Gallery 194 Features Artwork of Landscapes in Many Forms

This Land is Our Land, and this Art Show is all about community.

The Center for the Art of Greater Lapeer is readying their Second Annual Community Art Show at Gallery 194. The theme this year is “This Land is Our Land” with the focus being landscape art in all its many forms and interpretations.

It’s a show featuring more than 70 pieces from more than 20 Lapeer Area artists, with landscapes done in everything from fabric to photography. There will be an Artists Reception 5-7p.m. on Friday, July 8. All are welcome, but those with art in the show are especially encouraged to attend.

Executive Director Jill Lyons sees the show as a way to shine a spotlight on new, local artists.

“Van Gogh, Rembrandt, and Picasso are all familiar names of artists,” said Lyons.  “When museums have a retrospective of their work there are long lines of eager patrons.  Not only are they fantastic artists, but they are known artists.  

“The current gallery exhibit for The Center for the Arts is featuring fantastic artists with names that may be familiar because they are the names of our friends, family and neighbors.  There is an incredible amount of artistic talent in Lapeer and this Second Annual Community Art Show is proof. 

Featured art in this show includes work by: Garry Green, Lu Gilpin, Julie Vitale, Jacquie Piechowski, Christine Higgins, Anne Hier, Wendy Byard, Carol Pariseau, Marguerite Fix, Pauline Southworth, Carol and James Ruehl, Karen Page, Tina Daniels, Linda Knop, Gabrielle Barry, Anne Estelle, Marianna Fiedor, Phyllis Jarvis, Annette Gitre, Charles Lambert, and Nicole Griffin.

To see that talent in person, be sure to see the show, running July 6- August 13 at Gallery 194, located at 194 W. Nepessing St. in HistoricDowntown Lapeer. The Gallery is open noon – 6 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday and admission is free of charge.