Cooperative Gallery
213 State St
Binghamton, NY 13901
(607) 724-3462

Gallery Hours:
Friday 3-6:00 PM
First Friday 3-9:00 PM
Saturday 12-4:00 PM

Members' Meeting:
Next meeting is Monday, August 2
at 7:00 PM

Currently: Summer Workshops Classes will require a minimum of 3 participants, unless otherwise agreed. Sign up form is below. Ken Weir: Figure Composition (4 classes), July 6, 7, 13, & 14 evenings, 6:30 to 9:30 pm; $90 + $30 model fee. Composition with two figures together will be developed over four sessions using oil painting techniques. Phone: (607) 239-1022 Kathryn Niles: Gelatin Monotypes (1 session), July 7, 1:30 to 3:30 PM; $25 + $5 materials fee. This course will allow participants to investigate basic monotype techniques on a gelatin plate. Bring images. Phone: (607) 648-7985 Sheila Goloborotko: Shape A Plate (1 Session), Thursday July 8, 6-9:00 pm; $75 + $15 materials fee includes 2 plates, ink, paper, and use of press. A sculptural approach is used that encourages artists to see making a plate as a dimensional process. (607) 770-0040 Nancy Ryan: Linocut (1 session), July 10, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm; $40 + $5 materials fee. Linoleum block carved and printed in one class. Phone: (607) 748-3257 Lauren Floden: Pastel Portrait Drawing (2 sessions), July 11 & 18, 2-5:00 pm; $80 + $10-15 model fee. Week I: Basic portrait drawing techniques; Week 2: Focus on likeness and expression. Phone: (570) 461-4622 Chris Williams: Creating “Fantastic” Art; (4 sessions, 3 hours each), July 12, 13, 14, &  16, 2-5:00 pm; $60. This workshop addresses “fantastic” as the bizarre, fanciful, and unreal. Instructor will guide participants to develop unique imagery. Bring pencils or charcoal, Acrylics and water color paper. Phone: (303) 523-3064 Sheila Goloborotko: Chine Cole (1 Session), Thursday July 15, 6-9:00 pm; $75 + $15 materials fee. For more information: Aubrey at (607) 770-0040 Sheila Goloborotko: Photo Etching (1 Session), Saturday July 17, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; $75 + $50 materials fee. For information: (607) 770-0040 Marian Simpson: Watercolor and Acrylics, July 20, 21, & 22; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; $168 (includes Gallery fee). This is a chance for intermediate watercolorists to further their visual impact through contrast, composition, etc. Introducing polyester and “clay board” techniques. Bring materials and lunch. Phone: (607) 748-7546 Sheila Goloborotko: Collagraphs (2 Sessions) Saturday July 24 AND Sunday July 25, 2-5:00 pm; July 24 Making a plate / July 25 Printing the plate. $150 + $25 materials fee. Class will explore methods of creating paper collagraph plates, using caborandum as texture and found objects. Plates will be sealed, inked, and printed in class. Carolyn Gilligan: Watercolor (1 session), Saturday July 28, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at Highland Lake. $40 materials included. Phone: (607) 797-0308 To sign up for workshops, please make checks out to Gallery 213 and send in with the following completed form and a deposit of ½ the course fee to: Cooperative Gallery 213 c/o Aubrey Clark 774 Bunn Hill Rd Vestal, NY 13850 If the course is canceled, you will receive a complete refund. Name___________________________________________________________________ Address__________________________________________________________________ Phone___________________________________________________________________ Course___________________________________________________________________ Instructor_________________________________________________________________ Deposit___________________________________________________________________

Next: Susan Kendrot and Betsy Williams      - August 6 thru August 29, 2010

LET’S DIG INTO A CONVERSATION ABOUT ART! Van Gogh would have loved Third Thursdays Next Third Thursday: TBD, 7:00 PM As a new policy, there will be a 15 minute discussion on the current show at the beginning of our meeting. Hope to see you there! THIRD THURSDAY, is a monthly discussion group open to everyone. A program introduces a topic followed by a salon style evening of conversation. Good dialogue, casual conversation, open floor for everyone to be involved.

The Cooperative Gallery 213 has been a pioneering presence on State Street which now is the hub of the arts renaissance in Binghamton and a popular stop on the highly successful First Friday Art Walks from 3-9:00 pm every month, sponsored by the Gorgeous Washington Association. The gallery is open every Friday from 3-6 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 12-3 pm and by appointment with the featured artist or other members. For more information, visit www.cooperativegallery.com or call 724-3462.