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New York Comic Shows 2010

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'Big Apple Comic Con' Goes Head-To-Head With 'New York Comic Con'

n 2010, the comic book gathering Big Apple Comic-Con will launch on the same day as the annual New York Comic-Con! What are we going to do?!!

Gareb Shamus, founder and current CEO of Wizard Entertainment, has pitted his recently purchase 'Big Apple Comic Con' gathering to launch on the same exact day as the annual comic book/film convention 'New York Comic Con.' 

The strategy is perceived to be another attempt by Shamus to create an aggressivescheduling conflict for two entertainment arenas. 

Reed Exhibitions, the leading organizer responsible for New York Comic Con wasn't shy on responding to the scheduling conflict created by Shamus. 

"New York Comic Con is without question the second largest pop culture event in North America with a legitimate attendance of 77,000 last February," continued Lance Fensterman, Reed's Vice President, Publishing and Pop Culture and show manager of the New York events. "In 2010 the event will grow to occupy nearly the entire Javits Center - nearly 750,000 gross square feet and also host the New York Anime Fest. 

"With 51 other open weekends on the calendar, it's a curious decision to run an event that aspires to be similar to NYCC on the exact same weekend, but that is a question that the creators, fans, and publishers will answer...Or already have with 60% of the enlarged NYCC already sold with still 12 months to go. I think this speaks for itself in terms of the support from all corners of the industry. 

"New York Comic Con will continue to focus on what has allowed us to enjoy the success we have thus far - our fans, our guests and our exhibiting customers. We feel it is our responsibility to grow this industry through mainstream media coverage, new readers, new promotional opportunities, rights & licensing and above all else pleasing the fans, not to serve ourselves and our own agenda. With a continued focus on our guests, fans and exhibitors we have every expectation to grow New York Comic Con even larger and more exiting in 2010, regardless of who wishes to draft on that success." 

Marvel and DC currently don't have any panels or features booked for the convention involving Shamus for his announced venture into the Anaheim convention in 2010, dubbed C2E2 by Reed Exhibitions. On the other hand, Marvel Entertainment and DC have signed on board to be included as a segment of the Reed Exhibitions. This is interesting because they were also absent from the lineup with the recent convention in Chicago by Shamus. Shamus is stern on he belief that he will generate enough support from both publishinghouses eventually for the upcoming 2010 shows. 

"Banners Along The Hudson" An FDR Art Collection ShowCase

This exhibit contains reproductions of prints, paintings, and drawing selected from more than 250 prints and over 100 paintings and drawings from the private collection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt a renowned collector of books, ship models, and stamps, President Roosevelt also enjoyed collecting art, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and artifacts related to the history and people of the Hudson River Valley.

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20091014/NEWS01/910140312/1006

Banners showcase FDR's art collection

An exhibit called "Banners Along the Hudson: FDR's Hudson River Valley Collection" is on display in the Dutchess Community College Francis U. and Mary F. Ritz Library in Hudson Hall.

he banners depict pieces of art acquired by Franklin D. Roosevelt throughout his lifetime. The pieces are housed at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum or in the National Park Services collection at Springwood, Roosevelt's home.

Each of the five banners showcasing Hudson River art is 4 feet by 8 feet and double-sided. All were created specifically for the Hudson Valley Quadricentennial celebration.

The banners have been exhibited at many locations - including the Poughkeepsie Plaza, the Orange County Historical Society and the Albany State Plaza Concourse - since they were unveiled in January. The banners will remain at DCC until Oct. 26, when they will be removed from circulation.

An identical set of banners has been on display all year at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center at the Roosevelt estate in Hyde Park.

The exhibit is presented by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Home of FDR National Historic Site with support from Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial federal funds.

For information, call Ann Winfield, DCC director of community relations and graphics, at 845-431-8405.

Founded in 1957, Dutchess Community College is a two-year community college with more than 50 years of service.

For more on the college, visit www.sunydutchess.edu.

The Inspirational Hudson Valley

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/nyregion/11artwe.html

Taking in the Views That Led to Great Art

BENJAMIN GENOCCHIO

INSPIRATIONS North-South Lake in the Catskill Forest Preserve is a starting point for a tour of the landscapes painted by members of the Hudson River School, including Sunset Rock.

