On display through November 1:
"This Life: Portraits in Fiber"
by Maggie Dillon
The Arts Council is pleased to present “This Life: Portraits in Fiber” an exhibit of pictoral fabric art by our featured guest artist Maggie Dillon. "This Life: Portraits in Fiber” will be on exhibit in the Lexow Wing Gallery from Sunday, September 17th through Thursday, November 1st. The exhibit will also feature clay sculptures by local artist Paul Yelensky.
The opening reception will be from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, Sunday, September 17th. The reception is a great time to meet the artists and talk to them about their work.
Dillon was recently named “Artist to Watch” by Art Quilt Quarterly Magazine. She says her work “celebrates candid moments, in contrast to contemporary selfie culture."
"I find images that have a photo-journalistic quality that can engage the viewer to imagine the events taking place in the piece. These images embody a true moment that tells a story, creating a more honest and intimate acceptance of a social portraiture that is simultaneously ordinary and meaningful. I primarily work in the decades ranging from 1930’s to 1950’s. Vintage images seem purer, even elegant in their simplicity. My color scheme models the subdued palette of old film, featuring grays, dusty blues, ashen greens, and a variety of browns."
Paul Yelensky's sculptures are more abstract than Dillon's work, but still have a story to tell, as you can see in the pictures below.
Please stop in and see their work during the coffee hour following the Sunday service, or anytime during the gallery hours. Click on their names to learn more about the artists and see more of their work: Maggie Dillon and Paul Yelensky.
Gallery Hours (coincide with Church office hours)
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Free admission to everyone.
The opening reception will be from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, Sunday, September 17th. The reception is a great time to meet the artists and talk to them about their work.
Dillon was recently named “Artist to Watch” by Art Quilt Quarterly Magazine. She says her work “celebrates candid moments, in contrast to contemporary selfie culture."
"I find images that have a photo-journalistic quality that can engage the viewer to imagine the events taking place in the piece. These images embody a true moment that tells a story, creating a more honest and intimate acceptance of a social portraiture that is simultaneously ordinary and meaningful. I primarily work in the decades ranging from 1930’s to 1950’s. Vintage images seem purer, even elegant in their simplicity. My color scheme models the subdued palette of old film, featuring grays, dusty blues, ashen greens, and a variety of browns."
Paul Yelensky's sculptures are more abstract than Dillon's work, but still have a story to tell, as you can see in the pictures below.
Please stop in and see their work during the coffee hour following the Sunday service, or anytime during the gallery hours. Click on their names to learn more about the artists and see more of their work: Maggie Dillon and Paul Yelensky.
Gallery Hours (coincide with Church office hours)
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Free admission to everyone.
Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota's Arts Council
The church and its members have a rich history of support and involvement in the Arts. The mission of the Arts Council is to provide Members and Friends of the Church avenues for artistic expression and appreciation.
The Lexow Wing of the Church was designed as a gallery to help fulfill the mission of the Arts Council. We are proud of the artistic endeavors of our members and others in the community who exhibit their work in the Gallery.
The Arts Council meets the first Saturday of every month at 1:00 pm in the Gallery. If you are interested in the arts, we invite you to visit us at our next meeting. Membership in the UU Arts Council is open to all Church Members and Friends with an interest in the arts and a desire to share your interest with others.
Come share cultural information, help research artists, set up and promote exhibits, help preserve and encourage the aesthetic heritage of the Church, and have some fun in the process.
Current Arts Council members include: Joan Boyce, Sally Coler, Kathy Cook, Gail Coppock, Linda Cordisco, Bet Cummings, Cathy Cyrus, Katya De Luisa, Donald Diddams, Peg Green, Judi Hennard, Esther Jensen, Cecilia Jonsson-Bisset, Sue Kennedy, Valerie Kerwin, John Kokajko, Kathleen Konicek-Moran, Dorothy Okray, Genevieve Perkins, Rick Randall, Linda Short, Rhoda Taylor, Betsy Wilford, and Liz Wolfe.
Above all, enjoy the wonderful art exhibits in the Lexow Wing Gallery brought to us through the efforts of the Arts Council!
Click on the artwork below to view members' online displays of art:
Gail Coppock
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Betty Cummings
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Donald Diddams
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Peg Green
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John Kokajko
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Kathleen Konicek-Moran
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Dorothy Okray
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Past exhibits:
Color Outside the Lines
by Susan Hurwitch
The Arts Council is pleased to present “Color Outside the Lines” an exhibit of mixed media and collage work by our featured guest artist Susan Hurwitch. "Color Outside the Lines” will be on exhibit in the Lexow Wing Gallery from Sunday, July 15th through Thursday, September 13th. The exhibit also includes smaller works by Arts Council members Linda Classon, Gail Coppock, and Sally Coler on the pedestals near the windows.
The opening reception will be from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, Sunday, July 15th. The reception is a great time to meet the artists and talk to them about their work.
Hurwitch says that in Sarasota, surrounded by beautiful beaches and spectacular sunsets for inspiration, “I am drawn to vibrant colors and how I might use them through a variety of mixed media to deliver an evocative message. My love of color and texture underpins the creative process and allows me to convey a happy, joyful spirit to the subject of my work. I approach my mixed media work as an experimental and intuitive process that yields my signature style.”
