Works by local artists to be showcased in 'August Light'
Artists from New Milford and surrounding towns in Litchfield and Fairfield counties, as well as Duchess County in New York, will have their work featured in the "August Light 2025" exhibit in neighboring Kent in August.
The exhibit, presented by the Sherman Artists Association, will open with a reception with the artists Friday, August. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. After the reception, the exhibit may be seen Thursdays through Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. through Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Kent Art Association at 21 S. Main St., Kent.
The works of 40 artists will be featured; more than 130 paintings, photographs, mixed media, fused glass and sculpture been accepted into the juried show.
Awards for the best in each category will be announced at the opening reception.
Both new and established artists created an assortment of landscapes, portraits, and abstracts of life, whimsy and beauty.
The judge is Kim Zarney, an illustrator, graphic designer, and advertising agency creative director with a fine arts degree in painting and printmaking.
For the past 15 years, he has pursued a fine arts career focusing on monochromatic works on paper. Inspired by elements of the natural world, Zarney’s work has been seen in over 70 national and regional juried art exhibitions and is included in numerous public and private collections.
Participating artists include Terry Ariano of Pawling, N.Y., Alibaba Awrang of New Milford, Bethe Bogues of New Fairfield, Donna Castelluccio and Greg Chadwick and Phyllis Chadwick of Pawling, John Clery of New Milford, Carolyn Cohen and Jeff Ginsburg of Sherman, Karen Golden of Patterson, N.Y., Tony Gomez, Ted Hollander and Linda Hubbard of Sherman, Bonnie Johnson of New Fairfield, Aurora Kilai of Brookfield, Dave King of New Milford, Ely Knowles, Blake Kotenbrink, Herb Kroeger, Charlene Leichter, Beth Levine, Kenny Litwack, Susan Locke and Mary Jane Magoon of Sherman, Christina Maschke of New Milford, Linda McMillan of Torrington, Doreen O’Connor of Dover Plains, N.Y., Laura Paradiso of Sherman, Linda Parsloe of Sandy Hook, Terry Pasquale of New York, Kathy Peck of Sherman, Deborah Rose and Liz Rosiello of New Milford, Virginia Schaffer and Jaime Seymour of Sherman, Lynn Slonaker of Pawling, Barbara Soares and Jim Stasiak of New Milford, Muriel Stockdale of Sherman, and Todd Umbarger of New Milford.
For more information about the Sherman Artists Association, visit www.ShermanArtists.org , or find the group on Facebook.
Courtesy of Aurora Kilai/"Vitality Abstract," fluid acrylic art on canvas by Aurora Kilai is one of the pieces to be featured in the show.
Courtesy of Kathy Peck/Fused glass, like this piece, "Sunrise," by Kathy Peck will be on display at the month-long exhibit in Kent.
— Press release
