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Name: Coping: Responding through Art
Start: 2020-09-26 13:00
End: 2020-09-26 17:00

We value everyone who lends a hand! Would you like to make a difference in the community? There are many ways your talents and love of the arts can help support Arts Center East:

Help in our gallery or gift shop
Organize a new event
Assist with annual events like the Off-the-Rack Art Sale, Craft Fairs, and Tag Sales
Serve on our event set-up/clean-up committee for exhibit receptions
Help in the office with data entry and outreach research
Apply your professional skills by joining our board of directors

Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Executive Director Jennifer Kowal at (860) 871-8222 or info@artscentereast.org for more information.

Coping: Responding through Art
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/04/2020
Juried Multimedia Exhibit
Exhibit Dates: September 4–27
Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm
“Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.”
– Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012, American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet)
“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
– Georges Rouault (1871-1958, French painter, draughtsman, and print artist)
“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing”
– Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch post-impressionist painter)
Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune. And people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. This exhibit is to showcase how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 22
Jury Results: Thursday, August 27
Accepted Artist Drop Off: Friday, August 28, 3:00–6:00 pm; Saturday, August 29, 10:00am–2:00pm; Sunday, August 30, 10:00am–2:00pm
Jurors: John Tlumacki and Andre Rochester
John Tlumacki has been staff photographer for The Boston Globe for 30 years. Tlumacki was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in photography for his coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. His assignments have included war refugees in Uganda, three winter Olympics, to surveillance photos of corrupt public servants.
Andre Rochester is a native of Hartford, CT. He specializes in acrylic, charcoal, and pastel. He studied illustration at the University of Connecticut: School of Fine Arts and completed his BA in Studio Art at Charter Oak State College. Andre also assists emerging artists with portfolio development, curating, and consulting for exhibits. He encourages young artists to develop their craft without losing focus on learning professionalism and business acumen.
Andre currently serves on the Board of Directors (2019-present) at Windsor Art Center, where he is also a member of their curatorial committee. He also served on the City of Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs from 2014 – 2015. Andre has been featured in various publications, including CT Fashion Magazine, Hartford Courant, and Bristol Observer.
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Coping: Responding through Art
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/05/2020
Juried Multimedia Exhibit
Exhibit Dates: September 4–27
Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm
“Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.”
– Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012, American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet)
“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
– Georges Rouault (1871-1958, French painter, draughtsman, and print artist)
“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing”
– Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch post-impressionist painter)
Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune. And people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. This exhibit is to showcase how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 22
Jury Results: Thursday, August 27
Accepted Artist Drop Off: Friday, August 28, 3:00–6:00 pm; Saturday, August 29, 10:00am–2:00pm; Sunday, August 30, 10:00am–2:00pm
Jurors: John Tlumacki and Andre Rochester
John Tlumacki has been staff photographer for The Boston Globe for 30 years. Tlumacki was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in photography for his coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. His assignments have included war refugees in Uganda, three winter Olympics, to surveillance photos of corrupt public servants.
Andre Rochester is a native of Hartford, CT. He specializes in acrylic, charcoal, and pastel. He studied illustration at the University of Connecticut: School of Fine Arts and completed his BA in Studio Art at Charter Oak State College. Andre also assists emerging artists with portfolio development, curating, and consulting for exhibits. He encourages young artists to develop their craft without losing focus on learning professionalism and business acumen.
Andre currently serves on the Board of Directors (2019-present) at Windsor Art Center, where he is also a member of their curatorial committee. He also served on the City of Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs from 2014 – 2015. Andre has been featured in various publications, including CT Fashion Magazine, Hartford Courant, and Bristol Observer.
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Art Tag Sale!
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/11/2020
Tag Sale Dates: September 11–13
Time: Friday, 1:00–5:00 pm, Saturday, 9:00am–4:00pm, & Sunday, 11:00am–2:00pm
Arts Center East’s Art Tag Sale will take place September 11–13! You can donate your art-related items to Arts Center East for the Tag Sale by appointment. Eligible items include: artwork, art supplies, cameras & camera equipment, canvases, crafting materials & tools, fabrics, frames, hanging supplies, paper, matting materials, photo albums, yarn, and art, music crafting, & culture themed books.
Please email info@artscentereast.org if you have items you would like to donate.
Coping: Responding through Art
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/11/2020
Juried Multimedia Exhibit
Exhibit Dates: September 4–27
Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm
“Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.”
– Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012, American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet)
“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
– Georges Rouault (1871-1958, French painter, draughtsman, and print artist)
“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing”
– Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch post-impressionist painter)
Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune. And people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. This exhibit is to showcase how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 22
Jury Results: Thursday, August 27
Accepted Artist Drop Off: Friday, August 28, 3:00–6:00 pm; Saturday, August 29, 10:00am–2:00pm; Sunday, August 30, 10:00am–2:00pm
Jurors: John Tlumacki and Andre Rochester
John Tlumacki has been staff photographer for The Boston Globe for 30 years. Tlumacki was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in photography for his coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. His assignments have included war refugees in Uganda, three winter Olympics, to surveillance photos of corrupt public servants.
Andre Rochester is a native of Hartford, CT. He specializes in acrylic, charcoal, and pastel. He studied illustration at the University of Connecticut: School of Fine Arts and completed his BA in Studio Art at Charter Oak State College. Andre also assists emerging artists with portfolio development, curating, and consulting for exhibits. He encourages young artists to develop their craft without losing focus on learning professionalism and business acumen.
Andre currently serves on the Board of Directors (2019-present) at Windsor Art Center, where he is also a member of their curatorial committee. He also served on the City of Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs from 2014 – 2015. Andre has been featured in various publications, including CT Fashion Magazine, Hartford Courant, and Bristol Observer.
Sponsored by

