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	Women of Rockland Description: Nyack Center 58 Depew Avenue, corner of Broadway & Depew, Nyack. Opening Reception Saturday, April 17, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Exhibition Runs: Saturday, April 17 through Wednesday, April 28 Rockland artist Lisa Levart will unveil her newest photographic exhibition entitled, Women of Rockland, at the opening reception on Saturday, April 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at The Nyack Center’s “Women’s Celebration Brunch”. The exhibition will remain at The Nyack Center through April 28 and will then travel around the county. Levart, the 2009 recipient of the Individual Artist grant through Arts Council of Rockland, said that the grant enabled her to bring this project to fruition. Women of Rockland features a series of large photographic fabric banners with images of five Rockland County women from diverse cultures that capture evocative contemporary interpretations of known and little known sacred myths from their individual and international cultures including a Jewish filmmaker, the founder of Mzuzu Academy, the first internationally accredited secondary school in the northern region of Malawi, a Chinese American visual artist, three young college students from the Sufi Mosque in Chestnut Ridge and a French Gypsy singer/songwriter. The photographic images will be accompanied by a written piece commenting on the ancient myth that each woman chose to embody and why that sacred story has meaning in their everyday lives. “As a community, Rockland County is evolving, and increasingly becoming diverse in the cultures, faiths and languages of its residents. Yet, even within this amazing mosaic, we often know little about the sacred myths and poetic life stories of our neighbors,” said Levart. “When we reach back into the early myths and stories of all cultures, we often have more similarities than differences. By sharing these photographs with the public, I hope to set the stage for increased dialogue and communication within the Rockland community, as well as an appreciation for the basic connectiveness between the different traditions that help shape our world,” continued Levart. For those who are familiar with Levart from her Goddess on Earth installation that was displayed at Riverspace Arts in Nyack in 2009, you know that this will be a show worth traveling to see, whether in your own home town or around the county. Opening Reception: Location: Nyack Center, 58 Depew Avenue, corner of Broadway & Depew, Nyack. Date: Saturday, April 17 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Exhibition Traveling Schedule: Rockland Country Day School: Pre-show Reception Friday, April 30 Alumni Day Exhibition Runs: Saturday, May 1 through Friday, May 21 34 Kings Highway, Congers, NY This project is made possible, in part, with funds from the Individual Artist Grant program of the Arts Council of Rockland and the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts. For more information call 845-358-7986 or visit www.goddessonearth.com Monster Making Description: Edward Hopper House 82 N Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960 845-358-0774 www.hopperhouse.org info@hopperhouse.org 4/17 - 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monster Making Workshop for Kids - Ugly, strange or really cute everyone loves these soft stuffed pals! Beginners or pros you will love designing and creating the creature just right to start your collection or keep the pals you already have in good company! Fee: $18 (plus $5 materials fee) Hopper House Members $20 (plus $5 materials fee). Non-members Instructor: Trudy Iervolino. Space is limited. Contact Hopper House to Register. Photo/Mixed Media Exhibit Description: Hopper House Art Center 82 N Broadway Nyack NY 10960 845.358.0774 www.hopperhouse.org info@hopperhouse.org 3/27/10-5/9/10 Mathhew Murray: Abandoned America Tracy Silva-Barbosa: Time Transcending Time Opening Reception: Saturday, March 27, 5-7pm Murray's photographys of abandoned and decaying buildings reveal an etheral stillness while Silva-Barbosa juxtaposes disparate elements in her mixed media paintings to create a delicate narrative vocabulary. Gallery hours are Thursday - Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. Historical Society Exhibits Description: The Historical Society of Rockland County 20 Zukor Road, New City. 845-634-9629 rocklandhistory.org. 3/21 - 5/9 The Historical Society