Yesterday's Tomorrows
Thru January 3, 2004

More than a dozen local and regional artists take a futuristic approach to their respective media and exhibit the resultant work in a new show opening at the Ice House Gallery with a meet-the-artist reception on Friday November 21 at 7:30pm. Yesterday''s Tomorrows is curated by Jann Richardson and will hang through January 3. The show may be viewed at the Ice House Gallery Saturdays and Sundays from 11 to 5.

The Ice House Gallery opening is the final stop on an Artwalk that extends from 5 to 7:30pm and moves four blocks along Washington Street. Mountain Laurel on the Square showcases two floors of regional American art. Further north on Washington, A. Gallarano Gallery displays University of North Dakota School of Mines pottery from the private collection on George and Karen Look. Continue another couple blocks north to Youbawtawat where the unique watercolors, prints and stationery of Andrea Naft are exhbited.

"We wanted a show that would coincide with the futuristic Smithsonian Exhibition at the Ice House," said Richardson. "Based on the art they created, many of the artists see the future as a very colorful place."

Among the pieces exhibited are unique Kachina dolls created by Rick Graser using ‘high-tech' computer parts. Kathy Arnett believes the future is about conserving and reusing resources. She recycles over 1,000 tons of metal a month in her sculptures. Barbara Kerne portrays a dreamy mirage future through unique woodcuts and oils. Other media represented range from photography, pottery and quitlting to fabric collages and oils.

The Ice House is located on the corner of Independence and Mercer streets in downtown Berkeley Springs. Funding for the special exhibit is provided by the West Virginia Commission on the Arts and hotel/motel taxes from Morgan County and the town of Bath.