Released on: September 15, 2008, 3:36 pm

Press Release Author: Theresa Wall Duggan/ Visions Art Gallery

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Visions Gallery will be holding an opening reception for the
new Fine Art exhibit, "Passages of Death" which explores ideas of death and the
afterlife through a variety of artist's interpretations and cross-cultural ideas.
Many of the artists will be present at the catered opening reception and
entertainment will be provided by three local burlesque groups and local
belly-dancers.

Press Release Body: Visions Art Gallery, in collaboration with Art and Discord, is
excited to announce our annual Halloween Exhibition and Anniversary Celebration,
“Passages of Death.” This year our Exhibit will open on November 1st- All Saint’s
Day, the Day of the Dead, and the final day of Samhain. In celebration of this
special day, artists from across the nation shared their visions of the dead and the
afterlife, ghosts and ghouls, hauntings and the undead in all their varied forms,
celebrations and remembrances of those that have gone before. Because mortality is
such a fascinating concept, we received an incredible variety of work, which we are
pleased to share with the public on behalf of these artists. Everyone has a
different idea about what happens after Death, where our ancestors have gone, and
where we will pass on to in the end. There are legends of rebirth and reincarnation,
the dead risen and walking, the undead feeding on the living, and disembodied
spirits returning to haunt those they left behind. There are celebrations and
mourning rituals surrounding the dead on every continent across the globe and many
of these ideas are represented in this showcase.

We are pleased that we will be showing an array of work from across the globe, in a
variety of media and styles. This years exhibit will include works from Chris
Peters, Aunia Kahn, Lucy Jones of Ireland, Joseph Larkin, Marjorie Kaye, Trey Crim,
George Shaw, Fritz Limner, Jean Winslow, Jennifer Weigel, Doug Murray, Mari Jae
Benning, Ryan McJunkin, Jillian Greenberg, Eric Pigors, Sarah Montani, Reynard
Stevens, Mary Averill, Blackrock, Serena Kelly Hart Crim, Christopher Wilke, Steve
D’Asti, Jaesun Duggan, Alyson Marcell, Phaeidra, R.M. Hanson, Chris Dingwell,
Canman, Michelle Ayers-Moores, Scott Holloway and Angela Cannistraro. Original
works and prints will be for sale during the exhibition.

A Costume Party will be a held for the opening reception at Visions Gallery on
November 1st from 4:00pm to Midnight. This catered annual event features the
enchanting belly dancers Sabrina and Odalisque as well as Burlesque Performances by
SuperSpy, Goode Anatomy and Aquanet Jones. All are encouraged to attend in Costume
as we will once again have our traditional Costume Contest. Creativity will be
rewarded with Fantastic Prizes!

Visions Art Gallery
Angela Cannistraro, Owner and Director
133 Main Street, Suite 100
Medway, MA 02053
508.533.1369
www.visionstattoogallery.com
info@visionstattoogallery.com

For additional information contact:
Theresa Wall Duggan, Curator
Art and Discord phaeidra@gmail.com www.artanddiscord.com



Web Site: http://www.visionstattoogallery.com

Contact Details: 133 Main Street, Suite 100
Medway, MA 02053
508.533.1369
info@visionstattoogallery.com