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Underpinnings: A Group Exhibition
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Where: Giertz Gallery at Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign, IL, 61820 — Champaign, IL
Price: Free
The exhibition features ceramics, printmaking, mixed media, painting, and fiber artworks by four highly respected and nationally recognized artists. These include Jen Broemel from Indianapolis, who specializes in fiber and quilting; Marika Christofides, a printmaker and installation artist from Stillwater, Oklahoma; Chad Erpelding, a painter from Boise, Idaho and professor of Art, Drawing and Painting at Boise State University; and Michael Thompson, a multimedia artist from Chicago, who has obtained a number of fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council.The exhibition encourages visitors to think about the often-unseen systems and stories that influence both art and life, and to consider how personal and collective experiences are shaped, recorded, and understood.A public reception will be held on Thursday, October 8, from 5:30-7 p.m. with a gallery talk by Christofides at 6:15 p.m. An assistant professor in Studio Art at Oklahoma State University, Christofides will also host a lecture on the same day at 1:15 p.m. at the Staerkel Planetarium.Fall gallery hours are Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. The exhibition will close on Saturday, November 7.
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