St. Cecilia Music Center

Art Supporting Art

Opened in 1986, the Terryberry Gallery exhibits local and international art throughout the St. Cecilia Music Center’s season. It is named after long-time supporters Parker and Mary (Monty) Montgomery Terryberry and it is truly a delightful accent with its varied exhibits to the already beautiful appointed building it is housed in and the music it is immersed in.

Artists interested in exhibiting at Terryberry Gallery can review the artist’s contract (page 1 and page 2) and TERRYBERRY GALLERY floor-plan to discern if this is a good fit. Email your bio, artist statement, contact information and three electronic photo-files of your work to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Located on the lower level of the St. Cecilia Music Center building
Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Call 616.459.2224 for weekend and evening hours

AUGUST
CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL, featuring various artists from the Caribbean

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

ARTISTS RECEPTION – TERRYBERRY GALLERY
August 12, 2010, 6-9 p.m.
Caribbean artists
With PALO HONDO – Tropical Jazz
Diagonal Alley – Multidisciplinary Art Performance – Caribbean folk dance performance
TECHNIKO & XTREME DJ Urban Music from the Caribbean

THE CARIBBEAN NIGHT – food, dancers and of Caribbean rhythm performances of salsa, merengue, bachata, guaguanco, mambo, and for the first time in the festival, Caribbean urban music.
August 19, 2010, 6-9 p.m.
Open Gallery
Caribbean food tasting
Wine tasting
Performance by Cecilia Cofino (Cuban Singer)
Group BADENYA – Drums performance

CLOSING CEREMONY
September 4, 2010, 6-9 p.m.
Artist awards
TECHNIKO & XTREME DJ Urban Music from the Caribbean
Live music with Grupo Aye

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER
RIVERTOWN ARTISTS GUILD
ARTIST RECEPTION: Sunday, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010, 1-4 p.m.

The Rivertown Artists Guild was established in 1990 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Guild brings together emerging and established artists in a unique effort aimed at securing a better education, providing information, establishing continuity, forming lasting bonds and promoting professionalism in the fine arts. Rivertown Artists Guild is the vehicle we use to learn, teach, share, support, and encourage fellow artists.

NOVEMBER
AL CIANFARANI, oil
PRESENTING THE NEW SERIES: Rural America – The Heartland Landscapes and Farmscapes
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, NOVEMBER 5, 2010, 5:30-8 p.m.

“The Heartland Series is a timeless journey through rural America aand portrays the harmony between man and nature and our influence on our magnificent countryside.”

ARTIST BIO
Primarily self-taught, Cianfarani began formal oil painting in the early 70’s. With a strong commitment to the arts and absolute passion for expression, he has worked diligently toward achieving recognition as a meaningful contributor to the world of visual arts. Cianfarani has been exhibiting his work professionally since 1974. His medium of choice is oil on canvas. To view more of Al’s work visit http://www.fineartstudioonline.com/alfredcianfarani.

DECEMBER & JANUARY 2011
KATHLEEN PUTNAM, oil and pastel
CONNIE KUHNLE, oil and pastel
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, DECEMBER 10, 2010, 5:30-8 p.m.

Kathleen Putnam majored in Illustration at Kendall School of Design. She has studied with various workshop instructors and is part of a plein air painting group in her area. Kathleen believes art is a form of communication and that it reflects what moves the artist. Kathleen has exhibited in numerous group and one person shows and received many awards.

Award winning artist Connie Kuhnle creates visual stories of the beauty, character and truth in the life she discovers all around her; in the faces and character of the people she meets, in rural architecture and landscape, and simple objects.

FEBRUARY 2011
TBA
ARTIST RECEPTION: TBA

MARCH 2011
ANGEL YANDY LOPEZ MANES, oil
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, MARCH 18, 2011, 6-9:30 p.m.

APRIL 2011
MARGUERITE ERLANDSONMarguerite Erlandson, textile
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, APRIL 8, 2011, 5:30-8 p.m.

“I see myself as a person who artfully records memories and how they are tied together with a common thread. My work is conceptual and often deconstructive. Through the collage of prints, fibers, and found objects that are expressed two and three dimensionally, my conceptual work liminally connects myth and nature.”

MAY & JUNE 2011
Jennifer Gould, textiles
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, May 13, 5:30-8 p.m.

Jennifer began designing dolls in the early 1980s after spending years both hand-spinning wool and tapestry weaving. Doll making has allowed Jennnifer the opportunity to explore her love of fabric. She is continually fascinated by the techniques and fashions that our cultures have worn to express themselves – from medieval and Renaissance clothing to today’s experiments in spinning stainless steel into thread. She takes her inspirations from nature in my garden, to people walking down the street, and from her own personal experiences.

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2011
KENDRA POSTMA
CJ BRANDER
KATHLEEN MOONEY
PATTI SEVENSMA
JANET KRUEGER
ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, TBA

Show title: Elements of Earth

5 leading local women artists celebrate the “Elements of the Earth” in clay, photography and paintings. Minerals, metals and pigments combine to make a one of a kind exhibition sure to call to mind humankind’s need to create art from the days of the cave walls into the 21st century!

For more information, updates and gallery questions contact Cheri McClain-Beatty, Terryberry Gallery manager, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 616.459.2224.