"Double Trouble" by West Virginia artist Jessica Roczniak is an oil painting on birch panel, 24 inches by 24 inches. It is featured in a show at The Cooper Gallery in Lewisburg.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Returning home
West Virginia native Steve Pauley is returning home from a career in New York to present a show at The Art Emporium.
"Rock Show" opens Thursday and runs through June 16. Artist reception will be during ArtWalk from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Pauley lives and works in Brooklyn. He earned his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, and his MA from Marshall University. Pauley has shown internationally, including at Skolska28 Prague, CR. Solo exhibitions include Broadway Gallery in New York, Amalie Rothschild Gallery in Baltimore and Della Brown Taylor Gallery, Institute.
New York Times art critic Holland Cotter described Pauley's work as the most striking and unorthodox in the exhibition "Bird Flew," curated by Robert Storr, at Tribes gallery in New York. His work has been featured on "All Things Considered" on National Public Radio and on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire."
Bridging sculpture with photography, printmaking, painting, installation and performance, Pauley's art evolved organically from his work as a headstone carver and as a photography teacher. "Rock Show" explores engraving anamorphic images into polished granite, which are then projected onto a wall by bouncing light off the stone's surface. Fusing the time-intensive labor of hand engraving stone and the mechanical reproduction of photography, Pauley's current investigations include projecting that image onto light sensitive paper in a darkroom without the use of a camera or film. His new body of work is influenced by the archive of the early American labor movement of coal mines of West Virginia.
The Art Emporium, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 823 Quarrier St., Charleston; www.artemporium.net or 304-345-2787.
Charleston Ballet partnership
The Allied Artists of West Virginia will partner with the Charleston Ballet for a live studio drawing session during ArtWalk from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Images of art pieces created during the live drawing class will be posted online for voting of favorites on both the Charleston Ballet and Allied Artists Facebook pages. Three notable judges' votes combined with the public's choices will determine the winning piece. A $250 Charleston Town Center gift card will be awarded to the winner of combined judges and public voting. This winner will be announced in June during FestivALL.
Artwork must be submitted no later than May 21 to be included in the contest. Submitted pieces will be on display at a public location for viewing. Viewing and voting will take place through the months of May and June. This event is also open to individual artists. Bring your easels if you would like to use one and what you need to work with. Only tables and chairs and dancers will be provided.
Additional art selections from Allied Artists members will also be on display and for sale Thursday.
The Charleston Ballet Inc., 100 Capitol St., mezzanine, Charleston, WV 25301; 304-342-6541. www.thecharlestonballet.com.
Thursday's Downtown Charleston ArtWalk (5 to 8 p.m.) also will include the following:
The Annex Gallery, 226 Capitol St., will feature new paintings from Sutton native and West Virginia Wesleyan graduate Tiera Floyd, "Legacy of the Lines."
Katheryne Hawkins, a recent graduate of West Virginia State University, will feature "Frail Yet Firm" at Romano and Associates, 230 Capitol St., Suite 200.
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation features photography by Debroah Herndon and jewelry designs by Faye Johnson at their offices, 1600 Huntington Square (16th floor of Huntington Bank Building), 900 Lee St. E.
Mission Savvy, 202 Hale St., will be selling its new collection of hand painted wooden photo blocks and "Grow Kits" - planting kits for a range of garden themes designed by local Unicorn Lane Farms.
FestivALL Art Parade Workshop
There will be a FestivALL Art Parade Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon May 26 at the Habitat for Humanity's Homeowner Education and Community Center, 815 Court St.
Join FestivALL volunteers to create costumes, masks, flags and noisemakers that can be used during this year's Art Parade during FestivALL. Creative materials will be on hand, but participants are encouraged to bring items from home if they have a specific idea in mind. The workshop is free, but registration is required. Contact Terry St Germain, 304-720-8733 ext. 3 or donati...@hfhkp.org.
This year's FestivALL Art Parade will be at 10 a.m. June 16 running from Kanawha Boulevard to Capitol Market. For parade information, email Festivallartpar...@gmail.com.
C&O Railroad lecture
Cicero M. Fain will present "Into the Crucible: The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and the Black Industrial Worker in Southern West Virginia, 1870-1900" at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center. The program is free and open to the public.
Fain will discuss the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad through south-central West Virginia in the post-Civil War era. The C&O led to the founding of Huntington as the railroad's western terminus in 1870 and was instrumental in bringing development to the southern coalfields. He will relate the contributions of black labor to the C&O's construction, the rise of Huntington as an urban industrial center, and the linkage of the New River Valley and Huntington to the regional and national economy.
Fain is a recipient of the Carter G. Woodson Fellowship from Marshall University and a graduate of Ohio State University, where he received his doctorate in history.
Fain is an assistant professor of history at the College of Southern Maryland. He has published articles in the Journal of Appalachian Studies, Ohio Valley History, and West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies.
Contact Robert Tayler at bobby.l.tay...@wv.gov or 304-558-0230, ext. 163.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. --
Returning homeWest Virginia native Steve Pauley is returning home from a career in New York to present a show at The Art Emporium.
