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VOLUME XL, Number 1
www.DelawareValleyArtsAlliance.org
January/February 2015
A P U B L I C AT I O N O F D E L A W A R E VA L L E Y A R T S A L L I A N C E • A R T S C O U N C I L F O R S U L L I VA N C O U N T Y, N E W Y O R K
Creative Conversations at DVAA
INFORMAL PERFORMANCES AND DISCUSSIONS THIS WINTER
tions,” the third annual series of salon-style gatherings on Sunday, February 8 at 3 p.m. Set in a bar and grill somewhere in New York, the play features three people with different motives who try to solve a “problem” that exists in the restroom. After the reading, Backe, the play’s director Wendy Merritt, and the actors will discuss their roles in bringing the play to life. The snow date for this event is Sunday, February 15 at 3 p.m. “Creative Conversations” continues with the new documentary “Divide in Concord” on Sunday, February 22 at 2 p.m. The featurelength film follows the events leading up to a An attempt to ban plastic water bottles is the subject of the new vote on whether to ban documentary being shown during “Creative Conversations.” the sale of plastic water A reading of playwright John Backe’s bottles in a town known for being the one-act play, “A Good Stiff One,”opens birthplace of the revolutionary war: DVAA’s winter “Creative ConversaConcord, Massachusetts.
Jean Hill, a fiery 84-year-old widow and mother of four, leads the charge to ban the bottles in the name of the environment and fighting corporate control. On the other side of the issue, Adriana Cohen, model-turned-pundit and regular Fox News contributor, fights for what she sees as an attack on personal freedom in her town. Filmmaker/activist Michael Moore called the film “a fascinating, entertaining look at how persistence and citizen action still means something in a corporate-controlled society.” Directed by Kris Kaczor and Dave Regos, the film has a runtime of 82 minutes and will be followed by a panel discussion on the role of rural activism in contemporary American life. The winter salon series continues on Sunday, March 1, when members of Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra present a music performance followed by a panel of composers and musicians. There is a suggested donation of $10 for these events, which take place at the Delaware Arts Center, Krause Recital Hall, 37 Main Street, 2nd floor, Narrowsburg, NY. Seating is limited. For details, call 845-252-7576.
Figurative Art Kicks Off 2015
“The Buzz,” mixed media on paper by Theresa DeSalvio
The human figure is one of the most enduring themes in the visual arts. It has been a principal subject of Western art since the Renaissance, as artists look outward at others, or back at themselves for self-portraits. Contemporary artists continue to draw inspiration from the human body as a way to explore human emotions, physicality, relationships, and, indeed, the human soul. Figural art is an integral part of mankind’s ongoing Continued on page 6
IN MEMORIAM
DVAA REMEMBERS THOSE WE’VE LOST SEE PAGE 7
OPPORTUNITIES
2016 CALL FOR ARTISTS SEE PAGE 8