Brenda is the Executive Director of Friends of Wilmington Parks and enjoys all things outdoors, too much food and Wilmington's diverse and plentiful arts offerings. Brynn is a 3rd Grader in a Spanish-English immersion program and enjoys arts, crafts and cereal.
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| Artist Kevin Niemi at the Baby Grand Gallery |
The Grand Opera House was our starting point, where we viewed Half & Half, a collection
of vintage fashion photography and infrared landscapes by Beth Trepper. Down the hall in the Baby Grand Gallery, we
met Kevin Niemi and took in his serene abstracts (photo at right).
Jerry’s Artarama had a mosaic art showing from members of Creative Vision Factory and
other contributors. We spied a flyer
pointing us to a tile carving activity at Creative Vision Factory so we headed
over and Michael Kalmbach gave us some simple instructions and set us loose to
create our own unique art pieces! The
tiles we carved will be fired and installed in a quilt-like mural at Stubbs
Elementary School.
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| Nicholas Irving's Tree of Decision |
Christina Cultural Arts Center did not disappoint with its powerful display of Nicholas
Irving’s tree women (photo at left), which we enjoyed to the music and dance taking
place in the adjacent, visible (and audible) studio.
In celebration
of Women’s History Month, Chris White Gallery offered a two-floor exhibit A
Young Woman’s Exploration in Art, the photographic works of the young women of
Serviam Girls Academy. LOMA Coffee had live music and showcased the renderings
of Jessica Foraker of Open Spaces Artworks, including a piece painted using a
credit card.
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| Brynn getting a "cat-icature" from artist Malaki Rhoades |
LaFate Gallery
had a diverse Women’s History Month art show comprised of the works of five
women, and 8-year-old Brynn enjoyed having a car — errr — cat-icature personally
created for her on the spot by young artist Malaki Rhoades! (photo at right).
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& LOMA, always a buzzing space, featured Denise’s bright acrylic
paintings.
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| NextFab's 3D print creations |
ArtzScape spotlighted the Face
to Face exhibit by Zathray Burton. We
ended the evening at The Delaware Contemporary, where we saw the Wilmington IN
the Best Light photo contest-winning photography of Brendan Mulrooney. Some 'Loopers tried their hands in a
participatory knitting activity and we were mesmerized by NEXTFAB’s 3-D printer
working away on a vase while we fancied finished creations (photo at left). The evening highlighted opening receptions
for Marilyn Holsing and Laure Drogoul in the Delaware Contemporary's galleries, and it’s always a treat
to be able to visit the open artists' studios upstairs!
The chilly winds
couldn’t keep us away — we’ve enjoyed countless art loops in all seasons since
Brynn was a toddler and are looking forward to Wilmington's next Art on The Town on Friday,
April 7!
