{"id":831,"date":"2018-12-20T13:28:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T18:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/?page_id=831"},"modified":"2019-01-08T13:41:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T18:41:34","slug":"from-the-past-facing-forward-opening-ceremony-12-7-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/?page_id=831","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from the Opening of &#8220;From the Past Facing Forward&#8221;  an Art Exhibit Featuring Selected Works by Laurie Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;From the Past Facing Forward&#8221; opened on Friday, December 7<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">at The Arts Portal in Wyncote, PA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The\u00a0exhibition features 42 selected works by\u00a0local artist, Laurie Cooper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The collection of portraits incorporates African<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">traditional cultures in contemporary Black American communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don&#8217;t miss our upcoming sessions with our featured artist Laurie Cooper!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Artist Talk I MLK DAY January 21, 2019 4:30 \u2013 7:30pm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Artist Talk II BHMonth February 18, 2019 4:30 \u2013 7:30pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gallery Hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wednesday through Friday 1:00 \u2013 4:30pm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Saturday through Sunday by Appointment Only<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-834\" style=\"max-width: 600px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-21-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-834 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_834\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_834\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-818 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_01-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-818\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-819 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_02-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-819\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-820 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_03-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-820\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-821 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_04-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-821\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-822 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_05-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-822\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-823 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_06-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-823\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-826 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_09-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-826\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-829 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_12-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-829\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-828 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_11-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-828\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-827 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_10-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-827\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-824 ms-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/theartsportal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/oe_07-600x400.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-834 slide-824\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;From the Past Facing Forward&#8221; opened on Friday, December 7 at The Arts Portal in Wyncote, PA. 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