River/Sea Exhibition at VCAC - Opening Reception

The Vernon Community Arts Center invites you to enjoy an Opening Reception, 1-4 PM today, for our newest exhibit, River/Sea by Artist Barbara Hocker. The Reception will feature music by Lindsey Fyfe, 

The artist has created works on and of paper that explore her thoughts about water as both subject matter and metaphor. Traces of a flood, memories of a childhood by the sea, and the trauma of oil spills are the artist's inspiration for a series of handmade books, two room-sized installations, and other works. Hocker begins with digital images of water from Connecticut waterways and combines them with other water-based media, encaustic, and video to produce ethereal yet intimate works of art. Through the Static and Distance is a room-sized installation of hanging paper/encaustic panels - viewers can travel into the center of the sculpture and back out again. This exhibition is made possible through a Creation of New Work Initiative Grant from The Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation.

Gallery hours beginning June 26, are Thursday-Sunday, 1-5 PM. River/Sea will be on view until September 21. Call 860-871-8222 or visit vernonarts.org for information. Visit our Artists Cooperative Gift Shop featuring unique creations by local artisans and crafters - open during gallery hours.