Arts Council Announces Resident Visual Artists Exhibits 2015 & Shimmer

On May 8, 2015, the Howard County Arts Council opens two new exhibits: Resident Visual Artists Exhibit 2015 and Shimmer: Steven Durow & Jeff Hensley.

In its 31st year at the Arts Council, Resident Visual Artists Exhibit 2015 features recent work created by artists who have studios at the Center for the Arts: James Adkins, Joan Bevelaqua, Michael Brown, Myungsook Ryu Kim, Art Landerman, Diana Marta, Amanda Gordon Miller, Joyce Ritter, Jereme Scott, Alice St. Germain-Gray, Andrei Trach, Jamie Travers, Mary Jo Tydlacka, and David Zuccarini. The artists work in a variety of media including oil and watercolor painting, woodblock printmaking, drawing, fiber art, and glass bead-making.

In Shimmer: Steven Durow & Jeff Hensley, Durow’s cast glass and iron sculptures play with the two divergent materials to accentuate the dichotomy of lightness and weight, transparency and opacity. Hensley’s multi-component installations make use of light as well as paint, gold leaf, graphite and even mud to create elegant and reflective compositions.

A free reception will be held on June 18 from 6–8pm in conjunction with the Columbia Festival of the Arts, with entertainment by All County Improv at 6:30pm and Resident Artists’ Open Studios from 7–8pm. Resident Visual Artists Exhibit 2015 and Shimmer run through June 26, 2015.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Sunday 12 - 4 p.m. The Galleries are closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, 2015. For more information about Howard County Arts Council programs and exhibits, call 410-313-ARTS (2787) or visit www.hocoarts.org.

Image information: Aging, Joyce Ritter, from Resident Visual Artists Exhibit 2015