The Ice House Gallery is open Thursday – Sunday, 11am – 5pm
The Visual Arts became a central focus of the Morgan Arts Council once MAC acquired the Ice House in 1996. Developing gallery space in the building became a top priority after a yearlong visual arts festival in 1997; the Ice House Artists’ Co-op was established soon. Today, the Ice House is home to several gallery spaces. Arts education classes in the visual arts occur throughout the year, with programming available for all ages.
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A Call to Hallway Artists
The Morgan Arts Council invites artists to submit their work for an exciting opportunity to exhibit in the Ice House hallways. This is your chance to reach a diverse audience and be a part of our vibrant arts community. We seek innovative, inspiring, original artwork to captivate visitors as they explore our historic venue. No walk-ins will be considered. Please note that submitting this form does not automatically make you eligible to showcase your work at the Ice House. The artwork uploaded into these forms is juried through a committee.
Please fill out this form for consideration.
MAC Special Exhibit Gallery
The Morgan Arts Council produces an annual series of specially-themed art exhibits featuring guest curators. These exhibits feature local, regional, and national artists in various media.
The Human Condition
September 20 – November 4
Curator: Theresa Wells Stifel
Art that explores the universal experiences of humanity with images of joy, sorrow, love, loss, and other emotions. Artists reflect on the human condition and offer their interpretation of these experiences.
Hall of Dreams Gallery
This special exhibit space debuted after the 2013 building renovation. The rotating exhibit in the first-floor lobby highlights local art in an accessible, central location.
Carr-Kelly Gallery
A special exhibit space opened on the second floor of the West Wing in 2014, featuring rotating exhibits of individual artists and groups.
Anne Klingenburg
I started my art history studies at NSFIA and Ringling School of Art. I made sure I did two paintings a year while being a Graphic Artist in Miami, New York City, and New Jersey. Print NJ commissioned me to paint “Footprints on the Moon,” now in the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Through the School of Visual Arts in NY, I become a computer artist at Logical Design Solutions in NJ for eight years. After that, I designed the graphics for the VACNJ in Summit. In retirement, I have enjoyed many painting commissions of locations, people, and historic places in Hedgesville, WV. It pleases me when my paintings find a happy home. In years past, I was selected to be in The Park Avenue Club Annual Exhibits. You can find more of my work on aklingenburg.com
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Jim Hoyt
Jim launched his hobby of nature photography after purchasing a copy of Elliot Porter’s iconic photo book “In Nature… Is the Preservation of the World” in 1974. He bought the book because the prose of Henry David Thoreau accompanies the photos.
Starting with a Mamiyaflex twin lens reflect camera his father brought back from the Korean War, Hoyt moved on to a Minolta 35mm reflex camera and finally to a Nikon digital camera.
You will see exceptions. He worked at making nature photography, as Ellion Porter, Ansel Adams, and other nature photographers have, where people are not part of the image for the most part.
UPCOMING GALLERY EXHIBITS
Merry and Bright
November 8 – December 29
Curator: LeeAnn Brannon
Gallery Reception November 16 @ 6:30 PM
A show featuring a variety of beautiful, unique creations from a wide range of artists, both from West Virginia and throughout the region. You’ll have no trouble finding special gifts that will make everyone on your list Merry and Bright!
Ice House Artist’s Co-Op Gallery
The Ice House Artist’s Co-Op is owned and operated by local artists, who rent out space in the Ice House Gallery. It features over 30 local and regional juried artists who showcase and sell their work in varied media.
304-867-3073 • www.icehousecoop.com
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