Artist to Discuss Exhibit

Painter Joel Sheesley will discuss his latest exhibit, which is titled “The Long Wait,” at a reception at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, at the SXU Gallery.

Sheesley said the exhibit reflects on the chance discoveries of content or meaning in everyday life. 

“To me, the patching together of content suggests an arrival at a turning point; a point at which our pervasive tendency toward oblivion is dispelled by an awareness that the status quo, oblivion’s usual way of manifesting itself, is illusory,” Sheesley said.

“At this turning point one senses that everything is important.”

The SXU Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.