“We will have a gala opening reception on Friday, September 16, at 7:00 pm to mingle with the presenters and special guests,” said Henryka Olbrot. Olbrot is president of the Lakeland Society of Artists which supports the show. The transplant from Warsaw, Poland is an active art ambassador in Oakland County.
All manner of disciplines will be accepted, including paintings, sculpture, photography, glass and pottery. Also included will be acrylics, jewelry, watercolors, fibers, graphics and surface art.
Deborah Odette, formerly of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will supervise the hanging and displays.
One of the special prizes will be an artist’s proof vase, sculpted by local artist Patricia Auerbach of Berkley, Michigan. Potter, Robert Nixon has donated a unique clay presentation dish.
The longtime running show will be juried and exhibition items will be for sale. The entire church building will be decorated as an art gallery. For more information Diane Wittlinger at 248-242-2347
http://www.nativityartsfestival.org/