BRATTLEBORO — Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts, (1)183 Main St., presents “Into the Light,” a curated group exhibit of 11 gallery artists, opening Saturday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m., and continuing through March 13.
Featured artists are David Brewster, Bruce Campbell, Jim Giddings, Petria Mitchell, Rocio Olguin, Chuck Olson, Torin Porter, David Rohn, Donald Saaf, James Urbaska, and Julia Zanes.
“This uplifting show will delight your imagination with its diversity and the variety of artistic expression,” according to a news release. “Quotes by several artists hint at the joy and meaning art and artmaking bring into our lives and help us to see and experience our shared world in new and surprising ways.”
Torin Porter thinks of each of her sculptures as “a kind of tool or toy for creating a dialogue within the viewer.” Julia Zanes wants her paintings “to do something that is neither intellectual nor aesthetic, primarily-I want something practical, personal, and apotropaic.”
David Brewster keenly observes our surrounding landscape “of urban centers, suburbia, and farmlands, not as we remember them - not sentimental imitations, but as they are, hybrids of historic architecture and modern amenities of late-stage capitalism.”
Bruce Campbell's states his sculpture, “Finding Polaris,” tries to “cast light on the importance of finding this star as a directional aid, and (it) can also be interpreted as our own quest to find our own guiding star in this life.“
For more information, contact Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts at 802-251-8290 or visit mitchellgiddingsfinearts.com.