Thursday, April 15th
you must come to
Firehouse Gallery's Opening Reception
for their new exhibit
"Birds"
OH!, NO! it's nothing like the movie, it isn't scary at all!! In fact you get to see the beauty, the gracefulness, the natural instincts, the details of each feather that you don't normally see because "Birds" are so skittish of humans that they fly away as soon as you approach.
On Thursday, April 15th
WALNUT BEACH ART STROLL
takes place as you begin your evening at
takes place as you begin your evening at
Firehouse Gallery
for an
Opening Reception from 6pm to 8 pm.
The MFAC is dedicating this exhibit to the late
The MFAC is dedicating this exhibit to the late
Gerda DaRif
She was a frequent exhibitor
of wonderful bird creations at the
Milford Firehouse Art Gallery.
Gerda was inspiring, a true professional artist.
She is missed by her many friends and colleagues.
Gerda was inspiring, a true professional artist.
She is missed by her many friends and colleagues.
The MFAC Firehouse Art Gallery is proud partner with the Connecticut Audubon Society, the Coastal Center at Milford Point for the exhibit Birds.
There are a variety of birds that make Connecticut their home. The Audubon Society has as their mission the conservation of Connecticut birds and their habitat. For interested public the Society offers many family oriented programs at 1 Milford Point Road in Milford, as well as bird watching field trips.
The award winning pieces from the Bird Show will be displayed at the Audubon Society, One Milford Point Road after the closing of the exhibit at the Firehouse Art Gallery.
A juried show by Juror: Well-known artist Ron Windsor Grobes, studied watercolor techniques with the professional artist Robert Calrow of Stamford, Connecticut and the noted art teacher, Daniel Grimsick of Greenwich, Connecticut. Ron is a graduate of the Philadelphia Museum College of Art and also studied at the Estelle Tyler School of Art. Ron has participated in many exhibitions throughout the Southern New England area. He was commissioned by the International Order of Characters of Greenwich to do thirty pen and ink portraits of famous WWII aviators and aces. These are now on permanent display at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. His most recent work of art “The Crew” is a watercolor painting of six members of the B-25 Mitchell aircraft during the WWII. Ron is a Milford resident; he is well-known in the educational field having taught watercolor classes in the Milford Fine Arts Adult Education Program for many years.
"Lone Gull"Acrylics
by Arlene Capozzi
Then stroll down Naugatuck Avenue and around the corner onto Broadway to see what's "flying around" at Sobobo - fabric sculptures by Luke Lynch and Samantha Hatch, a flying fish by Allan Dudek, and YES! the star of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "Birds" the "LONE GULL" by Arlene Capozzi.
"In The Weeds"Acrylics
by Arlene Capozzi
One can even have views of gardens by Marcia Wiltsie, Lee LaForte, Arlene Capozzi and Cindy Rifkin and choose wonderful yard art by William Herzfeld and Jon Westberg. On these cool spring evenings wrap yourself up in a shawl by Nancy Boccuzzi. All a must see and once you enter you will get lost in a world of eclectic wonder finding much more!!
"Blackeyed Susans"
Acrylics
by Arlene Capozzi
You must come and enjoy wonderful discussions over coffee and...
