Steele Community Room hosts two summer exhibitions
June 12, 2024 | By Waterbury Roundabout UPDATE JUNE 29: An opening reception for the watercolor exhibition (July 3-Aug. 30) has been scheduled for Saturday, July 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Steele Room.
Examples of masks created through a project of the Brain Injury Alliance of Vermont. Courtesy photo
Town staff and members of the Waterbury Historical Society announce two new exhibitions planned for summer shows in the Steele Community Room this summer.
The main meeting room at the municipal complex will present the displays starting June 13 with “Unmasking Brain Injury” prepared by the Brain Injury Alliance Vermont. This collection will run through July 1 and will feature masks created by people living with brain injuries throughout Vermont.
The alliance has held events where participants worked with paper mâché and paint to produce the masks for this exhibit. The artists all are survivors of brain injuries and their creations are meant to visually express their experiences, recovery process, or their emotions after brain injury.
The Brain Injury Alliance of Vermont has displayed similar exhibitions throughout Vermont. Find more information about the organization online at biavt.org.
July 3-Aug. 30: ‘Waterbury Hidden Watercolors Talent’
Watercolor by Pauline Nolte
The second show running July 3 through Aug. 30 titled “Waterbury Hidden Watercolors Talent” is prepared by the Waterbury Public Library watercolor class led by artist and instructor Pauline Nolte. The exhibiting artists are Sharon Baade, Tressa Brown, Sandy Cahill, Denise Connally, Karen Gomez, Lynn Grady, Ruth Halpin, Tricia Harper, Patty Haverstick, Carol Johnson-Collins, Rhonda Larrabee, Sandy Lathem, Carol Leinwohl, Laura Nikolaides, Pauline Nolte, Linda Post, Suzanne Richman, Beth Smith, Susan Werntgen and a few more.
An opening reception with the artists will be held on Saturday, July 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Steele Room.
The exhibits can be viewed in the Steele Room during their run dates whenever the Municipal Center is open, generally Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Anyone interested in exhibiting in the Steele Room may submit an application to the Selection Committee for review. The Steele Community Room is equipped with a STAS hanging system and accommodates wall-hung works up to 75 lbs.