The Delaware County Symphony has chosen our members' beautiful mosaic "Dualing Violins" to grace the cover of this season's 2015-2016 brochure and program! Their season's theme is "Musical Mosaic"! How perfect! This 3D mosaic was created for a fundraiser for the New Haven Symphony and is now in a private collection.
MSoP General Meeting: Sunday, September 20, 2015
Location: Schoolhouse Senior Services Center 600 Swarthmore Ave. Folsom, PA 19033 Map
Time: 1pm - 3pm ( and an after the meeting gathering )
Speaker: Carol Shelkin: Color and Design in Mosaic (2D Principles)
Color and Design: With certain colors you can set a mood, attract attention, or make a statement. You can use color to energize, or to decompress. By selecting the right color scheme in art, you can create elegance, warmth or calm. Color can be your most powerful design element if you learn to use it effectively.
General Meetings are where MSoP business gets conducted, information is shared and we learn new things from great presenters. This meeting is already looking pretty interesting, with updates and information for the coming year, classes offered, trips, art opportunities, gathering and most of all...meeting people with the same interests!
ATC Exchange: Theme: Contrasting Colors! Create a mini mosaic Artist Trading Card ( 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" or 4" x 4" ). This is a miniature work of mosaic art that is created by you before the meeting, in the comfort of your own creative space, wrapped and traded during the mid-meeting break. Please place your name on the back of your artwork, so the receiver can thank you.
We welcome a new season of gathering and look forward to seeing all of the wonderful creations in mosaic you've created this past summer. Please bring in a mosaic you created to share.
You are welcome to bring goodies to share as well: cookies, cake, fruit etc. After the meeting, we will be able to linger a bit and chat with our friends.
And don't forget — 2015 membership fees are due!
MSoP TRIP & Gathering!
SAVE THE DATE!
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2015
Grounds for Sculpture
126 Sculptors Way
Hamilton, NJ 08619 MAP
TIME: 9:45am
MEET-UP: MAIN ENTRANCE in the The Welcome Center (This is a larger building called the Seward Johnson Center for the Arts)
COST: Current MSoP Members will have their ENTRANCE FEE PAID IN FULL. MSoP Members my bring a GUEST at the expected fee for Grounds for Sculpture: Adults $15; Seniors $12; Ages 6 - 17 $10; 5 and under FREE
- MSOP MEMBERS MUST REGISTER FOR A FREE ENTRANCE TICKET: To REGISTER: JUDY
- MSoP Members not REGISTERED by JUNE 3 are welcome to pay as they enter.
ABOUT: Grounds for Sculpture
Originally part of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds, Grounds for Sculpture opened in 1992. This major sculpture park occupies thirty-five acres of landscaped sites, with more than 2,000 rose bushes, 1,000 trees, and numerous other flowers and shrubs planted to provide a beautiful setting for art. Waterways have been excavated to create topographical contours and backdrops for sculpture. The sculptures include unique works, some quite large, by some of the greatest artists in their fields. First we will see a short 12 minute film, then you will be able to walk with the group or wonder yourself with a provided MAP.
There are three locations to have a snack or lunch. Here's a link to the NEW! Peacock Cafe MENU
Please remember there is no outside food allowed in the park.
Rain or Shine!
Mosaic Marathon Unveiling
ALL INVITED!
The unveiling of the Mosaic Marathon project created by the attendees during the Society of American Mosaic Artist's Conference will be unveiled!
Thursday, April 9 at 1:00pm at Robert Morris School 2600 W. Thompson St, Philadelphia, PA, 19121
Claire Brill and Jessica Liddell, artists of this amazing piece, would love for you to share in the joy and satisfaction of giving this mosaic, the product of a partnership between school students and mosaic artists from around the globe.
Main Line Arts Center & Ludington Library Exhibiting Artists Announced!
Fragments, Shards & Pieces: Images in Mosaic exhibiting artists for the Main Line Art Center and Ludington Library sites have been announced, making the list of exhibiting artist for the show reach 67 members!
Congratulations to all of the exhibiting artists!
Exhibiting at Ludington Library, from Tuesday, Feb 24 to Thursday, March 26, 2015:
Anabella Wewer
Andie Orlowitz
Ann Shaver
April Press
Barbara Bix
Bobbie Halpern
Bonnie Fitzgerald
Carol K. Hemsley
Carol Shelkin
Donna Lutzky
Helene Rosenfeld
Jessica Cherry
Jo White
Judy Katz
Katia McGuirk
Laura Lyn Stern
Liza Bergman
Lynn Barrist
Mara Schiffman
Meagan Corrado
Michelle Bross
Nick Pentzell with Gwen Pentzell
Patricia Buchanan
Pris Ewing
Rise Skobeloff
Robyn Abrams
Sharon Ritz
Susan Kelly
Susan Starr
Veronica Kairos
Showing at Main Line Art Center, from Tuesday, March 10 to Thu, April 9, 2015:
Adele Berkowitz
Alice Bowman
Amy Bruckner
Barbie Henig
Bonnie Fitzgerald
Carol K. Hemsley
Daniel Schutzman
Denise Petit
Eileen Pass
Gwen Waltz
Hermiona Bergmann
Janet Belmont
Jo White
Judy Katz
Judy Styles
Lynn Fitzgerald
Mara Schiffman
Merryl Buttari
Michelle Bross
Nancy Hankin Schwartzman
Nora Frank
Rhoda Kapner
Rona Pietrzak
Ronnie Michael
Susan Etkin
Exciting news! Isaiah Zagar is opening up his studio for a special dinner!
