“eARTh & Climate,” the annual exhibit featuring the environment at Studio B Fine Art Gallery, 39A E. Philadelphia Ave., Boyertown, will open with an awards reception on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. The opening and exhibition are free and open to the public. A virtual tour and the awards ceremony will be available on Facebook LIVE during the opening.
“The exhibit offers a broad and open discussion about our earth, its ecosystem and life on it,” said gallery director Susan Biebuyck. “Mother Nature’s art and all expressions on our planet, of home, life, health, politics, race, religion, environment, gender, diet, industry, landscape or anything in the universe, was open for artistic response in all media and genre of art. Responses that encourage our need to respect and care for Mother Earth are an important part of this exhibit.”
Juror for the exhibit is Ryan Fretz of Ryan Fretz Arts, Earth Artist and longtime fixture of the Mount Gretna, community with a BFA from Kutztown University.
In addition, Biebuyck has challenged artists to create work for a unique fundraiser for the studio: One of the studio’s walls showcases 8-inch squares of art in any medium and priced at $40. Patrons can take the work with them after purchase. Learn more at www.studiobbb.org.
The exhibit continues through April 21. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 2 p.m., or by appointment.
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Berks County artist Jon Bond will present his “Stony Run Valley”’ exhibition at the Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway Ave., Schuylkill Haven, from Feb. 2 through March 17. The exhibit in the main gallery will be open Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m.
Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the artist and learn the stories behind the paintings at a reception on Friday, Feb. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. Complimentary refreshments will be available.
“Stony Run Valley” will feature more than 40 original works including egg tempera, oil, watercolor and ink. Finished works, along with studies and derivative compositions, capture the valley’s images Bond has created over the past 60 years.
Visitors are encouraged to bring their smartphones and earbuds to enjoy a free audio tour.
Many items will be displayed for purchase. Unique gifts featuring reproductions of Bond’s art include zippered carryalls, puzzles, prints, postcards and greeting cards.
For additional information, visit walkinartcenter.org or call 570-732-3728.
Source: Berkshire mont
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