18th Annual Open Studio Weekend in Hartford

Group Show & Kick-off Event:

Thursday November 6, 2008
6-8:00 p.m.
ArtSpace Hartford Gallery
555 Asylum Street

Theme: "(coming soon) " Gallery opening showcases one piece from each Open Studio artist.

  • Live performances from the Noise from the Box, Rick Bach "How do you Play?", the Fuller Movement Company Dance and Cucaburr.
  • Refreshments provided by: Belly Laughs, Hosmer Mountain Beverages, and Hot Tomato’s at Union Station.
  • Attendees will vote on artwork and will award artists prizes
  • Mayor Eddie Perez proclaims the day “Open Studio Weekend Day” in Hartford
  • $1,000 of prizes by Jerry’s Artarama for attendee voted awards
Ample Special Event Parking at Union Station only $5.
Reduced parking sponsored by the Greater Hartford Transit District.
Please do not park in the ArtSpace lot.

19th ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND IN HARTFORD

Saturday & Sunday November 8th & 9th, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tour dozens of creative spaces in and around Hartford, meet artists and purchase art!

Performance Schedule

Map of all Locations (Printable PDF)

Open Studio Brochure (Printable PDF)

Open Studio Performance Schedule Brochure (Printable PDF)

ArtSpace Hartford - map
555 Asylum Street, Hartford CT

ArtSpace Parking:

  • Ample Special Event Parking at Union Station only $5.
    Reduced parking sponsored by the Greater Hartford Transit District.
    Please do not park in the ArtSpace lot.

ArtSpace Gallery:

Live Performances all weekend long.

Group show open all weekend and throughout the month of November, featuring one piece from each Open Studio artist.

ArtSpace First Floor Open Studios:

101 Heatbeat Ensemble - Theater jen.yank@heartbeatensemble.org

105 Balam Soto - Mixed media paintings - 860-251-8224 - www.balam.us

First Floor Hall Artists:

Linn Bae, Oil on Canvas, 860-997-2330, www.linnbae.com

Lori Barker, Mixed Media, 860-491-3514, www.spiritcollage.com

Sally Levering, Paintings, Prints, Photos & Cards, 860-306-3237, sally.levering@att.net

Cathleen McLain, McLain Jewelry Design, One-of-a-kind Art Jewelry, 860-271-8319, www.mclainjewelry.com

John Murphy, Oil, Acrylic, Mixed-media Painting, 860-233-3413, John.Murphy18@comcast.net

Second Floor Open Studios:

203 Charlie Castrovinci - Acrylic on canvas, jabalwon@gamil.com

203 Daniel Cirelli - Oil paint, aerosol paint, on canvas - 860-810-6919

203 David Hageman - Hageman Iron Works artistic iron, hagmanneb@yahoo.com

203 Ally King - Acrylic on canvas & collage, themonsterducky@gmail.com

207 Jacqueline D. McKinney, Jewelry & Ceramics, 860-525-1793, jackiemckenney@comcast.net

208 Kimberly Watson, Photography

208 Dawn Cook, Drawing, painting, charcoal, mixed-media, sculpture, photography, music. electricdawn@gmail.com, 860-643-5867, www.withdrawnrecords.com

Second Floor Hall Artists:

Lascheverfineart - Monotypes - http://www.lascheverfineart.net

Joseph R. Gorneault, Jr. - Paintings, drawings - artistmann@yahoo.com

Damon Hellandbrand - Acrylic/digital fantasy painting, http://www.damonhellandbrand.com

Jana Mader - Innovative Design, designer scarves, Mader1@cox.net

Diana Martens - Dimensional Design - 860-218-5292

John O'Brien - Acrylic pub art & ink - jobriain@yahoo.co.uk

Julie Christine Phillipps - Watercolor & collage - julie@juliecolor.com

Jessica Regele - Ceramic sculpture, fiber arts, ceramic jewelry, 860-830-0570

J. Marlies Thomen & The Learning Clinic - Artwork Ages 7-21 Paintings, jmarlies@yahoo.com

David Woodford - Watercolors, oil, acrylic, 860-585-8718

Bruce Seymour’s Fracture Art - Ever Changing Visual Puzzles, www.fractureart.com, bruce@anotherbookstore.com

Third Floor Open Studios:

