Center for the Arts to feature all-female exhibit
for Women's History Month

The Laredo Center for the Arts will host an all-female art exhibit showcase in honor of Women's History Month. The exhibit, "Water Reflections," features work by the Art Spirits, a local group led by watercolor instructor Mary L. Quiros, and will be on display in the Laredo Art League Gallery March 2-31.
An opening reception is set for Tuesday, March 4, 6-8 p.m., at the Laredo Center for the Arts.
The Art Spirits were recently awarded the Texas Watercolor Society signature membership. Exhibiting members include Christina Castillon, Tere García, Linda LaMantia, Marlyn Madrazo, Center for the Arts executive director Serena M. Rosenkrantz, Monica Solis Ruiz, Raquel Valle-Senties, Nena Solis, Anne Brennan Vela, and Gloria Zuñiga.
Additional shows will be on display in March as well.
Judi Krew's "Fun in the XX Chroma-Zone" will be on display in Exhibit Hall West March 4 through April 26. She has been an exhibiting artist since 1982 after receiving a BFA degree in painting and drawing from the University of Akron's Honors Program. She works with children as a guest artist in the local school system and serves on the board of trustees for the Canton Museum of Art in Ohio. Krew’s opening reception will be held Tuesday, March 4, 6-8 p.m.
Anne Brennan Vela’s "Visual Poetry" will be exhibited in the Goodman Gallery March 4 through April 26. Vela founded the Laredo Center for the Arts in 1993. She received the Paul Hams award from the Rotarians for her contribution to the arts in Laredo.
Vela's work has been accepted in many national and regional exhibitions across the U.S. Her work was published in the Texas Watercolor Society: 50 Years of Excellence, and some of her recent awards include the San Antonio Watercolor Group Juried Exhibition Silver Medal and the Artoberfest, New Braunfels, abstract watercolor first place and mixed media/batik second place. An opening reception will be held Tuesday, March 4, 6-8 p.m.
For more information on any of the exhibits, call 725-1715.