The City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community
Facilities will host two art exhibits in honor of Women’s History Month at Pine
Camp Arts and Community Center, 4901 Old Brook Road. The opening
reception is Friday, March 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will be on
display until April 7, 2017.
The art exhibit titled “Painted” will be in
the Spotlight Gallery at Pine Camp. This exhibition will feature large editorial
photographs of models with face and body art created by Painted Niko Swan. Painted
Niko Swan. This exhibit is the brainchild of artist Yewande Lewis and stylist Nichole
Mines, who have been able to merge the worlds of beauty, fashion, and
lifestyle. Models with hand-applied face paint and stylized clothing will be
featured in a small fashion show in the Pine Camp Theater beginning at 6:30
p.m. on opening night.
In addition to the exhibit in the Spotlight Gallery, artist
Shantell Lewis will have her collage on canvas artwork featured on the
Community Art Wall. Shantell’s use of silhouette figures made of various
materials in the collages represents the imagery of everyday people. Her
style has been compared to the works of her idols Romare Bearden, Ernie Barnes,
Charles Searles, and Charle Bibbs.
Spotlight Gallery hours are
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Saturdays. This exhibit is free and open to the public. For more
information or to schedule tours please contact Shaunn Casselle, Curator at
(804) 646-6722.
