Marion, MA - Painters Robert Abele & Mary Moquin will be exhibiting their work at the Marion Art Center, kicking off with an opening reception on Friday, May 24, 2024 from 5:00-7:00pm at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion. The show runs from May 24 through June 28, 2024 and will encompass the annual Art in Bloom festival at the MAC, which sees the public selecting a painting and creating a flower arrangement that evokes it. Art in Bloom is scheduled Thursday, June 13 through Saturday, June 15.

Robert Abele is an American fine artist living and working in the South Coast of Massachusetts. His work captures the essence and beauty of architecture, particularly found in early New England homes. His works in oil also depict the coastal landscape of New England. Gestural & loose, painted alla prima, Robert’s work draws from French and American Impressionism with an affinity to the work of the Ashcan School and an enhanced interest in turn of the century architecture. (Alla prima is an Italian phrase that means 'at first attempt'. It refers to a wet-on-wet approach whereby wet paint is applied to previous layers of still-wet paint, often in a single sitting.)

Mary Moquin is a professional artist and teacher. She lives on the cape and spends part of the year in a remote dune cottage on the peninsula known as Sandy Neck in Barnstable, MA. The inspiration for her paintings comes from observing time passing as the light and shadows fall across the structures there. The structures have transformed into metaphors for meditation. Her work has won numerous awards and has been included in several regional and national juried shows. Mary holds a BFA in printmaking and an MFA in painting from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Her work is represented in Wellfleet, MA at the Cove Gallery, on Martha’s Vineyard at North Water Gallery in Edgartown, MA. Learn more at marionartcenter.org/events. 

MAC Theater Presents The Minotaur

The Marion Art Center announces the MAC Theater presentation of The Minotaur, written by Anna Ziegler and directed by Kate Sorensen. A present-day version of a classic Greek myth, The Minotaur is a contemporary take on love, honor, and human connection. With refreshing originality and wit, it explores how we break out of history in order to shape new stories for ourselves. Show dates are June 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30pm, and Sunday shows begin at 2:00pm. Tickets are $20 for MAC members and $23 for nonmembers. The cast includes, Michael Ferron, Laura Stevens and Bethany Whitehead. Stage managed by Gary Sousa, Assistant Stage Manager Marisa Biever. Sound & Lighting by Steven McManus with Kate Sorenson. Buy tickets at marionartcenter.org/events.

Photoshop Workshop at the MAC Rescheduled for June 

The MAC has rescheduled its upcoming workshop, Introduction to Photoshop Workshop: Unleash Your Creativity with Digital Editing, for Wednesday, June 12, from 5:00-9:00pm in the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater. The cost is $75 for MAC members and $90 for nonmembers. 

Join instructor Cathleen Broderick, professional photographer, to learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop! Are you ready to transform your digital imagery and unleash your creative potential? Whether you’re a budding photographer, a graphic designer, or simply eager to learn new digital skills, this workshop is tailored just for you. In this introductory workshop, participants will dive headfirst into the fundamentals of Photoshop, the industry-standard software for image editing and manipulation. This hands-on session will equip you with essential techniques and tools to bring your artistic visions to life. Learn more and register online at marionartcenter.org/events.