Saddle up and GO WEST !
This video gives you a close up look at the artwork.
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Imagine a world of open prairies, sweeping mountain vistas, and wild horses running free. Then imagine the other wildlife, the first settlers known as the Native Americans, or pioneers and cowboys on horseback doing back-breaking work.
“Go West!” is at the Morgan Arts Council Ice House Gallery from May 29 to July 19, 2020. Open 11am - 5pm Thursday through Sunday. The Ice House is at the corner of Independence and Mercer in downtown Berkeley Springs, WV. For more information on this and other MAC activities, call 304-258-2300 or visit www.macicehous....
Artists from across the country have come together for “Go West!” and will have items in various forms of media, including mixed media, paintings, photography, leather work, pottery, metalwork, wood, jewelry and bead work.
Curator Tricia Lynn Strader grew up loving the images of the American West conjured up by the B-Western movies and singing cowboys. One of her ancestors homesteaded in the West. As she grew older, she gained a respect for the Native American heritage her family had talked of in oral history. After curating a Civil War show called “Valor in the Valley” about 10 years ago, she decided thought of a Western theme time as a sequel of sorts. Westward expansion kicked into high gear after the Civil War beginning with cattle drives and wagon trains, as people looked westward for a new life.
“For this show, I looked for artists who could provide images of pioneers, wagon trains, cowboys and wild horses, bison, wolves and wildlife, and landscapes. I also wanted to include the Native Americans because westward expansion changed their way of life forever. We are fortunate as an American society that the Native Americans survived and persevered.”
Several of the artists are Native American who sell their wares at Pow-Wows across the country.
Stacey Littledeer of Spiritfire Art is a member of the Southeastern Cherokee Nation. A nationally recognized artist, she hopes to invoke her presence of spiritual empowerment and gratitude into each of her paintings.
Cecky Ropelewski creates dream catchers, and watercolors on handmade paper and embellishments w/beading, beaded feathers, leather, or fur.
Ayanna Proctor of Woodland Crow Leather Crow is a quill worker, illustrator and pre-contact living history interpreter. She practices traditional woodland farming, hide tanning, wild-crafting and other traditional skills. Her quill work has been featured throughout the United States and Canada.
Yvonne Moore is a Native American artist who works in bead work, and creates dream catchers, native pride caps, ribbon shirts, and shirts.
Tseshani creates pottery, cut shell jewelry, and stone and wood carvings.
Jennifer Reeder is a member of the Caddo Nation and creates dream catchers, jewelry and bead work.
Some local artists have exhibited at the Ice House before and took a walk on the cowboy side. For some artists it is their first juried show.
One of Eddie Thiel’s portraits of a Native American was featured on the show’s postcard. He attended The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and has been painting since 2006.
“I love the solitude of the West, the openness it brings to the soul,” Thiel said. “I want my paintings to express that, to let the canvas speak in its movement.”
Earl Mills of Pathway Photo in Jefferson County blends photography and art. “I strive to make the artwork reflect the simplicity and innocence of earlier times, or perhaps how we would like for them to have been,” Mills said.
Painter Carol Wilks has a number of pieces in the show portraying horses, other wildlife, and the pioneers. Other pieces include works from Michelle M. Powell, metalwork from blacksmith Arthur Shanholtz, wood carvings from Sawjac Carvings, and pottery from Jan Knight.
It is perhaps fitting to have a Western art show in Berkeley Springs that includes Native American products like bead work and dream catchers. Berkeley Springs was known to Native Americans of the area as a place to come to the hot springs. The warm springs is right in town square.
The curated gallery shows are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and local hotel/motel taxes.
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