Wheels opens at Artlink on Friday, June 1

Wheels to Open at Artlink

Friday, June 1 - July 11, 2012
Opening Reception on Friday, June 1, 2012:
Gallery Walk-through at 6:00 p.m. with reception to 9:00 p.m.

COST: Free for Artlink members; $2 suggested donation for the public

The art exhibition Wheels opens at Artlink in the Main Gallery (which includes the Mirro Family Foundation Gallery and the Sauerteig Family Gallery) on Friday, June 1. There will be a Gallery Walk-through at 6:00 p.m. with three participating artists talking about their work and answering questions from the gallery audience. The reception will continue until 9:00 p.m. The exhibit will be up through July 11, 2012.

Area artists were invited to exhibit one piece of their original artwork utilizing any and all media to interpret the theme of “wheels” for this non-juried show. Among the almost 70 artists participating in the show are photographers Mary and Don Gagnon, Michelle Diller, Fred Kissinger and Cathie Rowand; mixed media artist, Patrice Farmer and oil painters Al McLuckie and Katherine Rohrbacher.

Featured artwork in the smaller Betty Fishman Gallery will be by University of Saint Francis students from the f/8 Photo Club. This show will be up through July 11. Cara Wade, UFS Associate Professor of Photography states that on exhibit will be the work of 13 students, freshman through graduate level and includes analog, alternative and digital photographic processes. These processes include Mordancage, Gum Bichromate, Studio, Photoshop manipulation, darkroom, digital imaging, large format and combinations of processes. Wade says, “Our goal is to expand students’ knowledge of photography. The students don’t have to be photo majors to be in this club. Kids who join simply love the art of photography and making photographs.” The quality of this exhibit will prove that to the viewers.

The Wheels exhibition was made possible through the generosity of our sponsors: Don Ayres Honda, Fort Wayne Outfitters & Bike Depot, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, Indiana Arts Commission - Regional Partnership Grant. We encourage the public to shop local as Fort Wayne Outfitters, 1004 Cass Street, will have biking apparel and accessories on sale from June 3 to 9, when a percentage of their sales will be donated to Artlink.

Artlink
Auer Center for Arts & Culture
400 E. Main St
Fort Wayne, IN 46802