Meet Panama City artists at annual show
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By TONY SIMMONS | PanamaCity.com
Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 04:24 PM.
PANAMA CITY — The art community in Panama City is “very healthy,” according to members of the Panama City Artists association, who are celebrating their creative vitality in a members’ show on display through April 27 at CityArts Cooperative.
“There are lots of active professional artists and a fair amount of opportunities for shows and workshops,” said Marie Brusher, chairwoman for the current exhibit. “We’ve grown so much since I moved here (in the 1970s). It’s amazing.”
She listed PCA as an active group, as well as CityArts, the Visual Arts Center and Marina Civic Center as supportive venues, and gave a shout out to the Beach Art Group and its programs and exhibits at the Palms Conference Center.
The public is invited to meet the PCA artists during a reception 4-6 p.m. Saturday at CityArts (a second reception will be 4-6 p.m. April 20). The show, exhibiting the work of 21 local artists, opened March 6.
“It’s not a large show, but some very exciting work, I think,” Marie said, adding the mediums explored include collage, water color, acrylic, oil and jewelry.
The Panama City Artists Association is open to artists based in the Panama City/Bay County area, providing a place to pool their talents and resources, and an opportunity to enrich themselves and the community, according to information on the group’s website, PanamaCityArtists.net.
“Not being a native Floridian, I see that for a small town, we have a large arts community, which is highly diverse,” said Roxanne Lourcey, PCA president. “Our arts community ranges from the emerging to the professional artist, and then there are those who simply need an outlet, of which I believe art is the best one there is, and the outcome is based on personal value and enrichment.”