Creator’s Showcase – Local Artist Events in 2023
Poetry Reading
Carol Mikoda
Carol Mikoda’s book Wind and Water, Leaf and Lake, includes poems that closely observe the day-to-day phenomena of those abundant elements, focusing on one at a time in four sections. Traveling beyond mere observation, the poet connects what she sees around her each day with her own thoughts about aging, about grief and gratitude, about her place in the cosmos. She describes the flora and fauna of the Finger Lakes in her own unique descriptive style that brings the reader close in to lakes themselves, the forests around them, the weather that affects all. The weave of sparking image and inner thought is calming and at the same time evocative.
Book Reading and Talk
with Liz Rosenberg and Joanna Higgins
Liz Rosenberg is an American poet, novelist, children’s book author, editor and book reviewer. Her most recent work is A Strange Life: Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott. Blending gentle satire with reportage and emotive autobiography, Alcott’s exquisite essays are as exceptional as the novels she is known for. Published together for the first time, this delightful selection shows us another side to one of our most celebrated writers. Liz is currently a professor of English at Binghamton University, and in previous years has taught at Colgate University, Sarah Lawrence College, Hamilton College, Bennington College, and Hollins College.
Joanna Higgins is a National Endowment for the Arts recipient whose work has been included in The Best American Short Stories series. Her fourth historical novel, In the Fall They Leave, is a wartime story of moral courage, resilience, and endurance. Joanna’s first novel, A Soldier’s Book, was a Finalist for the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction.
Enjoy a book talk by each of these esteemed authors. Copies of their books will be available for purchase.
Artist Talk
with Linda Bigness and Reda Abdelrahman
On Thursday, October 26, Artisan Gallery will host a Closing Reception for our current two exhibitions: “Abstract Views Of The Real” by Linda Bigness and “Nostalgia 2” by Reda Abdelrahman. This will be a unique opportunity to meet the artists and your last chance to view these rich, colorful artworks. Linda and Reda will both be presenting thoughts about their creative process, inspiration, and be open for Q&A.
Light refreshments will be served; please join us from 5:30-7:30PM for this special event at Artisan Gallery. RSVPs encouraged but not required. RSVP HERE.
There’s Nothing There, But the Room Exists
An Evening of Poetry with Adam J Gellings & Nathan Lipps
Adam J. Gellings is the author of the poetry collection Little Palace. He received his PhD from the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he was the recipient of a fellowship from the Marion Clayton Link Endowment. His work has appeared in numerous journals & anthologies including Best New Poets 2017 & 2021, Copper Nickel, Salamander, The Southampton Review, Willow Springs & elsewhere. He resides in Columbus, Ohio where he teaches Writing & Composition courses at Columbus College of Art & Design. More at: https://www.adamjgellings.com/
Nathan Lipps is the author of the chapbook the body as passage (Open Palm Print). Born and raised along the rural coast of western Michigan, he currently lives in Ohio and works as an Assistant Professor at Central State University. A recipient of a Peter Taylor Fellowship (Kenyon Review), an Excellence award in Research (SUNY Binghamton), and a Poetry Fellowship (Wichita State University), Nathan’s work has been published in the Best New Poets, BOAAT, Colorado Review, Third Coast, TYPO, and elsewhere. More at: nathanlipps.com
Artist Talk and Book Release
with Katie Vaz
Saturday, September 23 @ 2PM
Grab your comfiest pair of linen pants, squeeze a lemon into your iced tea, and light your favorite ocean breeze candle…it’s time to get cozy and coastal! On Saturday, September 23 at 2PM, Artisan Gallery is hosting an artist talk and book launch party with illustrator and author Katie Vaz to celebrate her new publication, Tiny Joys.
Equal parts activity book, inspirational guide, and gratitude journal, Tiny Joys is the newest addition to illustrator Katie Vaz’s universe of comfort and a celebration of all of the things we love about our daydreams of living on the coast: farmers market shopping lists, refreshing drink ideas, and suggestions for curating the perfect Sunday morning. Inspired by the breezy, luxuriously simple lifestyle of your favorite coastal grandmother (think Ina Garten or any 2000s movie with Diane Keaton), Tiny Joys is perfect for learning to relax and celebrate the joys of a life lived slowly.
