MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Art Center, or MAC, will host an opening night reception for its 16th exhibit on Saturday, March 11.

The open house will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the center, located at 21456 Highway 175, at the junction of highways 29 and 175.

The exhibit features work by Lake County artists that highlight the persistence of doing something without consideration of benefit or reward, simply as a “labor of love.”

From contemporary painting and sculpture to printmaking, textiles and more, you’ll find pieces of beauty and interest including intriguing new 3-D works in mixed media by Alana Clearlake and Laura Kennedy and Darina Simeonova’s large scale drawing.

The exhibit runs through April 16.

MAC is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to providing artistic and cultural opportunities to the residents and visitors of South Lake County while contributing to the community’s health and economic vitality. The center will celebrate its two-year anniversary on March 24.

The MAC Gallery is open Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; or by appointment.

Visit MAC online at www.MiddletownArtCenter.org .

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