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Ice House Co-op Gallery
The new Phone number for the Gallery is:
304.678.3073
The Ice House Artist's Co-Op is a gallery run independently by a group of local artists.
Featuring over 20 local artists in all media, the gallery is
open every Saturday and Sunday from 11am - 5pm and Fridays in the Summer season.
Visit the Ice-House Co-Op website ~ www.icehouseartistsco-op.com
Youth Art Month 2010 ~~ Valor in the Valley ~~Cabin Fever ~~Theme and Variation ~~Putting on the Dog
Curated by Lynn Lavin
A multimedia extravaganza highlighting how each of more than a dozen artists view the dogs that touch our hearts. Media range from clay and photography to painting and fabric. Classes in clay sculpture and batik fabric dying are scheduled during the show.
Artists: Earle Andrews, Pam Eisenmann, Jane Kelly Morais, Beverly Kipphan, Red Weldon, Mark Sandlin, John Bickle, Angela Bell, Ann Darling, Jan Heath, Jonathan Heath, Massimo Righini, Rip Smith, Crawford Horne and Kathy Edwards.
This show opens July 16, 7:30pm, Ice House Gallery.
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All My Relations
September 10 – November 7, 2010
The exhibit presents art that captures the relationship between the earth, the plants, animals and humans and the unseen forces of Nature. The show coincides with the fourth annual Birding Festival. This show opens September 10, with a reception at 7:30pm, Ice House Gallery.
Curator: Alison Carter |
Hearthside Harmony November 12 – January 2, 2011
Highlighting hand created art works for the home, this show includes a variety of artist-created items in room settings. Art includes: farm tables from rustic barn boards, hand carved bowls, copper utensils, brooms from ‘broom’ bushes, casseroles, plates and mugs from potters from across the nation, stick chairs, stools, benches, and quilts.Curator: Crawford Horne
Uncommon Threads January 7 – February 20, 2011
Innovative thread work is the essence of this show. The group of artists that belong to Uncommon Threads (a Montgomery County, MD quilt group) create original fabrics, images and techniques to transform the everyday into breathtaking fabric art.Curator: Lois Smith
Youth Art Month February 25 – March 27, 2011
Working with art teachers in all eight Morgan County schools plus homeschoolers, MAC fills the Ice House with student art. High school seniors in AP studio art highlight their portfolio pieces. Student performers are also featured at the opening. Curator: Sandra Earls
Containers April 1 – May 1, 2011
Since time began man has sought to carry, store and display. This show features hand created boxes, bowls and baskets by award winning artisans from the region. Felted bags, quilted totes, glass jewelry boxes, quivers, bait baskets for the angler, and fire wood carriers are some of the ‘containers’ included in the exhibit along with interpretation of the utility and art of containers. Curator: James Eaves
Pearls - 30th Anniversary Show May 5 – June 26
Delectable Mountains Quilt Guild’s (DMQG) annual Spring show defines Quilt Month in Berkeley Springs and features full quilts, wall hangings, table items, and travel cases all created by the 75 member organization. As part of the 30th anniversary of the guild, Quilt Month includes other activities such as the 7th annual Yard Square Quilt Auction. Curator: Lin Vance
Earlier in 2009/2010...
January 16 - March 1, 2009
Duets: Celebrating Collaboration
Artists working in pairs or groups are the central premise of Anne
Larsen's curated show Duets. The exhibit will open Friday, January 16 with a reception at 7:30pm.
March 6 - March 29, 2009
Youth Art Month Show
The exhibit will open Friday, March 6 with a reception at 7pm and performance at 7:30pm.
April 3 - April 26, 2009
Handmade Paper and Artist Books: Pictures & Pages
Sigrid Hice: "Flowers are a Brush"
The exhibit will open Friday, April 3 with a reception at 7:30pm.
Curated by Jane Pingleton-Evans.
May 1 - June 7, 2009
New Directions: Delectable Mountain Quilters Guild Show
The exhibit opened Friday, May 1 with a reception at 7:30pm.
