Tonight in the Gallery! Opening Reception for the Guilford Art League Gallery Exhibit
The community is invited to join the Guilford Art League tonight from 6-8pm to celebrate the opening of the 73rd Annual Juried Exhibit & Sale on view in the gallery.
Enjoy beverages, live music, and award presentations.
Juried by Lenny Moskowitz, the colorful and eclectic show features more than 100 Connecticut artists working in all media including oils, watercolor, pastels, acrylics, sculpture, collage, mixed media, printmaking, and photography. The show is on view from September 13 – Saturday, October 2.
Several monetary prizes are awarded as part of this annual exhibit and presented at an Opening Reception. This year, First Prize ($600) went to Sandra Kensler for her mixed-media piece Cathedral Woods, Second Prize ($400) was awarded to Susan Nichols for her painting Garden I, and Third Prize went to Nikki Travaglino for her work Aqua Chrome. The Sculpture Prize went to Gail Friedland for Aristotle, and the Photography Prize was awarded to Charles Lagana for The Gathering. Additional winning artists include Helen Cantrell, Mike Eagle, Betsey Evarts, Liz Grace, Timothee Graze, William Meddick, Chris Penry, Len Swec, Aaron Tessler, Maya Vulinovic, and Marja Watson.
“I was somewhat introspective in choosing works for the show,” explains Moskowitz, a Connecticut landscape painter. “This may be due to the coronavirus pandemic, which may have made people look inward. But on the other hand, this situation may have also influenced the artists to be more colorful and even humorous. I believe the works I selected show hope for the future.”
The Guilford Art League was founded in 1947 by a small group of local artists. The objective of the art league is to promote and stimulate interest in the visual arts. Members and associates of the Guilford Art League are a participating and interactive group of artists who learn and benefit from their association with one another.
Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday 10am – 4pm, Sunday 12 – 4pm.
GAL and GAC follow COVID protocols. Visitors should wear masks and observe social distancing.
