Opening Reception for The Gallery at Northampton Community College Presents "Strength and Beauty"

"Strength and Beauty," an exhibit featuring the works of Carol Heft and Jackie Lima will run from January 17 - February 12 at Northampton Community College's (NCC) Gallery on the Main Campus. An opening reception will be held Thursday, January 27, at 11 a.m. in the gallery in Communications Hall.

Heft uses bits of paper to create a unified surface. She gains her inspiration from artists such as Seurat, Miro, Chagall, and architect Antonio Gaudi. She considers her work to be a very interactive process. She states, "...every mark changes things, so I spend a considerable amount of time looking, imagining, pretending, visualizing, trying things out, and revising."

Lima paints bold perceptual imagery onto curved surfaces. Her artwork moves past traditional painting and transforms a two-dimensional image into a 3-dimensional environment. Lima says, "When pieces involve movement through space or the passing of time, it is to purposely evoke the next dimension, to delve into the potential manifestations of intellectual pursuits."

Both Heft and Lima teach part-time in NCC's fine arts program.

The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.