An Artful Afternoon of Openings at Community Arts Center June 12th

Quintessence, an exhibition featuring black and white drawings by Gregory Brellochs, opens to the public with a wine and cheese reception in the Duke Gallery at Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, on Sunday, June 12th from 2 – 4 p.m. Brellochs is interested in exploring the fundamental nature of things and this exhibition features a cross-section of works he’s created over the past four years. Other exhibits opening on June 12th include outdoor large ceramic sculptures by Tom Rupnicki, works by Community Arts Center’s Ceramic Associates in the Lounge Gallery, prints by Lisa BurgerLentz in the BeaDazzle Galley, paintings by Deborah Jolly in the Fay Freedman Gallery and art by students of CAC instructors Matiko Mamaladze (oil painting) and Barbara Hanselman (ceramics) in the Stairwell Gallery. All receptions and exhibits are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Friday – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Saturday – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Quintessence runs through July 16th.

Gregory Brellochs is a Philadelphia based artist, Associate Professor, and the Visual Arts Coordinator at Camden County College in Blackwood, NJ. Brellochs’ work has been recognized through awards such as the Center for Emerging Visual Artists CDP Fellowship, The Wind Challenge Exhibition Series at the Fleisher Art Memorial, and the William D. Davis Award for Drawing at the Art of the State Exhibition in Harrisburg, PA. Brellochs has held numerous solo exhibitions and has been featured in a number of prestigious juried and curated group exhibitions both regionally and nationally.

Paul Downie, Executive Director of Community Arts Center, said, “CAC is excited to present works by Gregory Brellochs and Tom Rupnicki, two artists whose work demonstrates thought provoking connections to the world around us. Brellochs’ drawings reflect a deep interest in and appreciation for science and Rupnicki’s clay work explores the human condition and the relationship between matter, energy and meaning. I invite everyone in the community to view their unique and contemplative art in and around the Arts Center.”

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