“Voices” Gallery and Artist Reception

Join us to meet the artists from the Cedar River Artisans group, whose work will be on display in the Octagon Gallery October 5-November 13. We encourage you to visit the exhibit before November 13 and then have an opportunity to meet the artists at the reception. The collective consists of eight members: Robert Fox, M.L Kline, Ellen Kleckner, Julia Kottal, Nancy Lindsay, Marty Mitchell, Elizabeth Rhoads Read, and John Schwartzkopf.

This is a free event, open to all ages. The artist statement is as follows:

VOICES will center around what makes our thoughts similar not what makes us different. We look beyond ideologies, divisive words, materials and techniques. We live in a time when it is more critical than ever to come together as a country, community, and region and find commonalities. How does the ephemeral nature of paper speak to a paused sunset? How can abstraction bring us together in an age of dialogue and representation? Our focus returns full circle to look at our core values to share our interior person experiences and the kinship of the Cedar River Artisans with the greater Iowa community.