A local art gallery has a special collection of prints on display for public viewing.
A dozen prints representing a selection from the “Colorprint U.S.A. 1998, Print Portfolio” are now on display at Oak Street Place Gallery in downtown Laurel.
Jacqueline Lee, executive director of Laurel Main Street, said the total collection, organized by Lynwood Kreneck of Texas Tech University, includes 50 artists, one selected from each of the 50 states.
The prints on display are from the private collection of Linda K. Seckinger, who was the selected Mississippi artist.
Artists on display at the Laurel gallery include “Devilish Delusions” by Walter Askin of California, Wayne Kimball, “Tideland” by Rosemarie T. Bernardi of Arizona, “Paddle” by Jeffrey Sipple of Montana, “Rewoven Dreams” by John Whitesell of Kentucky, “Disguise” by Yuji Hiratsuka of Oregon, “Whole and Hollow” by Karen Kunc of Nebraska, “Vanity Fair Swerives #15/At The Crossroads,” by Timothy G. High of Texas, “The Orchard, After the Fall” by Jim Lee Connecticut, John Newman, “Dawn Passages,” by Clare Romano and John Ross of New York, “Queen of the Night” by Dwight W. Pogue of Massachusetts, and “The Gardener” by Linda K. Seckinger of Mississippi.
Adam Trest, gallery manager of the Oak Street Place Gallery, said the collection will be on display through March 25.
Lee said sales of prints from the collection of Linda K. Seckinger will be donated to the “Point Foundation” to establish a scholarship fund in memory of Cindy S. Smith, 1955-2003.
Smith was a social worker in Albuquerque for more than 20 years. She died in November 2003, just 10 days before her 48th birthday. Shortly before her death, Smith was enrolled as a non-traditional graduate student at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. At 47, Smith went back to school to earn a Masters Degree in social work. It was a goal she was not able to realize.
“As a social worker, she was dedicated to protecting and helping at risk youth and adults,” said Seckinger in a press release. “It wasn’t just her job, it was her passion and her mission. She was a tireless advocate for individuals without a voice.”
Because of Smith’s dedication, print sales will be used to establish a scholarship in her name to help other “non-traditional” students earn their degrees.
“We’re glad to have this caliber of work represented in our gallery,” Trest said. “It’s a unique opportunity to see this quality of work in such an intimate setting.”
Trest said while the gallery, which is located in downtown Laurel, only has 12 of the painting on display at this time, artwork sold will be replaced with additional pieces from the 50-piece collection.
Oak Street Place Gallery, which is located at 409 Oak Street on the second floor, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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National art display at Oak Street Place Gallery
Collection will run through March 25 in Downtown Laurel
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