DICKENS TRAVELS- Dickens, A Celebration In Pictures

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 EXHIBIT INFO

DICKENS, A CELEBRATION IN PICTURES

ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATORS GROUP

SNOW DELAYS OPENING  - February 3 new date 5 - 21, 2015

exhibiting members:

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Lisa Cinelli      Diana Ting Delosh      Peggy Dressel      Laura Goetz    Leeza Hernandez

Sara Kahn      Doreen Marts      Donna Miskend      Marilyn Papas      Clare Pernice

Roberta Rivera      Vicky Rubin     Cheryl Taborsky      T. T. Tyler


Poe Park Visitors Center Gallery                      Hours:   Tues. - Sat.   8am - 4pm
2640 Grand Concourse                                         Exhibit and Events FREE
Bronx, NY 10458

Guest Speakers:

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Michael Patrick Hearn (literary/children's book historian)       Fred Kaplan (biographer) written contribution

Carol Burrell (a.k.a Klio, comic artist)

SCHEDULE of Events - Please note that some dates have changed*

school visits: February 5 - school elementary school visit
                      February 12 - high school visit

Saturday, February 14

12pm Creating comic style art and starting your own web comic with Carol Burrell (a.k.a Klio, comic artist) 

2pm  Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe, A Discussion with Michael Patrick Hearn, literary historian/author of The Annotated Christmas Carol and the forthcoming book The Annotated Edgar Allan Poe (ages 15 - adult), moderated by Donna Miskend, curator

Saturday, February 21*

10:30am Dickens Picture Book Reading and Art Project with T. T. Tyler, CBIG artist (ages 5-8)

1pm   Panel Discussion with CBIG artists  (family event)*

• Clare Pernice, Marilyn Papas, Peggy Dressel, Roberta Rivera, and special guest Carol Burrell a.k.a. Klio, moderated by Donna Miskend, curator/CBIG artist 

2pm  Closing Reception*

gallery closes at 4pm

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EXTRAS

these sites offer more info on Dickens

Gerald Dickens talks about performing his great, great grandfather's work in the same manner as Charles Dickens performed them in his public readings VIEW

Simon Callow on Dickens as a performer VIEW

Ruth Richardson, author of Dickens and the Workhouse, shows us the area that inspired 'Oliver Twist' VIEW

Sue Perkins on Dickens' life, work and methods with commentary by various British actors VIEW

ANIMATED by Richard Williams A Christmas Carol narrated by Michael Redgrave VIEW

ABFFEevent

artwork: Lisa Cinelli, Clare Pernice

Fun at the ABFFE childrens book art auction at the Javitz Center in May

 

Marilyn Papas

Wallace West

Stephanie Ruble and Lisa Cinelli; artwork Lisa

Marilyn Papas, Nancy Doniger, Donna Miskend

CBIG members not only contributed artwork, but also volunteered for this worthy cause in an effort to combat censorship regarding children's books: volunteers T.T. Tyler and Nancy Donniger

Doreen Marts

artwork Patricia Keeler, Patricia and Vicky Rubin

Melissa Iwai

Stephanie Ruble

Jennifer Thermes

Special section for artwork celebrating Dr. Seuss:

Vicky Rubin 

Donna Miskend

Nina Mata

Christine Mix

Dancin' to Footloose tune

Donna Miskend, Clare Pernice, Patricia Keeler
Annina Luck Wildermuth, Vicky Rubin

 For more information, visit the earlier blog post on ABFFE and the art auction details HERE   

DICKENS: A Celebration In Pictures - Travels to Poe Park

Dickens: A Celebration In Pictures - A selection of work from the original exhibit that first appeared at the Yonkers Riverfront Library for Dickens' Bicentennial, will be on view at POE PARK VISITORS CENTER ART GALLERY, February 3 - 21, 2015.

If you missed the original show, here's your chance to experience a selection of illustrations created by CBIG members based on the literary work of Charles Dickens. Some of the guest collaborators will also be on hand for a series of family programs.

CHECK BACK HERE IN THE FALL FOR A SCHEDULE OF THE EVENTS.

guests include: Carol Burrell, Fred Kaplan, Michael Patrick Hearn and the artists from CBIG: Lisa Cinelli, Diana Ting Delosh, Peggy Dressel, Laura Goetz, Sara Kahn, Leeza Hernandez, Doreen Marts, Donna Miskend, Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, Roberta Rivera, Vicky Rubin, T. T. Tyler

Photos from the original exhibit with all the artists can be found by searching for DICKENS on this blog. Additionally, a variety of material from the exhibit can also be found at the Dickens Museum, London, UK in their bicentennial archives. Research material is currently only accessible on site at the museum. 

