EXHIBITIONS 2010 Saturday, August 7, 2010 - 11AM-5PM; Rain date Sun., August 8, 2010 COME BRUSH WITH JIM THORPE AT THE ANITA SHAPOLSKY ART FOUNDATION - PAINTING MARATHON!!! For more info click here   The Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation, Jim Thorpe, PA, will feature following exhibitions and events in summer 2010: Sat. & Sun., May 29-June 27, MODERN SENSIBILITIES, 1950s-1980s, Ernest Briggs & Seymour Boardman,  energetic, vigorous artists who are examples of the historical importance of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Sat., June 5, 12, 19, 26, 10am-noon, Children’s Abstract Expressionist Painting & Drawing Workshop, ages 8 & up, $25 registration fee, materials included.  Beginner to advanced. Sun., June 13, 4-5pm, CHAMBER MUSIC ON THE ACCORDION with Doug Makofka.  Selections by Bach, Clementi, Persichetti, von Knorr, Chick Corea, Elton John, Bela Fleck and others.  Donations accepted. Sat. & Sun., July 3-Aug. 22, PATTERN AND STRUCTURE, Liz Whitney Quisgard – Extraordinary installation of exotic paintings, sculptured columns with geometric patterns, wall hangings form an oriental environment, kaleidoscopic images. Reception/Meet the Artist, Sat., July 3, 3-6pm. Sat. & Sun., Aug. 28-Oct. 17, AFRICAN AMERICAN ABSTRACT MASTERS – Robert Blackburn, Alma Thomas, Harlan Jackson, Norman Lewis, Betty Blayton, Frank Bowling, Ed Clark, Herbert Gentry, Bill Hutson, Sam Middleton, Joe Overstreet, Thomas Sills, Merton Simpson, and Frank Wimberley.  An arresting variety of approaches and aesthetic influences with Abstract Expressionist roots, jazz influence. Sat. & Sun., Sept. 25-Oct. 3, ART ODYSSEY.  Use map provided to enjoy walking tour of 20+ galleries and artists’ studios.  The Foundation will exhibit work of Shirley Thomas – small sculpture made of recycled materials. Sat. & Sun., Oct. 2-17, FALL FOLIAGE.  Concerts at ASAF.  DETAILS TO BE DETERMINED. ALSO ON VIEW (upper level) -  Paintings and sculpture from the Foundation’s permanent collection:  Works by Ernest Briggs, Seymour Boardman, John Hultberg and others from the 1950s-1980s.             CURRENT EXHIBITON LIZ WHITNEY QUISGARD - PATTERN AND STRUCTURE July 3 - August 22, 2010 For Press Release click here Liz Whitney Quisgard, Moroccan Interior, 1998, Acrylic on canvas, 4’ x 5 ½’ Liz Whitney Quisgard, 2 Ellipses, 2008, Yarn on buckram, 50” x 30” (each); 2 Turnings, 2001, Acrylic on maple, 36” x 8” (each)         Liz Whitney Quisgard, Fifteen Circles (5 panels), yarn on buckram, 150 x 150 inches   Liz Whitney Quisgard, Saltonstall sampler, 2010, yarn on buckram, 2 1/2 ft x 14 ft         Liz Whitney Quisgard - installation view   Liz Whitney Quisgard - installation view       PAST EXHIBITON - SUMMER 2010 ERNEST BRIGGS AND SEYMOUR BOARDMAN - until June 27, 2010       Ernest Briggs, Untitled, January 1960, o/c, 113" x 94" Ernest Briggs, Untitled, January 10, 1960, o/c, 110" x 94"       Seymour Boardman, Untitled, 1974, a/c, 41" x 60" Seymour Boardman, Untitled, 1980, a/c, 59" x 80"       Modern Sensibilities - Installation view Modern Sensibilities - Installation view       Modern Sensibilities - Installation view Modern Sensibilities - Installation view                 Foundation opens:  May 29th thru October 18th, 2010; Hours: Sat. & Sun., 11am-5pm and by appointment. Contact: (570) 325-5815 or (610) 442-4148. Foundation hours are 11am-5pm, Sat. & Sun., and by appointment.  For further information:  www.asartfoundation.org, (570) 325-5815, (610) 442-4148. The Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation was established in 1998 and is home to one of the largest and most historically pertinent collections of American Abstract Expressionism in Pennsylvania.  Also included are works of younger artists in the tradition of Abstract Expressionism.  The Foundation’s 10,000 square foot exhibition center in Jim Thorpe, PA, is located in an historic former church, built in 1849 and containing Tiffany and LaFarge stained glass windows and intricately carved woodwork throughout.