FROM THE CHAIRPERSON
ATOA is once again on the move. This time we are moving into the middle of the art world’s most dynamic neighborhood, Chelsea. And, its most gallery populated block, 25th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues. This will be a new place but represents reuniting with an old set of friends, the members of the SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, at 511 West 25th Street, 6th floor. We spent many happy years with this same gallery when it was located at Broome and Greene Streets in SOHO. Thank you to Cynthia Mailman and Lucy Hodgson for the invitation and sponsorship. We are also thankful to the Phoenix Gallery for the run of recent years together, and we wish them well as they too undergo some important changes. Kudos to Linda Handler, the director and Hope Carter, vice president of their board who acted as intermediaries between us and Phoenix’ board.Sadly, Donna Marxer has left us as executive director, although she remains on our board. Her shoes will be hard to fill, but Regina Sheer is squeezing in temporarily as acting director (she’s been the associate director for several years) while we continue our search for a more permanent replacement for Donna. We hope to make our final selection later this winter.
Our Curator’s Choice competition is on again, this time with Chelsea’s own Stefan Stux as judge and host of the winner’s show at his gallery. You’ll get to meet the winning artists and see their work at our final panel of the season in May and later at their show at Stux. Meanwhile, if you would like to compete see the instructions elsewhere in this flyer.
Molly Barnes, our programming director, on the run between coasts, and the committee have put together a great series for winter and spring. The regular season begins on Friday, February 7th.
Finally, I want to thank the many artists who donated works to our successful auction fundraiser this past November, which raised much-needed money. And, thank Norma Greenwood, our fundraising chairperson and her volunteers. Thanks, as well to the many generous friends who poured in despite the soaking rain to support us. And, of course, to Clodagh, the greatest hostess we could have wished for.
I hope you will join us on Fridays at the SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery.
Doug Sheer, Chairperson, ATOA
