Water Street Studios hosts gallery opening April 11

Water Street Studios in Batavia will host a gallery opening for a new exhibit from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 11. The exhibit will have works by two nationally recognized artists.

Artist Glenn Bodish, who is an art professor at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, will be featured in the Dempsey Family Gallery. Nature artist Ken Reif, of Berwyn, will be showcased in the KC County Magazine Gallery.

The monthly Second Fridays gallery openings offer the chance to view and purchase local artwork, visit resident artists in their studios, explore the Clay Lab, visit the second-floor Community Gallery, and learn about School of Art class offerings.

As part of the Batavia Arts District community initiative, Second Fridays will offer additional happenings at neighbor businesses Hearth and Hammer and Kiss the Sky.

The event is free to attend, however donations to Water Street Studios are welcomed to help support the art center’s mission of making art accessible to the Fox Valley.

Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St. in Batavia, is open to the public Friday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The exhibit will run through May 3.

For more information, visit waterstreetstudios.org.

About Water Street Studios

Founded in 2009, Water Street Studios is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves as a welcoming home for self-discovery and expression. A community for artists of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of education, and for those who love art. They champion art and culture that inspires, educates, provokes, heals, and unifies. They work to provide artistic opportunities for those who may not have access to them and to spread awareness of all the ways art enhances lives. Water Street Studios has become an integral cultural hub that draws, enriches and supports renowned artists, experienced art teachers, talented students, and the art and culture-loving public from all over the Fox Valley and beyond.