Carmel Gallery Supports Billiards Education Foundation Scholarship

Carmel Gallery Supports Billiards Education Foundation Scholarship Arthur Robins Commemorative Poster of National Billiards ChampionshipsNew York artist Arthur Robins and his publisher, poolpaintings.com (a division of Gallery Diamante, Carmel) are releasing a commemorative poster that benefits the Billiards Education Foundation scholarship. The poster commemorates the Billiards Congress of America National 8-Ball Championships taking place at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, May 14-22.The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit charity organization administered by the Billiard Congress of America (BCA). The objective of the BEF Academic Scholarship Program is to grant scholarships to high school seniors who have benefited from the sport of billiards and are pursuing a college education.
Online shoppers will be able to purchase the Billiards Education Foundation benefit poster at the Billiards Congress of America’s website and at www.poolpaintings.com. Also, number one of two-hundred-and-fifty (1/250) of a signed limited-edition print, “The Last Shot,” will be on display and auctioned for the BEF on May 18 at the Riviera Hotel.“…Robins uses warped perspectives to powerful psychological effect in these tunnel scenes and in a series of images he made of all-night billiard halls. In one, a shiny black eight ball dwarfs the surrounding players; in another, a corner pocket looms in the foreground like a yawning abyss. The artist paints confidently, as though determined to get his thoughts out quickly in a kind of colorful automatic writing.” Sarah Schmerler, “New World Art Center Exhibit,” Art News February 1998Gallery Diamante in Carmel, CA, the parent company of POOLPAINTINGS.COM, opened a year ago showcasing the Expressionist paintings of New York Artist Arthur Robins. Robins’ work covers genre as varied and eclectic as city-subway scenes to biblical paintings.Contact poolpaintings.com for more information (831) 643.0852.Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news in the sport of billiards and pool.

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