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Butterflies in the Outhouse

Summer All Members Exhibit

Curated by Robert Cwiok and Iza Thomas
Led by Lynda Andrews-Barry

July 17th - August 10th, 2024

Composite Image. From left to right and top to bottom: Coming Through the Haze by Deborah Addison Coburn, Spring by Bob Burgess, Hero by Al Lipton, Exoplanet Monarch-1 m (Butterfly) by Langley Spurlock, Grand Canyon Landscape (LD168) by Gordon Binder, Untitled by Kathryn Camicia, and Raincloud by Jennifer Duncan.

In 1806, Kobayashi Issa, the master of the “one-breath poem” (haiku), wrote this about the damp, mosquito-infested riverside suburb of Edo:

Katsushika ya setchin no naka mo haru no chô – 

which translates as

in Katsushika
even in the outhouse...
a spring butterfly

In 2024, a member of Studio Gallery wrote this about life and art:

“As we struggle with looming climate change, with catastrophic humanitarian crises, with political animosity and instability, it is important to allow ourselves to see beauty in the world around us and love in the hearts of others.”

In this show, we encourage artists to be mindful of the realities of the world today, but to look for butterflies, and rays of hope, and love.

Third Thursday:
Thursday, July 18th
5-6 pm

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 20th
4-6 pm

First Friday:
Friday, August 2nd
6-8 pm

Closing Reception:
Saturday, August 10th
4-6 pm