Iowa debut | Thanks to support from the Visual Artists Network, Chicago
artist Bernard Williams will be in residence with Legion Arts Nov 9
through Nov 14. His week-long residency will include an artist talk, open
studio, reception and artist brunch.
Williams, a Native American and African-American artist who teaches at the Art Institute of
Chicago, is part of the Translations exhibit currently showing at
CSPS. His piece in that show, entitled “Buffalo Chart,” uses a vast array
of black icons, symbols and other cut-outs resembling silhouettes to
present new ways of looking at American history.
On Tuesday, Nov 10 at 7 pm, Williams
will present a talk and slide show about his work at the African-American Museum of Iowa,
55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids. The event is free and open to the public.
During his Cedar Rapids residency,
Williams will be making a new piece of sculpture in the main gallery at CSPS,
1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. The public may meet Williams and watch his work in progress
Weds and Thurs during normal gallery hours, 11
am to 6 pm.
On Friday, Nov. 13 at 5 pm, Williams
will be on hand to discuss his residency project at a public reception at CSPS. Williams will also attend the artist brunch Saturday, Nov. 14 at 10
am at CSPS. All area artists are welcome.
Other artists featured in the Translations
exhibit include Cynthia Beth Rubin and Bob Gluck, New Haven; John Giorno,
New York City; Clive Leung, Washington DC; and Ignatius Widiapradja, Des
Moines.
Nov
9 through 14 | 2009 CSPS and other
locations | Cedar Rapids
Free admission to all events
Legion Arts is a VAN partner in the Visual Artists Network (VAN).
This project is made possible in part through support from the Visual
Artists Network Exhibition Residency, a program of the National Performance
Network. Major contributors include the Andy Warhol Foundation for the
Visual Arts, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, and the Nathan Cummings
Foundation. For more information visit
www.npnweb.org.
Additional support for this project comes from a grant from the Greater
Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, and a grant from the National Endowment
for the Arts, a federal agency.
