McKendree Gallery of the Art Promotes New Show: Submerge and Surface
BY BENJAMIN RICHTER
Contributing Writer
The McKendree University Gallery of Art will be hosting its next show “Submerge and Surface: Paintings by Crystal Vicars-Pugh” from Oct. 9 to Oct. 25. The gallery will host a reception with the artist at the gallery on Friday, Oct. 24, from 4 to 7 PM. All receptions are free and open to the public. The gallery is located on the brick road in Lebanon, Ill. at 224 W. St. Louis Street. The gallery’s hours are 1-4 PM, Thursday through Saturday.
Amy MacLennan, one of McKendree University’s art professors, commented on Crystal Vicars-Pugh’s work which will be presented at the event: “In her series of paintings entitled "Submerge and Surface," Vicar-Pugh creates a metaphor for water in paint. Colors and textures ripple, concealing and revealing parts of...