Members’ Fine Art exhibit to open July 28 at Rehoboth Art League
The 79th Annual RAL Members' Fine Art Exhibition will open with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, July 28, at the Rehoboth Art League in Henlopen Acres. This exhibition showcases artworks in a variety of media including paintings in watercolor, oil and mixed media, sculptures in stone and ceramics, as well as both digital and darkroom photography.
Following a long-standing Rehoboth Art League tradition, awards of excellence are presented at the opening reception. "It's hard to believe that this exhibition has been happening for 79 years," said Artistic Director Jay Pastore. "This speaks to both the ongoing talent and commitment of our member artists." Over 125 artists will be participating in this year's show.
This year's awards judge is artist and curator René Treviño. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree with distinction in painting at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and he attended classes at the Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. He then went on to earn a master of fine arts in interdisciplinary arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
Treviño has been in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and has served as curator for a number of regional projects and exhibitions. From 2009-14, he served as exhibitions manager at School 33 Art Center in Baltimore. Currently he is an adjunct professor at Towson University in Towson, Md., and at the Maryland College of Art in Baltimore.
Beginning at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 29, in the Corkran Gallery, Treviño will shed light on the process of judging such a large exhibition, as well as some of the award-winning works. He will also be available to speak to individual artists about their works. The exhibition runs through Tuesday, Sept. 3.
There will also be an opening reception at the Homestead for the Members' Showcase exhibition, titled Environmental Impact. All of the works in this exhibition, both 2-D and 3-D, were created to heighten awareness of the changing environment.
The opening reception is free and open to the public, and is generously sponsored by Dogfish Head. For more information, go to rehobothartleague.org or call 302-227-8408.
