Library Features Art and Photo Exhibits

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Suffield’s own award-winning artist and illustrator Laurie Tavino will be presenting a display of her work in the Kent Memorial Library’s temporary home at 61 Ffyler Place during the month of April.

Also on display during April will be photographs by Suffield residents or students submitted as entries in the “Lester Smith Photography Contest.”

Ms. Tavino is a graduate of Arizona State University, a member of the West Hartford Art League, River Valley Illustrators, Tobacco Valley Artists Association, Friends of the Farm at Hilltop, The Suffield Historical Society, Enfield Historical Society, and Mount Carmel Women’s Auxiliary. Her paintings have garnered many awards throughout the area, are prized by collectors, and are featured in many homes and businesses. Laurie offers art lessons in her home studio.

Photographs found on display may be in three categories; “Faces in Suffield”; “History of Suffield”; and “Suffield Landscapes.” Entrants are competing for cash awards here, in this event intended to commemorate the 90th birthday of Town Historian Lester Smith.

The opening of the Photography Show will take place on Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. The public is invited.

A “Meet the Artist” reception for Laurie Tavino is scheduled at the library on Thursday, April 12, from 6-8 p.m. The public is also invited to meet Laurie and view her artwork.

This presentation is made possible through the efforts of the artist and photographers, the Suffield Arts Council and the staff of Kent Memorial Library.

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