'A Life in the Arts' with Stephanie Leotsakos and Colin Lynch

October 2021 

We were pleased to catch up with our two premier awardees for this special edition of ‘A Life in the Arts.’  Vocalist, Composer and Educator Stephanie Leotsakos and recent awardee, Organist Colin Lynch joined us on 10/25 to offer an update on what they are working on. 

You can view their interview here: 

Up Next for Stephanie and Colin: 

Stephanie is preparing for auditions. You can stay in touch with Stephanie by visiting her web site (see: https://www.stephanieleotsakos.com) or following her on YouTube (see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIEvl1oLDGMrCfmksUzuI6w ), Soundcloud (see: https://soundcloud.com/stephanie-leotsakos ) or Instagram (see: https://www.instagram.com/stephanieleotsakos/?hl=en )

After a busy holiday schedule at the Trinity Church of Boston, Colin will be embarking on a sabbatical over the winter, where he’ll be concentrating on expanding his repertoire. You can find out more about Colin, listen to his works and book him for a performance through his web site: https://www.colinlynchorgan.com

About ‘A Life in the Arts’

'A Life in the Arts' is a Zoom series celebrating those who have committed their lives to excellence in the arts. Our hope is that this series also illuminates how to navigate a career in the arts to up and coming artists. Interviews are conducted by Masterwork Board member Joseph White and run a half hour, with fifteen minutes dedicated to a q and a with attendees. Join us - or watch our sessions on the Masterwork Youtube Channel! 

Find out more about our Fall interviews here: 

About Masterwork Arts

 Masterwork Music & Art Foundation was founded more than 60 years ago in Morristown, New Jersey. The Founders, Shirley May and David Randolph, were passionate about the arts and understood the importance of nurturing developing artists, and making the arts available to a broad audience. Generations of artists were influenced by the years of concerts, theatrical events and fine arts projects Masterwork Arts funded and produced. 

 Today, Masterwork Arts supports excellence in the arts through a variety of grant offerings and awards, a zoom series on 'A Life in the Arts' and virtual classes that are open to all. To find out more, sign up for our enewsletter on www.masterworkarts.org.

'A Life in the Arts' with James Coe and Susan Story

October 2021

We enjoyed having James Coe and Susan Story on ‘A Life In The Arts’ recently. James is an artist and was the curator of a gallery show at the Athens Cultural Center, entitled: Seasons of Greene ll. Susan is an artist who participated in that show. 

You can view their interview here: 

Featured below is one of Susan's works from the show, a scene from the Willows overlooking the Hudson River.

Up Next for James and Susan: 

James Coe and another artist from Seeing Greene ll, Marlene Wiedenbaum,  have a show up currently at the Mark Gruber Gallery in  New Paltz, NY (see: http://markgrubergallery.com ).  This show will be running through November 20.

For more about James, including how to stay in touch, visit: https://jamescoe.com 

Susan Story currently has works up at the Clement Art Gallery in Troy, NY (see: https://clement-frame-and-art.myshopify.com/collections/susan-m-story ). Susan will be in another show at this gallery that will run from November 26 through January. 

Susan has a solo show at the Kuhar Family Market Gallery, Rennselaerville, NY, with a reception on November 13 (see: http://kuharfamilyfarm.weebly.com )

For more about Susan, including how to stay in touch, visit: https://www.susanmstory.com

About ‘A Life in the Arts’

'A Life in the Arts' is a Zoom series celebrating those who have committed their lives to excellence in the arts. Our hope is that this series also illuminates how to navigate a career in the arts to up and coming artists. Interviews are conducted by Masterwork Board member Joseph White and run a half hour, with fifteen minutes dedicated to a q and a with attendees. Join us - or watch our sessions on the Masterwork Youtube Channel! 

Find out more about our Fall interviews here: 

About Masterwork Arts

 Masterwork Music & Art Foundation was founded more than 60 years ago in Morristown, New Jersey. The Founders, Shirley May and David Randolph, were passionate about the arts and understood the importance of nurturing developing artists, and making the arts available to a broad audience. Generations of artists were influenced by the years of concerts, theatrical events and fine arts projects Masterwork Arts funded and produced. 

 Today, Masterwork Arts supports excellence in the arts through a variety of grant offerings and awards, a zoom series on 'A Life in the Arts' and virtual classes that are open to all. To find out more, sign up for our enewsletter on www.masterworkarts.org.

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'A Life in the Arts' Fall Series Schedule

We're pleased to share the next sequence of 'A Life in the Arts' Zoom events with you. 

 Here's our Fall line-up: 

  > Monday, October 18th, 8pm-9pm - A Panel Discussion on Seasons of Greene II, with Curator James Coe and Artist Susan Story 

 Seasons of Greene ll, Paintings of Special Places Protected by the Greene Land Trust was a gallery show at the Athens Cultural Center that ran from September 4 through October 10. 

To join this panel, click on this Zoom link. 

  > Monday, October 25th, 8pm-9pm - A Talk with Masterwork Music and Art Foundation Premier Awardees: Stephanie Leotsakos & Colin Lynch 

On this panel, we're catching up with last year's awardee, vocalist Stephanie Leotsakos and this year's awardee, organist Colin Lynch, on their careers. 

  > Monday, November 1st, 8pm-9pm - The career of historic illustrator John Wright will  be discussed. 

After graduating from Parsons and then working in publishing for a number of years, John dedicated his life to historic illustrations covering the early part of this country's history.

  > Monday, November 8th, 8pm-9pm -- Masterwork Music and Art Foundationn 2021 Community Arts Grantees: Laura Marchese from Dance on the Lawn and Juliana Fodera from the Prospector Theater 

 Find out more about the exciting community arts initiatives Masterwork is helping to support in the year ahead. 

 To join any of these offerings, please look for a Zoom link to these events from our Facebook page. 

'A Life in the Arts' is a Zoom series celebrating those who have committed their lives to excellence in the arts. Our hope is that this series also illuminates how to navigate a career in the arts to up and coming artists. Interviews are conducted by Masterwork Board member Joseph White and run a half hour, with fifteen minutes dedicated to a q and a with attendees. Join us - or watch our sessions on the Masterwork Youtube Channel! 

 Masterwork Music & Art Foundation was founded more than 60 years ago in Morristown, New Jersey. The Founders, Shirley May and David Randolph, were passionate about the arts and understood the importance of nurturing developing artists, and making the arts available to a broad audience. Generations of artists were influenced by the years of concerts, theatrical events and fine arts projects Masterwork Arts funded and produced. 

 Today, Masterwork Arts supports excellence in the arts through a variety of grant offerings and awards, a zoom series on 'A Life in the Arts' and virtual classes that are open to all. To find out more, sign up for our enewsletter on www.masterworkarts.org.