Arts & Culture in the Community
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What’s popping up at Art Plus Gallery There’s always something new at Art Plus Gallery, 604 Penn Avenue. The exhibit in the main gallery changes every two months to showcase new work from all 25 members of the artist cooperative. On top of that, each month their Featured Exhibit Gallery is devoted to a single artist or group.
artist’s brushwork through the earthy roughness of charcoal, the smoothness and brilliance of watercolors and acrylics, and the richness of realism. Exhibit runs 3/2 through 3/31 ARTIST TALK: Sunday, 3/27, 2:00pm RECEPTION: Friday, 3/11, 5:00 to 8:00pm
MARCH FEATURED EXHIBIT
Natural. Texture. Grace and grit blend organically in the natural subjects of Kelsey Showalter
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APRIL FEATURED EXHIBIT
Kelsey Showalter joined Art Plus in November with a large inventory of paintings in two popular genres–animals and landscapes. In her first show here, she tied the gallery record for selling a major piece in the first three days of her membership. Her artwork has sold steadily even since.
Infusing Glass with Excitement The dazzling fused glasswork of Marie Stalnecker Marie Stalnecker explores the artistic potential of fused glass like it’s an uncharted world. And she discovers treasure in new dimensions of color, reflectiveness, transparency, shape and texture.
Adding to the appeal of Kelsey’s popular subjects is a uniquely organic, multi-media technique which took her years to refine. Kelsey had long loved very different things about drawing and painting. In her work you’ll see the personal touches in an
Her expertise finds its way to a vast range of beautiful forms: wall hangings, bowls, plates, platters, clocks, pocket vases, Christmas ornaments, self-standing curved glass, earrings and pendants, to name a few. When backlighting can help showcase the pure
Avenues Spring 2022
