Museum of Curious Perceptions

Opening Reception: Sunday, March 25, Time: 2 – 4 p.m.
Exhibit Dates: March 21 – May 13, 2018

Enter. Within these walls are works that will confound, surprise and delight. Pajaro Valley Arts presents an eclectic gathering of meticulous collections transforming it into Spoken/Unspoken: Museum of Curious Perceptions.

The storytellers. Their words reverberate throughout the galleries… unsounded whispers, mute cries, gagged laughter, thunderous unheard sighs — the splintering profundity of their unspoken words resound silently throughout each exhibit within this fictional museum.

Look, watch and listen with your imagination. The artists in each of the exhibits mold and twist, conjure, proclaim, contort and extract a story from objects mundane and sublime. Be transported. Enter their stories.

Contributing artists include: Wendy Aikin, Jody Alexander, Marie Bergstedt, Charlene Doiron Reinhart, Steve Gompf, Hope Kroll, Victoria May, Beverly Rayner, Diane R. Ritch, Judy Stabile and Rose Sellery

Museum of Curious Perceptions Curator’s Tour with Rose Sellery April 28, 2 – 3 p.m. This event will be open to the public, and is free of charge. Join curator Rose Sellery, and some of the participating artists to gain insights into our Museum of Curious Perceptions.

Spoken/Unspoken is a countywide collaboration venture organized by Cabrillo Gallery that brings together eleven art venues across Santa Cruz County under a unifying theme. Visit www.spokenunspokenart.com to see participating venues. This project was made possible through the generosity of a donor advised grant from the Roy and Frances Rydell Visual Arts Fund at Community Foundation Santa Cruz County. www.cfscc.org

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The Pajaro Valley Gallery is located at 37 Sudden Street in Watsonville. Hours are Wednesday through Sundays from 11- 4 PM. There is no admission fee and the gallery is ADA accessible.

Curator: Rose Sellery, Phone: 831-227-1149 or E-mail: rose@rosesellery.com