Trio Of Potters Has First Opportunity To Use NCAC Showcase
The work of three Newtown potters — Karen Pinto, Ros Liljengren, and Roberta Ahuja, aka The Clay Dates Potters — is being exhibited through the end of February in a new glass showcase at The Municipal Center Art Gallery. The showcase was purchased with by The Clay Dates Potters through a grant received by Newtown Cultural Arts Commission to the three potters. It is situated in the hallway near the southern entrance to the town building at 3 Primrose Street.
“We are delighted to have this new venue to exhibit and sell our work,” Ms. Pinto noted.
The municipal center is open weekdays from 8 am until 5 pm as well as late on days when meetings are scheduled.
The Municipal Center Art Gallery is managed and curated by Newtown Cultural Arts Commission and its chairman, Laura E. Lerman. The gallery and the new showcase is available to artists and artisans from all over.
Artists interested in exhibiting within the showcase or the gallery space at Newtown Municipal Center are invited to contact Ms Lerman at lel@se-ltd.com.
Potters Karen Pinto, Ros Liljengren, and Roberta Ahuja — The Clay Dates Potters — stand by the new showcase at The Municipal Center Art Gallery. Their work will be at the art gallery through the end of the month. The showcase was purchased with a grant from Newtown Cultural Arts Commission. (Laura Lerman photo)
A small cross-section of the new display case at Newtown Municipal Center shows some of the pieces currently on view by The Clay Dates Potters. From the top are works by Roberta Ahuja, Karen Pinto, and Ros Liljengren. (Bee Photo, Hicks)