Flying Shuttles Studio

by Brenda Wilkinson Paul Almeida and Brenda Wilkinson are exhibiting in: The Love in Your Heart Exhibit PeaceLOVE Valentine Opening Thursday, February 10th 6:30-9:30pm 200 Main St. Pawtucket, RI Even though Valentine's Day is a hugely commercialized holiday, ultimately it is about love. Not just romantic love but also the love you feel for your parents, children, teachers, friends, community, environment, whatever and whoever it is that has deep meaning to you, including yourself! We invited artists to express and celebrate that love by creating Valentine artwork to display at PeaceLove in February. Join us for good spirit, beautiful art and lots of peacelove!   by Paul Almeida 

The Arts Council of Greater New Haven presents : New Americana Curated by Margaret Bodell and Debbie Hesse January 24th to March 6th, 2010 Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery at the Arts Council of Greater New Haven 70 Audubon St., 2nd Floor, New Haven 9am-5pm Excerpt from current show at the New Haven Arts Council: Curated by Margaret Bodell and Debbie Hesse, New Americana is an exhibition of drawings and paintings by emerging contemporary artists with disabilities. Featured artists will include Vito Bonanno, Ricky Hagedorn, Kenya Hanley, Andy Lacouture, Bill McDonnell, Susan Oliver, Michael Pellew and Chris Platt. Curator Margaret Bodell, a community arts advocate in New Haven, works to develop programs and exhibits such as New Americana, which highlight the extraordinary contributions of underrepresented artists such as those with disabilities. “The work of these artists is highly personal,” she says. “Much of it focuses on themes of current events and reflects a strong sense of

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Flying Shuttles Artists' Susan Oliver and Andy Lacouture invite you to view their work in NYC. Please stop by Bodell Umbrella Arts booth. From the website:For Immediate Release: The Outsider Art Fair Brings Together International Dealers and a Weekend of Exciting Events February 11 – 13 • 7 W 34th Street, NYC • Preview February 10 Don't miss the Outsider Art Fair next weekend, February 11th-13th at 7 W 34th Street. The original and unsurpassed exhibition and sale for self-taught, intuitive, visionary, and primitive art, is now in its 19th year. Thirty-three international dealers bring their finest selections of intense, stunning, enigmatic artwork created by artists in all walks of life, but outside of mainstream society. Friday, 11am - 8pm; Saturday, 11am - 8pm; and Sunday, 11am - 6pm. Visit http://www.sanfordsmith.com. Tickets $20 or $35 for a two-day pass.