BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BluSeed Studios//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:BluSeed Studios X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://bluseedstudios.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BluSeed Studios BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120730 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20120427T170159 LAST-MODIFIED:20120507T103455 UID:1836@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Exhibition: Material Lab DESCRIPTION:Exhibition:  Anne Heinz and Michael Hart: “Material Lab” June 21-July 29 Meet-the-Artists Reception and Gallery Talk Thursday\, June 21st\, 2012; 6-8pm Free and Open to the Public BluSeed is proud to present the wearable art of Anne Heinz and sculptural assemblages of Michael Hart in a collaborative exhibition titled "Material Lab." The display will be at BluSeed from Thursday\, June 21st\, through Sunday\, July 29th\, 2012.  A Meet-the-artist Reception and Gallery Talk will be on Thursday\, June 21st\, 2012; 6-8pm Heinz's jewelry uniquely combines handmade pulp-paper with metals.  She describes her work:  "The juxtaposition of metal and paper explores the impact of lines – an edge\, a boundary\, a path.  The curves of the metal are emphasized by the placement against the simple\, geometric shapes of the paper." Michael Hart has been working in glass and photography for 30 years.  In a prepared statement\, Hart describes his sculptural assemblages using found objects:  "The raw materials Iʼve used in this body of work make up a composite portrait of an artist. Each work represents a long lived relationship with the materials\, their color shape\, texture and the memories they carry and evoke. Distilling the ideas behind the work\, through the use of these materials\, has been my goal and motivation. LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/exhibition-material-lab/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120521 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20120404T193404 LAST-MODIFIED:20120404T193405 UID:1803@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Tough 2 Bloom Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Art Exhibition: Tough 2 Bloom New work by Chrissy Thomsen & Mavis Miller Opening Reception: Saturday April 21\, 5-7pm Exhibition Dates: 4/21-5/21/2012 New Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm\, Saturday 10am-5pm\, or by appointment BluSeed Studios is proud to announce a brand new exhibition featuring color photography by Chrissy Thomsen and mixed media by Mavis Miller.  The artists titled their exhibition “Tough 2 Bloom” and is explained in this way: “Tough”- able to endure hardship or pain “Bloom”- the state or period of greatest beauty\, freshness\, or vigor. “Tough 2 Bloom” is an exhibit that features two very different types of media’s but they subtly enhance and play off one another. LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/tough-2-bloom-art-exhibition/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120309T180000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120309T210000 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20120305T114907 LAST-MODIFIED:20120305T131937 UID:1746@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Between Influence Resident Artist Exhibition DESCRIPTION:[caption id="attachment_1747" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Between Influence"][/caption] Event: Art Opening & Exhibition Title:  Between Influence Friday March 9 – April 15 Artist Reception: Friday March 9 at 6pm Attached photos: Artwork Samples from Joanna Merry & Sacha Sanger Photo credit: Shaun Ondak   On Friday March 9th at 6pm\, BluSeed Studios will host an opening reception featuring the Artist-n-Residence Joanna Merry and Sacha Sanger . Their exhibition titled\, “Between Influence”\, will run through April 15th 2012. Artistic Director Carol Marie Vossler guarantees\, “This is an exhibition that captures the spirit of the Artist-n-Residence program here at BluSeed!” Joanna Merry is Joanna Merry graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh in May 2011 with her BFA in Ceramics and Printmaking. After graduation\, she spent the summer traveling in order to partake in various programs and work exchange opportunities at numerous art schools and centers. Among these were Penland School of Crafts\, Alfred University and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Joanna has assisted and taught several children’s workshops over the past couple years including the 21st century program and Monday ceramics classes to children of the Ted Kay Center in