Art Exhibit IMAGINATION To Open At Mills Pond Gallery July 13th

Smithtown Township Arts Council presents Imagination at Mills Pond Gallery in St. James, July 13 – August 11. The public is invited to an opening reception Saturday, July 13 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. to meet the exhibiting artists and view the exhibit. Regular gallery hours are Wed. – Fri. 10-4, Sat & Sun 12-4. Admission to the gallery is always free. For more information or directions, call 631-862-6575, or visit our Web site at www.millspondgallery.org/

Dreams, humor, fantasy, creativity are pursuits that keep the human spirit alive. Imagination makes possible our thinking about what is, what has been and what might be. We hope the exhibit will encourage audiences to take some time away from the world as we know it and enjoy the creative power of Imagination!

The exhibiting artists have created artwork that combines personal narrative, pop-culture characters and more to speak about the stories that fill our times and culture.  Realism, abstraction, fantasy, science fiction, collage and more reveal humor, absurdity, psychological complexity and sometimes just plain fun. Imagination presents a wide mix of styles, mediums, and subjects. 62 Artists from 8 states AL, CT, MA, MD, MN, NJ, RI and NY (39 Long Island communities) will be exhibiting 81 works.

Art has long been celebrated as a powerful form of expression, allowing individuals to convey their thoughts, emotions, and experiences in unique and compelling ways. At the heart of this creative process lies imagination – through which artists envision new possibilities and bring them to life through their art.

About our juror DAVID H. REUSS-  “Strength is what appeals mostly to me in art. The work can be any medium, style, subject or size, however in the end the work must have power.” David Reuss is a proud New York City native with over thirty years’ experience in illustration and fine art. His work encompasses an array of subjects, mediums and clients. He is an award-winning member of the Salmagundi Club where he also teaches painting and drawing. An Executive member of the Society of Illustrators, he currently serves as Membership Chair and Treasurer. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts and earned his Master’s Degree in Arts and Cultural Management at Pratt Institute.

Exhibiting Artists: Larry Aarons (Glen Head), Marianne Andresen-Magin (Huntington Station), Christopher Aoki-Kalin (Huntington), Lyrin Bailey (Ronkonkoma), Ellen Chadwick (NJ), Danny Ciampa (Commack), John Darby (East Hampton), Jennifer DeMory (Patchogue), Bernadette Denyse (Sound Beach), Kirsten  DiGiovanni (Smithtown), Sheryl Renee Dobson (Staten Island), Michael  Drakopoulos (Stony Brook), Stuart Friedman (Long Beach),Jacques Garant (Port Jefferson), Candace  Gely (NJ), Maureen Ginipro (Smithtown), Jared Glennon (Bellport), Casey Greene (Holbrook), Jan Guarino (Northport), Christopher Hanson (Rocky Point), David Herman (East Meadow), Tyler Hughes (Patchogue), Julia Jenkins (Patchogue), James Kelson (Stony Brook), Myungja Anna Koh (Stony Brook), Anna Laimo (Melville), Christopher Lauto (Kings Park), Wendy Hope Leiser (NY), Mark Levine (Coram), Matthew Manthe (Miller Place), Diana  Martocci (NY), Antonio Masi (Smithtown), Avrel  Menkes (Bellmore), Cindy Miller (AL), Laura Minet (Nesconset), Angie Nicholes (Center Moriches), Eileen Palmer (St. James), Robert J. Polito (Brooklyn), Arthur Poore (Bayshore), Kurt Thomas Pope (MN), Shay Poppers (NJ), William Randazzo (Bohemia), Bernice Rausch (West Babylon), William Reed (Sleepy Hollow), Noah  Richardson (Port Jefferson), Rachel Rossier Ryan (CT), Jairid Rossow (MN), Amelia Rozear (RI), Lynda Sandoval (NY), Barret Schumacher (Bronx), Marcie Serber (Plainview), Sydney Shurgin (Ronkonkoma), Greg Sinibaldi (Brooklyn), Echo Song (East Setauket), Lisa Stanko (Ronkonkoma), Megan Stephenson (MA), Judy Stone (Coram), Angela Stratton (Selden), Ashley Thorbjornsen (Middle Island) Linda Trope (MD), Joseph Weinreb (Northport), Doug Zider (Amityville) 

Smithtown Township Arts Council is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization funded in part by Town of Smithtown and Private Donations.