First Friday, August 5th, 6 pm-9 pm
Continuing this month is a very special exhibit by Minnesota artist Josh K. Winkler. Josh is an Assistant Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University – Mankato, Minnesota, working with traditional and contemporary print media, including woodcuts, drawings, etchings and lithographs. The works in this exhibit reflect on the history of Euro-American settlement in the United States and the difficult narratives of American westward expansion, how the destruction of forests and waterways, and the devastation of native peoples continue to teach us lessons on sustainability, the importance of our natural resources, and cultural discrimination.
As an artist, Josh states: “I am interested how humans manipulate and label the land. How time, politics, and social change alter the context of both natural and inhabited locations. By combining personal experience with historical investigation, I build layered landscape narratives to reflect on an uncomfortable disconnect between contemporary Americans and the history of the land. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”
Please join us for an open house and refreshments on First Friday, August 5th, from 6-9 pm at Cross Country Sports, 507 Oak Street, Calumet.
