{"id":218817,"date":"2026-06-14T07:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T07:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/218817\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T07:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T07:04:06","slug":"artists-kroptavich-and-bergstrasser-hold-joint-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/218817\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists Kroptavich and Bergstrasser hold joint exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>PITTSTON \u2014 Local artists Mary Kroptavich and Robert \u201cBergie\u201d Berstrasser held a joint exhibition at Art e Fekts Gallery, Downtown Pittston, on Friday, running in conjunction with the June Second Friday Art Walk.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit, titled, \u201cVariations on Theme: Light &amp; Shadow, Form &amp; Color,\u201d brought together two distinct artistic voices where both artists showcase the interplay of light, shadow, form, and color through photography, sculpture, watercolor, and mixed media works.<\/p>\n<p>Kroptavich, owner of MPK Photography, is known for capturing the beauty of everyday moments through macro photography.<\/p>\n<p>Her work reflects a passion for storytelling and a keen eye for nature, community, and the unique character of her subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Bergstrasser specializes in sculpture, drawing, watercolor, stone carving, and other media.<\/p>\n<p>He embraces a process-driven approach that allows each piece to evolve organically. His work celebrates craftsmanship, discovery, and the beauty found in imperfection.<\/p>\n<p>Art E Fekts Gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment.<\/p>\n<p>For information about this exhibition or upcoming shows, visit Art e Fekts Gallery on Facebook and Instagram or contact the gallery through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artefektsgallery.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.artefektsgallery.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; PITTSTON \u2014 Local artists Mary Kroptavich and Robert \u201cBergie\u201d Berstrasser held a joint exhibition at Art e&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-218817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}