Community School of Music and Art (CSMA)

Located at 330 East State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

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Main Gallery and Lower Gallery

Alan Bargar: Everyday

For more than fifty years, Alan Bargar has been making art, following curiosity wherever it has led him. Working across painting, sculpture, and a variety of other mediums, he has continually explored new ways of seeing the ordinary. In recent years, however, he has returned to oil painting, a medium he describes simply as "coming home."

The paintings in Everyday grow slowly over time. Built layer by layer on large wooden panels with a small brush, each piece evolves through patience, observation, and instinct rather than a fixed plan. Familiar objects, landscapes, and quiet moments become opportunities to discover beauty in the commonplace, inviting viewers to slow down and look more closely at the world around them.

A founding member of Ithaca's State of the Art Gallery, Bargar has exhibited throughout the region and in New York City. His work has appeared at the White Apple Gallery, Wells College, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, and the New Museum. Everyday will be on view in the Community School of Music and Arts Gallery from August 7-26. Join the artist for a brief gallery talk during Ithaca Gallery Night on Friday, August 7.