301 Eya Tucker - Painting, illustration, graphics, Kotya06119@yahoo.com

302 Marnie Goral - Oil paintings - betta171@comcast.net

302 Frank G. White - Hollowoods - Hand turned wooden bowls, forms & carving
whitehollowoods@verizon.net

305 Carolyn West - C. West Designs Jewelry & note cards, www.cwestdesign.com

309 Gary Jacobs - Large scale oil paintings gary@garyjacobsart.com

310 Denis Jean, Artistic Jeweler - 860-214-1257

Third Floor Hall Artists:

Robert Camacho - Landscape & abstract photography, oil Painting, 860-869-5199

Janine Evers Drena - Paintings - oils & acrylics, janineevers@hotmail.com

Edwardo LaChall - Breath Takers Studio of Art, stained glass mosaics, paintings, breathtakers@hotmail.com

Neil LeFebvre - Oil on canvas, photography, 860-231-1758

Barbara LeGrande - Unique & custom jewelry, 860-633-1567

Maureen Maalouf - Oil paintings, www.geocities.com/fsmaalouf

Angie Parkinson - Photography, angie_parkinson@yahoo.com

Syeita M. Rhey - SyArts Painting, drawing, photography and poetry, syarts@syarts1.com

Fourth Floor Open Studios:

407 Christa Whitten - Watercolor & guache 860-919-1235

407 Tao LaBossiere - murals, fine wall finishes & art commissions, 860-978-2622

407 Amy Mielke - Mixed-media, actor & marketing guru, amylalala11@yahoo.com

407 Jim Whitten - Poetry by J.W., jwhi464028@aol.com

408 Nancy Akell - Visions Clay Pottery, claybabe_n@hotmail.com

410 Sally Lerman Jewelry - Gemstone Jewelry sally5393@hotmail.com

410 Cailin Lawler - Massage Therapy 860-508-3336

411 Carrie Swider - Photography, Drawing & Painting, cj.swider@sbcglobal.net

Fourth Floor Hall Artists:

Marjorie Albano - Works on Paper - marjoriealbano@hotmail.com

Michaele Butrymovich - Creation's Artwork Photography, 860-688-3028, www.creationsartwork.com movich@neomail.com

Karen Dalrymple -B&W photography, kareyon@cox.net

Jessica Dickens - Handmade jewelry featuring semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls & other components, - jessica@jessicadesignsjewelry.com

Jennifer Guarino - Oil painting, JDDAPPER@comcast.net

Elizabeth Rusconi - Mixed media & abstract acrylic paintings, - elizabeth.rusconi@yahoo.com

WOMACK - Acrylic on canvas - rarebreed_indeed@yahoo.com

Danielle Lauro - Drawings, sketches. - 860-688-4925

Donna Zieky - The Lakeside Gallery - Abstract & Landscapes, oil and acrylics, 860-267-8463

CHARTER OAK CULTURAL CENTER - map
21 Charter Oak Ave., Hartford, CT 06106

Charter Oak Parking: Please utilize street parking. For directions visit:
www.charteroakcenter.org/contactus.htm

Charter Oak Performances: Live performances will be held on the second floor, all weekend long.

Danielle Brown - Abstract expressionism, artismydrug@hotmail.com

Marzena Kornafel – Acrylic on canvas, 860-523-1221

Sophie Kornafel – Oil on canvas, 860-707-6873

Diana Lyn Cote - Oil paintsticks - www.dianalyncote.com dianalyncote@comcast.net

Woolen It Be Nice - Wool creations, 860-693-8862

Stacy Geryk - Oil & watercolor paintings, photography, stacygeryk@comcast.net

Karen Higgins - Oil, acrylic, & paintings mayamama13@yahoo.com

Asta Nenortas - Oil, drawings & acrylic - 860-678-0869

Shaun Sotomayor, RAD - Acrylic painting & jewelry - 860-466-0285

L. Gabriel Zane - Photography/encaustic - lorelei2@mindspring.com

Maureen Girard – Spiritual paintings with Gold Pigment, saltwatermoon.com

Kenval Everlasting Bouquets - Self -grown and dried flower arrangements, kgingerlily@sbcglobal.net

Jennifer Shafer Wood - Watercolor, oil, acrylics, pencil, pen, www.bohemianwoodz.com

