A Variety of Calm

A variety of art reflecting the creative makeup of the PoconoArts Council’s membership was manifested at The PoconoArts Cultural Center in Stroudsburg, PA who held an Artists’ Reception on Saturday August 3rd in their facilities. The Center is managed by The Pocono Arts Council and consists of their ArtSpace Gallery, a Studio Gallery, a Shoppe Area, and their Hall of Poetry whose space is currently being utilized as an area for their Art and Frame Sale. The reception was a well attended one of which those who ventured in were afforded the opportunity to meet and share a conversation with some of the artists who were showing their work.

These artists included John Kopp, Don Manza, Joan Sayer, Leslie Nagy, and Alma Ferrer who has recently been named as the gallery’s curator. The colors and the images depicted in work of the artists participating in the ArtSpace Gallery exhibit allows the mind of those who enter through its doors to wander into a peacefully intriguing place. Yet, many of the images excite the viewer through the creative approach of the artist and/or photographer with the beauty and thought instilled in the creative process from which the work emanated. In other words, the work presented generally proved to be pleasing to the eye and interesting to those who enjoy delving deeper into the creative process.

The three dimensional work of the late Morris Berman was presented in the Center’s Studio Gallery. The pieces known as “Assemblages” ranged from the amusing to those sharing his sentiments relating to violence and war. There were also a number of etchings and mixed media pieces created by Mr. Berman who was born in South River, NJ in 1914 to immigrant parents which led him unable to speak English until he learned the language in kindergarten. His family lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s which led to his artistic approach to collecting discarded material and creating (assembling) an object from what he had gathered. During the 1980’s, his work began to appear in several exhibitions gaining several awards for its qualities and themes. Morris Berman passed away in 2006 and the collection was donated to PoconoArts by his daughter, Ilona Marmer. It will be on display at The PoconoArts Cultural Center until October 2013.

The Artists’ Reception held at The PoconoArts Cultural Center in Stroudsburg, PA proved to be an enjoyable one filled with good art, conversation, and food catered by Thai Orchid. The current exhibition continues until August 31st. The Artists’ Reception for Center’s next exhibition is scheduled Saturday October 5th featuring the work of Thomas Augusta, Claire Marcus, and Jan Ward. The exhibition will continue until October 30th. The Artists featured in You’ll find more photographs taken during the Saturday August 3rd Artists’ Reception in The PoconoArts Community Cultural Center 2013 Gallery at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151805870415421.1073741845.636000420&type=1. 

The PoconoArts Cultural Center in Stroudsburg, PA operates under the auspices of The PoconoArts Council which is designed to build the communities in which it serves artistically and culturally by providing leadership, service, and education. It does so by offering avenues for artists to display their work through the center and other galleries, educational opportunities for those who would like to explore and/or enhance their creative natures, and encouragement to those who seek to express and/or support the arts. You’ll be able to learn more about The PoconoArts Council, The PoconoArts Cultural Center, and all they offer the creative community at www.facebook.com/poconoartscouncil?ref=br_tf.