May 30 through July 2, 2008
Lower level at the Aurora Gallery, 660 Main Street, Worcester, MA
Artist Reception: Friday, May 30, 2008 from 6:00 -9:00 pm at ARTSWorcester's Aurora Gallery 660 Main Street, Worcester, MA. This event is free and open to the public and will feature refreshments and music.
L'État Immolé is defined as a state of immolation; the eternal sacrifice. Burris centralizes his work around themes of transcendence in death, loss, and traumatic crisis. As a Lieutenant in the Worcester Fire Department, Burris's personal experiences with sacrifice fuel the inspiration for his work. Ceglinski finds himself inspired by the juxtapositions that exist between dream and memory, being and belonging. In this, Ceglinski seeks to express a sense of being lost and the idea of exhibition as a forum for public sacrifice; what is consumed, what is rejected, and what remains in the end. Together painting in collaboration for over twenty years, Burris and Ceglinski arrive from differing points of view and technique; yet unfailingly manage to respect what each imparts to the combined effort.
ARTSWorcester Aurora Gallery hours: Tuesdays and Saturdays 1:00 to 4:00 pm, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Extended hours are available by appointment. Gallery is closed Sunday and Monday. Free and open to the public.
Aurora Gallery Address: 660 Main Street, Worcester, MA
Currently at the ARTSWorcester Quinsigamond Community College Gallery: April 8 through July 1, 2008 is Transcending the Blossom, paintings by Laurie Atchue.
Currently at the ARTSWorcester Gallery at the Hanover Theatre: June 6 through September 6 is Keeping it Simple; Art from a Plastic Camera, works by Nancy Engberg and Lora Brueck.