NEWPORT — MAC Center for the Arts hails a new photography exhibit opening Friday, May 6, running through Saturday, June 11, 2016.
The exhibit, “Far and Wide, Near and Dear,” by photographer and MAC member, Cindy Smith, display her myriad of luscious images gleaned from her vast travels.
“My wife, Gerry Cahill, and I both retired from Lake Region Union High School in 2010,” Smith said. “I had been teaching there for 26 years. She for 42 years. Rolling many factors together, I decided to begin the second phase of my life.”
Her choice of medium during her teaching days had been sculptural, using wood, clay, and glass. Retirement opened a new realm for her as an artist, which quickly became photography.
“This was an art form that I could take with me anywhere,” Smith said. “The world is my studio. As luck would have it, photography is a perfect marriage of many of my interests. The love of travel, the outdoors, being in wild and pristine places and seeing some of these places before climate change affects them forever. We live on an amazing planet. I cherish her.”
There will be an Opening Reception, Friday, May 6, from 5-7 p.m.
The exhibit can be seen during regular business hours: Tues-Sat 10-5 until June 6, when summer hours begin, which means the MAC will be open on Mondays as well.
For more information, please visit www.maccenterforthearts.com or call 802-334-1966.