Art Tag Sale!
9:00 am-4:00 pm
09/12/2020
Tag Sale Dates: September 11–13
Time: Friday, 1:00–5:00 pm, Saturday, 9:00am–4:00pm, & Sunday, 11:00am–2:00pm
Arts Center East’s Art Tag Sale will take place September 11–13! You can donate your art-related items to Arts Center East for the Tag Sale by appointment. Eligible items include: artwork, art supplies, cameras & camera equipment, canvases, crafting materials & tools, fabrics, frames, hanging supplies, paper, matting materials, photo albums, yarn, and art, music crafting, & culture themed books. Please email info@artscentereast.org if you have items you would like to donate.
Coping: Responding through Art
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/12/2020
Juried Multimedia Exhibit
Exhibit Dates: September 4–27
Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm
“Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.”
– Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012, American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet)
“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
– Georges Rouault (1871-1958, French painter, draughtsman, and print artist)
“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing”
– Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch post-impressionist painter)
Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune. And people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. This exhibit is to showcase how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 22
Jury Results: Thursday, August 27
Accepted Artist Drop Off: Friday, August 28, 3:00–6:00 pm; Saturday, August 29, 10:00am–2:00pm; Sunday, August 30, 10:00am–2:00pm
Jurors: John Tlumacki and Andre Rochester
John Tlumacki has been staff photographer for The Boston Globe for 30 years. Tlumacki was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in photography for his coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. His assignments have included war refugees in Uganda, three winter Olympics, to surveillance photos of corrupt public servants.
Andre Rochester is a native of Hartford, CT. He specializes in acrylic, charcoal, and pastel. He studied illustration at the University of Connecticut: School of Fine Arts and completed his BA in Studio Art at Charter Oak State College. Andre also assists emerging artists with portfolio development, curating, and consulting for exhibits. He encourages young artists to develop their craft without losing focus on learning professionalism and business acumen.
Andre currently serves on the Board of Directors (2019-present) at Windsor Art Center, where he is also a member of their curatorial committee. He also served on the City of Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs from 2014 – 2015. Andre has been featured in various publications, including CT Fashion Magazine, Hartford Courant, and Bristol Observer.
Sponsored by

