Inspired by Water is an invitational exhibit featuring work by local, west Michigan artists. This multimedia exhibition was curated by Maryellen Hains, and accompanies a larger exhibit devoted to the images of the Great Lakes.

For Inspired by Water, Maryellen sought out abstractions dealing with the theme of WATER: color, movement, symbol, metaphor. As with the Inspired by Flowers exhibit last year, the artists were split into two groups and then paired together. The person in the first group completed a piece by February, which was then delivered to their partner in the second group. The person in the second group then created a piece that responded to the first.

I participated as a member of the first group, and am looking forward to exhibiting one of the most abstract pieces I’ve ever made.

Inspired by Water will run from July 14 through September 3, 2007, and the Carnegie Center for the Arts, 107 North Main Street, Three Rivers, MI 49093.