
Come see the work of Arlington artists David Ardito and Laurie Bogdan in this year’s Art Ramble, presented by The Umbrella Arts Center in collaboration with the Concord Division of Natural Resources. Curated by Arlington resident and ACAC Commissioner Stephanie Marlin-Curiel, this year’s theme, “In the Balance,” features installation, soundscape, sculpture and poetry works that strives to regain balance with the natural surroundings and to bridge the growing chasm between the loss of habitat due to the climate crisis and life’s persistence.
The Art Ramble is open September 1 – to November 13 at Hapgood Wright Town Forest. Join the artists for an Artists’ Reception and Walkabout on September 17, 4:30pm.
David Ardito is a visual artist who served for 13 years as the K-12 Director of Visual Art for the Arlington Public Schools, and supervised the Saturday Studios Youth Program at the Mass College of Art and Design. He is also very committed to the promotion of visual and performing arts in Arlington and beyond and has served on numerous Arlington arts committees including the Arlington Art Lottery Council, the Arlington Commission on Arts and Culture, and the Arlington Public Art Committee. Over the past several years, his personal artwork transitioned from two-dimensional art forms to three-dimensional sculptural forms in wood, marble, clay, and an assortment of other media.
His featured pieces White Timber II (2018) and Musical String Bump (2022), are both made from found pieces of wood and metal respectively that find their own balance and form as the artist follows their lead.
Laurie Bogdan is a collage and public artist from Arlington MA. who focuses on bringing new life to ordinary objects and books that would otherwise be tossed away. Laurie is part of ArtLinks Arlington, a local networking group, and Co-Chairs the Community Engagement
Committee of the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture. Her piece, Symbiotic (2022), presents polypore tree fungi sculpted in plastic and mylar to bring attention to these important and often overlooked organisms that cycle essential nutrients, and help prevent soil degradation, so that the land can continue to produce food and sustain life.