Exhibits

EXHIBITION ARCHIVES 2007

Spectrum: An Exhibition of Artwork by the 2006 Wisconsin Arts Board Visual Arts Fellows
March 30 - May 27, 2007

This exhibition will show several artworks by each of the seven winners of the 2006 Wisconsin Arts Board Visual Arts Fellowships. This highly competitive program draws several hundred submissions from artists all over Wisconsin working in a wide variety of media. Artists in this exhibition are: Kyoung Ae Cho (crafts/fiber,Milwaukee), Santiago Cucullu (art installation, Milwaukee), Stephen Hilyard (mixed media, Madison), Tom Loeser (crafts/wood, Madison), Stephen Milanowski (photographer, Middleton), Chris Niver (drawing, Milwaukee), and Amy Ruffo (drawing, Sheboygan).

Semilla Besada
March 6 - March 31, 2007

In the b2 Gallery on the Lower Level of the Fairfield Center; a new exhibition of work by Anastacia "Stacia" Dick-Schuster, addresses and creatively explores the concept of connection. This concept came into sharp focus for Dick-Schuster after the shocking July 2006 explosions in Ellison Bay, WI that rocked the small Door County community and tragically claimed two lives and destroyed several buildings.

The exhibition name, "Semilla Besada," reflects her journey, from examining the many challenges facing humanity and its home planet, to recognizing the importance of connection in facing those challenges, and finally to finding the inspiration to communicate those ideas.

Henry Moore 1940-42: Shelter Drawings
February 2 - March 25, 2007

This exhibit will incorporate Henry Moore's series of collotypes contained in the Shelter Sketch-Book, which was executed during the years of 1940-1942. During World War II, Moore commuted from his cottage in Kent to teach at the Chelsea School of Art in London; he resigned when the school was evacuated. At that time, he began making his first drawings of people sheltering in the London Underground during the Blitz. The “Shelter Drawings” exhibition is a showcase of these striking, memorable works.

Moore continued drawing after the war. While he is often considered to be the greatest sculptor of the 20th century, his drawings also reveal his ongoing passion for monumental form and vision. The Fairfield holds a large permanent Henry Moore collection; other notable collections are held at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the Henry Moore Foundation and the Tate Gallery, all in the United Kingdom.

“Henry Moore 1940-42: Shelter Drawings” is scheduled to close on Sunday, March 25.

Common Ground
December 8 - January 21, 2007

A provacative and powerful exhibition on the theme of environmental awareness. Artwork, fact-filled scientific presentations and poetry appear side by side, each complementing one another. Acting as a catalyst within our local community, the exhibit serves to initiate dialogue and local response to the importance of preserving our environment.

the common ground project:
January 18-21, 2007

An educational component of the exhibition, this outreach program created by the FCCA will seek to initiate extended dialogue with local youth about the issues facing our environment. The Common Ground project, a collaborative installation, will be unvieled at the closing reception on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007 and exhibited through the close of the exhibit on Jan. 21, 2007.