Not A Cup: Sculptural and Conceptual Ceramics
Allen W. Clowes Gallery and Sarah M. Hurt Gallery

This exhibition will bring together five national ceramicists working outside the boundaries of functional claywork. Focusing on envelope-pushing concepts and innovative sculptural techniques, this survey of non-traditional ceramics will leave viewers with a deeper perspective into the possibilities of clay. Participating artists include Teri Frame, Ron Geibel, Sasha Alexandra, Brett Kern and Emily Duke.

Recent Futures: Work by Harry William Sidebotham II
Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery

Chosen as the Director’s Choice Recipient of the Art Center’s 2014 Art From the Heartland Exhibition, Harry William Sidebotham II will present a new series of paintings that play with the concepts of geometry, op-art, and tonal scale. Large-scale shaped canvases will be the hallmark of this visually stimulating, eye-opening exhibition.

On the Home Front: Work by Melissa Kistler
Frank M. Basile Exhibition Hall

Melissa Kistler’s artwork focuses on identity and belonging in relation to families and military membership. Her work is informed by her upbringing as the daughter of a Master Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps and as the sister of a Tech Sergeant in the Air Force. Melissa hopes to shed light on the nuances of military membership and the military family experience that are often simplified as a political stance that is either “pro” or “anti” war. Glass is Melissa’s primary medium but she also works in mixed media including photography, print making, wax, and plaster. Melissa earned her Bachelor's of Fine Arts Degree from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 2012.

Conquering Nature’s Largest: Work by Josh Winkler
Frank M. Basile Exhibition Hall

Winkler’s prints and drawings take a closer look at specific places in the American landscape. “I am interested in the past, the present, and the future of places notable for their natural wonder, and or, their man made anomalous architecture,” He says, “I am fascinated by the exaggerated ambiguity of phrases like the ‘best,’ the ‘most,’ the ‘only.’ While roadside attractions, accessible vistas, the tallest peaks, and the largest trees are tiny points in the parklands of America, they are the symbols that provoke preservation movements, and celebrate community individuality. For this exhibition, in part, I'm interested in the story of the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees.”

Shrines
Ruth Lilly Library

The Art Center’s Outreach Department presents a unique exhibition centered on the themes of loss and remembrance, soul and spirit, family and heritage. Participating artists will create a shrine using a wooden wine crate as the foundation, but building on it as the spirit moves them.