Kerry Mulvania Hirth will be giving an artist lecture on her exhibition Sweet With All Music. She will explain how synesthesia influences her artwork, talk about working with a Moroccan women’s art co-op, and more!

*This lecture is not on the first Friday of January.
Tuesday, January 30th
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

We will be enjoying the Children’s Arts Festival from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM! It is a joyous, colorful exhibition so be sure to attend!

Stephen Signa-Aviles is an artist and educator living in Urbana, IL where he is Assistant Professor of 3D Practice at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His practice is rooted in object-oriented collage; signaling the critical power inherent in hybridization. Join us in the gallery as Stephen discusses his exhibition Old Matter, New Myths directly before the opening reception!

Classical guitarist, Jesse Steele, will be performing an original composition!

“Being a life long learner is essential to being a composer, or artist of any type. In this program, you will hear me perform a new original sonata for guitar inspired by the up coming eclipse. I will talk about my process in composing this new work, in a relatively short time frame, as well as learning about the sonata musical form in general and ways to play with traditional forms to help and inform modern composition. Other pieces and excerpts, both original and contemporary, will also be looked at shortly to explore these ideas both on and off the guitar. In exploring these ideas we will also touch on some challenges and tricks to composing for the guitar.”

Randi Dirnberger, owner of Katy O' Ferrells and Blush Ultra Lounge, will be talking about owning a small business in downtown Cape, Old Town Cape’s benefits, events, and how to get involved, grants and local resources available, and more!

Join Lexie Millikan in the gallery as she discusses her exhibition, From the Heart Land. Lexie is an artist, educator, and curator living in western Kentucky. She received her BFA, with a focus in fiber, installation, and social practice, at the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, MO.

“The textiles that surround us speak volumes about us. From the garments that we wear on our bodies, to the kitchen towels that dry our dishes, a person’s textile choices (or lack of) can create a complex portrait of them.

My art continues [the] work cycle, taking into consideration both the time and physical labor of the making process. By reusing materials from the people around me, I’m exploring the identity that is wrapped up in our everyday textiles, and deconstructing in order to reconstruct them into something that I can make sense of. From long-term collaborative installations, performative mending workshops, and traditional processes like quilting, I am working through ideas of identity, care, and labor.”

Victoria Johnson will give an artist talk on her exhibition Altered Realities & Digital Dreams. She uses many different mediums, such as pencil, pen & ink, Copic markers, and digital compositions done with vintage images and Photoshop. Her digital works, as exhibited in our gallery, started from her love of genealogy. She saw an old photo of her aunt and knew she needed enhancement. This led to working with vintage images, creating new realities.

Come enjoy the 12th Annual Members Exhibition from 5:00 - 8:00 PM on September 6th!

Dr. Robert Ward will discuss his practices as an artist in support of his exhibition, Rural Southern Missouri.

Helen and Bob Towner will take turns talking about their own work, as well as touching on what it is like to both be artists and what that looks like in a relationship.

No lecture, just enjoy the opening reception of the Regional Juried Exhibition on December 6th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM!