Join Westport Youth Film Festival participants and supporters for the third annual fundraiser, Breakfast with Tiffany. Guests will feast on morning hors d’ouevres generously donated by Gold’s Deli and Trader Joe’s, while “Team WYFF” models the latest jewelry from Tiffany & Co.  The Audrey Hepburn film that inspired this WYFF event, will be playing silently throughout the morning on a screen in our gallery.

Tickets start at $100, and can be purchased online or by phone at (203) 222-7070.

All funds donated to the event will be used to support the activities of WYFF and its year-round programs. All guests are also eligible for a Tiffany & Co. jewelry prize, as well as two tickets to John William’s Movie Night at Tanglewood with VIP parking.

$100 Ticket Level - Eligible for 1 chance to win
$250 Ticket Level - Eligible for 3 chances to win
$500 Ticket Level - Eligible for 7 chances to win

Emerging Artists Call for Entries
Due March 19, 2010

Art by Local is searching for emerging artists in Fairfield County. If you are over 18 and have never had a solo exhibition, you're elibigle to participate in this new, week-long event in May, 2010.

Details and entry form are available at www.artbylocalwestport.com


Art by Local is a week-long event designed to provide exhibition opportunities for emerging artists in Fairfield County, CT. 2010 marks the first year of the event, to be held in and around the shops at Sconset Square in downtown Westport, CT. An opening reception will be scheduled for the week of May 17, and the event will run on Sunday, May 23 from 11am-5pm, with art demonstrations and live music.

Presented by the Westport Downtown Merchants Association and the Westport Arts Center.

Using an assortment of personal and found materials (including recycled books), younger students will create their own books. Older students will turn old books into new creations.

Time Frame:
Ages 5-8: 9-10:15am
Ages 9-12: 10:30am-12noon

Individual Workshops:
$30 (members pay $25)

Westport Arts Center 40th Anniversary Gala
Honoring Richard Pauker
April 10th, 8pm
At Westport Country Playhouse

Join us for our 40th Anniversary Gala, with "The Boys in Concert," featuring members of the original cast of the Tony-Award winning hit Jersey Boys. The awe-inspiring, toe-tapping and arm-waving concert will be performed by Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and J. Robert Spencer. These four singers, stars of Broadway's “Jersey Boys,” will reunite to celebrate the music of an era that lights up every generation. Music from The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Neil Sedaka, The Monkees, Motown, and, of course, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. To keep the energy going, there will be an after-party in the Sheffer Rehearsal Studio with an open bar, D.J., savory snacks and plenty of dancing.

Tickets are available exclusively through the Westport Country Playhouse box office at (203) 227-4177 and www.westportplayhouse.org
If you cannot attend, please consider making a donation to the Westport Arts Center here.

Ticket Packages:

“Oh, What a Night” VIP Experience
$1,000 per person (tax-deductible, all but $200)
• Pre-performance catered dinner & champagne toast
• Meet and Greet with the Boys in Concert; members of the original cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys
• Highest premium seats
• After Party Ticket included

“My Eyes Adored You” Gala Experience
$500 per person (tax-deductible, all but $150)
• Pre-performance champagne toast in theatre lobby
• Premium seat
• After Party Ticket included

“Big Girls Don’t Cry”
$275 per person (tax-deductible, all but $75)
• Pre-performance champagne toast in theatre lobby
• Priority seat
• After Party Ticket for an additional $75

“Under The Boardwalk”
$175 per person (tax-deductible, all but $75)
• Pre-performance champagne toast in theatre lobby
• A ticket to the concert performance
• After Party Ticket for an additional $75

After Party Experience
Dance the night away!
Open Bar, D.J., Food and Fun
(a limited number of After Party tickets are available for $75)

 

Lead event sponsor:
 

Co-sponsored by:

                          

Supporting Sponsors:

Galaxy Family Resouces, LLC., Land Rover Milford, Sue and Bill Mitchell, and Robin Tauck and Peter Romano

We will be honoring Richard Pauker - past Board President and passionate advocate for the arts - at our 40th anniversary gala. Dick has been a driving force behind the success of WAC over the past decade, and WAC might not be celebrating this important milestone if it were not for his determination and hard work.

We invite you to honor Dick and to support his quest to ensure the long-term health and vitality of the Westport Arts Center. You may also choose to honor the Westport Arts Center in your tribute.

To purchase a tribute, please follow the steps outlined below:

1) Choose the length and size of your tribute: $275 full page; $150 half page; $50 sentimental note
2) Send an email to Megan Donaher with your typed tribute by February 24, 2010
3) Click the blue “buy” button on the left, and follow the payment instructions

The Westport Arts Center is a 501(3)(c) not-for-profit corporation and your tribute is fully deductible as provided by law.

Back by popular demand. Expand your imagination while experimenting with a wide range of materials and techniques. For ages 6-10.

Series price:
$145 / $120 for WAC members
Become a member here.

