SEMVA Gallery

SEMVA Artists Exhibiting at Civic Theatre

karinlynn — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:45:25 +0000

Fifteen artists from Semva are exhibiting their work during the run of ”Sherlock Holmes” at the Rochester Civic Theatre. The play and exhibit run from Friday, September 10 through Sunday, September 26. If you can’t make it to the play, but still want to show friends and family members the exhibition, please stop in any day between 11am - 5pm when it will be open to the public for viewing. It is worth a look! Be sure to check out the sculpture Al Nickelson made of Sherlock Holmes and gayle dahl’s painting titled, “Watson and Me”. The exhibiting artists are:

Jane Belau                  Corene Bernatz            Sharon Brodhun
gayle dahl                   Fran Haddy                   Terry Haddy
Tom Johnson              Russell Lemire             Jeanne Licari
Karin Neuvirth             Al Nickelson                 Ann Riggott
Hee June Shin             Ruth Squillace             Linda Thorson

Thank you to Gregory and the staff at the Rochester Civic Theatre for giving us the space to exhibit during the run of this great play that kicks off their 2010-2011 season.

More SEMVA artists featured in the August Rochester Magazine

shoka — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:53:26 +0000

If you haven’t already read the August Rochester Magazine be sure to do so soon. After featuring Tom Evans in June, and Karin Neuvirth and Andrea Costopoulos in July, the August issue includes articles and photos of both Betty Devine and Jane Belau. Both artists talk about their history and the jewelry they create. Articles like these provide wonderful opportunities for discovering more about our colleagues and how they work. All of us at SEMVA would like to thank the Rochester Magazine staff as they continue to showcase our local artistic talent.

Artigras is this weekend!

karinlynn — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:42:54 +0000

Please join us for Rochester’s 2nd annual fun-filled day celebrating the Arts! SEMVA gallery will have a booth at the art fair featuring art work from several different SEMVA artists in all mediums. Many of the SEMVA artists have chosen to have individual booths to display and sell their art during the festival.

Artigras will be located in Mayo Park, behind the Civic Center in downtown Rochester and runs from 10 am to 5 pm. Activities include the ARTists’ Village with its juried Art Show & Sale, ARTiKids activities and ARTiStage entertainment in the outdoor Amphitheater and food. Don’t miss it!

Plein Air Painting Event Planned for the August ARTWALK

Karin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:23:44 +0000

On August 5th the Rochester ARTWALK attendees will be able to view local artists at work along the route as well as participate in this unique painting event themselves. The one-night event, which will feature local artists at work, will take place on August 5.

The public will also be invited to participate in the event. Public easels will be set up along the route with painting materials and ARTWALK attendees are encouraged to contribute their own creative energy to those works. The work created during the event is planned to be displayed at the Rochester Art Center during the November Art Walk.

The Rochester Downtown ARTWALK features several of the downtown businesses who host local artists for the evening. During the event, the public is invited to visit the downtown businesses, studios and galleries for an evening of refreshments, entertainment, and one-on-one conversations with local artists.

For Artists wishing to participate, you can find more details on the registration form. ARTWALK_plein_air_artist_registration.

For more information about the ARTWALK, please contact:

rda.artwalk@gmail.com or hmestad@rdowntownalliance.com

En plein air is a French expression which means simply “in the open air,” and is often used to describe the act of painting outdoors. th 2010 from 6 pm – 9 pm. This will provide local artists an opportunity to demonstrate their individual techniques and give the ARTWALK participants a chance to get a first hand look at the creative process. Artists will be painting at various locations along the Art Walk route which will be listed on the on the Rochester Art Center website http://www.rochesterartcenter.org prior to the event.

SEMVA artists highlighted in Rochester Magazine

shoka — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:30:02 +0000

Be sure to pick up an issue of the July Rochester Magazine to read up about some of our local artists. Andrea Costopoulos and Karin Neuvirth were interviewed for an article about how Olmsted Medical Center’s Local Arts Initiative is not only creating a new venue for artist’s… but also providing some mood-boosting color for patients. Works by Ray Auger can also bee seen in one of the photos accompanying the article. Congratulations all!