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Current Exhibit: Terry Rathje Sculpture and Digitalia Maquoketa Art
Experience presents the work of Terry Rathje, artist and professor at
Western Illinois University. Terry's art covers a wide range, including
sculptural assemblages of discarded objects, interactive installations,
and digital images.
The outside world contains many amazing things- natural phenomenon,
ancient ideas, discarded objects, people in love, and communication on
many levels. The world inside us is equally interesting and contains
another world- one made up of flesh and blood and which also contains
misinterpretations, genetic propensities, events colored by experience,
and a mental junkyard that contains memories waiting to be retrieved or
abandoned. Things in this internal world are always linking to each
other and to the outside world, inspiring new forms. Technology is a
great tool for realizing these forms, but imagination is the most
important.
-Terry Rathje Portrait of Maquoketa is Returning Home For more
information about Portrait of Maquoketa, go to the Old City
Hall Gallery web site or the National Portrait Gallery site. |
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Maquoketa
Art Experience is revitalizing downtown Maquoketa, Iowa by supporting the development of a thriving arts community. Maquoketa Art
Experience (MAE) is working to turn downtown storefronts into studios,
galleries, and workshop spaces for visiting and resident artists. A
newly opened exhibition
space is designed to house thematic shows
that will be created in collaboration with visiting, regional, and
resident artists. The exhibition space at 124 S. Main St. is open Thursday & Friday from 2-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm. Accomplished artists are invited to apply for residencies. Short-term residencies can last for one week to a year, with MAE offering partially to fully funded storefronts to select artists. Support for permanent residency is also considered. Click here to see works by our current resident artists. Maquoketa Art Experience, PO Box 993, Maquoketa, IA 52060 * 563-652-9925 * info@maquoketa-arts.org Maquoketa Art Experience activities are funded in part by a grant from the Iowa Community Cultural Grant program administered by the Iowa department of Cultural Affairs. |