Covington artist Elinor Maroney has been accepted into the 2012 CVG Show, a statewide juried art show held at the Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton.
Her artwork wall sculpture titled “Tree Pods” is one of 136 artworks chosen from more than 800 works submitted by artists throughout Washington state by exhibition juror Kathleen Moles, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Museum of Northwest Art in LaConner.
Accepted artists will be competing for $6,000 in cash prizes plus potential purchase awards and will be on display at CVG from Jan. 28 through Feb. 25.
Maroney is a local clay artist whose studio is in her home near Covington. Much of her work is functional but for galleries she is doing wheel thrown and altered work for wall installations.
She has a Master’s in Fine Arts in Ceramics from Antioch College and teaches for Seniors Making Art in the area.
The Collective Visions Gallery is located at 331 Pacific Avenue in downtown Bremerton and will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays during the exhibition.
The public will have the opportunity to vote on a $300 People’s Choice award up to 5 p.m., Feb. 24. A public reception is set for 5 p.m. on Feb. 3 during Bremerton’s First Friday Gallery Walk.For a complete schedule of events, a list of participating artists and list of winners (after January 28), visit the gallery’s website.