Plattsburgh. This past October she joined BluSeed as an artist in residence. Sacha Sanger is an alumna of Plattsburgh State’s Fine Art program with a concentration in both ceramics and printmaking. Sacha spent the summer at Penland School of Crafts assisting in their Community Collaborations department while also teaching art classes for students with English as a second language. During the fall\, she completed an apprenticeship with Moravian Pottery and Tile Works\, a working history museum creating tiles in the American Arts & Crafts tradition. Sacha joined BluSeed as an artist in Residence in December. Sanger & Merry both state\, “The meaning of “Between Influence” captures where we stand in our art making. Not have we landed at BluSeed between our influences of Plattsburgh State and the bewildering art world\, but we realize the influence we have on one another. “Between Influence”\, echoes our prior interests in human connection and our current analogies of human disposition.” BluSeed Studios’ Artist in Residence Program is designed to provide a rich environment for artists seeking the opportunity to work independently to explore specific ideas or techniques to build their portfolio and skills.  Working within an organization whose mission is “to provide space where artists have the opportunity to experiment\, diverge\, exhibit\, and perform; to move ideas and aesthetics forward; to share this diversity with the community\,” residents have access to a broad range of equipment\, space and resources to pursue their goals.  BluSeed has proven to be a valuable connection to the community and the larger art world for those who have spent time in its residency program. For further information please visit:.  For further information please visit: bluseedstudios.org or call 518891-3799. LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/between-influence-resident-artist-exhibition/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120305 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20120205T124153 LAST-MODIFIED:20120205T124235 UID:1702@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Art Exhibition: The Local Fringe DESCRIPTION:Art Exhibition: The Local Fringe 2/1-3/4 Artist Reception Thursday\, Feb. 9th 6-7pm Music: Blind Owl Band 7pm-9pm Free and Open to the Public BLUSEED STUDIOS WILL BE HOSTING AN ARTIST'S RECEPTION AND CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 9TH FROM 6 TO 9PM. NINETEEN ARTISTS FROM THE LOCAL FRINGE GALLERY WILL BE FEATURED IN THE EXHIBITION. A WIDE RANGE OF NON-TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY ART WILL BE DISPLAYED.   IT IS TO CELEBRATE ART\, MUSIC\, AND COMMUNITY ALL ARE WELCOME. THE ART EXHIBITION FOR THE LOCAL FRINGE GALLERY HOSTED AT BLUSEED WILL BE OPEN FEBRUARY 1ST AND CLOSE MARCH 4TH. LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/art-exhibition-the-local-fringe/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120209T180000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120209T210000 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20120205T122945 LAST-MODIFIED:20120205T124121 UID:1699@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: The Local Fringe DESCRIPTION:Art Exhibition: The Local Fringe 2/1-3/4 Artist Reception Thursday\, Feb. 9th 6-7pm Music: Blind Owl Band 7pm-9pm Free and Open to the Public BLUSEED STUDIOS WILL BE HOSTING AN ARTIST'S RECEPTION AND CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 9TH FROM 6 TO 9PM. NINETEEN ARTISTS FROM THE LOCAL FRINGE GALLERY WILL BE FEATURED IN THE EXHIBITION. A WIDE RANGE OF NON-TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY ART WILL BE DISPLAYED.   IT IS TO CELEBRATE ART\, MUSIC\, AND COMMUNITY ALL ARE WELCOME. THE ART EXHIBITION FOR THE LOCAL FRINGE GALLERY HOSTED AT BLUSEED WILL BE OPEN FEBRUARY 1ST AND CLOSE MARCH 4TH. LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/exhibition-opening-the-local-fringe/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120121 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20111212T170118 LAST-MODIFIED:20111227T115608 UID:1609@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Exhibit: Glen Rogers & Carol Marie Vossler DESCRIPTION:The Language of Nature: Monotypes & Unique prints by Glen Rogers & Carol Marie Vossler w/special guest poet Vince Quatroche & Dan Berggren Sound & Word Performance Date: November 11\, 2011 5:30pm Galley Talk & Sound/Word Collaboration at 7pm Print Exhibition: Language of Nature runs through December 11\, 2011 Place: BluSeed Studios – 24 Cedar St. Saranac Lake\, NY   bluseedstudios.org BluSeed Studios is extending the exhibition “The Language of Nature”. Visual artists Rogers & Vossler will be presenting monotypes and unique prints that were inspired by sacred spaces and places found in nature. The exhibition\,  “The Language of Nature”  exhibition will now run through January 20\, 2012. Glen Rogers and Carol Vossler met two years ago during the International Print Exchange between here home in Mazatlan Mexico and Saranac Lake.  