Cities of Peace: Works from the Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation (Tue, Dec 15)
by Real Worcester - December 15, 2009 2:20am
College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College Street, Worcester, MA
M – F 10 am – 5 pm; Sat 2 – 5 pm
Closed November 25 – 29 Thanksgiving Break
Cities of Peace honors the history and culture of various cities that have experienced major conflict and trauma, including Jerusalem, Baghdad, Kabul, Beijing, Hiroshima, New York, and Lhasa. Conceived by New York based artist and educator, Dr. Ellen Frank, and produced by a team of international students at the Illumination Atelier, in East Hampton, New York, which was founded by Frank. The Ellen Frank Illuminated Arts Foundation (EFIAF), a not-for-profit organization formed in 2005, was established to revitalize, create, and exhibit illuminated art, using historic and literary traditions to combine art and social justice, thereby promoting global peace and understanding. For further information please visit the gallery’s website at www.holycross.edu/cantorartgallery/
Cost: No cost, open tot he public
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec 16.