SHOWS FOR 2012 - updated as new information becomes available

March - "Seasons on the Grand" - Fine Arts Show and Sale to benefit the Grand River Greenway
"Seasons on the Grand" exhibits artwork in all media depicting scenes of the Grand River and the Grand River Greenway. The show is held in the Walburg Gallery of the Gallery Uptown from February 27 through March 31 with an opening reception on Friday, March 2 from 5:30 to 8:00pm. Awards will be announced beginning at 7pm.

The intent of the “Seasons on the Grand” show is to honor the Grand River, including the north and south banks and parkways, as it flows through Ottawa County. Let us express through Artist’s eyes the beauty of the seasons; the glories of the skies, textures of the grasses and ripples of the water. The show will display the blessings of this land with paintings, weavings, pottery, photographs and sculptures, capturing the wonders of our world as homage to our Grand River, which brings joy to all inhabitants along the way.
February 27 through March 31     Opening Reception, Friday, March 2 from 5pm - 8pm   Click here for the show prospectus.  
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April - "Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild - Group Show at Gallery Uptown"
Calligraphers love lettering and artistic composition, but they also love the written word. Being able to bring a text to life through the calligraphic arts is what all lettering artists strive for.

Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild members encompass a wide range of skills from novice to professional. Our membership includes teachers, historians, poets, watercolorists, banner and quilt makers, graphic artists, book binders, paper makers, scrap bookers, rubber stampers and print makers, all united by a common interest in handwritten letterforms. We work on paper primarily, but also work on fabric, wood, metal, stone, glass and ceramics, using tools that include hand cut quills, brushes, steel and reed pens, pencils, markers, and even computer scanners.

An invitation to submit work for this exhibit was extended to the entire Pen Dragons Guild membership. The pieces chosen from those submissions represent the range of styles from this diverse group of lettering artists. Our hope is that viewers will enjoy the artistic value of the pieces and also come away with an appreciation of lettering as an art form.

For more about the Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild visit: www.pendragonscalligraphy.org  .
April 3 through April 30     Opening Reception, Friday, April 6 from 5:30 - 8pm

May - Printmaking Show - Lee Ann Frame and guests
May 1 through May 28     Opening Reception, Friday, May 4 from 5:30 - 8pm

June - Catherine McClung, Marlan Cotner and guests
May 29 through July 2     Opening Reception, Friday, June 1 from 5:30 - 8pm

July - Sheri Woodard and guests
July 3 through July 30     Opening Reception, Friday, July 6 from 5:30 - 8pm

August - Ira Trowbridge, Elizabeth Reynders and guests - photograpy
July 31 through September 3    Opening Reception, Friday, August 3 from 5:30 - 8pm

September - Skye Gentle, John Riepma, Paul VanHeest, Jill Jeltema  - paintings and sculpture, many different mediums
September 4 through October 1    Opening Reception, Friday, September 7 from 5:30 - 8pm

October - Juried Watercolor Exhibit
October 2 through October 29   Opening Reception, Friday, October 5 from 5:30 - 8pm

November - to be announced
October 30 through December 3    Opening Reception, Friday, November 2 from 5:30 - 8pm

December - Holidays at 2nd and Washington
December 4 through January 2, 2013    Opening Reception, Friday, December 7 from 5:30 - 8pm

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