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Owens Center for Fine and Performing Arts showcases
Monday Morning Painters Exhibit, Jan. 12 – Feb. 10
The public is invited to view an array of contemporary paintings
showcasing regional water and nature scenes as Owens Community
College’s Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery presents a new exhibit
by the Monday Morning Painters organization, Jan. 12 –
Feb. 10, 2012.
The Monday Morning Painters artwork is being showcased on the
exterior exhibition wall of the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery,
which is located in Owens’ Center for Fine and Performing Arts
on the Toledo-area Campus in Perrysburg Township.
Additionally, the College will host a reception for the Monday
Morning Painters organization from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20.
The reception, which is free and open to the public, will take
place in the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery. The Monday Morning
Painters’ exhibit reception is occurring in conjunction with a
reception for the “Maumee Bay” exhibit, which is on display
inside the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery.
Individuals showcasing their artistic work at Owens are all
members of the local Monday Morning Painters organization.
Established in 1958, the Monday Morning Painters is a group of
dedicated professional artists who meet every Monday morning for
breakfast and then paint together, each using their favorite
medium such as watercolor, acrylic, oil or pastel. Twenty-one
artistic pieces, depicting various beach, lake, light house,
bridge and river scenes, will be featured on the exterior wall
of the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery. Each artist utilized the
plein air technique in their paintings.
The Monday Morning Painters has over 30 active members and many
have earned regional and national acclaim for their paintings.
Area artists exhibiting their work at the College will include
Tom Durnford of Sylvania, Jim Brower of Toledo, Larry Golba of
Toledo, Ed Marks of Toledo, Paul Brand of Toledo, Richard
Maxfield of Toledo and Owens faculty member Philip Koenigseker
of Temperance, Mich., among others.
Admission to the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery is free and open
to the public from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesdays and Thursdays. For additional information about the
exhibit, contact the Center for Fine and Performing Arts at
1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 2721 or (567) 661-2721.
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