“little bites”

Women Sharing Art, Inc. continues to “Share Energy & Explore Artistic Passions” through their multi-media exhibit, “little bites” to be held at the BAFFA Art Gallery, 47 Gillette Avenue, Sayville, NY, February 10,11,12 & 17,18,19 - 2012.  

Additionally, the Artists’ Reception and Second Annual Student Scholarship Fundraiser will held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 5 to 7 pm at BAFFA. Music for this event will be by James Hubbard’s "Lonely Brook Trio" and there is no admission fee.

BELL STREET ARTISTS: "FLORAL HARVEST"

The exhibit will be on display Saturdays and Sundays during the month of November, 2011 from 1 to 4PM in the BAFFA Art Gallery.

There will be a reception on Sunday, November 13 from 1 to 4PM, with the opportunity to view the artwork, meet the artists, and enjoy light refreshments.

A piece of artwork will be raffled at the reception, with the proceeds to benefit the Bell Street Artists Scholarship Fund.

"Inspiring Artists, Inspiring Art", The Bell Street Artists is a group of versatile artists, work in a variety of media, including watercolor, acrylic, pencil, pen and ink, scratchboard, sculpture, and photography.

For further information, call (516) 314-1883.

Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts (BAFFA) and Women Sharing Art proudly present An Evening with Adel Gorgy.

Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7pm. BAFFA Art Gallery, 47 Gillette Ave., Sayville, NY. Reservations required. Please call BAFFA at 589-7343. What can we learn about life through art and what can we learn about art through life? Come to the BAFFA Art Gallery as Adel Gorgy invites us to seek new ways of seeing life and art through and incredible evening of: listening, discussion, learning, exploring and sharing. Refreshments to be served. Donations will be accepted for improvements to be made to the BAFFA Art Gallery.

Click here to download flyer.
 
For more information about Adel Gorgy, visit www.adelgorgy.com

The BAFFA Art Gallery (Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts) in Sayville presents "Rhythms…Winter to Fall and Other Works" by Adel Gorgy, an exhibit of photographic art from Saturday, October 1 through Sunday, October 23, 2011.  There will be a reception open to the public on October 1, 2011 from 1 to 4 pm. Admission is free.
  
Adel Gorgy’s large-scale images are all derived from nature and span a time from Winter to Fall.  Realism describes nature, Impressionism colors it, Expressionism interprets it and Abstraction reduces it.  In Rhythms...Winter to Fall, these boundaries are blurred, imaginary or non-existent.

In another group of works, Again…Seeing Art Anew, he employs selected visual phrases taken from great paintings as the basis for new compositions, interpreting and recomposing revered works of art.  Gorgy’s images are large, complex works, woven into a single, harmonious composition.  In photographs of sunrises, called Horizon in Time, he minimizes and recomposes colors and patterns in the movement of water and skyscapes.  Through his work, the artist invites viewers to seek new ways of seeing.

“In the end,” he says, “the medium, the technique and the style fall behind or disappear, and only the image remains.”

Adel Gorgy lives and works on Long Island and his photographs have been exhibited both nationally and internationally in museums and galleries.

The BAFFA Gallery is located at 47 Gillette Avenue, Sayville, NY  11782
Exhibition hours:  Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 am – 1 pm,  Saturday & Sunday 1 – 4 pm

For more information, visit www.adelgorgy.com

“Friends in Art”  Two talented women, who discovered painting together over a decade ago, are showing and selling their art in a collaborative event titled “Friends in Art”.  Stunning sunrises, spectacular flowers, exquisite landscapes & radiant moon rises are some of the themes of their paintings Lorraine & Karin are inspired by the beauty found in nature. 

September 24, 2011, 4:00-7:00pm and September 25, 2:00-6:00pm. Artists Reception on September 25.  Admission is Free, donations are greatly appreciated.  

The Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts (BAFFA) Gallery presents “The Spirit of the Brush” featuring the Sumi-e artwork of Pola Lanzaro and her students.  Sumi-e Ink and Wash painting is often referred to as one of the earliest forms of expressionistic art.  Ink and water color on rice paper, it is a very meditative type of work, also called Asian Brush Painting.  The art-work on display is the work of Pola Lanzaro and her students.  Artist Pola Lanzaro, Sumi-e artist & instructor, has exhibited at the Kyoto Museum, Japan, Osaka Fine Art Museum, Japan, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Steinhardt Conservatory and the Korean Embassy, Washington DC.  She is a member of Women Sharing Art and the LI Sumi-Society, where she was past president for eight years  Pola is currently teaching a brush painting class at the Islip Art Museum. 

The exhibit will be on display September 10-11 and 17-18 from 12:00pm to 4:00 pm at the Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts (BAFFA) Gallery.  Artists’ reception will be held on September 11 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.  Admission is free, donations are greatly appreciated. 

The concert includes a choral presentation of music from Pippin, Mary  Poppins and The Wizard of Oz.  

Also, the Symphony Orchestra presents  music from Star Wars - Epic II, Harry Potter - The Sorcerers Stone, The Wizard of Oz and a Tribute to John Williams. 

The concert is free and open to people of all ages!

