WOW at ArtWorks Gallery Main Street, Ware

Opening reception, May 4th, 1-4PM

Show dates, May 4 – June 23, 2024

Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 1-5 PM, with extended hours on 5/11, 6/1, & 6/8 from 5-7PM before concerts.

 

ArtWorks Gallery is pleased to present:

The W.O.W Show

Curated by:

Terry Rooney

 

About

Our planet may be on the eve of destruction! Amidst the challenges facing the world, Curator Terry Rooney has invited artists to the second WOW Show (Wisdom Of Women) to address pressing issues such as climate change, social justice issues and personal freedoms. Women artists will be featured at two Workshop13 venues where they will express their outrage in visual images, poetry and music. Rooney says, “Art is most meaningful when it provokes thoughts that lead to change.” Examples include Holly Murray’s poignant depictions of melting icebergs, Mo Ringey Gareau’s magnificent labor intensive mosaic refrigerator honoring her ancestors, Anne Burton’s “To Be or Not to Be” focuses on government overreach into women’s wombs, Millicent Young ethereal sculptures, Denise Beaudet life size portrait of women heroes and Susan Montgomery mythical/inspirational work “Pope Joan”.

The WOW festival is able to present multiple art forms because Workshop13 has established several vibrant venues in Ware, MA like the ArtWorks Gallery and the Grand Hall, music and poetry venue. WOW will showcase the rich diversity and talent of the Pioneer Valley’s visual and musical arts community. Rooney builds upon the success of WOW’s 2022 visual art exhibition and expands to include 3 musical performances that will literally highlight the voices of the Valley’s Wild Ornery Women on the theme of the Wisdom of Women -WOW: Fanny, the first all female Rock Band, Tony Vacca’s Senegal-American Project, and Rosemary Caine’s Wild Irish Women.

 

Artists