May 1, 2022
Area Artists Association Celebrates its 42nd Anniversary with Emergence, an exhibition at the Buchanan Art Center
May 11 – June 5, 2022.
Public Reception: Sunday May 15, 2022, 1-3 p.m. (CST) 2-4 p.m. (EST)
The Area Artists Association (A3) celebrates its 42nd anniversary with Emergence, an exhibition at the Buchanan Art Center (BAC), featuring artworks by 20 artists from the Northwest Indiana/Southwest Michigan region. The exhibition title is intended as a sign of hope for the beginning of a “post-covid” era.
“This exhibition was originally scheduled for 2020 at the Buchanan Art Center,” according to Nana Maher, BAC Board of Directors. “This exhibit was among the many events cancelled at the height of the pandemic. We worked hard to get our operations back up to full speed. We are happy to have this dynamic group back into our schedule.”
“The arts suffered along with many industries labeled as “non-essential” when the pandemic hit,” said Diane Grams, vice president of A3. “This had both psychological and economic impacts–not only were artists not able to earn a living, it was difficult to get materials as many of the factories that made materials for art were shuttered for more than a year. We’ve moved from quarantine to self-imposed isolation to cautious reentry into the public; and now we celebrate with our exhibition, Emergence. It was our goal to kick off a milestone of our 42nd year with an exhibition and catalog that documents this joyful time of re-emergence and to celebrate not only our survival as artists and arts organizations, but also the creative spirit that inspires us!”
Participants in this exhibition are all members of the Area Artists Association, a regional association of professional artists based in northwest Indiana. A public reception is scheduled for Sunday May 15, 2022, 2-4 p.m. (EST), 1-3 p.m. (CST); refreshments will be served.
Among the featured artists are Tom Brand and Carole Stodder (Pines); Stephanie Carnell (Porter), Laurie Schirmer Carpenter and Dorothy Graden (Valparaiso); Jane Cowley, Anneke Dekker, Katryna Gagle, Diane Grams, Timothy D. Lace, Laurel Izard and Edwin Shelton (Michigan City); Carol Estes and Ginny Scott (LaPorte); Kevin Firme and Suzy Vance (Beverly Shores); Kuhn Hong (Chicago); Connie Kassal and George Kassal (Long Beach); Joan Spohrer (South Bend).