The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery - Wetumpka, Alabama, will be hosting the an exhibition of Abandoned Rural America, The American Small Family Farm in Transition. It will be the first ARA exhibit for the 2016 New Year.
Works by American artists, photographers, potters, writers and musicians bring a poignant display of images depicting the disappearing small family farms in America. Paintings, drawings, photography, wet plate collodion photo prints, models, and works in clay representing the changing face of rural America are to be exhibited.
The opening reception will be held Friday, Feb. 12 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm
Also, in conjunction with this exhibition will be a regional invitational show entitled
The Land: God’s Gift
Exhibition Dates:
January 19 – April 22, 2016
This exhibit is sponsored by the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery, the City of Wetumpka, Alabama and Central Alabama Electric Cooperative
The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery is located at 408 S. Main St, Wetumpka, AL 36092 • Phone (334) 567-5147
Works by American artists, photographers, potters, writers and musicians bring a poignant display of images depicting the disappearing small family farms in America. Paintings, drawings, photography, wet plate collodion photo prints, models, and works in clay representing the changing face of rural America are to be exhibited.
The opening reception will be held Friday, Feb. 12 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm
Also, in conjunction with this exhibition will be a regional invitational show entitled
The Land: God’s Gift
Exhibition Dates:
January 19 – April 22, 2016
This exhibit is sponsored by the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery, the City of Wetumpka, Alabama and Central Alabama Electric Cooperative
The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery is located at 408 S. Main St, Wetumpka, AL 36092 • Phone (334) 567-5147
The ARA Exhibit is comprised of 15 Georgia artists and photographers presenting works in egg tempera, oil, acrylic, pen & ink, photographic prints, clay and ceramic creations, and 3D models of rural structures. There are also 14 members of the Greensboro Writers Guild of Georgia adding their voices to the ARA book and video with 8 framed poetry pieces added to the hanging collection.
The Abandoned Rural America video contains original and traditional music by “Keepers of the Sound” musicians Joe Reynolds and Tom Sparks; singer-songwriters: Amanda Elizabeth Adams; Thomas W. Elliott, Jr.; and Marcus Vess.
The ARA exhibition series originated in June 2011 the art, photography, pottery, and writings were over 40 years in the making.
Exhibitions at:
Allied Arts-Milledgeville, GA; Steffen Thomas Museum of Art -Buckhead, GA;Saute-Nacoochee Center-Sautee, GA; Monroe Art Guild Gallery-Monroe, GA; Greensboro, GA Festival Hall; the PLAZA Fine Arts Center in Eatonton, GA; the historic Crawford Depot in Crawford, GA;
with several preview exhibits around Georgia.
The original Abandoned Rural America video has been presented at each exhibition as well as special presentations to organized groups.
For information about upcoming ARA events visit the MAG website:
Also available: the Abandoned Rural America book
Please check the ARA website for details.
Coming, summer 2016-
the Abandoned Rural America
5th anniversary exhibition at the
Lyndon House Arts Center
293 Hoyt St, Athens, GA 30601
Nancy Lukasiewicz, Visual Arts Administrator
(706) 613-3623
