There are two galleries at the Marion Art Center.   The Cecil Davis Clark Gallery consists of 420 square feet of wall space, and 200 square feet of floor space, and the Patsy Francis Gallery has 300 square feet of wall space, with 260 square feet of floor space.

Monthly exhibitions are scheduled year round in a  variety of media and styles.  The Center hosts openings for each show and send invitations to members of the Center and invited guests of the artists.  The Center receives a nominal commission on the sales. Artists are requested to review the guidelines established by the Marion Art Center.

Exhibition schedule for 2008 will be announced shortly.

“Paintings and Textiles” is the title of a new exhibition and sale of works by Deborah Baronas at the Marion Art Center which opens April 11, and runs through May 21.

There will be a reception to meet the artist on Friday April 11, from 6 to 8 p.m., including a gallery talk at 7 p.m.

Both galleries at the Marion Art Center are open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 am to 2 pm.  Admission is free. 

The Marion Art Center is located at the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets in Marion.  The galleries are open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 pm and Saturdays, 10 am to 2 pm.    Admission is free.
 

Meet the Artist

Deborah Baronas studied painting and textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in textile design in 1979. During the years that she traveled as a textile designer, she had opportunities to exchange ideas and traditions in surface design with other cultures.  Her inspiration in painting comes from her childhood in a farming community in Western Massachusetts.  She has found that her ancestral ties to farming the land have brought her to a place in her painting where she works the painted landscape in the way a farmer brings in the harvest. Her painted landscapes on fabric evoke a sense of timelessness, enabling the observer to look beyond the pretty picture.