Jaffrey Civic Center Exhibits "Let's Keep It Real" by Barbara Morse

The Jaffrey Civic Center will reopen their doors in 2025 beginning with an exhibit titled "Let's Keep It Real" by Barbara Morse. Morse's work will excite and create wonder with her small but specific bursts of color amid the gray of graphite; to keep you interested and give you direction through the exhibit. The exhibition will be on display from Friday, Feb. 28 through Friday, March 28 in the Cunningham Gallery. A reception, free and open to the public, will be held on Friday, Feb. 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. Refreshments will be available. Barbara Morse says that "by isolating a portion of a scene, an object, or a person; developing a mood, and avoiding elements of realism; I create my image in Sharp Focus. Light and texture are to be as much the subject as the objects themselves, while a fragmented view should provoke thoughts of the whole. The ordinary should become the unexpected when viewed from an unusual setting or perspective. Stimulating the viewer's thought process to extend beyond the natural order of things should suggest a range of emotions from humor to hope, thus allowing the work to transform to the level of fine art." "I create the art, but … the viewer crafts their own story" A Connecticut native receiving her formal art training at The Paire College of Art in New Haven, Barbara is now a long-time resident of New Hampshire. Beginning her career as an illustrator, she worked for many of the top publishing houses and national publications, like Houghton-Mifflin and Yankee Magazine. She had a vision that her drawings could be more dynamic when created as works of fine arts; and she could pursue her passion of working primarily in graphite, while developing a style she considered unique and challenging, in Sharp Focus. With time the work has become more refined, adding hints of color in acrylics to bring attention to a portion that enhances the entire image. She was a member of the Copley Society achieving a level of Copley Artist.The Jaffrey Civic Center is located at 40 Main Street in Jaffrey, NH, and is open 12:00 to 5:00 pm, on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturdays. For more information, head to their website: www.jaffreyciviccenter.com. The Jaffrey Civic Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit cultural facility founded in 1966. The Center's mission is to provide and sustain a public venue where citizens and residents of the Monadnock region, as well as visitors to the area, can pursue artistic, educational, and civic activities. The Center's goal is to contribute to the cultural enrichment and enlightenment of the community. The Center does not charge an admission fee, and all art shows and receptions are free and open to the public. The Center also hosts fee-based educational and other programs, as well as serving as the home of the Jaffrey Historical Society. For more information about the Jaffrey Civic Center, please visit the Center's website.