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Local Color at The Slater Museum

July 25, 2017 by Clara Nartey Leave a Comment

I love Slater Museum which is in the Free Academy of Norwich in Connecticut. The stately columns and large open spaces are some of my favorite features of the Slater Museum. Each time I have a piece of work shown in the space, I’m always amazed at how this space makes the collection of artworks on display shine.

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Did I say, The Slater Museum is one of my favorite places in CT to show my work? I can’t say that enough.  It’s got all the features I consider when deciding on art shows to enter. 

Welcome to The Slater Memorial Museum

The Connecticut region of SAQA has an exhibit which has been traveling for more than a year, in which I’ve got two pieces. “Rhythm #1- Dancing” and “Piecing Beauty”.  This traveling exhibit was opened at the Slater Museum last month as can be seen in the sign above.

I missed the opening reception. So recently, I took the hour-long trip to Slater Museum to see the exhibit. The exhibit includes works of artists from the Connecticut, Northern CA and Nevada regions.

 

Inside Slater Museum – The Converse Gallery

I walked into the Slater Museum with my camera bag over my shoulder (kinda reminded me of my dad.  He always had a camera bag around his body). No wonder I ended up loving cameras and taking photos.

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Entry Way to The Regional Exhibition in The Converse Gallery

Here’s the impressive entry way to the joint regional exhibition at Slater Museum. I usually don’t go through these doors but I’m glad I did this time.  Because the view is worth it.

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Large Open Space in Slater Memorial Museum

The smaller pieces you see on the walls are “trunk show” pieces which traveled with the main exhibit.  

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Open Spaces, Stately Columns and High Ceilings in Slater Museum

 

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The view down the stairs from the entry way

 

My Artwork on Display

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“Rhythm-#1 -Dancing” by Clara Nartey hanging at Slater Memorial Museum

Here’s my piece “Rhythm #1- Dancing”. I love this piece.  It’s made up of several pieces of fabric fused together and then stitched.  The stitching added so much texture to this piece. It was a great study on using value to create the illusion of depth and movement. I love working like this where  I experiment with the elements and principles of design to create an interesting composition.

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“Rhythm #1: Dancing” and “Piecing Beauty” on the walls of Slater Memorial Museum

Over in the corner is my other piece in the show titled “Piecing Beauty”.  This is the last piece in a 3-part series I created a while back.

Promotional Materials for the Exhibition

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Local Color Program

There was a lot of promotional material created for this exhibition. This is one of the things you should look for when deciding on art shows to enter. A color program was created for this show as shown above.

 

Local Color Catalog at Slater Memorial Museum
Local Color Catalog at Slater Memorial Museum

Also, the curators of the exhibition created a full-color catalog for the exhibition. 

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“Rhythm #1: Dancing” by Clara Nartey in Local Color Catalog

Each artist has a page or two in the catalog. Each page gives an in-depth look at the artists’ artwork and the statement which goes with them.  

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“Piecing Beauty” by Clara Nartey in Local Color Catalog

Selfies With My Work

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The curators of the show Kate Themel and Diane Wright did a great job with this traveling exhibit. Thanks for making our artworks shine.

The exhibit is on view until August 4. If you’re in the area you don’t want to miss this fantastic fiber show. You should go see it.

Warmest Regards,

Clara's Signature

 

 

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