From the North Lake Beach parking area in the Catskill Forest Preserve, a narrow foot trail climbs a rocky incline. After following the trail for about 20 minutes, hikers reach Artists Rock, which gives a sweeping view of the Hudson Valley, the river a sliver of silver in the distance. The trail then leaves the ledge and in less than a half mile it meets a junction with a side trail toward Sunset Rock, the prized view from atop North Mountain that by the late 19th century had become an iconic view of the northern Catskills, celebrated in the work of the Hudson River School painters.

Thomas Cole, the English-born founder of the Hudson River School, made his first sketching trip in the Catskills in the 1820s. The paintings that followed created a sensation in the New York art world, and a host of other talented young American painters soon joined Cole in the Catskills. Their influential paintings include scenic views of the natural wilderness from Sunset Rock, one of the sites on the Hudson River School Art Trail, a route that can be followed, with the help of a brochure, to sites that inspired some of America’s first great art.

There are eight sites on the art trail, beginning in the town of Catskill, at Cedar Grove, Cole’s home, where visitors can stop to pick up a copy of the brochure, along with a map containing detailed walking directions and reproductions of paintings produced at each of the locations. While at Cedar Grove, visitors might also like to take a guided tour of the house and the studio. Some of Cole’s paintings and drawings can be seen in the house, including a mythological scene, “Prometheus Bound” (circa 1846), on loan from the Catskill Public Library.

Right now there is also a small but beautiful exhibition in the upstairs galleries of river views by Hudson River School artists. Works range from an early Cole piece, circa 1827, which depicts Indians viewing the landscape, to an 1876 painting of marshland on the Hudson by Sanford Gifford, one of the last of the Hudson River School painters. The 15 paintings in the show come from an anonymous private collection.

Several paintings in the show, by Richard William Hubbard, Worthington Whittredge, Ernest Lotichius and others, depict Kaaterskill Falls, one of the most popular and accessible sites on the art trail. The walk to the falls begins at a parking lot on Route 23A, from which it is about a half-mile hike up a steep gorge through majestic hemlocks. It takes about 20 minutes each way, but it is well worth it. The view from the falls is magnificent, looking out over the mountains, while the falls themselves, swollen with rain from the past few months, are spectacular.

It is the perfect time of year to visit the Catskills, for it’s not too hot (it gets quite cool in the afternoon) and the leaves have begun to turn. The walk to Sunset Rock provides spectacular views of fall foliage, and so, too, does the trail to the site of the former Catskill Mountain House, opened in 1823 as an inn with 10 rooms and later expanded into a majestic hotel to serve the tourist trade. Many of the trails, including those to Sunset Rock and the Mountain House site, begin at the North Lake Beach parking area, which is about a 30-minute drive from the Cole House and about 15 minutes from the Kaaterskill Falls trailhead.

The site of the former Catskill Mountain House is one of the most popular on the art trail. The hotel was demolished in the 1960s, but the site offers breathtaking views of the Hudson River as well as parts of Vermont, Connecticut and Massachusetts from a clearing on the edge of a precipice. It is also one of the easiest places to get to from the North Lake Beach parking lot. It takes about 15 minutes each way up a moderate and wide path that provides splendid views looking back over North-South Lake. Picnic tables installed around the clearing also make this a good place to stop for lunch.

From there, visitors can make their way to other sites in the park, including Sunset Rock. It takes about two hours, round trip, to visit the rock and back, or considerably more if, like me, you get lost, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Walking the Hudson River School Art Trail is as much about the journey as the destination. Take your time, wander from the path, and discover why a whole generation of American artists fell in love with this beautiful part of the country.

