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Exhibition Walk & Talk: Why Did They Show That Piece?

LOCKPORT—The next Sunday series event, Perspectives: On the Exhibition, will be on Sunday, June 27^th at the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery.  This “Walk & Talk,” led by Jennifer Jaskowiak, Curator of Art at the ISM Lockport Gallery, is part of a series of free public lectures, newly dubbed Perspectives, offered with the current exhibition On & Of Paper.  This event begins at 2:00 pm; it is free and open to the public.  This is the last event in the series to be held during the exhibition On & Of Paper, which closes July 30.

In this informal Walk & Talk, Jennifer Jaskowiak, curator of the exhibition, will provide a guided tour and behind-the-scenes glimpse of organizing the exhibition On & Of Paper.  Jaskowiak will identify and relate how specific objects from the Illinois State Museum collection inspired her vision.  She will also introduce the Illinois State Museum’s large but infrequently exhibited collection of works on paper, as well as discuss making difficult decisions about which objects to include or leave out and still offer a representative slice of the collection.

On & Of Paper offers a selection from the Illinois State Museum collection of relief, intaglio, and planographic prints, photographs, drawings, painting, and multi-media constructions which utilize the same material:  paper.  Paper has for centuries served as a versatile, readily available, and relatively affordable material for the artist.  Paper is a core element, whether it be folded, molded, painted, torn, glued, or otherwise altered in the creation of a finished piece.  It serves as a support; its texture, weave, and color contribute significantly to the final image.  Paper plays a critical role in the creative process, too, offering a surface on which to sketch and test.  This exhibition runs through July 30.  Please call the ISM Lockport Gallery or visit our website for information.  Admission is free.