The Winslow Studio Artists Gallery inside the Affeldt-Mion Museum at La Posada is preparing for a major transition this month, one that will continue to showcase the local artists behind the restoration of La Posada.
For the past year, the gallery has featured Life Mask, an exhibition exploring the many facets of artist Paul Ruschá, from his calligraphy and photography to his paintings and transformative creations made from everyday objects. The show closes this Sunday, Oct. 19, so those who would like to see it are encouraged to act quickly.
Life Mask reveals Ruschá’s boundless creativity and his ability to find beauty in the overlooked. He sees art in everything, including what others might disregard, like the random product stickers that cover every inch of his kitchen cabinets or the plastic packages he transforms into sculptures through photography. His unselfconscious joy and playful curiosity infuse both his art and his outlook on life. For Paul Ruschá, there is no joy in life without art, whether creating or collecting.
When Life Mask closes, the exhibition will be reinstalled inside El Gran Garage, located at 422 E. Second St. across the street from the gallery where special tours will continue over the next year.
Immediately after the transition, the museum will begin preparing for its next installation, Lutzick Snowdrift Arrays, a curated show featuring the work of Winslow artist and La Posada project manager Dan Lutzick. Installation is expected to be complete by mid-November.
Lutzick’s upcoming show offers visitors a slice of his Snowdrift Art Space, locate at 120 W. Second St., in Winslow, the sprawling, ever-changing environment he and his wife, Ann-Mary Lutzick, have built inside a former downtown Winslow department store since 2002. Lutzick writes in the exhibit’s introduction, “When you have a group of things, especially things that are not fixed… boundaries and groupings within the collection may be discerned, with different values or interpretations possible based on the viewer’s position.”
The idea of arrays, objects evolving and interacting as part of a whole, runs through Lutzick’s work. His sculptures, drawings and found-object installations often repurpose materials salvaged from La Posada’s renovation and other restoration projects across the region.
According to information posted at the museum, the new show, “Will offer a slice of Snowdrift Art Space experience in the Winslow Studio Artists Gallery,” focusing on Lutzick’s signature groupings and the interaction between the objects within them. Lutzick Snowdrift Arrays will remain on view for one year.
The Winslow Studio Artists Gallery is dedicated to celebrating artists who have contributed to La Posada’s rebirth and the creative ecosystem that it has fostered in Winslow. Future installations will continue that mission.
Following Lutzick’s show, a major exhibition of Tina Mion’s work is already scheduled for December 2026 through December 2027. Organizers also plan a future exhibit highlighting all the Winslow Studio Artists spaces, including Snowdrift, John Suttman Studio, El Gran, Motor Palace, and the Tina Mion Art Space, showcasing the interconnected community of art that La Posada helped inspire in Winslow.
More information about the upcoming Lutzick Snowdrift Arrays exhibit and its development can be found on the museum’s website at ammwsa.com/snowdrift-array.