Spring 2010:
Meets 6 Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays, 4-5pm
Week of April 12 - May 24 (does not meet week of April 19)

Registration fees are non-refundable after 3/15/10. Prior to or on 3/15/10, cancellations will incur a $35.00 cancellation fee.

Cancellatin Policy:

Registration begins February 22, 2010 for members.
Registration begins March 1, 2010 for the public.

KinderCreate is a series of hands-on arts workshops for kindergartners who will sculpt, stack, layer, and paint against the backdrop of art history. Students work with an array of materials, explore a wide range of art movements, and create their own magnificent mixed-media creations.

Series price:
$145 / $120 for WAC members
Become a member here.

Spring 2010 dates:
Meets 6 Mondays, 2-3pm
April 12 - May 24 (does not meet April 19)

Cancellation Policy:
Registration fees are non-refundable after 3/15/10. Prior to or on 3/15/10, cancellations will incur a $35.00 cancellation fee.

Registration begins February 22, 2010 for members.
Registration begins March 1, 2010 for the public.

WAC celebrates the artistic talent and diversity of members artists with our 6th Annual SOLOS SHOW, on view from June 11 - July 11, 2010. Up to six artists will be selected to exhibit a body of work in our main gallery. This year's juror is Richard Klein, a Connecticut-based artist, curator, and writer, and Exhibitions Director at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. Anyone who is a member, or becomes one by the application deadline, and has not exhibited in Solos Shows for the past 3 years eligible to apply.

Download the Entry Form Here

Richard Klein, Juror
Richard Klein is a Connecticut-based artist, curator, and writer, and Exhibitions Director at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. His recent curatorial projects have included Fred Wilson: Black Like Me (2005), No Reservations: Native American History and Culture in Contemporary Art (2006), and Elizabeth Peyton: Portrait of an Artist (2008). He has most recently organized a major traveling sculpture project with the artist’s collaborative Type A with venues including the Tang Museum at Skidmore College (2009) the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Mass. (2010), and The Aldrich Museum (2011), and the first significant exhibition of the sculpture of Edward Tufte, presented at The Aldrich from June 2009 to April 2010. As an artist, he has exhibited widely, including the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, Hales Gallery, London, and Gavlak Gallery in Palm Beach, FL.

Important Dates (2010):
April 16  Entry postmarked deadline
April 19  Entry drop off deadline
May 5     Notification online and by phone
June 11  Opening reception
July 11   SOLOS closes

Join us during Westport public schools' April vacation for a workshop with Modern American Pop Artist Michael Albert, known for dynamic collages made from cereal boxes and other famous food packages. Albert will lead children and adults through a lively and interactive collage workshop using found objects and other fun materials.

Families are encouraged to bring recycled boxes cereal, candy, and food products.

Ages:
For children 3 and up with their parents or caregivers

Cost:
$30 / $25 for WAC Members

Registration:
Open immediately. Call (203) 222-7070 to register today.

This workshop is made possible due to the generosity of a WAC Member Family.

Image: Michael Albert, Photo collage portrait of NYC (detail), September 16, 2001.

THE 2010 APRIL STAYCATION IS CANCELED.

Painting - Drawing - Building
Experiment with a variety of media including fabric, newspaper, sand, and found objects, to create imaginative drawings, paintings, and mixed-media contrustions.

Image: Diana Copper, Helio 2. Courtesy of Diana Cooper.

Playing "Chamber Music in Any Chamber," the Chiara Quartet reaches from the concert hall into clubs, bars and galleries, expanding the places to hear live classical music while returning chamber music to its roots in intimate spaces. The Pequot Library offers a perfect space to hear this exciting young string quartet who will perform music by Mozart, Beethoven, and the outstanding young New York composer Jefferson Friedman, a protégé of former Westporter John Corigliano.

Brian Torff and a seven piece band, the Westport Horns, will debut as a repertory jazz ensemble for the Westport Arts Center. Musical selections will include mixtures of jazz with funk, blues, zydeco, reggae and other world music styles. During the concert musicians will talk about the influence of Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Chicago, Tower of Power and other important bands of the late 1960’s and early 70’s.

DATE HAS CHANGED FROM APRIL 11 to MAY 2, 2010.
THE LOCATION HAS ALSO CHANGED TO THE WESTPORT ARTS CENTER.

Created and run by high school students, the Westport Youth Film Festival (WYFF) is now entering its seventh year. The festival has grown to 2 days, includes year-round programming, and attracts young filmmakers from around the globe.

WYFF seeks middle and high school students, and film professionals to help with all aspects of the festival. Please contact WYFF Coordinator Sandy Lefkowitz for more info about how to get involved.

Submission Deadline: March 5, 2010
WYFF is now receiving entries for our 2010 festival. To submit a film, please complete and send in the form below by March 5, 2010.
Winners in each genre category will receive awards donated by Simon Pearce and Tiffany & Co.

2010 WYFF Entry Form