“Women Create”
New Gallery Show Opens September 11 in NYM
NEW YORK MILLS, MN, Sept 7, 2024—The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is pleased to announce its new gallery exhibit: “Women Create,” in the Gallery from September 11 through October 12, 2024. This show features the art of three talented women from our region whose paintings and sculptures will delight visitors. A closing reception will be held on Saturday, October 12, from 1-3 p.m.
The women in this show are Linda Beilke from Frazee, Linda Sheryak from Moorhead, and Donna Chalimonczyk from Moorhead. These three women are all members of the Cormorant Art League and each have their own unique style and interpretation of the world around them.
Linda Beilke works 2-dimensionally in watercolor, acrylic, ink, graphite, and mixed media, from realism to non-objective imagery. Beilke’s style of allowing the ink or graphite drawing to be visible as the foundation of her art has become her distinctive look.
Linda Sheryak says she has always been an artist, creating drawings from a young age. She later started painting with acrylics and helped paint backdrops for high school plays for many years. Currently, along with painting, Sheryak also creates jewelry and small sculptures.
Donna Chalimonczyk paints both with watercolors and acrylics. Donna says, “The wonderful part about painting is watching a painting emerge from the paint and water dropped on paper. It is truly an exciting experience.” Her paintings vary in style and subjects, from realistic to abstract.
The three women artists in this gallery show each have their own unique style that will engage and delight all who visit the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center. The paintings and sculptures in “Women Create” will be for sale and visitors will be certain to find a unique piece of art to take home.
A Gallery Reception will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 1-3 p.m. The artists will be on hand to meet and greet visitors and discuss their work. An artists’ talk will begin at 2:00 p.m. The reception is free to attend and open to all. Refreshments will be available.
The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center Gallery is always free to see and open to the public. Gallery Hours are Wednesdays & Thursdays 10am-7pm, Fridays 10am-5pm, and Saturdays 10am-3pm. Private viewings can be arranged anytime by calling Cheryl Bannes at 218-385-3339 or emailing [email protected].
This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Visit kulcher.org or call the Cultural Center at 218-385-3339 with any questions.
About the Cultural CenterThe New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts. The Center offers visitors intimate opportunities to encounter art and artists in its 80-seat concert listening room, visual art gallery in a historic building, gift store featuring local artists, artist residency program, sculpture park, and a variety of opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Since its incorporation in 1990, the Cultural Center has been passionate about connecting people to artists and rich cultural experiences in rural Minnesota, celebrating the local and being a window to the world. For more information, call 218-385-3339, or visit www.kulcher.org.
