Art Exhibit - Flower Power and Ikebana
Art Center Morro Bay835 Main StMorro Bay, CA93442 Map
Feb 11 through April 5, 2021
Gallery Open Thursday's through Monday's
Art Center Morro Bay is proud to present a very special exhibition, FLOWER POWER!
Flower Power is a slogan emblematic from the counter culture of the 1960’s. During the Summer of Love, flowers became powerful symbols of peace, a concept plucked from Buddhist art.
More than merely decorative, floral imagery has helped convey ideas from the refined to the revolutionary for thousands of years. Flowers in contemporary art are connected to particular cultural legacies but are also open to new interpretations, moored to the past yet provoking questions about our future.
This exhibit will demonstrate the flexibility of floral images to convey both timely and timeless themes. The flowers offer decorative appeal, symbolic and healing values, as well as ways of thinking about a wide range of topics—the natural environment in which we live, the communities we build, and the commodities we buy.
This exhibition will embrace the diversity of florals through 2 dimensional interpretations from scientific illustration, abstract, photorealism to large free style creations in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, photography, digital media and mixed media. In addition, 3 dimensional art will include ceramic, glass, wood and floral sculptures. The ART OF IKEBANA will feature work of botanical artists, green professionals, flower growers and floral designers.
Acrylic painting courtesy of Larry Kappen.
Find special something for your sweetheart! You'll find paintings in all media, photography, jewelry, pottery, glass Ikebana and other 3 dimensional artworks.
Art Center Morro Bay is open 12pm – 4pm, daily except Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
WHAT: FLOWER POWER and IKEBANANA (paintings, photography, glass, wood, jewelry, fiber, pottery and Ikebana arrangements.
WHEN: Feb 11, 2021 – April 5, 2021
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay
COST: FREE TO THE PUBLIC
CONTACT: www.artcentermorrobay.org (805) 772-2504
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"BROKEN NATURE," a mixed-media exhibit, April 8-May 24, 2021
Art Center Morro Bay835 Main StMorro Bay, CA93442 Map
April 8 – May 24, 2021.
Art Center Morro Bay is proud to present, Broken Nature.
While we grapple with a worldwide pandemic, the effects of global warming, drought, fire, climate change, divisions, hidden agendas, distorted realities, extinction and polluted oceans are all on the rise.
Will we find holistic approaches to leave behind an earth busting with life for our ancestors or one eerily devoid of activity? Can we mend the divides in our broken society or find strategies to unbreak the cycle to heal ourselves and the planet? Can we un-break and re-wild the nature and ourselves?
Art has the ability to communicate the complexities of socioeconomic, political and environmental issues in a way that is loud and unyielding in its resolve. This exhibit addresses consequences and the urgent need to live sustainably within the earth’s finite resources.
In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, 2021.
This exhibit celebrates artistic expression in all media to include textile, encaustic, mixed media, oil, watercolor, acrylic and photography. This event is free and open to the public. Art Center Morro Bay is open Thursday through Monday, 12pm – 4pm daily.
Image, Pachamama© courtesy of Barbara Sitar
WHAT: Broken Nature
WHEN: April 8, 2021 – May 24, 2021
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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The Great Outdoors
Art Center Morro Bay835 Main StMorro Bay, CA93442 Map
July 15 - Sept 6, 2021
Morro Bay Art Association is proud to present The Great Outdoors.
After months of sheltering in place and staying close to home, there may be no better cleanse for the human spirit than art!
Artists create en plein air or artworks inspired by the beautiful scenery and colorful wildlife found in San Luis Obispo county from their respective studios. Local backyards provide creative inspiration for many novices and seasoned artists alike! View nature inspired scenes imbued with romance, desire and dramatic light in all media.
In addition to this exhibit, Art Center Morro Bay will feature beautiful wood turned vessels, bowls and other three dimensional artworks by special guest artist, Larry Truesdale!
China Cove©, watercolor painting courtesy of Harwood Benton.
With special social distancing measures in place, Art Center Morro Bay remains open to visitors seeking to leave behind the dust of everyday life, even if just for a few hours. Please join us for this very special exhibit.
The Great Outdoors will be on display from July 15, 2021 through September 6, 2021. This event is free and open to the public. Art Center Morro Bay is open from 12pm – 4pm daily, except Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
WHAT: The Great Outdoors
WHEN: July 15, 2021 through September 6, 2021
RECEPTION: Postponed due to Covid-19
WHERE: Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St, Morro Bay, CA 93442
CONTACT: 805-772-2504 or www.artcentermorrobay.org
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