artscope magazine: July/August 2009 Welcome Statement: Brian Goslow, managing editor Atomic Hearts and the Electrical Brain: New Work by Veronica Hebard and Andy Fish The Old, Weird America: Folk Themes in Contemporary Art John Stockwell & Denise Mickilowski Rona Pondick: The Metamorphosis of an Object Paula Estey: It’s a New Day 28 Current Galleries On the road with Jim Foritano: Destination Gloucester Berenberg Gallery Cape Cod Museum of Art Jess T. Dugan George Oommen: A Retrospective Gilbert Franklin, Herman Maril and Sky Power I Heard A Voice: The Art Of Leslie Dill Michael Mazur: New Woodblock Prints CW Roelle: Not Only Women in White Dresses These Days: Elegies for Modern Times Shaune McCarthy Appliquéd Science: Karen Kamenetzky at the Cellular Level Secret Stories: An Exhibition of New Works by Giovanna Cecchetti and Sumru Tekin Burlington’s South End Hops to It with 17th Annual Art Hop Leah Giberson Spotlight New England: Gary Hav en Smith and Gerald Auten Our Positive Bodies: Ma pping Our Treat ment, Sharing Our ChoicesBates Jamie Wyeth: Seven Deadly Sins Yellow Barn 40th Anniversary Music Festival New England Summer Theater , 2009 Real Public 2009: Four Public Art Projects in Hartford, Connecticut Steven Pennell and Art from the Streets Capsule Previews

Real Public 2009: Four Public Art Projects in Hartford, Connecticut Lisa Mikulski Hoping to bring tourism into the city and art to the residents, Real Art Ways is presenting four public art projects in the Frog Hollow and Parkville sections of Hartford this summer. Artists Margarida Correia, Satch Hoyt, Sofia Maldonado and Matthew Rodriguez have installed signature pieces created specifically for the Hartford area, which embrace the existing culture, creativity and diversity of its urban neighborhoods. Sofia Maldonado, a muralist presently residing in Brooklyn New York, is one to watch. She has created works in Europe, New York and Cuba and is one of Puerto Rico’s leading emerging muralists. Her mural on the Pelican Tattoo building at 577 Park Street in Frog Hollow blends “elements of female aesthetics and street culture.” Vibrant color inspired by the rainforest of Puerto Rico, a skill with illustration, and the ability to reach out successfully to the residents of Hartford for inspiration and cooperation has made this project a winner within the community. Historic preservation would not allow Maldonado to paint directly on the building and required the installation of large wooden panels, which prohibited the artist from using the texture and elements of the building within her work. Regardless, she has drawn her images directly from the female personalities she met on Park Street with the intent of brining a feminine component to a rather “macho” area of the neighborhood. Satch Hoyt’s work must be experienced in person to be truly appreciated. A labyrinth in Frog Hollow’s Pope Park constructed of white poles and clothesline may not appear to be much at first glance. However, in traversing the labyrinth’s path, the participant begins to feel a noted calming effect upon the nerves, and an almost spiritual experience ensues. Hoyt explained that this is not a maze, but rather an open labyrinth and a way to encourage interactivity and eye contact between travelers on the path. Read the entire article in our magazine pages...