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Anderson Museum of Art (AMOA) will play host to an opening reception for its newest exhibition, Inspiration: Home – Works Inspired by Domestic and Natural Landscapes from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 21. The evening reception will also feature guests from The Human Library. The event is free and open to the public.
The Inspiration exhibition showcases various pieces from several local artists that are inspired by specific landscapes that have influenced the artists’ lives.
Featured artists
Sandy Gaier, MFA graduate student, incorporates themes of care and maintenance into her art and is inspired by her experiences as a mother, equestrian, and teacher.
Chet Geiselman, a sculptor and Ball State University’s 3-D Studio Manager and Instructor, enjoys the interplay of form and content that generates a tension that is meditative, awkward, humorous, playful, and ultimately open-ended.
Natalie Lowe is an intermedia artist, sculptor, and metalsmith that spent the last year as a Visiting Teaching Professor of Metals & Jewelry and Foundations at Ball State University, Lowe’s most recent work, House Dreams, explores the contradictions of how many Americans simultaneously long for and despise suburban life.
Kate Kimmell is a recent Fine Arts graduate with a concentration in Printmaking as well as a minor in Art History. Kimmell’s collection of works titled A Practice in Remembrance reimagines landscapes of her past memories that encourage her to connect and remember her past.
Ellen Leigh, BFA and MFA, has taught mixed media art for the Art Reach program through the Indianapolis Art Center, as well as 3D Foundations at Ball State University.
Visit andersonart.org/portfolio/inspiration-home to learn more.
About the Human Library
In the truest sense of the word, The Human Library is a collection of individuals. The library organizes gatherings where readers may borrow people acting as open books and engage in discussions they might not otherwise have access to. Every book in the bookshelf that is a human being represents a group in society that frequently experiences prejudice, stigmatization, or discrimination due to their way of life, medical diagnosis, religious beliefs, handicap, social standing, racial origin, etc. All the human books are written by volunteers who have firsthand knowledge of their subjects. Difficult inquiries are welcomed, accepted, and addressed. Over 85 nations have published their works. Learn more at humanlibrary.org.