By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR It’s time for art to go Pop! in New Britain. It’s all for a good cause. And everyone is invited. Bristol artists Josh Blumenthal and Nick Foreman, who are both former Paris in Plantsville compadres, are co-curating an art exhibition dubbed “…Make It Pop,” which will open Aug. 3 at Community Central, a space at 117 West Main St., New Britain. The exhibition will give local artists the opportunity to offer up a contemporary take on Pop Art. The open call exhibition is a charity event. Entry fees and all commissions from the sale of an artwork on exhibition will be donated to New Britain Public Schools to enrich their art programs. Blumenthal said, “The idea came to mind with my experiences while I was enrolled as an art education student at (Central Connecticut State University).” “Before I started student teaching my final semester: I spent countless observation hours in various schools,” explained Blumenthal. “It really saddened me when I visited some urban schools, seeing art programs that had such a big heart but a small if not non-existent budget. The art teachers in those areas are some of the most empathetic – determined people [...]
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR It’s time for art to go Pop! in New Britain. It’s all for a good cause. And everyone is invited. Bristol artists Josh Blumenthal and Nick Foreman, who are both former Paris in Plantsville compadres, are co-curating an art exhibition dubbed “…Make It Pop,” which will open Aug. 3 at Community Central, a space at 117 West Main St., New Britain. The exhibition will give local artists the opportunity to offer up a contemporary take on Pop Art. The open call exhibition is a charity event. Entry fees and all commissions from the sale of an artwork on exhibition will be donated to New Britain Public Schools to enrich their art programs. Blumenthal said, “The idea came to mind with my experiences while I was enrolled as an art education student at (Central Connecticut State University).” “Before I started student teaching my final semester: I spent countless observation hours in various schools,” explained Blumenthal. “It really saddened me when I visited some urban schools, seeing art programs that had such a big heart but a small if not non-existent budget. The art teachers in those areas are some of the most empathetic – determined people [...]