As a fine art exhibition It’s Not All Black and White aims to visually explore two ideas: 1) how black and white as colors dynamically interact with each other and 2) the meaning of the phrase itself – i.e., “to not be clearly defined or differentiated, to have room for confusion, ambiguity, or discrepancy.”

 We also encourage artists to examine these questions —- Is black or white the color of infinity? One contains all colors, the other the absences. Without light, what do we see?

Additionally, as it has been said, in between black and white there are a thousand shades of gray. In a world and culture-at-large where everything has become polarized into exacting absolutes of right-and-wrong, where differing sides or factions cannot discuss, agree to disagree, listen, or learn from each other, and where the false safety of assigning issues with simple black-and-white conclusions is all too common, we assert that the opposite of these phenomena is paramount. It is NOT all black and white.

There is room -- and the need -- for gray.

Guest Juror: Mimi Peterson, Co-Founder and Director of Vital Art Project, Racine WI

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 25, 6-9pm

On View through April 16

Selected Artists: Leslie Armstrong, Kristin Ashley, Sandie Bacon, David Belle, Matt Bellefeuille, Marcia Biasiello, Carole Burval, Jan Elbert, Kathleen Gallo, Jeanne Garrett, Scott Glass, Allison Hausladen, Heather Havlicek, Missy Isely-Poltrock, Joshua Johnson, Shawn Killackey, Ginny Krueger, Cindy Lesperance, Terry Luc, Beth McKenna, George Miller, Kristen Neveu, Laura O'Connor, Clarese Ornstein, Carly Palmer, Regina Roland, Les Scott, Susan Schneider, Roger Shule, Kat Kooi Strack, Ashi Tara, Mindy Tiberi, Sue Turayhi, Kate Uttich, William Weidner, Jeff Wozniak, Debra Zare