S2 Ep2184: MOREAN ARTS June Bunch Previews July Events & Exhibits
Saturday, July 11, 5-8pm will be the opening night of 4 shows: Sugar High: 2026 Members Show [https://x7di6qabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PUPx6KYyiDXb4e2R_5pHsHoDRc9ByJ3UySJnnY50w5Npih5x4XLpFTQvRHOfLoYPP3UawRNe4vYFtGDkAYFtsIo-8qs9o_wccGFizRUzSTt6eN-wcQjv8pRliv2AygRVae-gsUj7vsl6C2u6i4xsRKUjQUBhqsqUwAbgSDMRZtFidn09pwl0h3mrIzZfMzeEztaYB687rYrygbW_SdRC3EYsdlyE0nXA&c=THY1oTPJP2UQWnhagUJT6WH_xpBfddEXgPItDgLFf1nw8fJBeAQUuw==&ch=EgFwLfZQPA7czOAFu7c5tUJz9OxvgO3LnNLZAy-W4kTQ0ECZfFW8ww==], Neverne Covington: Into the Mystic [https://x7di6qabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PUPx6KYyiDXb4e2R_5pHsHoDRc9ByJ3UySJnnY50w5Npih5x4XLpFVHtAdUpQFYzvUDf5ewDqIHx3yeICAEeWI-RstT3e9_kNw5vOrGEcT6WNXfZvHeFYvQ6UwLnEXWi1rNBckq7KeHgLnjGMYvfvvfmiV-wIiy-aYsvRjpZHXwl5-marlV1ubvr4kl_lbGe4k_wwzNSSJDJD37csRgkFIr2uNrHmuCgpruhc3ToOic=&c=THY1oTPJP2UQWnhagUJT6WH_xpBfddEXgPItDgLFf1nw8fJBeAQUuw==&ch=EgFwLfZQPA7czOAFu7c5tUJz9OxvgO3LnNLZAy-W4kTQ0ECZfFW8ww==], It’s Been a Privilege: Ceramics from the Giordano Collection [https://x7di6qabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PUPx6KYyiDXb4e2R_5pHsHoDRc9ByJ3UySJnnY50w5Npih5x4XLpFVHtAdUpQFYzcXKTQmlA6vKXh8B3vcJyucNx0dB2zyPR0BB-1HgcudD6SEeQ-8R5eBPyzhyrBb-1onO2-7W02u4zOW7Tija-OfY93VkAPVXIKxk7lOq_HORAEt89DoUmINK_J5Onf1exd-yGBlUp5JYDN4O0EiiK_1AA-Mwzc7Ao5qWyAfHaSNcjXoFzAy8deKz7xlv-Vw8zVAAqBRhUGLQ=&c=THY1oTPJP2UQWnhagUJT6WH_xpBfddEXgPItDgLFf1nw8fJBeAQUuw==&ch=EgFwLfZQPA7czOAFu7c5tUJz9OxvgO3LnNLZAy-W4kTQ0ECZfFW8ww==] and JOYLAND: Benaiah Cusack [https://x7di6qabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PUPx6KYyiDXb4e2R_5pHsHoDRc9ByJ3UySJnnY50w5Npih5x4XLpFVHtAdUpQFYzadX1FflaTeAECOQ5km0LF-Ic1neCy4NgdwoCH9eVxLmrdzYhElVvfMHUSvMaYlxi-kHRGnwTyFq80TkHM_8vqsHqZqrY52ZqZZCIJY3yHaA-JlyI2JfmRHJmRAeS4tOn15iS5kdKvrMtrNFkk17YEQ==&c=THY1oTPJP2UQWnhagUJT6WH_xpBfddEXgPItDgLFf1nw8fJBeAQUuw==&ch=EgFwLfZQPA7czOAFu7c5tUJz9OxvgO3LnNLZAy-W4kTQ0ECZfFW8ww==] at the Morean Arts Center and 2 shows at the Morean Center for Clay, including Universal Narratives: A Group Show Presented by Taylor Robenalt [https://x7di6qabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PUPx6KYyiDXb4e2R_5pHsHoDRc9ByJ3UySJnnY50w5Npih5x4XLpFVHtAdUpQFYz89C27tcr47PqIBTHvz7lICCyuAEV1Tzj7Xy4JJlpHclC4t9oJkpOGo46u7pEVJtvUfPp-mo8lnYbWFu-nps7in5g7dR5Vyk-3022sfYb_mLOE5oPv-gAwQ4JDgRppoDjtSX37dr-UhIUgH2R_C8I3dW3_sEdT8ZarAtdFPpHt_g=&c=THY1oTPJP2UQWnhagUJT6WH_xpBfddEXgPItDgLFf1nw8fJBeAQUuw==&ch=EgFwLfZQPA7czOAFu7c5tUJz9OxvgO3LnNLZAy-W4kTQ0ECZfFW8ww==] and Lily Denhoff: Presence and Perspective [https://x7di6qabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PUPx6KYyiDXb4e2R_5pHsHoDRc9ByJ3UySJnnY50w5Npih5x4XLpFVHtAdUpQFYzcvcxR742rO24qpxymd7LSwg3rnKD4pX6g5KDTMrkHFm_Sml1rl3O2FaO33cDJ4cQscQBU77V49bPHMpcJRmq_AtlDY0QfLIKLVN5-nwUikqkDKpwpohrTMOED1rowhb4Src9GghHWNadGfLRM-keBHM6vw5tIQ761R1RA4XU-FY=&c=THY1oTPJP2UQWnhagUJT6WH_xpBfddEXgPItDgLFf1nw8fJBeAQUuw==&ch=EgFwLfZQPA7czOAFu7c5tUJz9OxvgO3LnNLZAy-W4kTQ0ECZfFW8ww==]. More details below:
Note: On Friday, 7/10, from 5-7PM, there will be a preview night at the Morean Arts Center as well!
Preview Night: July 10, 5-7PM On View: July 11 – September 23
Morean Arts Center: 719 Central Ave
