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A wall-hung sculpture comprised of a cabinet-like box lit from within containing an assemblage of items made of glass, metal, and wood. One item is shaped like a hand.

Melissa Burley: The Fragility of Things - Public Reception

Friday, June 12, 2026
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Ticket Price: free
Age: All Ages

Event Category: All Ages, Arts, Exhibition, Free, Public Reception

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Add to Calendar Friday, June 12, 2026 7:00 pm 06/12/2026 9:00 pm America/New_York Melissa Burley: The Fragility of Things - Public Reception Melissa Burley combines reclaimed and found objects from the past to create illuminated sculptures that may include glass, test tubes, furniture parts, clocks, bicycle components, and resin. She sees the primary focus of her work as bringing life back into the things people once cherished and utilized, thereby communicating a strong sense of the past. <span class="tribe-address"> </span>

* This exhibition runs May 23–Jun. 21, with a public reception on Fri., Jun. 12. *

“We inhabit a time when things have become more fragile and urgently in need of delicate tending.”
– William E. Connolly

In The Fragility of Things, Burley reflects on vulnerability in an era shaped by uncertainty – environmental, political, and deeply personal. Drawing on natural forms like eggs and seeds, her work explores fragility not as weakness, but as a space where resilience and quiet strength can emerge, inviting viewers to consider their own balance between growth and breaking.

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