Aarhus Gallery

Happy New Year from all of us at Åarhus and thank you all for your support as we venture into another year.

The gallery is open in January by chance, during events, or by appointment while we put together our upcoming schedule. We will reopen February 2nd with a show entitled, Blue.

We are having two events in January. A Rural Electric CD Release Party on Saturday January 14th at 7pm and a reprise of Under Milk Wood on Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th at 7:30, and Sunday at 3:00.

See details below:

BLUE

FEBRUARY 2-26, 2012
OPENING RECEPTION FRIDAY FEB 3rd, 5-8

Aarhus Gallery and friends will be invested with the color blue in a show not surprisingly titled, ‘BLUE’, from February 2nd through the 26th with an opening reception Friday February 3rd, 5-8pm.

Poor blue... it was not recognized as a color in its own right in antiquity. It was thought of as related to black, a kind of grey if you can believe it. For a time there was even a blurring of the distinction between blue and, of all things, yellow. How odd then that in the late Middle Ages the celebrated and precious ultramarine had become so venerated it was considered emblematic of divine purity. No doubt the fact that only nobles and the well-connected being able to afford such piquant luxury at the time had something to do with that. Today of course every Tom, Dick and Harriet wears blue jeans and can have blue hair..... such blasphemous profligacy! And the mystery and melancholy of blue is more than color as you may have known: Yves Klein says, “Blue is the invisible becoming visible....” and Kandinsky explains, “The power of profound meaning is found in blue.....”

Featured artists that will be exploring the pigments and profundities of blue include; Daniel Anselmi, Bernice Arthur, Maryjean Crowe, Heidi Daub, Ingrid Ellison, Annadeene Fowler, Terry Hire, Charlton Hudson, Kevin Johnson, Mark Kelly, Marc Leavitt, Eric Leppanen, Richard Mann, Cathy Melio, Dina Petrillo, Ben Potter, Abbie Read, Wesley Reddick, Willy Reddick, Rebecca Rivers, Aviva Shaw, and Matt Wheeler.

Under Milk Wood comes back to Åarhus

The classic mid-20th century “play for voices” by renowned Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, will be performed Friday and Saturday on January 27 & 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 29 at 3:00 p.m. at the gallery.

Under Milk Wood is a day in the life of a small welsh seaside village where, “…less than 500 souls inhabit the three quaint streets and the narrow by-lanes and scattered farmsteads that constitute this small, decaying watering place which may, indeed, be called a ‘backwater of life’ without disrespect to its natives who possess, to this day, a salty individuality of their own…”

The voices of 60-odd characters will be read by Larason Guthrie, Lisa Goodrich, Peter Conant, Richard and Beverly Mann, Jennifer DeJoy and Michael Fletcher under the direction of Guthrie. The performance will last approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. There is a suggested donation of $7 at the door.