I dont think anyone went home without a bandaid…. Beer and Bandaids with our Artist in Residence Barbara Holmes was a very lovely evening learning how to whittle on the grand Veranda at St Mary’s until the chill wind jumped up and we retired to her 4th floor studio to continue … amongst some of…
Articles from May 2013
St. Mary’s in the News: Virginia City Celebrates Art at St. Mary’s Art & Retreat Center – The Guardian Express
We are delighted to be featured in The Guardian Express. http://guardianlv.com/2013/05/virginia-city-celebrates-art-at-st-marys-art-retreat-center/ ” … the galleries were ornamented with incredible pieces; guests were thrilled with the artwork and the artists. One guest stated, “This is by far the best art show I have been to in ages,” she went on to say, “It has elevated the…
Nolan Preece Chemigrams Photography Workshop
The chemigram is a process accomplished under room light using common photographic chemistry and a variety of resists to draw and paint on photographic silver based films and papers. Chemigrams will be made using resists in conjunction with photographic chemicals to create unique non-objective images. We will work directly on photographic paper. We will learn…
Exhibition Opening May 17th 2013
The first Show openings kick-starting the 2013 season for St Mary’s Art Center were a huge success… a fantastic turn-out for the 4 artists. EDW MARTINEZ with his disturbingly beautiful intricate ceramic effigies, FRANCES MELHOP with her photographic Retrospective DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, oil painter ERIK HOLLAND with his series, AMERICA’S OUTBACK #4, and emerging…
“Across the Years” …Mothers Day event 2013 Virginia City
A lovely “Across the Years” fundraising event for St Mary’s Art Center was organized by Rita Wheeler and was held in various locations across Virginia City on Sunday for Mothers Day this year … The event included a wonderful morning tea, a retro fashion show from 1900-1980, local musicians, and concluded with a historic tour…
Navajo weaving workshop
Thursday to Sunday was Navajo weaving time at St Mary’s… Led by Marylin Elligot, many looms were set up in the upstairs studio with beautiful Virginia City natural light and views across the sugarloaf… and so the weavers set to work. Baskets of the most wonderful colored yarns were stashed about the room, and sketches…
Plein-air painting workshop weekend
This weekends workshop looked so fun …. Erik Holland and Monika Piper-Johnson conducted a Plein-Air painting workshop together this weekend …dodging thunderstorms on Sunday but fabulous weather conditions on Saturday, they painted outdoors and students made great advances in technique over the weekend. Time for colour theory and light and shade tuition during the odd…