– Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor, and Tia G. La, student photographer
Abstract embroidery by artist Amanda McCavour
Gallery visitors engage in art and expression.
Lutz (far left) celebrates with exhibiting artists (from left): Maureen Drdak, Miguel Tio, Antonio Puri, Rachel Sager, Karen Kettering Dimit, and former gallery director Lenore G. Penfield.
A mosaic titled “Monolithic Kin” by Sager tells a story in stones.
“Take Ten” offers ample opportunities to explore.
Discoveries in denim …
… and a detail of James Arendt’s riveting work.
The opening reception crowd gathers to hear Lutz's welcome …
... while the gallery director is appropriately framed by art.
Jason Godeke is another exhibiting artist who joined the reception celebration.
Guests delve into Dimit’s spellbinding work, “Reliquaries for the 100 Million Cancelled Girls” …
a study utilizing trash cans and neon “No” symbols to get its point across …
... as well as mosaics in Indian barber boxes that pay tribute to lives lost due to gendercide.
A cozy, colorful corner for artistic inquiry
Dimit and Puri discuss her mosaic piece, “Women Hold Up Half the Sky.”
Works of three artists complement each other on a gallery wall.
Ceramics by artist Cheryl Tall invite investigation.
A floral arrangement in the gallery lobby appropriately holds "diamonds" for the milestone anniversary celebration.
The gallery space facilitates collaborative conversations.
A close-up of Sager’s “Political Statement” mosaic
Ainsley R. Bennett, a gallery attendant and senior in graphic design, is acknowledged for designing the “Take Ten” logo and exhibition catalog.
Photographs by Timothy McCoy – achieved via palladium on translucent vellum – gain an audience.
Impressive oil paintings by Morgan Craig and Ned Martin accentuate a gallery wall.
The gallery’s glass doors stand open, awaiting more visitors through Oct. 9.