Transparent Exhibit opens Friday, March 7

EAST LANSING, Mich. - East Lansing's alternative art space, (SCENE) Metrospace announces an upcoming exhibit of artwork themed around the word “transparent.” Fifteen artists from the Lansing area and all over the United States responded to this word with over 40 works of art exploring all aspects of transparency, from the physical to the emotional.

The exhibit will take place from March 7, 2008 through April 20, 2008. There will be a public artists’ reception Friday, March 7 from 6-9 PM, featuring live musical performances from Dixon’s Violin and DJ FRESH:BACE.

Artists featured in the exhibit include Okemos-based photographer Juanita Baldwin, Pullman WA-based painter Brad Dinsmore, Nacogdoches TX- based printmaker Chad Erpelding, Chicago-based mixed media-artist Jennifer Hines, Big Rapids-based mixed media artist Jill Jepsen, Grand Rapids-based printmaker Kimberly Lavon, New York NY-based photographer William Linn, Pullman WA-based multimedia artist Heather McGeachy, East Lansing-based graphic designer Kelly Salchow, East Lansing-based photographer and printmaker Jules Schmuker, East Lansing-based painter and sculptor Cedric Tai, Lansing-based painter Krys Tourtois, Lansing-based painter Anthony Vasquez, Pullman WA-based photographer Tobias Walther, and Ann Arbor-based sculptor Adam Winnie.

(SCENE) Metrospace is located at 110 Charles Street, in the lower level of the colorful Division Street parking structure. (SCENE) is open Thursdays from 2-5 PM, Fridays and Saturdays from 2-9 PM, and Sundays from 12-4 PM during scheduled exhibits. For more information, please contact Peter Richards at (517) 319-6832.