Known
originally as The Greenwich Society of Artists, our founders and
pioneer members included many distinguished artists and art patrons.
Our first president was Edward Clark Potter, sculptor of the lions at
the New York Public Library. Early members were Leonard Ochtman, Elmer
MacRae, George Wharton Edwards, J. Alden Twachtman (son of John Henry
Twachtman) and others associated with the famous Cos Cob School,
several of them leaders in the American Impressionist movement.
Exhibitions
of the Society were held in the hilltop house donated to the town by
Robert M. Bruce, when it became the Bruce Museum. In 1928 the
prestigious Annual Members' Exhibition moved to the art gallery of the
Greenwich Library.
Studio School
The
Greenwich Art Society assumed its present name in 1958 when it
incorporated as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization and initiated
year-round art classes with professional teachers for both children and
adults. Today our Studio School offers students at all skill levels –
beginner, intermediate and advanced – classes in drawing, painting,
sculpture and printmaking. Adult student enrollment tops 300 per year.
All classes (save those en plein air) take place in our fully equipped
teaching studio on the third floor of the Senior/Arts Center on
Greenwich Avenue. We hold classes mornings, afternoons and evenings
every day except Sundays and holidays. Our weekly classes are organized
into fall, winter, spring and summer terms. Classes last from 1 hour
for children
to 2- to 3 hours for adults.
Gallery and Exhibitions
We
have on the second floor of the Senior/Arts Center a gallery for
changing exhibitions of works by members, faculty, students and other
selected artists. We present annual exhibitions in the Bendheim Gallery
of the Greenwich Arts Council, the Flinn Gallery of the Greenwich
Library, the Gertrude White Gallery of the Greenwich YWCA and at the
Garden Education Center of Greenwich. We also have individual artist
exhibitions at local banks and the Nathaniel Witherell Home. Cash
prizes are awarded at all major shows.
Workshops
Occasionally
the Studio School organizes special workshops and demonstrations
concerning specific media or subject matter, as for example water based
ink and silk aquatint printmaking.
Gallery Trips
Periodically our students and faculty organize informal trips to New York to visit art galleries and
special museum exhibitions.
| Greenwich Art Society Officers |
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| Anna Patalano
President
Co-VP of Studio School |
Arnold Braff
Treasurer
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Mary Newcomb
Co-VP of Studio School
Administrative Support
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Jill Foster
Secretary
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Michele Rudolph
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Bill Grant
Vice President,
GAS Gallery and Show Hanging |
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Chitra Ramchardandas
Co-VP, Public Relations
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Janice Lockhart
Co-VP, Public Relations
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Carol Dixon
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Liana Moonie
Director Without Portfolio
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| Chairs and Assistants: |
| Cherise Gordon |
Historian |
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| Juried Exhibitionss: |
| Annual Juried Exhibition, Bendheim Gallery |
| Flinn Gallery Show |
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| Garden Education Center Show |
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| Community Exhibition Chairs: |
| C. Barnum Financial Group |
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| Greenwich Adult Day Care |
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| Greenwich Bank and Trust |
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| Greenwich Hospital Garden Cafe |
Rosemary Webber, Venue Chair |
| Nathaniel Witherel |
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| Advisory Board |
| Robert Barletta |
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| Peg Benison |
Website |
| Jean O'Hare |
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| Staff |
| Jill Foster |
Administrative Support |
| Mary Newcomb |
Administrative Support |