Dye & Bleach House Community Gallery
Hours: Saturdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm and by Appointment
EXHIBIT:
“Coverings” - The Textiles of Sally Rogers & Paintings of Al Mathes
ON DISPLAY SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024 - SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2024
RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND - 6:30PM TO 8:00PM
Curated By EC-CHAP
Sally Rogers
About the Artist
SALLY ROGERS work as a quilter spans 50 of my 69 years on the planet. Although Sally is mostly known as a professional folksinger, songwriter and educator, my “chocolate” is found at my sewing machine. Locally, she helped found the group Quilters: Piece for Peace in the 1980’s. All artwork is informed by our life’s experiences. Music and art share many of the same elements: line, form, color, tempo, etc. While I do think a lot in terms of these elements as I sew, I am mostly an intuitive quilter. I’m always asking the question, “What if…?” Sally is a member of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates), and images of her quilts can be found at her website, www.sallyrogers.com
AL MATHES has always had an extensive interest in landscapes whether that be hands on structuring, as in landscape design and construction or in my abstracted paintings.
Lots of elements are at play - color, shape, format, etc. but at the center is one’s reaction to a presented situation. Sharing, memory, empathy and a sense of mystery are central concerns. Many of his pieces and a video can be seen at https://almathes.wixsite.com/almathes
Al Mathes
The Dye & Bleach House Community Gallery represents a platform for local and regional visual artists to display their original works for public viewing at no cost to the artist. This unique collaborative model allows for artist participation in show design, installation, and supervision.
The Community Gallery derived its name from its historical roots. The physical space that houses was once the ground floor of the Dye & Bleach House for the Gardiner Hall Jr Company from 1916 to 1954.
It was here where millions of yards of cotton thread were processed and colored before being spooled for domestic and international distribution.
Each show in the Dye & Bleach House Community Gallery will be on view for the duration of 4 to 8-weeks. Artists are chosen by EC-CHAP and curated to pair with the work of other artists or groups of artists whose work complements one another. We welcome submissions by students or community groups and encourage everyone to visit the gallery. We hope for this Community Gallery will bring awareness to the talent within our regional communities.
If you are interested in learning more about the Dye & Bleach House Gallery, and opportunities to display your work, please contact us. Email: info@ec-chap.org or call: 518-791-9474. The Dye & Bleach House Community Gallery is located at The Mill Works, 156 River Road, Willington, CT.