Various Artists Various Media 2016

Various Artists Various Media 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday May 14th, 1-4 pm Open Gallery Days & Speakers: May 15 (Sun) 1-4pm May 21 (Sat) 1-4pm May 22 (Sun) 1-4pm May 28 (Sat) 1-4pm May 29 (Sun) 1-4pm June 4 (Sat) 1-4pm Closing Reception: Sunday June 5th, 1-4 pm Participating Artists: Bayda Asbridge Eleanor Beatty Mike Benedetti Carol Bloomfield Doris Carter Ana Caroline de Carvalho Doug Counts Ella Delyanis Gaeton Demers Marty Fitzgerald Brian Goslow Katie Green Richard Green Ryan Hacker Elaine Hartman Linda Lee Johnson Sam Lalos John LaPrade Daria Lugina Ryan Hacker Elaine Hartman Clifford Hunt Erika Jorjorian Patty Kelly Rob Kroll Helen Lee Sau Mei Leung Fredda Levine Lorenz Paul Maffei Phil Marshall Michel Duncan Merle Elisa Minasian Andrew Noone Colin Novak Richard Ovian Susan Paciello Irina Parfenova Anju Pillai Ishita Pillai Pam Pollan Barbara Roberts Andrea Sadler Scott Schaeffer-Duffy Daria Serebrova Susan Serpa and Orange Man Janet Simpkins Sid Solomon Peter Sulski Virginia Swain Cathy Taylor John Tortorglia Steve Wage Mihoko Wakabayashi Jill Watts And the Art Club of Worcester East Middle School Speakers Schedule: *Friday May 13th 7:00 pm: DOCUMENTARY FILM: THE SACRED RUN First Nation leader, Dennis Banks, with indigenous people from North America and Japan, were joined by volunteers from fourteen countries on a ceremonial run finishing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Native wisdom is woven with Japanese traditions on this remarkable physical and spiritual journey of a diverse group of all ages, who voyaged 4,000 km along the Sea of Japan to carry the simple message, that All Life is Sacred. The film is a stunning inspirational portrait of individuals committed to promoting peace, respect for the earth and all life, and to sharing the rich cultural diversity of the human race. A lyrical film, it reveals that transformation of the individual, ripples out to touch the world with more consciousness and we can create the world we dream of. We are the ones we've been waiting for. http://www.dragonflyfilms.ca/ *Saturday May 14th 1:00 pm: Opening Reception with dance by Anju Pillai's daughter. *Sunday May 15th 1:00 pm: Something Phishy Glass Studio - Talk-demonstration glass & jewelry by Elisa Minasian. 2:30 pm: Erika Jorjorian - Jewelry Making. *Saturday May 21st 1:00 pm: Peter Sulski Music Matters. Peter is a professor of music at Clark University and teaches the hope of music to children in the Palestinian refugee camps. 2:30 pm: Colin Novak Hiding en Pleine Sight: Natural Landscapes Great Worcester Land Trust property - come see where you can do au pleine air painting in Worcester's wild areas. *Sunday May 22nd 1:00 pm: Marty Fitzgerald Plato, "Plato Contra the Avant-Garde: Whose Art? Whose Aesthetics?" This is Marty's third presentation at VAVM on philosophy and art. 2:30 pm: Katie Green Spoken Word & Gaeton Demers (folksinger from Lawrence MA) performs "Hear That Whistle Blow". .*Saturday May 28th 1:00 pm: Mike Benedetti, Bind a Leopard to the Altar: Decoding "Jubilate Agno". Mike Benedetti runs the Mustard Seed and is translating the famous poem. 1:45 pm: Scott Schaffer-Duffy and his book “Nothing is Impossible”; the story of Scott and Claire's many years as Catholic Workers, taking in homeless people and feeding them two meals per day for more than 25 years. 2:30 pm: Ryan Hacker "Art and Architecture". *Sunday May 29th 1:00 pm: Poets/Storytelling - Open mike for poets. 2:30 pm: Mihoko Wakabayashi- Saori weaving. Mihoko Wakabayashi is known throughout the area for her wonderful teaching of this asian weaving technique. Come learn how to do it. *Saturday June 4th 1:00 pm Virginia Swain" Art as a Personal and Professional Journey to Restore Faith in Humanity” Virginia Swain has spent numerous years working for peace with the U.N. 2:30 pm: Michel Duncan Merle - Workshop/demonstration on paper cutting with scissors. *Sunday June 5th 1:00-4:00 pm: Closing Reception & Artists' Talks