BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240823T150000Z DTEND:20240914T220000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:All of the Above by Rachel Curtis DESCRIPTION:Shafer Gallery Director Alyssa Bliven said Curtis is a dedicated art faculty member at Butler Community College.\n\n\n\n"In addition to her role as an educator\, she is a prolific and enthusiastic painter\, focusing on human relationships and their intricacies through the use of light\, color\, and pattern\," she said. "Her paintings often depict domestic moments involving family and friends\, highlighting the evolution of these relationships. Curtis sees her art as a way to 'tell the story of the evolution of the family.'"\n\n\n\nBliven said Art critic Ksenya Gurshtein praised Curtis as someone willing to acknowledge and explore the complexity and messiness of family systems.\n\n\n\n"Gurshtein said that Curtis is an artist who understands that painting a portrait can mimic family dynamics\, serving as both an assertion of power and an expression of love\," she said. "Most importantly\, Curtis's paintings open up many paths for viewers to consider how their closest relationships create a constant push and pull."\n\n\n\nThe exhibit will run through Sept. 14. The Shafer Gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is always free. For more information\, contact Bliven at shafergallery@bartonccc.edu or (620) 792-9342. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Shafer Gallery Director Alyssa Bliven said Curtis is a dedicated art faculty member at Butler Community College.
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\n&ldquo\;In addition to her role as an educator\, she is a prolific and enthusiastic painter\, focusing on human relationships and their intricacies through the use of light\, color\, and pattern\,&rdquo\; she said. &ldquo\;Her paintings often depict domestic moments involving family and friends\, highlighting the evolution of these relationships. Curtis sees her art as a way to &lsquo\;tell the story of the evolution of the family.&rsquo\;&rdquo\;
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\nBliven said Art critic Ksenya Gurshtein praised Curtis as someone willing to acknowledge and explore the complexity and messiness of family systems.
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\n&ldquo\;Gurshtein said that Curtis is an artist who understands that painting a portrait can mimic family dynamics\, serving as both an assertion of power and an expression of love\,&rdquo\; she said. &ldquo\;Most importantly\, Curtis'\;s paintings open up many paths for viewers to consider how their closest relationships create a constant push and pull.&rdquo\;
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\nThe exhibit will run through Sept. 14. The Shafer Gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is always free. For more information\, contact Bliven at shafergallery@bartonccc.edu or (620) 792-9342. LOCATION:Shafer Art Gallery UID:e.2303.13992 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260508T013544Z URL:https://members.greatbend.org/events/details/all-of-the-above-by-rachel-curtis-13992 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR