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Ice House Co-op Gallery
The Ice House Artist's Co-Op is a gallery run independently by a group of local artists.
Featuring over 20 local artists in all media, the gallery is
open every Saturday and Sunday from 11am - 5pm and Fridays in the Summer season. Visit the Ice-House Co-Op website ~ www.icehouseartistsco-op.com
Ice House Special Exhibit Gallery 2010
Out of the Box ~~Youth Art Month 2010
Valor in the Valley ~~Cabin Fever ~~Theme and Variations
TO BE RESCHEDULED:
PUTTING ON THE DOG
Curated by Lynn Lavin
A multimedia extravaganza of the importance of pets in our lives and how each artist views the dogs that touch our hearts is the theme of this show. This show will rescheduled for Summer 2010. TBA
NATIONAL YOUTH ART MONTH
Curated by Sandra Earls
A multimedia gallery show exhibiting art work of Morgan County students of all grade levels.
This show will open Friday, February 26 with a reception at 7:00pm. Includes a youth art performance during the opening reception.
VALOR IN THE VALLEY
Curated by Tricia Lynn Strader
VALOR IN THE VALLEY
Two major exhibits
Multimedia images marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in
the region especially Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Bath-Romney Campaign
Artists include Mort Kunstler, John Paul Strain, Jared Frederick, Earl Mills, Tim Johnson, Frank Strader, Tricia Strader, and more.
John Brown: 19th century sketches by David Hunter Strother
curated by John Cuthbert
Special events:
Sat. April 10 - 7:30pm . Concert: Civil War Comrades
partially funded by West Virginia Humanities Council
May 7 – June 6 , 2010
CABIN FEVER - Delectable Mountain Quilt Guild
The annual quilt show by the DMQ that co-ordinates with the annual Yard Square quilt silent auction and the ‘Piecework’ plays at the Ice House. This year’s theme is the log cabin design that is the basis for old time quilts and new twisting variations.
This show will open Friday, May 7 with a reception at 7:30pm.
June 11 – 30 , 2010
THEME AND VARIATION Curated by Sinclair Hamilton
Based on the musical form of Bach’s “a theme and variations”, and exploring an idea through its changes, this exhibit will show the artist’s mind playing with the creative process and showing the multitude of outcomes that occur in that process. Media featured range from Terra cotta, tempera tiles and guache to acrylic, and fabric. A workshop in the creative process may be offered. This show will open Friday, June 11 with a reception at 7:30pm.
Earlier in 2009...
January 16 - March 1, 2009
Duets: Celebrating Collaboration
Artists working in pairs or groups are the central premise of Anne
Larsen's curated show Duets. The exhibit will open Friday, January 16 with a reception at 7:30pm.
March 6 - March 29, 2009
Youth Art Month Show
The exhibit will open Friday, March 6 with a reception at 7pm and performance at 7:30pm.
April 3 - April 26, 2009
Handmade Paper and Artist Books: Pictures & Pages
Sigrid Hice: "Flowers are a Brush"
The exhibit will open Friday, April 3 with a reception at 7:30pm.
Curated by Jane Pingleton-Evans.
May 1 - June 7, 2009
New Directions: Delectable Mountain Quilters Guild Show
The exhibit opened Friday, May 1 with a reception at 7:30pm.
June 12 - July 19, 2009
Metal Fashioners
Curated by Angela Matthews
Trendy metal items, sculpture, wearable art and functional pieces. The exhibit will open Friday, June 12 with a reception at 7:30pm.
A Traditional 'Hammer In' will be held on Saturday, June 13th from Noon to 5pm on the Ice House lawn with a finish at the end of the day of drumming. Drumming, blacksmithing, metal working demonstrations and more.
For more information visit: [www.metalfashioners.com] [press release]
July 24 - August 30, 2009
Art Africa
Curated by Manahz Motevalli-Oliner
The art in this show is created by the women who come to the Makerere University – Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration. Several income generation projects have begun on the campus. The women make baskets, handbags, totes and other woven items. They have batik wall hangings, beads from paper, bound notebooks and carved masks and sculptures. The show is augmented by other African sculptures. The work and income generated by this show feeds the women, their children and their artistic souls. This show will open Friday, July 24 with a reception at 7:30pm.
September 4 - October 4, 2009
Bringing Peace Home
Curated by ragtime and 1000 Points of Peace
A multi-media tribute to artists from various walks of life who are actively working for peace, and consciously making a difference in the day to day lives of the people who interact with their work. A show acknowledging the effort of “giving peace a chance,” and bringing peace home. This show will open Friday, September 4 with a reception at 7:30pm.
October 9 – November 15 , 2009
MYSTICAL, MYTHICAL FANTASY CREATURES
Curated by Patricia Rae Marggraf
This show presents an array of hand sculpted dolls and paintings of Mystical Creatures. The characters will include a variety that ranges from old world Santas to woodland and fantasy creatures and characters that capture the local themes. In addition, other artists from the region whose work has a mystical theme will also be invited. Classes will be offered in conjunction with this show on doll making with armature construction. Opening reception Friday, October 9, 7:30pm.
November 20, 2009– January 3, 2010
OUT OF THE BOX
Curated by Susan Feller
Gifts that last and are constantly giving is the aim of this exhibition. Box makers in all media – wood, pottery, paper, glass, fiber – and small objects that fit in gift boxes – jewelry, scarves, etc. are included. This show opened Friday, November 20 with a reception at 7:30pm.
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