"Natural Selection" Solo Exhibition by Bonnie Zimmer
June 1 – July 1, 2012
Opening Reception First Friday June 1, 5-8pm
Southern Shore Art Association Gallery
724 Franklin, Michigan City, IN
219-879-4980
Hours: First Friday 12-8pm, Fri, Sat, Sun 12-5pm
“Natural Selection” by Bonnie Zimmer is a unique exhibition of sculpture, vessels, and installations in natural and found materials, celebrating place and transformation. Bonnie works almost exclusively with materials “harvested” from the farms, fields, woods and roadsides of Indiana. She hopes to transform viewers’ perceptions and inspire them to look within and beyond themselves and reconsider such ideas as “What is ART? What is beauty? What is the value of objects and materials in our society? Can an object retain and reflect the “memory” of its earlier life?
She hopes her re-purposed objects and materials will inspire you to look at resources and possessions in a fresh way and pause before you throw away or acquire one more “thing”. She also hopes you will notice the unique beauty of a lost or discarded object with its altered form & surface and perhaps wonder at its
evolving history in its journey to finally be resurrected as “art”. In short, she hopes to TRANSFORM both the materials she discovers and her viewers’ perceptions about art, materials, and their own values and practices.
Bonnie Zimmer is Associate Professor of Art at Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana, and chair of the Art Department. She has received numerous awards over the years, including four Indiana Arts
Commission Individual Artists Grants.
Join the artist on Friday, June 1, during the free Opening Reception at the Southern Shore Art Association
Gallery from 5 – 8 pm, during the monthly "First Friday" celebration in Michigan City’s historic Uptown Arts District. Refreshments and appetizers will be served.
For more info, check out www.SouthernShoreArtAssociation.com.
Color Concept
May 4 – May 27, 2012
Hours: First Friday 12-8pm, Fri, Sat, Sun 12-5pm
Color is one of the great things in life and to artists it is all important. Every artist sees and uses color in a distinctive way. It is an individual choice and often very recognizable. Some artists like strong, brilliant colors; others choose subdued pastel colors or somber even monochromatic palettes. It’s still all about color.
This Exhibit “Color Concept” displays the work of some of the many talented Southern Shore Art
Association Members. You will see how each artist, painter, photographer or sculptor, interprets and uses color in his or her own, unique way.
Join the artists on Friday, May 4, during the free Opening Reception at the Southern Shore Art Association Gallery from 5 – 8 pm, during the monthly "First Friday" celebration in Michigan City’s historic Uptown Arts District. Refreshments and appetizers will be served.
First Friday!
Don't miss it! On the First Friday of every month, we will have an opening reception from 5-8pm for gallery hopping. Not just for artists but also for those who enjoy viewing art, seeing familiar and friendly faces and getting out and about to meet new people. Libations will be served along with snacks. Michigan City has become the one stop shop for art. http://www.UptownArtsDistrict.org
Over 20 galleries and businesses in town will be open every "First Friday"
Over 20 galleries and businesses in town will be open every "First Friday"
Events throughout the year
May "Color Concept" Members Exhibit
June "Natural Selection" Bonnie Zimmer Solo Show
July Summer of Art
August Members Exhibit
September Juried Member Show-The Paul Dunne Award
October Solo Exhibit by Sadie Bridger
November Plein Air Showcase
December Gift of Art-Under $200 Members Christmas Exhibit
June "Natural Selection" Bonnie Zimmer Solo Show
July Summer of Art
August Members Exhibit
September Juried Member Show-The Paul Dunne Award
October Solo Exhibit by Sadie Bridger
November Plein Air Showcase
December Gift of Art-Under $200 Members Christmas Exhibit
