Photographer Dan Mangan Exhibit
The Adams County Arts Council will celebrate two art exhibitions with an opening reception for Dan Mangan and the LCAC Art Auction artwork on First Friday, September 4, 5:00-7; 30 p.m. at the Arts Education Center located at 125 S. Washington Street, Gettysburg. The reception is free and open to the public. Temperature check and mask wearing is required.
The Land Conservancy of Adams County’s 23rd annual Art Auction artwork will be on display at the ACAC’s Arts Education Center in the reception hall and studio. The auction itself will be virtual with the opportunity to bid online at biddingowl.com/lcac beginning on Friday, Sept. 4, as well, and closing at 6 p.m. on September 23.
The Land Conservancy of Adams County is a fully accredited, member-supported, nonprofit land trust that works to preserve the rural lands and character of Adams County. The long-running auction, which raises money to support rural land conservation in Adams County, will feature a wide variety of artwork donated by local and regional artists and art collectors—everything from painting and drawing to ceramics, jewelry, and other three-dimensional work.
The Face of Nicaragua, a collection of photographs on metal by Dan Mangan chronicles the rich vein of humanity that flows through this proud, intriguing country. Mangan says, “The people of Nicaragua are its strength. An American friend of mine says he has returned time and again to this small place in the heart of Central America to re-connect to the human race.” He continues, “These photographs were taken when I accompanied a citizen delegation to Nicaragua under the auspices of Gettysburg College’s Project Gettysburg-León. PGL has done invaluable work in that country, the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere, by involving hundreds of volunteer students and local citizens in its ongoing mission to help provide sustainable empowerment to the Nicaraguan people.” The show will remain up through September.
For more information about The Face of Nicaragua and the Land Conservancy Auction, as well as other upcoming Arts Council exhibitions, or art classes at the Arts Council’s Arts Education Center, visit www.adamsarts.org or call (717) 334-5006.
The Adams County Arts Council’s mission is to cultivate an arts-rich community.
