Page 10 - Martin Downs Bulletin - July '21

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art HappEnings

Elliott Museum Presents ‘A Museum of Computer Art, Mint Museum, Cameron For more information, call the museum at (772) 225-

Sea Story Girl’ And Miniature Museum of Art and Fayetteville Museum of Art and at 1961 or visit the website at www.hsmc-fl.com.
About The Historical Society Of Martin County
the World Festival of Art on Paper in Slovenia. She also
Art Exhibits has an art print in the Library of Congress. For more Since 1955, the Historical Society of Martin
information, visit her website, www.artspeaks.com. County(HSMC) has served as a guardian of local history
The Elliott Museum recently hosted a reception for its The Elliott also is showcasing the “Exquisite and a cultural center by operating the Elliott Museum,
newest art exhibit, “Portfolios – Jane Lawton Baldridge, A Miniatures” exhibit on its first floor. Fifty exquisite (825 N.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart) and the House of Refuge
Sea Story Girl.” The exhibit, located at Elliott Museum’s miniature paintings by artists Wes and Rachelle Siegrist Museum at Gilbert’s Bar, (301 S.E. MacArthur Blvd.,
second floor art gallery, will remain on display through feature subjects ranging from still lifes to landscapes to Stuart) which opened in 1876 and served as a haven
Oct. 31 at the Elliott Museum, 825 N.E. Ocean Blvd. artist self-portraits. This traveling exhibition has appeared for shipwrecked survivors. The Elliott Museum seeks
The exhibit highlights the art of Jane Baldridge, in 42 venues nationwide and celebrates the couple’s to preserve and celebrate the region’s colorful history
an award-winning sailor, licensed boat captain, and unprecedented mastery of art on a diminutive scale. The by presenting an eclectic mix of traveling and rotating
accomplished mixed-media artist. Her paintings reflect show will remain at the Elliott through Dec. 12. permanent exhibits, lectures and experiential events.
the movement, variation, and transformation of the ocean The artists first became interested in miniature art in The House of Refuge’s mission is to educate the public
and rivers through color and light. Concerned with the 1997 when they received a prospectus for a miniature art about the historical significance of Martin County’s
ecological challenges facing waterways and coastal show. Guests will need a magnifying glass (supplied by iconic landmark and to ensure its historical integrity and
areas today, her current work focuses on sea level rise, the museum) to appreciate the minuscule detail captured preservation. For more information, go online to www.
the damage of plastics, and the threat of pollution to the in each of the paintings, which can be as small as 1.25 elliottmuseum.org or call (772) 225-1961.
environment. inches in diameter. The paintings typically measure less
Baldridge’s artwork has been shown in venues that than 9 square inches, and art enthusiasts can’t resist being
include Lincoln Center, Times Square, the Louvre, drawn in for a closer look.

Eduardo Gomez, Karen Janson, Nancy Turrell and Chris
Kling
Jane Lawton Baldridge stands before her artwork on Rob Steele, HSMC president and CEO, and Deena Rahill
opening night.

Edithy Marcellis, Ginger Shannon, Starr Lorenzi, Danuta
Neil Capozzi and Jane Kiehart M.J. Dowling, Dot Galfond and Sally Browning Pearson Rothschild and Dot Galfond

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