November 16, 2017 – April 15, 2018

It is now tradition for the grand prize winner from our Forward juried art exhibition to be invited to present a solo exhibition the following year. Painter James Pederson (Madison, WI), winner in 2016, has taken the invitation a step further, incorporating a collaborator and a guest artist into two side-by-side exhibitions. For Clandestine Possessions, Pederson exhibits furniture-based works made in collaboration with Madison, WI artist Mariah Tate Klemens, and in Family Time, he curates a small exhibition of paintings by Jackson Hunt (Irvine, CA) to be shown alongside a series of his own. The exhibition opens Thursday, November 16, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00pm, with a members’ preview starting at 5:30pm. Artist talk (details below) starts at 7:00pm. The show runs through April 15, 2018. Admission to opening: $5 suggested donation.

Exhibition Programming:

Group Discussion
JAN. 24 | 7:00 P.M.
James Pederson will lead a group discussion surrounding football and spectatorship with football fans and non-fans alike to decode the game, its history, and its place in an art context. The discussion will feature game film analysis and an examination of the participatory aspects of football fandom.

Students & members FREE, others free with museum admission.


Art In-Depth
MAR. 15 | 7:00 P.M.

Exhibiting artists Mariah Tate Klemens and James Pederson, along with several other guests, will discuss how home decor and furniture design have informed their exhibition, Clandestine Possessions.

Students & members FREE, others free with museum admission.