“River Views of the Hudson River School,” Cedar Grove, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, through Oct. 25. Information: (518) 943-7465 or thomascole.org

Artists in The Park October 20-21 Sugarloaf New York

Palisades Interstate Park Commission Artists in the Parks  Call for Artists to Participate: "Arts in Healthcare" Program Informational Session  October 20 and 21  7-8 pm  at the  Orange County Citizen's Foundation in Sugarloaf, NY. Experienced Orange County artists from various disciplines are invited to participate in a working seminar on the Arts and Healthcare. A combination of think tank and field research, the seminar will develop the artist's knowledge and experience in new approaches to programming in arts and healthcare, particularly in services to veterans. An introductory informational session is scheduled for both October 20 and 21 from 7-8 pm at the Orange County Citizen's Foundation in Sugarloaf, NY. This specialized training program is made possible by an Orange County Arts Council grant to Artists in the Parks, a program of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission that positions artists as essential partners in the conservation, education, and community initiatives of New York State Parks. Orange County Tourism and the County of Orange will support Artists in the Parks as they train Orange County artists to work in non-traditional teaching situations, particularly with Orange County veterans and their families and in other arts and healthcare programs in hospitals, clinics, hospice, and community settings.  Artists trained in the program will be eligible to work in the Arts for Vets program and other arts in service programs under development in by the Orange County Arts Council. John Cimino, of Creative Leaps International is the primary trainer. Robin Glazer, of the Creative Center in New York City, counselors at the Vet Center in Middletown, NY, workshop leaders of the Orange County Arts Council's Vets Write Program, and other regional experts in arts and healthcare are seminar presenters.  Orange County healthcare experts and administrators are encouraged to participate and help shape this program. Preference will be given to Orange County artists with backgrounds in non-traditional, experimental, and service teaching. Less-experienced artist-teachers may be included if there is room. There will be ten 3-hour seminars between October, 2009 and March 2010. As part of the training, each participating Orange County artist will initiate, design, and conduct a workshop for which s/he will be paid a stipend. Results from the seminars will be exhibited throughout the county and workshops will be presented at the Orange County Veteran's Picnic, in June, 2010. The Artists in the Parks program will partner with the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Fort Montgomery State Historic Site, the Highlands Environmental Research Institute, and the Orange County Arts Council.  Artist Applications, due October 16, 2009, are available at two websites:  www.artistsintheparks.org and www.ocartscouncil.org Interested press, artists, and healthcare experts should contact Orange County Arts Council Board Member Daniel Mack at 845-986-7293 for more information. ____________________________________________________________________

Hudson River Art Landscape Paintings On Display @ Samuel Dorsky Museum In New Paltz

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/nyregion/13artwe.html

9th-Century Visions of New York’s Splendor

New-York Historical Society

PEAKS AND VALLEYS Asher B. Durand’s “Adirondack Mountains, N.Y.” is a highlight of the New-York Historical Society’s show in New Paltz.

BENJAMIN GENOCCHIO

Every now and then, an exhibition comes along that is so perfectly lovely that you want to shout its merits from the closest rooftop, or in this case mountain. Peaks and valleys are among the predominant subjects of the 45 paintings exhibited in “The Hudson River to Niagara Falls: 19th Century American Landscape Paintings from the New-York Historical Society” at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art in New Paltz.

The exhibition is part of this year’s protracted quadricentennial celebration of the voyages of Henry Hudson, Robert Fulton and Samuel Champlain. How it relates to this theme I am not entirely sure, for all the paintings in the show were made between 1818 and 1892. But I am not complaining, for apart from the skillfulness and dreaminess of so many of the pictures, the fact that several of them have not been on public display in half a century makes the exhibition even more remarkable. This is New York as you have never seen it before.

The mission of the early American landscape painters, as they saw it, was to capture the sublime in nature. Snowy peaks, sunsets, rainbows and waterfalls were especially popular subjects, as evidenced here by Thomas Cole’s “Sunset, View on the Catskill” (1833) or Christopher Pearse Cranch’s “View on the Catskill River” (1846), in which the setting sun casts a deep orange glow over an autumnal landscape. You could enjoy this for hours.

A tendency when viewing this exhibition is to gravitate toward the important works by recognizable artists. That is perfectly understandable, especially given that the checklist includes wonderful pieces not only by Cole and Cranch but also by Asher B. Durand, Albert Bierstadt, Jasper Cropsey, John W. Casilear and George Inness. Cropsey’s “Greenwood Lake, New Jersey” (1871), a spectacular, atmospheric landscape (part of the lake is in New York), is among the highlights of the exhibition.

