June 26th, 2026, 6-8 pm
You are invited to join us for the opening reception celebrating these two new exhibitions 

After the Storms
Works by master printmaker Herlinde Spahr

The Ridge Tapestries
Hand-embroidered scenes of a community’s story


Exhibition Opening Reception

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Exhibition Opening Reception

monca is proud to present two new exhibitions on view from Thursday, Thursday, June 25th, 2026 through Sunday, August 8th, 2026.


monca invites you to join us for the opening reception celebrating
these two new exhibitions on Friday, June 26, 6 to 8 PM.
Admission to opening reception is free. 
Assorted beverages will be available at the museum’s No-Host Bar. 

 

About the shows:

 

The Ridge Tapestries - A Community’s Story

The Ridge Tapestries, created by fabric artist Marsha Stone, depict the resettling of a sparsely populated rural area, the cohesion of a new community, and the effort to protect the watershed they called home. Like the Bayeux Tapestry, the Ridge Tapestries are hand embroidered using wool thread on linen backing.

 

After the Storms - Herlinde Spahr

This exhibition, entitled After the Storms. From Hemlock to Lotus, captures a journey culminating in the five panels of Rising from Darkness. The Lotus.  About working in black and white, Spahr states: “A printmaker moves between the extremes of soot and soul, between the stain of ink and transcendence. The journey is through a landscape of carbon and soot, with the triumphant soul captured in the grime of ink.”

Reception