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Artists’ Tales Told: Art Educators Exhibit Opens

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Sketchbook Society, with their art showing in WCFA's annual Educators Art Exhibit. From left, Liz Fortier, Erica Meyer, Rena Rinker, Pam Regas (Seated, in pink), Kim Gallman, Kristen Noonan, Valery Nardacci, and Cathy Davis-Hayes. Aimee Georgistis, not pictured, also has work showing in the exhibit.

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Sketchbook Society, with their art showing in WCFA's annual Art Educators Exhibit. From left, Liz Fortier, Erica Meyer, Rena Rinker, Pam Regas (Seated, in pink), Kim Gallman, Kristen Noonan, Valery Nardacci, and Cathy Davis-Hayes. Aimee Georgistis, not pictured, also has work showing in the exhibit.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Sketchbook Society, with their art showing in WCFA’s annual Art Educators Exhibit. From left, Liz Fortier, Erica Meyer, Rena Rinker, Pam Regas (Seated, in pink), Kim Gallman, Kristen Noonan, Valery Nardacci, and Cathy Davis-Hayes. Aimee Georgistis, not pictured, also has work showing in the exhibit.
WARWICK, RI — Teachers gathered at Warwick Center for the Arts (WCFA), 3259 Post Road Saturday, sharing the stories behind their art at the Rhode Island Art Educators Exhibit opening reception.

Among those telling artistic tales were the members of The Sketchbook Society, a group of art educators who began gathering monthly to support their mutual passion for the visual arts in June 2022.

The Sketchbook Society meets monthly to sketch together, share ideas & inspire one another.

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] Sketchbook Society member Kim Gallman, with her piece in WCFA's annual Art Educators Exhibit.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] Sketchbook Society member Kim Gallman, with her piece in WCFA’s annual Art Educators Exhibit.
Sketchbook Society member Kim Gallman said her painting, showing two Afghan dogs on the beach with the Conimicut Point Lighthouse in the background, was inspired by a day on the beach at Conimicut Point when she was six, watching the two dogs romp on the beach.

Another educator, Santrupy Das, showed her folding Art and Design education lexicon. “Like flowers contain the potential of growing into fruits, trees, forests and subsequently almost all of the living world, letters of the alphabet hold within them all the words, sentences, and a majority of all expressions – verbal and written.” Das  writes to introduce her folding  and unfolding art book, which graphically presents words associated with the art world.

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] Santrupy Das, with her piece in WCFA's annual Art Educators Exhibit.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] Santrupy Das, with her piece in WCFA’s annual Art Educators Exhibit.

 

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] First Place winner in the in WCFA's annual Art Educators Exhibit, "Diving Under" by Whitney Bates.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] First Place winner in the in WCFA’s annual Art Educators Exhibit, “Diving Under” by Whitney Bates.

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] Second Place winner in the in WCFA's annual Art Educators Exhibit, "Tracks Tryptych" by Mary Geisser.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] Second Place winner in the in WCFA’s annual Art Educators Exhibit, “Tracks Tryptych” by Mary Geisser.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] Mary Geisser, second Place winner in the in WCFA's annual Art Educators Exhibit, with her piece, "Tracks Tryptych."
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] Mary Geisser, second Place winner in the in WCFA’s annual Art Educators Exhibit, with her piece, “Tracks Tryptych.”
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The works of the Sketchbook Society in WCFA's annual Art Educators Exhibit.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The works of the Sketchbook Society in WCFA’s annual Art Educators Exhibit.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] "Pink Lotus" by Nina Reiner in WCFA's annual Art Educators Exhibit.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowwski] “Pink Lotus” by Nina Reiner in WCFA’s annual Art Educators Exhibit.
 

Art Educators Exhibit Details

The exhibit shows at the WCFA gallery, 3259 Post Rd, Warwick, RI 02886. The  gallery  is open from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.  Admission is free. Feel free to explore the exhibit during open gallery hours, Wed.-Sat. 11am-3pm.

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