Then there is Durand’s “Adirondack Mountains, N.Y.” (circa 1870), probably the single most important work in the show. It is a masterpiece of landscape painting, presenting a panoramic view across a low-lying valley, the mountains rising to the clouds in the distance. It is possible that other visitors to this show, like me, have spent more time looking at Hudson River-area paintings — alone, in galleries, and with keen attention — than we have outdoors surveying the real thing, but my guess is that the artist nailed the view. It is a marvelously realistic and evocative depiction.

Many works by lesser-known artists will also reward prolonged looks, including Robert Havell’s “View of Hudson River from Tarrytown Heights” (circa 1842), a sweeping landscape vista dotted with houses and farms. It is a celebration of the then-emerging riverside suburbs of Westchester, which were served by steamboats, visible on the river at the bottom left of the picture.

By the 1850s, railroads offered easier access to Westchester, and suburban development greatly increased. Several of the paintings show early commercial and industrial ventures along the Hudson. Andrew Bunner’s winter view of Rockland Lake depicts the 19th-century industry of cutting and storing ice for shipment to New York, while Joseph Vollmering’s lovely, expansive view of the Hudson at Ossining includes a view of Sing Sing prison. According to the exhibition catalog, the prison was built on the river to provide nearby marble quarries with a ready-made labor force; back then the town was known as Sing Sing, hence the name.

John Cornell’s “View of the Hudson Highlands from Ruggles House, Newburgh, N.Y.” (1838) and Thomas Chambers’s “Lake George and the Village of Caldwell” (circa 1850) document the establishment of another important industry in the Hudson region — tourism. Caldwell was a tourist town at the south end of Lake George, while the Ruggles House was a popular resort hotel in Newburgh where wealthy New Yorkers would come, stay and explore the area’s charming river towns, mountain trails and serene waterways.

Many touring exhibitions of Hudson River paintings in previous years have left us no wiser — in large part because curators played it safe with their selections.

Not so with this exhibition, which is stocked with pictures of such variety and interest that you can’t help but be enthralled. Nor can you help wondering whether or not there is another state in this country that possesses a greater variety of admirable scenery than New York. It’s time we all got out there to take a better look.

“The Hudson River to Niagara Falls: 19th Century American Landscape Paintings from the New-York Historical Society,” Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, 75 South Manheim Boulevard, State University of New York at New Paltz. Through Dec. 13. Information: (845) 257-3844 or newpaltz.edu/museum.

The Works Of Michael Gaydos @ The Beacon Artists Union

Artist Leslie Bender Art Exhibit Friday June 12 Vino 100

a new way to buy wine... simply... based on flavor and body Newburgh Waterfront 21 Front St Newburgh, NY 12550 845-725-7680 www.vino100newburgh.com Click here to visit us online! Vino100 Newburgh Castell De Les Pinyeres Montsant This is a wine from Montsant Spain - a complex blend of Grenache, Carignan, Merlot, Cabernet and Tempranillo. It has notes of spice, cocoa and creamy oak aromas with rich red fruit, earthiness and a nice creamy dry finish. It really is a great wine and costs $17 per bottle. If you're into Spanish wines this one is spectacular. Art Opening Friday June 12th at 6pm - Featuring the work of Leslie Bender We have a new art exhibit in the store featuring the work of Leslie Bender, a local artist from New Paltz.  She is a fantastic painter and she'll be at the store starting 6pm on Friday night.  Please stop by - we'll have a wine tasting and you can meet Leslie and view her art.  Check out her website atwww.lesliebender.com Vino 100 Grand Tasting and Dinner Event at the Big Easy Bistro  - Sunday July 19th from 4-6:30pm. Vino 100 will be hosting a wine tasting at the Big Easy Bistro located at 40 Front Street on the Newburgh Waterfront.  The Event will feature: Sample over 40 Wines while enjoying the beautiful Hudson River Views Purchase wine at significant discounts (15-20% off) Live Music Featuring Bob Bijesse, an acoustic performer who's range includes Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Allman Brother, U2, etc. Buffet Dinner $30 Per Person Advanced reservation and payment is required - Please Call Vino 100 Asap as space is limited and this event will sell out. Call 845-725-7680 to reserve your spot. Wine Tastings This Weekend We'll have wine tastings all weekend starting at 5pm on Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday.     NEW HOURS MON-THU - 11AM - 8PM FRI - SAT - 11AM-9PM SUN - NOON - 8PM

