New exhibit at the NRCA Rotunda Gallery featuresworks by the “The Poet of Shadows” This spring New Rochelle is opening a door to The World of Ugo Mochi, the late artist who resided in New Rochelle but was known around the world as a sculptor, illustrator and designer. Mochi was especially celebrated for his intricate cut paper creations (he disliked the term “silhouette”) that earned him the titles “Master of Outline Art” and “The Poet of Shadows.” From April 29th to June 30th visitors to the New Rochelle Council on the Arts Rotunda Gallery at City Hall (515 North Avenue, New Rochelle) can step into an immersive exhibit of Mochi’s striking black-and-white “outline art”, on loan ... [Continue Reading]
Rotunda Gallery
It Happened HERE: Life in New Rochelle During the American Revolution
July 11 through September 4: It Happened Here: Life in New Rochelle During the American Revolution at the NRCA Rotunda Gallery In October 1776 British General William Howe amassed nearly 10,000 troops in New Rochelle, in preparation for the critical Battle of White Plains. New Rochelle's population of less than a thousand people would soon experience seven long years as part of the so-called "Neutral Ground" that was Westchester, north of British-occupied New York and south of Patriot-held land. During this period of instability families and friends were pitted against one another, many taking up arms to fight for independence, while many others fought with the British as loyalists. ... [Continue Reading]
A Couple of Visions
EXTENDED through April 22: the NRCA Rotunda Gallery presents A Couple of Visions - Stacy Miller & Scott Seaboldt: A Quarter-Century of Artists Together. A Couple of Visions celebrates the extraordinary artistic achievements of Stacy Miller and Scott Seaboldt and also a 25-year partnership rooted in love, dialogue, and shared creative commitment. United in love, yet distinct in vision, Miller and Seaboldt exemplify how two artists can evolve side by side without converging into sameness. Their approaches to painting differ in sensibility, process, and expression, offering viewers a rich and dynamic conversation across canvases—one that is heightened by the knowledge that these ... [Continue Reading]
Still/Life
September 9 through November: “Still life” usually refers to a work of art that depicts inanimate objects – a bowl of fruit or a vase full of flowers – but this fall the NRCA Rotunda Gallery is exploring a different meaning: "Still/Life," (opening September 9th) offers works that reimagine what it means to pause time, to frame the overlooked, and to ask what lives inside stillness? A collaboration between the New Rochelle Council on the Arts and New Rochelle High School’s arts faculty, the exhibit includes works by 11 artists – Lisa Archigian, Mia Brownell. Suzanne Butler Richardson, Erika Hibbert, Emmanuelle Loiselle, Michael Manning, Moira ... [Continue Reading]
“Ways of Seeing” at the NRCA Rotunda Gallery
February 18 to March 28: “Ways of Seeing” at the NRCA Rotunda Gallery Inspired by the classic book by art critic/novelist/painter John Berger, NRCA Board member Christine Ramage has reached out to six of the renowned photographers she knows for their more personal work. The photographers include Pari Dukovic, Sophy Holland, Eric Ogden, Allison Orenstein, Victoria Will and Lelanie Foster. Opening Reception: February 18, 5:30-7:30 pm. NRCA Rotunda Gallery at City Hall 515 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY ... [Continue Reading]
SELF
Self - October 28 to November 29 NRCA Rotunda Gallery at City Hall, 515 North Ave, New Rochelle NY ... [Continue Reading]