Young women’s art exhibition set at Bend City Hall
City Walls at City Hall is pleased to announce a special juried exhibition of the members of the Young Women’s Artist Group of Bend, titled “New Nature,” a unique twist on contemporary art and nature.
The exhibition features work in painting, woodcarving, photography, and mixed media digital art from eleven members of the group, including Lisa Marie Sipe, Maria Fernanda Bay, MaryLea Harris, Lea Croft, Taylor Rose, Alicia Severson, Alisha Vernon, Chloe Raymond, Marisabel Jolie, Jenni Kowal and Carolyn Stokes.
The show will be unveiled at a public reception on Friday, February 6 from 5 -7 p.m. at City Hall, 710 NW Wall Street. Please join us and meet the artists at the reception. The show will remain on display through June 2015. This is an Invitational Juried Show presented by the Bend Arts Beautification and Culture Commission. “This is a great opportunity for the City of Bend to showcase sophisticated and modern art by professional artists in our community,” says ABC Member Shelley Hall.
Young Women’s Artist Group of Bend
The mission of the Young Women’s Artist Group of Bend (YWAG) is to create community through art. YWAG is committed to providing women in the arts with networking, professional development and exhibition opportunities. The Young Women’s Artist Group of Bend was founded in 2012 by Alisha Vernon and was under her leadership until December of 2014. Local artist Lisa Marie Sipe is the current organizer and under her leadership the group has expanded to female artists of all ages. http://www.meetup.com/Womens-Artist-Group-of-Bend.
City Walls at City Hall is an arts initiative of the City of Bend Arts, Beautification & Culture Commission continuing to make a difference by inspiring the community through art. For more information on the program and/or the ABC Commission, please go to www.bendoregon.gov/abc.
