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Art Show Features 75 Local ResidentsBY EILEEN BLAIRA parade of moods and media cavorts through the corridors and parish house of Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights, host to this year%u2019s Olde Brooklyn Artists Co-op Exhibit. Designed as a showcase for artists living or working in the areas of historic old Brooklyn surrounding the downtown area, the exhibit features the work of over 75 local residents, both professionals and amateurs, in all media: painting, printmaking, sculpture, crafts and photography.Considering the fact that no preliminary screening is done to eliminate exhibitors, the bbody of work displayed is, for the most part, of notable character. The crafts, in particular, include a significant amount of work by fine potters, weavers, and jewelry makers. Benjia M orgenstern%u2019s weavings demonstrate an extraordinary harmony of texture and color. Troy Baker%u2019s intricate macrame hangings are also inspiring as are Sally Skill man%u2019s delicate dried flower a rra n g e m e n ts in co rp o ratin g ribbons, pinecones, cornhusk dolls and wicker baskets.The paintings displayed included honest primitives, expressionistic, hard edge and neo-realistic. Barbara Spiller%u2019s works on unstretched canvas emerge as stars of the show. Fields of subtle color harmonize with a dancelike fluidity. Some of her canvases incorporate collage elem ents, fabric, for example, that add texture and another dimension to the work. Ms. Spiller is at home in many media and both her drawings and jewelry (made from piano keys) are also on exhibit.Drewann Rodney%u2019s portrait of a young woman ably represents realism in the show. A softness of color and line gives the painting a gentle sensuousness, a quiet humanity. David Atwater%u2019s impressionist oil of trees dressed for Fall similarly gives that genre notable representation.In the church itself, the large modern paintings displayed make for an interesting juxtaposition against the Gothic arches and stained glass of the sanctuary. William Pyles%u2019s oils dominate, gaining power from the contrast of the amorphous forms against a field of color. Diane Fitzgerald%u2019s hard edge acrylics likewise provoke a sense of awe at the sheer thrust of the boldly-colored forms. At the rear of the church, two Vasarely-like :ompositions by Ju d ith Werlin >hine down on the church proper vith the geometric intensity of a ronfiguration of candles. Ms.LICH RecruitingTeenagers looking for a meaningful way to keep busy this summer are urged to consider aplying as junior volunteers at Long Island College Hospital, 340 Henry Street, Brooklyn.Last year 71 high school students, ranging in age from 14 to 17, gave a total of 6,496 hours as junior volunteers. Help is needed once again this year, and the experience is particularly valuable to young people who are planning careers in the health field.For further information, Call Volunteer Director, Long Island College Hospital, Tel: 780-1982.ManuiteSpecializing in Yemenand International CuisineFine Food at Good Prices144 Atlantic Ave.Open Daily lla .m .- lip .m .858-7732Werlin's two works flank Linda Smith's delicate, romantic oil, a mother and child. This portrait, executed in muted blues and rose, seems particularly appropriate in the sanctuary setting.Jerry Gerasimchik%u2019s etchings, displayed in the upper hall of the church building, are other heroes of the exhibit. Masterfully executed, these etchings evoke an old-world feeling, both in technique and subject matter. Ann Gaffney%u2019s pen-and-ink drawings also take on historical themes, architecture in the Heights, but her treatment has a lightness of line and space that adds an open, contemporary feel to her brownstone subjects.Inches and inches of space would be needed todojustic to the breadth and variety of the Artists%u2019 Co-op Exhibit. Mrs. Mary Alice Pyles, Co-chairman of the event, noted, %u201cThis year%u2019s show seems to have much more variety of styles. More realism and more uses of color than previous exhibits, for example.%u201d Mrs. Pyles says the visitor turnout for the show which began June 2 is extremely satisfying. %u201c So many people seem surprised to learn that so much fine art is being produced locally, in their own communities, by their own neighbors,%u201d she added.The 10th Annual Artists%u2019 Co-op Exhibit will continue through June 9 atj&race Church, 254 Hicks Street, near Joralemon. The show is sponsored by The PHOENIX and individual sponsors interested in promoting the pursuit of the arts in our neighborhoods and in providing a showcase for local work being produced. The exhibit will remain on view Thursday and Friday, 2 to 8; Saturday, 12:30 to 6 and 9 to 10; and Sunday, 12:30 to 8.Dynamic A rt On AtlanticDiane Fitzgerald is a dynamic, talented person and her paintings, large, hard edge acrylics currently on exhibit at Gallery 91 communicate this.Ms. Fitgerald%u2019s paintings are brilliant in high, key colors, perfectly controlled. Her method is to work out the composition first on paper, then transfer it to the canvas. After drawing on the canvas, Ms. Fitzgerald paints and repaints each area until she achieves the exotic colors whose harmony has become her trademark.Gallery 91, 91 Atlantic Ave., will exhibit Ms. Fitzgerald%u2019s work through June 13. Two of the artist%u2019s work are also included in the Artists Co-op Exhibit at Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights. Both should not be missed. Ms. Fitzgerald is worth following. ROGER ERICKSONKatie Strasburg, in charge of crafts for the Artists Co-op Exhibit, stands amid the work on displayand for sale at Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights. The exhibit which represents the work of over 75artists in ail media, painting, printmaking, photography as well as crafts, w ill run though June 9.(Richard Solomon Photo)Promenade Art Show Chooses Winning Entries in 6 CategoriesWinners have been announced in the just-concluded 13th Semi-Annual BACA-Brooklyn Heights Promenade Art Show. The judged show was staged along the famed Esplanade from Remsen to Orange Streets. Award winners were:Watercolors:%u2019 1st Prize - Hung Chu Lee (of Windsor Terrace); 2nd Prize - A1 Narizzaro (Oceanside, L.I.); 3rd Prize - Thomas Laidman (Flatbush); Honorable Mention - Arie Gradus (Park Slope).Oils: 3rd Prize - Richard Cortez (Flatbush).Aciyllcs: 1st Prize - Anthony Rao (Brooklyn Heights); 2nd Prize - Robin Mazey and Roy Schell (Sharon Springs, N.Y.); 3rd Prize - Nicholas Davis (Queens).Graphics: 1st Prize - David Itchkowitz (M anhattan); 2nd Prize - Howard Lessnick (Binghampton, NY); 3rd Prize - Mildred Dienstag (Manhattan); Honorable Mention - David Grossman (Park Slope).Crafts: 1st Prize - Valerie Dubac (Manhattan); 2nd Prize - Jaclyn D. Kehrmann (Sheepshead Bay); 3rd Prize - Van Deursand Davies (Monticello, N.Y.).Photography: 1st Prize - Herman Beck (Richmond Hill, N.Y.); 2nd Prize - Ernest A. Cuni (Flatbush); 3rd Prize - Arthur M. Farrar (Brooklyn Heights); Honorable Mention - Maurice S. Dominques (Brooklyn Heights).A record number of exhibitors were involved in the show sponsored by the Brooklyn Arts and Culture Association, Inc. (BACA) and coordinated by Ruth Keating. The 14th Semi-Annual Brooklyn Heights Promenade Art Exhibition is set for this fall-Sept. 21, 22, 28 and 29, and Oct. 5-6.KLYW HEIGHTS C in e m o *g 1 %u201c ELD OVER thru Tues.June llth \GAGS & SATIRICAL BARBS\cVvSodyc A \&%u201c<%u00a7leepei'~%u201d2:00-3:35- 5:10-6:45 -8 :20-9:5570 HENRY ST or ORANGE Sr%u00ab . Tel 5%' 7070 a_a. 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