September First Friday
7-9 PM, Friday, September 5
FREE EVENT
September First Friday on September 5 at the Pember Library and Museum in Granville, NY will open the fall season with the work of three local artists, live music and food.
Artist Christopher Smith of West Rupert, Vermont, will be on hand with his eclectic creations. From the surreal to the whimsical in block printing, oils and Gouache, Smith’s work runs the gamut of style and form. “I like to keep it interesting,” He says. “There is never a dull moment in my studio.”
Chris graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and studied art and architecture in Rome for a year. He has shown throughout the Northeastern U.S. in his 30 year career as illustrator and fine artist.
Artist and author Ann Duncan will feature her unique series of rustic paintings and appliqué’s on bark, and mounted on bark. She will also be showing acrylic paintings that feature angels and have copies of her latest book ‘Buried Alive’.
Duncan is a former weekly newspaper publisher and public relations expert and is currently known as Annaleigh, a radio personality at WVNR/WNYV.
She lives in Poultney, Vermont with her husband and menagerie of dogs and cats.
Ginger Lindgren of North Hebron, NY will round out the program with her acrylic paintings of animals and flowers on rocks – her “rock art” as she calls it. Jennifer began painting in 1997 as a hobby, and soon found her colorful work in demand with the public.
She hand picks and evaluates each stone for its purpose, letting the stone inspire her creation.
Musician Phil Hoyt of Granville, NY will be performing. Phil describes his music as original traditional country, with an old-time sound. Phil has played at First Friday before and we are happy to have him back.
Across the footbridge that evening, the Slate Valley Museum, will be hosting Exploring Slate as Craft. Displays of handcrafted slate items from home décor to horticulture and more. Local slate workers and craftsman will participate and present examples of their work. Refreshments available.
First Friday is the first Friday of every month. Hours are always 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.