NEW DIRECTION ARTIST TAKES TOP GALLERY JOB.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - Valerie Freeman wants to bring to the Cedar Centre Art Gallery exhibits that are fresh, inspirational and portray the diversity of creativity in visual art. Newly named the community gallery's visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → director, the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of transplant is also planning programs that incorporate hands-on workshops, demonstrations, lectures and book signings. ``I want people, when they come across the door, to say wow,'' said Freeman. The professional artist has taught at colleges and on cruise ships This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have since ceased to operate. Both cruise ships and cruiseferries are included in this list. (Ocean liners are not included on this list, see List of ocean liners. , rents her art for movie and television productions, and has had art shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. , in New York, and in Germany. Freeman moved 2 1/2 years ago to Juniper Hills, where she lives on a 17- acre ranch and is expecting her first child in January. At the Lancaster gallery - operated by the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association - Freeman has made changes that include opening a gift store that features local artists' jewelry, sculpture, paintings and photographs. On the second Sunday of each month, a live model session is held from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Artists pay $5 to participate and can bring finger foods to share and their favorite music. ``The gift shop is a huge change because there's a lot of crafts people in the community out here, so we've tried to bring new people into the organization,'' said Freeman. Freeman plans to include books by local artists in the gift shop. The main gallery will still feature rotating exhibits, each showcasing a single artist, but what used to be the cooperative gallery will now feature the work of multiple artists in conjunction with a single showing. Each exhibit will follow a theme. December's subject will be masks. Freeman became interested in the center when an Allied Arts member asked her to look at the art space that was available. ``I'm from New York - space is a big deal for me,'' said Freeman. She liked the potential of the center and submitted a proposal for changes. Freeman has a bachelor of fine art degree from Pratt Institute Pratt Institute, at Brooklyn, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1887. Founded by Charles Pratt as a school for practical training, it now offers general and professional studies, including programs in fine arts, art education, art history, library and and also studied at the New York Academy of Fine Arts. She has taught painting at Otis Parsons, South Hampton South Hampton may refer to:
In New York, her work has been on display at Chase Manhattan Bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. , the World Trade Center and the Urban Center. She's also had a showing in West Germany. Her art appeared in set dressings in the Tom Cruise movie ``Collateral'' and on television series including ``CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International ,'' ``Boston Public,'' ``My Wife and Kids,'' ``Spin City'' and ``Will & Grace.'' The Cedar Centre Art Gallery is located at 44857 Cedar Avenue. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Peggy Hager, (661) 267-5741 peggy.grimm-hager(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) The new visual arts director, Valerie Freeman, is planning programs including hands-on workshops at the gallery. (2) Valerie Freeman of Cedar Centre Gallery, a New York native, is a longtime artist and instructor. She lives on a ranch in Juniper Hills. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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