ABFFE CHILDREN'S BOOK ART AUCTION

 courtesy of Patricia Keeler

Members of CBIG join a growing list of illustrators working in the children's book industry who have submitted art for ABFFE's 20th Annual Childrens Book Art Auction, to support their initiative against censorship of children's books. Artwork for auction are both published and unpublished illustrations, sketches and prints.

This years special tribute include illustrations honoring Dr. Seuss whose books have been criticized for their content. His book The Lorax was challenged due to its unfavorable portrayal of the foresting industry.

 courtesy of Vicky Rubin

The Kids Right To Read Program is co-sponsored by ABC Children’s Group of the American Booksellers Association and American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) with the National Association Against Censorship.There will be an on-line auction open to the public click HERE (opens: at noon, June 2, 2014 and closes, June 9, 2014 at noon), in person ticketed auction (Wed. May 28th at BEA may be purchased online) and a holiday auction in the fall. For more information visit the web sites highlighted.  

Examples of books that have been banned or challenged effecting availability:

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Brave New World by Aldous Huxley; Angels in America by Tony Kushner, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. Click HERE to see more books, many considered literary classics and important portrayals of American history.

Contributing CBIG artists include:

Wallace West · Jennifer Thermes · Vicky Rubin · Stephanie Ruble ·  Marilyn Papas · 
Clare Pernice · Christine Mix · Donna Miskend · Doreen Marts · Nina Mata · 
Patricia Keeler · Melissa Iwai · Lisa Cinelli

DRAFTMAN'S CONGRESS - New Museum

Members of CBIG took part in the Draftman's Congress, an event at the New Museum in association with an exhibit by the artist Pawel Althamer. He first created this event at the Berlin Biennale in 2012. More are planned for Europe and Asia. Artist groups from different disciplines, painters, engineers, designers, cartoonists, etc. were invited to paint and draw. The public was also invited to join in for a huge art collaboration. Think of it like art as dance.  Ephemeral and the experience for both the artists and public as the act of creation. Participating members of CBIG:

©Angelique Anderson

Angelique Anderson click to visit her blog

©Amalia Hoffman

Amalia Hoffman click to visit 

her web site

"Participating in this event was a freeing experience. I felt like a kid, drawing with a piece of chalk, discovering colors, textures".

©Lisa Cinelli

Lisa Cinelli click to visit her web site
"The spontaneity, excitement, energy, and camaraderie making art together on the fourth floor of the New Museum created one of the most fun filled art making experiences I could ever imagine. Pawel was making art on the walls alongside the rest of the public".

©Diane Allison

Diane Allison

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"So how often do you get to DO the artwork in a major NYC art museum?  Huh?  Was this fun or what?  And working beside your colleagues, making delightful images beside, beneath and -oops there goes Nancy reaching above me, pasting her cut-out leapord in the hand of my tree-man!  It brought out the wall-scribbling 3year-olds in all of us -- and the glee".

©Yuko Katakawa

Yuko Katakawa

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©Donna Miskend

Donna Miskend

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"Walking into the space we were surrounded by art. Wow, what a great idea! It was so much fun to draw together."

©Marilyn Papas

Marilyn Papas click to

view her web site

Nancy Doniger

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©Nancy Doniger

©Kitty Leech

Kitty Leech

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"It was so much fun to get directly into the fray of artmaking, to all be drawing together and to have people walk by and comment while you were still working. It was an exhilarating afternoon!"

©Madonna Davidoff

Madonna Davidoff click to 

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Thanks to the members for contributing the photos! 

          

Preparations - we get our own paper to work on  

CBIG artists begin

      

Can you spot Nancy's collage pieces? 







The walls, chairs and floor were covered with art!

Thank you to Pawel Althamer and the New Museum hosting such a wonderful event!

(top row) Nancy Doniger (front: L to R) Kitty Leech, Diane Allison, Angelique Anderson, Marilyn Papas,
Lisa Cinelli, Amalia Hoffman, Donna Miskend, Madonna Davidoff, Yuko Katakawa