Bonus treat: Katie has designed an exclusive sticker that is a free gift with purchase of Tiny Joys during the event! Join us for this free and fun event at Artisan Gallery.
Katievaz.com | @katiemarievaz
Artist Talk
with Erin Waye
Join artist Erin Waye to learn more about her process and vibrant, detailed painting style.
Erin Waye specializes in acrylic paintings on canvas and enjoys capturing various subject matter such as: cityscapes, landscapes, bridges, castles, people, and the surreal realm. Her style has realism and illustrative qualities, boasting vibrant colors, intricate lines, nuanced shades, meaningful symbols, and captivating designs.
For Erin, a finished painting serves as a testament to the time, effort, passion, and boundless imagination poured into its creation. She seamlessly weaves together various themes such as: happiness and positivity, strength and beauty, and intrigue and wonder.
Book and Brunch Fundraiser
with author Jean Hanff Korelitz
Saturday, August 19th @ 11AM (Doors open at 10:30AM)
Last chance pre-registration ends August 18th. Tickets purchased at the door will be subject to a small convenience fee.
Join BCAC’s 1st annual Book and Brunch fundraiser featuring New York Times bestselling author Jean Hanff Korelitz at SUNY Broome Culinary & Event Center on Saturday, August 19th from 11am-1pm. Doors open at 10:30AM. Enjoy a catered brunch while BCAC Gallery Manager Connie Barnes sits down with Jean Hanff Korelitz to talk about Korelitz’s writing and her novel, The Plot, a psychologically suspenseful novel set in Chenango County about a story too good not to steal, and a writer who steals it.
BCAC’s Book and Brunch fundraiser includes a full brunch spread catered by CAFFE del CORSO, talk with the author Jean Hanff Korelitz with a Q&A to follow, and book signing by the author. This event is a fundraiser to support Broome County Arts Council’s programming and marketing efforts to continue to serve, preserve and transform the local arts community through Artisan and Art Path Galleries’ exhibitions, Pursuit Art classes, Creator’s Showcase, Business of Art workshops, Artist in Residence and more.
Jean Hanff Korelitz was “born and raised in New York City and educated at Dartmouth College and Clare College, Cambridge. She is the author of the novels: The Latecomer (limited series adaptation forthcoming from Kristen Campo’s Campout Productions and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories), The Plot (adaptation forthcoming from Hulu, to star Mahershala Ali), You Should Have Known (Adapted for HBO as “The Undoing” by David E. Kelley, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland), Admission (adapted as the 2013 film of the same name, starring Tina Fey, Lily Tomlin and Paul Rudd), The Devil and Webster, The White Rose, The Sabbathday River and A Jury of Her Peers, as well as a middle-grade reader, Interference Powder, and a collection of poetry, The Properties of Breath.”
All attendees must purchase or bring a previously purchased copy of You Should Have Known, The Plot, or Latecomer to the event.
Event info:
- WHEN: August 19th @ 11AM. Doors open at 10:30AM.
- WHERE: SUNY Broome Culinary and Event Center located at 78 Exchange St., Binghamton, NY.
- PARKING: See details for event parking HERE.
Artist Talk
Susan Szczotka
Thursday, July 13th @ 6:30PM
Join Susan Szczotka as she talks weaving, technique, and raku pottery.
Szczotka considers herself a craftsperson, driven to use her hands to create beautiful work, both functional and decorative. She believes that fine craft is art. Szczotka is strongly influenced by the Arts and Craft movement as well as many types of ethnic designs from around the world. While mostly drawn to a natural color palette, she also enjoys a riot of brilliant colors. The tactile nature of craft, from moving clay with her hands to running hundreds of fine, soft thread between her fingers, is therapeutic and joyous. Szczotka finds creating a finished piece for others to enjoy deeply satisfying.
Susan Szczotka’s exhibition, “Textures by Hand: Fiber and Clay” is on view at Artisan Gallery from July 7th-July 28th.
