Art Show Bedford Goes Online

Art Show Bedford Goes Online: Like so many other community events, the Art Show Bedford goes online this year with its  48th annual show. Usually a January event this year’s show is getting bumped up into the thick of Holiday shopping frenzy. Founded in 1973 by the Women of St. Matthew’s Church, all proceeds from the exhibition and sale are donated to local community charities.  As always, all profit from this year’s show goes to support local charities who are working harder than ever to support our neighbors in need.

Over 45 artists will participate in this year’s show, selling paintings, photographs and sculpture, as well as hand-made jewelry, and pottery at all price points. Stay tuned for our online silent auction where a special selection of art work will be available for purchase. The show, curated by Christopher Brescia, Director, The CB Gallery in Katonah runs from December 1 to January 31. Here’s a sampling of the art you can find online. 

Rachel White’s #community (featured picture above) celebrates the diversity of humankind and is the ArtShow’s featured piece. It complements her other eight works on sale at the show, such as Chromatic Variation 10, that illustrate from muted tones to bright colors her the influence of Abstract Expressionism and Color Field artists on her work.

Bracken Feldman is a local ceramic artist, who finds inspiration from the colors, and lines of nature. He’s been throwing for over 25 years and enjoy every stage of the process. Oatmeal Vase, stoneware/ceramic, show here, measures 10 X 10 X 7.5 inches.

Robert Hessler is a working ceramic artist living in the Catskills NY. He has devoted the past twenty years to the research and development of the crystalline glaze process. His work and non traditional approach have been enthusiastically received at craft shows across the country and have been honored with top awards at these venues. His work has been featured in in such publications as NY Spaces, Elle Décor, and the book “GLAZE: The Ultimate Ceramic Artists Guide to Glaze and Color”. Shown here: 14571 Dots

Tara Blackwell’s acrylics on canvas utilizes her commercial design background to take us back to her childhood. Exploring vintage imagery with wit and whimsy, Tara recreates familiar logos, packaging, (like this Starburst wrapper) and cartoon characters into a visual narrative of her youth, she transports us back to our own, offering us a touchstone to childhood joy.

Bobby Hill’s media include screen-prints, paint, colleges and pen on canvas, wood and mixed media cardstock. His art is influenced and inspired by life in NYC, current events and black culture. Shown here: Start By Starting is a mixed-media screen print, 26 X 36 inches.

Jim Dratfield: Artshow Bedford would not be complete without some horse art. Photographer Jim Dratfield’s Silhouetted Equine and five additional captures of  the purity of this great animal through the lens more than fits the bill.