MaryLou Wakefield, a local Victoria artist, came away with a life-altering experience last summer. It changed her perspective on what she could achieve as an artist— with courage, curiosity and the willingness to take a risk. Here is her story.
After three years and completing the paintings, she realized: “ I was documenting my grief over the current unfolding environmental disaster.
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Grade 4/5 students attending McKenzie Elementary produce poems and pictures for Swan Creek bridge
Homeland is an historic journey that reveals the artists’ pre-war lifestyle in Syria, the beginning of unrest, and finally, the trauma of dislocation. These artworks reflect on personal and cultural identity through the lens of memory and migrations.
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Ira Hoffecker presents Transitions at Fortune Gallery
This exuberant artist brings a life-like presence to luminaries he finds interesting. “I wonder who these people are,” he asks, “how they lived their lives and chose to express themselves.”
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Joshua Watts at the Victoria Arts Council Sept 9 - Oct 30.
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