Digital subscriptions provided by the City of Gulfport THE GABBER.COM No. 2852
February 15, 2024- February 21, 2024
Love is in the Air Some people say retirement is when you stop living at work and you start working at living. This aphorism applies to the forty-strong artists of the Town Shores Art Guild, whose Love Is In The Air exhibit runs through Feb. 29 at Gulfport’s new Artists of Elements gallery. The show is a multi-toned, inspiring mix of work from both lifelong artists and artists just beginning their creative careers. This outpouring of artistry – the Guild’s third member show within the last year – certainly suggests these creators have been busy. Or, as TSAG President Dianne Marlene Hargatai wryly quips, “We’re not dead yet!” The exhibit, Hargatai explains, features 12 painters, photographers, and digital artists, including two – Dr. Beverly Boyarsky and Cora Marshall – who are resident artists at the gallery. Her own “Sweater Weather” is an arresting portrait featuring a sylphic woman in vibrant colors. Hargatai primarily works in digital drawing. Painter Pat Gallagher also has a piece in the show – a dreamy, bluegreen seascape dominated by a finely detailed palm tree. It’s part
TOWN SHORES ART GUILD
By Amanda Hagood
Artists of Elements co-founder Ellen Newbauer, TSAG Public Relations Director Dr. Beverly Boyarsky, TSAG President Dianne Marlene Hargatai, and Gallery Manager Jana Steinhour celebrate an evening of artistry and inspiration.
of a series inspired by the Florida Highwaymen, a group of Black artists active in the 1950s-1980s who sold their vivid tropical landscapes
to tourists from the trunks of their cars (being unwelcome in segregated galleries). Art Guild continued on page 19
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