Public Invited to SMS Faculty Art Show

Contact: Jenni Brockman
Phone: 804-443-3357
Fax: 804-443-6781

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tappahannock (October 7, 2002) - The community is invited to view paintings by St. Margaret's School art faculty now through October 18 in the school's Community/Technology Center on Water Lane in Tappahannock.

SMS Fine Arts Chair Catherine Neuhardt-Minor Arrow  Photo left: Works by St. Margaret's School Fine Arts Chair Catherine Neuhardt-Minor are among those now on public display in the school's Community/Technology Center. The show also includes paintings by SMS artists-in-residence Ignat and Konstantina Konstantinov.

Among the featured works is "Root of the Faith," a 14-painting mixed media interpretation of the Stations of the Cross by artists-in-residence Ignat and Konstantina Konstantinov. Each canvas incorporates clay, oils and driftwood from the Rappahannock River to tell the story of the last hours of Christ.

A retrospective of paintings by SMS Fine Arts Chair Catherine Neuhardt-Minor fills the center's mezzanine level. They include landscapes, abstracts and mixed media works, predominantly in an expressionist style. Highlights include a huge, two-panel tribute to the American forces engaged in Operation Desert Storm and a striking self-portrait in tropical hues that Neuhardt-Minor painted during a residency in Costa Rica.

The exhibit is open for viewing during school hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Neuhardt-Minor at 443-3357.