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On Sunday, November 1st, from 3 – 5 PM,
Art for Animals will open a unique benefit exhibition:
The Dog Show: When The Model Barks at the Spencertown Academy Arts Center, November 1 to 8, 2009 where selected works by the students [sold by silent auction at the opening] and by established artists listed below will be available for sale. The event is free. For directions go to www.spencertownacademy.org
The (canine) models will be present at the event.
The Art for Animals exhibit launches LocalAfA, a new program in upstate New York. This program generates art projects that bring humane education into our schools and communities. It is a model program that can be used by communities around the country. By merging elements of art education, studio work, and humane education, we are creating a multi-faceted curriculum for students of all ages. These special art classes develop media interest in animals and educate our children about the reality of disposable animals.
Our mission remains -- to support the rescuers, those who make the difference between life and death for thousands of animals each year. All proceeds from art sales will go towards this mission: helping local companion animal rescue groups. Sales from the students' works will benefit animals in need from the families at the Taconic Hills School.
The following artists have donated their work for the show, many of them have drawn, painted or photographed their own dog for the show: Laurie Anderson,
Ida Applebroog, Ed Bayard, Carolyn Blackwood, Sue Coe, Cydney Cross,
David Deutsch, Elliott Erwitt, Leslie Gabosh, Judy Glantzman,
Rodney Alan Greenblat, George Gruel, Karen Halverson, Jan Harrison,
Linda Horn, Tony Just, Ruth Leonard, Gary Leib, Emily McCully, Greg Murr,
Patsy Norvell, Robert Andrew Parker, Sylvia Plachy, Ken Polinskie,
Jon Rappleye, Jacqueline Rogers, HM Saffer, Valerie Shaff, Jack Shear,
Richard Serra, Judy Sigunick, Amy Sillman, Arlene Slavin, Kiki Smith,
Elizabeth St. Leger, Michelle Stuart, Karen Wagner, Susan Ward,
Anne Watkins, Bruce Weber, William Wegman, Phyllis West,
William van der Weyde, Robert Zakanitch, Michele Zalopany.
Life Drawing Classes: When The Model Barks
What happens when the model is an animal, rather than a human being?
How carefully do we look at animals? Do we think of them as subjects,
or objects? Drawing animals is a different experience than touching, petting,
or hearing about them. Artists interpret what they see and feel through drawing.
How do they see animals?
The first pilot class was conducted on May 7th at the Taconic Hills Middle School in Craryville, NY, with 15 students chosen from an accelerated art class. The principal and the art teacher were thrilled to take a leadership role in this program. It was the most popular art class the school had managed in years.
The canine models posing for a sketching session, all rescued from the local area, and all registered therapy dogs, included an American Pit Bull Terrier, a Weimeramer, a Basset Hound and a French Bull dog.
Art supplies for the students were generously donated by R&F Handmade
Paints, Inc. and New York Central Art Supply, Inc.
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