“Dreamscapes” - MCA’s 6th Annual ‘BEST' Juried Art Exhibition

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Sponsored by the LILAC Foundation

Marion Cultural Alliance is thrilled to present the sixth annual juried art exhibition, "Dreamscapes: Beyond Reality" in celebration of 100 years of Surrealism. This exhibition presents a unique opportunity for local artists to delve into the world of the subconscious, the fantastical, and the bizarre, and to showcase their unique interpretations of a century-old art movement that continues to captivate and inspire.

Exhibit will be on display at Brick City Center for the Arts in downtown Ocala through October 28, 2024. For sales inquiries, please contact gallery@mcaocala.com or call us at 352-369-1500.

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Salvation Disguised In Gray
Salvation Disguised In Gray
Alysathena
$285.75


Dimensions: 16 x 20 x 0.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic paint on canvas
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: Dreams of my memories
Living Time Forward and Backward
Living Time Forward and Backward
Ellen Hosafros
$369.00


Dimensions: 24 x 18 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Oil on canvas
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: The majority of my paintings embrace surrealism. I am inspired by female surrealist painters including Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington. I draw upon my dreams and spiritual concepts including karma, reincarnation and a universal divine force when considering topics and symbols for my paintings.
What lies beneath
What lies beneath
Melanie Bell
$950.00


Dimensions: 20 x 16
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): mixed, Oil and Acrylic
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: I wanted to show the transparency of colors
Kevin Hears the Mother Ship
Kevin Hears the Mother Ship
Ellen Hosafros
$299.00


Dimensions: 24 x 18 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Oil on canvas
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: I enjoy creating surrealistic oil paintings and using cartoon-like creatures to add a surprising twist. Most of my ideas come to me in dream, and I often embed symbols that appear to me when asleep. Also, I really love cats.
The Persistent Condition
The Persistent Condition
Heather Dawn Batchelor
$3,000.00


Dimensions: 36 x 36
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): acrylic on canvas
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: This piece is a tribute to the works of Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, blending their surrealist visions into an exploration of portals and the fluid nature of reality. Drawing inspiration from Dalí's The Persistence of Memory, the flowing, liquid forms evoke the malleability of time, where moments seem to melt away, slipping into the subconscious. Meanwhile, the arch-shaped window echoes Magritte’s The Human Condition, where the boundary between reality and illusion is
Tunnel Of Love
Tunnel Of Love
Donald Frame
$125.00


Dimensions: 18 x 24 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Archival Photographic Material
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: A mannequin standing on a loading dock behind a Bloomingdales caught my attention. It was out of place and uniquely absurd with the trash, concrete, and truck as contrast.
Equinity
Equinity
Donald Frame
$125.00


Dimensions: 18 x 24 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Archival Photographic Material
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: This is my attempt at a Dali-esque piece of art based on my own photography.
The Birdbath
The Birdbath
Kathy Hancock
$275.00


Dimensions: 24 x 30 x 0.75
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): watercolor with pen and ink on watercolor paper
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: I want to participate in the Dreamscape theme because I love surrealism, and wanted to come up with a different kind of bird bath to go with the theme.
Dreamy Egret
Dreamy Egret
Saul Reyes
$275.00


Dimensions: 22 x 28 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Photographic print
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: The beauty of a white egret gliding gracefully may evoke in viewers thoughts and feelings of peace, faith, and wonder. I find joy in discovering and rediscovering Florida’s beauty and capturing that beauty in photographs. I hope the viewer may daydream and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Beach Encounter
Beach Encounter
Kathy Hancock
$250.00


Dimensions: 30 x 24 x 0.75
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): acrylic on canvas
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: I wanted to participate in the Dreamscape theme and am particularly fond of surrealism. I wanted to show beings from different dimensions meeting through a mirror, with the mirror being the portal.
Pipe Dream Market
Pipe Dream Market
Rodney Acosta
$450.00


Dimensions: 29 x 23 x 2
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed media on wood board.
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: inspired by dreams of a different and alternative reality or outcome. The seemingly illogical randomness of dreams makes sense in the end.
Dancing with Life
Dancing with Life
Lorrie Terbilcox
$133.00


Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Digital
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: This piece was inspired by my relationship with God. In times of doubt and uncertainty, He reminds me of the peace I've secured. Although darkness is present, the beauty of the flowers and faceless dancers uplifts the mood. Even on the cloudiest and most ominous days, life's beauty invites us to dance. I hope this piece inspires hope, reminding us that perfection is not required to find joy and beauty.
Blue people in Paradise
Blue people in Paradise
Rodney Acosta
$560.00


Dimensions: 48 x 24 x 2
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed media on canvas and oil/enamel paint.
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: This piece was inspired by a landscape of a diferent time where humans live in their own mind prissions...
A Star is Born
A Star is Born
Marjorie Dodrill
$1,450.00


Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed Media
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: With all our rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center, my imagination fired off and I looked at some space pictures and thought a painting would be interesting.
The Path Through Dali's Garden
The Path Through Dali's Garden
Ronda Richley
$795.00


Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic on gallery profile canvas
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: If Van Gogh meets Dali in my surreal, imaginary world, imagine what a wonderful world it would be!
Yomi
Yomi
Diego-Designs
$175.00


Dimensions: 20 x 25 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Markers, paint markers, colored pencils, acrylics, India inks, glue, Velcro.
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: I was thinking of the afterlife, and what happens to our dear pets (especially since they have a short life span). So my inspiration of this piece is of having a cat "crossing over the rainbow bridge" and into a new life. Having a serene and dreamy feeling is the inspiration I've had that allowed me to show in this artwork.
Moonlight Ride
Moonlight Ride
KMUArt Designs
$325.00


Dimensions: 20 x 16 x 1.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Oil on canvas
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: I have always dreamed of riding a horse on a beach, especially under the moonlight. So I painted it!
Room For All
Room For All
Cynthia Ancel
$130.00


Dimensions: 6 x 6
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic on canvas
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: The inspiration of the work “Room For All” is the turmoil on our Earthly home. While portraying an over crowded planet, the piece has symbolism of renewal in a surrealistic planet Earth.
Midsummer Dreaming
Midsummer Dreaming
Valarie Lacefield
$225.00


Dimensions: 40 x 30 x 1
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Mixed Media
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: I have had a most rare vision. I had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was… The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was. (Bottom, Act 4 Scene 1) Shakespeare 'A Midsummer Night's Dream
Dream a little dream
Dream a little dream
Stephanie Latner
$200.00


Dimensions: 20 x 10 x 0.5
What is the MEDIUM of the piece? (ie: acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, clay sculpture, etc.): Acrylic
What is the inspiration behind your piece?: The inspiration behind it is the idea that we create our own realities.

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