“Cameron Schmitz: Where We Are, Together” Art Reception

Saturday, March 29, 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm
View the exhibit, enjoy refreshments, and meet Cameron Schmitz at the Great Falls Discovery Center.

MARCH 29, Saturday, 3-5 pm
(Brief artist talk at 4:15)
Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, MA
WHAT: “Cameron Schmitz: Where We Are, Together” Reception
DESCRIPTION: View the exhibit, enjoy refreshments, and meet Cameron Schmitz
WHERE: Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

While writers use words, Cameron Schmitz uses color and mark-making as her language of expression. She states, “Dashes of paint and gestural strokes tell a story— orchestrated by movement, intuition, and the shifting of time.

As Ross Gay’s poetry holds both joy and sadness at once, Cameron Schmitz is compelled by the emergence of ambiguity, “embracing how a painting can make space for both an understanding of life, and the valuable admission of not knowing. The practice of painting, like the human experience itself, is at times messy, intense, and bewildering. The ability to stay engaged with these uncomfortable moments eventually reward us with a discovery of meaning and the pleasure of astonishment.”

This program is part of The National Endowment of the Arts Big Read and aproject of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association. Learn about this year’s book selection and developing Calendar of Events here. This year’s NEA Big Read explores the theme, “Where We Live” through Ross Gay’s poetry collection, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.