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We are the Irondequoit Art ClubAlthough in existence since 1958, we remain visionaries, bringing artists together to create art in the media of their choice.
We are open to all, with demonstrations by noted artists, impressive art shows, opportunities to sell your work, and camaraderie with other creative people. |
64th Annual Irondequoit Art Club
SPRING SHOW & SALE
May 4 - May 11, 2024
Next Tuesday Meeting: April 23, 2024, 6:30-9:00 pm
Rochester artist, teacher, and interior designer Sharon Dwyer Buzard, will present an illustrated lecture entitled "The Illustrious Maud Humphrey," after the IAC business meeting.
Maud Humphrey, was born in 1868 in Rochester, NY to a prominent family. She studied art in her young years and was working professionally publishing illustrations and greeting cards while in her teens. Later, after pursuing studies in New York and Paris, she became a world-famous illustrator and often was the highest paid woman in America. She married cardiologist and heart surgeon, Dr. Belmont DeForest Bogart from Watkins Glen in 1898. Their first child, a boy born in 1900, was named with their two surnames: Humphrey Bogart. You are invited to hear her fascinating life story illustrated with photographs of her family and artworks from her many publications. The presenter, Sharon Dwyer Buzard, arrived in Rochester in the late 1960s, having earned degrees in English and Art in Indianapolis at Butler University and John Herron School of Art. After teaching at Penfield High School, she earned a Master’s Degree in Painting at The Rochester Institute of Technology. Her love of antiquing led her to discover the works of Maud Humphrey, and the result is her illustrated lecture that she enjoys presenting in Maud’s hometown and nearby locations. |
Next Wednesday Meeting: April 10, 2024, 12:00-2:30 pm
At our next Wednesday meeting, Jeanette Musliner and Barb Petro will offer a program of abstract art panels. Participants will be encouraged to experiment making less structured compositions in this guided exercise using a large piece of paper divided into segments. Paper, acrylic paint, and brushes will be provided. Participants should bring an art smock. The class is currently filled but the library encourages you to add your name to the waiting list.
Library programs are open and beneficial to all. They invite people with physical and/or cognitive disabilities to attend any of their activities and will strive to support individual needs. If you need accommodations to participate, please contact one of their Inclusion Coordinators, Matt Krueger and/or Amy Holland, one week prior to the program.
Click here to register on the events calendar on the Irondequoit Library website.
Click here to register on the events calendar on the Irondequoit Library website.
Jeanette Musliner has always painted. All through high school, college, and her Master’s program, she always found time to take an art class. A prolific and accomplished artist with works in oil, acrylic, and watercolor, Jeanette has exhibited and won numerous awards locally and across the eastern U.S. Jeanette joined the Irondequoit Art Club in 1968 and actively supports charities with her talents. She painted a series of murals in the Irondequoit Town Hall featuring subjects from the archive of town photographs which you can see to this day on the 2nd floor landing.
Jeanette finds inspiration from travel and often paints while traveling, partly as a record of her travel and partly because she just enjoys painting. Today she is moving toward more abstract painting. She enjoys entering shows and is happy to encourage other artists. |
Since 2008, Barb Petro has been an active member of the Irondequoit Art Club (IAC); she currently serves as the Membership Chairperson. Art has always been a part of Barb. As a child, she remembers loving to draw flamingos and llamas and taking art classes at the Memorial Art Gallery. Her time in college was extended so she could take art classes. While working as a teacher and payroll/benefits specialist, Barb had difficulty finding time to focus on art. As she found more time, Barb started working in watercolor but soon grew to love acrylics.
In 2023, Barb completed a 12-week course that has transformed her approach to art. Through Louise Fletcher’s Find Your Joy classes, Barb experienced joy in the process of “just slapping on paint and making marks rather than worrying about getting it right.” She discovered she had an inner critic telling her that if her work wasn’t realistic, it wasn’t art. Barb has newfound excitement for painting. She describes the classwork as fun and freeing; it stimulated the opening of a big flood gate of her creativity. Barb now enjoys mixed media, particularly abstract landscapes and has received an award for her work. Barb continues to nurture her growing and exploring mindset by staying active in IAC and by remaining involved in her online art community. She paints in her home studio, finds inspiration from being outdoors, and enjoys art club paint outs in nice weather. Barb sells her work as her way of keeping herself in art supplies. You can view her work on Instagram @abpetro_art. |
2022-2023 Demonstrations
Did you miss any of the interesting demonstrations and presentations in the 2022-2023 season? We recorded many of them so that you can catch up during the summer. Click on any of the pictures below to learn more...
TUESDAY MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY MEETINGS
What We Do
Our main meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:30 PM to 9 PM (September to May) at the Irondequoit Public Library, Room # 115, which is located at 1290 Titus Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617 (next to the Irondequoit Town Hall). This location is accessible to all. Following a short business meeting is a demonstration by a professional artist. These presentations are open to the public with no admission fees, and cover a wide range of art forms - painting, sculpture, printmaking, etc. They are fun as well as educational.
We also hold meetings usually on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM, also at the Irondequoit Library. IAC member present a wide variety of techniques. Important - If you wish to attend, please phone the library ahead of time to register, 585-336-6060.
And every Thursday, artists meet at Bill Gray's Seabreeze location at 11:15 AM to talk about any or all aspects of art. These informal meetings last about 1 to 1½ hr. It’s a great venue to show art, get feedback, and meet new and prospective members. No food purchase is necessary. All are welcome.
There are 2 major shows each year:
Other activities, designed to encourage members to expand and grow, include workshops, sketch-outs, picnic, and various community exhibits, such as the Art Walk at Irondequoit Town Hall, and shows in the Imaginarium, at I-Square.
Experience the uniqueness for yourself by attending the club’s programs. Whatever your art form, you are certain to enjoy meeting members and learning more about what this fine organization has to offer.
We also hold meetings usually on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM, also at the Irondequoit Library. IAC member present a wide variety of techniques. Important - If you wish to attend, please phone the library ahead of time to register, 585-336-6060.
And every Thursday, artists meet at Bill Gray's Seabreeze location at 11:15 AM to talk about any or all aspects of art. These informal meetings last about 1 to 1½ hr. It’s a great venue to show art, get feedback, and meet new and prospective members. No food purchase is necessary. All are welcome.
There are 2 major shows each year:
- A Spring Show & Sale at which awards are presented to members’ works deemed noteworthy by judges who are professional artists. Awards are also given to promising high school art students selected from each of the Irondequoit High Schools.
- A Fall Arts & Crafts Show & Sale where fine art is exhibited, as well as an array of craft items made by members.
Other activities, designed to encourage members to expand and grow, include workshops, sketch-outs, picnic, and various community exhibits, such as the Art Walk at Irondequoit Town Hall, and shows in the Imaginarium, at I-Square.
Experience the uniqueness for yourself by attending the club’s programs. Whatever your art form, you are certain to enjoy meeting members and learning more about what this fine organization has to offer.