Lucy Chan exhibit on till late April at AGNS Western branch

“It’s the largest, most exciting and most unique exhibit we’ve had for Yarmouth,” said attendant Virginia Stoddard.

“This is also the first time, as far as I know, that there’s ever been installation art at the gallery. It’s an exciting concept,” she said.

Several groups of students have toured the artwork and “loved it”. Some have also created their own mobiles on site at the conclusion of their visit.

Chan’s ‘between, and in tears’ exhibit combines large objects (tear-drop shaped sculptures suspended from the gallery’s ceiling) with animations and drawings in a unique, evocative installation.

Stoddard says this is the fourth time for Chan to mount the installation and that the Yarmouth gallery was the largest room yet for the art.

“She was way up on the ladder. She actually had to go downstairs and draw more floating faces to reach the ceiling. Another thing she discovered when she installed it was that this is also the first time that she had a floor that had these reflections, so these shadows, which are quite wonderful, were a surprise. She was absolutely delighted because that added another dimension to it,” said Stoddard.

The exhibit will be at the gallery until late April. The facility is closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Coming up at the gallery:

On March 28 the ‘Friday at the Gallery’ tours will continue at 12:15 and 1:15 p.m.

There will also be an introduction to the "Contemporary Conversations' show.

On Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m. an Art Screening is scheduled. A 50-minute video featuring the work of 20th century painter Joan Miro will be shown. Conversation and coffee will follow.

On Sunday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m. Chuck Smith will talk about The Missionaires, the Yarmouth-based quartet who achieved wide recognition for their tight harmonies and musical interpretations over a long career from the 40s to the 70s. The program will include cuts from the only album the group ever recorded.