How wonderful to be able to write this header! After months when the Stafford Road Gallery was closed due to COVID-19, we were finally able to hang a new show: A Look at Woodblock Prints, curated by Freida Hjartarson.
OGPC artists have created a diverse group of accomplished and appealing relief prints using a medium which poses, as Freida notes, both challenges and wonderful opportunities.
Photos courtesy of Roger Sutcliffe
We hope you will be able to stop in to the Gallery in Bells Corners to see the show, but remember to call first to confirm opening hours and their COVID-19 protocols.
Everyone enjoyed the vernissage Friday night at the Stone School Gallery for Printer’s Ink: How many words make a picture?”. Visitors and artists were able to visit the exhibit in the upper gallery in small numbers with a very positive response. There were lots of great comments about the overall exhibit and individual pieces of artwork. The exhibit is getting coverage from the local newspaper. Emily, a journalist for the Equity newspaper came out to take pictures and interviewed the curator of the exhibit, Tina Petrovicz (OGPC member). The theme, the diversity of exhibit and the creative challenges of the project were discussed.
Vernissage visitors to Printer’s Ink: How many words make a picture?
Refreshments were served in the yard of the gallery on this lovely evening. This allowed the guests and artists space to have a chat and enjoy a glass of wine and the great nibbles that were brought. It was wonderful and safe celebration of months of this group effort and that the exhibit happened inspite of the challenges that COVID has created for us as artists.
OGPC members of the exhibit, surprised Tina with flowers and a card as a thank you for her efforts in organizing this project and the resulting exhibit. She was honored to have worked with such a great group of artists, everyone pitching in to make it happen and the trully wonderful artwork that was created.
