Winter exhibitions open at The Irvine Fine Arts Center

Two winter exhibitions have opened at The Irvine Fine Arts Center, one examining changing familial relationships and the other exploring physicality and the body. The exhibitions run concurrently through Jan. 19.

Re:balance, located in the Main Gallery and Gallery 2, features the work of Ching Ching Cheng, Juliana Rico, and Jane Szabo. This exhibition offers a look at the shifting dynamics of family relationships undergoing change. The three artists explore how established, seemingly permanent roles within families are adjusted as a result of birth, growth, aging, and loss.

Pleasure at a Distance, located in Gallery 1, features work by Katie Kirk and Kaveri Raina. It presents the work of two artists exploring physicality through their materials. Katie Kirk’s ceramic sculptures celebrate the body, materiality, and difference through their layered structure, finger impressions, and colorful palette.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday. Exhibitions and parking are free.

IF YOU GO

When: Through Jan. 19

Where: Irvine Fine Arts Center at Heritage Community Park, 14321 Yale Ave. Irvine

Information: irvinefinearts.org or call 949-724-6880