September
Uncle Fun's Over-Stuffed Suitcases of Spectacular Beaded & Sequined Haitian Art
On loan from the Waterloo Center for the Arts (WCA) is a collection of Drapo, Haitian Flags. This collection was donated to the WCA by Ted Frankel, better known as “Uncle Fun”. Frankel was an artist and entrepreneur and operated a store in Chicago for 38 years. It was full of tricks, toys, odds & ends and other unique items. In 2014 Frankel closed his Chicago store and relocated to Baltimore, downsizing on the way. He packed up a large portion of his fabulous Haitian art collection and shipped it to the WCA. This generous donation from Frankel and Bill Gilmore included more than 104 items from Haiti including over 80 beaded and sequined flags.
The WCA has the largest public collection of Haitian art in the world.
PAST EXHIBITS
New Month, New Exhibit!
Every month CCAC hosts a new artist. Here are some images from past exhibits. Most of the artists are from Iowa.
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Our visual exhibits last six weeks and come with support from our friendly staff, an opening reception and lots of publicity! We also have opportunities for performance art! Send us your ideas! We love to collaborate with creatives!
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