Join us for an in-person event on the afternoon of November 11, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s Birthday and Veteran’s Day, from 4-6pm to view two new exhibits and the opportunity to meet some of the artists. To encourage social distancing, we will limit the numbers of visits to 25 per hour time slot. Masks are required and temperatures will be taken at the door. Refreshments will be served.
“Doodley Do Unto Others” is an exhibition and exchange portfolio curated by Jolynn Reigeluth. In conjunction with the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library’s 2020 programming, this exhibition celebrates the life, work, and legacy of Kurt Vonnegut through the medium of printmaking. In January, the KVML launched its Year of Civic Engagement. From the politically charged to the highly personal, Vonnegut had much to say throughout his career on the topic of civic engagement. Through his writing, which could be simultaneously defiant and searching, scathing and heartfelt, Vonnegut was ever advocating for common human decency. The title of this exhibition comes from one of Vonnegut’s final works, A Man Without A Country, a series of mini-memoirs in which he writes about many topics, not the least of which is civic engagement. In this book he documents his ideas about common decency with reference to everyone from Confucius to Jesus Christ, and even his own son, Mark. The artists in this exhibition were invited to create an image, be it political, social, or personal inspired by these themes. This exhibit will be on display in the Freedom of Expression room at KVML through November 19, 2020. Prints from the exhibit can be purchased here: https://kvml.square.site/
The collection of photos by Jack Wickes gives us a unique opportunity to see the world through another’s eyes. Mr. Wickes is a Vietnam veteran who has contributed work to So It Goes, the art and literary journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. We are fortunate to be able to display his work on the second floor of Kurt’s Forever Home to honor Kurt on his birthday and all veterans on their day of remembrance. Mr. Wickes’s photos will be displayed on the third floor through the end of November, 2020.