Painting Class 18/24, Zhimin Guan, drawing

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – In the past year, the surgical-style face mask has been a powerful tool for combating the coronavirus, but it has also become a powerful political symbol and an accessory for personal expression.

The Jamestown Arts Center is now on the search for art depicting masks in any variation.

“Many artists have created works that include mask imagery,” the Arts Center states. “These pieces are sometimes serious, sometimes humorous. Whatever your view, ‘the mask’ has touched our lives and will be forever part of our personal history.”

Arts Center Executive Director Mindi Schmitz.

Schmitz says the art can take any form from mixed media, sculpture, painting, textile, video whatever your creative mind can conceive.

Selected artwork will be included in an exhibition for Summer 2021 with a possible future touring component.

Please email digital images with identification details by May 1st to Sally Jeppson, Gallery Manager to sjeppson@jamestownarts.com.

For more on the Jamestown Arts Center, visit jamestownarts.com.

You can listen to a full Let’s Talk About It with Mindi Schmitz below: