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Boundaries: Hard and Soft Art Show by Susan Kraft and Arianne Wack March 3 - April 28 Artist Reception: Saturday, March 15 1 - 4 PM This exhibition explores the nature of personal boundaries—what we hold within ourselves and how we navigate the world around us. By re-examining these limits, we gain insight into our interactions, constraints, and freedoms. Susant Kraft-Yorke is an artist and writer whose exhibited work explores meditative and trance-like states. Her work fuses the technical and spiritual aspects of art-making, to create pieces that are both intimate in content but expansive in form. You can find her work at www.kraftart.com Arianne Wack is a painter exploring our experiences and expectations of beauty by focusing on moments when the natural world and the artificial collide. Traditional landscape painting sets a standard for what we deem "beautiful" in the world around us, but perhaps that standard prevents us from experiencing beauty in unexpected places. You can find her work at www.awackart.com
Tiny Roost Gallery Roost Studios has created a fresh way to show, see, experience and interact with art outside the traditional gallery or museum model. Roost worked with Ryan Solomons, a 3-D fabrication design artist to make the first Tiny Roost: Art on the Outside gallery installed outside the Gardiner Library. The tiny gallery is a 24"x 36" moveable clear art gallery box that sits on a 36" high steel and wood base. It is weatherproof, powered by solar energy, and has both permanent and changeable signage, LED lighting and audio capability. It will house rotating exhibitions by various artists focusing on a variety of relevant themes. OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE EXHIBITIONS Contact: Marcy Bernstein at marcy@roostcoop.org or Nicole Lane at nlane@rcls.org
Tiny Roost Current and Upcoming Exhibits 2025 Exhibits to be Announced Soon 2024 Fall Exhibit (September through December) Maria Lupo, DMH, LPAT, ATR-BC, (MFA, MA) Belonging: My Journey Home What makes a home? What makes us feel like we belong? Is it the people? Are “things” important to us or is it simply knowing we are enough and that we belong? “Belonging: My Journey Home” references the human journey and looks at what it means. Where do we belong? Where do they belong? Dorothy in Oz and Alice in Wonderland are both compelling images from our childhood reminding us of a hero's humble journey. Our Journey. Wandering, searching for home holding dear memories of people, places, and things in an endless search for safety, security, and acceptance. The exhibit aims to open that doorway for the viewer to reflect on the things we and others hold dear as we are reminded of life's ephemeral and fleeting moments in our search for what we believe to be permanent. The installation resembles a game board (Yellow Brick Road, Candyland etc.) with tiny objects and symbols to reflect life's journey intermingled with images of Alice and Dorothy. The objects and symbols (some crafted from: paper, clay, fabric, etc. and some found/manufactured objects) will ask the viewer to reflect on their journey/home what it means to be human and feel safe. Nationally recognized artist and Board-Certified Art Therapist, Dr. Lupo attended Rutgers University, NJ receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Dr. Lupo continued her studies in Sculpture at Hunter College, CUNY, receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree. In addition to her studies as a fine artist. Lupo completed her Post-Masters Specialization in Art Therapy from Caldwell University. Dr. Lupo is certified in Dementia Care holding a second Master’s Degree in Clinical and Counseling psychology. Lupo holds Doctorate in Medical & Health Humanities from Drew University. Dr. Lupo specializes in Neurodiversity, Women’s Health & Wellness, Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Anxiety & Depression and End of Lifecare. Her work includes Physician & Medical staff Training. Lupo is an adjunct professor: Montclair State and Caldwell Universities, Ramapo College. A recipient of the NJ State Council on the Arts fellowship award, Dr Lupo’s work is included in many public and private collections. http://www.lupoart.com
Art Policy The primary purpose of the Gardiner Library Policy on Art Exhibits is to enrich the library experience of the Gardiner Library Patrons, particularly: To enhance and increase community appreciation of the arts, to present a variety of exhibitions by artists in the visual arts as well as exhibitions of educational and/or historical significance, and to help local artists increase their public exposure. Art Exhibit Policy and Application
Display Case It is the policy of the Library, as part of its mission to enrich the quality of life, to provide space for exhibits and displays from the Library's collection and through those of other local community agencies or individuals. Display Case Policy and Application