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Reception Saturday, November 8th 2pm - 4pm

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For the month of November, the ARTery gallery is pleased to feature a dual-purpose exhibit featuring the stunning work of multi-media artist Laura Dudes along with a beautiful display of unique local photography provided by the Delaware Highlands Conservancy.

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For many years, Laura Dudes worked as a graphic artist, creating printed designs and packaging for large companies including M&M Mars, Crayola and BASF. Some of her graphic designs even sold at Macy's. Then in 2015, she began painting landscapes, portraits and works from reference at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. It wasn’t long before she developed her own imaginative texture, dimension and signature colors that help her tell a story that draws the viewers in.  She garners inspiration for those stories from various sources including conversations, television, and music. While Dudes’ work often portrays familiar emotions, she keeps her figures simple with a bit of character so the viewer can see themselves in the idea she is trying to portray. Even the titles of her paintings are well thought out although she has noticed that people have their own interpretations, a fact she finds quite interesting.  “That’s what art is all about," says Dudes.

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The Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s mission is to conserve the forests, farmland, clean waters, and wildlife habitat of the Upper Delaware River region for present and future generations and to foster environmental stewardship through community engagement. That is why this particular exhibit of photography at the ARTery gallery in November fulfills both of Conservancy’s goals—to share magnificent scenes of the Upper Delaware River region and to bring the community together in celebration of the amazing local artists who devote their time and talents to the artistic preservation of nature. 

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During the summer, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy held its eighth annual juried photo contest, Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife. The contest invited local photographers to capture striking nature photos from the Upper Delaware River region in five categories: landscape, wildlife, macro, water, and the Van Scott Nature Reserve, plus a youth category for photographers under age 18.

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“Meeting the photographers from the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and sharing their work with visitors, who thoroughly enjoy the beautiful images of our region, is a high point of our yearly exhibit schedule,” says ARTery gallery Director, Marie Liu.  “The public is encouraged to visit the exhibit throughout its month-long installation to enjoy the talent of these photographers, the awesome beauty that surrounds us in the Delaware River valley, and learn about the Conservancy.”

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The ARTery Gallery in Milford, PA will host both the Laura Dudes exhibition and the Conservancy photographic display from November 6th until December 8th. The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, November 8th from 2-4pm. The winning photographs are also available for viewing on the Delaware Highlands Conservancy Facebook page.

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The ARTery Fine Art and Craft Gallery is located at 210 Broad St, Milford, PA, in the historic Forest Hall. It is a cooperatively owned and operated fine art gallery, serving the regional artists and art lovers since 1996.  The gallery features a wide array of artistic talent ranging from traditional oil, watercolor, printmaking and photography to sculpture, jewelry, textiles, stained glass, pottery, baskets, and collage. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Monday.  For inquiries, call 570-409-1234.