An opening reception is being held on Thursday, November 7th from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm for two art exhibits at the Furlong Gallery at UW-Stout. The artwork will be on display through December 17th. The gallery is located at 178 Micheels Hall.
Shared Breath: Navigating Motherhood in the Time of Climate Crisis by the New Mexico-based artist Megan Jacobs
In this deeply personal and timely exhibition, Megan explores the intersection of motherhood and the climate crisis, offering a poignant reflection on the fragile and fleeting nature of both. Her work invites us to contemplate the urgent need for connection, care, and action.
"I have experienced eco-grief first-hand as my family and I witnessed the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire, the largest in New Mexico’s history. To begin to heal the Earth, we must break down our 'illusions of separateness,' as scholar Naomi Klein states. I collapse images of pyrocumulonimbus clouds, created by the heat of wildfires, with the outlines of my children’s bodies. These works reside in the sublime; there’s a beauty to the form, yet their cause is terrifying."
Megan Jacob’s Artist Talk will be held November 18th from 6:00-7:00pm in Applied Arts 321.
Trajectory Shift, by Stout Alum, Jeweler and Artist Danny Saathoff
This exhibition invites viewers to slow down and engage with the careful assembly of elements, both familiar and unexpected, to reconsider their connections and identities. Danny’s process involves compartmentalizing ideas and examining the history and meaning behind each element.
"In my process, I often compartmentalize different ideas or scenes and consider the history and meaning of each element, first understanding each component in its expected place and function in the world. The result is a unified whole of individual elements that were never intended to work together. This, for me, is stopping time; it is reconsidering the identity of each individual part and reconnecting it with others."
Danny Saathoff’s Artist Talk will be held November 19th from 6:00-7:00pm in Applied Arts 321.
From the Furlong Gallery website.