Half Hull model of the Bristol
41.1 Sailing Sloop

Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts is proud to present a
MARITIME ART EXHIBIT and Kayak Raffle
at the BAFFA ART GALLERY, Gillette House, 47 Gillette Avenue, Sayville
featuring Half Hull Models and Kayaks constructed by Members of the Carmans River Maritime Center www.carmansrivermaritime.org

Half Hull Model of Bristol 41.1 Sailing Sloop
Coastal Photography of Sandy Sievers
The Art of Scrimshaw by Folk Artists Joe Novak and Noel Gish
Exhibit Hours:
Sat. and Sun. May 14, 15*, 21 and 22, 2011 from 1 to 4 PM
KAYAK RAFFLE* AT 3 PM/Chances available at Gallery 5/14 & 5/15
Additional Exhibit Hours: May 16 through May 20 from 11 to 3 PM
The public is invited to attend the Artists’ Reception* on
Sunday, May 15, 2011 from 1 to 4 PM Refreshments Served

WIN A KAYAK at the MARITIME ART EXHIBIT
RAFFLE of a Two-Person Kayak built by Members of the Carmans River Maritime Center in Brookhaven www.carmansrivermaritime.org
Winning Ticket drawn on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 3 PM at the BAFFA Art Gallery 47 Gillette Ave. Sayville. Chances $20 each may be purchased at the Gallery on Sat. and Sun. May 14 and 15 ONLY 100 Chances WILL BE SOLD Winner need not be present.

"LOVE IS IN THE AIR"

Members of Women Sharing Art Inc. present a multi-media exhibit “Love Is In The Air” at the BAFFA Art Gallery, on February 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13. (see Gallery page for exhibit hours).

All are invited to attend the artists’ reception and FIRST ANNUAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER at the Gallery on February 5 from 5 to 7 pm. Join us for an early Valentine’s event with hors d'oeuvres, wine and music and be sure to purchase raffle tickets to benefit the Scholarship Fund. Winners need not be present at the cocktail party. A scholarship will be awarded in the Spring to an student artist embarking on a college or vocational career.

Go to http://www.womensharingart.org/events.asp for raffle tickets and/or call 516-840-3255 for additional information.

PALS (Plein Air Limner Society) is pleased to announce their 1st Annual Art Show, "Capturing Long Island", at the BAFFA Art Gallery, December 11 & 12, 12-4 pm with reception on 12/12.

PALS is a group of local artists that travel weekly to different scenic and historic locations on Long Island to Plein Air (outdoors) paint the amazing beauty of local barns, gardens, buildings, beaches, lakes, and trees, and capture it in our art. We invite everyone to come share in our art, come meet some local artists, and see over 20 locations on Long Island through our eyes... in watercolor...oil...pastel...mixed media...photography. For more information, please see www.PALSPleinAir.com

Announcing Raffle for Two Tickets To Patti LuPone at Tilles Center

There will be a lucky winner of two (2) tickets to a performance by Patti LuPone to be held at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, December 11, 2010. A multiple Tony Award-winner, Patti LuPone promises to enchant audiences with a night of her favorite songs from the Broadway musicals in which she has starred, among which include: Evita, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, Anything Goes, Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard, and Oliver. The tickets will be used as a special fundraising event by a raffle drawing to be held at the BAFFA concert on Saturday evening, November 20, 2010, at 7:30 PM at the Bayport-Blue Point High School Auditorium located on Snedecor Avenue in Bayport.

Contact the BAFFA office at 589-7343 for tickets which are 6 for $5.00. Additional raffle chances will also be available at the concert.

For more information regarding the performance visit www.tillescenter.org

The exhibit will be on display Saturdays and Sundays during the month of November from 1 to 4PM in the BAFFA Art Gallery.
There will be a reception on Sunday, November 7 from 2PM to 4PM, with the opportunity to view the artwork, meet the artists, and enjoy light refreshments.

A piece of artwork by renowned sculptor, Erwin Lubit, will be raffled at the reception, with the proceeds to benefit the Bell Street Artists Scholarship Fund.

"Inspiring Artists, Inspiring Art", The Bell Street Artists is a group of versatile artists, work in a variety of media, including watercolor, acrylic, pencil, pen and ink, scratchboard, sculpture, and photography.

For further information, call (516) 314-1883.

September 11,12 & 18, 19th 2010, BAFFA GALLERY, Gillette House Sayville, NY
Please join us for the artist reception on Sunday Sept. 19, 12-4pm
BAFFA Gallery Hours are 12:00 -4:00pm Sat. & Sun

The Artists hail from along Suffolk County and are Members of Wet Paints Studio Group. They have shown in various venues individually on Long Island and in NY & Connecticut including the Phoenix Fine Arts Gallery in Bellport, the Art Student’s League of LI, the Fire Island Light House, the Bayard Cutting Arboretum and Bald Hill Gallery, The Pastel Artists Society, Salmugundi Club and Gallery North. With a range of mediums, they capture a likeness, do commission work and many teach as they continue to seek excellence in their work. BAFFA is hosting this exhibit showcasing their paintings. Come have a look, meet your local artists and enjoy!

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