Spotlight on the Arts
CAMP Rehoboth Puts Art at the Heart of the Community
It’s Pride Month and CAMP Rehoboth is celebrating Pride in the arts by featuring two fabulous solo exhibitions, one in June, and a second in July. CAMP Rehoboth’s Visual Arts Program highlights our community’s unique history and culture and serves to shine a light on the work by LGBTQ+ artists. Read on to learn more.
Mask Hysteria—New Works by Murray Archibald
June 3 - 30
Wow! The community really turned out for Murray’s June 3 opening reception. CAMP Rehoboth was awash with energy and excitement as attendees celebrated, socialized, and congratulated Murray on his successful exhibition. If you have not yet seen it, do stop by CAMP Rehoboth to take in Mask Hysteria before it closes on June 30.
There is more exciting news! As part of its “Vision of Pride” initiative, the Biggs Museum of American Art has purchased Murray’s work, Drag Revolution, to be part of its permanent collection. For the month of June, the work is displayed on a banner outside the Biggs Museum in Dover. Murray is the first artist to receive this honor. As part of its initiative, over the years the Biggs Museum will add to its collection of local LGBTQ+ art and artists. Murray’s selected work, Drag Revolution, is a satirical poke at the absurd idea that there is a need to regulate Drag Queens. It is on display at CAMP Rehoboth as part of Mask Hysteria.▼
Pictured above left, L-R: Chris Beagle, Lisa Evans, Jane Blue, Claire Ippoliti, Kathy Wiz, Jack Morrison, Teri Seaton, Wes Combs, Murray Archibald, Tara Sheldon, Fay Jacobs, Leslie Sinclair, Leslie Ledogar.
Pictured above right, L-R: Murray Archibald, Sondra Arkin.
The Beauty Around Us through Color, Shape, and Shadow, One-Woman Show by Renata Price
July 3 - 31 | Meet the Artist Reception, July 22, 4 - 6 p.m
CAMP Rehoboth is excited to announce that Rehoboth Beach artist Renata Price will be exhibiting her oil paintings at the CAMP Rehoboth Gallery during the month of July. The exhibition opens on July 3 and will run through the end of the month.
The Beauty Around Us through Color, Shape, and Shadow is Renata’s first solo show. She is applying her traditional “Old Masters” style to a variety of subjects. Renata’s work features rich and vibrant colors and includes Rainy Day on the Boardwalk with its Pride-colored umbrellas.
Renata’s art has been exhibited throughout the area. She trained at the Art League of Alexandria, Virginia and has made good use of many training opportunities online. Art has been a lifelong passion of Renata’s, as she was raised in a home adorned with the works of her artist mother and grandmother.
The work in this exhibition is very detail oriented, reflecting her background as an engineer. She is also fascinated by complex shadows and reflections which are often a central characteristic of her work. Renata’s goal is for her paintings to be hyper-realistic, reflecting scenes as she thinks they would be in a more perfect world. Renata draws inspiration from a variety of sources and does not turn away from any interesting subject. ▼
CAMP Rehoboth highlights our community’s unique history and culture, and serves to further diversity, equity, and inclusion by building unity and understanding. Exhibits may be viewed Monday-Friday (10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.). You may view and purchase the art on the CAMP Rehoboth website under the “SHOP” heading.
This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.