ARTSPACE
ArtSpace is the official community space of Monmouth Arts. ArtSpace offers accessible, affordable, high-quality, engaging programming, exhibits, workshops & networking opportunities to the Monmouth County community. It is located at 99 Monmouth Street in Red Bank (next to the Count Basie Center Administrative Offices). Gallery visiting hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm; also available by appointment. For more information, please contact Connie Isbell, Membership and Community Engagement Director, at connie@monmoutharts.org. ArtSpace is free and open to the public.
CURRENT EXHIBIT
LOVE & WAR
Artist Talk & Closing Reception
July 31st, 6-7:30pm
“All is fair in love and war,” but is it?
As the world seems in turmoil with the sad constancy of war, division, and even hatred, Eleanor James’ “Love & War" collection is a reminder to viewers to fight for kindness and compassion amidst the daily conflicts of life. The artist’s limited palette of ochre, black, and white epitomizes the stark delineations between the pains of war with the beauty of love. However, the interactions of color and imagery bring the two together depicting the reality that both of these elements exist hand in hand. “Rob and Mary,” one of the exhibit’s featured works, is a tribute to Mary and Robert Bird, Eleanor’s grandmother and great uncle, and to the reuniting of their souls in the afterlife.
Opening Reception: June 13th, 5:30 - 8:00pm
On View: June 13th - July 31st
Artist Talk & Closing Reception: July 31st, 6:00 - 7:30pm
Eleanor James is a painter, illustrator, and sculptor who captures the beauty and pain of the world in her contrasting pieces of art. Born in Birmingham, England, Eleanor emigrated to the United States at the age of three with her family and one trunk with their life’s belongings. The combination of art and nature have always been a focus of Eleanor’s life. From a gardener in her younger years to a landscape architect by trade, she has always brought these elements together in watercolor or acrylic painting and more recently in sculptural works. Eleanor is a self-taught artist who works out of her home near the Manasquan Reservoir and out of a studio at PXTS Gallery in Matawan.
UPCOMING
SLIDING THROUGH TIME
Carla Valentino's mixed media series, "Sliding Through Time," integrates now-obsolete carousel slides—a significant part of her 1970s school years. Each multi-layered monoprint depicts a time-related concept, often incorporating images of timepieces. Additionally, several larger works predating this collection also explore the passage of time.
Valentino's introduction to college-level art history was through the carousel projector and slides, which also served as the medium through which her parents shared their European travels. The distinct sound of each slide advancing and the flash of light between images in a darkened, theater-like room are vivid memories. Though now a relic, the carousel slide projector endures as a form of time travel, once cutting-edge technology that opened up the world of art to her.
Opening Reception: August 7th | 5:30 - 8:00pm
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