Silvermine Arts Center Hosts ‘Summer Salon Guild Exhibition’ of 130+ Artists

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Silvermine Arts Center will devote its Galleries this summer to the work of more than 130 Guild members from across the country.

The Summer Salon Guild Exhibition runs from July 6 to Aug. 21, and an opening reception will take place on Saturday, July 13 from 6 to 8 pm.

Lynn Mara, Coordinates for Flying Point

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Lynn Mara, “Coordinates for Flying Point,” acrylic and resin on gesso board, 48 x 36 x 2 inches

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Many of the Silvermine Guild members in the Summer Salon are from the Northeast region, but the Guild’s membership has expanded geographically over the years, and the exhibition draws from what is now a national roster.

Among the exhibiting artists are nine from Darien: Jan Dilenschneider, Rose-Marie Fox, Vickie French Smith, Elizabeth Higgins, Cate Leach, Mary Manning, Lisa Thoren, Meg Tweedy and Karen Vogel.

The Summer Salon Guild Exhibition gives the artists and the community a chance to view new work from the Guild in a wide range of disciplines and media.

About the Juror for the Exhibition: Paul Efstathiou

Paul Efstathiou, an independent art curator who established the popular Highlight Curated exhibition series in New York and Connecticut, served as juror for the exhibition.

Efstathiou has worked for nearly 17 years as an art dealer and independent curator. From 2004 through 2016, he ran PTE Fine Arts, an arts consultancy and showroom, in partnership with his brother, Eric Efstathiou.

Jay Petrow, Slipping Away

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Jay Petrow, “Slipping Away,” acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches.

In 2016, he established the exhibition series Highlight Curated as a means of bringing new attention to and advancing the careers of contemporary artists with whom he’s developed long-lasting relationships.

Efstathiou has produced five Highlight Curated exhibitions to date, including three with Hollis Taggart, and has featured the work of more than 20 artists, including William Buchina, Ted Gahl, Brenda Goodman, John Knuth, Matt Mignanelli, Esther Ruiz, and Devin Troy Strother.

Kiyoshi Otsuka, Sound Wave series - 7144

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Kiyoshi Otsuka, “Sound Wave series – 7144,” acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches

Efstathiou also previously collaborated with Hollis Taggart on exhibitions of works by Michael Michaeledes (2012) and Theodoros Stamos (2008 and 2010). Efstathiou is dedicated to nurturing the careers of emerging and under-recognized artists in collaboration with both the business and nonprofit sectors of the art world.

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