Artist Isaac Alcantar with his work.(Image contributed by Creative Arts Guild)The Creative Arts Guild in Dalton, Georgia, will open two new exhibits on Friday, Aug. 3.
Janice Kennedy will present work in “One Woman’s Viewpoint” in Gallery FIVE20. Isaac Alcantar will exhibit work in Gallery ONE11. His exhibit, “El Color De Mi Cultura,” is being presented in collaboration with Coalition of Latino Leaders.
An opening reception for the community to meet these artists will be held Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the CAG, 520 W. Waugh St. in Dalton. The Friday event is also serving as the volunteer kickoff party to prepare for Festival, the guild’s signature fine arts and crafts show to be held Sept. 14-16.
Kennedy admits to struggling when she began studying painting a few years after retirement. In math and science (her vocational skill areas), solutions are defined.
“You either get the answer right or you get it wrong,” Kennedy explains. “But with art, the artist gets to define what she wants the finished product to be. It took me a while to come to grips with that concept, but when I did, my world became much broader and interesting. “