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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
December 14 - January 3 |
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The Odyssey Within - The Odyssey Within is a captivating survey of modern-day artists from Greece and Italy. The artistic conceptions vary dramatically while retaining a distinctive European character attentive to the human condition. Works of both quiet introspection and visual bravado are included, offering a unique look into the contemporary art coming from these two prominent Mediterranean locales.
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 January 8 - January 29 |
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| Natural Elements -
The bountiful natural world that nurtured our burgeoning human civilization throughout the ages still retains its primeval attraction for creative minds. The artists of Natural Elements display their appreciation of nature with enchanting imagery featuring dramatic vistas of endless skies and mountains as well as the rhythms and textures found in the often-overlooked microcosms of nature. |
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| Manifestations of Reality - The artist's interpretation of reality is an intrinsic part of the creation process. Agora Gallery's Manifestations of Reality takes audiences on an amazing and diverse tour around the world as seen through the eyes of nine talented artists. Each intriguing work is a unique expression of the creative individual as they cultivate their disparate viewpoints and varied interests. |
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| Congruent Allusions - For audiences who enjoy a visual exploration of inventive styles, viewpoints, and techniques, Agora Galley presents Congruent Allusions, an exciting look into the world of contemporary art. Each artist in this talented group possesses an inimitable worldview and they have developed a unique style of abstraction as a means to transmit their extraordinary visions. . |
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| The Rapture of Form - In an era where modern human achievements have often become impediments of tranquility, Agora Gallery has selected four painters who have showcased their explorations into the urban jungle and the people that live within its boundaries. With beauty and considerable insight these artists analyze our urban settings to find the full expression of humanity intertwined with concrete, steel, and glass. |
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| February 5 - February 26 |
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The Allegory of Form - The Allegory of Form is a vibrant collection of artists who defy convenient classification. Through intuition and personal expression these artists have developed unique voices with which to speak to and about the world at large. Audiences will be delighted as they dive into the imaginative paintings created by this selection of visionary artists.
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| Enigmatic Visions -
With potent abstractions, Enigmatic Visions explores the possibilities beyond our ordinary perception, keying into personal insights, metaphysical concepts, and timeless mysteries. Such unique forms of visual communication requires that viewers interact with the artwork to discover its message, while the breadth of ideas and personalities assures an exciting foray into the contemporary art scene. |
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| Vivid Beauty - Vivid Beauty is a full bloom of painterly invention.
Each artist in this talented group has discovered an artistic channel to explore their dreams and recollections, street scenes and vibrant landscapes.
The exciting visual play is highly individualistic; around each corner is a new way of perceiving the world that will electrify fans of contemporary art.
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| February 29 - March 20, 2008 |
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| Elemental Realms - Cool, forest rivers and soulful, glowing sunsets will breath life into audiences as they experience Agora Gallery’s Elemental Realms. This selection of gifted artists offers their visions of an untarnished natural world with crystalline clarity and a palpable brilliance. Beyond mere landscape painting, the artworks tap into the timeless spirit that connects all living things. |
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| Altered States of Reality - Agora Gallery's spellbinding selection of paintings is by a combination of highly imaginative artists who chose to explore the mysterious awareness residing between the inner and outer worlds. Utilizing a range of styles, with elements of fantasy, surrealism, and abstraction, these painters attempt to comprehend the nature of perception and the interminable possibilities beyond the mundane. |
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| Figuratively Speaking - The human figure has been the fundamental muse for as long as people have been creating art. Far from the caves and rocks on which we first scrawled, the artists in Figuratively Speaking have developed a sophisticated language to explore the human condition through a variety of figurative studies. Each image is a highly personal, riveting look into the ongoing process of living. |
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From the Director:
A note of inspiration for the holidays: remember that it is about creating magical moments, celebrating the season with loved ones, and sharing your joy and wonderment with the world. May you venture into the New Year with “gusto”, believing in yourself and the gifts that only you can manifest.
Have a blessed, joyous and magical holiday.
Best regards,
Angela Di Bello
Director / Agora Gallery
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The Chelsea 23rd International Fine Art Competition
Since opening in 1984, Agora Gallery has established itself as a hub for innovative and talented emerging and mid career artists from around the world. Keeping with its tradition of discovering and nurturing artists new to the alluring but highly competitive New York art scene, On February 7, 2008, Agora Gallery will begin accepting entries for the 23rd annual Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. Open to all visual artists ages 18 and older, the competition will be juried by Manon Slome, Chief Curator of the Chelsea Art Museum.
Slome, an internationally renowned curator and art consultant, will select the work of 15-20 artists to participate in a group show at Agora Gallery.
