The spirits within the serpentine stone sculptures carved by the imaginative hands of Zimbabwean sculptors waited generations to spring into life. Now, in quite a different climate, the ethereal beings that lurked within jagged hunks of African rock will be on display at the Goshen College Art Gallery in the Harold and Wilma Good Library's lower level. Some of the Shona artists whose works grace the exhibit are already internationally renowned, and most are under 30 years old. Artists usually cannot tell what color a stone will be before they carve. The modern art form, with connections to ancient Shona carvings, is in the midst of a revival period that began more than 40 years ago.
Many communities have small workshops where young artists can learn from their elders.
Miriam Schapiro, Prints and Paintings , Feb. 11-March 14. Ivette Guier, Ceramics , April 8-20. Juried Student Exhibit , April 29-May 15. Senior Commencement Exhibit , May 18-20. The building is accessible to people using wheelchairs and others with physical limitations.