| "Spotlight On Ceramics" Exhibit To Open Thursday, November 5 At The Opera House Gallery Of Contemporary Art In Delphi |
Barrel, Angie Peterson
End Table, Diana May
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Raku and other ceramic
works by artists Angie Peterson and Diana May will be featured in a special
exhibit opening at the Opera House Gallery of Contemporary Art in Delphi on
Thursday, November 5. Well-known in the Lafayette arts scene, Angie Peterson
has been learning the craft of ceramics for more than two decades. She now
teaches at the Morton Center in West Lafayette where she took her first
lesson twenty years ago and where she "fell in love with the first spin
of the wheel." Diana May started working with clay while in high school
in Lafayette and then studied it at Oakland Community College near Detroit. A
minor in business and accounting led to a profession while in the back of her
mind she knew she "would find clay again." Twenty years later, with
the support of her husband and children, she launched Muddog Pottery,
creating functional and sculptural art using clay.
"Spotlight on
Ceramics" is the first in a series of special exhibits planned at the
Opera House Gallery for the coming year--each focusing on a different medium
or type of art. Following a jurying process, artists for the exhibits will be
invited to display works alongside those of resident artists Rena Brouwer,
Terry Lacy, and Alan McConnell. |
Peterson and May will join
the Gallery's resident artists at the opening reception from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
on Thursday, November 5. The Opera House Gallery is located at 109 S.
Washington Street on the east side of the Courthouse Square in Delphi. The
evening will also signal the start of holiday hours at the Opera House
Gallery which will have extended hours from noon until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays
and Friday from noon until 6:00 p.m. Regular hours on Saturday are 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday from noon until 4:00 p.m.
The Opera House Gallery of
Contemporary Art celebrates the cultural and architectural heritage of the
community. The room in which the gallery operates is itself a gem with a
14-foot high ornate pressed tin ceiling. The building is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. Its third floor houses the famed Delphi
Opera House where poet James Whitcomb Riley performed at least six times. The
Delphi Preservation Society is restoring the building and the Opera House as
a center for the performing arts. The gallery is owned and operated by the
Delphi Preservation Society, and a portion of all sales will go to support
the restoration effort. |
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Extended Hours for the Holidays...
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| During the holiday season,
the Opera House Gallery of Contemporary Art will be open Thursdays from noon
until 8:00 p.m.; Fridays from noon until 6:00 p.m.; Saturdays from 10:00 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m.; and Sundays from noon until 4:00 p.m. At other times, phone
for an appointment at 765/564-4300. |
Visitors will also be able to tour the historic Opera House on Saturday
or Sunday at 1:00 p.m. through December, weather permitting. |