Past Perfect: Celebrating 30 Years with 30 Artists | November 5, 2023 - January 6, 2024

 

The Riverside Arts Center is pleased to present Past Perfect: Celebrating 30 Years with 30 Artists, a group exhibition commemorating our thirtieth anniversary. This exhibition will be on view in RAC’s Freeark Gallery, FlexSpace, and Sculpture Garden from November 5, 2023 through January 6, 2024. Click this link for images from this exhibition.

Opening Reception: Sunday, November 5, 2023, 3:00 – 6:00 pm

Please join us afterwards for a private happy hour with handcrafted artisanal spirits across the street at the Quincy Street Distillery.

Exhibition Dates: November 5, 2023 – January 6, 2024

Gallery Hours: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 1:00 – 5:00 pm

Artist Panel Discussions: Saturdays at 2pm

  • December 2nd: Artists Tom Burtonwood, Andreas Fischer, Riva Lehrer, Tim Lowly, Yoonshin Park, Kim Piotrowski, and Colleen Plumb, with curators Anne Harris, Laura Husar Garcia, and Joanne Aono

  • December 9th: Artists Larry Bookbinder and Matthew Girson, Jason Lazarus (via zoom) and Ali Feser, Camille Silverman, and Erin Washington, with curators Laura Husar Garcia, and Joanne Aono

  • January 6th Closing Reception and Artist Panel Talk: Artists Whitney Bradshaw, Bob Faust, Nancy Hejna, Heather Hug, Indira Freitas Johnson, Anna Kunz, and Jennifer Taylor, with curators Anne Harris and Joanne Aono

Established in 1993, the Riverside Arts Center has evolved into a respected destination led by its world-class exhibition programming. In recognition of the hundreds of artists whose art has similarly grown through the years, thirty extraordinary artists were selected from RAC’s solo and two-person exhibitions.

Representing a diverse range of artistic mediums, the exhibition includes a wood sculpture by one of the Riverside Arts Center’s founders, Ruth Freeark; a colorful multimedia installation by Aimée Beaubien; and a figurative oil painting by Janice Nowinski. Photography and video are explored by Whitney Bradshaw and Colleen Plumb, while painting is represented by respected artists such as Kim Piotrowski, Anna Kunz, Candida Alvarez, and Andreas Fischer. In addition, we honor Sabina Ott and Deborah Boardman posthumously through their art.

The exhibition will open with a reception for the artists on Sunday, November 5th from 3-6pm. Coinciding with the exhibition, several of the exhibiting artists will participate in panel discussions led by the exhibition’s curators, Anne Harris, Laura Husar Garcia, and Joanne Aono, on select Saturday afternoons.

 
Joanne Aono