Wavelengths
Curated by Thea Augustina Eck
Exhibition On-view: July 14 – August 19, 2023
at the Ann Arbor Art Center (A2AC)
PROGRAMS
Opening Reception: Friday, July 14, from 6-8 pm
A2AC PlayLab: Sunday, August 13, from 10:30 am – 12 pm
Curator/Artist Talk: Monday, August 19 at 11 am
Scroll down for more information on exhibition programming.
About the Exhibition
Wavelengths explore the art and science of color through the lens of 5 artists working in ceramics, neon, letterpress, glass, paper, and textiles. For thousands of years, artists and scientists have sought how the human eye perceives color in the natural world. Each has relied on the other’s experiments, secret knowledge, practices, and documented texts to build on what we know today about how humans see and comprehend color. Wavelengths consider five artists’ use of shape and repetition to create both simple and complex approaches to color.
Artists
Victoria Ashley Shaheen
Matt Shlian
Events
Opening Reception
Friday, July 14, 6 pm – 8 pm
Ann Arbor Art Center
117 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI
Join us for the opening night of Wavelengths, which explores the art and science of color through the lens of 5 artists.
Artists and Curators will be in attendance.
Free
A2AC PlayLab
Sunday, August 13, from 10:30 am – 12 pm
Ann Arbor Art Center
117 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI
A2AC PlayLab is a new no-fee family program in the A2AC Gallery. Join us Sunday, August 13, for the “Colors in the Jungle” storytime program with Ann Arbor storyteller Laura Raynor. Then stay and create a sound and color-based art project.
This program is best for ages 3-6, alongside their caregivers. A2AC PlayLab is free, and pre-registration is required. Limit 14 families.
Free with RSVP | Donations accepted at the door
Curator & Artist Talk
Saturday, August 19 at 11 am
Ann Arbor Art Center
117 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI
Join us in the A2AC Gallery for a conversation with the artists from Wavelengths show alongside A2AC Exhibitions Director and curator Thea A. Eck. Learn more about each artists’ studio practice and how the use of color adds complexity or simplicity to their design practice.