PORT ST. LUCIE \u2500\u2500 A joint exhibit is now on display at the MidFlorida Event Center.<\/p>\n
The works of photographer Steve Schoenbaum and painter Jill Rance will be on display at the 2,000-square-foot Art Gallery through Oct. 28.<\/p>\n
Jill Rance<\/p>\n
You would never know it from her work, but Jill Rance, of Port St. Lucie, took a decades-long break from artwork.<\/p>\n
After high school, Rance\u2019s parents rejected her pleas to go to art school. Instead, she started\u00a0a long career in the investment industry and stopped creating.<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t pick up a paint brush again until she turned 61.<\/p>\n
Thanks to a specialized therapy program, the artist began to create her abstract works as a way to revisit difficult emotions. Now, visitors can enjoy Vance\u2019s new perspective, too. She paints with a newfound desire to \u201cpaint happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve Schoenbaum<\/p>\n
Photographer Steve Schoenbaum has spent decades exploring photography as a form of storytelling \u2014 with the play of light remaining a driving force in his work.<\/p>\n
His career has taken him to galleries, museums, classrooms, and beyond.<\/p>\n
Schoenbaum has been capturing fine art images across the United States and East Africa, where he photographed the Maasai and wildlife in conjunction with National Geographic.<\/p>\n
Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. \u2013to 5 p.m., weekdays. Admission is free.<\/p>\n
Ready to display your art?<\/p>\n
Throughout the year the MIDFLORIDA Event Center exhibits local artists\u2019 work for 6\u20138-week periods.<\/p>\n
If you would like your art to be considered, submit a proposal outlining your work and provide samples.\u00a0Successful applicants will be contacted by an event and service coordinator.<\/p>\n