December 3---FIRST FRIDAY OPENING!!! Unbelivably Cool Holiday Craft Fair!!!

The Hamilton Gallery hosts the Unbelievably Cool Holiday Craft Event * Over 30 local artists & artisans * Fine Crafts * Cool Stuff * Perfect Gifts*---Friday at 5PM

Also at the Gallery on the 4th at 12:30---photos with Santa!

Win this Quilt!

As some of you know, a quilt circle gathers every Wednesday evening at the Hamilton Gallery to make quilts. This is a picture of the current quilt in process. The theme of this quilt is Sunflowers which is the gallery logo. Each square is someone’s interpretation of a sunflower. There are 16 squares so only a few are pictured below. Each square is framed in black & the back is a gold color – it measures approx 4’ x 4’ square. They are making this quilt as a fundraiser for the Hamilton Gallery which is a non profit art gallery in the Hamilton-Lauraville neighborhood. We are selling raffle tickets for a chance to win this quilt for $1 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5. The drawing will be held at the gallery on December 3rd (you do not need to be present to win). If you’re interested in buying any tickets, please let us know. This could make a lovely Christmas gift for someone special!

PerVerse--This Friday!

PerVerse
Where The Arts Get Twisted
Poetry reading with feature and open mic.

Friday, November 19

doors open for open mic sign up -7:30 pm
show begins 8:00 pm

Sponsored by Poetry in Baltimore and hosted by Julie Fisher.

Bruce A. Jacobs is a poet, author, and musician.

His newest poetry performances treat poetry and music as one.
He founded the long-running First Tuesdays Poetry Reading
Series at Irina's Cafe in Baltimore in the 1990s.

Jacobs has won poetry slams in Baltimore and at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City. His books of poems are SPEAKING THROUGH MY SKIN, which won the Naomi Long Madgett Prize from Michigan State University, and CATHODE RAY BLUES from Tropos Press. His latest nonfiction book is RACE MANNERS FOR THE 21st Century. Jacobs has appeared on NPR's "Talk of the Nation," C-SPAN, Sirius Satellite Radio, and other networks. His work has appeared in dozens of poetry journals and anthologies, including 180 MORE, edited by national Poet Laureate Billy Collins. He plays drums, poems, and saxophone. He does not know how to do long division.

OPEN HOUSE on November 18 and other workshops

November 18-6-8pm-Open House Meet the facilitators and check into the new workshops for kids and grown-ups at the gallery. Meet eight-year-old Sophie: founder of the Kids Poetry Workshop. Gallery members Theresa Reuter will be doing kids portraits, Suzanne Diggs will hold a sing-a-long, and Sara Marti will be doing face painting.

Some new workshops include:

Sewfabulousss: Darlene and Margaret will be introducing how to create a pajamas bottom class. This will be 8 weeks: November 30th,December 7th,9th,16th,23rd,30th and January 4th and 7th. Class is $80.00 which includes sewing machine usage and sewing kit to get started! For more information contact Sewfabulousss at 443-676-7465

Coming of Age Crafts Group-Do you know a girl 11 to 13 who would love to hang out with older girls and make a collage folder and poster, make herself a purse out of an old pair of jeans, make a beautiful beaded jewelry and bind her own journal/book? 8 weeks beginning Thursday December 2nd at 5-6pm $160.00 more information contact Hilary 410-852-2294

Colours the Yarn Gallery knitting basics begins on Wednesdays december 1st at 5:30 to 8:30pm for more information contact Thelma 410-701-8686

"Wine and Cheese and Buy a Book Please"

November 12 at 7:00PM

Come and start your holiday shopping: buy some used books, hang out, and support the arts! Gallery recieves 50%of sales from books. Come also to meet our November Guest Artist: recent award winner Jeanette Ortt and hear her discuss her work.

Win this Quilt!

The Hamilton Quilting Circle has designed this quilt for a raffle which will benefit the Hamilton Gallery as well as the Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street Association. Tickets are $1 a piece and can be purchased tomorrow night at our Frist Friday opening at 6PM. Artist of the month-Jeannette Ortt. Featured artist, Marcus DaGold.

