The solar eclipse hasn’t happened yet in Waco, but how artists are imagining it arrives Thursday in Art Center Waco’s “Eclipse: Shining Shadows” exhibit.
The exhibit features works by 37 artists from Waco, Austin, San Antonio and Lubbock, revealing what a solar eclipse prompts in their mind’s eyes.
And it’s a lot, which pleases director Meghan Bias. “One of my favorite things about our show is how you see through someone’s else’s eye,” she said.
That interpretative eye covers a lot of artistic territory. There’s David Jacobs’ sculpture “Conflicted,” a headed torso crowned with both horns and a ring light that works. There’s Lubbock artist Kirstyn Wright’s “Me and the Mesquites” which has a woman reclining on a couch with Palo Duro Canyon in the background and a tiny eclipse seen through mesquite branches. There’s Chad Hines’ “Some People Call Me the Space Cowboy” which has a stand-mounted vinyl record that casts its shadow on a paper sun on the wall.
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The Art Center Waco show includes vibrant abstracts, metal sculptures, portraits, landscapes, a mask, fabric art and more, much of it freshly created over the last year. Some are literal interpretations, others more conceptual or abstract.
Bias said when the open call for works went out last fall, organizers had their fingers crossed. “We were excited to offer the opportunity but didn’t know what to expect,” she said. “We are all overjoyed at the result.”
Opening reception for the exhibit, which runs through May 4, will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday. A Family Day tied in with the exhibit will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6.