The Shiawassee Arts Council presents

Alan Maciag of Bridgeport
Susan Woodard of Bowling Green, Ohio
and the SAC Artists Guild

May 22 - June 17, 2007

OPENING RECEPTION Sunday, May 27, 2-4pm

This exhibit is sponsored by
Sunburst Gardens

Click to view images from the exhibit

Alan Maciag of Bridgeport, Susan Woodard of Bowling Green, Ohio and the SAC Artists Guild will be exhibiting their multi-media work at the Shiawassee Arts Center, May 22-June 17. The reception to meet the artists is Sunday, May 27, 2-4pm. The show is sponsored by Sunburst Gardens.

The pure beauty of nature at its finest hour is inspiration for Maciag’s oil paintings. He states, "I am especially moved by sunlight and the magic ray of light cast upon a particular subject . . . from a field of poppies to an Ida red apple." As a plein-air painter, his interest in architecture and gardening are recurring themes in his current body of work. Maciag is a graduate of Central Michigan University with an M.A. in Art Education. He is retired from teaching art for the last thirty-two years in the Frankenmuth School District. His work is in numerous collections throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Woodard’s art often combines elements of both painting and printmaking and her approach is experimental, exploring non-traditional ways of producing textures and marks. She states, "I use non-traditional methods of applying ink and paint to paper. And instead of leading my image to a predetermined conclusion, I allow the image to lead me." She uses tools such as brayers, string, plexiglass, wood blocks and many other found objects dripping, splattering rolling, pressing and printing the paint onto the paper, finally using linocuts or woodcuts to define the focus of the work.

Woodard received a B.A. in Studio Art with a minor in Art History from Indiana University. While living in Owosso she was the gallery manager at the Arts Center for nearly four years. Her work has appeared in galleries in Michigan and Ohio and she has won many awards including the 2006 Curwood Festival Print Contest.

The SAC Artists Guild is exhibiting at the Arts Center for the third year in a row with a multi-media show entitled "Figure It Out." The Guild was established in 2002 and currently has 23 member artists from Owosso, Corunna, Bancroft, Morrice and Perry who work in a variety of media. Members are Bonnie Brown, Jackie Bruff, Joanne Buckley, Rebecca Case, Aundrea Corey, Jeanne Curtis, Kathryn Gehrs-Pahl, Lila Gerber, Linda Hill, Mistie Jordan, Janis Kazan, Corky Knauff, Jann Lardie, Marti Liddle-Lameti, Ruth McCarty, Susan McGuire, Sue Newcom, Johnette Osborne, Julie Penfold, Linda Ruehle, Tamara Sanders, Mary Elizabeth Watt and Jane Wylie. The Guild meets monthly and provides artistic support and encouragement, exchanges ideas, critiques work, shares and exhibits work, holds demonstrations and tours other galleries. The Guild welcomes new artist members.

The Shiawassee Arts Center is located at 206 Curwood Castle Drive in Owosso and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 12-5pm and Sunday, 1-5pm. The Arts Center features the artwork of local and statewide artists in eight galleries including the Frieseke Gallery and a specialty Gift Shop. The public is welcome and there is no admission charge. The Shiawassee Arts Center is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to encourage participation and appreciation of the arts. For more information call the Arts Center at 989.723.8354 or visit the SAC website at www.shiawasseearts.org.