TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Arts Illiana will reopen its doors on Sept. 10, but not before unveiling a new exhibit virtually this Friday.
“Desiderata” will debut Friday during a Facebook Live virtual tour led by gallery director Michael Tingley from 6-7 p.m. After being closed since March, the downtown gallery’s new hours will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. Saturday will be open to patrons by appointment only, which must be arranged through the gallery director by emailing artsillianagallery@gmail.com. Visitors must wear face masks.
Of the new exhibit, gallery director Tingley explains, “Our theme was inspired by the Max Ehrmann poem ‘Desiderata,’ as well as by the definition of desiderata, ‘that which is desired.’” Guest curator Shelly Wyn-De-Bank, based in the United Kingdom, selected nearly 70 works of art from several states and Canada, in addition to sending her own art to be displayed in the North Gallery.
Wyn-De-Bank is a multidisciplinary artist who also also works as a set designer and prop maker for various theatre productions. She uses different methods and materials to express her vision, from drawing and painting to collage and printmaking. Some of the work in this show have been produced over many years but have links to one another with reoccurring themes.
Arts Illiana is located at 23 North 6th Street in Terre Haute.
