The Sunny Porch Presents

in partnership with Polk County Heritage Gallery

Enchanted Illusion: 2nd Annual Art Exhibition for Mental Wellness

Enchanted Illusion, The 2nd Annual Sunny Porch Art Exhibition will be held at the Polk County Heritage Museum from Monday, January 3, 2023 to Friday, February 3, 2023 with a reception on January 8th from 12-2 PM. This year’s show will feature the work of Anna Marie Harrington and ten other talented professional and emerging artists.

Seen in the Unseen

Anna Marie’s body of work which inspired this year’s exhibition is dreamy and magical. As seen in The Old Man and the Sprite, many of Anna Marie’s pieces selected for the exhibition have hidden fantasy or illusion within.  We feel these selections express the escape to art from her daily mental health struggles, allowing a glimpse into Anna’s unspoken world. It was this escape that supported her ability to best manage living with mental illness.

2023’s Accepted Artists:

DINA BECHMAN
SHAWN PALEK
EMILY LUPITA
ISAAC PRIOR
THOMAS BURMAN
JACY ROONEY
JOSEPH PLUM
KATELYN NELSON
LEO BIRD
EMILY MA

Awards Juror is Cassie St. Aubin

Cassie St. Aubin is a lowa native who graduated from Grand View University with a degree in Studio Arts and a certificate in art therapy. Cassie moved to Santa Fe to complete her degree in art therapy and counseling at Southwestern College and New Earth Institute and is currently a mental health therapist working towards earning her art therapist registered certification. Cassie is a mother of one and does her own artwork as a side business.

Cassie enjoys utilizing nature and personal interactions to inspire her own creative flow. She also loves encouraging others to dive into the therapeutic magic of the creative process as a regulating support and tool for self discovery and emotional understanding.