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Hygienic Art Show XVIII

January 25 and 26, 1997, El 'n' Gee Club, 86 Golden Street, New London, Connecticut

Hygienic XVIII

Sat Jan 25 8PM to Sun Jan 26 4PM

Artists drop-off Sat Jan 25 10AM - 6PM

Artists pick-up Sun Jan 26 6 - 8 PM

One piece per artist.

No fees, no judging, no jury and NO CENSORSHIP

Info: Jim Stidfole (860) 439-1034, Vinny Scarano (860) 444-6855

Hygienic Young Artists Show

(for people under 14)

Interactive Art in conjuction with Project LEARN

Vangarde Art Gallery

329 State St (Garde Art Center)

Sat Jan 25 9:30AM - 5PM

Advance Drop-off:

New London Public Library, Children's Room

Waterford Library. Children's Room

Groton Public Library, rte. 117 Children's Room

Fri Jan 24 (Only) Vanguarde Gallery 4-6PM

Dance

Sat Jan 25, 3:30 PM

Garde Arts Center

Connecticut College Children's Dance Troupe, Lana Burton Dir

Life Drawing Class

"Live Nude Art"

Fri Jan 24 7PM - 8:30PM

Critical Neon Studio

118 State Street, New London

pre-registration required

Info: (860) 443-5588

Theater

Screening Room IV

Film/Video

Sat Jan 25 310 State St. 7PM

Experimental Film/Video

Feature: Eddie Presley by Duane Whitaker

Poetry

Sat Jan 25 After Plays

El 'n' Gee Club

Open Mike Reading after Theatre Performances

Music

Sat Jan 25 After Poetry

"Edison Complex"

Surprise Guest Troubador

hi-jen-ik Fix mo-za-ik

poetry prose visual audio digital

submit to the Fix

po box 174, Mystic, CT 06355

or drop off at Boylan Color or the Dutch Tavern by January 21

or email at rlmar@aol.com

or call Rich at (860) 572-1133

What is the Hygienic Art Show?

The Hygienic Art Show is an unusual art show held in New London, Connecticut during the last weekend of January. The 1997 show will be the eighteenth annual. The Hygienic Art Show is open to all, is unjuried and unjudged, there is no entry fee for exhibitors or viewers, and most important, there is no censorship of any kind. The only rule is that each exhibitor is limited to showing one piece. Last year we had more than 250 artists showing work. Due to the nature of the show we attract controversial cutting-edge art that would be turned away from the tamer juried shows in the area.

In conjunction with the main art show there are also other events. In the past there have been poetry readings, dramatic presentations, independent film exhibits, dance, etc. There is also a segment of the Hygienic devoted to children and teenagers called the Hygienic Young Artists show.

The Hygienic Art Show is produced by Hygienic Art, Inc., a nonprofit group that is open to anyone that would like to become involved. As we progress into the planning stages each year, notice of planning meetings are published in the New London Day, as is the schedule of events as they solidify. If you are in or near New London and would like to become involved, you can call Vinny Scarano at (203) 442-6855 or else drop me (Bob Farace) email at bluemuse@aol.com

But why is it called the Hygienic?

Because the first several years of the show it was held at the old Hygienic Restaurant at the corner of Bank Street and Golden Street in New London. (Don't ask me how the restaurant got the name; even the restaurant owner's granddaughter is unable to tell me after asking her family.) The semiofficial symbol of the show is the lobster. The graphic at the top of this page is a colored and stylized version of the graphic by Grippo; he created it based on the neon lobster from the Hygienic Restaurant's sign.

After the restaurant closed, the art show kept the name but nomadically wandered all over town. For the past few years its home has been the El 'n' Gee Club on Golden Street.

"The word art must be redefined" --Patti Smith

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