AOY at Riverrun Gallery

The Artists of Yardley

had a terrific show!

at the

Riverrun Gallery in Lambertville, NJ

Along with hundreds of art enthusiasts who
visited the gallery throughout the exhibit,
we had great press coverage on-line
and in several publications:

Bucks Magazine - May/June Issue:
http://bucksmagazine.epubxpress.com/wps/portal/bc/ (page 30).

"Separately, they are individuals chasing after their unique creative curiosities. Together, they are a powerful statement on where such pursuits can lead and how those fruits can launch new generations of imaginative exploration. In an organization like the Artists of Yardley, it's hardly as clear-cut as painters influencing painters. It's more like painters riffs on a piece of blown glass. It's in those intriguing cross-sections that the creative juices flow fastest and groundbreaking discoveries are made."

Scott Edwards - Editor "Bucks Magazine"

Courier Times "To Do" Section - May 22nd

" The Artists of Yardley keep the Bucks County fine-arts tradition going with a group show of work by painters of note, and those who aspire to make their mark on the cultural scene."
Gwen Shrift - Staff Writer "Courier Times"

and in...

The Yardley News - May 21.
The Herald - week of April 27th
US 1- week of April 27th and April 13th
The Artful Blogger
A&C Council ( Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County)

Ty Hodanish, Impressionist painter,
Artsbridge president and owner of the
Riverrun Gallery was the Juror of Awards.

Congratulations to our Winners!

Susan Hogan - "The Mexican Patio"
First Prize

John Ennis - "Countryside Farm"
Second Prize

John Scott Murdoch - "Portrait of Emily"
Third Prize

Honorable Mentions:
Nancy Allen - "Intimate Landscape"
Barbara A. Churilla - "Vignettes of Toledo, Espana"
Harlan Krakovitz - "Animal House"
Kathy Metaxas - "Color Bands"
Jay Shin - " Grass Bed"
Rosemarie Strippoli - "Fortune Teller"

“Cézanne and Beyond” at the Philadelphia Art Museum – the show closes on May 31

The stunning exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art of the work of Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) juxtaposes his work with the art of eighteen modern and contemporary artists who draw from Cézanne’s extraordinary legacy and impact. This show should not be missed!

It features forty paintings and twenty watercolors and drawings by Cézanne, displayed alongside the almost 100 works of eighteen other painters such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Jasper Johns.

The exhibit is housed in the Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries of the museum. Tickets may be purchased by calling (215) 235-SHOW (7469), Daily, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, or by going online to: www.philamuseum.org.

And the Questions Are Enough:
AOY Members Publish Poetry Book

AOY members Stephen Millner and Marie Kane have produced and published an anthology of poetry that showcases the work of thirty-six poets from Dr. Christopher Bursk’s Master Poetry Class at Bucks County Community College. The poems, which were composed in Bursk’s class, are enhanced by twenty-four of Stephen Millner’s photographs.

In her review of the book, poet Lynn Levin comments that And the Questions Are Enough contains poems of “tenderness and fury, poems eloquent and plain spoken, poems that present both vignettes of daily life and profound inquiries into the human condition.” She goes on to say that Stephen Millner’s photographs are “shots that capture the world in eerie and lovely moments.”

Net proceeds from the sale of this book ($7.00) go to the Beverly Stoughton Foundation, which funds a scholarship for a female Bucks County Community College student with a commitment to poetry.

For more information, contact Marie Kane at engmk@aol.com

Perkins Center for the Arts - Watercolor Exhibition

AWARD-WINNING WATERCOLORS

Three AOY members have work in the
Juried Watercolor Exhibition
at
Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown, NJ

The show runs from May 3—June 14.

Jo-Ann Osnoe has two pieces in the show and won a Juror’s Award for “Prallsville Mill”. Diane Greenberg has two pieces in the show, and won an Award for Excellence in Watercolor for “Beach Engineers”. Rose Marie Strippoli’s piece “In the Swim” was also juried into the show.

Jo-Ann Osnoe
“East Oakland Ave., Doylestown” (top), and “Prallsville Mill”

Diane Greenberg
“Beach Engineers” (left), and “Best Buds”

(Rose Marie Strippoli's N/A)

IN MEMORY OF JOHN SEARS

John Sears... artist, teacher, husband and father... passed away on April 28, 2009.

John, an AOY member, endured a 24 year battle from a brain injury sustained after a bicycle crash in 1985. At the time, John was teaching at George School in Langhorne, PA. John loved his job, he loved teaching; his students referred to him as a “born teacher”. John's determination to live a creative life against all odds never ceased. With the love and support of his wonderful wife, Anne Sears, John continued to pursue his passions, achieving his goals and winning many awards along the way.

Memorial Service celebrating John’s life...

Unitarian Universalist Church

at Washington Crossing

Titusville, New Jersey on Sunday, May 10 at 2 p.m.

For directions call the church at 609-737-0515.

Bill Hogan - May Guest Presenter

Bill Hogan is a member of the AOY and will be our
Guest Presenter at this month's meeting:
Wednesday, May 6th, at 7:00pm at the
Bucks County Library on Edgewood Rd,Yardley, PA.

Bill in his studio

Bill Hogan's drawings have moved from the margins of notebooks to legitimate artists paper and canvas. Bill attended the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and the University of the Americas where he received an MFA, and worked as an illustrator/cartoonist for The Record newspaper in Hackensack, NJ, before moving to Bucks County eight years ago. His art works are based on plastic extensions of his imagination. Recent works are in exhibitions at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, Trenton City Museum, and AOY Member Exhibit at Riverrun Gallery, Lambertville, PA.