomplishments - emerging, mid-career, and masters; ethnicity - African American, White American, Asian American and Latin American; age - from the 30's to the 80's; gender - male and female; and varying artistic approaches - painters, sculptors, digital media and installation artists, and a few printmakers.   

 

Previously exhibited in Washington, DC at the Kreeger Museum and Hilyer Art Space and in New York City at the Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba, this will be its first Blue Ridge exhibit. Rappahannock and DC artist, Patricia Underwood, a participating "In Unison" artist, is also featured with Kevin Adams in a concurrent show at Middle Street Gallery, adjacent to River District Arts.

 

The Participating Artists 

 

Akili Ron Anderson

Sondra N. Arkin

Paula Crawford

Sheila Crider

Edgar Endress

Helen Frederick

Claudia Aziza Gibson-Hunter

Susan Goldman

Tom Green

Billy Colbert

Bill Harris

Joseph Holston

Martha Jackson-Jarvis

Walter Kravitz

EJ Montgomery

Michael B. Platt and Carol A. Beane

Al Smith

Renée Stout

Patricia Underwood

Yuriko Yamaguchi


 
In Unison will be on exhibit at the Confluent Gallery at River District Arts from September 7 through October 14. A gallery reception is planned for September 15 from 3pm to 5pm and a gallery talk at noon on October 14. 
  
Viewing during regularly scheduled gallery hours and by appointment. To arrange a tour or viewing of "In Unison" RDA, contact Jim Allmon, Gallery Director, at jim@riverdistrictarts.com or call 703.789.0124.
September - December 2012 Calendar
Artists and Collectors Speak

 

 

September 15th -In Unison:  20 Washington, DC Artists, Opening Reception at River District Arts, Sperryville, VA, 3:00 - 5:00pm; Artist Talk October 14th at noon; Exhibition on View, September 7 through October 14.  FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

 

September 28th - Annual Millennium Arts Salon Club Membership Drive and Season Kick off - "Barbeque and Beer" Reception, 5:00-8:00pm.  FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 

 

October 13th* - Artists Speak:  1st in the series - Alonzo Davis, studio visit, 2:00 - 4:00pm.  Location:  Artist's studio.

 

October 14th - In Unison at River District Arts, Sperryville, VA - Artist Talk, 12 noon.  FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 

November 3rd - Salon featuring Dr. Patricia Banks, African American Artists Collecting Art, followed by a reception, 6:00 - 8:00pm.  ENTRANCE FEE REQUIRED; FREE OR DISCOUNTED FOR MAS CLUB MEMBERS 

 

November 10th* - Artists Speak Series: GA Gardner, artist's salon,  6:00 - 8:00pm

 

December 7th* - MAS Annual Holiday Party, 6:00 - 8:00 PM 

 

*MAS Club Members only events.

 

Note:  Event location information not included will be forthcoming. 

 

 

  

 

Other Local Art Happenings 

 

Exhibition: New works by Michael Platt and Stan Squirewell, August 31 through October 6, 2012 at the International Visions Gallery http://www.inter-visions.com/

 

Exhibition: Willard Wiggin 'The Half Century Collection", through January 2013 at Parish Gallery  http://www.parishgallery.com/ 

 

Exhibition:  "African American Art since 1950," presented by the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of Maryland, September 20- through December 14, http://www.driskellcenter.umd.edu/

  

Related Exhibitions: 1) "Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe," October 14-January 21, 2013 at the Walters Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, www.waltersart.org.