Artists are encouraged to enter works of all mediums, excluding video and performance art, jewelry, and crafts, The competition deadline is March 8th 2008. Entries should ideally be submitted online. Results of the 23rd Chelsea International Fine Art Competition will be announced April 15, and the winners will be eligible to receive awards valued at over $38,000, including several cash prizes, internet promotion on the website Art-Mine.com, and a review in ARTisSpectrum Magazine.
For further details, log on to:
www.agora-gallery.com
In an effort to grant joy to children in need and in the spirit of giving, 25% of proceeds of sales resulting from the competition exhibition will be donated to a non profit organization. The name of the organization will be announced in a special edition newsletter next month.
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ARTisSpectrum Magazine
Volume 18 now available!
The latest issue of ARTisSpectrum, The Chelsea Perspective, is packed with nine informative and compelling feature articles and 67 profiles of some of the world's most dynamic established and emerging artistic talents.
Readers are invited to take a look at the careers and work of Manon Slome, Chief Curator of the Chelsea Art Museum, celebrated Austrian painter Soshana, Sergio Boldrin and Donna Clovis. Artists will definitely benefit from tips on everything from tackling the artist statement and essential marketing strategies to developing a long, sustainable career. The issue also features a poignant piece by artist Tim Stensland on New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and a review of Burningman, the phenomenal, weeklong arts festival.
Issue 18 is an enlightening and enjoyable must-read for artists and art enthusiasts interested in keeping their fingers on the pulse of the art scene in New York and abroad.
If you have a passion for art, are a writer, and wish to contribute an article to the next edition, ARTisSpectrum is accepting submissions for the Spring Issue. Submissions should have a broad and universal appeal, and should not contain promotional material. Manuscripts must be received before March 20, 2008 |
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The Chelsea Perspective
With more than 350 galleries Chelsea is the art capital of New York
Chelsea makes a uniquely fascinating destination for an afternoon art stroll. Explore emerging and established trends, discover up-and-coming artists in the hip, high-ceilinged galleries clustered in this wonderland of art.
The Chelsea Gallery District is roughly confined by 29th street in the North, 13th street in the South,11th Avenue in the West and 7th Avenue in the East.
Directions to Agora Gallery
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Artist Spotlight
Nathan Pendlebury
"Before the Chelsea Fine Art Competition I had only been successful in winning acclaim for my painting, now my photography and painting stand side by side." |
Seizing the opportunity to be seen on the Chelsea art scene is one that previous Chelsea International Fine Art Competition winner Nathan Pendlebury could not resist. After being one of last year's selected artists, Pendlebury, who resides in the United Kingdom , elected to be represented by Agora Gallery.
With an adept eye for composition, Pendlebury skillfully produces images of urbanity, crisp examinations of the forms and activities within the spatial order of steel, concrete, wire, and glass.
Pendlebury studied Fine Art at Warrington Collegiate Institute and Liverpool John Moores University. He often collaborates with his father, painter Tony Pendlebury and they recently exhibited their work together for the first time. Currently he works for the National Museums Liverpool and continues to tirelessly pursue his fine arts career, with frequent solo and group shows around the UK. Pendlebury lives in Liverpool, England.
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Awards and Recognitions
Several of the artists who have presented work at Agora Gallery have been prominently recognized by national and international cultural media over the past several months
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The International Masters Cup. celebrates photographers who operate at the highest levels of their craft . Dr. Joe Zammit-Lucia's image "Defiance", an exceptional image entered in the Nature category received a high percentage of votes to win third place overall.
Patricia Brintle's piece "A Delicate Balance", not only was accepted to be part of the Albert Schweitzer Institute "Images of Peace" exhibit, but was the one selected to be on permanent viewing at the Institute. The Summer Art Show 2007 awarded Veronica Garcia-Huidobro's piece "A Dream" Best of Show.
Azita Ganji's piece Dream was awarded in the 2007 Islip Art Museum Competition. |
Manhattan Arts International selected Maiken Hejnfelt's "Dreaming 1" in their juried competition, "The Healing power of Art 2007" Lee Pirozzi, won first place in Artists Emerge most recent competition, with a piece titled “Animal Instinct/ Fashion's Fur”. In the words of the Juror. The sculpture speaks Modern, and exemplifies excellence in Art on numerous levels. It displays a contemporary reflection of our modern world. Susana Guardiola's "Happy Anniversary" oil on canvas was awarded the first prize at the XXI ADAFA (Aragon Figurative Artists Association) Painting and Sculpture Autumn Exhibition. One of Gary Auerbach’s most extensive platinum photographic works is a series of portraits of Native Americans. This series has been acquired by the Smithsonian Institute and has recently been reproduced in the limited edition book, "We Walk in Beauty". His images of Southwestern tribes have the aesthetic properties of hundred-year-old photographs, but were taken within the last 15 years.