The Ultimate Wizarding World Guide to Magical Studies
Q&A with co-author Amy Hogan
Tuesday, June 27th @ 6:30PM
Join us for a magical book launch! The Ultimate Wizarding World Guide To Magical Studies offers a deep dive into the curriculum offered at Hogwarts in the beloved Harry Potter series. Compiled by the staff of the popular Harry Potter fansite MuggleNet.com, the book gathers canonical information all in one place, while also offering research into the various areas of magical education. One of the co-authors of the book, Amy Hogan, is a Broome County native and will be on hand for a reading and Q&A about the book. The event will offer discussions, activities, and more!
Book Reading & Signing
Mary Pat Hyland
Saturday, May 6th @ 2PM
Mary Pat Hyland is an award-winning former newspaper journalist and Amazon Top 100 Bestseller. She writes novels and short stories set in the scenic Finger Lakes wine country and Southern Tier region of New York State. Hyland’s characters reflect her own Irish American heritage and her story lines often stray into magical realism.
Her latest novel, When Stardust Fell on Keuka Lake, is the third book in the Caviston Sisters Mystery series, preceded by The Curse of the Strawberry Moon and The Water Mystic of Woodland Springs. She is the author of the best-selling novel, The House With the Wraparound Porch, a family saga spanning four generations. Her other works include The Maeve Kenny series: The Cyber Miracles (Book 1), A Sudden Gift of Fate (Book 2), and A Wisdom of Owls (Book 3); 3/17 (an Irish trad music parody of Dante’s Inferno); The Terminal Diner (a suspense novel); and In the Shadows of the Onion Domes (collected short stories).
View Mary’s work at marypathyland.com
Book Reading & Signing
Emily Hund
Saturday, April 29th @ 2:30PM
Before there were Instagram likes, Twitter hashtags, or TikTok trends, there were bloggers who seemed to have the passion and authenticity that traditional media lacked. The Influencer Industry tells the story of how early digital creators scrambling for work amid the Great Recession gave rise to the multibillion-dollar industry that has fundamentally reshaped culture, the flow of information, and the way we relate to ourselves and each other.
The Influencer Industry reveals how, in an increasingly fractured and profit-driven communications environment, the people we think of as “real” are merely those who have learned to exploit the industry’s ever-shifting constructions of authenticity.
View Emily’s work at emilyhund.com
Artist Talk
Alexandra Davis
Saturday, April 22nd @ 2PM
Alexandra Davis is a visual artist born in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, living and working in Binghamton, New York. Using traditional methods in printmaking as a foundation, Ms. Davis responds romantically to her impressions and annotations of nature. The emanation of form is vibrant, demanding, and unselfconscious by design. Mark-making accentuates time and space in the cyclical events associated with the natural world. An echo emanates from the celestial against the turbulence and movement of the inner sanctums of the terrestrial.
Ms. Davis is the sole proprietor of Equinox Press in Endicott, N.Y., and is a senior lecturer in the Art and Design Department at Binghamton University.
Equinox Press is a fine art studio providing a creative space for art mentorship and group workshops by printmaker and fine artist Alexandra Davis. The studio is in Endicott, N.Y., on 14 Washington Avenue, and provides workshops and private lessons in printmaking processes like; etching, collagraphs, monotype, solarplate etching, and relief. View Alexandra’s work and the work of other Equinox Press Artists at equinoxprintmaking.com
Andrei Guruianu
Senior Language Lecturer in the Expository Writing Program
New York University
Andrei Guruianu is a Senior Language Lecturer in the Expository Writing Program at New York University where he has taught since 2011. His critical and creative works often explore such topics as memory and forgetting, the role of art and of the artist, and the ability of place to shape personal and collective histories. He holds and MA in Journalism from Iona College and a PhD in English from Binghamton University.
Previously he has worked as editor of the international literary journal The Broome Review and the Stephen Dunn Prize in Poetry, and from 2009-2010 was selected as the first Broome Country Poet Laureate. In 2009 he also edited an anthology of Eastern-European writing titled Twenty Years After the Fall, and that same year served as guest editor of the Yellow Medicine Review. His poetry has been featured by former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser in the column American Life in Poetry.
He is currently working on a new book of essays and a collective digital storytelling project titled The Afterlife of Discarded Objects: Memory and Forgetting in a Culture of Waste. Learn more about about it and participate with your own stories and artwork Here.
