Emerson exhibits explore pandemic’s affect on local youth, mountain experiences
The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture is pleased to announce its newest shows featuring emerging artists from our community.
Student Perspective: Reflections on a Global Pandemic in the Jessie Wilber Gallery showcases the artistic expressions of K-12 students in response to the impact COVID-19 has had on them, their families and their community. These powerful works of art share the isolation, fears, and triumphs they have felt through the pandemic as it now enters a third school year. Art materials and display space are provided for visitors to share their own thoughts and experiences through the pandemic. This student show is on display through February 4th.
Hills and Hollers showing the Emerson Lobby is the first solo exhibition for local graphic artist Carly Thaw. She uses a blend of watercolors, gauche and pen to capture the ways we interact with the wilderness. An avid long-distance runner and skier, Carly uses her own experiences in the mountains of her home state West Virginia and her new home Montana to inform her work. Hills and Hollers is also on display through February 4th.
Liminal Strangeness by Jade Lowder in the Weaver Room has been extended through January 7th. Through a unique, investigative perspective and lively brush strokes Jade explores identity, belief, the metaphysical interaction of the places and layers, or “in-between” of spaces we move through in our daily routines.
All exhibits are free and open the public. Gallery hours are 10am–5pm, Monday through Friday. Masks and social distancing are required in galleries for the safety and comfort of the Emerson community. For more information please visit www.theemerson.org.
Located at 111 S Grand Ave., the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture serves as a primary resource for the arts, arts education, and cultural activities in Southwest Montana. •
