Contact: Courtney Rile, Gallery Coordinator / (315) 425-7500 /
crile@delavancenter.com
Gallery Coordinator, Delavan Art Gallery
501 West Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13204
Exhibition: "Art for the Soul"
Featuring acrylic paintings by Hope Irvine, photography by Richard Schultz and watercolor paintings by members of the Art and Soul Watercolor Group.
Dates: May 10 – June 9, 2007
Location: Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13204
Hours: Thursdays and Fridays 12-6 p.m., Saturdays 10-4 p.m. and also by appointment
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 10, 5-8 PM
Artists in Attendance: Saturdays from noon – 3 p.m.
Saturday May 12- Members of Art and Soul Watercolor Group
Saturday May 19- Members of Art and Soul Watercolor Group
Saturday May 26- Hope Irvine
Saturday June 2- Richard Shultz
Saturday June 9- TBA
Artists also in Attendance for Th3, The Third Thursday, on Thursday, May 17 from 5 - 8 PM (more information available at www.th3syracuse.com)
SYRACUSE, New York -- April 27, 2007 -- Delavan Art Gallery is pleased to present the exhibit "Art for the Soul" featuring acrylic paintings by Hope Irvine, photography by Richard Schultz and watercolor paintings by members of the Art and Soul Watercolor Group. The exhibit opens on Thursday, May 10 and continues through Saturday, June 9, 2007.
Over the years, Hope Irvine, Ph.D. has become an accomplished painter as well as an innovative educator and community leader. Delavan Art Gallery is pleased to exhibit Dr. Irvine's sedimentary landscape acrylic paintings. "My paintings result from confrontations with vistas, especially in the American Southwest, Alaska and Iceland," Dr. Irvine explains in her artist statement. Since 1982, Dr. Irvine has held the position of Chair of the Department of Art Education while maintaining dual tenure and full professorships in both the College of Visual & Performing Arts and the School of Education at Syracuse University. Her commitment to the arts and education of others was rewarded by the Manhattan Borough President on June 22, 1982 when he declared the date "Hope Irvine Day."
Richard Schultz's photography ranges in subject from the commonplace to the absurd. Schultz writes in his artist statement, "It's a wild and wacky world that we encounter every day. Photography has been one way for me to express my reactions to the visceral stimuli of daily life." The photographer is Vice President of the David B. Schultz Insurance Agency and a proud native of Syracuse, NY. The majority of the photographs in this exhibit were shot between 2004 and 2007 and are shown exactly as they were when the artist came across the scene.
Also in this exhibition are watercolor paintings by twelve members of the Art and Soul Watercolor Group of Onondaga County: Sharon Daniels-Duerr, Pam Dischinger, Sharon H. Gibbons, Bonnie Goetzke, Rita Keller, Loie Mechetti, Geraldine Meday, Joanne Neff, Virginia Raner, Nancy Shampine, Jan Waters and Kathryn Wehrung. The Art and Soul Watercolor Group is a collective of artists who meet weekly to discuss, share and study art together, using each other as inspiration and encouragement in the arts. The group supports Vera House, the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Mexico and Ophelia's Place along with other notable causes.
Delavan Art Gallery is a 3,800 square foot showcase and sales venue for fine art created by area artists. Conveniently located downtown at 501 West Fayette Street in Syracuse, the gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery opens “Art for the Soul” from 5 - 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 10. The show is on exhibit through Saturday, June 9 on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12-6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment.