Hudson River Pilings Art Project Thursday June 11

"Hooked On The Hook" A Celebration Of Hook Mountain Hudson River Art June 13 2009 @ Nyack Beach State Park

Hook Mountain, Oil on Canvas, by Lita Thorne, President of Artists in the Parks.   Palisades Interstate Park Commission's Artists in the Parks in partnership with Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc. invite you to join them for "Hooked on the Hook" at Nyack Beach State Park June 13, 2009 The PIPC Artists in the Parks are proud to partner with Keep Rockland Beautiful, Inc at the upcoming event, "Hooked on the Hook," a celebration of Hook Mountain, art, the Hudson River, and the environmental mission of Keep Rockland Beautiful. We invite the public to witness the creative process as artists create works of art at Nyack Beach State Park throughout the day, and join us for a reception, auction and awards event in the historic Bath House in the evening. Access to the auction, a chance to meet local artists, and the opportunity to express yourself with KRB's trash can painting project is free and open to the public from sunrise to 3 PM. Tickets to this benefit reception are $65 per person. This event *will* sell out, so please make your reservations soon by calling Andy Stewart at Keep Rockland Beautiful: 845-708-9159. The awards reception and KRB benefit in the evening will feature gourmet treats from local restaurants, locally brewed beer, live music, and the final bidding opportunity for Artists in the Parks Silent Art Auction. Awards event ticket sales will benefit Keep Rockland Beautiful's mission of community cleanup and beautification projects. The annual award event recognizes outstanding achievements in the areas of public art, environmental education, landscape beautification and litter law enforcement. Proceeds from the art auction will support the restoration of the Bath House, an important historic PIPC building, to enhancing the site for picnics and events. "Hooked on the Hook" marks the re-opening of the Bath House for public events, and aspires to be an annual celebration featuring great art, live music, locally grown food, and beer from the Defiant Brewery in Pearl River - our beverage sponsor. Join us from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM for: - Artists in the Parks on-site painting - Tours of the Bath House art gallery - Refreshments - Trash can painting with Keep Rockland Beautiful Then get ready to party from 7:00 PM - 10 PM at the KRB Awards Event and Art Auction in the Bath House ($65 pp). For more information, please visit: http://www.artistsintheparks.org/ or www.keeprocklandbeautiful.org

Beacon Artist Union Presents The Works Of Linda Richichi June 13 - July 5

Richichi : Revolution

Revolution is a solo mixed media exhibit by artist Linda Richichi that runs from June 13^th – July 5^th at Bau Gallery in Beacon, NY. The opening artist reception is on June 13^th from 6-9pm. Revolution is a mixture of contemporary landscapes and inner visions.

Followers of Linda Richichi's work have become familiar with her brilliantly colored plein air (outdoors in the open air) interpretations of landscapes found in the Hudson Valley, Europe, and the American Southwest. In her newest body of work, however, the artist turns her focus inward to a landscape populated by mysterious figures, symbols and archetypes. 

This journey began when the artist noticed that the same shapes and figures were appearing again and again in her paintings. She’d asked herself “Where did they come from? What do they mean? Does this imagery emerge from the psyche or the "collective unconscious" as the late psychologist Carl Jung would suggest?” She began to notice that many of the images are similar to the "universal archtypes" that author Joseph Campbell believes are the genesis of folklore and myths from cultures around the world. ”

“Linda Richichi willfully surrenders to the mysterious muse within, which guides her from one world to the other.” says former student and artist Richard De-Pascal.

“I feel like a conduit as I watch my hand paint, uncertain as to what will result however, these paintings and collages always teach me about myself.” says the artist.

Richichi’s pastel paintings are in collections internationally and are on tour with the World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists. Her work has been featured in the International Artist Magazine under Master Painters of the World. She is a member of the Pastel Society of America, A Signature Member of both the New York and the International Plein Air Painters and a charter member of the Landscape Artists International. 

For more information regarding the exhibit contact the artist directly at her studio at (845) 567-0060, view her work on the web at LindaRichichi.com or visit

BAU Gallery (440) 440-7584 during open hours Sat & Sun 12-6pm from June 13- July 5. Gallery visits are available by appointment.