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 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 Exhibits Gallery 2009-2010 Youth Art Month Show ~~ Pictures and Pages ~~ New Directions ~~ Metal Fashioners
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.
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.
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.
This show would present 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 and armature construction. This show will open Friday October 9 with a reception at 7:30pm.
OUT OF THE BOX
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. Classes will be offered in slab building boxes, decorative paper stamping and box construction, dreidel making and gift wrapping. This show will open Friday, November 20 with a reception at 7:30pm.
A multi media 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. There will be classes in clay sculpture and batik fabric dying. This show will open Friday, January 15 with a reception at 7:30pm.
A multi-media 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.
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war, we will have a show demonstrating the encampment artifacts and working utensils of the 1860’s. This will concentrate on the Morgan County and the Bath-Romney Campaign of Jan 1862 by General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson. In addition, there will be other art forms including photographs, paintings and sculpture using the Civil War theme. This show will open Friday, April 2 with a reception at 7:30pm.
 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.
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... 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.
Youth Art Month Show
The exhibit will open Friday, March 6 with a reception at 7pm and performance at 7:30pm.
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.
New Directions: Delectable Mountain Quilters Guild Show
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