Artistic KALEIDOSCOPE I
Exhibit Dates: 1.25.25 thru 3.22.25
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.
60 original pieces of ART. Created by 60 ARTISTS.
Artist Celebration | Reception:
Saturday, 2.22.25
5pm-8pm
Light Refreshments
Free & Open to the Public
Participating Artists:
- Almira Downs
- Amy R. Clark
- Amy Ouradnik
- Andrea Canter
- Angela Spencer
- Anne Landreman
- Bebe Keith
- Becky Sievert
- Brad Hay
- Brian J. Ness
- Brit Sigh
- Catherine A. Palmer
- Catrielle Barnett
- Chloe Briggs
- Cristiano Pereira
- Danniella
- Derrek Garfield
- Doug Garder
- Effie Ferguson
- Emmett Muerhoff
- Eric Lunde
- Eric Zuccola
- Gabrielle Bowen
- Gena Cohen
- Heidi Jeub
- James Taylor
- Jan Spencer de Gutiérrez
- Jeff Gray
- Jen Shaffer
- Jo Ann Hendricks
- Jodi Trotta
- Johanna Joy
- Joyce Loney
- Juniper Winn
- Kaitlin Waldera
- Katiana Shovelain
- Kay Marcotte
- Lauren Gengler
- Lauren Jacobson
- Lauren Lindenbaum
- Mandy Chowen
- MK Peterson
- Mark Cosimini
- Matthew Klein
- Miles Mullen
- Moz Rude
- Nataliia Tofteland
- Nick Motter
- St. Cyr Ceramics
- Sam Herdman
- Sam Meersman
- Samuel Fiedler
- Shona Dockter
- Sue Cordek
- Tad Anderson
- Thomas Burke
- Tom Westberg
- Tony J.
- Trudi Schaefer
- Zhanna Gertjejansen
Gallery Hours
Saturday | Sunday: 10am-4pm