Opening First Friday, March 6, 5-8pm, and running through the 28th are two exhibits at RiverArts. “Fiber Show and Works on Paper” will be in the main gallery and “iShow – Digital Art” will be in the Studio Gallery.
Curator for the “Fiber Show and Works on Paper”, Sue Wright, challenged artists to think creatively and stretch traditional boundaries be it watercolor painting, altered books, knitted garments or grass baskets. RiverArts hasn’t done a fiber/paper show before and think there could be great synergy.
To give a feel for the caliber of works in the show are fiber art by Julia Ramsey who does both fiber painting and knitwear. Julia has an M.S. degree in Knitted Textile Design from the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. Her personal collections of knitwear and textile art have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. She also designs knitwear for companies such as Anthropologie, Patagonia, and Neiman Marcus.
Antoinette Smith’s passion is origami. Her work is influenced by Jason Barnes, the former production manager of the National Theatre of Great Britain, and Lillian Oppenheimer who is the creator and founder of the Origami Society of North America.
Christine Kamon has been a prolific and passionate quilter for more than 25 years. A BS degree in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell laid the foundation for her creative process.
“iShow – Digital Art is RiverArts second annual modern art exhibition. Curator, Zane Carter, reached out to artists to work in any genre that incorporates contemporary expression in imaginative ways. This exciting exhibition will showcase area artists working with sound, video, light, animation and digital images. Artists were encouraged to demonstrate innovative techniques that transform traditional mediums in surprising ways that challenge our perceptions.
Charles Bergen, both an architect and sculptor, will be entering “A Capitalsaurus Chasing a Falcarius”. In 1898 bones of the Capitalsaurus were discovered a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. This sculpture portrays the carnivorous Capitalsaurus chasing a feathered but flightless dinosaur known as Falcarious. This fanciful interaction occurred when the area around the Capitol was a savannah and populated by dinosaurs. It is made of water jet cut aluminum that has been sand blasted and then painted with automobile paint for flashy durability.
RiverArts is located at 315 High Street, Suite 106. Regular hours are Tuesday-Friday, 11-4, First Friday, 11-8, and Saturday, 10-4.
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