Art Tag Sale!
11:00 am-2:00 pm
09/13/2020
Tag Sale Dates: September 11–13
Time: Friday, 1:00–5:00 pm, Saturday, 9:00am–4:00pm, & Sunday, 11:00am–2:00pm
Arts Center East’s Art Tag Sale will take place September 11–13! You can donate your art-related items to Arts Center East for the Tag Sale by appointment. Eligible items include: artwork, art supplies, cameras & camera equipment, canvases, crafting materials & tools, fabrics, frames, hanging supplies, paper, matting materials, photo albums, yarn, and art, music crafting, & culture themed books.
Please email info@artscentereast.org if you have items you would like to donate.

Coping: Responding through Art
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/18/2020
Juried Multimedia Exhibit
Exhibit Dates: September 4–27
Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm
“Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.”
– Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012, American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet)
“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
– Georges Rouault (1871-1958, French painter, draughtsman, and print artist)
“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing”
– Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch post-impressionist painter)
Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune. And people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. This exhibit is to showcase how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 22
Jury Results: Thursday, August 27
Accepted Artist Drop Off: Friday, August 28, 3:00–6:00 pm; Saturday, August 29, 10:00am–2:00pm; Sunday, August 30, 10:00am–2:00pm
Jurors: John Tlumacki and Andre Rochester
John Tlumacki has been staff photographer for The Boston Globe for 30 years. Tlumacki was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in photography for his coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. His assignments have included war refugees in Uganda, three winter Olympics, to surveillance photos of corrupt public servants.
Andre Rochester is a native of Hartford, CT. He specializes in acrylic, charcoal, and pastel. He studied illustration at the University of Connecticut: School of Fine Arts and completed his BA in Studio Art at Charter Oak State College. Andre also assists emerging artists with portfolio development, curating, and consulting for exhibits. He encourages young artists to develop their craft without losing focus on learning professionalism and business acumen.
Andre currently serves on the Board of Directors (2019-present) at Windsor Art Center, where he is also a member of their curatorial committee. He also served on the City of Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs from 2014 – 2015. Andre has been featured in various publications, including CT Fashion Magazine, Hartford Courant, and Bristol Observer.
Sponsored by

Coping: Responding through Art
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/19/2020
Juried Multimedia Exhibit
Exhibit Dates: September 4–27
Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm
“Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.”
– Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012, American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet)
“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
– Georges Rouault (1871-1958, French painter, draughtsman, and print artist)
“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing”
– Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch post-impressionist painter)
Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune. And people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. This exhibit is to showcase how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 22
Jury Results: Thursday, August 27
Accepted Artist Drop Off: Friday, August 28, 3:00–6:00 pm; Saturday, August 29, 10:00am–2:00pm; Sunday, August 30, 10:00am–2:00pm
Jurors: John Tlumacki and Andre Rochester
John Tlumacki has been staff photographer for The Boston Globe for 30 years. Tlumacki was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in photography for his coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. His assignments have included war refugees in Uganda, three winter Olympics, to surveillance photos of corrupt public servants.
Andre Rochester is a native of Hartford, CT. He specializes in acrylic, charcoal, and pastel. He studied illustration at the University of Connecticut: School of Fine Arts and completed his BA in Studio Art at Charter Oak State College. Andre also assists emerging artists with portfolio development, curating, and consulting for exhibits. He encourages young artists to develop their craft without losing focus on learning professionalism and business acumen.
Andre currently serves on the Board of Directors (2019-present) at Windsor Art Center, where he is also a member of their curatorial committee. He also served on the City of Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs from 2014 – 2015. Andre has been featured in various publications, including CT Fashion Magazine, Hartford Courant, and Bristol Observer.
Sponsored by

