March Exhibits
March 3 - April 1
Opening Reception: Friday, March 2, 5-8pm

The Sacred and the Sensuous: Indian and Himalayan Art from the Erie Art Museum Collection The Sacred and the Sensuous exhibit will feature India bronzes and Himalayan art including bronze and stone sculptures that range from a 2nd century Gandharan Buddhist stone sculpture to world class examples of approximately 52 South Indian bronzes from the Chola and Vijiyanagar Dynasties (10th to 16th centuries). Almost the entire collection, along with a significant portion of other Asian collections, came to the Erie Art Museum as the bequest of James D. Baldwin, a long-time friend of Mabel Dodge and Georgia O’Keefe. Late Chola or Vijayanager Dynasty, 14th c. Rama Bronze

John Ground Reaching for the Fortune Cookie Mixed media New Work John Ground John Ground’s exhibit, entitled New Work, will focus on found object mixed media sculptures. Using his extensive collection of found objects found at yard sales and flea markets the sculptures suggest a new and different use of familiar items.

Joel Ember Crucio Oil on board Ceathru Joel Ember Ceathru, paintings by Joel Ember, will explore images the artist saw while traveling throughout Europe, specifically cave paintings and primitive religious symbols. Also included are paintings inspired by petroglyphs found on islands in the Susquehanna River, often referred to as the Bald Friar petroglyphs.