Looking at Local in a New Light
Overture Center’s four galleries create a forum for diverse artistic expression that fosters the growth of local artists, curators and arts organizations. Three galleries radiate off Rotunda Lobby and the Playhouse Gallery serves as lobby for The Playhouse Theater. Overture Galleries are free and open to the public.
Artists’ Information Upcoming Exhibitions Previous Exhibitions
Playhouse Gallery – Women Against Hate United By Love – J. Leigh Garcia, Rachel Griffin, Kelly Parks Snider
SAT, MAY 11 – SUN, JUL 7, 2019
Join us for a Playhouse Gallery Reception WED, JUN 5 from 6 PM – 8 PM!
We are women united against hate. We are mothers, sisters, grandmother and caretakers. We are joined together purposely to shine a light, capture attention, and push back against injustice.
A collective effort of artists and activists, “Women Against Hate United by Love” is a platform, an entry point for a female-led anti-hate campaign united against bigotry, intolerance and racism. The creative building blocks for our artwork and messaging are women’s stories—powerful, tough, revealing stories of injustice, tragedy, strength, and amazingly, hope.
Join LunART Festival June 5-9 for their second season of celebrating women in the arts! This international art festival features engaging and accessible events and concerts in Madison, an educational program for emerging composers, as well as community building events for artists. LunART interweaves art forms throughout events, offering diverse and exciting programming, where creativity is queen!
The Women Against Hate United By Love exhibition would like to give special thanks to The Brico Fund and founding mothers:
Janan Najeeb, Markasa Tucker, Astar Herndon, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Xela Garcia, Livia Rowell-Ortiz and Kathy Flores, Tammie Xiong, Jacklyn Velasquez, Shantel Carson, Bridget Piggery, Keisha Robinson, Basha Harris, Guadalupe Romero, Freya Nuemann, Maikue Vang, Jane Bartell, Amy Ongiri, Dr. Bola Delano Oriaran, Norys Pina, Dr. Sabrina Robins, Jessica Cavazos, Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Tracy William-Maclin
Overture Playhouse Gallery is sponsored by Norman Berven & Barbara Mittelstaedt Berven, The Arts Access Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation and by contributions to Overture Center for the Arts.
Spring 2019 Exhibition Cycle
TUE, MAR 12, – SUN, JUN 2, 2019
Reception: FRI, MAY 3, 6 PM – 8 PM | Promenade Lounge
Gallery I – Folks – Jerry Butler & Shelby Kahr
Butler and Kahr make portraits of people who have shaped their lives. Butler focuses on the resilience of the human spirit that resolves toward personal peace and happiness. Kahr uses figurative painting to explore her cultural heritage in the Midwest.
Jerry Butler Website Shelby Kahr Website
ADDITIONAL EVENT: Creative Play Collage Workshop | SAT, APR 27, 2 – 4 PM | Wisconsin Studio
Bring interesting images, graphics, fabrics and papers for a unique collage workshop with Jerry Butler. Some materials will be provided. Ages teens and up.
Gallery II – Into the Light – Maryam Ladoni & Kayla Story
Personal narratives resonate with universal themes in Ladoni and Story’s images. Story explores the long-lasting impacts of fatherlessness through photographs based on personal interviews. Ladoni travels back to her hometown of Iran, documenting her journey towards understanding her identity through memory.
Maryam Ladoni Website Kayla Story
ADDITIONAL EVENT: Talk. Write. Listen. | FRI, MAY 3, 6 – 8 PM | Promenade Lounge
Kayla Story invites visitors to exchange stories about the presence or absence of father figures in their lives through written or oral recordings during the Spring Cycle Reception.
Gallery III – FUTURE HISTORY NOW: A Retrospeculative – Simone and Max
Visionary fauxklore and impassioned objects combine in a fluid, fragmented chronology of our once and future now.
Gallery I, II and III sponsored by the Arts Access Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation and by contributions to Overture Center for the Arts. Additional funding for Gallery II provided by the Madison Arts Commission.
Playhouse Gallery – Women Against Hate United By Love – J. Leigh Garcia, Rachel Griffin, Kelly Parks Snider
SAT, MAY 11 – SUN, JUL 7, 2019
Join us for a Playhouse Gallery Reception WED, JUN 5 from 6 PM – 8 PM!
We are women united against hate. We are mothers, sisters, grandmother and caretakers. We are joined together purposely to shine a light, capture attention, and push back against injustice.
A collective effort of artists and activists, “Women Against Hate United by Love” is a platform, an entry point for a female-led anti-hate campaign united against bigotry, intolerance and racism. The creative building blocks for our artwork and messaging are women’s stories—powerful, tough, revealing stories of injustice, tragedy, strength, and amazingly, hope.
Join LunART Festival June 5-9 for their second season of celebrating women in the arts! This international art festival features engaging and accessible events and concerts in Madison, an educational program for emerging composers, as well as community building events for artists. LunART interweaves art forms throughout events, offering diverse and exciting programming, where creativity is queen!
The Women Against Hate United By Love exhibition would like to give special thanks to The Brico Fund and founding mothers:
Janan Najeeb, Markasa Tucker, Astar Herndon, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Xela Garcia, Livia Rowell-Ortiz and Kathy Flores, Tammie Xiong, Jacklyn Velasquez, Shantel Carson, Bridget Piggery, Keisha Robinson, Basha Harris, Guadalupe Romero, Freya Nuemann, Maikue Vang, Jane Bartell, Amy Ongiri, Dr. Bola Delano Oriaran, Norys Pina, Dr. Sabrina Robins, Jessica Cavazos, Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Tracy William-Maclin
Overture Playhouse Gallery is sponsored by Norman Berven & Barbara Mittelstaedt Berven, The Arts Access Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation and by contributions to Overture Center for the Arts.
Gallery hours
Monday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Friday, 9 AM – 9 PM
Saturday, 10:30 AM – 9 PM
Sunday, 12 PM – 5 PM
For more information about these exhibits, please contact our Community and Education Program Manager, Beth Racette at bracette@overture.org / 608.258.4169
