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Name: Melissa Burley
Start: 2026-05-23T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-21T23:59:59-05:00

A wall-hung sculpture comprised of a cabinet-like box lit from within containing an assemblage of items made of glass, metal, and wood. One item is shaped like a hand.

Melissa Burley

Age: All Ages

Event Category: Arts, Exhibition

Montpelier Arts Center

301-377-7800 montpelierarts@pgparks.com 9652 Muirkirk Road
Laurel, MD

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Saturday, May 23, 2026 - June 21

Add to Calendar Saturday, May 23, 2026 06/21/2026 America/New_York Melissa Burley * This exhibition runs May 23–Jun. 21, with a public reception on Fri., Jun. 12. * Melissa Burley combines reclaimed and found objects from the past to create illuminated sculptures that may include glass, test tubes, furniture parts, clocks, bicycle components, and resin. She sees the primary focus of her work as bringing life back into the things people once cherished and utilized, thereby communicating a strong sense of the past.

* This exhibition runs May 23–Jun. 21, with a public reception on Fri., Jun. 12. *

Melissa Burley combines reclaimed and found objects from the past to create illuminated sculptures that may include glass, test tubes, furniture parts, clocks, bicycle components, and resin. She sees the primary focus of her work as bringing life back into the things people once cherished and utilized, thereby communicating a strong sense of the past.