The city of Aurora’s Public Art Department has announced that its first exhibit of 2024 is set to debut on Friday.
The exhibit, called “Feral,” was curated by a panel of Aurora residents, bringing together 18 artists from the city and its surrounding areas, organizers said in a city of Aurora Facebook post.
Aurora Public Art Project Assistant Sangeeta Pande said the exhibit is a powerful one.
“We hope that you are inspired to examine and visualize your interpretation of this simple yet powerful word – feral – as you view the fantastic lineup of artists,” Pande said in the post.
The exhibit’s opening reception will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday on the third floor of Aurora Public Art at 20 E. Downer Place in downtown Aurora. The reception will feature a musical performance by Tiwa Bleu and the Celestial Treaty, and is free and open to the public.
The exhibition will run from Friday through March 9. Aurora Public Art’s gallery hours are from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Co-curator Kyle Reeves believes the exhibit will be impactful for those who come to see it in Aurora.
“We present this group exhibition with the hope that some aspect of our artistic vision will spark fearlessness, clarity, healing and humor in our community,” Reeves said in the post.
For more information, go to Aurora Public Art’s webpage: https://www.aurora-il.org/329/Aurora-Public-Art
