Kathy Jablonowski at Connelly Gallery: Hooked on Rugs

Artist Kathy Jablonowski has recently returned to the Binghamton, NY area bringing with her an exciting collection of uniquely designed hooked rugs, each showing her extraordinary talent for blending colors to create one-of-a-kind works of art.

Kathy has studied with Ramona Cann, Polly Minick and Beverley Mulcahy, all noted rug hookers from various parts of the country, and uses wool from many different sources. Using an old art form, not the more common latch-hook style, she often incorporates family items into the finished piece, creating a rug that is a piece of family history.

Ms. Jablonowski's exhibit, Hooked on Rugs, opens at the Connelly Gallery, 205 State Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 on Friday November 5, 2010 from 6:00-9:00 pm as part of the First Friday Art Walk for November and December. The exhibit and sale will continue through December 30, 2010, weekdays from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

Additional details and photos are available in the exhibit brochure.

Art Walk Exhibit and Sale: Original Art Pottery by Cristy Aloysi

As part of Binghamton's extended First Friday Art Walk the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711 will open an exhibit and sale of original art pottery by Cristy Aloysi on Friday, December 7, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 8 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Visitors to the Gallery on Friday evening will enjoy American folk music with a modern twist by Dan Forsyth and Joe Kellar. The exhibit and sale of original art pottery from the collection of the artist's mother, Virginia Aloysi, will continue through December 28, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

A graduate of Skidmore College, Cristy Aloysi continued her studies at the Studio Art Center International in Florence, at Corning Glass, at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, and at other venues. She was twice selected as resident artist for glassblowing at the Maho Bay Recycled Art Center on St. John, the Virgin Islands. She participated in the New England Craft Program in Williamsburg, MA, and taught at Renton Technical College in Washington, and at Seattle's Pratt Fine Arts Center, as well as at Maho Bay. Ms. Aloysi began her current career at Urban Glass in Brooklyn, NY, where she learned the ancient art of blowing glass by hand. In 2002, she moved to Seattle, where she has been developing a line of contemporary glass objects for the home. Click for a slideshow of selected works by Cristy Aloysi on exhibit at the Connelly Gallery.

Art Walk Exhibit and Sale: Michael Smith Photography

As part of Binghamton's First Friday Art Walk, and in conjunction with Binghamton University's Alumni and Homecoming Weekend the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711 will hold a second exhibit and sale of photographs by F. Michael Smith on Friday, October 5, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The first exhibit in March 2006 was a great success. Opening night visitors will be treated to pop and popcorn, and Binghamton University students, faculty and staff will receive a gallery-wide 10% discount. The exhibit and sale of F. Michael Smith's photographs will continue through October 26, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

F. Michael Smith's lifelong interest in landscape photography was inspired by the Adirondack vistas he enjoyed at his family's summer cottage near Utica. Some of his current images capture local landscapes and seascapes -- Michael is now a Binghamton resident -- and scenes from his travels, such as Perkins Cove, Maine seen at right. Others are non-representational, created by manipulating photographs digitally to produce abstract art. Click for a slideshow of selected works by Michael on exhibit at the Connelly Gallery.

Connelly Gallery: Estate Art

As part of Binghamton's First Friday Art Walk the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711 will hold an exhibit and sale of Estate Art, featuring 19th and early 20th century oil paintings, watercolors and prints by a variety of artists. The exhibit opens on Friday, September 7, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Estate Art exhibit and sale will continue through September 28, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).