Kellogg Gallery

On display: February 2, 2023 – February 24, 2023
Opening Reception: February 2, 5:00 – 7:00 pm

ArtCenter Manatee and the West Coast Florida Society of Goldsmiths proudly present this juried metals exhibit that will be complimented with a curated 2D body of metal work by Ralph Berger.

This exhibit will be displayed in our gallery and on our website

1st Pace Beth Lonsinger Lotus Study Necklace
2nd Place Paulette Werger Gleanings Salad Servers
3rd Place Wendy Thurlow Golden Confetti Stack Ring
Honorable Stephanie Savic Polk Precious Found Metal
Mention

Ralph Berger

Many of my pieces are made from found objects which I transform and re-purpose. My metal art explores the beauty of positive and negative space. Lao Tzu speaks eloquently about the importance of
​negative space: 

​”Thirty spokes share the hub of a wheel; yet it is its center that makes it useful. You can mould clay into a vessel; yet, it is its emptiness that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows from the walls of a house; but the ultimate use of the house will depend on that part where nothing exists. Therefore, something is shaped into what is; but its usefulness comes from what it’s not.”

Florida Society of Goldsmiths Gallery
To purchase any of the pieces from the online gallery, please call 941-746-2862.

Ralph Berger Gallery
To purchase any of the pieces from the online gallery, please call 941-746-2862.