Poetry Rocks Honors Military Veterans
2:00 pm-4:30 pm
09/20/2020
Date: Sunday, September 20
Workshop: 2:00pm
Poetry Reading: 3:00pm
This Fall, the Poetry Rocks series is honoring military veterans with several events. All events are tentatively schedule to take place in person, but if Covid-19 restrictions change, the events will be held online. On Sunday, September 20, Arts Center East is hosting a writing workshop for six veteran participants conducted by veteran poets Michael Lepore and Jennifer Glick with a Rockville High School student poet. The workshop will be followed by a poetry reading from Lepore and Glick. The reading can seat up to 20 audience members. All participants and audience members must wear masks and will be seated six feet apart.
To register for the workshop, please email pegideitzshea@aol.com.
This is a free event sponsored by Arts Center East, the Vernon Arts Commission, and Poetry Rocks.

Coping: Responding through Art
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/25/2020
Juried Multimedia Exhibit
Exhibit Dates: September 4–27
Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm
“Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.”
– Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012, American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet)
“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
– Georges Rouault (1871-1958, French painter, draughtsman, and print artist)
“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing”
– Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch post-impressionist painter)
Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune. And people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. This exhibit is to showcase how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 22
Jury Results: Thursday, August 27
Accepted Artist Drop Off: Friday, August 28, 3:00–6:00 pm; Saturday, August 29, 10:00am–2:00pm; Sunday, August 30, 10:00am–2:00pm
Jurors: John Tlumacki and Andre Rochester
John Tlumacki has been staff photographer for The Boston Globe for 30 years. Tlumacki was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in photography for his coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. His assignments have included war refugees in Uganda, three winter Olympics, to surveillance photos of corrupt public servants.
Andre Rochester is a native of Hartford, CT. He specializes in acrylic, charcoal, and pastel. He studied illustration at the University of Connecticut: School of Fine Arts and completed his BA in Studio Art at Charter Oak State College. Andre also assists emerging artists with portfolio development, curating, and consulting for exhibits. He encourages young artists to develop their craft without losing focus on learning professionalism and business acumen.
Andre currently serves on the Board of Directors (2019-present) at Windsor Art Center, where he is also a member of their curatorial committee. He also served on the City of Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs from 2014 – 2015. Andre has been featured in various publications, including CT Fashion Magazine, Hartford Courant, and Bristol Observer.
Sponsored by

Coping: Responding through Art
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
09/26/2020
Juried Multimedia Exhibit
Exhibit Dates: September 4–27
Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 1:00–5:00 pm
“Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now.”
– Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012, American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet)
“For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.”
– Georges Rouault (1871-1958, French painter, draughtsman, and print artist)
“In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing”
– Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch post-impressionist painter)
Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune. And people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. This exhibit is to showcase how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.
Submission Deadline: Saturday, August 22
Jury Results: Thursday, August 27
Accepted Artist Drop Off: Friday, August 28, 3:00–6:00 pm; Saturday, August 29, 10:00am–2:00pm; Sunday, August 30, 10:00am–2:00pm
Jurors: John Tlumacki and Andre Rochester
John Tlumacki has been staff photographer for The Boston Globe for 30 years. Tlumacki was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in photography for his coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. His assignments have included war refugees in Uganda, three winter Olympics, to surveillance photos of corrupt public servants.
Andre Rochester is a native of Hartford, CT. He specializes in acrylic, charcoal, and pastel. He studied illustration at the University of Connecticut: School of Fine Arts and completed his BA in Studio Art at Charter Oak State College. Andre also assists emerging artists with portfolio development, curating, and consulting for exhibits. He encourages young artists to develop their craft without losing focus on learning professionalism and business acumen.
Andre currently serves on the Board of Directors (2019-present) at Windsor Art Center, where he is also a member of their curatorial committee. He also served on the City of Hartford Commission on Cultural Affairs from 2014 – 2015. Andre has been featured in various publications, including CT Fashion Magazine, Hartford Courant, and Bristol Observer.
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