Artists Jacquelyne Collett and Russell Whiting will meet and speak with visitors at River Gallery, 400 E. Second St., in the Bluff View Art District, today during a reception from 4 to 6 p.m.
Collett is a Florida-based artist who uses copper, glass, bronze and antique beads. She will be available to discuss her mixed-media glass constructions.
The reception in the gallery will move outdoors with a garden stroll with Russell Whiting discussing the inspiration and process of his carved steel sculptures. The Louisiana sculptor is the featured artist for River Gallery Sculpture Garden’s 2010-11 exhibit.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday and by appointment. There is no charge for admission. Call 265-5033, ext. 5, for more information.