March 16 - May 4, 2024
In Search of the Goddess
Featuring ancient and modern ideas of feminine beauty and power
The Olive Free Library Association is very excited to present the exhibition In Search of the Goddess showcasing the works of 34 artists focusing on idealized feminine iconography, both ancient and modern. The show, curated by Olive Library Exhibition Committee members Kathy Yacoe and Sandra Scheuer will run from March 16 through May 4, 2024 with an opening reception on Saturday, March 16 from 3 – 5 pm.
Kathy Yacoe says about this exhibition, “In this show, the goddess or archetypical feminine is portrayed in her many different manifestations. She exhibits power and strength as well as fragility and beauty. In Search of the Goddess addresses how the goddess appears in our collective conscious, in history, and in popular culture. A recurring theme is the earth goddess as the representative of nature and Mother Earth. All powerful, the goddess can also represent war and destruction. She attracts us with her alluring charms, arouses our curiosity about her powers, and tempts us with her pleasureful and unbridled nature. All the works in this curated show are by talented regional artists; there are many thoughtful and provocative entries.”
Yacoe continues, “Addressing ancient and modern ideas of feminine beauty and power, there are many representations of the goddess in this exhibition. Perhaps the most relevant for today is the ancient earth goddess. Revered and respected, she jealously guards a world in which the timeless cycles of birth, death and then rebirth are endlessly repeated. The world is circular and infinite rather than historic and linear. In this age of great change, we would do well to listen to her message.”
Participating “In Search of the Goddess” artists: Daniel Baxter, Laura Carmelita Bellmont, Leslie Bender, Natalie Boburka, Jody E. Borhani-D’Amico, Elizabeth Broad, Kristin Flynn, Barbara Graham, Melissa Harris, Jennifer Jackowitz, Diane Jones Godfrey, Paula Kagan, Deborah Kittay-Heffler, Katerina Lanfranco, Elizabeth Mihaltse Lindy, Alan McKnight, Wilma Miller, Ann Morris, Sylvia Mueller, Jacqueline Oster, Myah Perino, Bryan Perrin, Tracy Phillips, Eileen Power, Elaine Ralston, Susanna Ronner, Sandra Scheuer, shea in the catskills, Janet Siskind, Jan Sosnowitz, Michelle Seigei Spark, Sandra Spilke, Margaret Still, and Kathy Yacoe.
In Search of the Goddess
Featuring ancient and modern ideas of feminine beauty and power
Exhibition Dates: March 16 – May 4, 2024
Opening: Saturday, March 16, 2024, 3 – 5 pm
OLIVE FREE LIBRARY'S EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 2024
January 20 – March 2, 2024: Now & Then, a show of works by Woodstock School of Art (WSA) students and alumni, juried by Jenne Currie and coordinated by WSA
March 16 – May 4, 2024: In Search of the Goddess, an exhibition focusing on idealized feminine iconography, both ancient and modern, curated by Kathy Yacoe and Sandra Scheuer
May 18 – July 6, 2024: Fabrication, textiles exhibition curated by Janette Kahil and Linda Schultz
July 20 – September 7, 2024: Monochromatic, 7th Annual Juried Summer Group Show juried by Melinda Stickney-Gibson and coordinated by Nathalie Andrews
September 21 – November 2, 2024: title TBD, an exhibition curated by Robert Langdon from the Emerge Gallery
November 16, 2024 – January 4, 2025: title TBD, 7th Annual Small Works Show curated by Susan Shaftan Perrin and Jan Sosnowitz
PAST EXHIBITIONS 2019 - 2024
January 20 - March 2, 2024: Now & Then, a show of works by Woodstock School of Art (WSA) Students and Alumni, juried by Jenne Currie and coordinated by WSA
November 18, 2023 - January 6, 2024: I See Red, 6th Annual Small Works Show curated by Sandra Scheuer and Kathy Yacoe
September 23 - November 5, 2023: From Soup to Nuts, an exhibition focusing on food in art curated by Elaine Ralston
July 22 - September 9, 2023: Define Beauty, 6th Annual Juried Summer Group Show coordinated by Nathalie Andrews, and juried by Donald Elder
May 13 - July 8, 2023: Beneath the Surface, a photography exhibition by the Women Photographers Collective of the Hudson Valley
March 18 - May 7, 2023: cARTography: alternate routes, an exhibition focusing on artists that incorporate maps in their artwork, curated by Jan Sosnowitz
January 21 - March 4, 2023: I Dreamed a Garden, featuring LongReach Arts coordinated by Carol Pepper-Cooper and Linda Schultz
November 19, 2022 - January 7, 2023: PANDEMONIUM, 5th Annual Small Works Show curated by Nathalie Andrews and Elaine Ralston
September 24 - November 5, 2022: Hudson Valley Watercolors, an exhibition of watercolor works curated by Staats Fasoldt
July 23 - September 10, 2022: Fresh Air, 5th annual juried summer group show coordinated by Janette Kahil and Sandra Scheuer and juried by Jenny Nelson
May 21 - July 9, 2022: Behind the Scenes, an exhibition of works by members of the Olive Free Library Exhibition Committee
March 19 - May 7, 2022: Forged in Ink, an exhibition of regional printmakers curated by Maxine Davidowitz and Susanna Ronner
January 22 - March 5, 2022: Shifting the Energy, a show of works by Hudson Valley retired art educators curated by Linda Schultz
November 20, 2021 - January 8, 2022: Small is Beautiful, 4th annual small works show curated by Kathy Yacoe
September 25 - November 6, 2021: Skin Deep, a show of works by artists of color curated by Nathalie Andrews and Elaine Ralston
July 24 - September 11, 2021: Eye to Eye, juried annual summer group show coordinated by Jan Sosnowitz and juried by Thomas Sarrantonio
May 22 - July 10, 2021: Between Wind and Water curated by Sandra Scheuer and Linda Schultz
March 20 - May 8, 2021: Across the River: Artists from Hudson Valley East curated by Marie Cole from the Tivoli Artists Gallery
November 21, 2020 - March 6, 2021: Cragsmoor Artists in Olive, show of works by artists from the Cragsmoor Art Colony curated by Ed Mues
September 26 - November 7, 2020: If Only, feminist exhibition curated by Nathalie Andrews
January 25 - March 14, 2020: Student Show: Onteora School District curated by Linda Schultz and Kathy Skura
November 16, 2019 - January 4, 2020: Kate McGloughlin, Requiem for Ashokan, The Story Told in Landscape curated by Elaine Ralston
September 21 - November 2, 2019: Ron Denitto, Selected Works curated by Kathy Skura
July 20 - September 7, 2019: Reverie, a juried group show of regional artists
May 18 - July 6, 2019: Go Figure!, a group show of four regional artists' figurative works curated by Linda Lynton
March 23 - May 4, 2019: Enlightened Views, a group show of five Hudson Valley artists curated by Gayle Clark Fedigan