91直播视频Art Gallery presents 鈥楬ome and Other Realms,鈥� opening Oct. 21
The 91直播视频 Art Gallery on the Portland Campus is pleased to present 鈥淗ome and Other Realms,鈥� a collection of recent works by photographer Michael Kolster, along with recent acquisitions and other photos from the Stephen K. Halpert Collection of Photography, on display from Oct. 21, 2022, to Jan. 22, 2023.
This two-part exhibition will highlight Kolster鈥檚 work in conversation with work from the Halpert collection.
An amalgam of three distinct series 鈥� self-portraits, architectural photographs of Lewiston鈥檚 urban center, and photographs of the artist鈥檚 son, Calvin, who has multiple disabilities 鈥� 鈥淗ome and Other Realms鈥� touches on themes of the visualization of self, neurodiversity, and family connections and domesticity.
The exhibit will include text by Kolster鈥檚 wife, writer Christy Shake, describing the challenges of caring for their non-neurotypical child.
The concurrent show of work from the Stephen K. Halpert Collection of Photography, including recent acquisitions, will complement 鈥淗ome and Other Realms鈥� with a selection of photography organized by curator of photography Stephen Halpert. Recent acquisitions to the collection have been made possible thanks to the generosity of Judy Glickman-Lauder.
An opening reception for the exhibition will be held Friday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m.
The is located at 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, and is open from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday or by appointment. Masks are optional indoors on UNE鈥檚 campuses. For UNE鈥檚 latest COVID-19 protocols, visit the 91直播视频Onward website.