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July 2007 EXHIBITION
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The 2007 Art's Alive Festival of Fine Art Peter Anthony Drasutis, John Gemignani, and Caroline Tavelli-Abar Opening Reception, Friday, July 6th from 5PM to 8PM Each year, Art’s Alive acknowledges artists whose work and professionalism stand out. On June 1st, 2007, producers of the 2007 Art’s Alive Festival of Fine Art announced three recipients of this year’s festival awards. The jurors for this year’s festival were Jean Fortin, director of Galerie Dentaire in Montreal; David Furney, Executive Director of Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center; and Marc Awodey, artist and art critic for Seven Days. Final decision for the Festival Awards was made by the producers. “We selected three recipients this year whose work, we feel, deserves a spotlight. Each of these artists is creating contemporary art that both pushes the boundaries of our understanding while maintaining a standard of high quality,” said festival producer Ric Kasini Kadour at the Opening Gala. The recipients of the 2007 Art’s Alive Festival of Fine Art Award are Peter Anthony Drasutis of Montpelier, The paintings and drawings of Peter Anthony Drasutis explore and document the evolution of nonfigurative abstraction. By drawing and manipulating a series of painterly, drippy, and “stream of consciousness” marks, he seeks to describe a schemata that identify and define abstract painting. At the exhibition, Drasutis presents a series of cut felt wall pieces inspired by his painting and drawing. John Gemignani ’s paintings are centered on people; how we think and feel as individuals and how we relate to each other. They are done in a unique “outline” style that he is constantly varying. Caroline Tavelli-Abar has focused the last seven years on creating. Her choice of medium is not limited to the drawings, paintings, and sculptures seen here. Her work is expressive, often gestural, and rooted in a dynamic visual poetry.
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About the Gallery The Art's Alive exhibition program brings communities together around art. The gallery at Union Station shows Vermont artists and art from other artist groups. In 2006, we exhibited work by the Community High School of Vermont, members of the Northern Vermont Artist Association, Chittenden County High School Seniors, and Grassroots Art and Community Effort (GRACE). Art's Alive also participated in the 2006 South End Art Hop. |
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