OUR CONNECTION WITH NATURE — Earth Day 2021

The first Earth Day celebration took place just over 50 years ago, on April 22, 1970. Now, in the challenging decade of the 2020s, adventurous artists working in diverse media are coming together at this Gallery Sitka show to interpret, question, and honor old Mother Earth in all her fascinating complexity and beauty.

“The artists were all asked to consider how they, as human beings, were connected to Nature,” explains Beth Barry, the show’s curator. “All the canvases must be no larger than 20 by 20, and all artists were asked for a minimum of three paintings.” More than 50 artists answered the call.

“I’ve been curating for about ten years,” says Ms. Barry, “and I’ve been working with Tamar for seven or eight years.” Gallery Sitka owner Tamar Russell Brown has produced Earth Day shows before, and she enjoys the tremendous enthusiasm and insight that Ms. Barry brings to the work of curation.