The Arts Bloom in Weston May 16

May 4, 20015 (WESTON, Conn.) -- Emmanuel Church will celebrate local talent with its second annual community happening and exhibit, The Arts Bloom in Weston. A variety of artwork will be showcased at the event on Saturday, May 16 from 6:00 pm. - 9:00 pm. in the church hall, 285 Lyons Plain Road, Weston. The celebration’s cause is two-fold -- to provide local artists with an opportunity to sell their work and to support nearby non-profits with a portion of the evening’s proceeds.

The Arts Bloom in Weston will highlights works of professional and amateur artists hailing from Southern Connecticut. The categories are paintings, ceramics, mixed media, textiles, collages, sculpture, glass, drawings, printmaking and photography. Featured Weston residents include the following (at present): Joel Sobelson, Maureen Tartaglia, Nancy Reinker, Carole McClintock, Carol Baldwin and Christine Juneau.

Sobelson was a top advertising creative director in New York before shifting his focus to art; his work reflects an exquisite mastery of contrast. Tartaglia has been expressing her artistry through interior design for over 28 years; in her artwork, she interprets the things that move her, like a Cape Cod landscape or child caught in the reverie of play. Reinker excels in multiple media and says her art is a “visual expression of the spritual self,” and wants that it “provoke myriad responses and countless questions.” McClintock is a collected artist with international stature. Her artistic philosophy is “to paint from a place of authenticity not to be inhibited by what a viewer may or may not think.” Subjects in her paintings appear to move on the canvas, like the clouds and flowers in her stunning piece, “Poppy Power,” which will be auctioned off on May 16. Baldwin, an Academy-Award winning film producer and the driving force behind the preservation of Weston’s Lachat Farm, paints with a pastoral, sensual style. Lastly, Juneau’s art spans the spectrum from intricate cityscapes to impressionist garden-scapes. Chris “loves the process” of painting and uses an exacting method and unique insight in her sought after work.

Participants will receive a minimum price requested for works sold and additional funds raised will benefit Weston’s Friends of Lachat (www.friendsoflachat.org) and The Schubert Club of Fairfield County (www.schubertclub.org). Art should be dropped off at Emmanuel’s church hall during these dates/hours: Wednesday, May 13 and Thursday, May 14, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. (To arrange an alternate drop off time, call the Emmanuel office at 203.227.8565).

Artists entry fees are $25 for the first piece; $15 for subsequent works and includes admission to the event. Instructions and applications can be found at Emmanuel’s website at www.emmanuelweston.org.

“The event brings artists and art lovers together in a unique event. We’re thrilled to be able to showcase and share the talent of Fairfield County’s artistic community in a way that benefits local charities as well as the artists. All are invited to join us for this celebration of creativity in our beautiful new parish hall,” said The Rev. Katy Piazza, Priest-In-Charge.

Wine and refreshments will be served as guests mingle and enjoy the music of pianist, Justine Macurdy of The Schubert Club. Tickets are $35 per person and can be purchased at

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-arts-bloom-in-weston-tickets-16353449608

Westonites and beyond are invited to take in and purchase from the array of displayed artwork.

For more information on The Arts Bloom in Weston, contact the Emmanuel Church office at 203.227.8565.

Photo Caption: “Park Ave. So. Fun House,” a painting by Chris Juneau, will be part of The Arts Bloom in Weston at Emmanuel Church on Lyons Plain Road, Weston, May 16, 6:00 pm. - 9:00 pm. Area artists will be celebrated; refreshments and music included. Tickets are $35 each and all are invited. For details, visit www.emmanuelweston.org.