Program Description
Event Details
Encoded Memories is a community-based art exhibition comprised of references and images from Oak Park Public Library’s Special Collections (Philander Barclay Collection, Hemingway Family Collection, and Frank Pinc Collection), found images via the internet, and shared images from the Oak Park community. The exhibition comprises works from a multitude of perspectives and time periods:
- Drawings from community members who participated in DIY printmaking workshops held in March and April. These artists made prints from historical images or brought their personal archive of images and collaged their memories and experiences—relating the past and not-so-distant past into the present—here at the exhibition.
- Transparency prints that pay homage to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Window (1912, currently held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art). Using Wright’s design as a starting point for the work, the piece embeds images of Oak Park throughout the stained-glass design.
- Various 2D and 3D works by artists, Bethany Cordero, Jill Obermaier, Cindy Trim, and curator/artist Betty Young Kim .
The images featured in the exhibition serve as a marker of time, place, and memory. Whether from the early 1900s or the present day, Oak Park is a community that continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of challenges and adversity. This exhibition is a reminder of Oak Park’s tenacity to care for everyone in and around our community.
Related Events
Art Exhibition Reception: Thursday, May 8, 6:00-7:30PM, Main Library Gallery
Artist Talk: Wednesday May 14, 6:00-7:00PM, Main Library Gallery