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The Strand Center for the Arts is proud to announce the opening of the exhibition “Portraits”

Carmen, Cindy Root portPLATTSBURGH, NY— The Strand Center for the Arts is proud to announce the opening of the exhibition “Portraits,” a fine art show featuring the works of various artists in the SCA Portrait Drawing Open Studio Group. These artists will have work on display in The Strand Center for the Arts Main Gallery on 23 Brinkerhoff Street in downtown Plattsburgh from November 7th to the 29th, 2014. The opening reception will be held Friday, November 7th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. This event is free to the public and refreshments will be served, including samples from North Country Creamery.

The SCA Portrait Group is a fun, motivated and eclectic group of artists with a wide range of experience. They have been meeting at the Strand Center the past 5 years for a class focused on drawing portraits from a live model in a comfortable, casual setting. Classes are held in an open studio format, so there are no instructors but two coordinators, Bill Colquhoun and Cindy Root, who organize the models and collect donations. Although there is no formal instruction, artists of all skill levels are encouraged to join. Each artist brings their own unique approach, using a wide variety of mediums: pastel, charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, or a combination of mixed media. The class regularly meets at The Strand Center for the Arts on Thursdays from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Walk-ins and newcomers are always welcome.

SCA Portrait Group Coordinator Cindy Root stated, “This exhibition is a tribute to our great cast of models who have patiently, tirelessly, and repeatedly posed for us. It is our first public showing and our goal is to highlight all the different artistic viewpoints.” The exhibition will be organized by model rather than artist so those viewing the show can see the spectrum of artistic interpretations that are produced in the class.

The exhibition will be on view at The Strand Center for the Arts Main Gallery on 23 Brinkerhoff Street in downtown Plattsburgh from November 7th to the 29th, 2014. The opening reception will be held Friday, November 7th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. This event is free to the public and refreshments will be served, including samples from North Country Creamery. For further information, please contact The Strand Center for the Arts Gallery Coordinator at gallery@plattsburgharts.org, call 518-563-1604, or stop in to the gallery on 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh, NY.