SOMA Artists Open Their Hearts for Haiti

Art auction to raise funds for Haiti tonight at 7:30 at GAS gallery and studio.

  Geralyn Robinson was moved when she saw the images of the earthquake in Haiti. "I knew I had to do something." Geralyn, who owns Geralyn's Art Studio in Maplewood, called on her friends and fellow artists to help. Along with Rick Hauser, owner of The Framing Mill, they came up with the idea of an auction. Rick offered up his new space, GAS gallery and studio, in Maplewood. Geralyn asked for donations of art work to be auctioned off with the proceeds going to the charity Concern Worldwide. They are hoping to raise over $3,000 by silent auction. The event starts tonight at 7:30 p.m. and bid sheets will be out until 9:15 p.m. Concern Worldwide was founded in Ireland in 1968 in response to the famine in Biafra. The non-governmental …

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Idependent Press: Millburn Artist Has Show in Maplewood

The works of Portrait artist Oscar Peterson will be on display at Express Yourself Studios starting this weekend.

Describing his painting technique to the Independent Press, Oscar Peterson said his goal is to "paint more than a likeness. I try to capture what the person is really about. And sometimes, if I'm lucky, I capture what they're hiding." The 14-year Millburn resident's artistically invasive work will be on display at Express Yourself Studios throughout September. Read the Full Story: Oscar Peterson, Millburn portrait artist has solo show in Maplewood.

From Trash to Art

Maplewood Artist Susan Harris is preparing a September project that will convert trash to treasure.

Beginning in September, your trash is going to get a second chance. Art Studio owner Susan C. Harris, along with her students, will be collecting recycled metals and found objects collected from Maplewood’s Department of Public Works for an art installation project. On the second Saturday of each month during the Department of Public Works bulk drop off, a bin labeled "Art Studio" will be available for contributions. Harris is looking for flat machine parts, gears, sprockets, winding springs, pot lids, large shallow frying pans, bake ware, cookie sheets, pizza trays, roasting pans and more—a full list will be on the bin. The  installation will be attached to the approximately 100-foot chain link fence that surrounds the public works …

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