Radius
Professional Practice Series for Artists

Radius is a professional development program organized by The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in conjunction with the Ridgefield Guild of Artists to promote the growth and interests of regional artists.

Radius 2008

Professional Development Workshops

#1 The Artist’s Web Site
Saturday, April 12, 2008; 2 to 5 pm
Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
Presenters: Designers Gabe and Margaret Levinson
Fee: $30; $90 for 3-workshop series

Participants will get an overview of why and how to develop a presence online. Designers Gabe and Margaret Levinson will walk artists through several options for creating Web sites, developing e-communications, and harnessing search engines to their best advantage.

#2 Hosting a Successful Studio Visit
Saturday, April 19, 2008; 1 to 4 pm
Artspace, New Haven, CT
Presenters: Artists Johanna Bresnick and Megan Craig, with curator Joy M. Pepe
Fee: $30; $90 for 3-workshop series

Participants will learn tips for hosting a successful artist's studio visit, with expert advice from a professional curator and two artists. Discussion will cover preparing your studio for visitors, effective communication about projects in multiple stages of completion, and contextualization of large or diverse bodies of work. Topics may also include how to explain your art-making process and understanding and making best use of critical feedback.

#3 Strategic Planning for the Artist
May 10, 2008; 1 to 5 pm
Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
Presenter: Colleen Keegan, Strategic Planning Consultant
Fee: $40; $90 for 3-workshop series

Participants in this intensive workshop will learn a system for strategically mapping out how to reach goals in their careers as artists. Presentations and exercises will help participants to develop tools necessary to communicate effectively about their work, to target the essential resources, and to plan financially how to make their goals possible. Colleen Keegan is a strategic planning consultant for Creative Capital's professional development workshops for artists.

For Artists Only!
An Open House for Artists & Related Professionals
Saturday, May 31, 2008; 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Free
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT

Join us for a May evening at The Aldrich to make and renew friendships with other artists in the area. Bring a small portfolio of your work to share with other guests, discuss what you’re working on in the studio, learn about Radius and other professional opportunities, and view the current Aldrich exhibitions. Docent-led tours will be available and refreshments will be served. Take advantage of this great networking and development opportunity!

Full Circle: Ten Years of Radius
November 28, 2008 to May 31, 2009
Exhibition Reception: December 14, 2008; 3 to 5 pm

This special exhibition at The Aldrich will survey a selection of recent works by alumni from the first ten years of Radius: Emerging Artists from Connecticut and Southeastern New York.  Regine Basha from Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas, will be the curator.

Radius 2009

Radius: Professional Practice Forum
Presentation at The Aldrich
Saturday, January 24, 2009, 2 to 3:30 pm
Free, but registration is required
Please call The Museum for registration information: 203.438.4519

This event is open to the public and precedes the opening reception of our eleventh annual Radius exhibition.

Radius 2007

Work of 2007 Radius Winners | click to enlarge



Susan Classen-Sullivan


Mark DeLura


Dalton Ghetti


Matthew Jensen


Bryan Jones



keegan & nick



Peter Konsterlie



Beth Livensperger



Mari Ogihara


Vesselina Traptcheva



Rita Valley


Torrance York

Radius: Emerging Artists from
Connecticut and Southeastern New York
October 28 to November 18, 2007
Exhibition at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists
34 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield, CT; 203.438.8863; www.rgoa.org
Open Wednesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 4 pm; Free

In its tenth year, the Radius exhibition is the cornerstone of the program. Multiple works by thirteen highly-talented regional artists, including one collaborative duo—a diverse selection of paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, and video—will be featured in this year's exhibition. An illustrated brochure, featuring the work of each artist, will accompany the exhibition.

Artists were chosen for this exhibition following a review of 349 submissions received through an open call for entries. Prior to the exhibition, each of the selected artists will have received a review of his or her work with a participating curator.

This year's Radius artists are Susan Classen-Sullivan, Canterbury, CT; Mark DeLura, Millerton, NY; Dalton M. Ghetti, Bridgeport, CT; Matthew Jensen, Willimantic, CT; Bryan Jones, New Haven, CT; keegan & nick, Shrub Oak, NY; Peter Konsterlie, Black Rock, CT; Beth Livensperger, New Haven, CT; Mari Ogihara, Mamaroneck, NY; Vesselina Traptcheva, Sleepy Hollow, NY; Rita Valley, Bridgewater, CT; and Torrance York, New Canaan, CT.

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    Funding for Radius provided, in part, by the Wadsworth Russell Lewis Trust Fund

    Top of page: Beth Livensperger, fan, 2007