Pelham Art Center presents Artisan Boutique & Collectibles
Going to nightclub with purple tinted hair
in Lower East Side 12x12in, 2016, Capucine
Bourcart. Photo courtesy of the Pelham Art Center
Collectibles at the Pelham Art Center
includes the work of 9 artists selected by
executive director Charlotte Mouquin. All of
the works in this exhibition are priced under
$2,500 and created by mid-career and
emerging artists. This annual exhibition is
the perfect collecting opportunity to take
home affordable artworks. A public opening
reception will take place Friday, November
22 from 6 to 8 p.m. in conjunction
with the Artisan Boutique which highlights
artist makers.
Artists exhibiting in Collectibles include:
Laurence Belotti, Capucine Bourcart, Alvin
Clayton, Bob Clyatt, Mayuko Fujino, Maizianne,
RC Hagans, Eileen Karakashian,
Doug Newton and Alexis Trice.
Belotti uses photography as a vehicle to
explore the way individuals relate to iconic
architecture, both organic and industrial,
within urban landscapes. This is an opportunity
to bring home a piece of history at an
affordable price point. Capucine Bourcart
utilizes photography, photo-collage, painting
and sewing to build multifaceted pieces
that expand narrative possibilities through
images. Local artist, model, and restaurateur
Alvin Clayton’s works in Collectibles
include his paintings of entertainer/activist
Josephine Baker. Clayton’s vivid, Matisse
inspired palette transports viewers to
the emotional landscape of his Caribbean
upbringing. In the entrance gallery, Bob
Clyatt’s installation Field Notes welcomes
viewers with colorful, suspended hands that
are inspired by world unity. Mayuko Fujino
creates dual-layered papercut and collage
art to replicate structures of dreams. Local
artist Maizianne captures an emotional
perception of beauty and personality in her
contemporary mixed-media portraiture. RC
Hagans’ work is equal parts fi ne/folk/street
art, drawing imagery from religion, pop culture,
punk rock, and conspiracy theories.
Eileen Karakashian explores abstraction
through layers of familiar forms, leading
her viewers to discover their own their own
poetic narratives in her work. Drawing inspiration
from light, Doug Newton creates
colorful, well-rendered oil paintings of ordinary
materials like foil, plastic, and paper to
tell stories of the way we perceive the world
around us. Alexis Trice asks her viewers to
confront their fantasy of nature through the
animal subjects in her paintings, highlighting
feelings of isolation and fear that are not
unfamiliar to humans too.
Artisan Boutique highlights a dynamic
collection of quality, affordable handmade
items for sale, from Friday, November 22
through Saturday, January 4th. Skilled artisans
will be showcasing: ceramics, silver
works, jewelry, glass, leather, and more.
Artisan Boutique will feature one-of-a-kind
items by local and national artists who represent
a range of traditional and modifi ed
artisan techniques.
Pelham Art Center members will receive
a 10% discount on all Artisan Boutique
gallery sales during a special Members’
Holiday Sale, December 2-7.
Pelham Art Center is a located at 155
Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY. For further information
call (914) 738-2525.
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Thomas Shortman Training, Scholarship
and Safety Fund will conduct
a recruitment from Monday, December
2, through Friday, December 13, for 50
Multi-Story Window and Building Surface
Cleaner apprentices, the New York State
Department of Labor announced today.
Applications must be obtained in person
at Thomas Shortman Training, Scholarship
and Safety Fund, 25 West 18th Street, 4th
Floor, New York, NY, Monday through Friday
from 9 to 11 a.m., during the recruitment
period. Applications must be completed
and submitted on-site, on the same
day they are received.
The committee requires that applicants:
• Must be at least 18 years old. Proof
will be required after selection and prior to
enrollment in apprenticeship.
• Must have a high school diploma or a
high school equivalency diploma (such as
TASC or GED). Proof will be required after
selection and prior to enrollment in apprenticeship.
