Studio B opens exhibit featuring environment
Reading Civic Theatre’s 14th annual ’Celebration of the Arts’ features vocalists from Berks County high schools
BERKS SPOTLIGHT
“eARTh & Climate,” the annual exhibit featuring the environment at Studio B Fine Art Gallery, 39A E. PHILADELPHIA Ave., Boyertown, will open with an awards reception on Friday, Jan. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The opening and exhibition are free and open to the public. A virtual tour and the awards ceremony will be available on Facebook LIVE during the opening.
“The exhibit offers a broad and open discussion about our earth, its ecosystem and life on it,” gallery director Susan Biebuyck said in the release. “Mother Nature’s art and all expressions on our planet, of home, life, health, politics, race, religion, environment, gender, diet, industry, landscape or anything in the universe, was open for artistic response in all media and genre of art. Responses that encourage our need to respect and care for Mother Earth are an important part of this exhibit.”
Juror for the exhibit is Ryan Fretz of Ryan Fretz Arts, Earth Artist and longtime fixture of the Mount Gretna, community with a BFA from Kutztown University.
In addition, Biebuyck has challenged artists to create work for a unique fundraiser for the studio: One of the studio’s walls showcases 8-inch squares of art in any medium and priced at $40. Patrons can take the work with them after purchase — right off the wall, no waiting. Learn more at www.studiobbb.org.
The exhibit continues through April 21. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 2 p.m., or by appointment.
Theater
Reading Civic Theatre’s 14th annual “Celebration of the Arts” scholarship competition featuring vocalists from Berks County high schools will take place Saturday, Feb. 10, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the group’s theater in Exeter. The 12 finalists are Alison Applegate, Abigail
Breidenbach, John ( Jack ) Burrell, Ryan Claudfelter, Faith Constein, Megan Guntzler, Aurora Kishbaugh, Emily Leiboff, Sofia Arana Lyon, Riley Spannuth, Sophia Touti and Edwin Vargas.
On Saturday, March 30, comedian Earl David
Reed returns to the RCT stage. Tickets for February and March events can be purchased at readingcivic.org.
Auditions for the June production of “Wizard of Oz” will be held in March; auditions for the September production of “Mean
Girls” will take place in late March or early April. Also coming up later in the year are “South Pacific” and “Oliver.”
Check readingcivic.org to keep up to date for audition dates, performance dates and other pertinent information.