FREE ART SHOW AT ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS – OCTOBER 3, 2009
A free art show will be opening at The Archer School for Girls on October 3. The show will feature well-known Topanga Canyon artist Barbara Brody Avnet.
What:
Art Show “Hungry Women†by Barbara Brody Avnet Opens at Local Girls’ School
Who:
The Gallery at The Archer School for Girls will open the anticipated exhibition “Hungry Woman†featuring powerful new works by well-known Topanga Canyon artist Barbara Brody Avnet.
Where:
The Gallery at The Archer School for Girls
11725 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049
310.873.7000
When:
Saturday, October 3, 2008
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
A discussion with the artist, moderated by local gallery owner Craig Krull, will be held immediately following the opening reception.
Details:
This stunning exhibit represents the beauty of life’s simple pleasures – home, food, love, nature, dreams – through intricate visuals and rich patterns. “Hungry Women†focuses on images of powerful women and delves into the exploration of the passionate female.
Barbara Brody Avnet began her artistic career at the young age of 13, illustrating for Glamour, House and Garden, Seventeen and House Beautiful Magazines. Born and raised in New York, Avnet attended Cornell University and received a degree in Fine Arts. After relocating to Los Angeles, she began illustrating for the LA Times, JP Tarcher Publishing and Bon Appetit Magazine. In addition to illustrating, Avnet has experienced success as a designer of linens, accessories and pottery for numerous nation-wide companies.
This event is free and open to the public. Limited parking is available on the campus of the Archer School for Girls.
Questions? Call Patti Marcus at 310-873-7043 or email pmarcus@archer.org.
Founded in 1995, The Archer School for Girls is an independent school that provides a rigorous college preparatory program for students in grades 6 through 12 in an environment that explores and refines the ways girls learn best. Risk-taking and leadership opportunities are central to each student’s experience. Current enrollment is 495 students with a 7:1 student-faculty ratio. The Gallery at The Archer School for Girls provides both the Archer community and the community at large with a unique and dynamic art experience, dsplaying the work of well-known contemporary artists and photographers, The Gallery is run with the support of a student board which is involved with all aspects of launching the exhibition. The Gallery aims to encourage and develop a vital interest in and passion for the visual arts.
For more information, please call 310.873.7043 or visit online at www.archer.org.
