THE ANITA SHAPOLSKY ART FOUNDATION (AS ART FOUNDATION), 20 W. BROADWAY, JIM, THORPE, PA, WILL FEATURE A TRIPLE DECKER, THREE-PART EXHIBITION JULY 15-SEPTEMBER 24, 2006: • LARGE ABSTRACT PAINTINGS (museum quality), upstairs and downstairs galleries • OF MICE AND MENDING, an installation of “mouse work” and the resulting “mended” paintings by Shirley Thomas on the mezzanine level • VINTAGE MOTORCYCLES throughout the first floor and grounds • HOURS: Saturday and Sunday 11am-5pm and by appointment. • SECOND SATURDAY CELEBRATION & RECEPTION: August 12, 11am-9pm LARGE ABSTRACT PAINTINGS WILL INCLUDE WORKS OF: • Seymour Boardman • Ernest Briggs • Joel LeBow • Kyle Morris • Thomas Nonn and others Describing her work, Shirley Thomas says, “Imagine a mouse nest – a clump of soft fibers and torn paper loosely woven into a fluffy ball – in the corner of an attic. People often react in disgust when they find such a nest. But imagine the nest in another way,” urges Thomas, “as small, fragile parts rearranged on a flat vertical surface such as a wall. This ‘vertical mouse nest’ is made of the same ingredients but we see it differently.” VINTAGE MOTORCYCLES, August 12-27, will feature members of the Perkiomen, PA, chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America and Jim Thorpe area enthusiasts displaying their antique bikes: • Barry Algeo, a 1930 Harley VL Flathead with sidecar • Bill Walker, a 1940 Harley Model EL Knuckelhead • Austin Bott, a 1942 Harley WLA .45 Flathead • Ronald Tighe, a 1951 Harley FL • Brad Konstas, a 1977 Triumph 750 Bonneville and more. Always on view at the Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation’s 10,000 square foot exhibition space, a former Presbyterian church built in 1849, are the historic stained glass windows by Tiffany, LaFarge and others. ABSTRACT ART AT THE AS ART FOUNDATION     Peter Busa Untitled, 1950's Oil on board, 10 3/4" x 12 1/4" Seymour Boardman Untitled, 1983 Oil on canvas, 58" x 58"     Ernest Briggs Untitled, January 1960 Oil on canvas, 113 1/2" x 94 1/2" Ernest Briggs Untitled, July 1961 Oil on canvas, 106" x 94"     Joel LeBow Untitled, June 1956 Oil on canvas, 29 1/2" x 48 1/2" Joel LeBow Untitled, 1959 Oil on canvas, 34 1/2" x 44 1/2"         Peter Busa Untitled, 1950's Oil on canvas, 27" x 38" Perez Celis Adoratorio, Buenos Aires 1986 Mixed media on canvas, 21" x 25"     Ernest Briggs Untitled, 1969 Oil on canvas, collage, 83" x 113" Seymour Boardman #3, March 1985 Oil on canvas, 52" x 54"         SHIRLEY THOMAS: OF MICE AND MENDING     Shirley Thomas: Of Mice and Mending, mixed media, installation view     Shirley Thomas "Vertical Mouse Nest with Mirror", mixed media Shirley Thomas: Of Mice and Mending, mixed media, installation view         VINTAGE MOTORCYCLES AT THE AS ART FOUNDATION         1930 1933 1936 1942         VARIOUS SCULPTURES AT THE AS ART FOUNDATION       Sculptures (from left) by Nancy Steinson and Harold Harris in front of AS Art Foundation       Nancy Steinson Wind Song, 1985 Mixed media Nancy Steinson Wind Song, 1985 Mixed media     Shirley Thomas & sculpture by David Hayes outside AS Art Foundation Sculpture by David Hayes outside AS Art Foundation