jazz women | Gallery Sitka® https://gallerysitka.com/tag/jazz-women/ Support the Arts | ART Gallery | Shop Art Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://gallerysitka.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-GallerySitkaSquare-32x32.jpg jazz women | Gallery Sitka® https://gallerysitka.com/tag/jazz-women/ 32 32 PR: The Women of Jazz by Kate Shaffer https://gallerysitka.com/pr-the-women-of-jazz-by-kate-shaffer/ Thu, 28 May 2020 05:32:48 +0000 https://gallerysitka.com/pr-the-women-of-jazz-by-kate-shaffer-2/ “Women of Jazz” features painted portraits of ten of the twentieth century’s most influential women jazz singers, including such figures as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Etta James. They are presented “mid-song,” explains Ms. Shaffer. “The open mouths are not just about the music, but also…

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]]> “Women of Jazz” features painted portraits of ten of the twentieth century’s most influential women jazz singers, including such figures as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Etta James.

They are presented “mid-song,” explains Ms. Shaffer. “The open mouths are not just about the music, but also about their voices being heard in the world.”

This event is an online show of this series by Central Mass. Artist, Kate Shaffer. We will have a link with all the work that will go live the day of the opening, Saturday, June 6th at 10 AM. This will be followed by a list of online events for June and July.

CALENDAR OF ONLINE EVENTS DURING JUNE AND JULY:
 
June 6, 10 AM
Live Interview and Opening Launch, with Tamar Russell Brown of Gallery Sitka and fine artist, Kate Shaffer.
 
June 12, Friday, 6 PM
Live Reading with Kate about Billie Holiday / Dinah Washington – Join Kate for cocktails and classic tunes!
 
June 19, Friday, 6 PM
Live Reading with Kate about Etta James / Shirley Horn – Join Kate for cocktails and classic tunes!
 
June 20th, 11 AM
Live Online Demo on Color
 
June 26, Friday, 6 PM
Live Reading with Kate about Ella Fitzgerald / Sarah Vaughn – Join Kate for cocktails and classic tunes!
 
July 3, Friday, 6 PM
Live Reading with Kate about Nina Simone / Betty Carter – Join Kate for cocktails and classic tunes!
 
July 10, Friday, 6 PM
Live Reading with Kate about Nina Simone / Betty Carter – Join Kate for cocktails and classic tunes!
 
Sunday, July 12th, 1 PM
Q&A on Paintings with either Jessie Olsen from The Fitchburg Art Museum on Zoom with the Artist and the Gallery and artist Kate Shaffer.
 
August 1st, 10 AM
Interview/Wrap Up – Post Show Review with artist Kate Shaffer.

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