Press Release:
Silvermine Art Center, New Members Exhibition: January 6 – February 17 2013
Opening Reception January 6th 2:00-4:00
Artist Talk:
Exhibiting Artists from the
New Members Show
Tuesday, January 22, 6:00pm
Artist talks are opportunities to get guided
tours of the exhibitions and meet and
interact with the artists.
The New Members Exhibition will showcase the works of five new Guild Artist members inducted in the spring and fall of 2012 representing a variety of media. The new members include: Mindy Green from Rowayton, CT – Painting; Shelby Head from Madison, CT – Sculpture; Heather Houston from New Milford, CT – Sculpture; Lara Ivanovic, from Larchmont, NY – Painting/Drawing; and Hank Paper from Hamden, CT – Photography.
Each year in the spring and fall, artists are selected, through a jurying process to become new members of the Silvermine Guild of Artists. The Silvermine Guild of Artists is a distinguished group of professional artists comprised of over 300 members who work in a wide array of media and are represented in museums, and prestigious private and corporate collections. Selection into the guild is based on several criteria such as creativity, uniqueness or timeliness, excellence of technique, compelling notion or idea, cultural or social relevance, professional presentation of work, clarity and continuity of style, and professional accomplishment.