MAC Events
MAC is finishing the Ice House! See how you can help.
What’s Going on This Week:
The Ice House is open to the public with safety precautions. Continuous cleaning protocols are in place and there is plenty of room for social distancing. Face masks are required where social distancing can’t be maintained in the building and required while shopping in the gallery. (Face masks are available for a donation.)
For info on what else is happening around Berkeley Springs this week check out Berkeley Springs Community Calendar.
At the Ice House:
November 13, 2020 – January 3, 2021
Gallery Hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday – Monday
Main Gallery
A Season of Wonder
Curated by Maya Fredo
The annual gift show draws work from talented local and regional artists creating beautiful, fun and imaginative items including ornaments. Unique treasures can be found in a variety of media from jewelry and wearables to clay, metal, and wood.
Hall of Dreams Gallery
From Nature & Folklore
Jassmine Jack
Folklore is how our ancestors made sense of the strangeness of our world, kept themselves hopeful in times of darkness. Jassmine Jack uses multimedia and inspiration from these stories to create the beautiful and unusual.
Carr-Kelly Gallery
QUILTS
Local quilters display a beautiful variety of quilts and gift items for sale in their boutique.
Our artists have been working through the pandemic and, just like all of us…it’s driving creativity through activities familiar and new:
Glenn Horr
Blacksmith
Glenn has been busy creating beautiful new metal work in his new side blast, water cooled forge.
Pam Didawick
Mixed Media
Ice House Co-op artist Pam Didawick created colorful images of spring with colored metalwork and mixed media fairy gardens.
Hiroko Rubin
Textiles
Local artist Hiroko Rubin made this beautiful rug and then created a colorful fabric mushroom garden to complement it!
Laura Unger
Glass/Jewelry
“Being a household that did have the coronavirus in it has definitely put many things in a different light for us. We were quarantined for over a month- I made this bowl and I titled it ‘Grounded’.”
Pat Williams
Jewelry Maker
MAC Co-op artist Pat Williams created these floral mosaics and “planted them this spring”.
Maureen Storey
Glass Artist
Area glass artist and previous gallery show curator Maureen Storey is busy creating beautiful glass spring flowers.
Margie Redmond
Portrait Artist (Graphite)
Local artist Margie Redmond continues to focus on people with her detailed drawings.
Anna Ruggiero
Mosaic at home
Claiming “too much time on my hands”, Morgan County artist and school teacher Anna Ruggiero created this beautiful mosaic on her stairs. We think her dog approves and so do we!
Kathleen Reagan
Local Artist Kathleen Reagan answered our call by sharing her birds. It’s a time when we’re all focusing on their springtime re-emergence.
Frog Valley Artisans Veronica Wilson, Cheryl Ann Langlais and Mark Schwenk are cultivating their sculpture garden:
LeeAnn Brannon
“The Radical Love of God”
Local Artist LeeAnn Brannon just completed this painting as a response to this turbulent time we are living in. “I have lately felt circumstances are like that now – out of control, spinning with no clear direction.”
Allison Young
People’s Pets
Ice House Co-op artist Allison Young has kept busy painting people’s pets…those who keep us company in our isolation.
Evelyn Garcia
Oil on Canvas 20″x24″
Artist Evelyn Garcia has created this imposing piece and notes that “besides my pets, it’s what has been keeping me company.”
Carol & John-Pierre Hsu
“Corona Garden Activity”
Ice House Co-op artists Carol and J-P have been busy outside taking a break from their usual work in creating contemporary anodized aluminum jewelry and mobiles to create beautiful garden art! They’re promising more to follow, so stay tuned.
Chris Bosley
Wood Artisan
Ice House Co-op wood artisan Chris Bosley is taking the wood pile further and continues to craft beatiful natural pieces.
Artists Jennifer and Bob Peake created an online course that is being delivered to Morgan County Schools through its “MoCoEduOnline” curriculum access for students as we continue to deliver our Arts Integration program.
Click for listing of upcoming Ice House Gallery Shows.
ICE HOUSE ARTIST’S CO-OP Retail Shop
Over 30 local and regional juried artists showcasing and selling their work at the Ice House Co-op Gallery. Visit Thursday through Monday from 11am – 5pm. 304-867-3073. www.icehousecoop.com
Volunteers Needed!
Call for MAC Volunteers!You have talent! You like working with kids! You love MAC and want to help Get More Art Out There! Share your art, talent, interests at the Warm Springs Middle School MC After 3 – afterschool enrichment program and help MAC earn money for youth programming! Volunteer an hour or two of your time to support our kids. Summer hours available too! Call 304-258-2300 for more information. More info about MC After 3.
MAC Office Hours: Monday – Thursday, 10 am – 5 pm.
Community Events at the Ice House
WEEKLY DANCE, FITNESS and MOVEMENT CLASSES
Each week local instructors present fitness, Bellysima Bellydance, Tai Chi and all levels of yoga classes for adults and youth. Ongoing Dance and Fitness Classes…
Other Community Sponsored Art Events
For more information on this event in Morgan County, please contact the event sponsor directly.
The Berkeley Springs Studio Tour sponsors an annual self-guided tour of artist studios in Morgan County. Visit www.berkeleyspringsstudiotour.org for more info or call 304-249-8803.