Artistic KALEIDOSCOPE II
Exhibit Dates: 6.7.25 thru 8.9.25
The curatorial essence of our 2025 exhibition schedule is Artistic KALEIDOSCOPE.
The term "kaleidoscope" is derived from the Ancient Greek words:
καλός (kalos), “beautiful, beauty”, εἶδος (eidos), "that which is seen: form, shape",
σκοπέω (skopeō), "to look to, to examine", hence "observation of beautiful forms".
The kaleidoscope is a metaphor for ART in a number of ways, including:
Transformation through Perspective:
Just as a kaleidoscope produces different patterns with each turn, it can symbolize how perspective shapes our understanding of reality. It suggests that there are multiple viewpoints and interpretations of the same situation. Each artists perspective is unique to them.
Ever-Changing Possibilities:
The kaleidoscope's changing patterns and reflections can represent the many creative possibilities out there; and life’s changes that serve as a catalyst for creative shifts that can lead to new and unexpected outcomes. Therein lies the fluidity of life and art.
Diversity & Complexity:
A kaleidoscope's intricate designs made from various colors and shapes can symbolize the beauty of diversity in society.
It reflects the idea that different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas come together to create a richer, more vibrant whole.
Creativity and Imagination:
The artistic patterns generated by a kaleidoscope can represent creativity. It suggests that creativity arises from the interplay of different elements and that imagination can transform the ordinary into something extraordinary. This is creativity personified.
The Initiative to Sustain Beauty:
The kaleidoscope's ability to transform broken glass into beautiful patterns can represent the ability to put things back together.
Art inspires us to build a better world.
It causes us to long for “something more” and inspires us to pursue it.
Art is proof that “something more” is out there because that “something more” seems to loom behind every artists creation.
In this way, ART has the potential to be very powerful and transformative.
The mind is a magnificent kaleidoscope of limitless creative potential waiting to be seized.
Please join us on this JOURNEYin 2025.
72 original pieces of ART. Created by 72 ARTISTS.
Artist Celebration | Reception:
Saturday, 8.2.25
5pm-8pm
Light Refreshments
Free & Open to the Public
Participating Artists:
- Aaron P. Schawartz
- Adam Johnson
- Adrian Daniel Schramm
- Almira Downs
- Amy R. Clark
- Andrea Canter
- Andrea Okeson Art
- Angela Spencer
- Anne Landreman
- Barbara Lager
- Bebe Keith
- Becky Sievert
- Blackduck
- Brandon Lutterman
- Caprice Glaser
- Carol Strait
- Daniel Hendricksen
- David A. Amdur
- David K. Austin
- David P. Quady
- Denise Landry
- Douglas Hartford
- Ella Nelson
- Gina Studelska
- Gregory A. Gilbert
- Gregory McDaniels
- Jay D. Sieler
- Jen Shaffer
- Jenny Stice
- Jeremy Bechtold
- Jo Ann Hendricks
- Joyce Loney
- Julie Deneen
- K. Daphnae Koop
- Karen Ask
- Kathryn D'Elia
- Kay Marcotte
- Kelly Anderson
- Kirch
- Laura Scott
- Leo Fortune
- Lindsay Hinckley Hall
- Mandel Cameron
- Mandy Chowen
- Marc Clements
- Mark Cosimini
- Mary Catherine Solberg
- Matthew Klein
- Michael Anderson Imagery
- Michael Bahl
- Montana Marie Becker
- Mu Ku Hser
- Percilla Zuniga
- Rachel Cain
- Regenerate Wood
- Rob Kohlmeyer
- Roger Williamson
- Rudy Cronje
- Sam Meersman
- Sara James
- Sara Shriver
- Sara Thomas
- Sara Witty
- Sarah Boyle Carmack
- Scott Onsager Ceramics
- Shona Dockter
- Sonya Rose
- Soon Squires
- Sophia Kosel
- Susan Bourgerie
- Susan Costello Sepulveda
- Zhanna Gertjejansen
Gallery Hours
Saturday | Sunday: 10am-4pm