KENT — Sherman Artists Association is presenting “August Light 2025” in Kent Art Association gallery, 21 South Main Street (Route 7) in Kent, through August 30.

40 artists and over 130 paintings, photographs, mixed media, fused glass and sculpture have been accepted into the juried show. The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday, 1-5 pm; and Sunday, noon-4 pm. For more information visit shermanartists.org.

The artists have created a feast of landscapes, portraits and abstracts of life, whimsy and beauty. Fused glass art by Newtown resident Linda Parsloe is included in the collection.

The artists, both established and new, are from Dutchess County, New York, and Fairfield and Litchfield counties in Connecticut. Participating artists also include Terry Ariano, Alibaba Awrang, Bethe Bogues, Donna Castelluccio, Greg Chadwick, Phyllis Chadwick, John Clery, Carolyn Cohen, Jeff Ginsburg, Karen Golden, Tony Gomez, Ted Hollander, Linda Hubbard, Bonnie Johnson, Aurora Kilai, Dave King, Ely Knowles, Blake Kotenbrink, Herb Kroeger, Charlene Leichter, Beth Levine, Kenny Litwack, Susan Locke, Mary Jane Magoon, Christina Maschke, Linda McMillan, Doreen O’Connor, Laura Paradiso, Terry Pasquale, Kathy Peck, Deborah Rose, Liz Rosiello, Virginia Schaffer, Jaime Seymour, Lynn Slonaker, Barbara Soares, Jim Stasiak, Muriel Stockdale, and Todd Umbarger.

The judge for “August Light 2025” was Kim Zarney, an illustrator, graphic designer, and advertising agency creative director with a Fine Arts degree in Painting and Printmaking. For the past fifteen years, he has pursued a fine arts career focusing on monochromatic works on paper.

Inspired by elements of the natural world, Zarney’s work has been seen in over 70 national and regional juried art exhibitions and is included in numerous public and private collections.

Started in October 2021 by Joint Chairs Lisa Hickey and Linda Hubbard, Sherman Artists Association’s mission is to advance “the education of visual artists and the public by providing a means for artists to share their knowledge, support, and inspiration, thereby enriching the cultural life of the Sherman community and beyond.”