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Artists Collective of Westport to Host All-Member Show at Westport Library

WESTPORT, CT — The Artists Collective of Westport will explore the inner worlds of physical, metaphysical, and emotional spaces through the visual arts with an all-member show at The Westport Library this summer.

The Artists Collective of Westport’s two-part exhibition will encompass all three of the Library’s galleries —Interiors: A Look Inside in the Sheffer Gallery and South Gallery, and Piece by Piece in the Jesup Gallery.

The two exhibits will open Friday, June 6, and run through Tuesday, July 29, with the artist’s reception and reveal of Piece by Piece to be held at the Library on Friday, June 6, from 6 to 8 pm.

For Interiors, each of the Artists Collective members were invited to display a work in the medium of their choice that explores what “interiors” means to them. Contributors this year include Bonnie Edelman, Lynn Carlson, Peggy Dembicer, and Ros Shaffer, as well as Norm Siegel, Suzanne Benton, Julie Leff, Diane Pollack, Miggs Burroughs, Kat Evans, Niki Ketchman, and more.

Piece by Piece is a 6-foot by 8-foot art installation composed of the work of 48 Artists Collective members. Each artist received a 12-inch by 12-inch blank panel along with a 12-inch square section randomly selected from a well-known modern painting. The artists created their individual piece, replicating a part of the larger painting in their own style, without knowing what the final painting will look like until it is revealed at the opening reception.

Each 12-inch by 12-inch “piece” of Piece by Piece will be available for purchase starting the night of the reception. Each square will be $100, with 50% of the proceeds supporting the Library’s art programs and 50% going to the artist. The additional artworks on display in the Sheffer and South Galleries will also be available for purchase, with a percentage of the proceeds also going to benefit the Library’s art programming. Additional exhibit support is provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center.

“Now in its fourth year, this multi-gallery exhibit with over 100 artists participating showcases the robust visual arts community flourishing in Westport today and continues to be an important and exciting collaboration between the individual artists, the Library, and the community at large,” said Carole Erger-Fass, the Library’s exhibit curator.

Artist Reception for Interiors: A Look Inside and the Reveal of Piece by Piece with The Artists Collective of Westport

Friday, June 6

6-8 pm

The Westport Library

More on Piece by Piece: https://westportlibrary.org/the-artists-collective-of-westport-piece-by-piece/Art at the Library homepage: https://westportlibrary.org/art-at-the-library/

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Submitted by EJ Crawford

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