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LOCKPORT—On Sunday, October 31st, the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery will hold the first in the series of free Sunday programs accompanying the current exhibition Pathways and Portals: Art, Nature and Science. For this Meet the Artist event, visitors will have the opportunity to meet Dekalb-based artist Joan Truckenbrod who will discuss her work and answer questions about it. The event is on Sunday, October 31st from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Reservations are not required, but seating is limited. Admission is free. Joan Truckenbrod, a Professor in the Art and Technology Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is among a small group of international artists who pioneered the dawn of digital art in the 1960s and 70s. Her work often weaves video, audio and textile in complex layers steeped in science, art, and the natural world. On display at the ISM Lockport gallery is Truckenbrod’s video installation Elastic Soliton. A layering of sound, video and textiles, the work creates a sense energy that emanates from suspended fiber forms, suggestive of human shapes, which speaks to the fragility of life. Truckenbrod’s installation is a part of the exhibition Pathways and Portals: Art, Nature and Science, currently on display at the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery. This exhibition features the work of thirteen Illinois artists and one Illinois-based collaborative project and presents mythology, science, religion, nature and art as portals to other realms and to our understanding and appreciation of the wonders which surround us daily. Work includes multimedia installation, drawing, painting, and sculpture by artists Granite Amit, (art)n, AnnMarie Cernoch, Michele Corazzo, Shawn Decker, Indira Johnson, James Mesple, Kelley Quinn, Dusty Seno, Eugene Skala, Sharon Skolnick (aka Okee-Chee), Michelle Stone, Joan Truckenbrod, and Robert Wapahi. The exhibition runs through February 18, 2011. For more information on the exhibit, please contact Jim L. Zimmer, Director or Jennifer Jaskowiak, Curator at (815) 838-7400.
The Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery is located on the first floor of the historic Norton Building at 201 West 10th Street in Lockport, Illinois, and is fully accessible to all physically challenged individuals. Museum hours are noon until 5:00 pm on Sunday and 9:00 am until 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The Museum is closed Saturdays and State Holidays. Admission is free. For information on exhibitions and related programs, becoming a member of the Friends of the Lockport Gallery, directions to the museum, or to schedule a group tour of ten or more, please contact museum staff at (815) 838-7400 or visit the museum online at https://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/lockport/. The Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery is part of the Illinois State Museum system, including sites in Springfield, Rend Lake, Chicago, and Lewistown.
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