The St. Charles Arts Council’s first exhibition of the new year will be a Legacy Invitational show, “featuring the work of six exceptional artists who have a lifetime of experiences, stories, and artwork to fill the biggest of gallery walls,” the council said in a news release.

The exhibition runs Jan. 9 to Feb. 1, with an opening reception 1-3 p.m. Jan. 11, at the council’s ARC gallery at 121 N. 2nd St. The public is invited to attend the opening reception “to celebrate the artists and experience the exhibit’s theme: ‘creativity is ageless,’” the release said.

Artists whose work is featured are:

• Sue Anderson

• LaThoriel Badenhausen

• Ed Cook

• Pat Lagger

• Gene McCormick

• Rosalie Vass