March Exhibit

This March the Goodrich Gallery breaks with its tradition of hosting one exhibit for the month by presenting two very distinct and original exhibits for gallery visitors to enjoy! The first three weeks will showcase the artwork of local artist Casey Wiegand. Then on Palm Sunday (March 28), the gallery will open a juried exhibit, Interpretations of the Cross. The Goodrich Gallery Committee hopes you will take time to learn about both exhibits by reading the article below or by visiting the FUMC Web site at www.firstchurchdallas.org/music_goodrich.htm and then make plans to join them for two exciting receptions where you can meet and visit with the artists.

Casey Wiegand: Mixed Media
Reception: Sunday, March 7: 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the gallery
March 7 - 21

The Goodrich Gallery exhibit for March 7 through March 21 features the artwork of Dallas native, Casey Wiegand. Born in 1983, Casey Wiegand has always appreciated art and the creativity of the world. She grew up in Dallas, graduated in 2001 from Highland Park High School and then in 2005 earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Early Childhood Development from Baylor University. Casey taught art for four years at Highland Park Presbyterian Day School and opened up her dream studio with her husband, Chris, two years ago. She not only teaches children the wonderful outlet of drawing, but also sells her art in the front of the studio while her husband runs the business and has his own photography studio in the back. Their studio, “A Little Artsy,” is located in Snider Plaza and exists to teach and inspire artisans in a comprehensive and excellent style, guiding them to express themselves artistically by learning from the masters of the past to the modern day artists around the world. Wiegand works to provide a safe environment for them to learn, create, share, experience, touch, feel and visualize the process of going from nothing to something – a blank canvas to a masterpiece – building confidence and value in themselves and the “art” of art along the way.

Casey participated in her first and only juried art show in 2008 at the Dallas City Arts Festival and won a 2008 Jury Award for her paintings. She was also commissioned by the Children’s Cancer Fund in Dallas to create an original piece that would benefit their cause.

“I have a passion for art, people and serving the Lord. Finding the deep creativity behind our amazing creator is a way that He can move in our souls. My paintings are a way I can give back these gifts to Him. I hope that even my weaknesses can be transformed into beautiful expressions of peace, love and serving. I am constantly amazed by God’s creativity in the world and the ability He has given me to uniquely express how I see it.”

Interpretations of the Cross Juried Exhibit - Mixed Media
Reception: Sunday, March 28: 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the gallery
March 29 - April 25

During the Easter season Goodrich Gallery is pleased to present its first juried art exhibition entitled Interpretations of the Cross. The exhibit will open with a reception for the participating artists on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010, and continue through the month of April. There will be a variety of media represented from oil and watercolor paintings to sculpture. Each artist has created their own unique impression of the meaning of the Cross of Christ.

This year-long project was created and nurtured by Patricia Regan, a long-standing member of the Goodrich Gallery Committee. A prospectus setting out the eligibility guidelines and regulations was drafted and approved by the committee in February 2009. After posting the prospectus on the FUMC Web site, invitations went out to art organizations across the metroplex. The exhibit drew entries from professional artists from all over the state. Only one entry per artist was accepted for consideration.

The Goodrich Gallery Committee invites you to attend the reception on Sunday, March 28 and hopes that you will re-visit the gallery many times during the five-week run of this very special exhibit.

Gallery hours are Sunday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, 8 a.m. - Noon.

Call Music and Arts, 214-220-2727, ext. 218.

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