WAYNESBORO – Destination ARTS! performances and activities for Jan. 7-10 include art exhibits and special events scheduled at Gallery 50, 50 W. Main St.; 42 West ARTS, 42 W. Main St.; The Contemporary School of the Arts Gallery, 10 E. Main St.; and The Ceramic Arts Center of Waynesboro, 13 S. Church St. Gallery 20 East, 20 E. Main St., will reopen Jan. 15. All events listed are free, unless otherwise indicated.
Thursday, Jan. 7
Marjorie Tressler, Gallery 50 curator/director, will resume her weekly oil painting demonstrations from 2-4 p.m. Tressler studied at the Schuler School of Fine Arts, as well as with several prominent local artists.
42 West ARTS Co-op will introduce a new artist. Kathleen Hansen-Wiebel has been designing and making custom, one-of-a-kind ornamental carvings for more than 35 years. After completing a five-year apprenticeship study with renowned master carver Konstantinos Papadakis in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she moved to Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1980 and set up a small studio in her home. From there she has been creating furniture, architectural elements, frames, mirrors, decorative panels, restorative carvings for furniture companies, cabinetmakers and individuals. Using the 100-plus hand chisels and gouges she has at her disposal, her carvings represent a broad range of styles from Victorian, Chippendale, Rococo and Louis XIV to the more modern Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts genres. Her carvings on a multimillion-dollar home in Tempe, Arizona, have been featured on HGTV’s “America’s 10 Most Amazing Kitchens”.
Friday, Jan. 8
Wine Down Friday activities and receptions will be 5-8 p.m. at Gallery 50, 42 West ARTS Co-Op, Through the Lens Beyond and the Ceramic Arts Center of Waynesboro.
From 5:30-8:00 pm, Jon Ingels will be performing at Gallery 50. Ingels plays and sings bluegrass, country and rock. He is a singer-songwriter for Big Whiskey, Blackwater 4 and the Lowdown Grasskickers, as well as being a solo performer.
Gallery 50 will also be presenting the first volume of the hardbound magazine “Antietam Heritage” by the Antietam Historical Association. A book signing and reception will be held from 5-8 p.m. Stories published include “William Henry Singer Jr., the founder of the Washington Co. Museum of Fine Arts” by Jean Woods, “The Adventure of Margie Ripple Part 1: A Dubious Distinction” by Todd Dorsett and “Sharpsburg and the Battle Field Farms” by Ted Alexander.
Patric Schlee will be creating original improvisational music on flute and drums at 42 West ARTS Co-op from 5-8 p.m. The public is invited to join in.
Saturday, Jan. 9
Saturday, Jan. 9, is “Art Demonstration Saturday!” Galleries are open from noon-6 p.m.
From noon-3 p.m., Ed Beard will be demonstrating wood burning techniques for creating feathers and animals at 42 West ARTS Co-op. Beard is an educator/ artist and has been a woodworker for 50 years. A graduate of St Johns College and University of Florida, he has exhibited in art shows and galleries since 1966. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen – Cumberland Valley Chapter, the Lincoln Highway Heritage group and a member of Woodsmith’s advisory board. He said he enjoys working with wood species native to Pennsylvania to create functional art showing the natural grain and finish of the wood.
Sunday, Jan. 10
Jason Kabler will be featured in Gallery 50 from 2-4 p.m. Kabler is a singer, songwriter and Nashville recording artist originally from Greencastle. In 1999, he signed a record deal with an independent record label and released his debut album, “Follow Your Heart.” Still living in Nashville, he has produced six more CDs and is now the head of the Hendersonville, Tennessee, chapter of Global Songwriters Connection. GSC is an organization that helps songwriters become more successful through education, support and networking. Kabler is currently writing songs for his ninth album, which he hopes to have recorded for release in 2016. He also continues to tour.
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