Artist of the Month

The Gallery at the Library presents

May Artist of the Month Julie Goodwin

at Southington Library Open Reception

for the Public  May 10, 2008 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Julie Goodwin is currently a student at Tunxis Community College and Middlesex Community College. She will receive her second associate degree this spring in Photography from Tunxis. She has won many awards at local fairs and competitions including Best in Show at the Berlin CT Fair 07. Julie’s work has been published in Middlesex Community College’s Pegasus Volume 2: A Collection of Poetry, Fiction, Art and Design and Best of College Photography Annual 2008. Julie first became interested in photography during her junior year of high school while taking a basic black and white photography course. Her favorite subject to photograph is anything that relates to dance. She plans to transfer to a four year college next year to continue her photography studies.

Danielle Anderson

Artist of the Month for April

Southington resident Danielle Anderson is a photography student at Tunxis Community
College. She enjoys portrait photography often setting the mood of her subjects in the romantic mood of the 1920’s. Ms. Anderson plans to further her education in photography at a four college in the future.

Town Council Chairman John Barry and Library Board Secretary Susan Reisman recently presented Ms. Anderson with the Town Council Citation for her photography. The Gallery at the Library is a venue for local artist to present visual art, bringing a measurement of culture and a view of the arts to the Southington community.

March Artist of the Month are Southington Artists, Harriet Bitar and Joanne Cyr. They will exhibit their artwork through the month of March in the Lower Level Gallery at the Library. The artist were presented with the “Artist of the Month” Citation by John Barry, Town Council Chairman with Theresa O’Connor Chairperson of the Library Board present.

“Oil and Water” displays Joanne’s expressive talent in both watercolor and oil. Ms. Cyr attends Paier College of Art in Hamden, realized at a young age the joy and fulfillment she felt when painting. The subjects in many of Ms. Cyr’s works show that her main artistic interest focuses on people and animals. An avid animal lover even her landscapes tend to include some form of animal life.

Harriet’s art show is for former Aroostook people such as herself to reflect on their past. It is also for others to experience the look of Northern Maine with its large fields and expansive views, getting to know “Aroostook, the Other Maine.”

Jacqueline Dagenais February Artist of the Month

The Public is Invited to an Open Reception
Saturday February 2, 2008 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Ms. Dagenais grew up in Plainville, Connecticut and has been a resident of Bristol for 25 years and was the first employee to retire from Affinity, of The Hartford, in March 1997. She recently graduated from Tunxis Community College with degree in Visual Fine Arts, having studied photography and art with Art professor William J. Kluba.
Dagenais is a member of the Southington Arts and Crafts Association and New Britain Museum of American Art. Recently she was awarded Best In Show at the Southington Arts and Crafts 2007 Art Show with her computer enhanced Dahlia.
Ms. Dagenais has had the opportunity to publish several pieces in Photography Publications: Otto a Tunxis Art and Writing Publication, three computer-enhanced photos 2007 and the Plainville Citizen, Plainville, CT published a fall photo of Norton Park.

Jacqueline’s art works can be seen at ArtXCapes in Forestville, Connecticut and Angel’s Art and Framing in Southington, Connecticut. She has her business of note cards with original and computer enhanced photographs.

John Smayda, music teacher, photographer, clock enthusiast and Southington resident is the January 2008 Artist of the month. The public is invited to meet Mr. Smayda and view his photographs at his Opening Reception, Saturday January 5th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. in the Gallery at the Library. John’s photographs will be on exhibit during the entire month of January.