Left: First Place: The Queen of Green by Diana Pierce, photography; Middle: Second Place: Ice Fishing by Melissa Proulx, collage; Right: Third Place: Green Power Wind Energy by Barry Dyar, digital art
A springtime art show turns trash into treasure.
After a hiatus, Maple Grove Arts Center’s (MGAC) The Green Show returns for its next installment from March 16–May 1 at MGAC’s new Grove Square mall location.
Lise Spence-Parsons, president and treasurer of MGAC (maplegroveartscenter.org), says that while it’s an all-medium show, pieces need to either be predominantly green or feature recycled or upcycled materials. “One year, we had someone make a sculpture using old tin cans,” Spence-Parsons says. Photography also features prominently in this show, she notes.
The Green Show’s opening night on March 26 serves as a celebration and opportunity to acquire art from local creatives. Artists and their families are welcomed to view their loved ones’ art alongside the public from 6:30–8:30 p.m. and enjoy appetizers, soft drinks and wine.
In addition to speeches from MGAC staff members, professional judges will name first, second and third place winners who will receive a monetary prize. Attendees can also vote for their readers’ choice pick online or through QR codes posted throughout the gallery. The readers’ choice winner will be announced May 1.
Home Away From Home
Maple Grove Arts Center’s Grove Square location will house it for the next two years until its permanent home at the Maple Grove Community Center is ready around the end of 2028. Although it’s in a new environment, the center’s sentiment for art and community is still the same. “It’s just a totally relaxing place,” Lise Spence -Parsons says. “[It’s] more gallery-like, you walk in and it’s big white walls.”