Glen Rogers is an internationally acclaimed artist whose art includes paintings\, prints\, drawings\, and public sculpture. Her work is inspired by ancient symbols carved on rocks and cave walls around the world. She uses archetypal symbols that are informed by sacred geometry and the infinite forms in nature. Her work\, which has an undeniable feminine quality\, is both mystical and meditative and transcends into the spiritual realm. Vossler is founder of BluSeed Studios and a full time faculty member on North Country Community College.  In this particular print series she states\, “This newest body of work\, includes traditional and contemporary printmaking methods”. “The images themselves continue to question our place in the environment and how our encroachment reveals the impact of our presence\, no matter how minimal”.  “In nature\, there are signs informing us what is happening - some are etched in shells and stones\, some in the wind and others\, such as a found shark\, rotting on the beach with it’s jaw missing.”  “Convention has taught many that what and how we react to these signs is an individual choice but I believe that time is over and it is time to start acting collectively to solve the environmental problems we face.” BluSeed Studios is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide space where artists have the opportunity to experiment\, diverge\, exhibit and perform; to move ideas and aesthetics forward; to share this diversity with the community. BluSeed Studios is a member supported not-for-profit organization. Membership information is available at www.bluseedstudios.org. LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/glen-rogers-carol-marie-vossler-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111212 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20111102T092500 LAST-MODIFIED:20111102T092800 UID:1505@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Glen Rogers & Carol Marie Vossler DESCRIPTION:Art “Happening”: The Language of Nature: Monotypes & Unique prints by Glen Rogers & Carol Marie Vossler w/special guest poet Vince Quatroche & Dan Berggren Sound & Word Performance Date: November 11\, 2011 5:30pm Galley Talk & Sound/Word Collaboration at 7pm Print Exhibition: Language of Nature runs through December 11\, 2011 Place: BluSeed Studios – 24 Cedar St. Saranac Lake\, NY   bluseedstudios.org BluSeed Studios is proud to announce a special evening of art\, word and sound on November 11\, 2011 titled “The Language of Nature”.  This “Happening”\, will bring together four artists\, Glen Rogers\, Carol Vossler\, Dan Berggren and Vince Quatroche.  Visual artists Rogers & Vossler will be presenting monotypes and unique prints that were inspired by sacred spaces and places found in nature. Vince Quatroche and Dan Berggren have been friends and collaborators for over 30 years\, and for one night the urban poet and rural musician will intersect again at BluSeed.  Together their musical stories and spoken word soundscapes explore shadows\, echoes and promises\, broken and kept. The exhibition\, will host a meet the artist reception begins at 5:30pm and the gallery talk and performance will begin at 7:00pm. “The Language of Nature”  exhibition will run through December 11\, 2011. Glen Rogers and Carol Vossler met two years ago during the International Print Exchange between here home in Mazatlan Mexico and Saranac Lake.  Glen Rogers is an internationally acclaimed artist whose art includes paintings\, prints\, drawings\, and public sculpture. Her work is inspired by ancient symbols carved on rocks and cave walls around the world. She uses archetypal symbols that are informed by sacred geometry and the infinite forms in nature. Her work\, which has an undeniable feminine quality\, is both mystical and meditative and transcends into the spiritual realm. Vossler is founder of BluSeed Studios and a full time faculty member on North Country Community College.  In this particular print series she states\, “This newest body of work\, includes traditional and contemporary printmaking methods”. “The images themselves continue to question our place in the environment and how our encroachment reveals the impact of our presence\, no matter how minimal”.  “In nature\, there are signs informing us what is happening - some are etched in shells and stones\, some in the wind and others\, such as a found shark\, rotting on the beach with it’s jaw missing.”  “Convention has taught many that what and how we react to these signs is an individual choice but I believe that time is over and it is time to start acting collectively to solve the environmental problems we face.” Dan Berggren has been collecting\, writing\, and singing folk music of the Adirondacks for the past 30 years. He grew up in the mountains on the land farmed by his mother’s family and worked in the woods. on a forest ranger’s crew and a survey crew. Hearing stories and songs from local friends and neighbors\, Dan has developed a style that captures the spirit of the mountains and nature that will add signigicace to this new exhibition; BluSeed Studios is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide space where artists have the opportunity to experiment\, diverge\, exhibit and perform; to move ideas and aesthetics forward; to share this diversity with the community. BluSeed Studios is a member supported not-for-profit organization. Membership information is available at www.bluseedstudios.org. LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/glen-rogers-carol-marie-vossler/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111031 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20110819T194220 LAST-MODIFIED:20110902T204510 UID:1336@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Brossard & Shrope: New Work DESCRIPTION:New Exhibition: Brossard & Shrope: New Work Date: Thursday\, September 15\, 2011 Place:BluSeed Studios – 24 Cedar St. Saranac Lake Meet The Artist Reception: 6pm-8pm; Gallery Talk 7:15pm BluSeed Studios is proud to announce a brand new exhibition by Nancy Brossard and Peter Shrope.  Both artists will be showing new work in the spirit of BluSeed’s mission “to experiment and diverge”.  Brossard experimented with pulp and paper and Shrope diverges from the traditional vessel into glazed tile abstractions. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Abstract tile design by Peter Shrope"]Pulp Painting by Nancy Brossard [/caption]   LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/nancy-brossard-peter-shrope-new-work/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110912 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20110805T183223 LAST-MODIFIED:20110805T183223 UID:1314@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Parallels and Tangents - Tina LaMour and O. Gustavo Plascencia Aug 2011 DESCRIPTION:Parallels and Tangents - Tina LaMour and O. Gustavo Plascencia Aug 2011 Traditionally the collaborative process is in the production of new work. However\, we have approached this show as a form of collaboration after the fact. Through our interactions we have realized the similarities in the content of our individual work. Despite our disparate backgrounds\, common threads are evident as we both approach the representation of the content using different methods. Through the parallels we have discovered the tangents in our individual visual languages. Despite the differences of where the work is coming from it embodies common threads in the references to family\, faith\, solitude and loss. [thumbnails] LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/parallels-and-tangents-tina-lamour-and-o-gustavo-plascencia-aug-2011/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110801 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20110615T210159 LAST-MODIFIED:20110624T181820 UID:1273@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Art Exibition: Ali Della Bitta & Wm J. Grant DESCRIPTION:Art Exhibition Featuring Sculpture & Print/Photo Installation by Ali Della Bitta & Wm J. Grant June 24th: Meet the Artist Reception 5-7pm Gallery Talk 5-7pm Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm\, Sun 12pm-4pm or by appointment     LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/art-exibition-ali-della-bitta-wm-j-grant/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110520T163000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110612T120000 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20110505T082601 LAST-MODIFIED:20110505T082601 UID:1182@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Saranac Lake Middle School Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:BluSeed Studios Presents: "The Next Generation of Artists" Saranac Lake Middle School 2o11 ART SHOW May 20th - June 12th   Opening Reception Friday\, May 20th\, 4 to 6:30 pm 24 Cedar Street Saranac Lake\, NY 12983 Tuesday - Saturday 12-5 pm or by appointment www.bluseedstudios.org LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/saranac-lake-middle-school-art-exhibition/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110514 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20110406T173608 LAST-MODIFIED:20110412T090338 UID:1137@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:4th Annual Reason 2 Smile Benefit Art Exhibition & Sale May 6th! DESCRIPTION:Art Sale & Benefit May 6 6pm-9pm Exhibition Viewing: April 12 - May 13 Jambo Jipya School is located at the center of Mtwapa\, Kenya.  