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City of Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center presents:
Fresh Works III Open Juried Exhibit
Exhibit Apr 24 through May 25, reception Apr 27, 1-3pm; gallery hours Wed-Fri 12-5pm, Sat 11am-3pm, Pleasanton
MORE INFO: http://www.firehousearts.org
Fresh Works, the annual spring open exhibit coordinated by the Harrington Gallery at the Firehouse Arts Center, opens Wednesday, April 24. Adjudicated by the respected art curator Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell of Stanford University, the exhibit this year features works in a variety of media from 73 different artists, both established names and newly emerging talents. The exhibit will be on display through Saturday, May 25. The free opening reception which includes the awards ceremony is Saturday, April 27, from 1-3 p.m. Included in the festivities is presentation of a special $500 award endowed by Pleasanton residents and art patrons Gary and Nancy Harrington. The public is welcome to enjoy refreshments and meet with the artists who will be in attendance.
The title "Fresh Works" was the result of Harrington Gallery Director Julie Finegan's desire "to have artists submit work that was fresh and new, rather than something that has made the circuit of exhibits in the local art scene. The theme also suggests something new, daring, different, hot-off-the-press, paint still drying, figuratively of course!" says Finegan. She went on to explain that the impetus for establishing the now annual exhibit was to offer local artists the experience of a professionally juried exhibit, as well as the opportunity to come together with artists, both established and emerging, living outside the Tri-Valley.
The exhibit juror this year is Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell, the Burton and Deedee McMurtry Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs for the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. She described her task of adjudicating the over 350 submitted works as "a daunting but rewarding task." She also expressed her gratitude for being invited to serve this year, and said that "Pleasanton clearly fosters...enthusiasm for art, and (that) the area hosts a concentration of accomplished and visionary artists."
DATE/TIME:
Exhibit Apr 24 through May 25, reception Apr 27, 1-3pm; gallery hours Wed-Fri 12-5pm, Sat 11am-3pm
LOCATION:
Harrington Gallery at Firehouse Arts Center
4444 Railroad Avenue
Pleasanton, CA, 94588
925-931-4848
http://www.firehousearts.org
COST/REGISTRATION:
Donations are appreciated.
MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.firehousearts.org
Email: jfinegan@ci.pleasanton.ca.us
Phone: 925-931-4849
Contact: Julie Finegan
About City of Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center:
The Firehouse Arts Center, owned and operated by the City of Pleasanton, opened in September 2010. The facility incorporates portions of the city's first fire station built in 1929. Highlights of the venue include a 227-seat studio theater, 2,000 square feet of high-quality art exhibit space in the Harrington Gallery, two large arts classrooms, and a spacious lobby for receptions and events.
