The work of some of the artists will be exhibited for the first time in America. The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated dual-language catalogue with the same title as the exhibition. Related programming, including a symposium, literary series and a performance will expand upon the history of artistic exile in America and contemporary problems of artist exiles in diverse countries. Free private guided group tours may be arranged. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Admission is free.
The Dittmar Memorial Gallery opened in 1972 with the intention of utilizing the visual arts as a vehicle for transmitting culture. The Gallery's purpose is dedicated to presenting the works of emerging, ethnic minority and women artists, as well as artwork by Northwestern University undergraduate and graduate art students. Separate exhibitions will showcase the works of several Northwestern graduating Master of Fine Arts candidates in the Department of Art Theory and Practice. The participating artists will display their best work in the area of painting and printmaking from the past two years. An exhibition of works by artists Mary Jane Duffy and Joel Tarbox, which opened May 14, continues through June 2.