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Exhibition opens September 23 with 7:00pm gallery talk

Waterloo, Iowa –The Waterloo Center for the Arts is opening its new Voice to Vision exhibit on Wednesday, September 23 with a gallery talk beginning at 7:00pm.  This new exhibition documents the experiences of holocaust and genocide survivors through artwork by Holocaust and Rwandan genocide survivors. 

The Friends of the Art Center will host the opening talk and reception at 7:00pm on Wednesday, September 23.  The gallery talk will feature discussion by David Feinberg, associate professor of painting and drawing at the University of Minnesota, and Rloriane Robins-Brown, executive director of the Nibakure Children's Village in Rwanda and a participant in the Voice to Vision Project.  An opening reception with light refreshments will follow the presentation.

Working under the direction of David Feinberg, artists collected stories from survivors and then translated their "voices and visions" into mixed media works of art.  In addition to his curatorial duties, Feinberg is the director of Voice to Vision, which is associated with the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. This collaborative effort has resulted in exhibitions and DVD documentaries that have been presented in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina and Florida.

This exhibition is a partnership between the Waterloo Center for the Arts (WCA), UNI Department of Art, and UNI Holocaust and Genocide Education Program (HGEP).   According to Stephen Gaies, UNI professor of English and HGEP co-chair, the exhibitions at the UNI Gallery of Art and WCA will be "the largest display of works in the entire history of Voice to Vision." 

The Voice to Vision exhibition will be on display in the Center’s Law-Reddington Galleries, and also on the UNI campus in the Gallery of Art Showcases in the south wing of the Kamerick Art Building.  The exhibition at the Waterloo Center for the Arts is free and open to the public during gallery hours, which are Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday 1:00-5:00pm.  Voice to Vision will be on display through December 31.

The Waterloo Center for the Arts works in partnership with the community to build a stronger appreciation for the arts and to provide cultural experiences for people of all ages. For more information, call (319) 291-4490 or visit www.waterloocenterforthearts.org.