of Rockland County Opens Two Exhibitions: Voices from Rockland: An Early History of the County(on permanent display)and Why Archives Matter (on display through May 9)with a reception on March 21. The Voices from Rockland: Early History of the County exhibition will relate early history through historic objects and documents representing the stories of the people, buildings and sites using the Historical Society’s varied collections to tell stories. For example, a Lenape cooking pot will begin to tell the story of the history around the Leni-Lenape daily life. A beautiful and rare Rooster Weathervane leads us into the history of early Dutch residents, exploring settlement patterns and important landmarks. A pair of Treason House Candlesticks will help us explore the story of Rockland’s “Treason House” where, supposedly, Benedict Arnold met with the spy Major Andre to plot against Washington’s troops. The exhibition will also include Nyack Turnpike mementos including maps, petitions, cut nails, information about Pierson’s factory in Suffern and information on settlements and factories in Ramapo. The story of Tom, an enslaved man in Rockland County will be relayed with documents and archival records. Through Tunis Smith’s diary the exhibition will look at observations from a farmer’s diary in the lower Hudson --ordinary, extraordinary, and vivid details of farming as a way of life and the relationship farmers have to the landscape, weather, crop production and sales. With the help of documents from Elizabeth Van Houten’s Sampler, the exhibition will explore childhood in that period of time and information about her and her family. Why Archives Matter, a traveling exhibition developed by the Upstate History Alliance explores the meaning, use and preservation of archives and historical records using visuals from repositories throughout Upstate New York, including photographs, maps. Highlights of the exhibit include Civil War diaries; WWI exemption letters; a 1775 Stony Point Deed; WWII era cards; Woman’s Suffrage handbills; cotton horse thief poster from Clarkstown circa 1890 and an 1877 Ramapo tax ledger. Tuesdays through Sundays, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday admission includes a tour of the historic 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House on the museum’s property. Admission to both exhibition: $7; $5 HSRC members; $3 children under 12. Price includes free admission to the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House on Sundays from 12:00-4:00 p.m. Complification Description: GAGA Arts Center 55 W. Railroad Avenue, Garnerville 845-947-7108 www.gagaartscenter.org Complification 4/9/10- 5/23/10 Complification is an exhibition that investigates the complex world of networks and interconnectivity. Three artist explore how the world is flattening and exploding simultaneously, resulting in dynamic, evolving relationships. Christopher Baker’s multi-media work engages the rich collection of social, technological and ideological networks present in the urban landscape. daniel Baltzer’s paintings explore how communication technology, social networking, and subconscious thought play a role in creating and defining human connections. R. Justin Stewart’s installations investigate how we are shaped by our relationships to others and the world around us, keeping us in a constant state of flux. Opening Reception: Friday, April 9, 2010 from 6-9PM Gallery Hours: Fridays- 4-8PM, Saturdays 2-6PM and Sundays 12-4PM This project is made possible, in part, with funds from the Community Arts Grants program of the Arts Council of Rockland and the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts. Going Green Description: The Valley Cottage Library 110 Route 303 Valley Cottage, NY 10989 845-268-7700 Joanne McNally 4/2 - 28 Going Green: 110 Years of Palisades Parks - Palisades Interstate Park Commission Historic Photographs. Art of Seeing Description: Finkelstein Memorial Library 24 Chestnut Street, Spring Valley 845) 352-5700 www.finkelsteinlibrary.org/ 3/21 - 4/30 "The Art Of Seeing" Paintings by Helen David and her students. On exhibit through April during Library hours, in the Gallery/Meeting Room on the main floor.
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Description:: Nyack Center
58 Depew Avenue, corner of Broadway & Depew, Nyack.
Opening Reception
Saturday, April 17, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Exhibition Runs: Saturday, April 17 through
Wednesday, April 28