• Must sign a statement indicating that
they are physically able to perform the work
of the trade, which may include:
• Working outside, at heights, attached
to a window cleaning safety belt.
• Working off suspended scaffolds at
heights of 500 feet or more.
• Having no fear of heights of 500 feet.
• Climbing and working off extension
ladders at heights of 50 feet.
• Setting up and taking down six pieces
of sectional ladders.
• Raising and lowering ladders and davits
for suspended scaffolds.
• Must have reliable transportation to
and from various work sites and required
classes at the approved school.
• Must pass a substance abuse test, at
the expense of the sponsor, after selection
and prior to enrollment in apprenticeship.
For further information, applicants
should contact Thomas Shortman Training,
Scholarship and Safety Fund at (917) 992-
5004. Additional job search assistance can
be obtained at your local New York State
Department of Labor Career Center (see:
https://www.labor.ny.gov/career-center-locator/
location-list-all.php).
Apprentice programs registered with
the Department of Labor must meet standards
established by the Commissioner.
Under state law, sponsors of programs
cannot discriminate against applicants because
of race, creed, color, national origin,
age, sex, disability, or marital status.
Women and minorities are encouraged to
submit applications for apprenticeship programs.
Sponsors of programs are required
to adopt affi rmative action plans for the recruitment
of women and minorities.
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The Northeast District Council of the
OPCMIA Apprenticeship Fund, will conduct
a recruitment from Monday, December
2, 2019 through Friday, December 13,
for 10 Plasterer apprentices, the New York
State Department of Labor announced today.
Applications can be obtained at 150-50
14th Road, Whitestone, NY from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m., Monday through Friday, during the recruitment
period. This is a limited-application
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recruitment. Only 100 applications will
be distributed, on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve
basis. The recruitment will be offered for
10 business days or until 100 applications
have been issued, whichever comes fi rst.
The Committee requires that applicants:
• Must be at least 18 years old. Proof will
be required after selection and prior to enrollment
in the apprenticeship program.
• Must have a high school diploma or a
high school equivalency diploma (such as
TASC or GED).
• Must pass a physical agility test by
scoring at least a 28 out of 35 possible
points. The test includes:
• Lifting two “legs” (4” X 4” X 8’ lumber,
52 lbs. total weight), placing them on a
shoulder, carrying them for approximately
75 feet, and placing them neatly back on
the fl oor.
• Lifting two “ribs” (3” X 4” X 14’ lumber,
79 lbs. total weight), placing them on a
shoulder, carrying them for approximately
75 feet, and placing them neatly back on
the fl oor.
• Lifting two “#8 bars” (one-inch diameter
steel rods, 85 lbs. total weight), placing
them on a shoulder, carrying them for
approximately 75 feet, and placing them
neatly back on the fl oor.
• Lifting one bag of Portland cement (94
lbs. total weight), placing it on a shoulder,
carrying it for approximately 75 feet, and
placing it neatly back on the fl oor.
• Lifting one rubber concrete pump
hose (60 lbs. total weight), placing it on a
shoulder, carrying it for approximately 75
feet, and placing it neatly back on the fl oor,
one end at a time.
• Lifting one steel concrete pump pipe
(80 lbs. total weight), placing it on a shoulder,
carrying it for approximately 75 feet,
and placing it neatly back on the fl oor, one
end at a time.
• Filling a 16-cubic-foot wheelbarrow
with ¾” gravel, walking with it for approximately
50 feet, and dumping it neatly back
into the original pile.
For further information, applicants
should contact Northeast District Council
of the OPCMIA Apprenticeship Fund at
(718) 357-3750. Additional job search assistance
can be obtained at your local New
York State Department of Labor Career
Center (see: https://www.labor.ny.gov/career
center-locator/location-list-all.php).
Apprentice programs registered with
the Department of Labor must meet standards
established by the Commissioner.