Kid's Got Poetry Writing Workshop

Kid's Got Poetry Writing Workshop
Thursday November 4th and every 1st Thursday of the month
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Hamilton Gallery
5502 Harford Road, Hamilton , Md 21214
Hosted by Sophia Matricciani and co hosted by Julie Fisher
of www.PoetryInBaltimore.com

The event is a workshop designed by a kid so kids learn and practice how
to write poetry. An adult needs to come too. Especially for kids who might
need help writing down their ideas. Everyone will get a chance to read
their poetry.

$5 per person. 1/2 is a donation to the gallery.
5 or older with an adult
more info call
443-418-4762

First Friday Opening

Come join us this Friday, November 5th, for November's opening reception. This month's guest artist, Jeannette Ortt, will be displaying her work, "Bee Portfolio 2010." Work of Hamilton Gallery artists will also be exhibited month long. The reception on Friday will have some food and beverages and is FREE!

Pics from our 10/22 Masquerade Ball from Member/Photographer Ron Cohn

Film Screening on October 30 2PM

Saturday Oct. 30, 2010

2 PM

Free- (but donations are welcome)

Introduction and Discussion led by

Reed Hessler

Radio announcer and avid film collector

Kwaidan is a 1964 Japanese portmanteau film directed by Masaki Kobayashi; the title means “ghost story”. It is based on stories from Lafcadio Hearn’s collections of Japanese folk tales. The film consists of four separate and unrelated stories. It won the Special Jury Prize at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award nomination.

Do Your Holiday Shopping at the Hamilton Gallery!

Consider skipping the big box stores this season and do your shopping at the Hamilton Gallery. The Gallery has many affordable gift options made by our local artists. Support local artists and the local economy! Gallery hours will be extended for holiday shopping starting the day after Thanksgiving. Stay tuned for details!

image: Hamilton gallery artist Cathy Leaycraft

Gimme Shelter presents: WARTIME PRAYERS at the Hamilton Gallery on Saturday, October 23 7:30 PM

Celebrating the release of "POEMS AGAINST WAR' international  anthology! Poets from all over the world are included in this 125 page collection, including local Baltimore poets who will read that evening:   Ron Williams Alan Barysh Karen Elliot    Gregg Mosson Marcus Colasurdo  $5 admission

This is a "Winter in America" benefit to aid homeless children in Baltimore City... donations of warm kids clothes      (especially socks, gloves, hats) GLADLY ACCEPTED!   "POEMS AGAINST WAR" anthology will be on sale that evening at the Gallery

Hamilton Quilt Circle Meets Every Wednesday!

The Hamilton Quilt Circle meets every Wednesday at the

Hamilton Gallery from 6:30PM-9PM. If you just want to

hang out and learn to quilt and meet some nice people,

come on down! No matter what you skill level, age,

gender, or shoe size you are welcome to participate.

If you are able to thread a needle and make a stitch,

you meet the requirements. The Hamilton Quilt Circle

is currently working on quilts that will be raffled off

in December as fundraisers to benefit the Hamilton

Gallery and Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street.

Wine and Cheese and Buy a Book Please

Friday November 12th at 7:00pm

Various art books for sale.

The wine and cheese is on us.

Kids Got Poetry: October 7

Kids Got Poetry:

Thursday, October 7 6-8PM

Hosted by Sophia Matricciani and

Julie Fisher of poetryonbaltimore.com

The event is a workshop designed by a kid for

kids to learn and practice how to write poetry.

Everyone will get a chance to read their poems.

$5 per person 5 or older accompanied an adult.

443-418-4762 or julie@poetryinbaltimore.com

Papermaking Classes with Nan Thompson THIS SATURDAY

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Masquerade Ball: October 22 7:30 PM

Music by The Bobwhites

Friday October 22nd @7:30

$5.00 in advance $7.00 at the door
Prizes for best Costume
Hosted by Julie Fisher of PoetryInBaltimore.com and Lawrence Leaf
Masquerade Ball Poets: Alex Alexander, Chris " Batworth" Ciattei, Jenny Keith, M.S.Sanders

Learn basic embroidery, applique & beading techniques to make your clothes fabulous!

