ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT A Gift of Art for the Holiday Season The month of December brings the anticipation of the holida> sea son and the neu sear. And while our minds turn to thoughts of gifts for famih and friends ? tuo local arts organization*, have given us some vers special "earls'* gifts. These presents include three excit ing visual art exhibitions that cele brate the gifts of the imagination. Opening Dec. 2 and continuing though Jan. 22. renowned photogra pher Aaron Siskind s black-and white photographs documenting Harlem in the 1 9 3 0 " s and early 1 940 a wilj be on display at the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem . State University. The exhibition, from the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution, dis play 51 silver gelatin prints that were mostly taken during the 1930s. The photographs embrace a wide range of subject, especially social and aesthetic issues, and were intended as an unsentimental record of daily life in New York City's most significant African American neighborhood. The thrust of -^Siskind s work derived from hix s affiliation with the Photo League of New York ? a group of politically conscious photographers who attempted to reflect urban reality and initiate social reform through documentary photography. Also opening on Dec. 2 at the Diggs Gallery . forty prints from the '60s. "70s and "80s comprise a new exhibition titled ?'Master Pnnts from Gemini G.E.L." This show features works by 23 American artist that examine the remarkable variety of images, forms and styles character izing American printmaking over three decades. Represented in the show are prints produced at the Gemini G.E.L. workshop in Los Angeles. The extensive list of artist present include Josef Albers. Jonathan Boroksky, Vija Celmins. Ronald Davis. Richard Diebenkorn. Dan Flavin, Sam Francis. David Hock ney, Jasper Johns. Roy Lictenstein. Robert Raushenberg and Frank Stel lar. Major stylistic currents of the past three decades can be seen in these works including expression ism, pop art, minimalist and post modernism. Lithographs, etching, screenprints. woodcut and mixed media prints are included.. Founded in 1966, Gemini G.E.L. (Graphic Editions Limited) is a publishing workshop offering a setting where artist can collaborate with highly skilled master printers Annual "Dimension^' show in the Associated Artist Gallerx of the Sawtooth Buildinar located at 226 ArtsR EACH By REGGIE JOHNSON IS*" *r and craftspeople. The prints in the exhibition were chosen from the Gemini G.E.L. Archive at 'the National Qalkfv of An. The archive was established in 1981 to preserve one example each of Gemini's pub lished editions, along with relative proofs and various documentary material. Regular gallery hours are 1 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sat urdavs. The gallcrv will, however. be closed for the holidays Dec. 24 through Jan. 4. The gallery is free and open to the public. For more information, call 750-2458. * * * The Associated Artist of Win ston-Salem will present the 30th X. Marshall Street. "Dimensions*' is a national juried competition featuring paint ing. drawing, printmaking. sculpture and photography by Both profes sional and amature artist from throughout the United States. Presently annually by Associa tion Artist. "Dimensions" is the old est competition of this type in the area. The exhibition will be on dis plav Nov. 18 through Dec. 10 in the Associated Artist and Milton Rhodes galleries of the Sawtooth Building. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Saturday. For more information, call Associated Artist at 722-0340. Winter Classes Scheduled at Sawtooth Center The Sawtooth Center for Visual Art's Winter session of craft and art ' classes is schedule to begin the week of Jan. IX, with beginning-to ad vanced level courses and work shops in Ceramics. Fibers, Graphics, Glass, Metals, and Photography. Some teen classes are planned, and a lull program ol youth classes is schedule lor children aged 3 to 12. Catalogs are currently available. ?> Four-to-ten week classes will meet from 9:30 a.m. to noon, and week day evening from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Youth classes are held weekday afternoons from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday morning from 9:30 to 11:30. Class fees range from S50 to SI 20. Some scholarships are avail able in all programs. Preregistration is required for all classes and work shops. Fur a catalog or scholarship information, write the Sawtooth Center for Visual Art at 226 N. Mar shall Street, Winston-Salem, N.C., 27101, or call the Center office Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 723-7395. Holiday Expo The Arts Council of Winston Salem and Forsyth County announces the opening reception and exhibition for the Eighth Annual Holiday Expo Selected Exhibition. The public is invited to an. opening reception on Dec. 16, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Milton Rhodes Gallery of the Sawtooth Building, 226 N. Marshall Street. The reception, free and open to the public, is in honor of the various emerging artist in the Triad who will be featured in the exhibition. Featuring artist will be on hand for the public to meet dur ing the reception which will include entertainment and refreshments. The exhibition will be on dis play from Dec. 16 through Jan. 8. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Featuring in the exhibition will be works award ed for Best Painting, Best Draw ing/Printmaking, Best Mixed Media, and two Honorable Mentions. HOROSCOPES ARIES: (March 21-April 20) During this week you may have a tough time with changes on a personal level. Since these changes are going to take place without your say-so. learn to accept them. Pay attention to your home life. Your family needs your input - expressing positive feelings will do wonders. TAURUS: (April 21 - May 21) New ideas need to be shared, and the feedback of others may improve the concepts. It is time to make way for a new approach. Time out may be a welcome change in your love life - although there is love, the day to day routine may have become boring and tedious. GEMINI: (May 22 - June 21) Your need for solitude and quiet this week may be hard to achieve. Make the necessary compromises, meeting all responsibilities, but keep your input at a minimum. 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