2) "Contemporary Response to the African Presence in Renaissance Europe", September 27 - January 19, 2013 at Gallerie Myrtis in Baltimore, http://galeriemyrtis.net/ 

 

MAS Website Under Major Redesign!
The MAS Website is undergoing a major redesign to make it more user friendly for our members and the general public.   Pardon its appearance during this "re-contruction" period.  For current events, find us on Facebook: 

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Table of Contents
Letter from the Millennium Arts Salon Board of Directors
In Unison on View at River District Arts' Confluent Gallery
2012 Calendar of Events
Art Happenings Around town
MAS Website Under Redesign
Join Our Mailing List!
Contact Information
Millennium Arts Salon
1213 Girard Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-239-8450

MAS Board of Directors
Phillip Barlow
Sharon Burton 
Alexa Donaphin
Jarvis DuBois
Patricia Ferrand
Melvin Hardy, Chairman
Neil Hartbarger 
E.J. Montgomery
Henry Thaggert
Christina Waddler
Doris Washington
Juanita Hardy, Executive Director
MAS Club Membership Levels, Features and Benefits
Millennium Arts Salon is a IRS designated 501(c)(3) arts and education charitable organization. Your memberships and volunteerism provide the financial and community support for the MAS programs as the organization delivers on its community arts education mission to "advance cultural literacy through the arts and cultural programming " for all, and otherwise provide support for our local artists and creative community.  

 

All Millennium Arts Salon Club Members enjoy General Club Membership Benefits, including:
  • Club discount on MAS event entrance fees, selected artworks and book purchases
  • Periodic email updates on MAS programs, member news, and selected art news around town, and around the world.
  • Invitations to private salon club events

Here are the Membership Levels / Costs, and Benefits:

 

Artist Level* / $35.00.  For practicing artists.   Benefits are General Club Memberships as detailed above.  *For visual and performing individuals actively creating and presenting their work.

 

Supporter Level  /  $50-$75 Dual/Family. Includes all General Membership benefits as identified above. (Student and Senior memberships available at $35.00) 

 

Patron Level  /  $150 Individual-$200 Dual/Family. Includes all General Membership benefits as identified above, plus...

---Entrance to all public fee events

---Invitation to one (1) private event

---Copy of "Over the Line" The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence"

  

Sponsor Level  /  $400 Includes all General Membership benefits as identified above, plus...

---Entrance to all public fee events

---Invitation to all private events (member plus 1 guest)

---Copy of "30 Americans" or equivalent value

---Invitation to one (1) MAS Collectors Series Event:  Private Tours, Salon, and Dinner in a Collectors' home

 

Angel Level  /  $1,000.00

Includes all General Membership benefits as identified above plus...

---Entrance to all public fee events

---Invitation to all private events (member plus 1 guest)

---Copies of "30 Americans" and "The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey" or equivalent value

---Invitation to all three (3) MAS Collectors Series.  Private tour, Salon, and Dinner in three Collector's Homes

---1st option to purchase available prints from "In Unison" Portfolio at a discounted rate upon fully paid membership

 

Corporate Level $2,500.00 

Includes Angel Membership as identified above plus...

---Discounted rental of MAS Salon (1st Floor of upper level) for business and private functions (Usage rules apply)

---Recognition as Millennium Arts Salon Corporate Sponsor.


Shapshots:
MAS In Unison Exhibition in New York

Artists' Talk, Kenkeleba, NY 120707
In Unison Artists Bill Harris and Sondra Arkin with Cross Current Artist Cynthia Farrell-Johnson and Amber Robles-Gordon at MAS Artist Salon Talk, Kenkeleba Gallery, NY July 7, 2012

In Unison, Main Gallery, Kenkeleba, NY
In Unison, Main Gallery, Kenkeleba, NY 
Hartbarger, Frederick, Jennings Kenkeleba Gallery Director Corrine Jennings with In Unison Artist Helen Frederick and MAS Angel Member Juanita Hartbarger 


MAS NY Tour Including the Brooklyn Museum 120707
MAS In Unison Tour including the Brooklyn Museum, July 7, 2012

Shapshots:

MAS 2012 Art & Culture Tour to China 

Artist Studio Visit with Miguel Peyano
Studio Visit with Artist Miquel Peyote, Beijing
Presentation at Ai Weiwei Compound 
MAS Tour Participants at Ai Wei Wei Compound 
MAS Tour Group Entering Great Wall, 1st Day
Group Entering Tour of The Great Wall, China

Scenic Overlook, Gardens in Chongqing
Scenic Overlook, Chonqing 

Millennium Arts Salon
1213 Girard Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
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Your Support
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