Arts on Union

Girls Who Wear Glasses ...

2012-01-22T14:49:00.002-05:00

In winter, I need to push myself out of hibernation mode and into the usual-Christine-way-of-being. Short, sometimes sunless, days make me want to get in my PJs and snuggle down with books. Not that there is anything wrong with this, of course, but when it's cold and gray, I could do that 24/7. So, this winter, I am taking - AGAIN because I learn so much from Elaine Brady Smith - "Mixed Media

What is YOUR dream for the world?

2012-01-16T20:40:00.001-05:00

A quiet space to talk ... Do we do this anymore? I have a dream and would love to hear about yours.

Shop and $AVE Local

2011-11-22T20:26:00.001-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving! This Saturday -- November 26 -- is a big day for everyone at Arts on Union. It’s the second annual Small Business Saturday®, when people across the country come out and shop to support local businesses. Come shop Arts on Union at 203 North Union St. in Middletown between noon and 5 p.m. Saturday and receive awesome values on one-of-a-kind paintings, photographs and

2011-11-22T20:24:00.001-05:00

Working on Tumblr this evening. Check it out!

Juried into Philadelphia Sketch Club "PHOTOgraphy 2011"

2011-10-24T21:16:00.001-04:00

The Philadelphia Sketch Club notified me this morning via email that two of my photographs have been juried into its upcoming show, “PHOTOgraphy 2011.” First Light The juror was Lori Waselchuk, a nationally-known documentary photographer and arts activist. Her photographs have appeared in magazines and newspapers worldwide, includingNewsweek, LIFE, and The New York Times. She is a

2011-09-11T21:13:00.000-04:00

Hiding out in the studio Posted on September 11, 2011 by Christine Goldbeck Honestly, for as much as I like discussion and adventure, I am also perfectly happy hiding out, as I have been doing these last several days in my studio at Arts on Union. Full Moon on the Creek It’s a bit difficult to get around due to the historic flood that has ravagedMiddletown and much of the Susquehanna

Some Flowers Don't Wilt

2011-08-13T16:32:00.000-04:00

Some Flowers Don't Wilt

Thinking Spring? See you at the PA Garden Expo!

2011-02-08T18:16:00.000-05:00

Monet's Tulip Photography 11 by 14 matted to 16 by 20 $55 unframed $95 framed Springtime... almost. I can't wait. So, I am not going to! Instead, I'm going to immerse myself in the PA Garden Expo at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg later this month. Coneflowers and Butterflies Christine Goldbeck 40 by 70 acrylic on canvas $800.00 If you're in the vicinity of Central Pennsylvania Feb.

"In Step" on its way to Canada for International Women Celebrate!

2011-02-08T18:04:00.001-05:00

"In Step" Christine Goldbeck 24 by 24 on canvas acrylic IWC! at AyrSpace Ontario, CanadaTuesday, March 8, 2011, is the Centenary of International Women’s Day. At AyrSpace in Ontario, Canada, this year, 100 women from all over the world will raise their artistic voices and exhibit works responding to the theme International Women Celebrate! (IWC!) for five weeks—from Tuesday, March 8, to Sunday

Learn how to use your new digital camera

2010-12-28T11:29:00.000-05:00

In just a few weeks, the new semester of classes at Art Association of Harrisburg will begin. Below is a description for my six-week course. If you have a new camera or just want to learn how to use your camera technically and creativity, contact the Art Association and sign up. In addition to learning about your camera, making prints, uploading, etc ..., we have a great time. Basics of Digital

Handmade in PA and Fox 43 Handmade in PA live news spot

2010-12-25T12:02:00.000-05:00

I had the great fortune of doing a live news spot with Linda Billet at Fox 43 in York, PA. It is always fun to get out of the studio and be able to talk about the work of independent artists such as Linda and Elaine Brady-Smith, whose encaustic painting "Alphabet Angel" went to the station with us. Please visit the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and Handmade in PA, whom I was proud to represent

Loving where you live!

