{"id":5555,"date":"2026-04-07T19:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=5555"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:40:15","slug":"2026-spring-art-showcase-shared-humanity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=5555","title":{"rendered":"2026 Spring Art Showcase: Shared Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 Promega Spring Art Showcase: Shared Humanity\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SH4lHPnsIfQ?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Shared Humanity<\/em><\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>reflects the universal values,&nbsp;emotions&nbsp;and experiences across the work of three distinct yet complementary artists. The&nbsp;exhibit&nbsp;opens&nbsp;Tuesday, May 5.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=5505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Georgios&nbsp;Katsagelos<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;presents&nbsp;<em>Portraits of&nbsp;Women<\/em>, a photographic series developed over more than three decades across four continents, capturing the complexities of female presence in a male-dominated world.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=5543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Velliquette&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>contributes intricately handcrafted paper sculptures and a series of powder-coated aluminum sculptures that translate his iconic motifs into reflective, three-dimensional forms that interact dynamically with light and space.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=5530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chele Ramos<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>brings an intimate and emotionally driven perspective through her portraiture, blending contemporary realism with expression and using bold color,&nbsp;texture&nbsp;and expressive gestures to convey inner experience and emotional depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=5505\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-1-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-1-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-1-214x300.jpg 214w, 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2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View Michael Velliquette&#8217;s Art <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=5530\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramos_Rage-1005x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramos_Rage-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramos_Rage-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramos_Rage-768x783.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramos_Rage-50x51.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ramos_Rage-1600x1631.jpg 1600w, 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