Food, Wine, ART!

With our Sheffield Summer Art Show Finale right around the corner, SPAG is so excited to share all of the wonderful things that will be happening at our reception!

Food Donations by:
Forever Sweet Bakery https://www.facebook.com/ForeverSweetBakery
Romanacci https://www.romanacci.com/
Wave Hill Breads http://www.wavehillbreads.com/
Stew Leonard's http://www.stewleonards.com/

Cowabunga Food Truck http://cowabungafoodtruck.com/
and El Placerito Taco Truck http://elplacerito.com/
will be out front selling delicious food, too!

Live classical muic performances!

Wine provided by the 13 talented members of SPAG!

Stop by for dinner, drinks, dessert, and some amazing art. Support local businesses and enjoy the company of friends this Saturday from 6-9pm at Lockwood Manice Mansion, 25 France Street Norwalk, CT!

It is sure to be a fabulous evening!

Welcome!

SPAG would like to welcome the three new, talented members to our family!

Beverly Ward
Beverly had made her living predominantly as an actress. She has no formal training in the visual arts except "on-the-job." Bev works in acrylics, oils and recently began experimenting with wartercolor. Raised in San Diego, the city of one season, her eye is drawn to the ever changing textures of the New England landscape. In her paintings she seeks to evoke an atmosphere - or to recreate for the viewer the feeling of the time and place she painted.

Check out Bev's work! http://www.spagstudios.com/artists/beverly/beverly_portfolio.html


Janet Coughenour
Janet is a lifelong Connecticut resident and presently a full-time artist living in Westport, CT. Her watercolors paintings and paper collages have been shown throughout Fairfield and New Haven Counties. She recently won "First Place" with collage "Tribal Joy" at the John Slade Ely House in New Haven, CT.

At five years old, Janet recalls making entire "chestnut families" out of shinny, mahogany horse chestnuts gathered on her walks in the woods. Using toothpicks and rich imagination, these "people" were carefully lined up on display for the enjoyment of her dog, Butchie. Her brightest Crayolas added windows and curtains to the inside of her favorite companion's doghouse. Creating and rearranging things began way back then.

Her art studies began with modeling at the Silvermine Guild and private sittings for local, accomplished artists learning from observation. Schooling included Housatonic CC, The Creative Arts Workshop, the Penland School of Crafts. Private study with Caesar Cirigliano, AWS and Carol Hubbard, also an American Watercolor Society painter.

Check out Janet's work! http://www.spagstudios.com/artists/janet/janet_portfolio.html


Sergey Stepanenko
Sergey was born in Barnaul, Russia in 1956. He graduated from the Fine Arts College in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan, receiving a Bachelors in Fine Arts. He attended the Moscow Printing University, in Moscow, Russia, where he received a six-year Master's degree in book design. He moved to the United Stated in 1995.

During his career in Russia , Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and United States, Sergey has applied his talents in many fields of Art and Design. In the United States, his murals and fine art work adorn some of the finest homes in the Country as well as several Cruise Ships of Celebrity Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. He has been featured in and worked on a series of exclusive projects for the International Watch Magazine, and was featured in the New Canaan/Darien/Rowayton Magazine, Greenwich Home Magazine, The Stamford Advocate and Darien Times. Sergey’s works are featured in the SONO Gallery in Norwalk, CT and Zorya Fine Art Gallery in Greenwich, CT. Some of his well-known clients include Keith Richards, the Kennedys, Ann Eisenhower and Princess Jahara. His Paintings adorn private art collections around the world in countries such as the US, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Greece, Serbia, India, Panama, Japan, Germany, France and Egypt.

Check out Sergey's work! http://www.spagstudios.com/artists/sergey/sergey_portfolio.html

 

Sheffield Summer Arts Series Hits Land at SPAG!

 

 The Norwalk Seaport Association, in collaboration with the St. Philip Artists’ Guild (SPAG), is pleased to announce the conclusion of the Sheffield Summer Arts Series with the following events:

• Artwork Preview and Artists’ Open Studios – Friday, September 13, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

• Opening Reception – Saturday, September 14, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Both events will be held in the Manice Lockwood Mansion, 23 France Street, Norwalk, CT. The events will feature works created throughout the summer by members of SPAG and guest artists who participated in the Sheffield Summer Arts Series. Since the mansion is SPAG’s home, containing both artists’ studios and gallery space, the Friday evening event will also provide an opportunity to visit with the artists and view works in progress.

Food and drinks will be available as well as live music!

Both events are free and open to the public. Saturday’s reception will also feature refreshments and entertainment. Please visit the Seaport Association website at www.seaport.org or the SPAG site at www.spagstudios.com for additional information.

Operating since 1978, the Norwalk Seaport Association is a non-profit environmental, preservation and maritime educational organization offering a wide array of special events and community projects. The Norwalk Seaport Association has owned, restored and maintained Sheffield Island Lighthouse since 1986 and is the official U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Friends group for the Norwalk Islands.

The St. Philip Artists' Guild (SPAG) is a group of artists who share studio space in the historic Manice Lockwood Mansion on the grounds of St. Philip RC Church in Norwalk, CT. The focus of the group is to foster creative thinking and to support both its members and the arts community in pursuing a variety of creative projects.