“Beach Oasis I”, mixed media by Geraldine Czajkowski
Chestertown RiverArts is inviting all artists to bring works to its May 2013 show, “Abstraction.” The curators are looking for all expressions of abstract art including works completely unrelated to the physical world and/or without literal meaning and works with roots in the physical world but substantially transformed into a composition with wholly different values or meaning. Abstraction may also be found by taking an unusual view of reality, e.g. imagine the beauty of other-worldly abstract compositions found in close detail or magnified views of the physical world. Works might be created for the sake only of composition or a desired range of values, or may try to express a thought or emotion or a state of being. The curators especially encourage artists who usually work with a concrete vision of reality to push their work and their minds into an abstract state. Experimental approaches are welcome and the curators look forward to being surprised and informed by novel interpretations of this theme.
Check-in for submissions is at the RiverArts High Street galleries Sunday, April 28 1pm-3pm or Monday, April 29 11am-2pm. Artists may submit up to 2 works. The show will open Friday, May 3 with a reception 5-8pm. The show will run through Saturday, June 1 and will be mounted in the main RiverArts gallery contemporary with the “Second Look” studio gallery show of Plein Air paintings from RiverArts Spring plein air festival. Entry fees for RiverArts members are $8 for one work and $15 for two; for other artists $15 for one and $25 for two works. The new RiverArts galleries are the result of the merger of the former Chestertown Arts League and Chester River Artworks. The galleries are open and expansive, presenting an ideal setting for showing art works of all forms. The detailed call for artists is found on the RiverArts website: www.chestertownriverarts.org.
“New Day”, acrylic on canvas by Gottfried Baumann
For questions or additional information on the show, contact Lead Curator Rich Hall at [email protected] (410-928-5012). For general questions about the 2013 exhibitions schedule, contact Exhibitions Chair Melinda Carl at [email protected]. For further information on other RiverArts activities, see the website or contact the gallery at 410-778-6300 or [email protected]. The RiverArts galleries are found at 315 High Street (suite 106 in the walkthrough) in downtown Chestertown. Regular gallery hours are: Wednesday through Friday 11am – 4pm and Saturday 9am – 3pm.
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