   
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 Museums
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
Phone:212-831-7272
Fax:212-831-7927
Current Exhibition:
EL MUSEO’S BIENAL: THE (S) FILES 007
With Invited Guest Country Ecuador
July 25, 2007 – January 6, 2008
The (S) Files” are literally “the selected files”, as many of the works on display have been chosen from the unsolicited submissions to El Museo’s Artists’ Archive over the past two years. This selection for the 5 thbienal is the most expansive to date, with 51 artists showcasing work in traditional mediums such as drawing, painting and photography, as well as more experimental projects incorporating light, sound, and interactive elements, mobile sculptures and site-specific installations.
The Chelsea Art Museum
556 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011
Phone:212-255-0719
Fax:212-255-2368
Current Exhibition:
The Incomplete
October 2– January 12, 2008
We live in an incomplete world.
Therefore it is imperative to examine the new art which deals with our lack of closure. The Chelsea Art Museum is proud to present at this time a ground-breaking exhibition which is so pertinent to our lives. It will change the way we look at and understand the creative production of our times.
The Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street
New York, NY 10021
General Information: 1 (800) WHITNEY
Current Exhibition:
Television delivers People
December 7, 2007 – February 24, 2008
The work of Beth Campbell investigates notions of the everyday made strange and unfamiliar by the artist's clever hand. For Campbell, this exploration is oftentimes personal, and she positions her installations, videos, sculptures, and drawings in close relation to her own subjective view. Yet complicating what appears at first glance to be a facsimile of life is the artist's masterful ability to confound any expectation. Scenarios repeat in multiple and, in turn, what existed on the plane of the banal becomes twisted and distorted, challenging the limits of human perception. Curator: Tina Kukielski.
Wednesday–Thursday 11 am–6 pm
Friday 1–9 pm (6–9 pm pay-what-you-wish admission)
Saturday–Sunday 11 am–6 pm
The Museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
Dining Out
Cookshop
156 Tenth Ave(At 20th Street)
New York, NY
Phone:212-924-4440
Chelsea Brewing Company
59 Chelsea Piers
New York,NY 10011
Phone: 212-636-6440
Fax:212-336-6431
Markt
676 Avenue of the Americas
New York,NY 1010( 6th Ave at 21st)
Phone:212-727-3314
Green Table
75 9th Ave
New York, NY 10011
Phone:212-741-9174
Bottino
246 10th Ave
New York, NY 10001
Phone:212-206-6766
SushiSamba
87 7th Ave
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-7885
Spice Market
403 West 13th ST
New York, NY 10014
(212) 675-2322
|  Where to Stay
Chelsea Lodge
318 West 20th Street
New York City, NY 10011
Phone: 212 243 4499
Chelsea Lodge is a recently renovated Eorpean-style hotel located in the heart of the historic Chelsea district. Secure private and quiet the it provides a clean comfortable environment at reasonable rates.
Carlton Arms Hotel
160 East 25th Street
New York,NY 10010
Phone:212-679-0680
Fax:212-684-8337
Like a stray adrift from the East Village, the four-floor Carlton Arms is a combat-boots, rock'n'roll hotel that feels almost like you're walking into a rehearsal space. Artfully decorated rooms, stairways and hallways run the gamut from rhinos to moonscapes.
Hampton Inn Manhattan Chelsea
108 West 24th Street
New York , NY. 10011
Phone 212-414-1000
Fax 212-647-1511
A new modern 20 story high-rise hotel located in the trendy up and coming district of Chelsea, New York, bordering the West Village and Midtown Manhattan. This New York Hampton Inn hotel is equipped with all the latest conveniences to make you feel right at home in the Big Apple.
Night Life
The Plumm
246 W 14th St (bet. 7th & 8th Aves)
New York, NY 10011
212-675-1567
The Plumm is at celebrity run night club. Noel Ashman, Chris Noth and David Wells are the proprieters of this semi-private club in the space that once housed Nell's.
Star Lounge
222 West 23rd St (Chelsea Hotel)
(7th & 8th Aves)
New York, NY 10011
(212) 255-4646
Nestled beneath the fabled Chelsea Hotel, the Star Lounge is an intimate Haven for late-night revelry. It's discreet 23rd Street location and it's below street level entrance offers a sought after escape.
Stereo
512 West 29th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 244-1965
Stereo lacated between 10th and 11th Avenues, offers New York nightlife a mix of street couture and nightlife chic. Creating the ultimate sensory experience.
Gotham Comedy Club
208 W. 23th St., New York, NY10011
(212)367-9000
Gotham Comedy Club is New York City's premiere Comedy Club featuring the country's top headliners and up and coming comics. Home to Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, this state of the art venue offers more than laughter.
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