Under state law, sponsors of programs
cannot discriminate against applicants because
of race, creed, color, national origin,
age, sex, disability, or marital status.
Women and minorities are encouraged to
submit applications for apprenticeship programs.
Sponsors of programs are required
to adopt affi rmative action plans for the recruitment
of women and minorities.
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Stop by picturesque City Island and
enjoy the exciting programs offered at the
PSS City Island Center, which is located
at 116 City Island Avenue, Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Experience the
exercise classes from gentle Yoga Stretch,
Balance Class, Arthritis Workshop and Tai
Chi as well as the vigorous Fit For Life and
Cardio Fit. They also offer acrylic painting,
calligraphy, health presentations, blood
pressure monitoring, gardening exchange,
singing group and parties. Lunch is served
from noon to 1 p.m. suggested donation is
$2. The center participants go on shopping
trips every day; i.e. Shop Rite, Dollar Tree,
Target, Kmart, as well as theatre excursions,
special trips, special luncheons and
more. It’s free to become a member, but
you must be 60 years of age or above.
For more information contact Patty at
(718) 885-0727 or email pattis@pssusa.
org for their monthly calendar.
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Do you need help getting to and from
your medical appointments? Transportation
services are available to seniors Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in
community districts 9, 10, 11 and 12. The
program provides door-to-door service for
all medical appointments. Their drivers are
courteous and professional; and their vehicles
are clean and handicap accessible,
including wheelchair lifts.
For information, call Mildred Cardona,
program director of the R.A.I.N. Transportation
Program, at (718) 882-8513.
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The New York City Department
of Sanitation has announced leaf collection
plans for city residents. The collected
leaves will be turned into compost
and added to soil to nourish street trees,
soil and parks. The Department will collect
leaves in paper leaf bags, unlined containers
or the Department’s curbside composting
brown bins. Do not use plastic bags.
Residents living in areas with curbside
composting:
The 3.5 million residents living in areas
receiving “brown bin” curbside composting
collection already receive leaf collection
service, as yard waste is included in
the program. Those residents may place
their leaves in their brown bins, in paper
leaf bags, or in unlined rigid containers, at
the curb for pick-up according to their regular
curbside composting collection schedule.
Do not use plastic bags. Visit nyc.gov/
compost for maps of curbside composting
neighborhoods. Set out after 4 p.m. on
Saturday, November 16 or Saturday, November
30 for residents living in: Community
boards 5, 7 and 9 Residents should set
out their leaves in a paper leaf bag or an
open, unlined container. Do not use plastic
bags.
Visit http://nyc.gov/leafcollection for
more information.
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CUNY Institute for Irish-American
Studies will be offering the following Irish
Studies events around the CUNY campuses
during the next few weeks.
‘Redefi ning Ireland - Through Forgotten
Early Modern Archives,’ Thursday, November
21, 6 p.m. at the CUNY Graduate Center
– Room 5109. A panel discussion featuring
Patricia Palmer (Maynooth University),
Clare Carroll (Queens/GC) & Sarah Covington
(Queens/GC). Sponsored by Global
Early Modern Studies at the GC (gems@
gc.cuny.edu).
The Institute’s Book Club, Wednesday,
December 11, 7 p.m. at the CUNY Graduate
Center – Room 8301. Professor Janet
Butler Munch leads a discussion of the following
book: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth
Keane (2019). E-mail irish.studies@lehman.
cuny.edu to RSVP.
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A Toy Drive for Sck Children in Lincoln
hospital, will be hosted by Estefany
Ozuna, a Bronx lash artist giving back to
families in need. She will be accepting new
toys from her current clients and from those
that are not clients but who are willing to
donate. Every toy collected will be personally
handed out to sick children who are admitted
to the hospital on Christmas Day by
Ozuna and her 4-year old daughter.
All donated toys must be new in its original
packaging.
Visit @iamiGlam, or contact Ozuna via
email at iGlam.emaciell@gmail.com for
more information.
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