Last updated December 6,
2003
The Museum of European
Art
10545 Main Street, Clarence, New York
14031
Telephone (716) 759 - 6078 e-mail:
zavrel@MEAus.com
Open Tuesdays thru Fridays, 10
- 5, and Saturdays 1 - 4.
WOMEN, MUSIC AND
DANCE
January 22 - March 31,
2004
REFLECTION,
by Anna Druzcz.
From our 'Eleanor &
Wilson Greatbatch Collection'.
Participating artists:
Tana Christiansen,
Linda Piper,
Joseph
Czarnota, Mary McAndrew,
Nancy
Gallagher, Greg Kuppinger,
Kingsley Owen
(Canada), Tatiana Evanitsky,
Binyamin
Shalumov, Anna Druzcz and
Helga Tiemann (Germany),
Alexander
David
(Russia) and Yuri Firsov
(Canada).
OPENING
RECEPTION
Thursday,
JANUARY 22,
2004
6 to 8
p.m.
Special guest of
honor:
Painter Binyamin
Shalumov
THE MIRACLE OF
CREATION
October 23 - December 31,
2003
ETAIN,
by Sara McMurray-Day, Ireland.
From our 'Eleanor &
Wilson Greatbatch Collection'.
Participating artists:
Stella Shalumova, Edward
Bialek (Poland),
Geoffrey Harding, Bradley
Widman,
Joanne Smith, Joanna
Dicker-Bachman,
Mary McAndrew, Curt
Wright, Eric Guy,
Brendalee Piccione, Craig
Chivers (Canada),
and Prof. Montserrat
Barenys (Spain).
OPENING RECEPTION Thursday,
OCTOBER 23, 2003, 6 to 8 p.m.
2004
CALENDAR
Museum of
European Art
INVITATION
TO ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT THEIR WORKS
January 22,
2004 ... WOMEN, MUSIC & DANCE
(January 22 -
March 31, 2004)
Paintings and
sculptures inspired by music, dance, poetry and images and
portraits of women. Artists from Germany, Russia, Canada and
Western New York.
Reception on January
22, 2004 from 6 to 8 p.m.
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April 22,
2004 ... ETERNAL LOVE
(April 22 - June
30, 2004)
Lovers across the
ages, from antiquity to our times, in paintings and
sculptures. Western New York and international
artists.
Reception on April 22,
2004 from 6 to 8 p.m.
***
July 29, 2004
... MYTHOLOGY & LEGENDS
(July 29 -
September 30, 2004)
Paintings and
sculptures inspired by mythology and legends.
Selected paintings and
sculptures donated by international artists in 2004 to our
"Eleanor & Wilson Greatbatch Collection".
Reception on July 29,
2004 from 6 to 8 p.m.
***
October 21,
2004 ... SALVADOR DALI @ 100
(October 21 -
December 31, 2004)
An exhibition honoring
SALVADOR DALI on his 100th birthday
anniversary.
Reception on October
21, 2004 from 6 to 8 p.m.
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ART ON
LOAN
from
the
Museum of European
Art
Works of art by well-known
European artists like
Salvador Dali, Jean
Cocteau, Marc Chagall, Kurt Arentz, Helga Tiemann, Jean Carzou,
Renate Stendar and
others are now available for rent at the Museum. The value of most of
the works is between $ 300 - 1,800.
The fee is only $ 25 for 3
months, plus a deposit.
One of the works available for
rent at the Museum of European Art: a color woodcut from
Salvador
Dali's series DIVINA
COMEDIA.
For information, contact John
Zavrel at 759-6078 or by e-mail at: zavrel@meaus.com
2003 IN REVIEW
Consul
B. John
Zavrel and the painter
Mary
McAndrew at the opening
of the exhibition "The
Miracle of Creation" at
the Museum of European Art in Clarence, New York. The exhibition,
which includes 20 paintings by the Polish painter
Edward
Bialek, continues till
December 31, 2003.
July 17, 2003
....NATURE AND WILDLIFE IN ART
Sculptures and paintings
of landscapes, animals and birds.
