LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society presents “what we hold close/what we let go,” an exhibition featuring artwork by Beth Heit, in the Elevator Gallery at the CAS Arts Center at 48 Main St., from July 22 through August 28. There will be an artist’s talk and free opening reception on Friday, July 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. All are welcome and light refreshments will be served.

Assemblages are simultaneously Beth Heit’s most personal artwork and her most universal. They are interior self-portraits that reflect investigations into her relationships with people, places and concepts. The assemblages are often an excursion into memories. Memory is never an exact replay of what actually happened but instead consists of odd scraps of translucent occurrences laid out side by side or on top of one another. In her sculptures, juxtaposed forms, textures and colors interact with each other to create a unified vision of her thoughts, emotions and memories.

Heit has shown her work in exhibitions and galleries across the United States, as well as in a one-woman show in Hewlett, NY. Recently, her pieces were featured in exhibitions at the Islip Museum, the Heckscher Museum, The Art League of Long Island and the New Century Gallery in Chelsea. Her work received awards in the 57th LI Artists, Landscapes: from Metropolis to Acadia, ACNY and Time for Tea exhibitions.

Gallery hours are Thursdays to Saturdays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Mondays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The CAS Arts Center is wheelchair accessible.