A LOOK AT THIS SEASON AT THE ANNE P. BAKER GALLERY

A Look at this Season at the Anne P. Baker Gallery

Hundreds of artworks have adorned the walls and pedestals of the Anne P. Baker Gallery since August, and there are more still to come.

The season opened with “Jumanji: This Isn’t a Game,” an exhibit by Jarrid Scott, a mixed media artist, illustrator, sculptor, muralist, and printmaker born and raised in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Scott uses recycled and repurposed materials like single use plastics as means of visual storytelling focused on conservation and contemplating life of an alternative future.

Next came selections from “Side by Side,” a touring exhibit sponsored by Arts for All Kentucky. In the Side by Side program, students participate in a series of classes, after which they partner with a professional artist in their community to create a collaborative work of art. This exhibit consisted of 40 such pieces.

The new year brought “Frenia: Art as Therapy,” paintings by Tommi Brasher and Walking Sticks by Nathaniel Brasher. Tommi was diagnosed in her mid-thirties with schizophrenia and uses her artwork as one form of therapy. Nathaniel enjoys the beauty of nature and expresses that in his one-of-a-kind walking sticks. More than 350 students, from kindergarten through high school and attending public and private schools in Hopkins County, contributed to this year’s Glema Center Student Art Exhibit. Next came “Carryin’ on the Tradition XII,” traditional quilts by the Piecemakers Quilt Club of Hopkins County. The designs and patterns of the more than 100 quilts were as varied as the skilled quilters creating them. The show included several themed displays including a group quilt, a Block of the Month project, and Quilts of Valor, as well as a “tornado” quilt to serve as an example of the twelve quilts that members made and gave to families who lost their homes in the tornadoes of December 2021.

Still to come this summer are the 2023 Glema Center Juried Photography & Juried Art Exhibits. These pieces will remain on display in the gallery through August 18.

The Anne P. Baker Gallery is located inside the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts. Gallery admission is always free.