Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts: Come and see THELMA, the gallery given an honorable mention for best show of the year by the Journal Sentinel

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Come and see THELMA, the gallery given an honorable mention for best show of the year by the Journal Sentinel

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA) received an honorable mention as best museum show by Journal Sentinel art writer Mary Louise Schumacher for 45 North: THELMA Summer Invitational.

The exhibit, curated by Shane McAdams, featured 45 pieces from 18 of Wisconsin’s best artists. McAdams, an adjunct professor at Marian University, has a studio in New York. One of the artists from last summer’s exhibit returns to THELMA with a solo show.

Jason Vaughn, a Madison-based photographer, brings his collection of deer stand photos to THELMA’s top level. Vaughn is joined at THELMA by artist Amanda C. Mathis of New York and her solo show. The collective title for both exhibits is Our Romance with Habitual Entropy. The exhibit runs from January 15 to February 21.

THELMA’s Contemporary Wing is free to the public. The gallery is open from 10 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday and until 8 pm Thursdays. Check THELMA’s website for any changes in the hours due to private events.

“We are excited to have more pieces of Vaughn’s work at THELMA,” said Kevin Miller, THELMA executive director. “Hunters and those with the appreciation of the longstanding tradition of hunting will not want to miss viewing this exhibit.”

Vaughn was diagnosed with cancer in his early thirties and with a baby at home, he was inspired by the tradition of hunting, deer stands, and legacy in Wisconsin. Traveling around the state, he spoke to people who relished in the family memories of their stands and consider them a legacy to pass to the next generation.

Miller also said THELMA is honored to welcome New York-based artist Amanda Mathis.

Mathis explores notions on dwelling, personal history, and memory. She is drawn to the
ordinary, the worn, the aged, and the lived in – the residue of history and human existence found in the domestic space.

Communities are dismantled as urban landscape changes. Memories go with it. She reconfigures the space, replacing the memories.

Learn more about Vaughn and Mathis by visiting thelmaarts.org and clicking attend and art.

THELMA is located at 51 Sheboygan St., in the heart of Downtown Fond du Lac’s Arts and Entertainment District.

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