Sara Rybitski – Louise Nevelson’s Sky Cathedral

Sky Cathedral, Louise Nevelson, 1958 Finished in the year 1958, Sky Cathedral by Louise Nevelson would be the first of many large-scale wall installations from the Russian sculptor who boldly took the stage to transform therepresentation scope within the 1950’s. The sculpture made of arbitrary, scavenged pieces ofwood towers over its audience with dimensions of…

Davis Snyder – Jackson Pollock’s Number 12, 1952

Jackson Pollock, Number 12, 1952, 1952, mixed media Jackson Pollock created the piece, Number 12, 1952, in 1952 with mixed media on canvas.The piece, which is incredibly large, envelops the viewer into an abstract web of color andline. No representation can be found, which forces the viewer to feel the emotionalconversation of the piece.  There…

Emma Kelly – Robert Goodnough’s Struggle

Struggle by Robert Goodnough, 1966-67 Robert Goodnough’s 1966-67 piece titled Struggle combines mediums, colors, and shapes tocreate an energetic explosion of form on canvas. Goodnough combines charcoal, acrylic, and oilpaint allowing for colorful, solid, overlapping shapes surrounded by sprawling black lines. Thepiece does not allow the viewer’s eye to rest. Instead, its chaos jumps from shape to…

Séance: New Exhibition & Events at the Opalka Gallery

Séance: Photographs by Shannon Taggart October 31 through December 9, 2023 For the past twenty years, American artist Shannon Taggart (born 1975) has documented Spiritualist practices and communities in the United States, England, and Europe. The resulting body of work, Séance, examines the relationship of Spiritualism to human celebrity, its connections to art, science, and technology,…

Library of Congress 2024-2025 National Stereoscopic Association Research Fellowship

The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 National Stereoscopic Association Research Fellowship. National Stereoscopic Association Research Fellowship The National Stereoscopic Association Research Fellowship is made possible by a gift from the National Stereoscopic Association (NSA) to support research within the Prints & Photographs Division holdings of stereoscopic photography and the unparalleled…

Upcoming Exhibition at the Arts Center – Visual Poetry: New Vistas

Visual Poetry: New Vistas Curated by Willie Marlowe, Joseph Mastroianni, and Bella Burnett Important Dates: Exhibition Open: November 13th – December 20th, 2023 Opening Reception: November 17th, 6pm-8pm Visual Poetry: Poetry in Performance: November 28th, 6pm-9pm Curated by Nancy Klepsch “Visual Poetry: New Vistas unites eight regional artists with 44 artists from around the world…