Pelham Art Center is pleased to announce Beneath the Visible, an exhibition curated by Alexandra Rutsch Brock, on view September 17–October 25. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 17, from 6–8 p.m., followed by an artist talk on Thursday, October 22, from 6–8 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. The exhibition explores what lies beneath what we see: the unseen processes of growth, erosion, memory, and change that shape both the natural world and our experience of it. 

When we are among the trees—among the leaves, roots, wind, and strata—we are reminded that nature is not static, but continually forming and reforming itself. Beneath the Visible brings together six artists who engage with nature as process, material, memory, and transformation. Their works move between surface and depth, growth and decay, presence and absence. Through varied approaches and materials, the artists consider the ways nature can function simultaneously as collaborator, metaphor, and force—shaping, transforming, and inviting us to reconsider our relationship to the world around us.

In the words of curator Alexandra Rutsch Brock, “Together, these artists ask us to slow down and look closely—to notice textures, traces, layers, and subtle shifts. Their works move between the tangible and the imagined, revealing that what we see is only part of a larger process… The artists gathered here remind us that nature is not merely something we observe. It is something we inhabit, participate in, and carry within us… Growth, decay, memory, and transformation are not separate experiences but interconnected cycles.”

On Saturday, October 17, the Pelham Art Center will participate in the annual ArtsFest. Everyone is welcome to visit and view the exhibition. The Art Center will be open from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and our guest curator, Alexandra Rutsch Brock, will be on-site to share more about the exhibition and answer questions.

Featured Artists:

Jason Rohlf, Alyse Rosner, Kathy Rutsch, Denise Sfraga, Barbara Weiss, Judith Witlin

Gallery Hours:

Mondays–Fridays: 9 AM–5 PM
Saturdays: 10 AM–4 PM

Sundays: Closed except for October 25, the last day of the exhibition

For more information about exhibitions, classes, and events at Pelham Art Center, please visit www.pelhamartcenter.org or contact the gallery at [email protected].

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