Rock Island Public Library patrons can take a mini art break this August and September at the RIPL Watts-Midtown Branch, thanks to art exhibits made possible by a Quad City Arts Dollars grant. The Image and Idea show opens August 15.
Image and Idea Art Exhibit Opens August 15 at Watts-Midtown Branch
Library patrons can take a mini art break this August and September at the Rock Island Public Library Watts-Midtown Branch, thanks to art exhibits made possible by a Quad City Arts Dollars grant.
A new exhibit, Image and Idea, opens Friday, August 15 with a free reception from 4 pm to 5:30 pm in the auditorium of the Rock Island Public Library Watts-Midtown Branch, 2715 30th Street. Assembled by library arts curator David Zahn, the art show features local artists Tony Seabolt, Lisa Mahar, and Jeff Ignatius. The reception is free and open to the public and offers light refreshments and opportunities to meet the artists.
The artists provided the following general descriptions of their works:
- Tony Seabolt: Through my personal growth as an artist the works I have created as of late are giving me the most fulfillment. The future of this style and my ideas seams limitless and provides me with great enjoyment, it is stress reducing and meditational.
- Lisa Mahar: Lisa gets her inspiration from nature, fashion architecture, the empowerment of women and her quirky imagination. Her art is whimsical, colorful and full of symbolism. Producing art gives her great joy!
- Jeff Ignatius: Capturing the fleeting moment. Distilling the feeling of an experience. Twisting reality. Pulling the extraordinary from the mundane. This is the spirit of Phase Change Photography.
The Image and Idea art show will remain on exhibit during regular Watts-Midtown Branch hours through September 30. Paintings will be available for viewing during public events and when the room is not in use by private reservations. For questions about room availability, please check with branch staff.
The third and final exhibit in the series opens October 17, with artists to be announced. A previous June-July exhibit, Explorations, featured works by Zaiga Thorson, Stacey Replinger, and Raphael Iaccarrino.
The Rock Island Public Library art exhibits are made possible by support from Quad City Arts, through the Arts Dollars re-granting program, supported by The Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency, The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, and the Quad Cities Community Foundation - Isabel Bloom Art Education Endowment.
For more upcoming events for all ages, visit the library website, call 309-732-READ, or follow the library on Facebook and Instagram.