BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sherman Artists Association - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.shermanartists.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sherman Artists Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240621T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240623T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T151833Z CREATED:20240221T021853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T151833Z UID:2688-1718964000-1719162000@www.shermanartists.org SUMMARY:Art Fest DESCRIPTION:The Sherman ARTFEST 2024 is coming to Sherman\, Conn\, June 21 – 23\, 2024!   Come join us in celebrating the third Sherman ARTFEST\, sponsored by the Sherman Artists Association (SAA)\, in a new location:  Charter Hall (Above the Firehouse) and the Town Green (by the IGA and Firehouse) in Sherman.  As our show has grown over the last 2 years\, we are moving to a larger location to accommodate our over 30 artists\, creating \npaintings\, photographs\, pottery\, glass\, jewelry\, hand-carved wood\, handmade pocketbooks\, weaving\, and more! There will be an opening reception in Charter Hall\, 1 Route 39 North\, Sherman\, CT\, on Friday\, June 21\, 2024\, 6 – 8 pm\, and the show will also be open Saturday and Sunday\, June 22 and 23\, 2024\, 10 am – 4 pm.  Please stop by and meet an artist\,  learn what inspires them\, and perhaps purchase some great art!  For more information\, visit www.shermanartsts.org \n \nThis show will be indoors in the main room at Charter Hall (top floor of Sherman’s Firehouse) and outdoors on the Sherman Town Green.   The participating painters are Gretchen Abene\, Bethe Bogues\, Christy Bonaiuto\, Carolyn Cohen\, Carolyn Currie\, Steve Habersang\, Ted Hollander\, Mike Kisner\, Ely Knowles\, Mary Jane Magoon\, Christina Maschke\, Doreen O’Connor\, Laura Paradiso\, Terry Pasquale\, Lisa Rosiello\, Virginia Schaffer\, Denise Schlesinger\, Lynn Slonaker\, Dennis Stuart\, and Letty Tousignant. \n \nPhotographers include Jane Haslam\, Linda T Hubbard\, Susan Locke\, Judith Secco and Nicole Zegley. \n \nPlus: glass artist Kenny Litwack\, potter Eva Defranco\,  jewelers Renee Collins and Cathlee Kessman\, collage artist Betsy Duckworth\, and fabric artists Karen Angelo and Mae Maimone plus handcrafted wood items by Ed Bryan. \n \nSherman is the center for incredible artists and we are delighted to sponsor this event. Learn more about the artists and the Sherman Artists Association\, at www.ShermanArtists.org \n\n \n \n \n \n Jane Haslam – Photographs\n \n \n \n \n \n Ted Hollander – Watercolors\n \n \n \n \n \n Eve Defranco – Pottery\n \n \n \n \n \n Karen Angelo – Weaving\n \n \n \n \n \n Cathlee Kessman – Jewelry\n \n \n \n \n \n Laura Paradiso – Paintings URL:https://www.shermanartists.org/event/art-fest/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:June 2024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240612T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240612T200000 DTSTAMP:20240604T162231Z CREATED:20240603T131856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T162231Z UID:3280-1718215200-1718222400@www.shermanartists.org SUMMARY:June Members Meeting DESCRIPTION:Deborah Rose is a lifelong writer\, poet\, and award-winning journalist and photographer with 30 years\nof experience in community journalism. Today\, she is the editor\, writer\, and photographer for the Town of\nNew Milford’s tourism and community website\, NewMilfordNow. Before that\, she worked for the\nformer New Milford Times and\, in 1998\, helped to launch the Greater New Milford Spectrum\, where she\nworked until the end of 2020. ​\nDeborah is involved with several nonprofit organizations: the Ostomy Foundation\, where she serves as\nassistant director and vice president of public relations; Kent News\, Inc.\, where she serves as vice\nPresident of the board\, which publishes The Kent Good Times Dispatch and the Foundation 4 Orphans\,\nwhere she is a volunteer.\nThe New Milford native was recently appointed as New Milford Poet Laureate for a second term. URL:https://www.shermanartists.org/event/june-members-meeting/ LOCATION:Sherman Senior Center\, 8 CT-37\, Sherman\, 06784\, United States CATEGORIES:June 2024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.shermanartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/facebook-5-Image-Grid-Left-with-Text-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240608T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240608T173000 DTSTAMP:20240603T133331Z CREATED:20240603T133331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T133331Z UID:3285-1717862400-1717867800@www.shermanartists.org SUMMARY:“Smart Phone Workshop” DESCRIPTION:The Great Hollow Photographers Club is presenting a new workshop:  “Smart Phones: Taking\, Editing and Transforming Photos with Apps on Your Smartphone” by Phyllis Chadwick and Susan Locke.  Come learn how to unlock the potential of your smartphone’s camera!  It will be held at Great Hollow in the Community Room in the Merritt Building on Saturday\, June 8\, 4 – 5:30. There is no cost for the workshop\, but seating is limited and advance registration is suggested via email to GHPhotoC@gmail.com. \n\nLearn how to unlock the potential of your smartphone’s camera!  Come to this presentation and discover some popular apps and unleash your creativity. Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Phyllis Chadwick and Susan Locke will be highlighting different apps and how they are used. They will answer questions you may have \nand help you get started creating dynamic photos with your smartphones.  Some of the apps being presented are Snapseed\, PhotoRoom\, Hipstamatic\, TinType\, Distressed Fx\, and Kaleidolens that add a degree of creativity to your images.  You will leave with a list of suggested apps and what they can be used for. \n\nPhyllis Chadwick is a mixed media artist living in the Hudson Valley. She has a master’s degree in art education from Manhattanville College and taught locally at the high school level for 10 years. Phyllis sells her work via local shows\, virtual shows\, and her website pgchadwick.com.  Using photography\, painting\, and mixed media\, her art consists of looking at life and finding new ways to portray it.   With photography apps\, she uses layers to create art that enables people to see things in a new way. \n\nSusan Locke has been an avid amateur nature photographer for over 50 years.  For decades \, she relied exclusively on SLR camera equipment.  However\, as the quality of iPhone cameras improved with each update\, she has become increasingly drawn to using the phone as her primary device. It is easy to transport\, always with you\, and enables spontaneous and daily photo-shoots. Most important\, it has encouraged much more experimentation and creativity. \n\nFor more information visit:  the Great Hollow Photographers Club Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/GHPClub.  Direct any questions to GHPhotoC@gmail.com.  For more information about the Great Hollow Nature Preserve\, visit www.greathollow.org \n\n \n \n \n \n Susan Locke – “Hipstamatic Yard” Digitally Augmented Photograph\, 10 x 10 \n \n \n \n \n \n Susan Locke_ Baa-tiful Day at the Fair Digitally augmented Photo. 14 x 1\n \n \n \n \n \n Light in the Dark 16 x 20 Digitally Augmented\n \n \n \n \n \n Phyllis Chadwick – “Pollen Business”\, Digitaly Augmented Photograph\, 20 x 24 URL:https://www.shermanartists.org/event/smart-phone-workshop/ LOCATION:Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center\, 225 CT-37\, New Fairfield\, 06812\, United States CATEGORIES:June 2024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.shermanartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SmartphoneWorkshop20240608-e1717421410770.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240531T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240630T180000 DTSTAMP:20240603T140435Z CREATED:20240603T140146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T140435Z UID:3299-1717153200-1719770400@www.shermanartists.org SUMMARY:“June in the Vineyard” DESCRIPTION:The White Silo Farm and Winery is hosting a new art show “June in the Vineyard” artwork by three Sherman artists\, Carolyn Cohen\, Linda T Hubbard and MaryJane Magoon.  These artists of different mediums have come together to enrich your visit to the winery.   The artist reception will be Saturday June 29\, 2024 from 2-4pm. The show will be on display from May 31 – June 30\, 2024.  For more information about the winery visit: whitesilowinery.com \nCarolyn Cohen’s mixed media paintings are full of vivid imagination\, layers and textures combined with markings\, strokes and placement of color always with composition in mind.   Cohen’s work is shown in Gallery 25 in New Milford\, and pop up shows the surrounding towns.  A graduate of Mass College of Art and Design in Boston\, her hometown\, Cohen was an art teacher in New Fairfield for many years and has been painting forever.  Her paintings make her smile\, and they will make you smile too. \nLinda T Hubbard is a well known photographer in the Hudson Valley and more recently Western Connecticut.  Her photographs in this show are from Italy\, France and England depicting vibrant poppies in vineyards\, old olive trees and flowers in villages.  Her photographs are shown at LAND Gallery in Pawling\, NY and many local art shows.  Hubbard is president of the Sherman Artists Association and a member of the Sherman Commission for the Arts.  Her images can be found on her website:  LindaTHubbard.com. \nMary Jane Magoon’s medium is watercolor and her paintings delight one with their sense of color\, highlighting familiar scenes in our lives. Her background and education is in Interior Design and Color Consultation.   A former art gallery owner and a professional framer\, she has studied with Carol Hubbard AWS\, Robert O’Brien AWS\, Richard Oachs\, Carol Riley\, and Soon Warren.  Magoon is a member of Gallery 25\, SCAN\, NEWS\, Kent Art Association\, Sherman Artist Association\, and the Sherman Commission for the Arts. \n\n \n \n \n \n Carolyn Cohen. – Wildflowers Mixed Media 42 x 44\n \n \n \n \n \n Carolyn Cohen – Spring Breeze\, Mixed Media. 24 x 24\n \n \n \n \n \n Linda T Hubbard – Poppies in the Vineyard\, Photograph\, 16 x 26\n \n \n \n \n \n Linda T Hubbard – Waiting\, Photograph\, 24 x 20\n \n \n \n \n \n Mary Jan Magoon – Kitchen Delight\, Watercolor\, 18 x 24\n \n \n \n \n \n Mary Jane Magoon – Taxi\, Watercolor\, 18 x 24 URL:https://www.shermanartists.org/event/june-in-the-vineyard/ LOCATION:White Silo Farm and Winery\, 32 Route 37 East\, Sherman\, CT\, CT\, 06784\, United States CATEGORIES:June 2024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.shermanartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LTHubbard-Poppies-in-the-Vineyard.-Photograph-16-x-26.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR