Opening receptions for exhibitions at the Master Gallery have become gala events at the Masters and the Artist’s Reception on May 4th for Elizabeth Langer’s new show, “Ordered Chaos,” was exciting indeed. Below are scenes from the evening, which included a tour of Elizabeth’s studio in the building. 

For more on Elizabeth’s work and upcoming exhibits, visit: www.elizabethlanger.com

A new production of Morning’s at Seven by the Out of the Box Theatre Company, directed by longtime Masters resident Jennifer Sherron Stock, is playing this weekend at the West End Theatre, Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew. For more information and reservations, go to: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2941615

On Thursday, May 4th from 7 to 8:30 PM, the Master Gallery will host a reception for “Ordered Chaos,” an exhibit of collages, paintings and prints by Master Apartments shareholder Elizabeth Langer. Please stop by to say hello, meet the artist and have a look at her work. 

More of Elizabeth’s art is on exhibit currently at the Jewish Museum of South Florida — “Evil: A Matter of Intent” — and the Montclair NJ Public Library — “Healing Through Art.” This autumn, her collage, My Old House, will be included in the exhibit “Home(less)” at the Hebrew Union College Museum in New York, opening September 7th. See also Kate Feiffer, “Process” in Matha’s Vineyard Arts & Ideas for a recent write-up of her work.  http://d3zr9vspdnjxi.cloudfront.net/artistInfo/elizab25/biblio/50.pdf?1479952822

 

For a virtual peek at Elizabeth’s work, click on www.elizabethlanger.com. 

The Master Gallery in association with the Board of Directors of  The Master Apartments Invites you to the Opening Reception of

Flip Side – Works by Roger Winter 

 Thursday February 2, 2017 , The Master Gallery, 310 Riverside Drive, 7 – 8:30pm

Mildred has seen it all. Now watch her tell it on the NYC Life’s Neighborhood Slice, available on demand at www.nyc.gov/media and on the following cable stations and at these times:

· Time Warner Cable channel 25; Verizon Fios channel 525 and RCN channel 25
· Nov 16th, 9PM;  Nov 19, 5PM;  Nov 20, 9:30 PM;                                                            Nov 21, 3PM;  Nov 22, 10:00PM

Visit www.neighborhoodslice.com for more info.

The Master Gallery’s fall show features veteran artist and resident, Ilene Sunshine, and runs through January 28, 2017. The opening reception, Thursday, November 3, drew an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd of friends and neighborhood and resident art enthusiasts.  The exhibition, entitled, ifs and yets, includes seven works on paper installed within a cascading frame of tree branches gathered from the neighboring Riverside Park. 

Sunshine explains, “Expanding upon my long-held interest in the blurred boundary between nature and culture, this project takes its cues from The Master’s architectural details and the building’s proximity to the park. The title, if and yets, might be nonsensical at first reading, but I hope it conveys a transitional, liminal state where transformation and transmutation take place. Our ears are more familiar with the phrase “no ifs, ands, or buts” used to imply absolute resolve, but I’m interested in considering a wider, more open arena of “ifs and yets” – a place of unexpected occurrences and invention.”

The Master Gallery, in conjunction with The Board of Directors and in celebration of our recent listing on the National Register of Historic Places, is pleased to announce our first group art show entitled, The Master: Above & Below. 

The show will run from August 4 thru October 29, 2016. Nineteen amateur and professional artists submitted work including photography, painting and illustration. The show, theme of which is “our neighborhood,” features art related to the building and the surrounding  area including Manhattan Valley, the Hudson River and Riverside Park.

Please join us for our opening reception on Thursday, August 4th from 7- 8:30pm.

The Board of Directors

The celebration on June 20th of the unveiling of the plaque documenting the Master Building’s listing on the National Register of Historic Places was a smashing success, highlighted by the attendance of several visiting dignitaries, special guests and an exceptionally large turnout of residents, enthusiastic and in good cheer, and capped by a champagne toast, which continued into the evening until the case of champagne — generously provided by Orsid Management — was heartily consumed.

The unveiling ceremony took place on the summer solstice, the very day of the 28th anniversary of the Master Apartment’s conversion to a cooperative.

Before the official unveiling in front of the building, in the Master Gallery, Daniel Farb conveyed greetings to attendees from his mother Oriole Horch Farb Feshbach and then related some of his own memories including a moving recount of how his parents provided work to actors blacklisted during the McCarthy era.

John Piltzecker, Superintendent of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island, delivered congratulations from the National Park Service regional office and put in perspective what a special honor it is to be listed on the National Registry. Of the 90,000 sites on the registry, only 545 (including Master Apartments ) are in New York County..

Corinne Engelbert, the historic preservation consultant who prepared the nomination, attended the celebration as well, as did Randy Turner, a retired National Parks Service manager and member of the co-op ad hoc committee which recommended proceeding with a bid to be listed. Meisha Hunter Burkett, a historic preservationist and former resident of the Master Apartments, and another member of the ad hoc committee, was unable to attend.

To view our page on the National Register and learn more about the Historic Place program, follow this link: https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/16000036.htm

Here are some photos of the event contributed by Master resident renown photographer Martha Cooper.