Greensburg Art Center is traveling into “The Third Dimension” for an exhibition of the same name, opening with a free reception from 6-8 p.m. Saturday in the gallery at 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield.

It’s the first time in recent memory that the center has mounted a show of all 3-dimensional works, said Pat Majcher, who co-chaired the show with Sarah Hunter and Marcy Koynok.

“We’re stepping out of our usual painting venue and asking the artists to make use of the element of space,” she said.

The exhibition includes 74 pieces by 55 regional artists who have created sculpture, artisan crafts and 3D relief works in various sizes in mediums including wood, papier mache, bronze, cement, fiber and paper. Some are free-standing, some are wall-mounted and one is suspended from the gallery ceiling.

The center’s outdoor sculpture garden will be part of the exhibition.

“I’m thrilled with the turnout and the wide variety of work,” Hunter said. “To be able to showcase 3D work specifically is very exciting.”

“One reason we’re having so much fun with this show is that there is such a range of subject matter and materials,” Majcher said. “And it has brought in some youth, some younger artists that we haven’t seen before.”

Shirley McMarlin | Tribune-Review Artist Jessica King of Evans City with her “Feather Glam Dress,” included in “The Third Dimension,” an exhbition of 3D works opening Sept. 25 at Greensburg Art Center.  

Among the younger artists is Jessica King of Evans City, who is showing two dresses constructed of different kinds of paper.

Her full-length gown, “Feather Glam Dress,” inspired by classic couture, includes hand-cut feathers and tiny rosettes crafted from coffee filters and printing and packing papers, embellished with vintage sequins and beads.

Sense of humor

Majcher said visitors will have fun with Ken Cutway’s “Off the Wall,” a wall-mounted piece that includes a whimsical creature perched on a mossy mound.

“If you speak to it, it will speak back to you,” Majcher said. “It repeats anything you say. Ken’s work is always a little wacky, so it will be fun.”

“Artists of 3D pieces seem to have a different sense of humor,” said Rhonda Pegg of Greensburg, who is showing a papier mache sculpture called “Sprout.”

According to her description, the bulbous green piece encircled by a vine and topped with a tiny, flowering sprout suggests “the process of gestation and Mother Earth herself.”

“I was so happy making this piece,” Pegg said. “I laughed and laughed.”

Shirley McMarlin | Tribune-Review Artist Brian McCall’s painted woodcut will be included in "The Third Dimension" an exhbition of 3D works opening Sept. 25 at Greensburg Art Center.  

The show was juried by Dan Droz, a Pittsburgh-based artist whose work includes large-scale, free-standing and wall-based sculpture. His work has been seen in solo and juried exhibitions, including The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and Harrisburg Art Center.

A former Carnegie Mellon University faculty member, Droz is the recipient of honors including Seton Hill University’s Mary Phillips Award for Sculpture.

The exhibition can be viewed from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and during extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays.

Details: 724-837-6791 or greensburgartcenter.org

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