Raymond T. Forsberg
Riverside Galleries
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Exhibitions are planned to interpret and expand upon the permanent collection and focus on Midwest Art, American Crafts, and Haitian and Caribbean Art & Artifacts.

Current Exhibition:

Master Artists of the Bahamas
October 14, 2011 - January 31, 2012

Opening Reception: October 14, 7:00pm

Featuring artist gallery talks Experience Bahamian life and culture through the art of the country's leading artists. Featured artists range from intuitive to trained, and their works range from easel paintings to mixed media installations and environments.

WCA is excited to present an exhibition of this caliber featuring the following master artists: Amos Ferguson, Kendal Hanna, Max Taylor, Brent Malone, Dave Smith, Eddie Minnis, Stan Burnside, Jackson Burnside, Antonius Roberts, John Beadle and John Cox.

Upcoming Exhibition:
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Family Portrait: Art by Arthur Frick
February 16 - April 1, 2012

Wartburg Professor Emeritus Arthur Frick turns to a subject that is intensely personal - his family and friends. The dozens of portraits in this exhibition represent a wide range of materials, styles and techniques, all created by Frick over the past thirty years.

Opening Reception & Gallery Talk
February 16, 2012 | 6:30-8:00pm
Sponsored by Friends of the Art Center.

Free admission.

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Works by Charles Barth
April 19 - August 19, 2012

Sirenes and Sun gods, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, mariachis and luchadores - the colorful cultural icons of Mexico are examined, explored and re-imagined in the paintings and prints of Charles Barth. A longtime Professor of Art at Mount Mercy College, Barth and his wife Ellen now split their time between Cedar Rapids, Iowa and the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Mexico meets the Midwest!

Opening Reception & Gallery Talk
April 19 | 6:30-8:00 pm
Sponsored by Friends of the Art Center.

Free admission.