July Gallery Show - Possum Town Quilters

The vision of three local women created The Possum Town Quilters in February of 2007. Since that time, the group has grown to approximately thirty-two active members. The mission of the Possum Town Quilters is to promote quilting and learn new and old techniques in this early American art form. In order to promote this goal, the quilters have demonstrations, workshops, and guest lecturers every other Saturday at the Rosenzweig Arts Center.

Creating charity quilts is one of the primary objectives of the Possum Town Quilters and in total, they have sewn and donated nineteen quilts to Habitat for Humanity. Each year, the Possum Town Quilters create a quilt for the Rosenzweig Arts Center from their challenge blocks project.

You can find out more about them at their blog here.

August Gallery Show - Gordo Arts Alliance

The Crossroads Art Alliance is an eclectic and multi-generational group of artists who live and work in Gordo, Alabama (population 1,600). Their work represents a wide range of craft methods including photography, ceramics, letterpress printing, metal work and mosaics. The artists are actively dedicated to Gordo’s growth as a center for art. Their mission is to increase art awareness and education in Pickens County, while enhancing positive partnerships, economic development and cultural tourism. 

September Gallery Show - Angie Robinson

Artist Bio:

"I was born on February 6, 1973 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. I immigrated to Germany when I was 18. I learned to speak German fluently and studied Graphic Design at Kollping Academy for Communications Design and Multimedia where after three years I received my diploma and began working as a Graphic Designer. After a couple of years, I realized I needed a new challenge; so, I returned to school and studied Web Application Desing at Wildner Trainng Systmes.

Upon completion of my studies at Wildner, I worked for Heiler Software AG as an Application Designer. I quickly realized that Web Design was not a good career choice for me, so I returned to school for the third and final time. My field of study centered on Visual Communication at Stuttgart University.

I met my husband a short time later, and we moved to America in 2003. I was a stay-at-home mom for two years before I began painting. While motherhood is the most fulfilling and challenging career I have chosen to unertake, I knew I needed something for myself. I began painting in earnest in 2005, and I soon realized that painting had become food for my soul.

My works are in the permanent collections of Citizens Bank, Taylor Machine Works and several of my works are in the private fine art collections."

October Gallery Show - Debbie Jenkins and Ralph Null

Debbie Jenkins does oil paintings, mainly nature and landscape scenes.

Ralph Null dabbles in numerous artistic mediums including painting, three dimensional work and flower arrangements.

November Gallery Show - Melissa Smith

"I describe myself as a plein-air painter working outdoors with my dog to capture the extended panoramic views of south Louisiana and coastal Mississippi from an old pontoon boat and the back of my SUV. All paintings are completed on site: My car and my boat ARE my studios. My obsession with the relationships of light, sky, and water with trees, marsh and fields emerges from my love of the south Louisiana/Gulf Coast landscape and my profound need to experience nature directly. I am moved by how the natural beauty of the area is balanced by its desolation, its timelessness by its fragility."

Information taken from Melissa Smith's website here.