Parallax

September 5 – September 26, 2019

Featuring: Heather Brand, Margaret Brostrom, Bill Brunken, Eric Charlton, George Cooley, Heather Fish, Josh Gates, Amara Geffen, Jay Hanes, Dan Hunter, Douglas Jurs, John Mangine, Lawrence Graydon Minnis, Elyse Palmer, Byron Rich, George Roland, Richard Sayer, Richard Schindler, Gwen Singer, Ian F. Thomas, Eleanor Weisman

Parallax is co-hosted by the Allegheny Art Galleries and the Meadville Council on the Arts. Parallax describes the apparent shift in an object’s appearance when viewed from different locations. This phenomenon aptly characterizes how an artwork’s meaning shifts when it moves from one venue to another, or how an artwork can be understood in divergent ways by multiple viewers. Parallax invites visitors to explore two versions of a collaborative exhibition, installed at the Allegheny Art Galleries and the Meadville Council on the Arts. Featuring artists on faculty at Allegheny College as well as artists from the greater Northwest Pennsylvania region, Parallax presents an exciting snapshot of contemporary art in Meadville. 

Watch a video of Parallax performance programming on September 25, 2019 at the Allegheny Art Galleries, featuring the complete sonatas and interludes of John Cage performed by Douglas Jurs, movement by Eleanor Weisman and Jay Hanes, and contributions from Allegheny advanced dance students. 

Parallax is organized by Paula Burleigh, Director, Allegheny Art Galleries; Shawn Washburn, Director, Meadville Council on the Arts; and Claire Klima, URSCA Research Fellow and Allegheny Gallery Assistant.