Art exhibit in North Tonawanda

My daughter and I headed to Webster Street in North Tonawanda Saturday morning. We were originally going to visit the Partner's in Art gallery, as she had to visit one more art gallery for her design course. However, we found out that gallery had closed. Fortunately, the River Art Gallery is also located on Webster Street (in the tall pink building), so we went there instead.

They have a very nice gift shop in the front featuring items made by local artisans. In the back is a art gallery. The current exhibit, titled York by York West: Landscapes from Yorkshire (England) to Western New York features artwork by Joseph Mortellaro. The works at first glance look like impressionist paintings made with daubs of paint, however, they are actually created digitally using an inkjet printer. We had never seen anything like this before, they were actually very cool looking.

The lady at the gallery invited us to come back that evening, as they were going to have the opening reception for the artist. We took her up on the offer and returned later. It was a nice reception and they served a wonderful array of cheese and nuts!

The exhibit runs through June 6th. River Art Gallery and Gifts, 83 Webster Street, N. Tonawanda 716-260-1497. www.riverartgalleryandgifts.com The gallery is open Wed.-Fri. 11-4, Saturday 11-5

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