The Peru Gazette

The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to host a Pop-Up Gallery Exhibition to celebrate the first day of spring in March and is looking for artists. Running in conjunction with the Spring Artisan Marketplace taking place on The Strand Center lawn, this special exhibition will be held at The Strand Center Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh. The exhibition will open on Saturday, March 20, 2021, from 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m.

All artists are eligible to enter on a first come-first served basis, with a maximum of twenty artists capable of hanging their work in the gallery for the duration of the day’s exhibit. Those artists desiring to have their work in the show may do so by contacting The Strand Gallery Director, David Monette, at david.monette@strandcenter.org by Thursday, March 18. If selected to exhibit, those artists would then be responsible for hanging their work before the show and removing it afterward. All media will be accepted, both 2d and 3d, and all pieces must be labeled on the front and back with the artist’s name, title, price, and media. Additionally, 2d artwork must be framed and wired for hanging.

Concerning the exhibit, Gallery Director David Monette stated, “I can’t say enough how great these pop-up exhibitions have been for artists to display their work and for the community to view that work in a safe environment. We’ve had at least one of these pop-ups a month since September and the response by attendees and artists has been amazing, especially when this one-day show is on the same day as the artisan marketplace out on the lawn. I’m sure it’ll be excellent.”

The Spring Pop-Up Gallery Exhibition will be on view in The Strand Center Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh only on Saturday, March 20, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and is free and open to the public. Facemasks, social distancing, and a cap on the amount of people allowed in the gallery at any one time will be strictly upheld. For more information on these exhibits, upcoming events, concerts or classes happening at The Strand Center for the Arts, please call 518-563-1604 or visit www.strandcenter.org.