Artistic Kaleidoscope II
Artistic KALEIDOSCOPE II
Exhibit Dates: 3.29.25 thru 5.31.25
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.
69 original pieces of ART. Created by 69 ARTISTS.
Artist Celebration | Reception:
Saturday, 4.26.25
5pm-8pm
Light Refreshments
Free & Open to the Public
Participating Artists:
- Adam Turner
- Alabaster Raven
- Amy R. Clark
- Andrea Canter
- Angela Spencer
- Anna Peter
- Anne Landreman
- Arlo Haseman
- Bebe Keith
- BisouBelle
- Blackduck
- Black Sheep Mosaics
- Brayden Hanisch
- Chanci
- Charlotte Schuld
- Chola Ceramics
- Christy Dickinson
- Constance Klippen
- Debbie Boyles
- Derrek Garfield
- Douglas Hartford
- Emily McGrath
- Eric Zuccola
- GHL Artistry
- Gina Studelska
- Halle Rittgers
- Heidi Jeub
- Ilene K. Mojsilov
- Jaime Llewellyn
- Jay D. Sieler
- Jeff Gray
- Jen Shaffer
- Jennifer Zuccola
- Jo Ann Hendricks
- Joel Starkey
- Johanna Joy
- Joyce Loney
- Julie Deneen
- Kai Fleming
- Kat
- Ky Robinson
- Laura Hanson
- Lindsay Hinckley Hall
- Lori Norman
- M.E. Fuller
- Madison M. Nelmark
- Marian Lyndgaard
- Marianne Barratt
- Mark Cosimini
- Marshall Leininger
- Matthew GG Holm
- Mia Eckes
- Michael Bahl
- Nancy Daley
- Nathan Petterson
- Poppy Lokowich
- Peter Lewis
- Rachel Cain
- Rick Swanson
- St. Cyr Ceramics
- Sabrina Hagberg
- Sam Meersman
- Sara James
- Stacie Sampson
- Steven Carlyle Moore
- Susan Costello Sepulveda
- Tom Westberg
- Urban Landreman
- Yulia Sholomova
Gallery Hours
Saturday | Sunday: 10am-4pm