P'zzazz your clothes! Join Jude Asher for a 3 week quick course in embellishing clothing. Learn basic embroidery, applique & beading techniques to make your clothes fabulous. Students will need to supply an item of clothing, ( or tote bag, hat, whatever), supplies such as needles, thread, pins, beads and some fabric will be supplied. There will be a continuing fabric swap during the workshop.

At the end of the workshop, participants will be invited to display their results in the December Gallery show. Classes begin Sun 10/24 and continue over the next 2 Sundays (10/24, 10/31, and 11/7), from 2:30-4:00 pm. Cost is $30 per person for the session. all skill levels welcome. Please register at the gallery or contact Jude directly: tonto321@juno.com

First Friday at the Gallery a Smashing Success!

Thanks to all who came out. We raised money for the Gallery, had a large crowd, and it appears that a good time was had by all! The work of our guest artist, Nan Thompson (www.nansalchemy.com) and our featured artist, Brandy Baker, will be on display throughout the month October as well as the works of our member artists.

Come out on our NEXT first Friday on November 5 from 5-9 PM! Our guest artist will be painter Jeanette Ortt (http://jeannetteortt.com/home.html)

Gimme Shelter Performing at the Hamilton Gallery

Gimme Shelter Productions, a group of performance poets and artists that has done fund raisers for various homeless shelters, will be performing at the Hamilton Gallery on October 23rd at 7:30 PM.

October 1---First Friday Opening

The Hamilton Gallery is proud to be hosting local artist Nan Thompson for the month of October. Thompson, who resides in Nottingham, MD is a retired interior decorator who specializes in making paper and transforming it into various forms of decorative and practical art. Thompson also practices other art mediums such as: stained glass, drawing, acrylic painting, Sumi-e (Chinese brush painting), polymer clay and photography. In addition to our monthly guest artist, Hamilton Gallery will feature the works of an artist who is a member of the Gallery. This month's feature artist is Brandy Baker.

For the month of October, the Hamilton Gallery will also

display the work of many member artists including:

Jude Asher, Ron Cohn, Marcus Dagold, Suzanne Diggs, Julie Fisher,

Karl Franz, Margo Franz, Maximilian Franz, Whitney Frazier,

Crista Gilbert, Jim Hammond, Michael Karasik, Linda M. White King,

Regina Lansinger, Cathy Leaycraft, Lawrence Leaf, Nicole LeCause,

Nancy McAleer, Theresa Reuter Cara Sue Richard,

Dan Shapiro, Ralph Slesinski, and Craig Traeger

Hamilton Gallery’s first Friday opening for

our October show will take place on:

Friday, October 1, 2010 from 5PM-9PM.

Refreshments will be served; the event is free.

Nan Thompson’s site: http://www.nansalchemy.com

Hamilton Gallery’s blog: www.hamiltongalleryart.blogspot.com

Funding the Arts in the U.S.

GRITtv: Controversy, Copyrights and Cash: Funding the Arts in the U.S.

Papermaking Workshop with October Guest Artist Nan Thompson

October guest artist Nan Thompson will be conducting papermaking classes here at the Hamilton Gallery. The three sessions will take place on Saturdays October 9, 16, and 23 and run from 9AM-11AM.

Cost is $50 and all materials are provided. Pre-registration is required.

To register: 410-419-5033 or brandybaker.net@gmail.com.

Interesting Art Movement in NYC.....

Antagonist Art

PerVerse: Open Mike on October 15/ Featured Poets: Gene Hosey and Cliff Lynn

PerVerse: Where Art Gets Twisted

Poetry reading with several features and open mike. 
Sponsored by Poetry in Baltimore and hosted by Julie Fisher.  Featured Poets: Gene Hosey and Cliff Lynn  Gene Hosey's poetry has been seen world-wide, through his own efforts at printing up performance copies of works and getting them into the saddle bags of willing mules who are traveling anywhere.  Having not concentrated on the grind of seeking publication, he has been lucky enough to be seen occasionally by publishers who invite him to make books, none of which are available currently.  Hosey has performed with fellow artists in theater, music, filmmaking, recording, television and radio, to name a few, in locations you are all familiar with, geographically speaking.  

