Lou Schellenberg & Susan Darwin – Gallery Talks. The artists Lou Schellenburg & Susan Darwin will return to the MAC to close their show Common Waters: Once Removed, Always Returning with a free Gallery Talk with the Artists: Friday, April 17 at 4:00 pm. The MAC is located at 80 Pleasant St. Marion. The show will close thereafter. More information at marionartcenter.org/events.
Collective Sightings – Visions of Grace, Harmony and Solitude opens on April 24. This exhibition features the work of re/vision, a peer-to-peer group of photographers including Angela C. Brown, Bill Clark, David DeMelim, Deb Ehrens and Keith Prue.
Exhibition Statement from the Artists: This exhibition presents a collection of work developed individually, and yet collectively. While we each find the process of making art a contemplative and often solitary experience, we are driven by a desire or need to share and connect with the larger world. Our re/vision group acts as a bridge between these two poles of isolation and community, offering a place to share work-in-progress and ideas not yet fully formed without fear. Mutual respect for each member’s talents and the trust and familiarity developed over years of working together provide an added motivation to continue innovating. While our individual practices, styles, and approaches to photography diverge wildly, we are drawn together by our shared desire to keep innovating and reinventing our work and ourselves. The rhythm of that creative connection flows through our varied interpretations of Grace, Harmony, and Solitude.
The exhibition opens on April 24 with a free reception at the MAC, 80 Pleasant St. Marion from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The show will run through May 22. For more information go to marionartcenter.org/on-exhibit.
Abstract Acrylic Painting Workshop: Spring Florals – Whether you are just beginning or looking to broaden your experience with acrylics, join us for a one-day workshop on acrylics using spring florals for inspiration. In this class, attendees will create their own daffodil inspired painting (or other floral). Instructor Elyse Laurelle will provide guidance, demonstration, and a finished example while working through the painting process with participants. Elyse will share her techniques and offer advice and feedback to students during the informal session.
The goal of this class is for participants to feel more comfortable working with acrylics and to take home a completed painting of their very own. While the instructor’s style and work are the basis for the class, participants will be encouraged to explore their own artistic style with their floral artwork.
The class will be held at the MAC Studio located at 80 Pleasant St. Marion on Saturday, April 25, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm The cost is $55 for MAC Members and $65 for Nonmembers. All materials will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring any acrylic painting supplies they have on hand. More information and registration at marionartcenter.org/events.