FOLK ART IN STONE Exhibit Opening
On Saturday, April 13, an opening reception was held for the long awaited exhibit "Folk Art in Stone." originally planned for the fall of 2018. Schoharie County artists Mark Swanberry and Richard McCormack were there, talking with exhibit viewers who came from a number of communities around eastern Delaware County and western Ulster County.
The art works range from chiseled figures on smooth stone, to large etched fish to rural scenes painted directly on stone to lamps, lanterns, votives and wall plaques with copper mounted on stone. The folk artists both came from families with artistic traditions; both have landscape businesses in which they work with stone; both create items designed to sell and one-of-a-kind items that give their creative expression free rein; both work in bluestone and say that they take their inspiration from nature. Their works differ in that McCormack's work emerges form his skills in drawing, while Swanberry's works are composed more in three dimensions.
The exhibit can be found at the Erpf Gallery, 43355 State Hwy 28, Arkville, NY 12406, where it will be on display on weekdays through June 7. The exhibit is in the Erpf House, the same building long occupied by The Catskill Center, who collaborated in this exhibit. Catskills Folk Connection's folklorist located and interviewed the artists who selected the art works they wished to show. Scheer provided the interpretive texts for the exhibit and for a handout available in the gallery. The Catskill Center provided the space and their gallery manager, Katie Palm, supervised the artists who installed their own works. Palm made sure the art works were properly identified and that the gallery lighting showed the art works at their best.
This exhibit is the second in Catskills Folk Connection's series of biannual exhibits featuring folk art in painting and sculpture. In 2016 Catskills Folk Connection produced the exhibit "Growling Up To Brush" that highlighted the work of the mid-20th century folk painter, Nellie Bly Ballard, from Roxbury, NY and the contemporary folk painter, Don Strausser from Westkill, NY. "Folk Art in Stone," the 2018 exhibit, will be followed by "Folk Art in Wood" in 2020, and "Folk Art in Metal" in 2022. For more information about Folk Art in Stone you may contact Katie Palm at the Catskill Center, 845-586-2611x112, or Ginny Scheer, Catskills Folk Connection, at 607-326-4206 or vscheer@juno.com.
Catskills Folk Connection is sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group and is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Art Program, by Gov. Cuomo and the NYS Legislature, by an Action Grant from Humanities NY, and by the O'Connor Foundation.
Richard McCormack
Mark Swanberry
The art works range from chiseled figures on smooth stone, to large etched fish to rural scenes painted directly on stone to lamps, lanterns, votives and wall plaques with copper mounted on stone. The folk artists both came from families with artistic traditions; both have landscape businesses in which they work with stone; both create items designed to sell and one-of-a-kind items that give their creative expression free rein; both work in bluestone and say that they take their inspiration from nature. Their works differ in that McCormack's work emerges form his skills in drawing, while Swanberry's works are composed more in three dimensions.
The exhibit can be found at the Erpf Gallery, 43355 State Hwy 28, Arkville, NY 12406, where it will be on display on weekdays through June 7. The exhibit is in the Erpf House, the same building long occupied by The Catskill Center, who collaborated in this exhibit. Catskills Folk Connection's folklorist located and interviewed the artists who selected the art works they wished to show. Scheer provided the interpretive texts for the exhibit and for a handout available in the gallery. The Catskill Center provided the space and their gallery manager, Katie Palm, supervised the artists who installed their own works. Palm made sure the art works were properly identified and that the gallery lighting showed the art works at their best.
This exhibit is the second in Catskills Folk Connection's series of biannual exhibits featuring folk art in painting and sculpture. In 2016 Catskills Folk Connection produced the exhibit "Growling Up To Brush" that highlighted the work of the mid-20th century folk painter, Nellie Bly Ballard, from Roxbury, NY and the contemporary folk painter, Don Strausser from Westkill, NY. "Folk Art in Stone," the 2018 exhibit, will be followed by "Folk Art in Wood" in 2020, and "Folk Art in Metal" in 2022. For more information about Folk Art in Stone you may contact Katie Palm at the Catskill Center, 845-586-2611x112, or Ginny Scheer, Catskills Folk Connection, at 607-326-4206 or vscheer@juno.com.
Catskills Folk Connection is sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group and is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Art Program, by Gov. Cuomo and the NYS Legislature, by an Action Grant from Humanities NY, and by the O'Connor Foundation.
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