ST. JOHNSBURY – 560 Railroad Community Artist and Vermont Studio Center alum J.P. Morrison Lans will host a series of community arts events at Catamount Arts throughout the month of February. Morrison Lans, a Tulsa-based artist who works in a variety of media including paint, pencils, encaustic and sculpture, will host a show-and-tell discussion of power in objects; drop-in explorations of the interplay between color and light; a community art installation and an open studio. All events will take place in February at Catamount Arts, on Eastern Avenue, except for Lans Morrison’s open studio, which will take place March 1, at 560 Railroad Street.
On Sunday, Feb. 15, from 1 to 3 p.m., Morrison Lans will host The Animistic Object: A Sharing of Powerful Items, at Catamount Arts. Morrison Lans, who is conducting a research project on the power of everyday objects, describes The Animistic Object as a “grown-up show-and-tell.”
Then Morrison Lans will host community members of all ages (children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult) to contribute or enjoy and interact with Color Frolics with Light: A Community-Curated Art Installation.
On Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21 and 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and on Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m., the public may drop in and join Lans in the Catamount Arts Cabaret Room to explore how color can be manipulated and animated by lights. Participants will contribute to a mural that dances and changes hues under a rainbow of LED light.
The Color Frolics with Light: Community Arts Installation will be open to the public for viewing on Thursday, Feb., 26, from 1 to 9 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 27, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.,; and Saturday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m..
On March 1, from 1 to 3 p.m., J.P. Morrison Lans will be at her studio space on 560 Railroad Street, and learn about her personal artwork as well as the art projects created during her winter residency in St. Johnsbury.
To learn more about J.P. Morrison Lans’ February residency in St. Johnsbury or about the 560 Railroad Community Artists program, including the full roster of visiting artists, see catamountarts.org.
