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Art League RI Exhibit Opening

September 8, 2016 by A. Cemal Ekin
Art League RI President Paulette Miller

Today was the opening reception of the Beyond Choreography: Visual Interpretation of Movement juried exhibit. Art League RI has gathered a strong collection of art submitted by New England artists. The Veterans Auditorium also had an open house to showcase their renovations. Jan and I arrived a little early on a nice sunny day, parked on the street on the State House side, and slowly walked to the auditorium.

Dylan from Festival Ballet greeted us from inside the ticketing booth. We saw Misha in the lobby, and we chatted with him and Dylan for a while. Then, we took the elevator to the gallery level. As we entered the gallery, my two photographs greeted us positioned under the exhibit marquee. A very pleasant surprise. While Jan was taking photographs of me in front of my photographs, we met Ken Steinkamp, one of the VP’s of the Art League. He told us how well my work fitted the theme of the exhibit and the space below the banner.

After chatting with Ken, we started walking down the hall, looking at the other works on the walls. There were interesting pieces in mostly painting medium except for a few additional photographs. Our friends started to show up slowly, and a little later the ALRI president opened the evening by acknowledging all those who worked tirelessly to make the show possible, including the jurors of course. Then the gallery committee chair explained the program and invited Misha, the artistic director of Festival Ballet Providence.

Misha said words that highlighted the importance of the arts and various art forms working together. He then talked about this specific exhibit and announced two winners of the FBP Artistic Director Awards. I was pleased and surprised to be one of the two recipients. Then the president announced the grand prize winner for her painting, a nice piece reminiscent of André Kertesz’s photographs of chairs in Paris.

We chatted with friends who came to see the show and as they slowly moved on, so did we!

Here are my two accepted images and the one at the bottom is the award winner.

Movemenr #1
Movement #2

Here are some photographs from the evening:

Rhode Island State House
Exhibit Banner
In front of the work
Shadows under art
Shadows under art
Shadows paying tribute to Mondrian
Exhibit overview
Art League RI President Paulette Miller
ALRI Gallery Chair Chris Chabott
Jan among friends
Misha announcing his picks for FBP Awards
Misha announcing his picks for FBP Awards
FBP Artistic Director Award Winner

Category: Exhibits & Publications, Photographers, PhotographyTag: Exhibit, Photography

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  1. Haluk Atamal

    September 9, 2016 at 3:07 am

    Gurur duydum; tebrikler!

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      September 9, 2016 at 8:37 am

      Tesekkur ederim Haluk. Selamlar,

      Cemal

  2. Binnaz Melin

    September 9, 2016 at 3:55 am

    I thorougly enjoyed your comments and photos from the exhibition. Cemal. I warmly congratulate you on your award winning photograph. Do you have a list of your photos that have recevied prizes?

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      September 9, 2016 at 8:39 am

      Thank you Binnaz. I had two photographs that were accepted, they are at the end of my notes. The second one is the award recipient. See you soon!

      Cemal

  3. Sal Capirchio

    September 9, 2016 at 9:43 am

    Cemal-
    So sorry I missed your even last evening. As I had mentioned, I had a prior commitment, and after my meeting, had to get home as we had some relatives arriving from out of town, that are staying with us. Congratulations on your FBP Artistic Director Award!
    -Sal

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      September 9, 2016 at 9:45 am

      Thank you Sal, it was a good opening.

      Cemal

  4. Leslie Jean

    September 11, 2016 at 9:01 pm

    Congratulations. An original interpretation of dance.

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      September 11, 2016 at 9:15 pm

      Thanks Leslie,

      Cemal

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