(July 17 - September 30,
2003)
A pair of bulls in bronze by
the prominent German sculptor
KURT
ARENTZ
are among the works of art presented in the exhibition, which
opened on JULY 17,
2003.
Paintings and sculptures on the
theme 'Nature and
Wildlife' by artists
from Utah, California, Germany and Western New York:
ViviAnn Rose (Utah),
Pat Roberts (California), Kurt Arentz and Jan Künster
(Germany). From Buffalo
area: James McAndrew, Leonard Rusin, Cynthia Kelley, Paula Borkowski,
Mary McAndrew Stephen, Curtis Wright, Brenda Piccione, Kathleen Kelly
and Dr. Elizabeth Doherty.
Artists will be
introduced at 6:30 pm.
AT THE HERMITAGE
April 24 - July 3,
2003
'Reception Hall. Small
Hermitage", original oil painting by E. Tabachnik
Paintings and sculptures by
Canadian and American artists were featured. Among them are Edward
Tabachnik,Lorne Wagman, Slavka Kolesar, Lorne Corley, James Culligan,
and Craig Chivers from Canada. From Buffalo, Cornelia Dohse-Peck,
Bradley Widman, Mary McAndrew, Stella Shalumova, Ames de Barros and
Judie Champlin.
Winner of the April 2003
'Artwork Competition' was the painting 'ENIGMA' by Binyamin Shalumov
from Williamsville, New York.
The original oil painting
'Enigma' by the Russian-born painter Binyamin Shalumov from
Williamsville, NY was the winner of voting by visitors to the Museum
of European Art. On April 26, 2003 the artist was already in Moscow,
at the opening of an extensive one-man exhibition of some 60 of his
recent landscapes.
New paintings by
Binyamin Shalumov
'Monastery", original oil painting by B.
Shalumov
Also shown: Photographs
by Kim Sarama
and 40 works by Salvador
Dali
Opening reception on Thursday
February 27, 2003 from 5 - 8 pm. Introduction of artists at 6:00
pm.
Lecture by Dr. Maria Farnek
Bardos
ETRUSCANS & ANCIENT
ROME
(A slide presentation by Dr.
Maria Farnek on Etruscan art)
Lecture starts at 7
p.m.
Exhibition continues to March
21, 2003.
(Sponsored by Kulback
Construction)
DALI AND
WINE
January 30 to March 24,
2003
40 works by SALVADOR DALI -
lithographs, sculptures and art objects. Also shown will be new
sculptures and paintings and lithographs added to our collection in
2002.
Opening reception on Thursday
January 30, 2003 from 5 - 8 pm. Unveiling of a new sculpture by Kurt
Arentz (German) at 6:30
pm.
Salvador
Dali
2002 EVENTS IN
REVIEW
December 19.........
ICONS FROM BULGARIA
(Icons on wood from the
Bulgarian painter Violeta Trajanova)
Artists-of-the-month: Geeta
Harvey and Lorne Corley (Toronto).
(Sponsored
by BANK
OF AKRON)
Madonna with Child
The Bulgarian painter Violeta
Trajanova will show 30 of
her icons on wood, inspired by original icons found in the churches
in Bulgaria. Recurring
themes and Madonna with Child, the Holy Trinity, Mary, Jesus, and
representations of various saints of the Church. A rare opportunity
to see the artist's first exhibition in America.
Opening reception on
Thursday December 19, 2002 from 5 - 8 pm.
Exhibition continues to
February 20, 2003.
November 21........THE
PROPHET OF HOPE:
The Sculptor Renate
Stendar
(Sculptures and graphics
by Swiss-German artist Renate Stendar)
Artists-of-the-month: Elisabeth
Allan, Mary McAndrew and Slavka Kolesar, Toronto.
(Sponsored by
JOHN
ZAVREL, CPA
and
Mary
McAndrew Fine Arts)
October 30
.........THE FRENCH RIVIERA
(A slide presentation by
Dr. Sylvia Bakos, Buffalo State College on the art and architecture
along the French Riviera)
Artists-of-the-month: Joseph
Czarnota, Bradley Widman and Prof. Monserrat Barenys,
Spain.
