Ellen Lindner: Art & Creativity

Opening night of the Transformations exhibit was very exciting!  The 12 art pieces and 12 poems nicely filled the small gallery at the Brevard Art Museum, in Melbourne, FL.

I took these photos around the room before the crowds arrived:
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L-R artwork: Monica Ebert (partial view,)Derek Gores, Suzanne Clements, Denette Schweikert

L-R: Cindy Michaud, Carmen Beecher (partial view, ) Monica Ebert

L-R: Nancy Dillen (triptych,) Jerry Hooper, Jini James

Soon after I shot these photos, the doors officially opened and the crowds poured in.  It was very hard to navigate.  (How exciting!)

As usual, “the museum ladies” did a wonderful job of providing refreshments.  I loved this tall flower arrangement on the drink table:

A very nice book was produced for this exhibit.  It’s much more than a catalogue, since there are 6-8 pages devoted to each poet/artist pairing, each of whom explained their process.  There was lots of book signing going on!

The highlight of the evening was a brief presentation by each poet/artist pair.  The poet read his/her poem and shared a few remarks about the process.  Then, the artist talked a little about his/her piece and the process.   (We over flowed the chairs for this portion of the evening!)

What an event!  A HUGE thank you to the exhibit organizers, Cindy Michaud, Fay Picardi, and Denette Schweikert, as well as the Brevard Museum of Art.

Of course, I can’t overlook the poets.  I’ll tell you about them in an upcoming post, and reveal “my poet’s” poem.  In the meantime, check out this video.  It shows all the art and includes snippets of the poetry.

Ellen Lindner