Sugar High, our annual members show, welcomes viewers to appreciate and recognize our artist members and celebrate their talent. The 2026 members exhibition presents nearly 150 works of art with the theme of excess and things we hate to love, as well as a joyful sense of color, chaos and childlike wonder.
INTO THE MYSTIC Preview Night: July 10, 5-7PM On View: July 11 – September 23
Morean Arts Center: 719 Central Ave
Find oils, oil sticks, and wax on canvas, with layers that inform the next as each brushstroke or mark becomes the landscape of a surface. Covington's drawings, prints, paintings and sculpture explore childhood, language, landscape, memory, and the gothic south. “Rhythm, pattern, and the repetition of color dictate my process and the direction each work will take,” Covington says. “In my work I strive to reveal nature’s known, unknown and unknowable entities.”
IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE On View: July 11 – September 23 Morean Arts Center: 719 Central Ave
Beloved local artist and Morean staff member Rob Giordano (1951-2015) amassed a substantial ceramics collection, adhering to the philosophy that it was a privilege to be able to own work by artists he admired and wished to support. His wife Linda has chosen to share their collection with our community in this meaningful exhibition and sale. Visitors will have the opportunity to see and purchase works by familiar artists including Russ Gustafson-Hilton, Alan Johnson, Matthew Schiemann, and Don and Cristina Williams, among many others, with a few works created by Rob himself.
JOYLAND On View: July 3 – August 8 Morean Arts Center: 719 Central Ave
Inspired by imaginary coastal spaces, ocean light, rhythmic movement, tropical color, the energy of street art, and a hint of the cosmic, this body of work explores environments that feel both vibrant and introspective. Layered surfaces, fluid forms, and bold color interactions create an atmosphere that moves between dreamscape and memory—places that do not exist, yet feel familiar. The work balances playfulness with reflection, inviting moments of connection, engagement, and emotional escape.
UNIVERSAL NARRATIVES On View: July 11 – September 5
Morean Center for Clay: 420 22nd St S
Art has long been a powerful medium for storytelling, preserving history, and expressing personal and collective experiences. Ceramics, with its tactile and transformative qualities, provides a unique avenue for artists to shape narratives in a tangible form. This group exhibition brings artists from various backgrounds to create ceramic works telling compelling stories.
PRESENCE & PERSPECTIVE On View: July 11 – August 1
Morean Center for Clay: 420 22nd St S
This perspective exhibition showcases the work created by Lily Denhoff in the first year of her residency at the Morean Center for Clay. Each of the ceramic surfaces are derived from the synergistic surrender that accompanies the woodfiring process. This discovery based body of work is a record of material research and different wood kilns/ firing techniques. Using an interdisciplinary consideration of material, she creates forms that express both literal and spiritual function. Through a play of scale and softness, each piece becomes a collaborative exploration of presence.
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