Art Exhibit and Sale at Swarthmore Borough Hall

MCGOPA is Proud to Present: THE 2015 MCGOPA Summer Exhibition—a group show featuring the artwork of MCGOPA’s artists at Swarthmore Borourgh Hall in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

August 2-30, 2015. Artists Reception: Friday, August 7, 5:30-7:30PM is open to the Public.

In their 17th year as a co-operative, non-profit arts organization in the Greater Philadelphia Area, MCGOPA (the Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists) announces The 2015 MCGOPA Summer Exhibition. On view at Swarthmore Borough Hall during the month of August and sponsored by The Swarthmore Friends of the Arts, this unique exhibition will feature the work of twenty-one of MCGOPA’s artists working in a variety of mediums including: work on canvas, work on paper, collage, sculpture, photography and stained glass. Exhibiting artists include: Millie Becker, John A. Benigno, Julie Bortnick, Lois Charles, Alice K. Chung, Perky Cohen, Lucretia D. Coleman, Virginia Conover, Karen Love Cooler, Linnie Greenberg, Greg Hunt, Barbara Glickman, May Lomax, Pam McLean-Parker, Gail Morrison-Hall, Deb Northey, Rinal Parikh, Dae Rebeck Sanchez, Naomi Rubin, Irma Shapiro and Georgene Taylor. Work on view from August 2-30, this show’s artists reception scheduled for 5:30PM on Friday, August 7th is open to the public.

Most of MCGOPA’s artists claim careers in art that span decades and participate in this organization as MCGOPA offers professional collaboration and support to its working artists. Among the work on view will be Deb Northey’s Lobster Floats on Monhegan Island, Dae Rebeck Sanchez’s Return to the Grid and , Alice K. Chung’s On the Way- all pictured below. As evidenced by their varied artistic mediums and wide range of approach to subject matter as well as their respective artists’ statements, MCGOPA’s artists respond creatively to the world in vastly differing ways at times. Their unique forms of expression are heightened in the context of this rich group show where their work is on view collectively.

This show runs from August 2 through 30, 2015. An artists’ reception is scheduled for Friday, August 7 from 5:30-7:30PM; the event is open to the public and has been scheduled as part of Swarthmore’s “First Friday.” In addition to the exhibit, The Swarthmore Public Library is hosting The MCGOPA Speaker Series on three consecutive Wednesday afternoons during the course of the exhibition. Participating MCGOPA artists will present their work, their perspective on the arts and their personal expertise in arts during these one hour presentations on August 12th, 19th and 26th. Presentations include talks by Karen Love Cooler, Linnie Greenberg, Rinal Parikh, Perky Cohen and Pam McLean-Parker. John A. Benigno will be presenting “When Photography Becomes Art” and Millie Becker will be delivering an encaustic demonstration. All presentations are open to the public.

Contact Pam McLean-Parker, MCGOPA Director for additional information at mcgopa_art@yahoo.com, 610.265.6963 and www.mcgopa.org.