NARROWSBURG, NY — “Objects,” an exhibit of sculpture by Richard Gubernick, opens with a reception on Friday, August 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance’s Alliance Gallery at 37 Main St. Also opening on Friday, upstairs in the Loft Gallery, is an exhibition of drawings by Gino Garlanda, “Smile Awhile.” Both exhibits will be on view through August 27.

The work in the Gubernick exhibit involves the use of transparent plastic that was originally used as packaging material. The shapes in each piece of plastic are used as a starting point for composing.

“Initially, the transparent quality of the material appealed to me as a surface upon which I would apply layers of acrylic paint,” Gubernick says. “Over time, the shapes themselves became more interesting to me.” His more recent work involves applying painted and printed paper using a collage process. Gubernick has exhibited extensively, with gallery affiliations in Buffalo, Boston, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor and Toronto.

Garlanda was born in Paterson, NJ in 1926 into a family of immigrant Italian textile weavers. After attending the School of Fine and Industrial Art in Newark, NJ, he landed a job in the advertising industry, eventually starting his own agency, Salit & Garlanda.

He says, “I’m now 90 years old and the camera has become heavy. I shoot very little these days. The pen and pencil are light in weight, so I’m doing simpleminded drawings by a simpleminded man. Less is more, sometimes.”

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit delawarevalleyartsalliance.org or call 845/252-7576.