Events

Montpelier Arts Center’s 43rd annual invitational sculpture exhibition showcases the Washington Glass School. Using glass as the primary creative material, the artists from the Washington Glass School explore new territories, going beyond the boundaries of tradition. They illuminate and examine the diverse worlds we live in, sparking conversations and creating connections. To register for the Artist Talk/Luncheon, please call 301-377-7800 by Monday, June 10, 2024.

EXHIBITION RUNS JUNE 7–JULY 28, WITH A PUBLIC RECEPTION ON FRI., JUNE 7 AND AN ARTIST TALK/LUNCHEON ON FRI., JUNE 14.

Using paper that was invented in China and introduced into
Korea around the 3rd Century, Sookkyung Park utilizes this
material to explore the connections between people. Through
the repetitive process of folding and threading paper, the artist
expresses harmony and community through structure and
form. Paper has a rich cultural significance as she grew up in
Korea where the windows and walls were made of paper. In
her exhibit, she intends to define the flexible characteristics of
paper, its indispensability along with its strong natural power
of being made from wood.

EXHIBITION RUNS JUNE 7–JULY 31, WITH A PUBLIC RECEPTION ON FRI., JUNE 7. 

Originally a painter, Montpelier Arts Center resident artist Chris Kirages also works in sculpture. In this exhibition, Kirages will display his affinity for ceramic work with new pottery from the wheel.

Artist Statement: Today, I Get To… is about the joy of the endless possibilities each session sitting with a lump of clay at the wheel brings, like each new day. The format for this sessions is a vase, and within that vessel is contained the ever-evolving universe of the potential. Today, I Get To… invites you along on the journey and the celebration at day’s end.

EXHIBITION RUNS JULY 6–AUGUST 10, WITH A PUBLIC RECEPTION ON SAT., JULY 20. 

Originally a painter, Montpelier Arts Center resident artist Chris Kirages also works in sculpture. In this exhibition, Kirages will display his affinity for ceramic work with new pottery from the wheel.

Artist Statement: Today, I Get To… is about the joy of the endless possibilities each session sitting with a lump of clay at the wheel brings, like each new day. The format for this sessions is a vase, and within that vessel is contained the ever-evolving universe of the potential. Today, I Get To… invites you along on the journey and the celebration at day’s end.

EXHIBITION RUNS JULY 6–AUGUST 10, WITH A PUBLIC RECEPTION ON SAT., JULY 20.