Judith K. Brodsky, <em>Why do we sleep?</em> from <em>The 20 Most Important Scientific Questions of the 21st Century</em> (detail), 2010, photo etching, 30 x 44 1n. Courtesy of the artistLarry Edwards, <em>Hellmouth No. 1, Imps and Sinners</em>, 2006, gouache, pastel and ink on paper, 30 x 22 in. Courtesy of the artistPeter Campus, <em>the earth is nowhere</em>,from <em>the earth is nowhere</em>, 2008, digital video installation. Courtesy of the artistLee Friedlander, <em>Montana</em>, 2008, gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 in. © Lee Friedlander, courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

In The Galleries

January 29, 2010 — April 18, 2010

TRUE GRIT features the work of five American artists with exceptionally long and productive careers who continue to make thought-provoking work. Averaging 79 years of age, Judith K. Brodsky, Peter Campus, Warrington Colescott, Larry Edwards, and Lee Friedlander have each developed careers spanning more than fifty years that show no signs of slowing down. As inventive and courageous as ever, their artistic practices continue to project a sense of curiosity and engagement with the larger world of … read more…

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Judith K. Brodsky, <em>Why do we sleep?</em> from <em>The 20 Most Important Scientific Questions of the 21st Century</em> (detail), 2010, photo etching, 30 x 44 1n. Courtesy of the artist Larry Edwards, <em>Hellmouth No. 1, Imps and Sinners</em>, 2006, gouache, pastel and ink on paper, 30 x 22 in. Courtesy of the artist Peter Campus, <em>the earth is nowhere</em>,from <em>the earth is nowhere</em>, 2008, digital video installation. Courtesy of the artist Lee Friedlander, <em>Montana</em>, 2008, gelatin-silver print, 20 x 16 in. © Lee Friedlander, courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco Warrington Colescott, <em>The Hit on Huey</em>, 2005, color etching, 14 ½ x 11 ½ in. Courtesy of Arkansas State University Permanent Art Collection

Salina Art Center programs, exhibitions and films are presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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March 11, 2010, 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Cocktail Conversations:  Got Grit?

Savor an old-school libation and join psychology professor Gerald Gillespie and Pastor Tom Reid for a discussion about what drives our desires to live life to its fullest.

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