"Rock Show" opens Thursday and runs through June 16. Artist reception will be during ArtWalk from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Pauley lives and works in Brooklyn. He earned his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, and his MA from Marshall University. Pauley has shown internationally, including at Skolska28 Prague, CR. Solo exhibitions include Broadway Gallery in New York, Amalie Rothschild Gallery in Baltimore and Della Brown Taylor Gallery, Institute.
New York Times art critic Holland Cotter described Pauley's work as the most striking and unorthodox in the exhibition "Bird Flew," curated by Robert Storr, at Tribes gallery in New York. His work has been featured on "All Things Considered" on National Public Radio and on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire."
Bridging sculpture with photography, printmaking, painting, installation and performance, Pauley's art evolved organically from his work as a headstone carver and as a photography teacher. "Rock Show" explores engraving anamorphic images into polished granite, which are then projected onto a wall by bouncing light off the stone's surface. Fusing the time-intensive labor of hand engraving stone and the mechanical reproduction of photography, Pauley's current investigations include projecting that image onto light sensitive paper in a darkroom without the use of a camera or film. His new body of work is influenced by the archive of the early American labor movement of coal mines of West Virginia.
The Art Emporium, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 823 Quarrier St., Charleston; www.artemporium.net or 304-345-2787.
Charleston Ballet partnership
The Allied Artists of West Virginia will partner with the Charleston Ballet for a live studio drawing session during ArtWalk from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Images of art pieces created during the live drawing class will be posted online for voting of favorites on both the Charleston Ballet and Allied Artists Facebook pages. Three notable judges' votes combined with the public's choices will determine the winning piece. A $250 Charleston Town Center gift card will be awarded to the winner of combined judges and public voting. This winner will be announced in June during FestivALL.
Artwork must be submitted no later than May 21 to be included in the contest. Submitted pieces will be on display at a public location for viewing. Viewing and voting will take place through the months of May and June. This event is also open to individual artists. Bring your easels if you would like to use one and what you need to work with. Only tables and chairs and dancers will be provided.
Additional art selections from Allied Artists members will also be on display and for sale Thursday.
The Charleston Ballet Inc., 100 Capitol St., mezzanine, Charleston, WV 25301; 304-342-6541. www.thecharlestonballet.com.
Thursday's Downtown Charleston ArtWalk (5 to 8 p.m.) also will include the following:
The Annex Gallery, 226 Capitol St., will feature new paintings from Sutton native and West Virginia Wesleyan graduate Tiera Floyd, "Legacy of the Lines."
Katheryne Hawkins, a recent graduate of West Virginia State University, will feature "Frail Yet Firm" at Romano and Associates, 230 Capitol St., Suite 200.
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation features photography by Debroah Herndon and jewelry designs by Faye Johnson at their offices, 1600 Huntington Square (16th floor of Huntington Bank Building), 900 Lee St. E.
Mission Savvy, 202 Hale St., will be selling its new collection of hand painted wooden photo blocks and "Grow Kits" - planting kits for a range of garden themes designed by local Unicorn Lane Farms.
FestivALL Art Parade Workshop
There will be a FestivALL Art Parade Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon May 26 at the Habitat for Humanity's Homeowner Education and Community Center, 815 Court St.
Join FestivALL volunteers to create costumes, masks, flags and noisemakers that can be used during this year's Art Parade during FestivALL. Creative materials will be on hand, but participants are encouraged to bring items from home if they have a specific idea in mind. The workshop is free, but registration is required. Contact Terry St Germain, 304-720-8733 ext. 3 or donati...@hfhkp.org.
This year's FestivALL Art Parade will be at 10 a.m. June 16 running from Kanawha Boulevard to Capitol Market. For parade information, email Festivallartpar...@gmail.com.
C&O Railroad lecture
Cicero M. Fain will present "Into the Crucible: The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and the Black Industrial Worker in Southern West Virginia, 1870-1900" at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center. The program is free and open to the public.
Fain will discuss the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad through south-central West Virginia in the post-Civil War era. The C&O led to the founding of Huntington as the railroad's western terminus in 1870 and was instrumental in bringing development to the southern coalfields. He will relate the contributions of black labor to the C&O's construction, the rise of Huntington as an urban industrial center, and the linkage of the New River Valley and Huntington to the regional and national economy.
Fain is a recipient of the Carter G. Woodson Fellowship from Marshall University and a graduate of Ohio State University, where he received his doctorate in history.
Fain is an assistant professor of history at the College of Southern Maryland. He has published articles in the Journal of Appalachian Studies, Ohio Valley History, and West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies.
Contact Robert Tayler at bobby.l.tay...@wv.gov or 304-558-0230, ext. 163.
Impressionism Class
PT. PLEASANT -- An Impressionism Class, "Vineyards," led by Sue Grim-Langert will be at Gallery 409, at 409 Main St. Cost for the acrylic-oil seminar is $350 and dates are:
Thursday 6:30 to 8 p.m.: Wine and cheese reception, meet artist, gallery tour, meet fellow artists.
Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Class -- Composition, Acrylic Under-painting; refreshments in the morning, lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Class -- Impressionism Technique with Oil; refreshments in the morning, lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
May 20, Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.: Class -- Critique/Finishing Touches with Oil; refreshments and a dessert brunch.
Fee includes individual coaching and instruction toward learning classical impressionism techniques, 18 x 24-inch canvas, acrylic paints, 18 x 24-inch frame, framing supplies, lunches, reception. (Bring own oil paints, brushes and mediums/available for purchase.)
Grim-Langert trained at the San Francisco Academy of Art and the Jean Henry School of Impressionism. She has exhibited her work professionally for 14 years, and has owned/operated an art gallery and has taught students for 11 years.
To register, contact i...@gallery409.org or 304-675-6950.
Allied Artists 68th Juried Exhibit
PARKERSBURG -- Allied Artists of West Virginia opened its 68th Juried Exhibit at the Parkersburg Art Center on Friday. The competition was open to all West Virginia artists; 37 West Virginia cities and towns are represented.
Independent jurors selected 94 works by 69 artists for the exhibit; 116 artists from various parts of the state submitted 220 artworks.
"We deeply appreciate Parkersburg Art Center Director Abby Hayhurst and the Parkersburg Art Center volunteer support staff for hosting the exhibit and their creative presentation of West Virginia artists' work," said Sandra King, president of Allied Artists.
Jurors were Don Adleta, professor of design at Ohio University, and Marilyn Hughey Phyllis, founder and six-time president of the Ohio Watercolor Society. Cash prizes totaling $5,400 were awarded. The West Virginia Commission on the Arts provided financial support for the exhibit.
Winners include: Best of Show -- Zachary Orcutt, "The Dutchess and the Prince"; West Virginia Commission on the Arts Achievement -- Michael Mendez, "Codependent"; Allied Artists West Virginia Achievement Award -- Kathy Boland, "Repose - Grace"; John Griffee Memorial Award -- J.P. Owens, "Summer Retreat"; Parkersburg Art Center Achievement Award -- Sally Swisher, "Blossom Dairy"; Awards of Excellence -- Janet Parker, "Reflections of a Blue Landscape"; Brad Holbert, "Turbulence"; JoAnne Jacobs, "Uncle Henry"; Susan Ting, "Circular Breeze"; Dick Allowatt, "Spartans"; Harold Edwards, "Construction # 5."
Other artists in the exhibit include: Lauren Adams, Homaira Ahmed, Stepfani Andrews, Lee Badger, Cynthia Belcher, Carol Bidstrup, Paul Corbit Brown, Laurie Cameron, Betsy Cox, Bernice Deakins, Chris Dutch, Gerry Enrico, Michael Gill, Laurie Goldstein-Warren, Mary Grassel, Jupiter Hamilton, George Harper, Cheryl Ryan Harshman, Elisabeth Wallace Hartman, Deborah D. Herndon, Steven Holsclaw, Vernon Howell, Nancy Johnson, Mary Keenan, Michael Keller, Michele Kelly, Virginia Killian, Scot William Kitching, Cindy Ledsome, Terry Lively, Jane Ann Long, Ric MacDowell, Akemi Matsumoto, Robin McClintock, Suzan Morgan, Thomas Ogle, Steve Opet, Derek Overfield, Bernie Peace, Joseph Pettit, Lauri Lydy Reidmiller, Christine Rhodes, Jeannine Romano, Mary Sanders, Gregory Sava, Verena Sava, Ellie Schaul, Randy Selbe, Debbie Kalt Sisson, Sterling "Rip" Smith, Lisa Stallworth, Maggie Starcher, Linda Stonestreet, Regina Swim, Kurt Teeter, Jim Trivett, April Waltz, Cathy Wilkin.
Parkersburg Art Center, 725 Market St., Parkersburg, WV 26101. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission $5 adults non-members, free to members. www.parkersburgartcenter.org. Contact 304-485-3859 or i...@parkersburgartcenter.org.
Cooper Gallery
LEWISBURG -- The Cooper Gallery is hosting the work of local artist Jessica Roczniak during May. This is the artist's fourth show at the gallery and will feature more than 20 of her latest works.
A lifelong resident of West Virginia, Roczniak was raised in the Greenbrier Valley and is inspired by the natural, rural beauty around her. She began painting as a young child on her family's mountain home -- her first official oil painting set was a Christmas present ordered from the Sears Roebuck catalog when she was 5 years old.
Cooper Gallery, 122 E. Washington St., Lewisburg, WV 24901. July-December: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 302-645-6439 or 888-868-5129 or visit www.coopergallery.com.
Contact Caryn Gresham at Caryn.S.Gres...@wv.gov or 304-558-0220.
To have your announcement included in Arts Notes, email sara.bu...@wvgazette.com or send it to Arts Notes, The Charleston Gazette, 1001 Virginia St. E., Charleston, WV 25301. Artwork can be submitted electronically or by mail. Deadline for inclusion in the Sunday Gazette-Mail is the Tuesday before Sunday publication.
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