by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
Manhattan Arts Center hosted an artists reception for it's newest art show, Foraging, on Friday afternoon.
Foraging is a group exhibit featuring eight female artists, seven from outside of Kansas, and the eighth, curator and artist, Kelly Yarbrough.
Yarbrough says she had previous connections with 3 of the artists; the remaining four artists she had admired their work online.
“I put out the name of the show and the theme before I knew what the works were going to be, but the name ‘Foraging’ kind of felt right for the group of artists that I was, that I was thinking about and talking to.” curator and artist, Kelly Yarbrough says.
“As a curator, it’s just exciting to me to be able to reach out and bring work together, of people who are doing some really awesome things.” Yarbrough says.
Artists included in the exhibit are:
Nora Othic - Brookfield, MO
Hannah Demma - Lincoln, NE
Cedra Wood - Roswell, NM
Hannah O'Hare Bennett - Madison, WI
Shar Coulson - Chicago, IL
Debra Claffey - New Boston, NH
Amy Reckley - Grand Rapids, MI
Kelly Yarbrough - Manhattan, KS
The show runs through September 19th, and the Manhattan Arts Center is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5:30pm.