Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
The Business Side of Art with Dr. Linda Dubin Garfield

This fall the Arts & Culture Society of Rosemont College will present a lunch and lecture event for artists as well as those interested in learning how to make sense of the business side of art with Linda Dubin Garfield, Ed.D., founder of Smart Business Consulting. "The Business Side of Art" takes place on Rosemont College's campus on Sunday, November 15, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The fee for the lunch and lecture is $25.

For more information and to reserve tickets call Eileen Capobianchi at 610.527.0200, ext. 2274. "The Business Side of Art" lecture is designed for artists as well as those interested in learning how to incorporate the business side into their craft. The lecture will include tips about pricing, marketing, branding, public relations, and getting work shown. Garfield and her organization recognizes that having a body of great work is only part of the equation for success; this workshop will help artists learn how to get their work into the public's eye so it can be seen and bought. All guests in attendance will have the opportunity to win a free one-on-one art-career consultation with Garfield.

This event is sponsored in part by Frames and Company (Newtown Square, PA), offering fine custom and do-it yourself framing since 1973. Proceeds from the event will directly benefit the Arts & Culture Society Bourse, awarded annually to qualified students studying the history of art and studio art.

Past Events

February 10, 2008
A Chocolate Sculpting Workshop with Jim Victor
Faculty member, Jim Victor, and partner, Marie Pelton, offered a demonstration and workshop highlighting the beauty, versatility and whimsy of chocolate as an artistic medium. Participants explored techniques and learned to create a 'chocolate plastic' for modeling. Among projects, participants created chocolate flowers and baskets in time to display or give on Valentine's Day.



November 10, 2007
Arts Department Reunion
The Arts & Culture Society invited all of Rosemont's Studio Art and Art History alumnae along with Rosemont's current undergraduate art students and Art Department faculty to be our guests for coffee, tea and dessert at the Penn Valley home of Rosemont alumnae, Mieke Pistone '94. This event was an unprecedented gathering of all Rosemont's art majors in the history of the college. This event was free to all Arts alumni, faculty and students.



October 6, 2007
Fiber Workshop with Elena Fajt
The Arts & Culture Society will be hosting a felting workshop with Lawrence Gallery artist, Elena Fajt, from Slovenia on Saturday, October 6, 2007. Felting is one of the oldest textile techniques and is still very popular today. Join the workshop for a hands-on exploration of the beauty and creative potential of wool and other fibers. Participants will experiment with color, pattern and structure to make two-dimensional pieces including scarves, shawls, collars, small tablecloths and textile pictures. Workshop fee: $50 (This workshop is free to Rosemont students.)



May 17, 2007
Mural Tour of Philadelphia
The Rosemont College Arts & Culture Society hosted a guided tour of some of Philadelphia's beloved murlas followed by lunch. this local excursion, the society's second event, was held on a beautiful May day. Thirty-three members of the Rosemont community took an open-air trolley tour of the murals of West Philadelphia with a docent from the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Lunch following the tour was held in the solarium at The Water Works Restaurant and Lounge, which offers a breathtaking view of Boathouse Row and the Schuylkill River. The restaurant holds the distinction of being named one of the top 100 dining destinations in the world be Saveur magazine.



October 21, 2006
the Inaugural Silent Auction and Cocktail Party
The Rosemont College Arts & Culture Society hosted a silent auction and cocktail party at Main Building. Included at the auction were original works of art and prints donated by over 60 local and national artists including Rosemont professors and alumnae. Proceeds from the silent auction topped $21,000 due to the generosity of the donors and the attendees bidding on the various pieces of artwork.

CALL FOR ARTWORK

The Arts & Culture Society continues to welcome digital submissions of original artwork by Rosemont College alumni, faculty and students to be considered for our line of Art Cards. To expand our current sets of cards,

WE NEED YOUR ARTWORK!

We request that you submit digital images of your finest artwork as well as scenes of the Rosemont College campus for possible inclusion in our next set of art cards.

Artists whose work is used on our greeting cards will receive complimentary cards featuring their own work.  All artwork will be properly credited on the back of each card.

Proceeds from the sale of our cards will benefit the school’s under-graduate art students. We hope that you will contribute an image in support of Rosemont’s students who are currently working to become artists or art historians themselves.

For more information or to submit your digital images, please contact Evy Timothy '96: evyt@comcast.net or 610-924-0354.

JPEG digital images should be ready for reproduction and measure at minimum 930x620 pixels.

Looking Up - Jane McGovern '89