September Show: Members Gallery

Poetry of the Ordinary

ASK Members Juried Exhibition

Poetry of the Ordinary invites viewers to pause, look closer, and discover the beauty, mystery, and meaning woven into everyday life. This juried exhibition celebrates the moments, objects, places, and rituals that often go unnoticed, revealing how the familiar becomes extraordinary through artistic vision.

Through observation, memory, humor, intimacy, and reflection, the exhibiting artists transform the commonplace into something resonant and unexpected. Whether documenting reality, abstracting lived experience, or reimagining everyday surroundings, these works uncover the quiet poetry hidden within daily existence.

Featuring a wide range of work by our member artists, the exhibition reminds us that wonder is often found not in grand gestures, but in the simple moments that shape our lives.

Featured Artists

Larry Arvidson • Sharon Ascher • Bob Barnes • Stuart Bigley • David Budd, The Artful Drummer • Patricia Cummins • Maria Farr • Walter Fancourt • Beth Feinstein • PJ Flanagan • Stacie Flint • Patti Gibbons • Terry Haas • Jean Haines • D.A. Hamlin • Tom Hackett • David Held • Laura Helfant • David Holt • Barbara Johnston • Virginia Kaufmann • Pearl Lau • Jim McCann • Terry Murray • Tonia Papke Waterbury • Carol Pepper-Cooper • John Phillips • Joseph Pine • Geraldine Popko • Eileen Power • Harry Ross • Karen Schaffel • David Schaengold • Thea Stiriss • Carolyn Winters