Many hands make light work, and they also can make beautiful art — as illustrated by the upcoming “Art Neighbors” exhibition at Greensburg Art Center.
Now in its second year, the show features work by artists who are members of either, or both, the Greensburg and Latrobe art centers.
The show opens Saturday with a free outdoor reception from 6-8 p.m. at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. It will run through Oct. 3.
The reception will feature live music, an ice cream truck, awards presentation, prepackaged snacks and beverages. Attendees will be escorted into the building at 15-minute intervals in groups of up to 15 to view the show.
“It’s unusual for us to have an outdoor reception, but we’re doing it because of covid,” says Pat Majcher, who shares co-chair duties with Sue Pollins and Sarah Hunter. “We have the outdoor space, so why not use it?”
An open show, “Art Neighbors” features about 150 pieces in various media by about 80 artists.
“It’s really an exquisite show,” Pollins says, noting that the number of entries means that works will be displayed in both the gallery and adjacent classroom space.
Pollins notes that members of the host center hang the show, while the other center supplies the juror. This year, Latrobe Art Center chose Andrew Julo, the director and curator of the Verostko Center for the Arts at Saint Vincent College.
“One of the factors that drew us to (Julo) as a juror was the fact that the majority of his life, and his professional career, has been outside of western Pennsylvania,” says Lauren Buches, executive director of the Latrobe center. “He is bringing his own experiences from his own professional art career, which found its start in the Midwest (Minnesota, Kansas, and Missouri), which means that his take on our local artists is entirely different than that of someone who may have grown up here or lived here for a long time.”
Before coming to Pennsylvania in 2018, Julo was a member of the curatorial staff at Hallmark Art Collection in Kansas City, Mo. His work is represented by Weinberger Fine Art in that city.
