Exhibits & Receptions

 

We are located at:

Lowe Park Arts and Environment Center

4500 N. 10th Street

Marion, IA

 

Gallery Hours:

Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm,
and Saturday 1-3pm.

 

The Marion Arts Council has a main gallery, a hall gallery, display cabinets, pedestals and museum quality light fixtures to enhance our exhibits. Our main gallery has some unique moveable walls that enable us to change the look of our space. We have also dedicated a wall to promote artwork, from the schools of Marion, during the school year.

 

Our receptions are always open to the public and light refreshments are served.

 

Current Exhibit:

September 22nd – November 14th, ‘08

Exhibit: Haitian Artwork

Ceremonial banners are dazzling tapestries of intricately positioned beads and sequins hand sewn on cloth or a rice sack, with a satin backing and border. These impressive banners derive their iconography from African roots, Roman Catholic processional banners, and Masonic flags.

 

Haitian metal sculptures grew out of the Haitian genius for making treasure from what might otherwise remain trash; old oil drums are transformed by unique visionaries into beautiful objects that reflect Haitian culture and aesthetics. One spectacular piece that is on exhibit is of the Garden of Eden.

 

Three display cases each exhibiting its own Haitian art specialty including stunning sequined adorned libation bottles and bundles used as tools in Haitian worship, miniature metal works portraying a musical band and some interesting papier mache head dresses used in ceremonies or parades. There are also some other papier mache pieces hung throughout the galleries.

 

Exhibiting in the hall gallery are mostly Haitian paintings depicting the everyday lives, culture, and religious beliefs of Haitians.

 

The arts of Haiti are indelibly tied to Haitian culture, historical themes, and to the religion of Vodou. Vodou, a faith that is often misunderstood and maligned in the United States, is a blend of African religions and Catholicism with a healthy dose of Freemasonry. It is a religion of spirit, mystery and deity.

 

The Waterloo Center for the Arts has the largest collection of Haitian Art in the world. We thank them for loaning us a portion of this exclusive exhibit to share with our community. Come and experience another culture through art.

 

Come and experience another culture through art.

 

November ‘08

November School Wall Galery Exhibit/Linn Mar High School

 

Upcoming Exhibits:

November 17th – January 23rd, ‘08

Exhibit: Crayon Art

You will see a variety of crayon art by young and old artists and we aren't talking about color book pages. See how creative crayon art can be. To accompany the crayon art the Creative Artists in our metro area have done artwork to depict "Children at Play". Don't miss this fun and light hearted exhibit.

December ‘08

December School Wall Gallery Exhibit/Emerson Elementary

January '09

January School Wall Gallery Exhibit/Oak Ridge School

January 26th – March 20th, ‘09

Exhibit: Karen Hoyt and Gay Sharp Richardson

February ‘09

February School Wall Gallery Exhibit/Bowman Woods School