May Art Exhibit: Pine Grove & Roaring Brook Schools

May Art Exhibit:  Pine Grove & Roaring Brook Schools

On display in our Gallery this month is the beautiful work from the young artists of Pine Grove & Roaring Brook Schools.  These K-4 students have filled our Gallery with their creative, colorful and cool work – you won’t want to miss it!

April Art Exhibit: NOW & THEN by Constance Patterson

CONSTANCE PATTERSON presents:  NOW & THEN

A show of new work & work from the past ~ A creative journey through the pandemic

On display in our Gallery:  April 2 – April 29, 2023

Come & see this beautiful collection of old and new works by one of our favorites, Avon artist Constance Patterson (https://www.cpdsgn.com).  

Artist Reception:  Sunday, April 2nd, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Artist Statement about the exhibit: The show is about my creative journey through the last ten years. It is a reflection of how my art and the memories that lie beneath it have been altered by surviving cancer and living through the pandemic.

This year I was at last able to resume painting with artistic conviction. I recognize how cancer and the pandemic had subsumed my creativity and left me with a new set of experiences that needed to be memorized and incorporated into my repertoire of images. In this context the transitional work can be recognized primarily by my altered color palette during the pandemic. Some works also make use of mixed media to explore the reconstruction of my life after cancer. Both have now been incorporated into my artistic expression and have been successfully integrated with my current work.

I am not a plein air painter. Instead, I call on memories or photos to create my images. At the same time writing about my work helps me focus my artistic intent, so I have included some of my writing as part of this exhibit.

Artist Reception: Constance Patterson

April Art Exhibit:  NOW & THEN by Constance Patterson

A show of new work & work from the past ~ A creative journey through the pandemic

ARTIST RECEPTION:  Sunday, April 2nd, 2:00pm – 4:00pm in our Gallery

Please join us in the Gallery for an afternoon reception and meet the talented artist on display this month, Constance Patterson.  Light refreshments will be served, and all are invited to stop by!

 

 

February Art Exhibit: Avon Middle School

February Art Exhibit:  AVON MIDDLE SCHOOL

On display in our Gallery this month is the amazing work from the talented artists of Avon Middle School.  These 7th and 8th grade students have filled our Gallery with their creative, colorful and cool work – you won’t want to miss it!

Artist Reception:  Thursday, February 2nd, 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Please join us in the Gallery for a late afternoon reception and meet the talented artists from Avon Middle School on display this month.  Light refreshments will be served, and all are invited to stop by!

 

Opening Reception: Avon Middle School Art Exhibit

February Art Exhibit:  AVON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Now on display in our Gallery through February 28, 2023

Artist Reception:  Thursday, February 2nd, 4:30pm – 6:00pm in our Gallery

Please join us in the Gallery for an afternoon reception and meet the talented artists from Avon Middle School on display this month.  These 7th and 8th grade students have filled our Gallery with their creative, colorful and cool work – you won’t want to miss it!  Light refreshments will be served, and all are invited to stop by!

 

Holiday Art Show: Avon Arts Association

The Avon Arts Association presents a Members’ Holiday Art Show from December 2 through December 29.  Members’ art work will be featured in the library’s Gallery space.  An artists’ wine and music reception open to the public will be held on Saturday, December 3, from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm. There will be light refreshments and music, which will feature the pianist John Brighenti.

Avon Arts Association provides annual college scholarships to Farmington Valley graduating high school students who were selected for their exceptional artistic talents. The Avon Arts Association is a 501 (c) (3) organization that promotes visual art in the Avon area by holding art exhibits, monthly (September through June) demonstrations and workshops.  For more information or to become a member, please visit www.avonarts.org or email avonartsassociation@gmail.com.

October Art Exhibit: Aadarsh Gopalakrishna

October Art Exhibit:  Nature, Wildlife & Landscape Photography – AADARSH GOPALAKRISHNA

Now on display in our Gallery through October 31, 2022
  

Artist Statement:  As a child, photographs always mesmerized me in many ways and I always wondered how photographers were able to do such a wonderful job in bringing life into a still picture and tell a story with it. I grew up in India in a family of health care professionals and most of the people I knew growing up were in business but I always had interests in wildlife/nature photography. Once I moved to the US, I actually had a chance to pursue my interests in photography as an amateur photographer. I have been taking photographs of wildlife and nature as my main subjects along with architecture and landscape photography. My special interests are around birds. It is very interesting that I learn a lot about wildlife each day as I photograph them. Photographing wildlife has built my patience and my perception to nature drastically. Photography has given me the motivation to travel and to meet people with similar interests. I became a part of the Simsbury Camera Club, Simsbury, CT where I’ve learned a lot from mentors and peers in the club. I try to take my camera with me where ever I travel because you never know what you will run into. It is always nice to appreciate what we have around us and find a good way to freeze the moment when possible. Photography brings freedom to express myself. I am currently a faculty at UCONN School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT and I would like to think that I try to make every effort to balance work / life and make time for photography. I have a very supporting spouse, Pooja and daughter, Anika who have fueled my passion and respect it.

  

Artist Reception:  Saturday, October 8th, 2:30pm – 4:45pm in our Gallery

Summer Gallery Exhibit: Art on a Card

Summer Gallery Exhibit:  Art on a Card

Now on display in our Gallery through August 30, 2022

At the beginning of 2022, the Avon Library held an art contest to design new library cards.  Avon residents were invited to submit their designs in one of four age groups:  Elementary, Middle School, High School and Adult.  Our Summer Gallery Exhibit features all of the creative and colorful submissions from the contest!

Congratulations to our winners:

Aishwarya Balaji

Sara Curran

Shadan Gadkarim

Lidia Kapylova

Dagny Tang

Shriya Vinodh

June Art Exhibit: Breaking Political Boundaries by Sarah Schneiderman

BREAKING POLITICAL BOUNDARIES – Art assemblages by Sarah Schneiderman

Now on display in our Gallery through June 30, 2022
    
Our June exhibit features assemblages by artist Sarah Schneiderman.  Each piece has been crafted by transforming non-recyclable trash and repurposed objects into realistic and finely crafted images.  Her work investigates social, environmental and political issues.  This exhibit features portraits of women, people of color, lesbians, gay mean, and trans people who have made great strides in politics and state and federal government in 2020/21.
Sarah Schneiderman has shown her work across the United States.  She received a national Junior Scholastic Honorable Mention, First Place from the Art League of New Britain, Third Award from Connecticut Women Arts, and Gallery Sponsor Award from Greater New Britain Arts Alliance.  Sarah has a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts.  She resides in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean and Glastonbury, Connecticut.  Learn more about her work at https://www.sarahschneiderman.com/.

April Art Exhibit: Artistic Edge Studio

Our April exhibit features the work of the talented students of Artistic Edge Studio.  Heather Bondorew Sawtelle is the founder and sole teacher at Artistic Edge Studio.  You can learn more about the studio or lessons by visiting www.artisticedgect.com.

There will be an Artist Reception on Saturday, April 2nd from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.  The public is invited to attend and meet Heather and her students!