The San Marcos Art League will be hosting its annual members’ show titled “A Place For Art” this summer from June 1 through July 24 at The Price Center. Because of social distancing practices, SMAL will not have an opening reception for the exhibit, but the San Marcos community is encouraged to come to the Price Center during hours of operation (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) and see this exhibit featuring San Marcos Art League members.
This year’s theme for the exhibit touches on the concept of ‘place’ in art; hence the title, A Place for Art. “Wherever artists take up tools to use in creative practice — the brush, the camera, the wheel, the scaffold, the computer — we claim space to create,” explains Jennifer Epperson, a local artist and board member of the San Marcos Art League. “That space may be a studio, in nature or at the kitchen table. Wherever artists work becomes a place for art. As reflectors of our surroundings, artists define the extent to which `place’ filters into the creative process. We reflect our surroundings — the exterior so-called reality, and the interior world of dreams, imagining and inspiration.
“We understand instinctively that a landscape of Hawaii will differ dramatically from one painted in Maine. Why? Light, color, scale, physical features — all are impacted by place,” Epperson said. Members of the San Marcos Art League are encouraged to submit their work for this show with consideration on how these ideas of ‘place’ come into play.
Members can submit up to two pieces of art for the exhibition by taking their work to the Price Center on May 24 and May 25 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Along with the usual intake form (applicants will receive this when they take their work in to the Price Center on this date), please submit a couple of sentences regarding the pieces you select to show. Participants are encouraged to explain how place affects their work and the inspiration for it. Not a member? New members can join for $37 on the Art League website at artleaguesmtx.org. The exhibit will be installed on May 26 and art pickup for artists will be July 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. -5 p.m. For more information visit the Art League website or contact [email protected].
