“East Meets West”

an exhibition featuring the Chinese Brush paintings by Sharon Smith Viles

For Immediate Release: April 14, 2006
Contact: Jan Seymour, ARTSWorcester, 508-755-5142, info@artsworcester.org

On view: May 9 - June 30, 2006
Opening Reception: May 9, 2006 5:30 – 7:30pm, gallery walk from 6:00 – 6:30pm

ARTSWorcester invites you to join us for the Opening Reception of “East Meets West” on Tuesday, May 9, 5:30 – 7:30pm in the QCC/ARTSWorcester Gallery in the Administrative Building at Quinsigamond Community College, 670 West Boylston Street, Worcester. A gallery walk with the artist will be held from 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. that evening.

“East Meets West” is a balance between traditional Chinese Brush painting and the use of the technique and materials to depict modern western ideas. There are two types of brush paintings; “ free style” and “ fine line”. Each has a long and noble history beginning at turn of the Common Era. For the Chinese artist who paints in the Free Style manner, the addition of poetry is often desired.

The paintings in this exhibit are a unique combination of western impressionism and the open expressionist sense of the oriental “free” style. The emotional, spiritual component is present in both. Work includes Chinese and western landscapes, traditional and modern flower and insects, and traditional horses, and birds.

• “East Meets West” – Chinese Brush paintings by Sharon Smith Viles in the QCC/ARTSWorcester Gallery hallway, May 9 – June 30 2006.
• Opening Reception is Tuesday, May 9, 2006, 5:30 – 7:30pm; gallery walk with artist, 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. This occasion will feature refreshments and music.
• The QCC/ARTSWorcester gallery hours are Monday–Friday, 9:00am–7:00pm, and is located in the Administrative Building at Quinsigamond Community College, 670 West Boylston Street, Worcester, Massachusetts.
• The Gallery is located in the main hallway and is free and open to the public.
• ARTSWorcester is funded in part by the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, The Fletcher Foundation, the Hoche-Scofield Foundation, and the Worcester Cultural Commission, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council; a state agency.
• If you have questions or for more information, contact Jan Seymour, Executive Director, ARTSWorcester, at (508) 755-5142 and at info@artsworcester.org.