Metamorphosis: An ART inc. and Artscape Exhibition

March 27 - April 27, 2025

March 19, 2025

Metamorphosis: An ART inc. and Artscape Exhibition will be at the WaterFire Arts Center gallery featuring local artists whose work embodies change and reinvention as well as artists featured in our original series ART inc. and Artscape. The community will have the opportunity to explore the curated work of artists profiled in both series from Thursday, March 27 - Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Featured artists include:

Allison Bianco
Gif-o-Graf: Sam Shorr and Willy DeConto
Andrew Grover
Lois Harada
Savaree Hazard-Chaney
Jessica Hill Kidd
Shelby Meyerhoff
Out of the Box Studio & Gallery
- Nicholas Shapin, represented by Out of the Box Studio & Gallery
- Bob Stengel, represented by Out of the Box Studio & Gallery
Renée Elizabeth Neely-TANNER
Savonnara Alex Sok
Bao Vu

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