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Title:	MEND: the work of repair
Date:	8/18/2023 - 11/5/2023
Address:	James Watrous Gallery, Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street, Madison, WI 53703 ,
Location:	Madison, WI
Hours:	Thursday - Friday: 12pm - 6pm • Saturday: 11am - 5pm • Sunday: 12pm - 5pm
Cost/Cover:	free
Web Page:	https://www.wisconsinacademy.org/gallery/mend-work-repair
Contact Info:	608-733-6633

Details:

There is so much in the wider world that needs repair right now. It can feel impossible to respond in a meaningful way, or even identify the tools and skills that could make a difference. But small, close-to-home efforts do matter. Whether it's fixing a wheelchair, restoring a wetland, mending pants or mending a heart, the quiet work of repair sends out ripples of hope. MEND features textile works by Heidi Parkes and sculpture by Glenn Williams, Siara Berry, Sylvie Rosenthal, and Jaymee Harvey Willms, artists whose work touches on diverse aspects of mending and repair. Heidi Parkes’ wonderfully idiosyncratic hand-sewn quilts are often imbued with the work of emotional or physical healing. She also offers mending for family, friends, and clients, using bold, expressive stitches that transform well-worn clothing into wearable works of art. Glenn Williams’ poignant Prosthetic series explores the complexity and the limitations of assistive devices which, while transformative for users, can also present their own challenges. His architectural works reflect the seemingly intractable challenge of housing insecurity with admirable economy, quietly underlining both the injustice and the obvious solution for the unhoused.