Overture Galleries

Fall 2025 Exhibitions Reception

A six image grid collage of various paintings, photographs, sketches and multi-media art pieces in each square. Each has a theme and focus of nature.

Thursday, October 23

5:30pm - 8:30pm

6pm - Artist Talks on Rotunda Stage

Overture Galleries & Rotunda Stage

Free

Age Recommendation

All ages

Join us for a reception and artist talks celebrating the Fall 2025 Overture Galleries. This season’s exhibitions consider the quiet forces that shape our landscapes. Through diverse media, artists reflect on the unseen and visible aspects of the natural world. Drawing on symbolic and spiritual associations, the works evoke wonder, harmony and connection. 

Gallery I: The Luminosity of Time: Witnessing Earth’s Breath 
Karen Fitzgerald & Mark Weller 

Gallery II: Bloom & Ripple 
Lisa L. KC & Janet Nelson 

Gallery III: Interconnected Visions
Sarah McRae & Laura Annis 

Playhouse Gallery: Like A Root in the Dark 
Mark Turner, Victor Figueroa, Karen Watson-Newlin, Daniel Pimentel-Alarcon, Douglas Whittle

Rotunda Gallery: When We Create, We Resist
Various Artists and Contributors to GSAFE's Annual Online Quilt and Fiber Art Auction

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Sponsors

Overture Galleries are supported by Wealthspire, The Arts Access Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation, and by contributions to Overture Center for the Arts.

Upcoming Visual Arts Events

  • April 30

    Thursday

    Spring 2026 Exhibitions Reception

    Educational/Talks, Free Events, Visual Arts Spring 2026 Exhibitions Reception

    Overture Galleries

    Join us for a reception and artist talks celebrating the Spring 2026 Overture Galleries. Centered on storytelling, our Spring Exhibitions feature artists who translate personal narrative into book-based and ceramic sculptures, symbolic mixed-media works and more.

    5:30 PM
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  • May 9

    Saturday

    Slow Art: Making Responsive Artist Books

    Educational/Talks, Visual Arts Slow Art: Making Responsive Artist Books

    Overture Galleries

    Join us for a Slow Art experience beginning with a guided meditation in Wisconsin Studio, followed by a contemplative viewing of works by Gallery I artists Katherine Steichen Rosing and Sandra Schoen. The event concludes with a hands-on book-making workshop and reflection exercise led by the artists.

    10:00 AM
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