“I Shutter to Think”
On Exhibit now throughout April & May
This month’s exhibit features works by members of the Photographic Arts Society of NWPA. The show has a diversity of images, styles and subjects. Public viewing begins during First Friday festivities, Friday, April 5, 2019, starting at 5:00 p.m. The official opening reception for “I Shutter to Think” will be Saturday, April 6, 2019, starting at 10:00 am. The exhibit will continue to be on display throughout the months of April and May, ending June 1, 2019.
The show will feature the artwork of many of Erie’s well-known photographers and members of the PASNWPA, including Candy Felege, Ric Gilson, Melinda Isachsen, Patti Larson, John Misterovich, Patty Raydo, Bob Raydo, Rebecca Samler, Monica Schwegman, Barbara Weaver, Kathy Welte and Greg Zbach. PASNWPA Members will be in attendance during the First Friday festivities as well as on Saturday, April 6th to discuss their visions and techniques used to creating their photographic works of art. Light refreshments will be served for your enjoyment as you view this collection of work done by talented local artists.
Opening Hours are: First Friday, April 5th, from 5-8 pm to coincide with the MIBA’s Game Night. Saturday April 6th from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm
Works by other local artists are always on exhibit and for sale.
Join us, as we join other downtown Meadville Businesses
for our First Friday.. Come join the shops of Meadville’s Independent Business Alliance as we host Game Night for April’s First Friday! Participating stores have many different games of skill, chance, and wit that are free for any age! You might even go home with prizes or coupons Copied form MIBA's Facebook page.
Meadville Fine Arts will be having a Store Scavenger Hunt Prizes include FREE 5x7 Prints by T.Alan Kirk and Gift Certificates
Ukrainian Egg dyed ostrich eggs An Ukrainian Egg Exhibit of dyed ostrich eggs is currently on display now through Easter.
Local artist, Sharon Bailey, has recently written a book, featuring her ostrich eggs and scripture. In it you will learn the purposeful meanings behind the elegant and intricate designs. "God's Love in an Eggshell,” beautifully weaves together the ancient art of pysanky with the the love story of the Bible. Her book is also available at Meadville Fine Arts.
Pysanka - Pysanky
A pysanka is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated with traditional Ukrainian folk designs using a wax-resist method. The word pysanka comes from the verb pysanky, "to write" or "to inscribe", as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Many other eastern European ethnic groups decorate eggs using wax resist for Easter. These include the Belarusians, Bulgarians, Carpatho-Rusyns, Croats, Czechs, Hungarians, Lithuanians, Poles, Romanians, Serbs, Slovaks, Slovenes. (Wikipedia)
Other New Gallery Pieces . . . Here are a few new pieces that have come into our gallery over the past few months
We have eight beautiful original oil painting by DP Warner. DP is a Meadville resident and a retired Art Professor. He enjoys plein air painting.
(Plein air (or pleinair), landscape paintings which are physically created "in the open air" rather than painted indoors based on sketches of the outdoors. Particularly associated with impressionist painting. (Wikipedia))
Karen Cortese has brought in some beautiful hand painted slates and hand carved and painted wooden clocks. These will appeal to those who like more rustic items. She does a very good job of capturing wildlife in her paintings. She also takes commissions for custom signs, scrolled wooden plaques, ceramic tile wall plaques.
Candi Benek has joined our elite group of artists with a couple of beautiful vibrant canvas wrapped ocean sunset photos.
Logan Hasbrouck has also brought in a photo and a painting for exhibit .
He is new to exhibiting and painting but is very promising.
We just took in several drawings by the late J.D. Hopkins for resale from a client who is downsizing.
Our Exhibit Schedule throughout 2019 February - March T.Alan Kirk (Meadville) - Panoramic Photography April - May Photographic Arts Society of North West Pennsylvania (PASNWPA) Photography June - July Christine French (North East) - Photography / Collage August - September Jan Lutz (Cambridge Springs) - Oil Painting October - November DP Warner (Meadville) - Oil Painting December - January Patti Larson (Erie) - Photography & Paintings
Visit our shop at 245 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA • (814) 337-8600 (Beside Tattered Corners Bookstore) www.meadvilleart.com