Rockland artist Lisa Levart will unveil her newest photographic exhibition entitled, Women of Rockland, at the opening reception on Saturday, April 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at The Nyack Center’s “Women’s Celebration Brunch”. The exhibition will remain at The Nyack Center through April 28 and will then travel around the county. Levart, the 2009 recipient of the Individual Artist grant through Arts Council of Rockland, said that the grant enabled her to bring this project to fruition.

Women of Rockland features a series of large photographic fabric banners with images of five Rockland County women from diverse cultures that capture evocative contemporary interpretations of known and little known sacred myths from their individual and international cultures including a Jewish filmmaker, the founder of Mzuzu Academy, the first internationally accredited secondary school in the northern region of Malawi, a Chinese American visual artist, three young college students from the Sufi Mosque in Chestnut Ridge and a French Gypsy singer/songwriter. The photographic images will be accompanied by a written piece commenting on the ancient myth that each woman chose to embody and why that sacred story has meaning in their everyday lives.

“As a community, Rockland County is evolving, and increasingly becoming diverse in the cultures, faiths and languages of its residents. Yet, even within this amazing mosaic, we often know little about the sacred myths and poetic life stories of our neighbors,” said Levart. “When we reach back into the early myths and stories of all cultures, we often have more similarities than differences. By sharing these photographs with the public, I hope to set the stage for increased dialogue and communication within the Rockland community, as well as an appreciation for the basic connectiveness between the different traditions that help shape our world,” continued Levart.

For those who are familiar with Levart from her Goddess on Earth installation that was displayed at Riverspace Arts in Nyack in 2009, you know that this will be a show worth traveling to see, whether in your own home town or around the county.

Opening Reception:
Location: Nyack Center, 58 Depew Avenue, corner of Broadway & Depew, Nyack.
Date: Saturday, April 17
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Exhibition Traveling Schedule:
Rockland Country Day School: Pre-show Reception Friday, April 30 Alumni Day
Exhibition Runs: Saturday, May 1 through Friday, May 21
34 Kings Highway, Congers, NY

This project is made possible, in part, with funds from the Individual Artist Grant program of the Arts Council of Rockland and the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.

For more information call 845-358-7986 or visit www.goddessonearth.com

Description:: The Historical Society of Rockland County
20 Zukor Road, New City.
845-634-9629
rocklandhistory.org.
3/21 - 5/9

The Historical Society of Rockland County Opens Two Exhibitions: Voices from Rockland: An Early History of the County(on permanent display)and Why Archives Matter (on display through May 9)with a reception on March 21.

The Voices from Rockland: Early History of the County exhibition will relate early history through historic objects and documents representing the stories of the people, buildings and sites using the Historical Society’s varied collections to tell stories.

For example, a Lenape cooking pot will begin to tell the story of the history around the Leni-Lenape daily life. A beautiful and rare Rooster Weathervane leads us into the history of early Dutch residents, exploring settlement patterns and important landmarks. A pair of Treason House Candlesticks will help us explore the story of Rockland’s “Treason House” where, supposedly, Benedict Arnold met with the spy Major Andre to plot against Washington’s troops. The exhibition will also include Nyack Turnpike mementos including maps, petitions, cut nails, information about Pierson’s factory in Suffern and information on settlements and factories in Ramapo. The story of Tom, an enslaved man in Rockland County will be relayed with documents and archival records. Through Tunis Smith’s diary the exhibition will look at observations from a farmer’s diary in the lower Hudson --ordinary, extraordinary, and vivid details of farming as a way of life and the relationship farmers have to the landscape, weather, crop production and sales. With the help of documents from Elizabeth Van Houten’s Sampler, the exhibition will explore childhood in that period of time and information about her and her family.

Why Archives Matter, a traveling exhibition developed by the Upstate History Alliance explores the meaning, use and preservation of archives and historical records using visuals from repositories throughout Upstate New York, including photographs, maps. Highlights of the exhibit include Civil War diaries; WWI exemption letters; a 1775 Stony Point Deed; WWII era cards; Woman’s Suffrage handbills; cotton horse thief poster from Clarkstown circa 1890 and an 1877 Ramapo tax ledger.

Tuesdays through Sundays, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday admission includes a tour of the historic 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House on the museum’s property. Admission to both exhibition: $7; $5 HSRC members; $3 children under 12. Price includes free admission to the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House on Sundays from 12:00-4:00 p.m.

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