Beck Center presents solo pictures exhibit targeted on therapeutic by means of artwork

LAKEWOOD, Ohio — Featuring photographs of landscapes, nature and wildlife, the Beck Center for the Arts presents a new photo exhibit by Lakewood resident Rita Elswick.

“It’s pretty exciting,” stated Cleveland native Elswick. “While I have other works at the Beck Center, this is my first solo show there.”

The exhibit options roughly 20 of the artist’s framed pictures, prints and playing cards, which will be considered Sept. 20 by means of Jan. 15 alongside the partitions of the Music and Creative Arts Therapies Building.

“There are landscapes, from like Edgewater Park, and pictures of hawks, scenery and wildlife,” she stated.

Elswick, who suffered a spinal wire harm 20 years in the past, makes use of pictures to point out how the human spirit has the power to heal itself by means of artwork.

“… Years ago, I wanted to become a zookeeper. So I went to college and got my bachelor’s (degree) in biological anthropology,” she stated.

“But after my spinal cord injury, I couldn’t do that kind of work anymore, so I focused on photography of wildlife and animals and nature instead.

“I hope people with disabilities, chronic pain or suffering believe that beauty exists even through the struggle,” she stated.

A public artist reception celebrating the exhibit is scheduled for six p.m. Nov. 14 on the Beck Center.

“Rita is an actively exhibiting local photographer who has made photographs for over two decades,” Beck Center Associate Director of Visual Arts and exhibition curator Melinda Placko stated in a information launch.

“Beck Center is honored to celebrate her work with a solo exhibit.”

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