Mtwapa is a highly populated middle/lower class town on the edge of a touristy area.  It is located about 10km north of Mombasa (the second largest city in Kenya) on the coast of Kenya.  While there are many people in Mtwapa\, there aren't many jobs.  Many people run little dukas (shops) and sell anything they can get their hands on in order to create a little income for their family.  Most people only have jobs on a day-to-day basis based on what manual labor is available\, and therefore they struggle to support their families. Keela Dates is the executive director of Reason2Smile.  With the support of her board members and other enthusiastic individuals\, Keela works daily to provide both immediate and long-term financial stability for Jambo Jipya School.  She does this through connecting with donors; producing a monthly newsletter; presenting to schools\, churches\, civic organizations; etc.  Keela is also the liaison between Jambo Jipya and the Reason2Smile Board of Directors. LOCATION: URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/4th-annual-reason-2-smile-benefit-art-exhibition-sale-may-6th/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110404 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20110228T193509 LAST-MODIFIED:20110309T142918 UID:1020@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Art Exhibition: Graphic Germination DESCRIPTION:Art Exhibition: Graphic Germination Date: Opening March 4th 2011 6pm Place: BluSeed Studios Gallery Artists: Brooke Noble & John LaFalce Bluseed Studios presents the 2011 Artist in residence exhibition\, “ Graphic Germination” an exhibition showcasing Brooke Noble and John La Falce. The exhibition will feature a variety of mediums and installations. An artist reception will take place on March 4th\, 2011 at 6pm. After Brooke's serendipitous introduction to Carol Vossler and Bluseed Studios in 2003\, she has worked on and off within the Ceramics Studio\, producing work\, managing the space and teaching both Children's and Adult workshops. She received her B.F.A. from Syracuse University and attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville\, Illinois for her M.F.A. Ceramics has taken Noble to many destinations both nationally and internationally. Highlights include kiln building at Good Hope Plantation in Jamaica and studying abroad in Oaxaca State\, Mexico during Graduate School. Brooke's work has been exhibited in many reputable galleries nationwide and most recently published in the HOME issue of Adirondack Life. Brooke's work can be found locally at THE FRINGE on Main St. in Saranac Lake or check it out on-line @ thelocalfringe.com John La Falce is a figurative artist working in several media who has had his work shown national and internationally throughout the past three years with work in both public and private collections. He arrived in Saranac Lake to help build the Bluseed Paper Mill and quickly became a fixture in the studio center due to his enthusiasm and dedication of sharing his knowledge of papermaking and fine art in general.   [thumbnails]   LOCATION:BluSeed Studios, 24 Cedar Street, Saranac Lake, United States, 12983 URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/art-exhibition-graphic-germination/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110204T170000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110301T200000 DTSTAMP:20120517T195400 CREATED:20110126T101355 LAST-MODIFIED:20110126T101659 UID:814@http://bluseedstudios.org SUMMARY:Exhibit: Where are You? DESCRIPTION:BluSeed Studios proudly presents Where are You? Featuring the artwork of... North Country Community College's teaching Art Faculty Sheri DuMont\, Susan Hoffer\, Tina LaMour\,Don Paulson\, John LaFalce & Carol Vossler Meet the Artist Reception: Friday Feb. 4th\, 5pm - 7pm Exhibition Runs: 2/4/2011 - 3/1/2011 Winter Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 4pm-8pm\, Friday & Saturday: 10am-5pm or by appointment LOCATION:BluSeed Studios, 24 Cedar Street, Saranac Lake, United States, 12983 URL:http://bluseedstudios.org/calendar/exhibit-where-are-you/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR