Transformations Opening

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 artwork: Monica Ebert (partial view,)Derek Gores, Suzanne Clements, Denette Schweikert

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

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

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

L-R:  George Snyder, Steve Lomazzo, Jini James, Jerry Hooper
L-R: George Snyder, Steve Lomazzo, Jini James, Jerry Hooper

And finally, my piece, Natural Progression.  Here, I’m standing in front of it with the poet with whom I collaborated,  Marcia Denius.  (She’s on the left.) Her poem is behind me.  The poets really enjoyed having their works displayed on the wall as art.

L-R:  Poet Marcia Denius, Artist Ellen Lindner

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

crowd

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

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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

6 Comments

  1. Sue Dennis says:

    Congratulations Ellen, what a great project to work on. Watched the video also. cheers.

  2. Betty Busby says:

    Thanks for posting these pictures.
    It’s a wonderful idea for a show, congrats on being a part of it!
    Betty

  3. Carole says:

    Congratulations Ellen, it does look like a painting. What fun, being paired with poets…

  4. Hi Ellen:
    Glad to see your work amongst all the other creative artwork! BTW…I sent out those brochures, no takers yet maybe I missed your special secret ingredient!
    Best Wishes,
    Valerie

  5. Judy Rys says:

    Congratulations. The catalogue sounds wonderful – great collaboration. Your flowers are gorgeous and I love the limes in the vase. PS: I removed the music from my blog!

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