Isaiah is opening up his NEW private studio at Watkins St. for another soirée, right before the SAMA Conference in Philadelphia! On March 9th, Isaiah Zagar will be hosting a very special farm dinner to kick off this exciting week in Philadelphia!!
The five-course dinner will be prepared by Damon Menapace, currently executive chef at Kensington Quarters, one of Fishtown's newest dining experiences, who will be working closely with Kristina Huber of Erdenheim Farm, dedicated to sustainable farming practices.
This is a limited seating event, so please get your tickets at http://dinneratisaiahs.ticketleap.com/march9
Use promo code "MSOP" to get a 5$ discount on the tickets.
See you there!
Fragments, Shards & Pieces at City Hall Artists Announced!
The MSoP Exhibits Committee is proud and excited to announce the artists selected to exhibit their work at the Art Gallery at City Hall, one of three venues for the multi-site show. Congratulations to all the artists!!
Fragments, Shards & Pieces: Images in Mosaic is a multi-site, representative collection of mosaic art by the members of the Mosaic Society of Philadelphia. Encompassing a multitude of materials and varied styles, from traditional setting techniques to contemporary takes on this ancient art once used mainly as architectural decoration, this exhibit strives to bring mosaic art to its rightful place as a powerful expression of fine art. The works in this exhibition evoke emotions and tell stories, capture the imagination and invite reflective thought, and are, collectively, a fine representation of contemporary mosaic art.
Fragments, Shards and Pieces: Images in Mosaic at City Hall is presented by Art at City Hall, a program of the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy of the City of Philadelphia, and it's presented in concert with The Mosaic Muse, a juried exhibit by the same office. The exhibit is held in anticipation of and in partnership with the Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA) Convention, held in Philadelphia, March 11-15, 2015, hosted by the Mosaic Society of Philadelphia.
Exhibiting at City Hall will be:
Allison Lit
Amy Bruckner
Anabella Wewer
Andie Orlowitz
Ann Shaver
April Press
Bonnie Fitzgerald
Carol Hemsley
Carol Shelkin
Carol Tinkleman
Claire Brill
Deborah Wilkinson
Donna Lutzky
Eleanor Parr-DiLeo
Ellen Tiberino
Isaiah Zagar
Helene Rosenfeldt
Jessica Cherry
Jessica Liddell
John Fansmith
Judy Katz
Judy McConomy
Katia McGuirk
Laura Lyn Stern
Mara Schiffman
Meagan Corrado
Merryl Buttari
Nancy Frank
Pris Ewing
Rachel Kaufman
Ricki Lent
Risé Skobeloff
Roberta Cooks
Robyn Abrams
Robyn Miller
Rona Pietrzak
Ronnie Michael
Sharon Ritz
Stacy Heller
Susan Kelly
Susan Starr
Suzanne Daub
Terrie Lee Steinmeyer
Veronica Kairos
Artists for the other venues will be announced after the extended entry deadline, which is Feb. 1, 2015.
Fragments, Shards and Pieces: Images in Mosaic will be exhibited at:
Art In City Hall: February 9 – March 27, 2015 (first floor, room 116)
Ludington Library: February 17 – March 26, 2015
Main Line Art Center: Welcome Lobby: March 10 – April 9, 2015
Artists Reception for The Mosaic Muse and Fragments, Shards and Pieces:
March 12, 2015
Philadelphia City Hall, Hallway outside the Art Gallery (Room 116)
5:00 pm -7:00 pm
"The Mosaic Muse" exhibiting artists have been announced, and EIGHT MSoP members have been selected!
Art at City Hall, a program of the City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, has announced the artists selected for its upcoming show "The Mosaic Muse," and we are thrilled that eight of MSoP's members have been selected!
"The Mosaic Muse" will run February 9 to March 27, 2015, at Philadelphia's City Hall, 2nd and 4th floors, while City Hall is Open. The artist reception will be March 12, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., concurrent with the Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA) Conference.
Congratulations to all the artists!
1. Ellen Benson
2. Linda Billet
3. Joe Brenman
4. Claire Brill
5. John Fansmith
6. Carol Helmsley
7. Jason Huber
8. Leroy Johnson
9. Norrine Kevolic
10. Marilyn Lavins
11. Itzik Lorant
12. Paula Mandel
13. Claire Marcus
14. Marcella Marsella
15. Nora McCloskey
16. Robyn Miller
17. Andie Orlowitz
18. April Press
19. Carol Shelkin
20. Lynnette Shelley
21. Laura Lyn Stern
22. Vaughn Stubbs
23. Valetta
24. Dorothy Willse
The Mosaic Muse is a juried exhibit organized by Art In City Hall’s Exhibitions Advisory Committee. A call was sent to professional artists from the region whose work explores traditional and innovative techniques related to mosaics. Artists were not restricted to traditional materials like ceramics, glass or stone. Works could have been submitted in any medium as long as it referenced the concept. Artists were encouraged to explore patterning, surface texture, collage or other approaches that are associated with mosaic imagery.