VIRTUOSITY at Owensboro Museum of Fine Art
VIRTUOSITY, scheduled May 14 to July 24, will feature two prominent regional artists, Michael Aakhus and Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, who will present solo exhibitions of diverse subjects and styles. Aakhus, recently retired Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, and a recognized scholar of the ancient art of Mesoamerica, will present an exhibition of paintings and printmaking. Erspamer, a Benedictine monk of St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, Ind., is known nationally for his liturgical art and illustrations of sacred themes, and will exhibit drawings, ceramics and stained glass illustrations.
The exhibition will be open during regular museum hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Admission to the museum is FREE although voluntary donations are suggested of $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children. Access for physically challenged individuals is provided at the Atrium entrance in the 9th Street parking lot.
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