Please stop in and see her work during the coffee hour following the Sunday service, or anytime during the gallery hours. You can also see more of Susan Hurwitch's work online at www.susanhurwitch.com .
Art of the Spirit
Abstracts by Lolly Owens
The Arts Council is pleased to present “Art of the Spirit” an exhibit of abstracts by award-winning contemporary guest artist Lolly Owens. “Art of the Spirit” will be on exhibit in the Lexow Wing Gallery from Sunday, May 20th through Thursday, July 12th. The opening reception will be from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, Sunday, May 20th. The reception is a great time to meet the artist and talk to her about her work. In keeping with the theme Art of the Spirit, subjects are the elements of the spirit: gratitude, humility, love, peace, courage, joy and strength. Works are rendered in acrylic medium, oil sticks, pastels and collage. Additionally, three small free standing assemblages that represent Courage, Love and Joy will be on display.
Owens says her process involves traditional study, experimentation and meditation. “My art is designed to remind you of who you are...a spiritual being having a human experience. As spiritual beings we are born with the elements of spirit which are: gratitude, humility, love, peace, courage, joy and strength. I interpret each element in a painting with materials such as acrylic, mediums, charcoal sticks, oil sticks, pastels and collage on paper, canvas or panel.” Learn more about Lolly Owens and her work at www.lollyowens.com .
Owens says her process involves traditional study, experimentation and meditation. “My art is designed to remind you of who you are...a spiritual being having a human experience. As spiritual beings we are born with the elements of spirit which are: gratitude, humility, love, peace, courage, joy and strength. I interpret each element in a painting with materials such as acrylic, mediums, charcoal sticks, oil sticks, pastels and collage on paper, canvas or panel.” Learn more about Lolly Owens and her work at www.lollyowens.com .
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April 15th through May 17th, 2018 –
“Nature’s Bounty”
by Kathleen Konicek-Moran
The Arts Council is pleased to present a new art exhibit by church member and artist Kathleen Konicek-Moran in the Lexow Wing Gallery. “Nature’s Bounty” will be on exhibit from Sunday, April 15th through Thursday, May 17th. The exhibit also includes a selection of ceramic sculptures by Betty Gerich. The opening reception will be from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Sunday, April 15th.
In 2006, Kathleen Konicek-Moran did something that changed her professional life: she took a watercolor botanical art class – the first art class of her life! Before that she was a writer, editor and professor of writing and critical thinking.
In 2006, Kathleen Konicek-Moran did something that changed her professional life: she took a watercolor botanical art class – the first art class of her life! Before that she was a writer, editor and professor of writing and critical thinking.
Since 2008, she has illustrated trail guides and trail signs in the Everglades National Park, textbooks, and a children’s book; and has participated in solo and group shows in Florida and Massachusetts. Although her first love is botanical art -- especially that which makes her get out into the field -- she has broadened her body of work to include that of all nature, focusing first on the endangered birds of Florida. Her main medium is watercolor, but she also works in pencil, colored pencil and pen and ink.
Betty Gerich’s ceramic sculpture is featured in "500 Figures in Clay", a book published by Lark Books and "Best of America, Sculpture Artists and Artisans" as well as "Design Principles and Problems" published by Holt Rinehart Winston. Inspired by the expressive potential of the human body, Betty's art includes faces, which display emotion, and more abstract sculptures with curving shapes which suggest the figure. |
Kathleen Konicek-Moran
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Please stop in and see these works by Kathleen Konicek-Moran and Betty Gerich during the coffee hour following the Sunday service, or anytime during the gallery hours.
Gallery Hours (coincide with Church office hours)
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Free admission to everyone.
Gallery Hours (coincide with Church office hours)
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Free admission to everyone.
March 18th through April 12th, 2018 –
“Reflections on Plastic”
The Arts Council is pleased to present “Reflections on Plastic” by church members. The exhibit will be on display from Sunday, March 18th through Thursday, April 12th. There is whimsy, there is humor, and there is the serious, all expressed through art! The opening reception will be from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Sunday, March 18th.
This exhibit is in support of the church's Green Team “Refuse It, Reuse It” campaign to increase awareness and reduce the use of single-use plastics. The Green Team and the Arts Council send a big “thank you” to the church members who have contributed their creativity and time to expressing their “Reflections on Plastic”.
Please stop in and see what their work has to say, and ponder your own reflections on plastic. The exhibit will be open during the coffee hour following the Sunday service, or anytime during the gallery hours.
Gallery Hours (coincide with Church office hours):
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Free admission to everyone.
This exhibit is in support of the church's Green Team “Refuse It, Reuse It” campaign to increase awareness and reduce the use of single-use plastics. The Green Team and the Arts Council send a big “thank you” to the church members who have contributed their creativity and time to expressing their “Reflections on Plastic”.
Please stop in and see what their work has to say, and ponder your own reflections on plastic. The exhibit will be open during the coffee hour following the Sunday service, or anytime during the gallery hours.
Gallery Hours (coincide with Church office hours):
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Free admission to everyone.
