Glen Helen Atrium Gallery Exhibition - May 1 - 30

Those Who Can, Teach Art: Multi-Media Work by Melina Elum and Elisabeth Ventling Simon

Glen Helen Atrium Gallery is showing “Those Who Can, Teach Art” Multi-Media Work by Melina Elum and Elisabeth Ventling Simon from May 1 – 30, 2011. This exhibition showcases the work of two artists who teach at the Yellow Springs Public Schools. The public is invited to meet the artists at the opening reception on Sunday, May 1st from 2 - 4 pm. Elum and Simon will speak about their art during a gallery talk at 3:00 pm. The band Ladybird, featuring jazz vocalist Corinna Nix, will perform during the reception and refreshments will be available.

Elisabeth Ventling Simon is showing a series of mixed media paintings. Simon sees simple objects, such as bird’s nests, as having life and considers them portraits. She enjoys the process of building up layers of texture and color in loose sketches and monoprints, as well as tightly rendered portraits.

Melina Elum is exhibiting a broad range of work, including photography, ceramics, drawing and painting. Her philosophy of teaching art and being an artist is rooted in the understanding that artists have gifts to share. Creativity is a way of life, “a way of perceiving and thinking, and responding to one’s environment and to the challenges of today.”

The Gallery is located in the Glen Helen Building at 405 Corry Street in Yellow Springs. Show hours are 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is free. Artwork will be available for purchase with proceeds supporting the Glen Helen Nature Preserve.

For more information call the Glen Helen Ecology Institute at 937.769.1902 or visit www.glenhelen.org.

The Glen Helen Atrium Gallery showcases the work of emerging local and regional visual artists in twelve exhibits each year. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of art goes to the Glen Helen Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to support preservation and programs at Glen Helen and its 1,000-acre nature preserve.