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EYE TO EYE – Juried Summer Group Show

The Olive Free Library Association is pleased to present its fourth annual juried summer group exhibition, titled Eye to Eye. The show runs from July 24 to September 11 this year, with an opening reception and concert fundraiser featuring Soul Purpose on Saturday, July 24, from 3 to 5 pm. The exhibition has been juried by renowned local artist Tom Sarrantonio. The concert will take place on the Olive Free Library’s front lawn. Drinks and snacks will be provided. A $10 donation is suggested.

The Olive Free Library’s Exhibition committee is very excited that Soul Purpose, one of the best regional bands, has agreed to perform on the Olive Library’s front lawn, raising funds for its exhibitions program. The combined art opening and concert event will be the highlight of the Library’s summer season. With a distinctive take on Smooth Soul, Swing, R&B, Jump Blues, and New Orleans Funk music, Soul Purpose is a seven-piece “smokin’ band whose joyous renditions of R&B, Soul, and Swing will lift your heart, gathering the boisterous energy of a dancing crowd and channeling it into a melodic explosion. Soul Purpose enthralls from the first note with powerhouse vocals, bold horns, lush keyboards, and blistering guitarwork with the rhythmic reference and underlying pulse for the band provided by expertly played bass and percussion.

Featuring 58 works by 57 different local and regional artists, covering all styles and media, the exhibition is hung in the Olive Library’s spacious Community Gallery. The participating artists are:
Carol Altarescu, Joan Barker, D. Yael Bernhard, Nancy Campbell, Linda Champanier, Vicki Chesler, Diane Christi, Marie Cole, Joseph Cozad, Diane Crupain, Joe D, Maxine Davidowitz, Carol Davis, Ted Dixon, Josh Dorman, Collin Douma, Amy Fenton-Shine, Mira Fink, Stacie Flint, Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes, Irina Grinevitsky, Giorgio Handman, Barbara Hirth-Strauss, Katie Hoffstatter, Aram Jibilian, Janette Kahil, Margaret Leveson, Frank Manzo, Helene Manzo, Wilma Miller, Gloria Mirsky, Ed Mues, Linda Neaman, Kevin Noble, Sandra Nystrom, Ellie Perez, Geraldine Popko, Elaine Ralston, Tad Richards, Marilynn Rowley, Deborah Ruggerio, Dominick Santise, David Schaengold, Sandra Scheuer, Linda Schultz, Joanne Shulman, Roberta Sickler, Amy Silberkleit, Ana Silva, Janet Siskind, Jan Sosnowitz, Judie Stanger, Scott Wheelock, Betty Wilde-Biasiny, Jennifer Wulfe, Susan York, Zelda aka Judith Z. Miller.

The show’s call for art resulted in more than 200 artwork submissions of which 58 works were chosen offering the community a great way to view and purchase works in various media by local and regional artists at affordable prices. Tom Sarrantonio is this year’s juror of Eye to Eye, and says the following about his jurying process: “I approach jurying an art show with a mixture of excitement and dread. The anticipation of seeing hundreds of new works by artists I may or may not know is a thrill. The prospect of having to choose and by necessity “reject” some (if not most!) of these sincere creations is daunting. I cannot approach this task thinking that I am rejecting artists or their works. One thing that is consistent among the works I have viewed is a sincerity that emanates from the creative process and that is something that needs to be acknowledged and celebrated. I heard an artist in an interview who was asked what it meant to be a successful artist and they responded, “I think that just being an artist is a success”. So I applaud all creative endeavor and my job as a juror is to choose and curate a show from a varied and worthy group of entries. There are no works that cry out “reject me!” in this process. I would never want to discourage an artist from the pursuit of beauty and transcendence. So I need to consider which artworks, taken together, will contribute to conveying the variety, commitment, and vitality of creative activity that we call Art. I hope that the show will be viewed in this light and we can celebrate together the survival of the creative life amidst the significant challenges of our times. Thank you for creating!”

At the Opening Reception one artist will be awarded a $100 prize for Best in Show, and there will also be two Honorable Mentions, all three selected by Tom Sarrantonio.

Diane Christi

Diane Christi

Jan Sosnowitz

Jan Sosnowitz

Joseph Cozad

Joseph Cozad

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

Soul Purpose

Soul Purpose

Josh Dorman

Josh Dorman

Elaine Ralston

Elaine Ralston

Joe D

Joe D

Marilynn Rowley

Marilynn Rowley

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

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