Glen Arbor Arts Center holds exhibits: “Paper + Scissors + Glue = New Collages” and “You Are T/Here”
From staff reports
Traverse City artist Joan Richmond is exhibiting collages at the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC). Paper + Scissors + Glue = New Collages, her exhibition of 12 new works, will be on display in the GAAC Lobby Gallery from January 15 until April 22.
Richmond is more widely known for her distinctive, spare gouache paintings depicting land- and waterscapes. In recent years, she has expanded her practice to include compositions assembled from acrylic-painted papers – materials she creates in her studio.
“This series of collages is a selection from more than 60 pieces I created during COVID-19 isolation,” Richmond said. “How does one stay creative while fighting off anxiety? I found that making images that were immediate in execution helped me not ‘over think’ the process thus creating a calming, meditative effect.”
Paper + Scissors + Glue = New Collages may also be viewed online by visiting GlenArborArt.org and clicking on Exhibitions/Virtual Exhibitions.
Starting in mid-January, the GAAC also hosts You Are T/Here, an exhibition that asks exhibitors to visually explore and describe what their own, personal “here” or “there” looks like. What IS “t/here”? Is it a concept? An ideal? An abstraction? Or, a real place? The exhibition runs January 15–March 25. In addition, an on-line version of the exhibition may be viewed at GlenArborArt.org. Click on EXHIBITS/VIRTUAL EXHIBITS.
Go deeper into the GAAC’s You Art T/Here exhibition. The COVID pandemic has left more than one person unable to figure out if they’re coming or going, if they’re here or there. As a result, they’re stuck and their creative work has been impacted. Gallery manager Sarah Bearup-Neal is in conversation with three practicing artists about their encounters with creative block:
Fleda Brown, Traverse City poet and author, talks about writer’s block and not-writing. https://www.fledabrown.com/
Crystal Neubauer, Wisconsin visual artist + teacher working in mixed media, talks about her 5-Minute Strategy for pushing through creative block. http://landmarkbookstc.com/
Paul Stebelton, Traverse City poet and proprietor of Landmark Books, a bookstore, and Landmark Press, talks about his 2018 chapbook Writer’s Block. http://landmarkbookstc.com/
The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. It is open Monday through Saturday 11 am – 2 pm. For more information visit GlenArborArt.org.
