City Art Connections (2nd Annual Exhibition)
New Works by Pete LaRouech, Nancy Trowbridge, Kayce, Troy Ramos & more
Opening night: Thursday, September 17 2020 at 5PM in Downtown Battle Creek (site TBD).
The new art exhibition series City Art Connections returns for its second annual exhibition in Battle Creek, welcoming new artists from different cities in an impressive display of high quality artwork and a diversity of artistic mediums. City Art Connections is an annual art exhibition series which features artworks by multiple artists from different cities in Michigan, all exhibiting their work together on one show. This year the participating cities are Battle Creek, Detroit and Grand Rapids. Like the first year of the program, the exhibition will again take place in Battle Creek, and the show will be on exhibit in the main gallery at the Art Center of BC. Two artists from each city will be selected to be part of this unique exhibition series. This sets the stage for a sharing of artistic ideas, experiences and networks between artists and supporters from their respective cities. A big focus of the works at this exhibit will be showing large-scale paintings. This kind of exhibit will attract a lot of creative minds, garner community interest and be an excellent opportunity for local students to experience art works from a diversity of prominent artists working in Battle Creek and across the state.
The artists already committed to this second City Art Connections series are Pete LaRousch, Sue Trowbridge, Kayce and Troy Ramos. The remaining two artists will be announced in Summer 2020. We will collaborate with other experts in Detroit and Grand Rapids to select the remaining artists for the exhibition. The exhibit will likely emphasize timed entries (for low-numbered gatherings) and streamed virtually so anyone can experience the work from a distance.
This exhibit is supported by the Battle Creek Community Foundation and ArtHouse 43.
*This event and its details are obviously subject to developments with COVID-19 and the current pandemic guidelines we are following. Things are tentative at the moment, and we will keep you updated accordingly. This show will AT LEAST be streamed live online. This show will happen, we just don’t know in what form yet! Keep safe! *