Cliff Lynn is an award-winning poet and orioles fan.  He hasn't won any awards for the latter.  A retired navy man, he has read poetry in Vegas, California, Texas, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia and Maryland, and gets kicked out of Denny's a lot....with multi-media poet Rocky Jones, he co-hosts two monthly reading series in Annapolis, and with R.J. Ridgely, one series in Westminster. cliff was the inspiration for the barbara decesare instant classic 3-act mini-play "cliff gets kicked out of denny's a lot".  his favorite poets include richard brautigan, gene hosey and julie "fisher king" fisher.

Intro to Digital Photography

Bought a new camera but can't figure out how to use it? Or maybe you know how to use it, but you'd like some tips on getting stronger images. Or maybe you are still working with film and want to take the leap into digital.

Introduction to Digital Photography will be offered at Hamilton Gallery on Saturday, September 25 and October 2. On October 16, the class will meet at Loch Raven Reservoir. (there will be no class on October 9).

Photographer and long-time Hamilton Gallery member Ron Cohn will be teaching this class, which will run from 9AM-11:45AM. The first hour will consist of lecture and the rest of the time will be devoted to individual consultation with students. Cost for the class is $25.

Course Outline   

Operation of a film camera  

Operation of a digital camera  

Pixels  

What is a histogram?  

Exposure  

Basic digital camera controls  

Photo format and compression  

Preventing unintended blur  

Photo editing - what can be done  (this class does NOT cover how to edit photos)

Ron Cohn has been taking photographs for nearly 40 years. He switched to digital over six years ago and never looked back. He has owned and used four digital cameras; his current camera is a Nikon D300. Ron has sold scores of photos in various venues since joining the Hamilton Gallery over four years ago. Ron is a people-friendly, retired electrical engineer who taught and wrote about technical subjects throughout his career.

If you have questions about the course or would like to register, call Ron at 410-377-7054 or e-mail Ron at: rpcohn@gmail.com.

Hamilton Quilt Circle meets every Wednesday from 6:30PM-9PM

The Hamilton Quilt Circle meets every Wednesday at the Hamilton Gallery from 6:30PM-9PM. If you just want to hang out and learn to quilt and meet some nice people, come on down! No matter what you skill level, age, gender, or shoe size you are welcome to participate. If you are able to thread a needle and make a stitch, you meet the requirements. The Hamilton Quilt Circle is currently working on quilts that will be raffled off in December as fundraisers to benefit the Hamilton Gallery and Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street.

for more information: pallace113@verizon.net

Papermaking Workshop with October Guest Artist Nan Thompson

October guest artist Nan Thompson will be conducting papermaking classes here at the Hamilton Gallery. The three sessions will take place on Saturdays October 9, 16, and 23 and run from 9AM-11AM.

Cost is $50 and all materials are provided. Pre-registration is required.

To register: 410-419-5033 or brandybaker.net@gmail.com.

Kids Got Poetry: Kids' Poetry Night on October 7 at the Hamilton Gallery

On October 7, at 6PM, Hamilton Gallery will be hosting Kids Got Poetry. An evening for kids started by kids (well, a kid with the help of her mom). Introduces kids to the art and practice of poetry. All kids get to read their works.

$5 admission for each kid; all kids must be accompanied by an adult.

Kids Got Poetry will be held every first Thursday of the month at the Hamilton Gallery. $5 admission; 6 PM.

MOVING PICTURES AT THE HAMILTON GALLERY

SMOKE SIGNALS

Saturday Sept. 25, 2010 @ 2 PM

Free admissions with donations to the Gallery welcome. Introduction and Discussion led by Reed Hessler Radio announcer and avid film collector. Smoke Signals (1998) is directed and co-produced by Chris Eyre and with a screenplay by Sherman Alexie. Alexie also authored the short story collection on which the film is based, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. It won several awards and was well received at numerous film festivals.

Hamilton Gallery to Host Artist Nan Thompson for the Month of October

The Hamilton Gallery is proud to be hosting local artist Nan Thompson for the month of October. Nan, who resides in Nottingham, MD, is a retired interior decorator who specializes in making paper and transforming it into various forms of decorative and practical art. Nan also practices other art mediums such as: stained glass, drawing, acrylic painting, Sumi-e (Chinese brush painting), polymer clay and photography. Also, Nan will be hold papermaking classes at the gallery in October. Stay tuned for details. Visit Nan's site.