Wholeness Ubuntu Through The Lens Of Africa Opens At The Kleinpell Gallery
July 28th, 2015 - Star Prairie, WI
Gallery Exhibit Focuses on Africa and Its People
Beginning Saturday, September 27, 2014 the River Falls Public Library Gallery presents “Wholeness, Ubuntu: Through the Lens of Africa.” In this exhibit, professional writers and photographers Tom Lindfors and Michele Hermansen share how their Africa experiences have changed their impressions of the continent and impacted their daily lives. They have chosen the Swahili concept of Ubuntu, – how each person’s wholeness is inextricably bound to other people, the natural and the spiritual worlds – as the principal theme guiding their presentation. You are invited to meet the artists at a reception Thursday evening, October 9, from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition continues through Saturday, October 25.
An award-winning photographer, Lindfors uses photography as a tool to explore the importance of community. Hermansen is a photographer and author who leads small-group discovery trips to east Africa. Her perspectives of our global connectedness and approaches to life are deeply impacted by her Africa experiences.
In addition to the visual images and writings, music and a display of African artifacts will draw the viewer further into the life and spirit of the culture.
Check the library’s web site at www.riverfallspubliclibrary.org for information on two related programs scheduled for October 9 following the reception, and October 16.
There is no admission fee for the programs or the gallery. The gallery is open during regular library hours beginning at 10 a.m.
The library is located at the corner of Main and Union streets on the north edge of historic downtown. For more information please contact Event and Gallery Coordinator Katie Chaffee at 715 426-3496 or by email at katiec@riverfallspubliclibrary.org