SEPTEMBER
2002
September
26.........CLASSICAL
INDIAN DANCE
(Featuring
Suhasini Sumithra and five other young students of the dance
guru Tejaswini Rao)
(Sponsored by the
dance teacher Mrs. Tejaswini Rao and Dr. Radha Simhadri,
Hearing and Balance Center)
The 16-year old Suhasini
Sumithra before the recent annual performance in Buffalo,
New York. Her guru is Mrs. Tejaswini Rao.
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AUGUST 2002
August 20
& 21....THE VOICE OF THE
HIMALAYAS
(lecture by Swami
Hari, a disciple of H.H. Swami Rama of the Himalayas). $ 10
donation
(Sponsored by B. John
Zavrel, CPA)
August
29.........HOMAGE
TO AN INVENTOR
(honoring Dr.
Wilson Greatbatch on his 83rd birthday)
(Sponsored by
Consular Corps of Western New York)
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JULY 2002
Live
Jazz Concert
by
the
"BLACK TIE
JAZZ"
(suggested
donation $ 10)
Thursday,
July 25, 2002
from 5 to 8
p.m.
Continuing
Exhibition:
THE JEWELL OF
CLARENCE
An
introduction to the Museum's fine collection of works by
Chagall, Dali, Picasso, Warhol, Moore, Belmondo, Cocteau,
Arentz, Stendar, McAndrew, Hohberger, Tiemann, Künster,
Angerer, Carzou, and others.
(Sponsored by
Clarence Chamber of Commerce)
Exhibition continues
to August 31, 2002
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JUNE 2002
Opening of the
exhibiton
THE JEWELL OF
CLARENCE
An
introduction to the Museum's fine collection of works by
Chagall, Dali, Picasso, Warhol, Moore, Belmondo, Cocteau,
Arentz, Stendar, McAndrew, Hohberger, Tiemann, Künster,
Angerer, Carzou, and others.
Thursday,
June 27, 2002
from 5 to 8
p.m.
(Sponsored by the Clarence
Chamber of Commerce)
Continuing
Exhibition:
"LIGHTHOUSES
IN PERSPECTIVE"
42 photographs
by Kenneth Dulian
Exhibition
continues to June 24, 2002
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MAY 2002
Exhibition
"LIGHTHOUSES
IN PERSPECTIVE"
42 photographs
by Kenneth Dulian
Exhibition runs
from May 4 to June 24, 2002
Opening
Reception
Saturday, May
4, 2002
from 6 to 9
p.m.
Opening of the
exhibiton "Lighthouses in Perspective"
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APRIL 2002
May ............Lighthouses in
Perspective
photographs by Kenneth
Dulian
April
25.........Wine Tasting
with Peter
Yeskoot of Clarence Wines & Spirits
April
27......."CANDLELIGHT RENDEZVOUS"
See the
sculptures by candlelight ...
a fundraiser
with wine & music, $ 10 at the
door
7:30 to 10
pm
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MARCH 2002
Exhibition "FACE
TO FACE"
21 portraits of men and women of our
time
in bronze, stone and paintings
Exhibition runs from
March 28 to May 24, 2002
SOCIAL
NIGHT
March 28,
2002
from 5 to 8
p.m.
Opening of the
exhibiton "FACE TO FACE".
Continuing
exhibitions:
"WOMEN
AND
FLOWERS"..........
to March 24, 2002
"PARADISE".........
to April 24, 2002
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FEBRUARY
2002
Exhibition
"PARADISO"
by Salvador
Dali.
33 original woodcuts inspired by Dante's
'Divina Comedia.'
Exhibition runs from
February 28 to April 24, 2002
SOCIAL
NIGHT
February 28,
2002
from 5 to 8
p.m.
Opening of the
exhibiton "PARADISO".
Continuing:
"WOMEN AND FLOWERS"
Exhibition
continues to March 24, 2002
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JANUARY
2002
Exhibition
"WOMEN AND FLOWERS"
12 board-mounted illustrations by
the famous Art Nouveau
Czech-French painter Alphonse
Mucha (1860-1939)
Exhibition runs from
January 31 to March 20, 2002
Unveiling of the
portrait "President RONALD REAGAN"
by Mary McAndrew
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