The SONYA (South of the Navy Yard Artists) Studio Stroll is scheduled for May 21-22. On Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 6pm, over 100 artists at 47 locations will open their studios and gallery doors for the 6th annual SONYA Studio Stroll, celebrating art and community in South of the Navy Yard Area. This exciting showcase offers the chance to  meet artists working in an array of art styles and craft media [including painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and fiber arts], experience their work and add to your own art collection.  Maps of the Stroll area will be available at Fading Ad Gallery, and can also be found at www.sonyany.com.  This event is free and open to the public.

STUDIO STROLL & GROUP SHOW from 12PM - 6PM
FOOD FROM 6PM - 8PM
CONCERT FROM 8PM - 10PM

The Fading Ad Gallery is a member of SONYA and will be on the scheduled galleries list. On May 21st, the photography of Elliott Linwood- INSTEAD will be on exhibition. Also on exhibition will be the work of painters-sculptors Costain & Stacy Cushman, as well as Peter Gourfain's prints, Richard McBee's Talmud-inspired paintings and reliefs, Uli Minoggio's haunting painting of the final days of Terry Schiavo, and David Vigon's photo-realistic works.

"Joseph and Potiphar's Wife" oil on canvas (16 x 20) by Richard McBee
Joseph was sold by his brothers and was bought by the Egyptian courtier, Potiphar, as chief servant of his master's house.  Potiphar's wife was determined to sleep with the handsome young man.  Joseph became known as "The Righteous" for resisting her temptations. (Genesis 39: 1-21)

HYDRO
by David Vigon 2005
oil on canvasboard- 6x4”

VOYEUR
by David Vigon 2003
oil on canvas- 13” square

Terry Schiavo by Uli Minoggio

 

Pan Morigan

The composer/musician Pan Morigan who lends a contemporary vision to traditional Celtic music will be performing a solo concert. Last January, Morigan gave a remarkable performance and is graciously giving the New York audience an encore performance.

Pan Morigan @ the Fading Ad Gallery

photo by Frank H. Jump

Here is an excerpt from Morigan's press release.

Dreams: Pan Morigan in solo concert
Time and Place:
Saturday May 21st at 8:00 P.M. at the Fading Ad Gallery

Singer, composer, and instrumentalist Pan Morigan is known for her passionate, wide-ranging voice--four heart stopping octaves, sty-listic versatility, and charismatic stage performances. Morigan, who grew up with Irish and Greek music, Jazz and American Folk and Rock, writes songs that bend genres and defy boundaries. Her recent musical adventures have included an international tour with Bobby McFerrin and his all-acapella vocal ensemble, Voicestra, and concerts with an Irish children’s choir and orchestra at Charleville Castle, Tullamore, Ireland. Pan Morigan is the Musical Director of Chrysalis Theatre Eclectic.

For this concert, Pan will perform songs from her new album of originals, Firemoon and Other Mysteries and her INDIE award winning CD, Castles of Gold, which she produced for Public Radio International. She plays guitar, violin, accordion, and octave mandolin. At the Hannover, Germany Festival, Folk auf der Bad Insel, she was dubbed the “audience’s favorite.” Writing for Time Out, Tzivia Gover says, “Morigan’s voice is primal and refined, digs into a deep hollow place, then climbs out and soars.”

This concert is funded in part by grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts and Meet The Composer, Inc., with support from ASCAP, the Virgil Thomson Fund, and additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Northampton Arts Council, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

 

photo by Frank H. Jump

For more information contact WatermoonMusicWorks at 413-587-0038 or Chrysalis Theatre at 413-586-2262

photo by Frank H. Jump

May 22nd (Painting the Wind- a reading with music)

On May 22nd at 1PM - 3PM A reading with live music of "Painting the Wind," a new family musical. Book and lyrics by Paul Kaplan- music by John Henry Sheridan. The musical is based on the children's book written by Michelle Dionetti and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. The story is about a young girl from Provence who meets and is inspired by Vincent Van Gogh.

seating is limited - please call to confirm

Gallery hours will be from Wed - Fri from 4PM - 6:30PM, Sat from 12PM - 6PM and Sun from 11:30AM - 4:30PM or by appointment (718) 254-9300.  Directions: G train to Myrtle/Willoughby or B54 or B44 Bus to Bedford/Myrtle.  Detailed directions available online @ http://www.frankjump.com/fadingadgallery.html

The FADING AD GALLERY, designed and renovated by Vincenzo Aiosa, is located in the eclectic Ft. Greene / Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn. The Gallery is co-founded and run by photographer/teacher Frank Jump.  Jump’s photographs are on view in the Bedford Avenue side of Fading Ad Gallery.

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