MIDDLETOWN – The Rotary Club of Middletown is pleased to sponsor the premier of Wine Country Saddle Trees of Middletown art exhibit on Saturday, Dec. 5.
The exhibit will be open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 21168 Calistoga St. (Highway 29) in downtown Middletown.
It will remain open for free viewing from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, and Monday, Dec. 7.
The premier, a benefit for the Wiloth Equine Therapy Program on Saturday, includes great art, interesting artists, acoustic music, wine and refreshments. A door charge of $10 per person will help support Wiloth’s equine therapy programs.
A saddle tree is the seat and horn form of an equestrian saddle before it is padded, leathered, tooled and becomes a working saddle.
There are nine saddle tree works in the exhibit. Artists were asked to provide sculptural reinterpretations of the form.
The exhibit explores themes and concepts that are closely linked to the artist’s experiences. The viewer will be struck by the widely varied interpretations in these pieces.
Beauty, history, fantasy and personal struggle are some of the themes captured within the formal concerns of color, shape and texture. The effect is an intriguing synergy of expression and purpose.
Featured artists are Glinda Addington, Reeba Barrows, Christalene Loren, David McMillen, Julia Regina, Jeanne Marble Tennison, Karen Turcotte and Larry Williams.
The exhibit is a project of EcoArts of Lake County and has been over a year in the making. Wine Country Saddle Trees of Middletown premiers in Middletown before traveling to the Gualala and Mendocino Arts Centers.
EcoArts of Lake County, 501©3 nonprofit arts organization, is dedicated to bringing visual arts opportunities and ecologic stewardship to the resident and visitors of Lake County.
For more information visit www.EcoArtsofLakeCounty.org .
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