Just Looking Gallery - map
16 LaSalle Road, West Hartford, 06107, 860-232-6662

Jeff Cornell - Pastels

Liz Lazeren - Oil paintings

Dave Newman - Mixed media

Manuel Nunez - Gicleee with 24k gold leaf

Karen Green Recor - Oil paintings & mixed media

Ron Rogers - Oil paintings

Katie Swatland - Oil paintings

130 Washington Street, Hartford - map

Chet Kempczynski, Oil paintings, monotypes, & watercolors, 860-524-0350,

John Kempczynski, Oil Painting & Monotype Pastels, 860-563-9843, johnk413@cox.net

Stone Fish Gallery LLC - map
74-A LaSalle Road, West Hartford, 06107

A variety of local artists and mediums
stonefishgallery@aol.com

Gallery 11 - map
11 Whitney, Hartford, 06105

Jim Brunelle, Featuring Primitive Clay Works, 860-232-4677, www.galleryelevenwhitney.com

Eve Olitski - Watercolor monotypes, pen & ink
drawings & paintings 860-233-2233

Institute for Community Research - map
146 Wyllys Street, (2 Hartford Square West), Hartford

Hmong embroiderers, a Romanian woodcarver and a Somali basket weaver are just a few of the artists who will sell their work at a traditional artists’ marketplace (press release) on Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 11 am to 5 pm at
The Institute for Community Research (ICR) in Hartford, CT. The event, which is free and open to the public, will also include rug weavers, crochet artists, and jewelry makers, representing recent immigrant and refugee groups from across Southern New England.
www.incommunityresearch.org 860-278-2044 x 251
(Open Saturday Only)

69 Myrtle ST C2, Hartford - map

Maurice D. Robertson, Photography, 860-724-3977,

8 Fern Street, Hartford - map

Annie Hayami, Oil Paintings & Mixed Media, 860-335-7389, annie.freeman@gmail.com

Natasha D. Miles, Mixed Media & Acrylics, 860-839-3656, creativeandcurvy1@yahoo.com

84 Barker Street , Hartford - map

Dennis Peabody, Fused glass jewelry,
mirrors & objects, 860 296-8811, www.peabodystudio.com

635 Farmington Ave, Hartford - map

Ellen Traut Collection, John Morfis: Traditional
oils, 860-233-1938, ellen.traut@snet.net

30 Arbor Street, Hartford - map
Arbor Street runs between Orange Street and Capitol Avenue, off of Capitol at the U-Haul.
It is the same street as Real Art Ways.

Chris London - Arbor Street Potters, First Floor, Clay Bowls, Masks & Jewelry, 860-236-6588,

Mary Sampson - Arbor Street Potters, First Floor, Pottery
860-236-6588

Studio 205 Martha Jeffery Galuszka - Watermark Press Printmaking, watermarkprs@aol.com

56 Arbor Street, Hartford - map
Arbor Street runs between Orange Street and Capitol Avenue, off of Capitol at the U-Haul.
It is the same street as Real Art Ways.

Studio 314 Elizabeth Lazeren - Oils, scoutout5@comcast.net

Studio 319 Ellen Hernandez , Ellen Naoelle Originals, Textiles, 860-478-2229, ENOriginals@aol.com

Studio 323 Sharokin Betgevargiz, Amna Design, Graphic Design, 860-836-9421, www.amnadesign.com

Studio 323 Colin Burke, Burke Studio, Painting & Photography, 860-727-9170, colinburkestudio@yahoo.com

Studio 323 Jon Eastman, FUTURA CLOCKS (for the modern home)
jon.eastman@wadsworthatheneum.org, 860-286-0098

Studio 409 Melissa M. Smith, Acrylic Paintings, 860-573-0892, melissasmi@cox.net

Studio 414 Carolyn Q Tertes, Mixed Media collage, 860-561-0674, cqtertes@aol.com, Left Next to Elevator

Studio 419 Joy Floyd, Collage, 860-523-1641, www.joymariefloyd.com

Studio 420 Roz Spier, Feltworks, Wearables & Accessories in Handmade Felt, 860-633-0120, www.spierhead.com/feltbyroz

17 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford - map

Rick Bach, Rick Bach Art, Acrylic, Mixed Medium, 860-233-5180, www.rickbachart.com