MARION— The Marion Art Center is pleased to present its first play production of the season, The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, written by Oscar Wilde and directed by Kate Fishman.

Tickets are $20 for Marion Art Center members and $23 for nonmembers.

Tickets are on sale now at marionartcenter.org/events. Show dates are March 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, with Fri/Sat shows scheduled at 7:30 p.m. and Sun matinees scheduled at 2:00 p.m.

All Things Art returns for the 2022 summer camp season.

Program director Kate Frazer Rego will lead three sessions of this immersive weeklong program, which takes place in late summer and is geared toward young artists ages 10-13.

During their time in the Marion Art Center Studio, young artists will experiment with a number of practices, techniques and media including drawing, sculpting, printmaking, fiber arts, working with clay, and more.

 Three one week sessions are available,  the program runs Monday through Friday from 9:00am-12:30pm each day: Session 1: Monday, July 31-Friday, August 4; Session 2: Monday, August 7-Friday, August 11; Session 3: Monday, August 14-Friday, August 18.

Cost for Marion Art Center Members is $250 plus $55 materials fee per student, and the cost for nonmembers is $290 plus $55 materials fee per student.

Payment plans are available upon request. Space is limited, register online at marionartcenter.org/all-things-art.

The Marion Art Center announces a new exhibit, The New Printmakers, with works by Taylor Hickey and Janie Kinnane. The exhibit will feature student work from Old Rochester Regional and Tabor Academy.

The show runs Saturday, February 18-Friday, March 24, and an artists’ reception is scheduled on Saturday, March 4 from 3:00-5:00pm.

Receptions are always free and open to the public. Visit the Marion Art Center galleries to view Kinnane’s oversized woodblock prints, Hickey’s 2D wall pieces and 3D sculptural work utilizing watercolor and linocut techniques, plus student projects exploring various printmaking processes. Learn more at marionartcenter.org.