MCCC’s James Kerney Campus Gallery Exhibit Showcases Photography of Heather Palecek Through April 1
Gallery now open for visits on Mondays by appointment. Artist Talk and Reception to be held in person and live on the Zoom conferencing platform Tuesday, March 9
3/2/2021
Trenton, N.J. — Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) James Kerney Campus (JKC) Gallery will kick off its first in-person photography show in almost a year. The exhibit, “Resist Convenience,” showcases the photography of Heather Palecek and is available for viewing March 1 through April 1. Gallery hours are Mondays from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. at 137 North Broad Street in Trenton by appointment. An artist talk and question and answer session will be held on Tuesday, March 9 from 4 till 8 p.m. that is open to public. Limited seating is available or guests may participate via the Zoom conferencing platform. Reservations are required.
“We are thrilled that we are finally able to physically open our doors with this fantastic show from Heather Palecek,” said Michael Chovan-Dalton, Director of the JKC Gallery. “Heather has been an amazing partner with the JKC Gallery and has helped showcase many artists over the past year with the Third Thursdays Artist Talk program. It has been one year since we shut our doors and we are fortunate to have Heather’s work be the first work back on our walls.”
Palecek, who is based in Hamilton, New Jersey, is an artist and educator who works in the mediums of pinhole photography, lumen printing, cyanotype and mixed media cameraless photography. She is a curator of the popular MCCC “Third Thursdays” photography exhibits along with Habiyb Shu’Aib and host Michael Chovan-Dalton that bring photographers together with the public once a month. Her work centers around the theme of relationships and explores connections humans have to nature and to each other.
Palecek explained how she came up with the exhibit theme “Resist Convenience.” “As a society I believe our desire for convenience is prohibiting us from experiencing life fully — being present in our interactions, having empathy and living sustainably,” she explained. “I think convenience is killing our humanity and ultimately the Earth. This exhibit ties my philosophy to a few different projects about humans’ relationship with mother nature.”
More about Palecek can be found at https://heatherpalecek.squarespace.com.
For information about the show, the reception and registration requirements please visit JKCGallery.online.
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Located at 137 North Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey, Mercer County Community College’s JKC Gallery is a gallery for photography and lens-based work from international- and regional-noted artists. Gallery hours are Mondays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. by appointment.
Mercer County Community College's James Kerney Campus (JKC) Gallery exhibit “Resist Convenience,” showcases the photography of Heather Palecek March 1 through April 1. Gallery hours are Mondays from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. at 137 North Broad Street in Trenton by appointment. An artist talk and question and answer session will be held on Tuesday, March 9 from 4 till 8 p.m. that is open to public. Limited seating is available or guests may participate via the Zoom conferencing platform. For reservations visit JKCGallery.online. Photo courtesy of Heather Palecek.