Big Show of Little Works on View
at Guilford Art Center Gallery
Exhibition of Miniatures Features Regional Artists

Visitors will want to look closely at the small and intriguing little works on view at the Guilford Art Center for the Exhibition of Miniatures, which takes place at the Center's Mill Gallery from March 16-April 22, 2007.

Artists from Connecticut, New York and the region will exhibit their work in this invitational show. Two- and three-dimensional works in many different media were selected for the show, among them painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, clay and calligraphy. Participating exhibitors include artists, architects and other creative persons. Participants were chosen based upon the style, creativity and ingenuity of their work, says Shop and Gallery Manager Julienne Richardson. Interestingly, the featured artists are not necessarily known for working on a small scale, but were encouraged to use the Exhibition of Miniatures as an opportunity to create work that explores that concept. "Few, if any, of the invited artists, are miniaturists, per se," explains Richardson. "In inviting them to exhibit, we hope they will have fun with the concept of scale as it relates to their usual work, and as it affects the relationship between their objects and the viewer."

Artists with works featured in the Exhibition of Miniatures include: Jay Warren Bright, Tom Edwards, Craig Newick, Mark Simon, Peter Newman, Gail Friedland, Linda Zimmerman, Sarah Drought Nebel, Michelle Kaufman, Peter Otis, Bill Kennedy, Vladimir Shiptalnik, Robert Greenberg, Kevin Van Aelst, Rex Walden, Molly McDonald, Maureen Squires, Howard El-Yasin, Harvee Riggs, Bob Gregson, Jennifer Davies, Laurie Flaherty, Linda Knudsen Westgard, and Joan Killion. The exhibit selection committee included architect David Connell, corporate art consultant and artist Susan Daniel, and writer and art teacher Amy Peters, as well as Richardson.

The opening reception for the Exhibition of Miniatures will be on Friday, March 16, from 5-7pm. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 12-4pm. Admission is free. For more information contact the Guilford Art Center at 203-453-5947.