Located on the lower level of the St. Cecilia Music Center building, the Terryberry Gallery showcases area artists throughout the year, making it a unique and beautiful space for hosting small receptions or as an overflow space when renting the Mika Music Library.
For room rental availability for your special event, please contact Event & Facility Director Carla Messing at 616.459.2224 (ext 204) or carla@scmcgr.org.
LORI MCELRATH ESLICK
LORI MCELRATH ESLICK
As a Kendall College of ART grad I was hired by Hallmark Cards in Kansas City as a greeting card artist. They demand that level of all the artists that they recruit and hire from around the country and world so I've worked hard all of my working artist life to create art to the best of my skills. Now, as a children's book author and illustrator, I've illustrated 20+ picture books, a few of these in watercolor. I continue to illustrate for different magazines and am now painting more personal paintings that I've not done before for myself.
That said, to paint at any level or for work is to have fun. Art should be about having fun. I did a TedX Muskegon talk about finding a moment, a creative moment...because I live to encourage others to do their creative art gifts.
Italian Woman, Oil
I love to paint with people. I teach all generation classes as those attending whish to have some fun painting in watercolor, which is a medium that I've used for many of the greeting cards I've illustrated. The patrons and I splash paint together, and I love to show them a new thing or two about watercolor while not stressing about being a beginner or someone who regularly paints in watercolor. Every time we paint we can learn something new.
My art is now in many public and private collections such as:
DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
California State Board of Education
MAZZA Museum, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH
Frankel Heart Center, University of Michigan
Kerlan Collection, Anderson Library, University of Minnesota
Lucas-Toledo Public Library, Toledo, OH
Muskegon Community Foundation
Golman Tying One On, Oil on Board
ARTIST RECEPTION
Friday, October 4 | 5-7pm
Throughout the artist's residency, select pieces are available for purchase through St. Cecilia Music Center. Contact Event + Facility Director Carla Messing at carla@scmcgr.org for more information.