Catfish Friday

ARTSETC

MONTHLY

540B

FREEMAN ST

ORANGE, NJ 07050

Catfish Friday Installed

Artists branch out with bold installations by Toni Thomas

This year several Catfish Friday artists expanded their creative repertoire by delving into installation and site- specific projects. Gladys Grauer, Kathleen Heron, Jody Leight and Diana Jensen made bold statements through challenging installation projects to express their views on a variety of issues, themes and personal directives.

Glayds Grauer and Jody Leight examined societal and modern issues in their installations and site-specific pieces. Gladys Grauer made us examine the growing issue of homelessness in her installation that used found objects, recycled clothing and plastic bags that were knitted and woven. Grauer turned the recycled materials into scarves, slippers and banners that were incor- porated into her engaging interpretation of living on our city streets.

Study War No More.” In her work Leight applied knitted leaves and fruits to a leafless tree branch in her interpretation of a time when war would not be the only resolve to resolving conflict. Her work can be seen at the A2 exhibit on view at Yema Gallery. Kathleen Heron literally branched out with her installa- tion for the recent Valley Arts Sculpture Garden this summer with a work that used actual tree branches. In her creation she chose to imagine the routine task of washing and drying clothes as if it were

a magical ritual. Diana Jensen spent her summer

completing a painting installation that included 100 portraits of people in varying sizes and perspectives from a found 1970’s photo album. Once completed, Jensen featured the work during the Dumbofest Open Studio tour

this past September in Brooklyn, NY. Adrienne Wheeler, Judith Salmon

and Shonda Nicholas also created engaging installations in recent exhibi- tions this year as well.

Considering the challenges creating installations pose, artists who work in this format have the opportunity to explore art making on many levels. For example the artist can select to invite viewers to ‘experience’ their work by creating an environment as in Kathleen Heron’s piece where viewers could walk around and into her installation getting a real feel for work. While artists like Gladys Grauer may opt to use content and medium to stimulate the viewer mentally and visually as the issued posed is explored through their perspective. With many options at hand one cannot help but anticipate future venues where Catfish Friday artists can explore being ‘installed’.

FALL, 2010

ARTSETC

MONTHLY

Yema Gallery Opens in the Valley

After weeks of preparation Yema Gallery opened on October 27 in the Valley Arts district of Orange with a Catfish Friday annual art exhibition entitled A2. The exhibition features the visual and literary artists who participate in the collective. This year’s exhibit includes works by 3 collective artists from the Caribbean: Julia Valdes, Eira Arrate and Estela Dieppa. These artists have taken a strong interest in the collective with it’s emphasis on supporting women artists and building community among those artists. Catfish Friday arts annual also includes a second exhibition featuring the collective’s photographers. The work is on display at the IronWorks Gallery and hosted by Valley Arts.

Yema Gallery is the gallery of Catfish Friday and ARTSETC. The gallery will feature exhibitions of Catfish Friday artists and friends along with art exhibitions of the indigenous artists supported by ARTSETC. The gallery’s name Yema is derived from the name of the Yoruban goddess Yemaya. She is a beautiful deity that favors the color blue. She is said to be a guardian of life and a protector of rivers. Yema Gallery hopes to invoke the spirit of Yemaya for the nurturing and support of all those that visit and exhibit in the gallery.

Announcement:

Yema Gallery is having a seasonal art exhibit and sale from December 11 - 23. The exhibit is open to all collective artists. The gallery is looking for quality fine art paintings, photos, prints, crafts and jewelry to be sold for $2 to $200.00. Please send an email stating your interest to info@catfishfriday.org with art sale in the subject box. In your email include a list of the items you’d like to submit for the sale. Delivery of the work to the gallery can be on either of the following days: December 3,4, 6 or 8 during gallery hours. Unsold items can be picked up on Dec 23 & 24. If you have questions call Toni at 973-699-3269.

Poetry Corner

featuring Cuban Poet

Rootless

Confidencia

I have no land I was taken on a ship Tied with chains I have no flag The ship had one I have no anthem The crew had their own I have no skin I have no say The crew didn’t see me As human I have no god They killed her I have no language, It vanished as soon as I got onboard I have no dreams Just one Live

Al roce Voló la tristeza

Al roce

Helen Cairo

de tu piel

aliento

aliento Baile mi alma Una danza Se parece a la vida

Helen Cairo is also known as Magdalena Cairo. She is a poet and a Professor of English. She lives in Havana, Cuba and joined Catfish Friday in April of this year.

de tu Reviven mis raíces

Al roce

de tu piel y

Calendar

3 - A2 Photography Exhibit at Ironworks closes. Artists can pick up art at Yema Gallery.

3 -9 - Artists participating in Seasonal Art show deliver art to Yema Wed & Fri. from 4 - 6PM and Sat from 1 - 5 PM

10 - A2 Exhibit at Yema Gallery closes. Artists can pick up art work at close of show.

11 - Opening of Seasonal Art Exhibit and Sale at Yema Gallery and Qualie Art Studio. Hours: 12- 6 PM. Refreshments.

11 - Catfish Friday meeting at Yema @ 6:30 PM 18 - Free Community Art Workshop for children ages: 7- 12 yrs

Hrs:11 - 12:30PM. Refreshments will be served. 24 - Gallery closed until January, 8, 2010

January January 1 - Happy New Year January 8 - Catfish Friday meeting at Yema Gallery @ 6:30 PM January 22 - Free Community Art Workshop for children 7 -12 yrs.

DlASPORA

YEMA GALLERY FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 26, 2011

YEMA GALLERY

540B FREEMAN ST, ORANGE, NJ

DlASPORA

Curated by Adrienne Wheeler and Toni Thomas

FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 26

Geraldine Gaines Mansa Mussa Monica Holder Rebecca Lowry Wahala Temi Zethray Peniston

Opening Reception Friday, February 25 7 - 9:30PM with poets Dujuana Sharese and Esther Morales

Artist Talk & Luncheon Saturday, March 26, 3-5PM

Gallery Hours: Wednesday & Friday 4-7PM Saturday 12- 4PM and by appointment. Contact information: 973-699-3269 www.artsetcnow.org, info@artetcsnow.org.

YEMA Gallery is run by ARTSETC, a non-profit 501C3 organization.

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