2010-12-16T20:07:00.000-05:00

It's NOT so such about the economy. Rather, it is more about the physical and social aesthetics of a place. Such is what the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Gallup report in the recently released "Knight Soul of the Community 2010," a study about why people love where they live and why it matters. The gallery at Arts on UnionJobs, the economy and safety are NOT the top factors. In

Visit me Nov 6th and 7th for Art Studio Tour

2010-10-29T20:36:00.000-04:00

A corner of my studio My gallery and studio, Arts on Union, 203 N. Union St., Middletown, is one of the 32 central Pennsylvania artists on the upcoming, free Art Studio Tour. The event, in its 12th year, will take place Saturday, Nov. 6 from 10 am. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, November 7 from noon to 5 p.m. and is designed to offer the public the chance to meet and support local artists by visiting

Blogs, blogs and new sites too!

2010-10-03T20:03:00.001-04:00

I have not been around here much lately because I have been trying to simplify. I have designed and launched two new blogs: Christine Goldbeck Arts on Union Feel free to have a look and let me know what you think of them. Meanwhile, I plan to keep this place, at least until the feeds are working correctly.

"the Great Reset" - so many of us are in need of it!

2010-05-03T12:48:00.000-04:00

"the Great Reset." READ IT! Please? It it Richard Florida's new book and it is well worth reading and discussing. Just now, I am focused on what Florida, quoting Youssef Cassis, says about locales needing new talent to replenish the location's energy level and its capacity to innovate. This is why our financial centers, New York and London, while feeling some economic pain, are still making it

Ambidexterity and double-mindedness

2010-04-06T20:57:00.000-04:00

The whole time I have been painting 'Evolution Theory," which is seven big canvases, I have had verbal ideas dancing about in my brain. I conveyed these verbal notions in color, texture, pattern and visual narrative on the canvases. Now, as I sit down to draft an explanation of the series, I am struggling with words. Of course, this could have something to do with the budding oak, cottonwood and

Test

2010-03-13T17:50:00.001-05:00

This is a test to determine whether I am correcting setting up things.

Would PA Go for this?

2010-02-24T20:10:00.000-05:00

Rhode Island: Lieutenant Governor Roberts Launches Buy Local Arts InitiativeProvidence Business News, 2/15/10 "Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts kicked off what she says will be a month-long effort to promote her 'buy local' arts initiative in Rhode Island on [February 15]. Roberts used an advocacy training session organized by Rhode Island Citizens for the Arts to fight proposed state budget

Check out website design for Arts on Union

2010-02-21T20:17:00.000-05:00

Working on an updated Arts on Union website. I really wanted to be painting, but I knew I had to get back on the art administration job for a few hours. Wearing all hats is both a hellish pain in the arse and rewarding.

ATTENTION! ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?

2010-02-02T13:31:00.001-05:00

This article is fascinating! If you consider yourself to be one who finishes a task and then moves along to another, please read the article at the link above. If you're a multitasker, read, make notes, move around, check your Facebook, your SMS and then let's talk. Why, you wonder, do I care about this neuroscience stuff anyway? The answer, friends, is that an artist communicates, eh? And, if

Art WORKS! Opportunity for Cities.

2010-01-27T10:29:00.000-05:00

For immediate release: January 21, 2010 Contact: Victoria Hutter, 202-682-5692, hutterv@arts.gov NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces the NEA's Mayors' Institute on City Design Anniversary Initiative MICD 25 to provide grants to transform communities through the arts and smart design Washington, D.C. -- National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman gave a policy address

Don't Take My Word for It... Read this!

2010-01-04T14:34:00.000-05:00

Art for health's sake? I believe.

A Fine Beginning to 2010

2010-01-03T18:25:00.000-05:00

"Conception," the painting I threatened to keep and only finished two weeks ago or thereabouts, is gone but its owners have granted me visitation rights. The sale and my warm feelings for this particular painting sparked one of those artist gab sessions between Elaine Brady Smith and me. I want to share it. Elaine is an artist/colleague/friend I turn to when I feel stuck on a piece. By the way,

Power is Within YOU!

2009-12-31T07:41:00.000-05:00

This morning, as I watched the snow fall, I read an email on the subject of health and fitness. Within that email, was tucked this little gem "it all starts in the mind, and if the mind is not ready to make it happen, it's not going to happen!" While this is certainly true of fitness, it is also true of so much more. Relationships, business ... art making and selling. Any of us who has set a

Innovation Philadelphia

2009-12-30T15:50:00.000-05:00

Just sharing an observation I have found to be true: Creativity is essential because it is at the heart of innovation, and innovation is the growth driver and, therefore, a business imperative.” Harold G, McGraw III Chairman, President and CEO The McGraw-Hill Companies