June 12 - July 19, 2009
Metal Fashioners
Curated by Angela Matthews
Trendy metal items, sculpture, wearable art and functional pieces. The exhibit will open Friday, June 12 with a reception at 7:30pm.
A Traditional 'Hammer In' will be held on Saturday, June 13th from Noon to 5pm on the Ice House lawn with a finish at the end of the day of drumming. Drumming, blacksmithing, metal working demonstrations and more.
For more information visit: [www.metalfashioners.com] [press release]
July 24 - August 30, 2009
Art Africa
Curated by Manahz Motevalli-Oliner
The art in this show is created by the women who come to the Makerere University – Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration. Several income generation projects have begun on the campus. The women make baskets, handbags, totes and other woven items. They have batik wall hangings, beads from paper, bound notebooks and carved masks and sculptures. The show is augmented by other African sculptures. The work and income generated by this show feeds the women, their children and their artistic souls. This show will open Friday, July 24 with a reception at 7:30pm.
September 4 - October 4, 2009
Bringing Peace Home
Curated by ragtime and 1000 Points of Peace
A multi-media tribute to artists from various walks of life who are actively working for peace, and consciously making a difference in the day to day lives of the people who interact with their work. A show acknowledging the effort of “giving peace a chance,” and bringing peace home. This show will open Friday, September 4 with a reception at 7:30pm.
October 9 – November 15 , 2009
MYSTICAL, MYTHICAL FANTASY CREATURES
Curated by Patricia Rae Marggraf
This show presents an array of hand sculpted dolls and paintings of Mystical Creatures. The characters will include a variety that ranges from old world Santas to woodland and fantasy creatures and characters that capture the local themes. In addition, other artists from the region whose work has a mystical theme will also be invited. Classes will be offered in conjunction with this show on doll making with armature construction. Opening reception Friday, October 9, 7:30pm.
November 20, 2009– January 3, 2010
OUT OF THE BOX
Curated by Susan Feller
Gifts that last and are constantly giving is the aim of this exhibition. Box makers in all media – wood, pottery, paper, glass, fiber – and small objects that fit in gift boxes – jewelry, scarves, etc. are included. This show opened Friday, November 20 with a reception at 7:30pm.
March 5 – March 28 , 2010
NATIONAL YOUTH ART MONTH
Curated by Sandra Earls
A multimedia gallery show exhibiting art work of Morgan County students of all grade levels.
This show opens Friday, March 5 with a reception at 7:00pm.
Includes a youth art performance at 7:30pm.
**Exhibit is located in Ice House Theater, West Corridor - 1st floor,
Classroom 2 - 2nd floor, and 2nd floor corridor**
March 26 – May 2 , 2010
VALOR IN THE VALLEY
Curated by Tricia Lynn Strader
VALOR IN THE VALLEY
Two major exhibits
Multimedia images marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in
the region especially Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Bath-Romney Campaign
Artists include Mort Kunstler, John Paul Strain, Jared Frederick, Earl Mills, Tim Johnson, Frank Strader, Tricia Strader, and more.
Plus: John Brown: 19th century sketches by David Hunter Strother
curated by John Cuthbert
Special Concert:
Sat. April 10 - 7:30pm . Concert: Civil War Comrades
partially funded by West Virginia Humanities Council
May 7 – June 6 , 2010
CABIN FEVER - Delectable Mountain Quilt Guild
The annual quilt show by the DMQ that co-ordinates with the annual Yard Square quilt silent auction and the ‘Piecework’ plays at the Ice House. This year’s theme is the log cabin design that is the basis for old time quilts and new twisting variations.
This show will open Friday, May 7 with a reception at 7:30pm.
June 11 – July 11, 2010
THEMES AND VARIATIONS
Curated by Sinclair Hamilton
Based on the musical form of Bach’s “a theme and variations”, and exploring an idea through its changes, this exhibit showed the artist’s mind playing with the creative process and the multitude of outcomes that occur in that process. Media featured range from Terra cotta, tempera tiles and guache to acrylic, and fabric. This show will opened Friday, June 11 with a reception at 7:30pm.
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