Today was the opening reception for the Members' Exhibit at the Attleboro Arts Museum. We got there a little early. I was very impressed with the level of talent and the size of the exhibition. There were 301 pieces entered by 155 artists. I didn't do a count but the areas of photography and oil painting were most well represented. A number of awards were given out. My own thought was that abstract art was well represented in the exhibits but even more represented in the awarded pieces. I believe and my hope is that my membership will allow me to: 1) obtain much more exposure than just my Taunton Art Association membership will provide; and 2) work toward a higher level of excellence in my work.
The number of viewers of my work should increase many fold. The speaker at the awards ceremony indicated that at a prior 4 day showing, 1400 people had gone through the gallery. There is no charge.The exhibit is open almost daily through the end of January. That's a lot of time. I noticed that a sale of one of the paintings had occurred (red spot). I would expect that more will be sold before the end of the show.
