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Current
Exhibition:
The
Texture of Life
Photographs by Peg Johnston
Diversions
Photographs by Bill Gorman
April 18 – May 11, 2008
Opening Reception:
Friday, April 18 from 5:30-8:00 PM
Artists talk at 6:00 PM
Musical Entertainment by Joshua Sperling on the One-String Guitar
First
Friday Art Walk:
May 2, 3-9:00 PM
Artists will be present from 6-9:00 PM
Galleries can have opening
receptions on nights other than First Friday.
Peg Johnston, founding member,
and Bill Gorman, long time member of the Cooperative Gallery 213 share
the gallery space for an upcoming exhibit opening on April 18 and
running through May 11.
Peg Johnston explores subjects
close at hand in “The Texture of Life” . “I really wanted to ‘feel with
my eyes’ as a way of looking more deeply at my surroundings,” explained
Johnston. She has also created a one minute podcast showcasing her show,
on view at
http://web.mac.com/pegjohnston.
Bill Gorman presents
“Diversions”, a collection of photographs meant to momentarily divert
attention from the more serious aspects of our lives. However, Gorman
has included one photograph meant to question what he refers to as the
“wasteful conflict” in Iraq and the terrible tragedy of war.
Both photographers will give an
artist’s talk at 6 pm at the opening reception Friday, April 18th from
5:30 to 8 pm. Joshua Sperling will provide musical entertainment on the
One-String Guitar that he made by hand. The artists will also be present
on First Friday May 2nd from 6-9 pm.
The gallery is open Fridays
from 3-6pm (3-9 pm on First Fridays) and on Saturdays, along with other
State St. galleries from 12- 4 pm, and by appointment with the artists.
The Cooperative Gallery 213, "a
leader in the arts renaissance in Binghamton" since 2000, announces
other related events:
Third Thursday April 17th 7pm
will feature the short video “Carnevale di Venezia” including discussion
with Marla Altschuler and her Italian language and culture class and
“Machere Walking” a slide show of Venetian masks with accompaniment by
violinist Emil Altschuler. Artists Judy Salton and MaryRose Griffin are
presenting this program in advance of their August 2008 Exhibition
“Masks: Conception, Perception, Inception, Deception” which will invite
artists to create masks.
Broome Review, a literary
journal edited by Andrei Guruianu and other local writers and artists,
will launch its first issue at the May 2nd First Friday at the
Cooperative Gallery 213 from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. There will be reading from
the journal. The publication will be for sale at the gallery on First
Friday.
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The Cooperative Gallery 213 has been a pioneering presence
on State Street which now is the hub of the arts renaissance in Binghamton
and a popular stop on the highly successful First Friday Art Walks from
3-9:00 pm every month, sponsored by the Gorgeous Washington Association.
The gallery is open every Friday from 3-6 pm and Saturdays and Sundays
from 12-3 pm and by appointment with the featured artist or other members.
For more information, visit
www.cooperativegallery.com or call 724-3462.
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