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Our 2022 Artists:

Edison Arevalo: "What Lies Beneath"- June 3rd

Fascinated by illustrations from old encyclopedias, lithographs of Animalia, and especially botanicals, Edison Arevalo gathered wild plants and flowers, making illustrations. His attention was drawn to the root systems, some tangled and messy, others simple, which we never see or appreciate in any plant. That is how the series got the name "What Lies Beneath" Aravelo shot over 100 plates for this work, primarily Ambrotypes "glass plates" and some tintypes "metal plates."

Born in Cuenca Ecuador, and moved to the US at age 20, Edison Arevalo was fascinated by analog photography. He started with 35mm, moved to medium format; & ultimately started working with large format cameras. Digital photography was replacing traditional photography. Some favorite films and photo papers were no longer being made, and he looked into 19th-century photographic processes and making photographic film. Aravelo found images made with the wet plate collodion technique, which instantly caught his attention. It took years to read, learn and understand the collodion process and to build the necessary equipment and chemicals to work with this process.

Friday, June 3, 2022
Time:  from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM 
Gallery Hours: Saturdays in June from 12:00 to 2:00 PM
Where:  Studio Around The Corner, 67 Main St, Suite 101, Brewster, NY
Cost:  FREE
RSVP:  Online, call (845) 363 - 8330, or email info@culturalartsco.com

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Jen Upchurch: "Heart Fam Fam" - March 24

Jen Upchurch announces Heart Fam Fam Series Exhibit
Originally crafted in Georgia and New York starting in April 2020 the paintings are the next
phase in the ever expanding dreamscape of Jen and her Heart Fam Fam members. What
began as drawings on bar napkins in the wake of 911 are now full color paintings brought to life
with background stories and interesting names. 
Georgian born, Jen Upchurch, has been a working artist for over 20 years. Originally trained in
dance, acting, and art, Jen started her career in circus sideshows and showing art in New York
and other parts of the world. Jen's  Heart Fam Fam series, brings a mixture of bright colors in the background with black and white on top. Jen is also author of “Princess Peaches and the Cloud Castles," a children's book.


Brewster, NY – March 24, 2022
Friday, May 6, 2022 
Time:  from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM 
Gallery Hours: Saturdays in May from 12:00 to 2:00 PM
Where:  Studio Around The Corner, 67 Main St, Suite 101, Brewster, NY
Cost:  FREE

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Art and the Blues Show and Meet the Artists! - April 1

Join us at Studio Around the Corner for April's Art and The Blues 
In addition to music events hosted by Hudson Valley Blues Society, the Studio Around the Corner will have music themed art from the following area artists on exhibit the month of April:

Ray Grappone aka Grappo Bellini.  https://hipboneart.com
Rene Soto, of Rene Soto Gallery in Norwalk, CT
Joan Lengel, mixed media artist of Larchmont, NY  joanlengel.com 
Elisabeth Frischauf. www.elisabethfrischauf.com
Ernesto Castanuj
Hilary Korn Fontana
 
Date: April 1, 2022 
Time:  from 7 - 9 PM Exhibit Opening (and Saturdays in April 12 – 2 PM gallery hours)
Where:  Studio Around The Corner, 67 Main St, Suite 101, Brewster, NY